IHG had a reward night sale in January, where you were entitled to up to 20% discount on all award bookings. We knew that it’s coming back on March 22, but what we didn’t know is that it’s actually open to public from the very beginning this time.
Here are the offer details:
- Book by April 5
- Stay by May 25
- Targeted members enjoy up to 20% off all reward-night bookings
You either have 20% off, 10% off or nothing, and it appears to be totally random, or at least we can’t easily figure out the criteria.
The discount kicks in on March 22, hotel’s local time. It’s not live in the UK yet, but you should be able to see it if searching for hotels in China and Japan etc.
IHG’s dynamic redemption system is nowhere near as bad as Hilton’s, and it event has arguably more good deals than it did previously. 20% off on top of that is spectacular.
If you fancy visiting Edinburgh next Month, the Kimpton hotel has many dates priced at sub-40k or even sub-30k points. Note that it’s BEFORE the 20% discount kicks in.
Such promotions are also known as a cheap way to “buy” points indirectly from IHG, as you can make cash & point bookings and then cancel them. You won’t get your cash back, but you get the full amount of points instead.
Here are a few examples in Asia. (Update: they all appear to have gone)
InterContinental Shenzhen Dameisha, May 7, 0.46c
InterContinental Beijing Sanlitun, April 9, 0.46c
Regent Taipei, April 24, 0.49c
I’m sure there are plenty more hotels / dates available. Be sure to check the cancellation policy though – cash & point bookings have the same cancellation policy with best flexible rates, which under rare circumstances may be non-refundable.
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