Bits: get a 100% bonus buying IHG points, save 20% in the citizenM sale – and rooms refundable

News in brief:

Get a 100% bonus when you buy IHG One Rewards points

Until Friday 13th June, you can buy IHG One Rewards points – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc hotel scheme – with a bonus of 100%.

The page to buy points is here.

The bonus kicks in with a minimum purchase of 11,000 points.

Unless you have been targetted for a different deal, the most you can buy is 200,000 + 200,000 bonus points, so 400,000 IHG points for $2,000.

You would be paying 0.37p per point on this basis. This is better than our target value of IHG One Rewards points of 0.4p and it isn’t difficult to beat 0.40p on a good day. If you have any hotel stays planned it is worth running the maths to see if buying IHG One Rewards points may be a better deal, especially as reward bookings are cancellable.

The offer runs until Friday. You can buy here.

citizenM hotel sale now on

Whilst citizenM hotels don’t offer a loyalty programme or miles in any airline scheme, they are popular with our readers due to their mix of low price and modern design.

We’ve been able to review some of their London hotels, including:

• citizenM Tower of London review
• citizenM London Victoria Station review
• citizenM Shoreditch review

Following a growth spurt, you can now find them in Europe (Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Geneva, Glasgow, London, Paris, Rome, Rotterdam, Zurich), the US (Austin, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington), Taipei and Kuala Lumpur.

citizenM has launched its summer sale which runs to 18th June.

They have kept it simple:

• rooms are discounted by 20% (30% for those with a paid membership)
• there is 2-night minimum stay requirement
• all hotels are taking part
• sale bookings are fully flexible
• you can book for any date up to 31st August

Whilst Marriott is in the process of buying citizenM, the acquisition will not complete for a number of months. For now, the company continues to operate independently and your stay will NOT earn Marriott Bonvoy points or elite night credits.

You can find out more on the citizenM website here.