Personally, I think SPG's international exposure is very decent (at least in my case). My international locations are basically Asian, specifically Chinese cities. The reward night redemption is cheap compared to HH.

To answer your question, my suggestion is to go with IHC, even though my main hotel program is HH. The advantages of IHC, IMHO, is that it's relatively easy to earn points and there are quite a number of properties abroad (at least in China) for you to earn and redeem.


alextktan