REGISTER NOW: IHG One Rewards launches its spring bonus points offer
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IHG One Rewards has announced a new global promotion for the spring.
The good news is that this deal is running back to back with the previous offer, unlike Spring 2024 when we saw a couple of fallow months.
IHG One Rewards is the loyalty scheme covering InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza and Hotel Indigo among other brands.
You can learn more about IHG One Rewards in our overview article here.
How does IHG’s new bonus points promotion work?
The offer runs from 1st January to 31st March.
You must register in advance via this link. Registration is now open.
What will you earn?
As you can see:
…. you will earn double points for every stay during the offer period, but only starting with your second stay.
The bonus is equivalent to the base points you earn. Any elite status bonus is not doubled. This means for example that a Diamond Elite member, with a 100% status bonus, will receive 3x points and not 4x.
Existing bookings DO count so there is no need to rebook anything. Only one room per stay counts towards the offer, so if you are booking multiple rooms you should put each in a different name.
IMPORTANT: Reward nights do not count. You will not receive double points on incidental spend charged to your room.
IMPORTANT: A reward night does not count as your ‘first stay’ when IHG says that you get double points from your second stay. You need to complete a cash stay before you can start earning double points.
What is the bonus worth?
The standard earning rate in IHG One Rewards is 10 points per US$1 (79p) excluding taxes. I value an IHG One Rewards point at 0.4p although you can often do better, which means your base return is 4p per 79p spent, ie just over 5.0%.
Of course, most HfP readers will have some sort of IHG One Rewards status. This comes with a status bonus, although this is NOT doubled:
- 20% bonus for Silver Elite
- 40% bonus for Gold Elite
- 60% bonus for Platinum Elite
- 100% bonus for Diamond Elite
Under this offer, from your second stay, a base level member would be getting points worth 10% of their pre-tax spend.
A Diamond Elite member, at the top of the scale, would be getting points worth 15% of their pre-tax spend.
Planning a big stay? You may need a mattress run
The ‘from your second stay’ rule is always a stinker with these offers. It means that, if you are planning a very expensive stay at an IHG hotel, it may be worth seeking out a £49 stay at a Holiday Inn Express first.
You need to do the maths on what bonus points worth 5% of your pre-tax spending are worth. Anyone spending £2,000+ on a one-off IHG stay should be considering a very cheap mattress run to get that ‘not doubled’ first stay out of the way.
Conclusion
An extra 5% back in points is well worth registering for, even if you have to forfeit the bonus on your first stay in the new year.
Even if you have no stay booked, you’d be silly not to register – click here to register – so you don’t forget later.
The offer kicks in for stays from 1st January but you can register today.
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IHG One Rewards update – April 2025:
Get bonus points: IHG is not currently running a global promotion.
New to IHG One Rewards? Read our overview of IHG One Rewards here and our article on points expiry rules here. Our article on ‘What are IHG One Rewards points worth?’ is here.
Buy points: If you need additional IHG One Rewards points, you can buy them here.
Want to earn more hotel points? Click here to see our complete list of promotions from IHG and the other major hotel chains or use the ‘Hotel Offers’ link in the menu bar at the top of the page.
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