How to Redeem IHG $50 United TravelBank Cash

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Chase and IHG improved benefits on their co-branded credit cards, theย Chase IHG Premier Credit Cardย andย theย Chase IHG Premier Business Credit Card. Each card offers card members the $50 United TravelBank Cash benefit.

As an IHG Rewards credit cardholder, you can receiveย up to $50 United TravelBank Cashย each calendar year. Therefore, whether this benefit is valuable depends on how you use it! Letโ€™s examine how this benefit works.ย 

What is the United TravelBank Cash?

First of all, if you are unfamiliar withย United TravelBank Cash. The easiest way to remember it is anย e-gift card for United Airlines.ย 

  • United Airlines deposits and stores the TravelBank Cash in your United MileagePlus account. If you do not have an account, you canย join and create one completely free.
  • Each TravelBank Cash has an expiration date associated with the terms and conditions when you obtain it.ย 
  • Moreover, you can only use TravelBank cash on United or United Express flight purchases by their expiration date.ย 

How Does IHG $50 TravelBank Cash Benefit Work?

Theย $50 United TravelBank Cashย benefit is available to cardmembers of bothย Chase IHG Premier Credit Cardย andย Chase IHG Premier Business Credit Card. The way the benefit works is this:

  • Each calendar year, you receiveย up to $50 in United TravelBank Cash.ย 
  • You receiveย $25 in TravelBank Cashย in your United MileagePlus account on or aboutย January 1stย each year, and it expires onย July 15thย of the same calendar year if not used.ย 
  • You receive anotherย $25 in TravelBank Cashย in your United MileagePlus account on or aboutย July 1stย each year. If not used, it expires onย January 15thย of the following calendar year.ย 
  • If you are not a MileagePlus member, you must enroll in a United MileagePlus account, which is completelyย free to join.ย 
  • You only need to register for this benefit once.ย See below for how to register for the offer.ย 
  • Please allow up to two (2) weeks after registration to see the first $25 TravelBank Cash in your United MileagePlus account accordingly.
    • According to my experience, United Airlines deposited the $25 TravelBank cash immediately after I completed the registration.ย 

How to Register for IHG $50 United TravelBank Cash?

You are only required to register for this benefit once you become a card member ofย Chase IHG Premier Credit Cardย orย Chase IHG Premier Business Credit Card. As long as you remain the cardholder, the system will automatically process this benefit for you afterward.ย 

  • Go to theย dedicated official IHG and United websiteย to register for the offer.ย 
  • Click on theย Sign inย button for your IHG account.ย 
  • The page will then ask you for yourย United MileagePlus numberย andย last name.ย See the following screenshot below.ย 
  • Finally, accept the terms & conditions and click theย Registerย buttonย to finish your registration.ย 
  • Please allow up to two (2) weeks after registration for you to receive the first $25 TravelBank Cash in your United MileagePlus account.
    • In my experience, United Airlines deposited the $25 TravelBank cash immediately after I completed the registration.ย 

How to Redeem United TravelBank Cash With IHG Rewards Premier and Business Premier Credit Cards?

The process to useย United TravelBank Cashย is pretty simple and straightforward.ย 

  • First, you mustย register for the IHG and United TravelBank Cash benefitsย if you have not done it. This is also a one-time registration only.ย 
  • Then, confirm eachย $25 TravelBank Cashย is in your United MileagePlus account based on your IHG Rewards Premier credit card benefit. To check that, see the instructions below this section.ย 
  • After that, search and bookย United or United Express flightsย as you normally do until you reach theย payment checkoutย page.ย 
  • Under theย Payment method, you select theย TravelBankย option. You will then enter the amount of TravelBank cash you want to apply for the reservation. See the following screenshot below.
    • If you have multiple TravelBank cash, the United system automatically pulls the one that expires first.ย 
  • Finally, finish your booking like you normally do! You can use any other credit card to cover any remaining balance, and using theย Chase IHG Premier Credit Cardย orย Chase IHG Premier Business Credit Cardย is not required.ย 

When Does IHG United TravelBank Cash Expire?

IHG United TravelBank has the following expiration dates:

  • You receiveย $25 in TravelBank Cashย in your United MileagePlus account on or aboutย January 1stย each year. If not used, it expires onย July 15thย of the same calendar year.ย 
  • You receive anotherย $25 in TravelBank Cashย in your United MileagePlus account on or aboutย July 1stย each year. If not used, it expires onย January 15thย of the following calendar year.ย 

How to Extend IHG Credit Cardโ€™s United TravelBank Cash?

Theย $50 United TravelBankย throughย Chase IHG Premier Credit Cardย andย Chase IHG Premier Business Credit Cardย has a very short expiration window. Therefore, you forfeit the value if you do not use each $25 TravelBank by its expiration date. However, you can extend it with the trick of United fight credits, thanks toย Unitedโ€™s flexible booking policy.


  • Book a United Airlines ticket in at leastย Economyย fare class. Avoidย Basic Economyย fare for this to work.ย 
  • Make sure to choose your TravelBank Cash to pay for the reservation on the payment page.
  • Then, specify the TravelBank cash amount you want to apply to the reservation.
    • United Airlines systemย automaticallyย uses the TravelBank cash in your account thatย expires first. See the above section onย How to Redeem United TravelBank Cash.ย 
  • After 24 hours, initiate theย cancellation. The value of your ticket now becomes a flight credit that will expire in a year from the ticket issuance date. After that, you can keep changing your ticketย without changing feesย until you can travel.ย 

Therefore, with the United flight credits trick, you can extend the United TravelBank cash on your IHG credit card by another year.

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How to Find United TravelBank Cash?

On United Website:

  • Sign in to yourย United MileagePlus account online.ย 
  • Click to expandย Walletย in the left-hand side menu.ย 
  • Click onย TravelBank.
  • You can see all your available United TravelBank cash, amount, and expiration date on the page.ย 

On United Mobile App:

  • You can see all your available United TravelBank cash, value, and expiration date.ย 
  • Open the United mobile app and sign in.ย 
  • Tap onย My Unitedย at the bottom.ย 
  • Tap on the third tile:ย Wallet.
  • Scroll down a little and tap onย TravelBank cash.

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2 thoughts on โ€œHow to Redeem IHG $50 United TravelBank Cashโ€

  1. I cannot link my IHG Rewards Premium card to my United Travelbank. It is not working, I do not get past the initial screen asking me to sign in into my IHG account. I went to the United website and the Wallet section, there is also no option to use this benefit. Bad launch IHG!

  2. Sorry that you could not register for the offer. After you successfully sign in to your IHG Rewards account, that initial screen/page asking you to sign into IHG should now change and ask you for your United Mileage Plus information. I registered for the offer via the web browser on the computer desktop.

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