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]
May 8, 2016, 3:16 pm
#181
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: SJC/SFO
Programs: WN A+ CP, UA 1MM/*A Gold, Mar LT Tit, IHG Plat, HH Dia
Posts: 6,284
That agent was wrong. As you noted, the T&Cs of the offer disagree with what she said. I've successfully opened 2-3 Chase cards since last year only weeks after closing identical cards. Nobody here has ever reported previous account closure date as a reason for being denied a bonus.
May 8, 2016, 4:30 pm
#182
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 130
That doesn't follow at all. You get a cert every year on your anniversary, so cert expiration doesn't say anything about the date of your signup bonus absent more info.
Sorry, not buying it. You may well have gotten multiple bonuses in the past (as I have), but it's not plausible that you've earned more than one signup bonus on any Chase card -- Marriott, IHG, or any other -- since July 2014.
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?")
Sorry, not buying it. You may well have gotten multiple bonuses in the past (as I have), but it's not plausible that you've earned more than one signup bonus on any Chase card -- Marriott, IHG, or any other -- since July 2014.
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?")
I have nothing to gain from this.
Last edited by istroke; May 8, 2016 at 4:53 pm
May 8, 2016, 4:44 pm
#183
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: On strike
Posts: 8,135
The only possible explanation is that you applied for the IHG Visa in June 2014 and then the IHG MC in March 2016. That's all well and good, but it's useless as a future indicator since the Visa has long since been discontinued. So please stop telling people that they can get the bonus after less than 24 months, because that hasn't been true for quite some time.
May 8, 2016, 4:54 pm
#184
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 130
The only possible explanation is that you applied for the IHG Visa in June 2014 and then the IHG MC in March 2016. That's all well and good, but it's useless as a future indicator since the Visa has long since been discontinued. So please stop telling people that they can get the bonus after less than 24 months, because that hasn't been true for quite some time.
May 10, 2016, 10:03 am
#185
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 49
Tried the dummy booking method, only presented with a generic ad about the benefits of the card, which leads to this page that talks about the benefits, but no application link: http://www.ihg.com/hotels/us/en/glob...GAGE-5X_Select
May 10, 2016, 7:34 pm
#186
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2013
Programs: DL PM, MR Titanium/LTP, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 10,130
I've been getting the targeted 80k IHG MC offer - haven't had the card before.
Applied a few months back on the same day I applied for the Marriott (and Citi Prestige) and they wouldn't give me both at the same time so I'd leave it for a while.
I'd like to get the CFU in the near future so unsure whether it's worth getting this since it almost certainly will put me over 5/24 (if I'm not already there).
My IHG account is at 5k so it'll give me a bit of a bump but I'm not an IHG person so it won't help an existing stockpile.
Thoughts?
Applied a few months back on the same day I applied for the Marriott (and Citi Prestige) and they wouldn't give me both at the same time so I'd leave it for a while.
I'd like to get the CFU in the near future so unsure whether it's worth getting this since it almost certainly will put me over 5/24 (if I'm not already there).
My IHG account is at 5k so it'll give me a bit of a bump but I'm not an IHG person so it won't help an existing stockpile.
Thoughts?
May 10, 2016, 7:59 pm
#187
Suspended
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 3,072
Looks like you answered your own question. If you're not an IHG person and you want the CFU, ...
May 12, 2016, 12:39 am
#188
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 6,602
For people who have held the IHG MC more than 24 months....................
How long after the free night posted and you paid the AF did you cancel the card ?
How long after you cancelled the IHG card did you apply for the card again ?
I will have the IHG MC 2 years in June. Assuming the 5/24 on co brands doesn't become reality I was thinking of cancelling the card in November 2016 and applying again in January 2017.
My free night that I get in June 2016 would already be booked but the stay wouldn't occur until April 2017, any issues with using the cert after the card is canceled ?
Thanks
How long after the free night posted and you paid the AF did you cancel the card ?
How long after you cancelled the IHG card did you apply for the card again ?
I will have the IHG MC 2 years in June. Assuming the 5/24 on co brands doesn't become reality I was thinking of cancelling the card in November 2016 and applying again in January 2017.
My free night that I get in June 2016 would already be booked but the stay wouldn't occur until April 2017, any issues with using the cert after the card is canceled ?
Thanks
May 12, 2016, 10:03 pm
#189
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: SJC/SFO
Programs: WN A+ CP, UA 1MM/*A Gold, Mar LT Tit, IHG Plat, HH Dia
Posts: 6,284
I cancelled my previous IHG MC a few weeks after the free night cert posted, then applied for a new card a few weeks after cancelling the previous. No clawback, no problems with approval.
May 13, 2016, 10:36 pm
#191
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 136
Quick question - our anniversary is in late October, what would be the optimal card opening time with the 1-night-free certificate expiration such that we can use 2 years of certificates in late Oct and/or early Nov?
May 14, 2016, 9:43 am
#192
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: SJC/SFO
Programs: WN A+ CP, UA 1MM/*A Gold, Mar LT Tit, IHG Plat, HH Dia
Posts: 6,284
Briefly put, what you're doing is possible but risky. Consider opening two accounts, one for you, one for your partner, instead. Then you'll have two free nights every year to use together.
May 14, 2016, 12:20 pm
#193
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 6,602
This way you will have the certs in hand ready to book when the dates open up the following year.
Example, apply this November 20 , 2016. Free Cert posts about November 20, 2017 and you should them be able to book your Oct/Nov 2018 free nights and so on.
May 14, 2016, 12:59 pm
#194
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SEA
Posts: 2,556
I've done precisely that - and had no problems.
May 14, 2016, 11:38 pm
#195
Join Date: Apr 2004
Programs: AA plt 2 mm, Marriott LTT, HH dia
Posts: 1,215
80K link in the wiki is dead.