IHG Rewards
For all the crap that's over hyped, this should actually be hyped. So I'm going to appologize for doing two posts in a row on the topic... but I'm loving it.
I called and confirmed that the 2 free nights you earn can be used at any IHG property.
Not only that, but I "confirmed" that it's virtually the same as the credit card night. Meaning, it's a basic award night. I only mention this because the China Dreams promotion gave a free night that basically couldn't be used anywhere. Then again, agents are only trained to do their job... When I...
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An Introduction to IHG
In terms of free nights, IHG Rewards is perhaps the best hotel rewards program around. In the last year we have spent 133 nights in IHG properties, and spent an average of $32 a night on hotels. If that’s not reason enough to pay attention to this guide… I’m not sure what is.
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IHG has apparently retracted their generousness in giving us a preview. So here it is, bookable here. This is the worst PointBreaks in the history of PointBreaks... and I said that about the last one... which symbolizes a lot.
Not a single InterContinental on the list!
Out of all the hotels in Asia, there is only Goa, Bangkok, and Ube (Japan). I'm hoping this is an error. It's completely become a list of hotels that can't sell themselves.
Read moreBesides IHG PointBreaks, there are a ton of ways to cheaply spend your IHG Rewards points. And surprisingly, there are a ton of awesome cities with cheap redemptions in category 1 and category 2 hotels.
In terms of earning and spending hotel points, I'll say it again, IHG is hands down the best rewards program. Earning is easy with great promotions, and when redeeming their hotels run from 10,000 to 50,000 points. And while a lot of hotel chains (like Hyatt) mostly have mid to high category redemptions, IHG is more evenly spread out. (Although I do recognize Hyatt hotels...
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