IHG was teasing about an award sale last week (read more here) that is part of its Cyber Monday offers that went live this morning
It turns out that it is not an award sale but a 25% discount on the cash portion of the Points & Cash awards for stays January 1 – February 28, 2023, that are booked November 28 – December 2.
You can access IHG’s page for Cyber Week offers here.
READ MORE: IHG One Rewards Rate & Bonus Points Offers
Things to note:
- IHG One Rewards doesn’t have REAL Points & Cash but merely sells you the points required for the full award and issues a regular award reservation
- You can cancel the reservation, and the FULL points will be refunded to your account. The purchase of points is NEVER reversed.
- These reservations are considered awards for promotion purposes. You won’t earn any bonus points, but you will earn elite qualifying nights, and they are eligible for stay benefits.
Rate Check:
The price of a purchased point under this offer is more than what you can buy during the current sale. The price on the example above is 0.56 each when they are 10% less if you buy them.
IHG One Rewards Points Sale:
Buy IHG One Rewards Points 100% Bonus Sale + Increased Limit Until December 28, 2022
Conclusion
Many often confuse IHG’s Points & Cash awards with what they really are. IHG merely sells you the points and issues the award.
These can make sense if you have reached the yearly maximum purchased points (currently 500,000 with the bonus) and need more.
You can issue Points & Cash award(s), cancel them, and the points will stay in your account.
Terms and conditions of this Points & Cash sale:
This offer for 25% savings on the cash portion of Points & Cash bookings (the “Offer”) is available only to IHG One Rewards members who book their stay during the period of November 28, 2022 through December 2, 2022 (the “Booking Period”) and then complete their stay during the period from January 1, 2023 through February 28,2023 (the “Stay Period”). This 25% discount is offered at time of booking and only applies to the cash cost of the booking. A member must be logged in to their IHG One Rewards account at the time of booking to access the discount. The cash portion of Points & Cash bookings are charged immediately in U.S. dollars. For cancellations, both the points and the cash components of the booking are refunded in points only. The number of points refunded is determined by the points-only price at the original time of booking.
This Offer is subject to the IHG One Rewards Membership Terms and Conditions, which can be found here or by visiting ihgonerewards.com. IHG reserves the right to remove a member’s points, downgrade their status, or cancel a member’s account if fraudulent activity in connection with the Offer is detected, and any fraudulent or other prohibited activity relating to a member’s account, this Offer, or restricted rate offerings is subject to the IHG One Rewards Membership Terms and Conditions, including any of the identified actions that may be taken in response to such activity. To the extent permitted by applicable law, IHG reserves the right of interpretation of the Offer and these terms and conditions, as well as the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Offer. Members must make any inquiries concerning this Offer by April 29, 2023.
