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]
Apr 30, 2016, 2:29 pm
#167
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: RSW
Programs: Delta - Silver; UA - Silver; HHonors - Diamond; IHG - Spire Ambassador; Marriott Bonvoy - Titanium
Posts: 14,185
I booked a stay with IHG points for July. After booking that stay I opened a Chase IHG card. Since I am now a cardholder, will I receive the 10% rebate for my stay even though I booked before being a cardholder?
I'm looking for data points more than guesses because the card T&C isn't very specific, it just says:
Usually I would re-book just to be safe, but the hotel is now sold out and if I cancel my existing reservation there is no guarantee it'll be available again.
It's a 70k point stay and I wouldn't say no to an extra 7k points...
I'm looking for data points more than guesses because the card T&C isn't very specific, it just says:
Usually I would re-book just to be safe, but the hotel is now sold out and if I cancel my existing reservation there is no guarantee it'll be available again.
It's a 70k point stay and I wouldn't say no to an extra 7k points...
May 1, 2016, 10:55 pm
#168
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,173
data point
auto approved 4/27 for 80k after $1,000 spend +$50 statement credit after 1st purchase...did mock booking while signed in to my account, offer showed up on page with total booking price....offer showed up for wife too.
May 7, 2016, 5:16 pm
#170
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 118
24 month rule clarification, please
Is the rule for receiving the signup bonus again 24 months since those points were earned? Or posted? And therefore the date of when the account was opened or closed irrelevant? For example, assume you applied and were approved for the IHG card on 4/1/14, minimum spend accomplished on 4/26/14, signup bonus posted on statement 5/06/14 and account closed 6/1/14. Under this scenario, if an application were submitted and immediately approved TODAY, 5/07/16, would the new account be eligible for the signup bonus? Thank you.
May 7, 2016, 6:35 pm
#172
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 118
Wasting a hard pull and not receiving an expected signup bonus isn't trivial. I still request clarification from forum members as to whether they have recently received or are being denied the signup bonus within 24 months of a prior account closure.
May 7, 2016, 10:50 pm
#173
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: CLT
Programs: AA, UA, BA, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold, IHG Platinum
Posts: 2,074
I have received sign up bonuses when I was > 24 months since receiving bonus on same product but < 24 months since closing that product. Relying on any CSR's knowledge of such policies is unwise. But you're asking for more data here, so I think you know that.
May 7, 2016, 11:45 pm
#174
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 130
The reason the question was asked is that earlier today I called CHASE. The representative insisted that you are ineligible to receive the signup bonus again unless it has been 24 months since ACCOUNT CLOSURE. I asked the question in various ways, and she insisted that was the policy. I even stated that the advertising specifies 24 months since the bonus was earned. I also gave the example of a cardholder earning the bonus in 2010 and then keeping the card for 5 years, even paying the fee each year before closing the account in 2015. She replied that an account for the same card opened any time this year would not be eligible for the signup bonus again. It's 24 months after closure.
Wasting a hard pull and not receiving an expected signup bonus isn't trivial. I still request clarification from forum members as to whether they have recently received or are being denied the signup bonus within 24 months of a prior account closure.
Wasting a hard pull and not receiving an expected signup bonus isn't trivial. I still request clarification from forum members as to whether they have recently received or are being denied the signup bonus within 24 months of a prior account closure.
May 8, 2016, 8:46 am
#177
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 130
Sorry, I didn't keep track of those dates. I still have an unused free night expiring in 4 months. That would put me below the 24 months since last bonus mark.
And the one before that was shorter in time since last bonus (12-16 months), but I was like what the hell, applied anyway, got approved and got my bonus.
Same with Marriott, only 18 months since last bonus but got approved with bonus and free night. I think if you get approved, you'd get the bonus.
Edit: My first IHG was approved on 7/27/13. I don't have date for 2nd card. But since I'm on my 3rd card, that should be at 7/27/17 on the 3rd card?
Last edited by istroke; May 8, 2016 at 9:03 am Reason: more info
May 8, 2016, 9:30 am
#178
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: On strike
Posts: 8,135
And the one before that was shorter in time since last bonus (12-16 months), but I was like what the hell, applied anyway, got approved and got my bonus.
Same with Marriott, only 18 months since last bonus but got approved with bonus and free night. I think if you get approved, you'd get the bonus.
Edit: My first IHG was approved on 7/27/13. I don't have date for 2nd card. But since I'm on my 3rd card, that should be at 7/27/17 on the 3rd card?
Same with Marriott, only 18 months since last bonus but got approved with bonus and free night. I think if you get approved, you'd get the bonus.
Edit: My first IHG was approved on 7/27/13. I don't have date for 2nd card. But since I'm on my 3rd card, that should be at 7/27/17 on the 3rd card?
Also, you're mistaken about approval implying bonus eligibility. Chase is notorious for approving applications even if the applicant is bonus-ineligible. (See the wiki at http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chase...5-present.html, under "Great! So if I received the same card more than 2 years ago, I can apply again and get the bonus, right?")
May 8, 2016, 9:43 am
#179
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 814
Got the 60K + $50 bonus, but never any offer for more.
However, I did bag a 5000 point room for an upcoming trip and a 5000 point bonus for a different trip. So, overall I am a happy camper.
However, I did bag a 5000 point room for an upcoming trip and a 5000 point bonus for a different trip. So, overall I am a happy camper.
May 8, 2016, 3:04 pm
#180
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: PDX
Programs: AS MVP Gold and hotel status through their credit cards as needed :)
Posts: 268
80K landing page not working anymore
It redirects me to a 70,000 points after 2K spend page now.