You can get up to an 80% bonus on IHG points through May 31, 2018. Is this a good deal or not? Let’s take a look.
80% Bonus on IHG Points
80% bonus on IHG points means you can stay at luxury hotels like the Intercontinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa for less. Photo courtesy: Intercontinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa
IHG Rewards Club is offering up to an 80% bonus when you buy IHG points by May 31, 2018. The exact amount of your bonus varies depending on how many points you purchase.
If you buy at least 25,000 IHG points you’ll get the 80% bonus. You can buy or receive 100,000 points a year. Points take 72 hours to post so be sure to purchase them several days before you plan on redeeming.
Normally, IHG points cost 1.15 cents to 1.35 cents per point. With this promotion, the price drops to 0.56 cents per point.
- Buy 1,000 to 4,000 points: pay 1.35 cents per point and get no bonus
- Buy 5,000 to 14,000 points: pay 0.82 to 0.96 cents per point and get a 40% bonus
- Buy 15,000 to 24,000 points: pay 0.72 cents per point and get a 60% bonus
- Buy 25,000 to 100,000 points: pay 0.56 to 0.64 cents per point and get a 100% bonus
How to Buy IHG Points
1. Use the IHG buy points link.
2. Enter your information.
3. Select how many points you want to buy.
4. Pay with your credit card.
Use a card that you need to meet the minimum spend. Because buying IHG points isn’t considered a travel purchase.
Pro-tip: Save 20% when you pay with your IHG Premier card. Your cost for 180,000 points would only be $0.44 cents a point.
Should You Buy IHG Points?
Purchasing points because there’s a bonus offer doesn’t mean it’s a good deal. I’ve posted about the only time you should buy hotel points.
In some situations buying IHG points is worth it. But you have to do the math.
You could save a lot of money buying points. Especially if you use your points to stay at expensive hotels or during peak times like summer and the holidays.
Or use points to take advantage of IHG pointbreaks deals where hotels only cost 5,000 points a night!
InterContinental Hotels: Bora Bora Resort Thalasso Spa
Stay in an overwater villa in Bora Bora.
Photo courtesy: Intercontinental Bora Bora Thalasso Resort & Spa
One night in an Emerald Overwater Villa at the InterContinental Hotels: Bora Bora Resort Thalasso Spa costs $1,137.30. Or you can pay 70,000 points.
You could buy 39,000 points at 0.55 cents per point and get an additional 31,200 points because of the 80% bonus offer for $390. A savings of $747.30!
Check rates, read reviews, or make a reservation: IHG | Expedia | TripAdvisor
Holiday Inn Express Denver Downtown
Attending the Great American Beer Festival? You’ll save money buying points for your stay instead of paying cash at the Holiday Inn Express Denver Downtown.
Photo courtesy: Holiday Inn Express Denver Downtown
A night at the Holiday Inn Express Denver Downtown during the Great American Beer Festival costs $253.17 or 30,000 points.
Buying 19,000 points during the 80% bonus sale gets you 30,400 points for $218.50. So you’d save $34.67 if you buy IHG points instead of paying cash.
Check rates, read reviews, or make a reservation: IHG | Expedia | TripAdvisor
Candlewood Suites San Antonio Downtown
It’s cheaper to buy and use points to stay at the Candlewood Suites San Antonio Downtown than pay cash.
Photo courtesy: Candlewood Suites San Antonio Downtown
Staying a night at the Candlewood Suites San Antonio Downtown during the Balcones Heights Jazz Festival costs $141.55.
Normally a free night costs 15,000 points but this hotel is on the pointbreaks list. So it would only cost 5,000 points a night.
If you bought 5,000 points, you’d get a 2,500 point bonus for $67.50. Which means you’d save $74.05.
Check rates, read reviews, or make a reservation: IHG | Expedia | TripAdvisor
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Conclusion
You can get an 80% bonus on IHG points purchased by May 31, 2018.
This offer applies to purchases of at least 5,000 points and up to 100,000 points.
You could save a lot of money buying IHG points to use for free hotel nights instead of paying cash. But you should do the math first.
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Kevin
Friday 11th of May 2018
I'm pretty sure that the 20% discount with the new IHG Premier credit card can't be combined with a bonus promotion. As I understand it, the discount only applies when purchasing points at full price. I'm only going off of what a couple of IHG reps have told me though...if someone out there has been able to get the discount plus the bonus promo, I'd love to hear it!