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 3, 2018, 6:09 am
#647
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: CT/ Germany - Ich spreche deutsch
Programs: UA 1K, Bonvoy LTTE, HH Dia, HY Expl
Posts: 4,657
Apr 3, 2018, 11:57 am
#648
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: New York
Posts: 12
No more Chase IHG MasterCard?
I think that would make sense for Chase to get into the premium hotel game as they are trying to go toe to toe with Amex these days.
If they don't do it right, there's a chance I may make the leap from IHG and get an Aspire. That baseline IHG card seems worthless, and shouldn't even have an annual fee.
If they don't do it right, there's a chance I may make the leap from IHG and get an Aspire. That baseline IHG card seems worthless, and shouldn't even have an annual fee.
Apr 3, 2018, 12:06 pm
#649
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,958
https://creditcards.chase.com/a1/ihg...0K-FQ7R-1TP-v1
Apr 3, 2018, 5:16 pm
#650
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 6,606
Chase IHG Cardholders That Opened Accounts 1/1/18 To 4/5/18 Will Have Free Night Certificate Grandfathered For First Year
https://www.doctorofcredit.com/chase...reglass_params
Apr 3, 2018, 5:30 pm
#651
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: LAX
Programs: Delta Silver, Marriott Gold, HH Diamond, Ex-UA Gold, Ex-AA Gold , Ex-SPG Gold, Peon everywhere else
Posts: 616
This is a bummer. These free nights are one of the best values of all loyalty programs. Me and my SO easily got at least a value of $250 from each night. We would use them at an inclusive in Mexico (Ixtapa or Los Cabos) or in Vegas at the Palazzo or Venetian. The best value we ever got was a holiday weekend in Vegas where rooms were going for $399 a night. Now from what I have seen, we can only do the Los Cabos All-Inclusive. But hopefully, since our anniversaries fall in this month and our new free night certs will be issued this month, that those will still be good for any category since the new rules won't take affect until 5/1. I will checking those as soon as they hit my account.
Apr 3, 2018, 6:29 pm
#652
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Virginia
Programs: HHonors Gold, IHG Platinum, Marriott nobody
Posts: 470
Still unclear on whether the annual fee for existing cardholders will stay at $49. T
Their new restriction on the free night certificate for hotels costing up to 40k points will make it hard for me to use them in places like NYC. This is the same problem I had with the Marriott annual free nights for Cat 1 to 5, even a dive in NYC is Cat 6. I can understand why they want to limit it to be worth only 40,000, but they should allow usesr to pick a higher category and just pay additional points. For example, how about a free night certificate plus 10,000 points for a hotel that charges 50,000 points?
Their new restriction on the free night certificate for hotels costing up to 40k points will make it hard for me to use them in places like NYC. This is the same problem I had with the Marriott annual free nights for Cat 1 to 5, even a dive in NYC is Cat 6. I can understand why they want to limit it to be worth only 40,000, but they should allow usesr to pick a higher category and just pay additional points. For example, how about a free night certificate plus 10,000 points for a hotel that charges 50,000 points?
Apr 3, 2018, 7:13 pm
#653
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 2,949
If the change was necessary due to people placing the card in their sock drawer, and only using the annual free night, I would have preferred that they simply issue 40,000 points annually versus the restricted free night.
Apr 3, 2018, 7:16 pm
#654
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 2,949
Apr 3, 2018, 8:28 pm
#655
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Intermountain West
Programs: Too many to list
Posts: 12,082
Apr 3, 2018, 8:30 pm
#656
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Intermountain West
Programs: Too many to list
Posts: 12,082
Still unclear on whether the annual fee for existing cardholders will stay at $49. T
Their new restriction on the free night certificate for hotels costing up to 40k points will make it hard for me to use them in places like NYC. This is the same problem I had with the Marriott annual free nights for Cat 1 to 5, even a dive in NYC is Cat 6. I can understand why they want to limit it to be worth only 40,000, but they should allow usesr to pick a higher category and just pay additional points. For example, how about a free night certificate plus 10,000 points for a hotel that charges 50,000 points?
Their new restriction on the free night certificate for hotels costing up to 40k points will make it hard for me to use them in places like NYC. This is the same problem I had with the Marriott annual free nights for Cat 1 to 5, even a dive in NYC is Cat 6. I can understand why they want to limit it to be worth only 40,000, but they should allow usesr to pick a higher category and just pay additional points. For example, how about a free night certificate plus 10,000 points for a hotel that charges 50,000 points?
Apr 3, 2018, 8:35 pm
#657
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 184
Never so happy to have gotten a ‘provide us with more information’ to be approved letter before. Thought I wasted a 5/24 slot...
Apr 4, 2018, 10:14 am
#658
Join Date: Jun 2016
Programs: AS MVP Gold, Marriott Lifetime Gold, National Executive Elite
Posts: 247
Apr 4, 2018, 10:55 am
#659
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: California
Programs: American, SWA, United, IHG,Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 1,843
Apr 4, 2018, 12:21 pm
#660
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Dallas, TX
Programs: WN A-List Pref, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat
Posts: 460
