IHG Rewards Club Kimpton has released their Last Minute Deals for this coming week/weekend of February 26 – March 2, 2020.
These rates are only available for IHG Rewards Club members, are prepaid and available on select dates depending on the property (see the list below).
IHG Rewards Club launched last month its first points sale of 2020 that is about to end. You must make your purchases through February 27, 2020.
IHG sells points throughout the year (the maximum bonus is 100%), and members can now buy up to 100,000 points every calendar year before any targeted offers.
As the coronavirus is starting to spread around the world from its base in Wuhan, China, many hotel loyalty programs have already released their elite status waivers for 2020 (and Accor’s is in the works).
Hilton Honors, World of Hyatt, IHG Rewards Club, and Marriott Bonvoy have all released their waivers/extensions for those members in Greater China and/or Asia-Pacific.
IHG Rewards Club has surprised program members occasionally with birthday related bonus opportunities.
Birthday bonus has sometimes required a stay, and other times it has been bonus points deposited to your account after merely clicking the link on the email.
IHG Rewards Club has launched a status extension policy for members whose account address is in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, or Taiwan on or before February 17.
Elite and Ambassador statuses are extended while points expiry has also been postponed. These changes only affect members in Greater China.
IHG Rewards Club Kimpton has released their Last Minute Deals for this coming week/weekend of February 19 – 24, 2020.
These rates are only available for IHG Rewards Club members, are prepaid and available on select dates depending on the property (see the list below).
IHG reported earlier today its 2019 fiscal year results, and the instability in Greater China affected the chains revenues in the region.
IHG also reported that it had temporarily closed due to the coronavirus outbreak roughly one-third of its hotels in the region (160 out of 470). This will inevitably result in a more significant dent in on-going and future quarters.
The UK Government has taken over the Holiday Inn Ariel hotel near Heathrow AIrport that is used to house passengers arriving in the country that are going through coronavirus screening and are quarantined.
The hotel has been closed to other guests, and those that have confirmed bookings moved to other nearby IHG affiliated hotels.
IHG Rewards Club launched its Spire Elite status level back in 2015 and began to award an annual Elite Choice gift option for those members qualifying for the status.
I was surprised to find this elite choice selection in my account this week, giving me a choice between 25,000 bonus points or gifting Platinum status to a friend.
IHG Rewards Club brought back Gold & Platinum fast track offer for employees from select corporations last week (read more here), and we now have the promo code required for sign up.
Members must complete 2 nights for Gold and 5 for Platinum within 90 days of signing up for this offer between February 1 – May 1, 2020.
A LoyaltyLobby reader sent us an email last week about guaranteed benefits change for Ambassador and Royal Ambassador members effective 2020 that has not been communicated to program members.
You can always email us, send a message via Facebook, or use Twitter and include photos too. We’ll try to cover Reader Questions & Comments here several times a week.
IHG Rewards Club’s latest promotion for stays through May 15, 2010, begins today. Members can earn up to 301,000 bonus points.
Members can earn up to quadruple points (depending on the nights consumed). You must register for this offer and book by April 15.
IHG Rewards Club launched in September an on-going double points promotion for select new hotels in Asia-Pacific and has now extended the dates through September 30, 2020.
Members must book using the Best Flexible Rate to earn the bonus points. The valid hotels with the promo dates are displayed on the IHG’s page.
IHG Rewards Club launched on February 1st City Lights-sale that is valid for stays in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil + select destinations in Asia, and has how activated the sale page.
Members save a minimum of 15% off of the Best Available Rate doe stays through April 30, 2020, if booked by February 29.
