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In April 2022, IHG revamped its rewards program. The all-new IHG One Rewards now offers elite status members more benefits such as complimentary breakfast, suite upgrades, reward night discounts, club lounge access that is part of the milestone rewards, etc.ย
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Earning IHG Platinum Elite Status
- You must earnย 40 qualifying nights or 60,000 qualifying pointsย through stays in a calendar year.ย
- You participate in any IHG status match and challenge offers that are available.ย
- Chase IHG Premier Credit Cardย orย Chase IHG Premier Business Credit Card offers complimentary automatic IHG Platinum Elite status without a single stay as long as you are a cardholder.ย
Earning IHG Diamond Elite Status
- You must earnย 70 qualifying nightsย orย 120,000 qualifying pointsย through stays in a calendar year.ย
- You participate in anyย IHG status match and challenge offersย that are available.ย
- You can make purchases totaling at least $40,000 each calendar year on yourย Chase IHG Premier Credit Cardย orย Chase IHG Premier Business Credit Cardย and receive IHG Diamond Elite status through December 31st of the following year.ย
IHG One Rewards Elite Benefits
- Tier Bonus Points
- Points Donโt Expire
- Reward Night Discounts
- Welcome Amenity at Check-In For Platinum Elite
- Free Breakfast For Diamond Elite
- Complimentary Room Upgrades, Including Suite Upgrades
- Early Check-In and Late Check-Out
- Rollover Nights For Next Yearโs Status
- Dedicated Diamond Support
- Milestone Rewards
Tier Bonus Points
- IHG Platinum Elite members earn 60% bonus points on top of the qualifying base points.ย
- IHG Diamond Elite members earn 100% bonus points on top of the qualifying base points.ย
Points Donโt Expire
- This benefit is available to all IHG elite members such as Silver Elite, Gold Elite, Platinum Elite, and Diamond Elite.ย
- You must be an IHG elite member each year to enjoy this benefit.ย
- If you are an IHG Club Member with no elite status, your points will expire according to the IHG rewards programโs terms.ย
Reward Night Discounts
Welcome Amenity at Check-In For IHG Platinum Elite
- Points are instantly credited to your IHG Rewards account if you choose points.ย
- The drink/snack credit amount can vary by the IHG property.ย
Free Breakfast For IHG Diamond Elite
- Free breakfast
- Points
- Drink/snack
- When you check into the hotel, you will be offered the welcome amenity options that include a complimentary breakfast.ย
- You receive a complimentary daily hot breakfast for up to two guests staying in the same room.ย
- The benefit is available to all IHG brands, except the following brands:
- IHG brands that already offer breakfast, such as Holiday Inn Express, etc.
- Candlewood Suites
- Holiday Inn Club Vacations
- Select Kimpton properties
- InterContinental Alliance Resorts (Las Vegas and Macau)
- Mr and Mrs Smith
- Certain breakfast food and beverage items may be excluded, subject to the property.ย
Complimentary Room Upgrades Up to Suite Upgrades
- Complimentary room upgrades, including suite upgrades, are subject to availability at check-in only. Thereโs no guarantee.ย
- Complimentary suite upgrades are not the same as Confirmable Suite Upgrade offered when you reach an IHG Milestone Reward (more below).ย ย
Early Check-In and Late Check-Out
- Early check-in benefit is only available to Platinum Elite and Diamond Elite members.
- Late check-out benefit is available to all IHG elite members, including Silver Elite and Gold Elite.
- The latest check-out time is 2PM.ย
- Early check-in and late check-out benefits are always subject to the hotelโs availability.
Dedicated Diamond Support
Rollover Nights For Next Yearโs Status
- IHG Gold Elite
- IHG Platinum Elite
- IHG Diamond Elite
For example, if a Silver Elite member stays 25 Qualifying Nights in 2022, they will earn Gold Elite status for the 2023 calendar year. However, Gold Elite status only requires 20 Qualified Nights, so the additional 5 nights that the member stayed over and above the Gold Elite qualification, will be rolled over in their account and count towards their progress to the next Elite tier in 2023.ย ย
Milestone Rewards
- You can unlock rewards every qualifying 10 nights you stay with IHG, starting at 20 nights. If you are just an IHG Club Member who does not have elite status and reach IHG Gold Elite status through 20 qualifying nights, you qualify for an IHG Milestone Reward.ย
- IHG Milestone Rewards benefit is available to all IHG Rewards elite members.ย To enjoy this milestone reward benefit, you do not have to be IHG Platinum Elite or IHG Diamond Elite.ย
- Rollover Nights do not count towards Milestone Rewards. If you do not know what the Rollover Nights benefit is, please refer to the Rollover Nights For Next Yearโs Status section mentioned above.ย
- An IHG Milestone Reward must be selected within 90 daysย or expire.ย
- All Milestone Reward selections are final.ย
- You can track qualifying night activity for Milestone Rewards in your IHG Rewards account via the IHG app or IHG Hotels and Resorts website.ย
Stay 20 Nights
- 5,000 Bonus Points
- 2 Food & Beverage Rewards
- 1 Confirmable Suite Upgrade
Stay 30 Nights
- 5,000 Bonus Points
- 2 Food & Beverage Rewards (each reward is worth up to $20 credit)
Stay 40 Nights
- 10,000 Bonus Points
- 5 Food & Beverage Rewards (each reward is worth up to $20 credit)
- 1 Confirmable Suite Upgrade (limit 1)
- Annual Lounge Membership (limit 1)
Stay 50 Nights
- 10,000 Bonus Points
- 5 Food & Beverage Rewards (each reward is worth up to $20 credit)
Stay 60 Nights
- 10,000 Bonus Points
- 5 Food & Beverage Rewards (each reward is worth up to $20 credit)
Stay 70 Nights
- 10,000 Bonus Points
- 5 Food & Beverage Rewards (each reward is worth up to $20 credit)
- 2 Confirmable Suite Upgrades (limit 1)
- Annual Lounge Membership (limit 1)
Stay 80 Nights
- 10,000 Bonus Points
- 5 Food & Beverage Rewards (each reward is worth up to $20 credit)
Stay 90 Nights
- 10,000 Bonus Points
- 5 Food & Beverage Rewards (each reward is worth up to $20 credit)
Stay 100 Nights
- 10,000 Bonus Points
- 5 Food & Beverage Rewards (each reward is worth up to $20 credit)
How Does Confirmable Suite Upgrade Milestone Reward Work?
- You can confirm an upgrade to an entry-level suite based on availability.
- 14 days before your check-in date, up to 24 hours before check-in, you will be notified whether your suite upgrade is successfully confirmed or not.ย
- Each confirmable suite upgrades reward is valid for 1 room per stay (up to 5 nights).
- Confirmable suite upgrades reward cannot be used for the following IHG brands:ย
- avid hotels
- Atwell Suites
- IHG Army Hotels
- Holiday Inn Club Vacations
- Six Senses Resorts Spas
- Mr & Mrs Smith
- InterContinental Alliance Resorts (Las Vegas and Macau)
- You must contact IHG customer care to use this confirmable suite upgrades reward. It is not possible to do it yourself online at this time.ย
How Does Annual Lounge Membership Milestone Reward Work?
- Once selected, the annual Lounge Membership milestone reward is valid for the rest of the calendar year plus an additional 12 months after that.ย
- Where available, you can use the reward to receive Club Lounge access for you and one additional guest.ย
- This annual lounge membership milestone reward cannot be used at the following IHG brands:
- Mr & Mrs Smith
- InterContinental Alliance Resorts (Las Vegas and Macau)
When Will New Diamond Elite and Benefits Take Effect?
- If you are an IHG Spire Elite member this year, 2022, your IHG Rewards account should be updated with your new tier name Diamond Elite. Other elite tier names will not change.ย
- You can start earning the new tier bonus points now.ย
- You can start earning IHG Milestone Rewards now, including all qualifying nights youโve stayed since January 1, 2022. However, if you qualify for a milestone reward, you cannot select or use a milestone reward yet until the new elite benefit go-live date.ย
- Remember too that Rollover Nights do not count towards Milestone Rewards.ย
- All IHGโs new elite benefits, such as free breakfast, suite upgrades including confirmable suite upgrades, and annual lounge membership milestone rewards, will take effect sometime in early June 2022. Thereโs no official date yet at this time.ย
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