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 17, 2017, 12:46 pm
#391
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Atlanta, GA
Programs: AA PLT, AS 75K, DL DM, HY Globalist, HH Diamond, MC/RZ/SW Platinum, AB/UA Silver, WN CP
Posts: 1,122
Any recent DPs on the length of time between card approval and the IHG account updating? I'd like to take advantage of the current 5k promo when paying for two nights with the IHG card, but I can't register for that until the system sees me as a cardholder. (And if the promo isn't available, I'll likely book elsewhere.) Thanks.
Apr 25, 2017, 8:23 am
#392
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: DEN
Posts: 32
Thinking I need to apply for this card. I just started the card game since I'm starting a biz travel job and will be flying nearly every week across the Western US. Since Feb I've got the CSR and MPE cards, wife got the CFU. We've already gotten the bonuses for each, so I'm looking for the next card/bonus to work on.
It seems I have a couple of different offers available to me. The 60k/5k/$50SC $1k/3mo spend public offer obviously, but I also have one slightly different if I do a dummy booking. That route I see a 50k/5k/$100SC for a $2k/3mo spend. Which do you think is more valuable? 10k pts difference, $50SC, $1k more spend?
I don't currently stay at many IHG, but I could work them in when convenient over Hilton, which is primarily where we stay for work. Stays will be paid by company AMEX, so I'm really only looking for the bonus points, status, and annv night for occasional work stay or personal travel. No benefit to spending on it after the bonus period, but it seems like a no-brainer to have.
What do you guys think? I'm 3/24 with CSR and MPE, AU on CFU. I may have to move some CL around, but I'm confident to be approved otherwise. Any other Chase cards I should consider before I get 5/24?
Thanks,
Mike
It seems I have a couple of different offers available to me. The 60k/5k/$50SC $1k/3mo spend public offer obviously, but I also have one slightly different if I do a dummy booking. That route I see a 50k/5k/$100SC for a $2k/3mo spend. Which do you think is more valuable? 10k pts difference, $50SC, $1k more spend?
I don't currently stay at many IHG, but I could work them in when convenient over Hilton, which is primarily where we stay for work. Stays will be paid by company AMEX, so I'm really only looking for the bonus points, status, and annv night for occasional work stay or personal travel. No benefit to spending on it after the bonus period, but it seems like a no-brainer to have.
What do you guys think? I'm 3/24 with CSR and MPE, AU on CFU. I may have to move some CL around, but I'm confident to be approved otherwise. Any other Chase cards I should consider before I get 5/24?
Thanks,
Mike
Last edited by madmike283; Apr 25, 2017 at 8:55 am Reason: change CSP to CFU
Apr 25, 2017, 8:29 am
#393
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Atlanta, GA
Programs: AA PLT, AS 75K, DL DM, HY Globalist, HH Diamond, MC/RZ/SW Platinum, AB/UA Silver, WN CP
Posts: 1,122
Thinking I need to apply for this card. I just started the card game since I'm starting a biz travel job and will be flying nearly every week across the Western US. Since Feb I've got the CSR and MPE cards, wife got the CSP. We've already gotten the bonuses for each, so I'm looking for the next card/bonus to work on.
It seems I have a couple of different offers available to me. The 60k/5k/$50SC $1k/3mo spend public offer obviously, but I also have one slightly different if I do a dummy booking. That route I see a 50k/5k/$100SC for a $2k/3mo spend. Which do you think is more valuable? 10k pts difference, $50SC, $1k more spend?
I don't currently stay at many IHG, but I could work them in when convenient over Hilton, which is primarily where we stay for work. Stays will be paid by company AMEX, so I'm really only looking for the bonus points, status, and annv night for occasional work stay or personal travel. No benefit to spending on it after the bonus period, but it seems like a no-brainer to have.
What do you guys think? I'm 3/24 with CSR and MPE, AU on CSP. I may have to move some CL around, but I'm confident to be approved otherwise. Any other Chase cards I should consider before I get 5/24?
Thanks,
Mike
It seems I have a couple of different offers available to me. The 60k/5k/$50SC $1k/3mo spend public offer obviously, but I also have one slightly different if I do a dummy booking. That route I see a 50k/5k/$100SC for a $2k/3mo spend. Which do you think is more valuable? 10k pts difference, $50SC, $1k more spend?
I don't currently stay at many IHG, but I could work them in when convenient over Hilton, which is primarily where we stay for work. Stays will be paid by company AMEX, so I'm really only looking for the bonus points, status, and annv night for occasional work stay or personal travel. No benefit to spending on it after the bonus period, but it seems like a no-brainer to have.
What do you guys think? I'm 3/24 with CSR and MPE, AU on CSP. I may have to move some CL around, but I'm confident to be approved otherwise. Any other Chase cards I should consider before I get 5/24?
Thanks,
Mike
Apr 25, 2017, 9:29 am
#394
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: CLT
Programs: AA, UA, BA, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold, IHG Platinum
Posts: 2,074
Thinking I need to apply for this card. I just started the card game since I'm starting a biz travel job and will be flying nearly every week across the Western US. Since Feb I've got the CSR and MPE cards, wife got the CFU. We've already gotten the bonuses for each, so I'm looking for the next card/bonus to work on.
It seems I have a couple of different offers available to me. The 60k/5k/$50SC $1k/3mo spend public offer obviously, but I also have one slightly different if I do a dummy booking. That route I see a 50k/5k/$100SC for a $2k/3mo spend. Which do you think is more valuable? 10k pts difference, $50SC, $1k more spend?
I don't currently stay at many IHG, but I could work them in when convenient over Hilton, which is primarily where we stay for work. Stays will be paid by company AMEX, so I'm really only looking for the bonus points, status, and annv night for occasional work stay or personal travel. No benefit to spending on it after the bonus period, but it seems like a no-brainer to have.
What do you guys think? I'm 3/24 with CSR and MPE, AU on CFU. I may have to move some CL around, but I'm confident to be approved otherwise. Any other Chase cards I should consider before I get 5/24?
Thanks,
Mike
It seems I have a couple of different offers available to me. The 60k/5k/$50SC $1k/3mo spend public offer obviously, but I also have one slightly different if I do a dummy booking. That route I see a 50k/5k/$100SC for a $2k/3mo spend. Which do you think is more valuable? 10k pts difference, $50SC, $1k more spend?
I don't currently stay at many IHG, but I could work them in when convenient over Hilton, which is primarily where we stay for work. Stays will be paid by company AMEX, so I'm really only looking for the bonus points, status, and annv night for occasional work stay or personal travel. No benefit to spending on it after the bonus period, but it seems like a no-brainer to have.
What do you guys think? I'm 3/24 with CSR and MPE, AU on CFU. I may have to move some CL around, but I'm confident to be approved otherwise. Any other Chase cards I should consider before I get 5/24?
Thanks,
Mike
Apr 25, 2017, 10:28 am
#395
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: On strike
Posts: 8,135
Newly observed links for 80K + 5K offer with first-year AF waiver:
Apr 26, 2017, 12:46 pm
#396
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 35
Newly observed links for 80K + 5K offer with first-year AF waiver:
May 1, 2017, 6:41 am
#397
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: NJ (EWR) - USA
Programs: UA Silver - IHG Spire AMB - Hilton Gold - Choice Hotels Platinum - Hertz Gold FiveStar
Posts: 396
Link now redirects to new current offer...
60K Points + 5K offer with first-year AF waived.
Direct Link Here: https://creditcards.chase.com/a1/ihg/aepdefault
60K Points + 5K offer with first-year AF waived.
Direct Link Here: https://creditcards.chase.com/a1/ihg/aepdefault
Jun 12, 2017, 8:13 am
#398
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: LAX
Programs: UA, AA, BA
Posts: 162
I am seeing 50k points + $100 credit at dummy booking, I have not seen any successful matching to 80k, is that something Chase may do? I know there is 60k ->80k reports.
Jun 14, 2017, 9:51 am
#399
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 269
Any recent data points of getting matched to the 80k offer?
Jun 16, 2017, 3:25 pm
#400
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: BOS, LAX
Programs: AA Gold, HH Diamond
Posts: 804
Call the IHG customer service and tell them that you want to apply for their credit card, they will transfer you to Chase. That leads to the 80k offer (+5k for an AU) after $2k of spending. First year AF waived. That's how I applied last week. Approved.
Jun 26, 2017, 3:01 pm
#403
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 3,723
If I apply for this card and the Chase Hyatt card at the same time, will that minimize my hard pulls?
Jun 27, 2017, 8:54 am
#404
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Programs: AAdvantage Exec Platinum, Hertz #1 Club Gold Five Star, IHG Platinum, Marriott Gold, HHonors Silver
Posts: 2,039
Bonus Points Issue
At the beginning of this year, I signed up for the IHG Chase card. The promotion was to receive 60,000 bonus points after spending $1,000 in the first 3 months. I hit the requirements for this, but never received the bonus points. After contacting Chase, they told me the promotion was for 80,000 points for spending $2,000 in the first 3 months, which is not what it said when I signed up.
I've been trying to escalate this through their online customer service, but to no avail thus far.
Has anyone run into this or similar issues? Any suggestions on how to get a satisfactory result?
Thanks!
I've been trying to escalate this through their online customer service, but to no avail thus far.
Has anyone run into this or similar issues? Any suggestions on how to get a satisfactory result?
Thanks!
Jul 2, 2017, 3:55 am
#405
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 23
There's a 10x IHG purchase instead of 5x offer going on right now with 60k/$1k spend + 5k AU + free annual night cert + 1st year AF waived as before
Any other recent DPs on 80k/$2k match?
I'm thinking the best way to apply is get the 50k/$2k + $100 credit offer then try to get matched to 80k/$2k while retaining the $100 credit
or
Apply for the 10x offer above and try to retain the 10x while getting matched to 80k/$2k.
Tempting to get this and Hyatt at the same time, though I should hold out for better Hyatt offers.
Any other recent DPs on 80k/$2k match?
I'm thinking the best way to apply is get the 50k/$2k + $100 credit offer then try to get matched to 80k/$2k while retaining the $100 credit
or
Apply for the 10x offer above and try to retain the 10x while getting matched to 80k/$2k.
Tempting to get this and Hyatt at the same time, though I should hold out for better Hyatt offers.
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