IHG Rewards - promotions

Analysis of IHG points promotions

The IHG One Rewards program has regular promotions for points purchases. We look at the history of their promo's to see:

• Are current promotions good value?
• Are the offers seasonal?  
• When do the best offers usually occur?

Points Promotions

Recommendation - Buy IHG points during promotions offering when there is a discount of 50%/bonus of 100%.

IHG One Rewards offers for its points for sale through the points management service of points.com. The usual rate is USD 10 per thousand points, with a member limited to purchasing no more than 80,000 points in a calendar year.

Our "fair value" valuation for IHG  points (the level at which you can redeem them for good value accommodation) is approx. USD 13.50 per thousand (approx GBP 3.93 or AUD 7.85).  So a discount of 50% or more makes purchasing additional points interesting.

IHG points offers have been consistently set at a 100% bonus / 50% discount for a couple of years now (so not seasonal), with promotions every second month (although 2020 was an exception in more ways than one).  So purchases during these promotions should provide ample opportunities to obtain good value, if you have a specific purpose in mind.  During promotions, the maximum number of points able to be purchased is often increased too, making getting to your goal even easier.

Note that we do not recommend buying points speculatively, or hoarding them.

Table 1 -History of IHG points promotions

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