Feb 16, 2016, 7:59 pm
Last edit by: philemer
This thread is now archived.
Continue the discussion here: HERE
Prior thread: Pre-2016 discussions archived HERE.
Similar thread on IHG Forum here: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/intercontinental-hotels-ihg-rewards-club-intercontinental-ambassador/1232030-annual-free-night-cert-ihg-rewards-club-visa-mastercard-23.html Currently, the IHG credit card is NOT subject to Chase's 5/24 restriction.
IMPORTANT NOTE: As of April 2018, a new IHG card is being released. There are changes, including a limit to the value of the annual free night certificate (40,000 point vs. any hotel).
Ongoing discussion can be found here, in the IHG forum.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/inte...valuation.html
Existing card members can use "any hotel" certificates that were issued/will be issued prior to April 30th. Any Anniversary Night issued BEFORE May 1, 2018 is still valid at any IHG hotel worldwide.
Certificates issued AFTER May 1 will be under the new T & C's.
From Chase:
Here’s what’s changing
Currently, we award this Anniversary Free Night each year after your anniversary date, and it is redeemable at any IHG property. Going forward, Anniversary Free Nights issued after May 1, 2018, will be redeemable at eligible IHG hotels with a redemption value up to and including 40,000 points.
Here is the list of IHG hotels that will NO LONGER be available for certificate redemption: https://www.ihg.com/content/us/en/deals/partner-offers/anniversary-free-night?_PMID=99634986&cm_mmc=CJ-_-4453693-_-7718223-_-www.ihg.com%2Fcontent&glat=AFFI&setPMCookies=true& url=https://www.ihg.com/content/us/en/deals/partner-offers/anniversary-free-night
Current public offers, as of 9/1/17
All offers have the following terms/benefits:
Q. Where can I learn more about the annual free-night certificate associated with this card? How long are the certificates good for? Are the certificates revoked if you cancel your Chase card?
A. See Annual Free Night Cert from IHG (Rewards Club) Visa / Mastercard.
Q. Once I meet the $1000 (or $2000) spending requirement, how soon will I receive my bonus points?
Q. Can I apply for this card and earn the bonus after doing so previously?
A. For answers to these and other questions, see the wiki and related discussion in the master discussion thread Applying for Chase Credit Cards, 2017 onward
Q. Will the signup bonus count toward Spire Elite status?
A. No
Continue the discussion here: HERE
Prior thread: Pre-2016 discussions archived HERE.
Similar thread on IHG Forum here: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/intercontinental-hotels-ihg-rewards-club-intercontinental-ambassador/1232030-annual-free-night-cert-ihg-rewards-club-visa-mastercard-23.html Currently, the IHG credit card is NOT subject to Chase's 5/24 restriction.
IMPORTANT NOTE: As of April 2018, a new IHG card is being released. There are changes, including a limit to the value of the annual free night certificate (40,000 point vs. any hotel).
Ongoing discussion can be found here, in the IHG forum.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/inte...valuation.html
Existing card members can use "any hotel" certificates that were issued/will be issued prior to April 30th. Any Anniversary Night issued BEFORE May 1, 2018 is still valid at any IHG hotel worldwide.
Certificates issued AFTER May 1 will be under the new T & C's.
From Chase:
Update: We’re changing the Anniversary Free Night on your IHG Rewards Club Select Credit Card
On May 1, 2018, we’re changing the Anniversary Free Night benefit associated with your IHG Rewards Club Select Credit Card.Here’s what’s changing
Currently, we award this Anniversary Free Night each year after your anniversary date, and it is redeemable at any IHG property. Going forward, Anniversary Free Nights issued after May 1, 2018, will be redeemable at eligible IHG hotels with a redemption value up to and including 40,000 points.
Here is the list of IHG hotels that will NO LONGER be available for certificate redemption: https://www.ihg.com/content/us/en/deals/partner-offers/anniversary-free-night?_PMID=99634986&cm_mmc=CJ-_-4453693-_-7718223-_-www.ihg.com%2Fcontent&glat=AFFI&setPMCookies=true& url=https://www.ihg.com/content/us/en/deals/partner-offers/anniversary-free-night
Current public offers, as of 9/1/17
- 60k + 5K AU After spending $1,000 on purchases (landing page; application) (Still live on April 2, 2018 with the $49 renewal fee)
- 60K + 5K AU After spending $1,000 on purchases (landing page; application) (Dead)
- Signup bonus earned after $1,000/$2000 spend in first 3 months
- Starting on the first anniversary of account opening, a free night every year at any [effective with Anniversary Certs issued on 01 May 2018, redeemable only at properties 40,000 points and under] IHG hotel. (Cert may be redeemed online.)
- 5 points per $ spent at IHG hotels
- 2 points per $ spent on gas, groceries and dining
- 1 point per $ on everything else
- 10% points rebate on any redemptions. ("Please allow 4 to 6 weeks after Reward Night stay for rebated points to be deposited into your account")
- No fee 1st year, then $49.
- No foreign transaction fees.
- IHG Platinum status for as long as you hold the card.
A. See Annual Free Night Cert from IHG (Rewards Club) Visa / Mastercard.
Q. Once I meet the $1000 (or $2000) spending requirement, how soon will I receive my bonus points?
Q. Can I apply for this card and earn the bonus after doing so previously?
A. For answers to these and other questions, see the wiki and related discussion in the master discussion thread Applying for Chase Credit Cards, 2017 onward
Q. Will the signup bonus count toward Spire Elite status?
A. No
IHG Rewards MasterCard [now 60,000 pts]
Jul 8, 2017, 4:13 pm
#421
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: California
Programs: American, SWA, United, IHG,Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 1,843
I posted about this same card with the same message here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/28535475-post862.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/28535475-post862.html
Jul 8, 2017, 6:19 pm
#422
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 12
Did not call or otherwise contact them before getting a call. Applied the evening of 7/4/17, got the call this morning, 7/8/17.
Jul 8, 2017, 10:11 pm
#424
Moderator: Travel Buzz
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Sunny San Diego
Posts: 3,098
Mr. SanDiego got a call from Chase to approve him for an app we just did. You folks might get a chuckle from this: When asked "Why do you need so many credit cards?" He answered "Because my wife said to...".
Face-palm!
The card arrived today, so I guess the truth works. Thanks, Chase! He's about 15/24, fwiw.
Face-palm!
The card arrived today, so I guess the truth works. Thanks, Chase! He's about 15/24, fwiw.
Jul 10, 2017, 8:41 am
#425
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 79
A flow chart was created from another forum for Chase cards: http://imgur.com/a/oXlPW
Jul 10, 2017, 10:57 am
#426
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Intermountain West
Programs: Too many to list
Posts: 12,079
reminder on matching to new offers
Most of you probably know this but just a reminder that Chase will usually match you to a new offer if you applied for your current card w/in the last 90 days.
I got the IHG card with the 80K offer in mid-March. I wrote to them last Friday to see if they would match me to the new 100K offer (assumed they wouldn't) and they said "no". So they are pretty strict on the 90 days count.
I got the IHG card with the 80K offer in mid-March. I wrote to them last Friday to see if they would match me to the new 100K offer (assumed they wouldn't) and they said "no". So they are pretty strict on the 90 days count.
Jul 10, 2017, 11:55 am
#427
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 779
Calling is not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, I almost always call and most times are approved. I received the same message (30 days) for the IHG card. Called 10 mins later and was eventually approved (had to move credit around).
A flow chart was created from another forum for Chase cards: http://imgur.com/a/oXlPW
A flow chart was created from another forum for Chase cards: http://imgur.com/a/oXlPW
Jul 10, 2017, 3:01 pm
#428
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 269
Husband applied for the card in May at 60k. I sent Chase a SM requesting the 80k match, which they agreed to after meeting the $2,000 spend.
"We reviewed your credit card account and found that the offer you requested was 80,000 bonus points after you spend $2,000 on purchases in the first 3 months your account is open. Our records show you haven't met the spending requirement. After you have met the required spend, please reply to this email to claim the offer. "
Would you reply to this SM asking to be matched to the 100k offer or send a separate SM requesting the 100k offer? Does anyone think it makes a difference?
"We reviewed your credit card account and found that the offer you requested was 80,000 bonus points after you spend $2,000 on purchases in the first 3 months your account is open. Our records show you haven't met the spending requirement. After you have met the required spend, please reply to this email to claim the offer. "
Would you reply to this SM asking to be matched to the 100k offer or send a separate SM requesting the 100k offer? Does anyone think it makes a difference?
Jul 11, 2017, 6:54 am
#429
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 79
I got the 7-10 days and was eventually approved. Have you applied for more than 2 Chase cards in 30 days? In my case they needed to pull some credit from another card (which wasn't yet visible to them).
Jul 11, 2017, 9:04 am
#430
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 779
No, my last chase card was about 28 days ago. The one before that was at the beginning of May.
Jul 14, 2017, 11:48 am
#432
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: California
Programs: American, SWA, United, IHG,Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 1,843
Now I want to ask them to match it to the 100k offer. Debating.
Jul 15, 2017, 7:28 am
#433
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Programs: Airline Free Agent, Fairmont Lifetime Platinum, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Honors Diamond
Posts: 3,041
Jul 15, 2017, 10:45 am
#434
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: California
Programs: American, SWA, United, IHG,Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 1,843
Jul 17, 2017, 4:17 pm
#435
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 50
Closed my account a week ago and account still shows up as Closed in my online chase portal. Should I wait until it disappears from my online account before re-applying? It's been 2 years since receiving the bonus.