News: Amex transfers to Singapore Airlines suspended, IHG winter hotel sale launches

News in brief:

American Express transfers to Singapore Airlines will return

A few readers got in touch over the weekend to say that Singapore Airlines had disappeared as a transfer partner from the American Express Membership Rewards website.

It is usually best to assume that these sort of things are just temporary IT issues – Amex doesn’t have a track record of making no-notice changes to Membership Rewards.

I checked with the company yesterday and they confirmed that there has been no permanent change and that you will be able to make transfers again soon.

The IHG winter sale is on

IHG has launched its winter sale covering its hotels in Europe, India, the Middle East and Africa.

Booking is open now and runs until 21st January.

You can book for stays up to 31st March.

The headline offer is 15% off Best Available Rate, albeit sale rates are non-refundable and non-cancellable. In reality, you are probably saving about 5% on the usual Advanced Purchase rate.

You can find out more on this special page of the IHG website.

This offer will double up with the current IHG One Rewards ‘double points’ bonus. This gives you double base points on all cash stays until 31st March but only from your second cash stay after registration.

You can find out more about the bonus points offer here and the all-important registration link is here.

The home page for the sale is here.

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IHG One Rewards update – January 2025:

Get bonus points: IHG is offering double base points on cash stays until 31st March 2025. This kicks in from your second cash stay during the offer period. Read more in our article here and click here to register.

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.

IHG is offering an 80%-100% bonus when you buy points by 31st January. Click here to buy.

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.