New members of the IHG One Rewards Premier Credit Card can earn 140,000 bonus points after spending $3,000 on purchases within three (3) months of being approved for the card..
If I recall correctly, the previous highest-ever offer was 175,000 points or 170,000 points — I don’t recall exactly what it was. But this gives you the opportunity to blow that figure out of the water.
The IHG card carries a $99 annual fee. If you want something without an annual fee, the IHG One Rewards Traveler Credit Card gives new applicants the opportunity to earn 100,000 bonus points after you spend $2,000 in three (3) months of being approved for the card.
And here’s something I appreciate about IHG card welcome offers: they don’t come with massively restrictive, family language like a certain other hotel chain’s cards do. *cough* Marriott Bonvoy. They are, however, Chase cards, which means they’re subject to the 5/24 rule.
What’s So Special About the IHG Premier Card?
My wife and I both have IHG Premier Card accounts. Why? We love the annual Reward Night feature that kicks in the second year of card membership. It’s redeemable for a rate of 40,000 points or less. We think a great deal for a $99 card. If you want to stay somewhere charging more than 40,000 points for a night, you can pay the difference with IHG points.
We used a free night award at the InterContinental Times Square in New York and another at the Kimpton Muse. I also redeemed one for a stay at the HY36 in Midtown. (Wow. I never realized how often we use our free nights to stay in Manhattan. 🙂 ) I also really like the Holiday Inn Express at London Heathrow’s T4 — but that generally can be had for a good points redemption.
We’ve scored a couple of nice upgrades, too, thanks to our complimentary IHG Rewards One Platinum Elite status — a perk of the card.
IHG Platinum status obtained through a travel credit card scored us this great complimentary upgrade!
Here’s how its points earnings break down for each dollar spent on eligible purchases:
- Up to 26X charged to the card during stays at IHG properties.
- 5X on travel purchases.
- 5X at gas stations
- 5X on restaurant purchases
- All other qualifying purchases earn 3X.
Plus, the IHG Premier comes with a Fourth Night Free benefit: use IHG points to book three consecutive nights at one property — and there’s no room or tax charge for the fourth night of the stay. In other words, stay four nights for the price of three. My family used that a couple of times and love the perk.
To be honest, we rarely actually use our IHG Premier Card for purchases. We occasionally take advantage of Chase Offers. But the Reward Award and Fourth Night Free benefits are key for us. (We also hold several Chase Ultimate Rewards® points-earning cards such as the Chase Sapphire Reserve®, Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, and Ink Business Cash® Credit Card. We can transfer those points to IHG, which is a Chase partner.
Other notable benefits:
- Earn 10,000 bonus IHG points and a $100 statement credit after spending $20,000 on eligible purchases during a calendar year.
- Receive a Global Entry, TSA PreCheck, or NEXUS statement credit of up to $120 (every four years) when using your card to pay for application fees associated with those services.
- Cardmembers can receive up to $50 United Airlines TravelBank Cash to use on United Airlines purchases. Just enter your IHG Premier card number into your United MileagePlus® account.
Final Approach
New applicants of the IHG One Rewards Premier Credit Card can earn 140,000 bonus points after spending $3,000 on purchases within three (3) months of being approved for the card..
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Since you mentioned Marriott, you probably saw that there is a 10K spending incentive for their Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Visa. Nowhere near as generous, of course.