IHG Rewards Club - How to Earn IHG Rewards Points

Earn IHG Rewards Club Points The IHG^® Rewards Club is the world’s first loyalty program, and allows members to earn points at over 4,900 InterContinental Hotels Group hotels worldwide. IHG members can accumulate points through hotel stays, rewards partners and credit card purchases. IHG also has another reward program called the InterContinental Ambassador program valid only at Intercontinental hotels ($200 annual membership fee).

You need to join the IHG Rewards Club program to start earning IHG points, which is easy and free. Once you are a member, you have the option to earn either Rewards points or airlines miles; the program defaults to points. If you wish to switch to earning miles, go to your online profile under My Account and select your preferred airline and provide your frequent flyer program number. You can switch to and from earning points to miles at any time.

How do I earn IHG^® Rewards points

Earn IHG Rewards Points from Hotel Stays

How many IHG Rewards Points do I earn per night? The number of Reward points you earn varies by IHG hotel brand. As an IHG Rewards Club member (basic level), you can earn 10 base points per eligible $1 USD spent at all InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Hualuxe, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn Express, Holiday Inn Club Vacations, and Even Hotels; earn 5 base points per eligible $1 USD spent at all Staybridge and Candlewood Suites; and earn 2.5 base points per eligible $1 USD on all qualified room rates and incidental expenditures for stays at The Residence Suites Dubai F.C. or Asiana Reside Saigon Residences.

When you reach Gold Elite status, you will earn a 10% bonus on base points for stays. When you reach Platinum Elite status, you will earn a 50% bonus on base points for stays.

Earn IHG Rewards Points with Meeting Rewards

IHG Meeting Rewards allows meeting planners to earn 3 points per $1 USD spent on qualifying meetings at over 3,800 IHG hotels worldwide. Active meeting planners receive Gold Elite status after hosting 1 qualified meeting, or Platinum Elite status when hosting 2 or more qualified meetings in a calendar year.

Earn IHG Rewards Points from Rewards Partners

You can also earn rewards points through IHG’s rewards partners: ANA partner hotels, Avis, Budget, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Diners Club, e-Rewards, Flying Blue, GroundLink, Hertz, Share Forever, and more.

For example, Chase Ultimate Rewards points can be transferred to IHG Rewards Club points at full 1:1 value, that means 1,000 Ultimate Rewards points equal 1,000 IHG Rewards Club points. Chase Ultimate Rewards points can be accumulated with Chase Sapphire Preferred^SM, Ink Plus^SM, Ink Bold^SM. Once transferred, points can be redeemed for stays at any of IHG’s 4,500 properties and resorts, worldwide.

Also, Diners Club card members who are enrolled in Club Rewards can transfer their points into IHG Rewards Club points. You can earn 1,500 IHG^® Rewards Club points for transferring 1,250 Club Rewards points.

Earn Extra Rewards Points from the IHG Rewards Club Select Credit Card

With the IHG Rewards Club Select Credit Card, you can skip the wait and immediately enjoy automatic Platinum Elite status. The Card is offering 60,000 Bonus Points after you spend $1,000 on purchases on your first 3 months with the Card. You can also earn 5 points per dollar spent on stays at IHG hotels, 2 points per dollar on grocery store, gas stations, and restaurant purchases, and 1 point per dollar on everyday purchases. There is no introductory annual fee the first year, and thereafter it becomes $49, which is offset by the annual free night stay at any hotel you receive just by being a cardmember.


Credit Cards	Purchase APR	Transfer Info	Annual Fee	Credit Level
IHG One Rewards Premier Credit Card Hide Benefits Show Benefits	21.49% - 28.49% Variable	21.49% - 28.49% Variable	$99	Good To ExcellentLearn More View Card Details
Earn 140,000 Bonus Points Enjoy an Anniversary Free Night at IHG Hotels & Resorts. Plus, enjoy a fourth reward night free when you redeem points for a consecutive four-night IHG^® hotel stay. Earn up to 26 total points per $1 spent when you stay at IHG Hotels & Resorts Earn 5 points per $1 spent on purchases on travel, at gas stations, and restaurants. Earn 3 points per $1 spent on all other purchases Automatic Platinum Elite status as long as you remain a Premier cardmember Global Entry, TSA PreCheck^® or NEXUS Statement Credit of up to $100 every 4 years as reimbursement for the application fee charged to your card IHG One Rewards Bonus points are redeemable at Hotels & Resorts such as InterContinental^®, Crowne Plaza^®, Kimpton^®, EVEN^® Hotels, Indigo^® Hotels & Holiday Inn^® Member FDIC

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Earn 140,000 Bonus Points
Enjoy an Anniversary Free Night at IHG Hotels & Resorts. Plus, enjoy a fourth reward night free when you redeem points for a consecutive four-night IHG^® hotel stay.

How do I earn airline miles through IHG Rewards Club?

IHG® Rewards Club members have the option to switch to earning miles at any time. To change your earning preferences, you can sign into your IHG^® Rewards Club account, go to Account Status and select to earn airline miles. You will need to know your preferred miles program, as well as your member number with that program. The earning and exchange rates vary per miles program; some programs exchange at a dollar rate, while other programs exchange with a flat rate per qualifying stay.

What are the participating airlines?

Aeroflot Bonus
Aeromexico Club Premier
Aeroplan (Air Canada)
Air China – PhoenixMiles
Air France – Flying Blue
AIR MILES®
Air New Zealand Airports
Airberlin Topbonus
Alaska Airlines
Alitalia MilleMiglia
All Nippon Airways
American Airlines AAdvantage®
Asia Miles
Asiana Airlines
British Airways
China Eastern
China Southern Airlines
Delta SkyMiles
El Al Israle Airlines
Emirates
Etihad Airways
GlobalPass
Gulf Air
Hainan Airlines
Hawaii Airlines
Japan Airlines
Jet Airways
JetBlue TrueBlue
KLM
Lanchile
LifeMiles
Lufthansa
Malaysia Airlines
Qantas Airlines
Saudi Arabian Airliens
Singapore Airlines
South African Airways
TAP Air Portugal
Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus
United Airlines
US Airways
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
Virgin Australia Velocity

Are Rewards points and miles interchangeable?

IHG^®Rewards Points can be converted to airline miles from one of IHG’s 50 airline partners. They must be converted at a 10,000-point minimum, and in increments of 1,000 points. When miles are transferred to a frequent flyer account, both accounts must be under the same name. If you are converting already-earned points to airline miles, the posting time of frequent flyer miles varies by airline and can take up to six weeks to be credited to your frequent flyer account. Currently, airline miles cannot be converted into IHG® Rewards Club points.

The Fine Print

IHG® Rewards Points are earned for stays beginning with the date of your enrollment in the program. Points will be awarded only for qualifying room rates booked through IHG central reservation offices, IHG web sites, IHG travel agents, or directly at the hotel; you cannot earn points when booking on third-party sites.
IHG® Rewards Club members will not earn points during a stay or retroactively on any reservations booked through Online Travel Agencies.
Only one room will be credited per member per night, except at U.S. and Canadian hotels (except InterContinental), you can collect for all eligible charges for multiple hotel rooms (less than 10), if they are in the same hotel. Make sure to provide your IHG® Rewards Club membership number during reservation and hotel check-in.
There are two types of points, elite qualifying points and non-elite qualifying points. Only elite qualifying points count towards achieving elite status; these points are earned through paying for hotel stays and spending with partner vendors. Non-elite qualifying points are promotional points, purchased points, and transferred points, which can still cover free nights and other award purchases, but will not be counted towards elite qualification.
As of January 2015, the newest brand, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants does not participate in the rewards program.

For details, refer to the IHG Rewards Club Global Membership Terms & Conditions.