The Six Continents Priority Club, which is today more accurately known simply as Priority Club Rewards, is one of the longest-running travel and hotel rewards programs in the world. Since there is no cost to join at the entry level, frequent and casual travelers alike should not miss out on this program.
Six Continents Priority Club Overview
The Priority Club primarily rewards a hotel
stay at one of 140 hotels and resorts in the InterContinental Hotels
& Resorts family. With about 4300 locations in more than 100
countries, the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts family includes
hotels and resorts such as Candlewood Suites, Crowne Plaza, Staybridge
Suites, Hotel Indigo and Holiday Inn (including Holiday Inn Express and
Express by Holiday Inn).
Priority Club Rewards
Members in the Six Continents Priority Club enjoy the following benefits:
- Bonus never-expiring club points
- Bonus airline miles
- No reward blackout dates
- Use of a Priority Club Rewards credit card to earn points faster
Levels of Membership
There are multiple levels of membership in the Priority Club Rewards program:
- Club Level: The entry-level, completely free membership entitles the hotel guest to extended check-out times and a complimentary weekday newspaper.
- Gold Elite: Members who stay 15 to 49 nights in InterContinental Hotels & Resorts or who earn 20,000 points get Club Level benefits plus priority check-in, an exclusive customer service phone line and a 10% bonus on points earned.
- Platinum Elite: Members who stay 50 or more nights in InterContinental Hotels & Resorts or who earn 60,000 points, get Gold Elite benefits plus free room upgrades, guaranteed room availability with 72 hours' notice and a 50% bonus on points earned.
- Meeting Rewards: Businesses and organizations can join at the Meeting Rewards membership level. In addition to all of the Priority Club Rewards, businesses get additional points for every meeting held at a qualifying hotel or resort.
- InterContinental Ambassador: Earn many more hotel stay perks, including VIP service and a free weekend hotel stay night each year with the purchase of one other weekend hotel stay night, as an InterContinental Ambassador. InterContinental Ambassador membership is an optional separate level of the Priority Club Rewards program that costs 24,000 points or $150 per year to join. InterContinental Ambassadors are automatically promoted to Gold Elite status if not already at that level or higher.
Becoming a Member
Joining the Six Continents Priority Club requires only that the
traveler sign up at the Priority Club Rewards website. Travelers can
achieve promotion to higher levels of membership with more hotel stays,
earning more points or purchasing more points. Members can become
InterContinental Ambassadors for 24,000 points, or at any time with an
annual $150 fee.Free membership in the Six Continents Priority Club makes joining the club a wise choice for any traveler, particularly the business or frequent traveler. Even purchasing additional points can save a traveler money in the long run, as those points can be put toward hotel stay discounts, merchandise, flight tickets and more.