Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: LAST DAY to get a 100% bonus buying IHG Rewards Club points IHG Rewards Club has been running a 100% ‘buy points’ bonus for the last few weeks, which is as generous as you ever see. It ends TODAY, Monday 15th. There […]
Category: IHG Rewards Club (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza)
How to convert Amex MR points to IHG Rewards Club at 1 : 2.2 (Amex Platinum holders only)
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Here is an interesting little trick – only valid until Monday night – which lets you convert American Express Membership Rewards points to IHG Rewards Club points at a ratio of 1 : 2.2. This offer is only available to American Express Platinum cardholders. I […]
IHG’s dynamic reward pricing hits the UK – a good reason to buy points with 100% bonus?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
A couple of weeks ago we covered how IHG Rewards Club, the loyalty scheme for Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc, had launched revenue-based redemption pricing in Europe and parts of the USA. The UK was not included at that point. It is now – […]
Why crediting Hertz car rentals to IHG Rewards Club is surprisingly attractive
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
As Hertz is not a British Airways Avios partner, you need to find an alternative home for the rewards you earn on your Hertz car rentals. Our preferred deal is with Virgin Flying Club, where you can earn 1,000 Virgin Atlantic miles on most Hertz […]
NEW: Get impressive benefits on InterContinental and Kimpton stays with IHG Luxury & Lifestyle Collections
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
IHG has launched the IHG Luxury & Lifestyle Collections, which gets you impressive extra benefits at many InterContinental and Kimpton hotels. IHG, which owns the InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Kimpton, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn etc brands, has historically been behind the curve when it came to […]
Which five loyalty credit cards are worth keeping for their benefits even if you never use them?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just for the sign-up bonus Cards you get primarily for the strong on-going earnings rate Cards you get but don’t use because they come with generous perks […]
Bits: BA blocking class actions, InterContinental Moorea closes, IC Danang deal, strict Maldives entry rules
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: British Airways to force US and Canadian members to drop class action lawsuits British Airways Executive Club rolled out an interesting update to its terms and conditions this week to the 1 million members based in the USA and Canada. This was […]
BIG NEWS: IHG Rewards Club launches revenue-based redemptions in Europe and US – and it is MUCH cheaper
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
IHG Rewards Club, the loyalty scheme for Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc, has launched revenue-based redemption pricing in Europe and parts of the USA. Don’t panic. In most cases, you are making substantial savings. I couldn’t find any examples of higher pricing. This is […]
Why InterContinental Ambassador is a loyalty programme I am happy to pay for
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
What is InterContinenal Ambassador, and is it worth paying a $200 annual fee to join a loyalty programme? I thought it was worth taking another look, as we haven’t focused on Ambassador since the benefits package was amended. InterContinental, the luxury hotel brand inside IHG […]
Get a 100% bonus for buying IHG Rewards Club hotel points – limit raised to 500,000!
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
IHG Rewards Club has launched a 100% ‘buy points’ bonus, which is as generous as you ever see. Should you jump in? There are two extra tweaks which make this better than similar deals: IHG has increased the maximum number of points you can buy […]
GOOD NEWS: IHG Rewards Club is extending your elite status to December 2021
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
IHG Rewards Club has finally seen the light and is joining Hilton and Marriott in extending your elite status automatically by 12 months. Your elite status will automatically be carried over for the whole of 2021 and your benefits will carry on until early 2022 when […]
Odd bits: live at InterContinental Berlin, Microsoft Teams backgrounds, Avios and BST, who is C F Frost?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Some slightly odd news in brief: Move in to InterContinental Berlin! Hotels are having to be creative to generate revenue at the moment. A friend sent me this advertisement from Facebook, translated by Chrome hence the slightly broken English. InterContinental Berlin is letting out its […]
Bits: Air France CEO on the speed of recovery, 3 issues of Conde Nast Traveller for £1, TAP launching Cape Town
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Air France’s CEO speaks about the pick up in flight traffic Let’s be honest. Trying to predict when air travel will recover is a mug’s game at the moment. Even if you can predict flight volumes, it doesn’t help predict when you […]
Nooooo …. IHG has withdrawn the UK’s best Visa / Mastercard credit card
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
On Monday, IHG and Creation Financial Services withdrew the IHG Rewards Club Premium Mastercard from the market. You would imagine that the credit card industry would be in a better place than most at the moment. Compared to owning an airline, hotel, restaurant or retail […]
Coronavirus: IHG Rewards Club scraps Advance Purchase prepaid rates – all bookings can now be cancelled
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
IHG has been badly lacking in its response to coronavirus. Hilton has been leading the pack by a long way, extending Hilton Honors status by a year and reversing status drops. It also guaranteed that any bookings you make by 30th June can be cancelled […]
Bits: InterContinental Hong Kong closes, earn Avios in the Hackett sale, Amazon Music 3-month FREE trial
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: InterContinental Hong Kong closes, to re-open as a Regent in 2022 InterContinental Hong Kong, one of the flagship hotels in the chain, has decided to finally push the button on its top-to-bottom refurbishment. The work has been promised, but delayed, for a […]
Coronavirus cancellation and refund policy summary: BA, Virgin Atlantic, easyJet, Hilton, Marriott and IHG
Written by Rhys @ Head for Points
Due to rapidly changing policies over coronavirus cancellations and travel waivers, we have decided to compile all the information we have in one up-to-date reference post. Hopefully this gives you an overview of your cancellation and refund rights with the major travel companies we cover […]
Which good miles and points deals are ending today?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
We have temporarily suspended our fortnightly ‘deals ending soon’ feature. The majority of the deals were flight and hotel related and there isn’t much of that going on at the moment! We are keeping the list going in the background, and we’ll continue to let […]
Review: how is the InterContinental Porto hotel?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
This is our review of the InterContinental Porto hotel. Readers with good memories (we’re talking 10th February here!) will remember a review of my £5 Ryanair flight to Porto. I promised to do a review of the InterContinental Porto as well, but life got in […]
Bits: our Qatar Airways competition winner, Holiday Inn Mayfair permanently closed, Blacklane dropping airline miles
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Who won our Qatar Airways competition? We have the winner of our recent Qatar Airways competition – Robert N. Well done! We selected the winner a little while ago and informed Robert, but in the madness of coronavirus, we have been a […]