IHG Hotels has three new or extended sales for stays in New Zealand during the southern summer.
IHG Rewards Club members can book breakfast and parking inclusive rate, save up to 35% on longer stays, or save 20% on midweek stays through March 31, 2021, if booked by October 31.
IHG Hotels have launched a new “Urban Escapes” rate plan for stays at participating hotels in India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
The rate plan comes with breakfast and dinner for two and is valid for stays through June 30, 2021, if booked by December 31.
IHG Hotels have launched two offers for stays at participating hotels in Australia through March 31, 2021.
There is “Breakfast and Parking On Us” and “Stay Longer & Save” offers that can be booked until October 31.
IHG Rewards Club has launched a new bonus miles opportunity for Emirates Skywards member stays through March 31, 2021.
You can earn triple Emirates Skywards miles (6 or 3 depending on the IHG brand) if booked by December 31.
Here’s a comprehensive look at IHG’s coronavirus policies and IHG Rewards Club promotional opportunities, both rate and points for September 2020.
Remember to forward us promotional offers by email that you receive from both hotels and airlines. You can send questions and comments as well.
Japan launched in late-July a Go To-campaign (read more here) whose purpose was to stimulate intracountry travel.
Now, IHG has a dedicated page for this offer and allows eligible guests to download a voucher that will be applied towards the guest folio (to my understanding) at the time of checking in.
IHG has today (August 31) updated its global Covid-19 reservation cancellation policy that is now valid until September 30, 2020.
Reservations booked before April 6, 2020, can be canceled for any future date if done by September 30, and reservations made on or after April 6 can be canceled without a fee for stays through September 30.
Back in late July, we run a piece about IHG’s loyalty dilemma. In my opinion, the IHG Rewards Club is not a loyalty program at all but rather a rewards one – essentially rebates.
Spire Elite is the highest level within IHG Rewards Club, not taking Kimpton’s Inner Circle or InterContinental’s Royal Ambassador into account, and comes with abysmal on-property benefits as illustrated with the “benefits” card given at a Crowne Plaza hotel.
Marriott Bonvoy has launched a new status match with a challenge for members with elite status with Accor, Hilton, Hyatt, or IHG.
Eligible members will see their Marriott Bonvoy status elevated to Gold or Platinum for 90 days, during which they need to complete the challenge to keep the status through February 2022.
IHG Hotels is about to launch a new sale for stays in Malaysia between September 2 – March 31, 2021.
Members can save up to 50% on breakfast inclusive rates if booked September 1 – October 1. You must cancel a minimum one day before your stay to get a full refund.
IHG’s Kimpton-brand has launched its version of “Stay Longer and Save”-sale (which I managed to almost miss).
IHG Rewards Club members save mostly 35% on stays of three nights or longer through March 31, 2021, if booked by August 31.
IHG stopped paying agreed minimum rents to Service Properties Trust (SVC) that owns 103 hotels under InterContinental, Kimpton, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Staybridge and Candlewood Suites in North America.
SVC already threatened to reflag these hotels under Sonesta in July (read more here) if they couldn’t reach an amicable resolution with IHG. These hotels will now exit the IHG system and join Sonesta on November 30, 2020.
Kimpton’s around the US have weekly Last Minute-deals, and the latest release is valid for stays through August 30, 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).
