Apr 9, 2018, 9:34 am
Last edit by: MDtR-Chicago
This is the NEW Chase IHG Rewards Club Premier card. It replaced the old IHG Rewards Club Select card in 2018. Existing card members were not automatically product changed to the new card. Among the many changes, the AF jumped from $49 to $89 per year.
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Current Offer:
https://creditcards.chase.com/travel...mier?CELL=6TKW
Plus, earn 10,000 bonus points after you spend $20,000 on purchases and make one additional purchase each account anniversary year.
This product is available to you if you do not have this card and have not received a new cardmember bonus for this card in the past 24 months.
Plus 10X points from IHG® for being an IHG® Rewards Club member
Plus 5X points from IHG® with Platinum Elite Status, a benefit of this card
Earn 1 point per $1 spent on all other purchases.
Anniversary free night is only valid at IHG hotels with a current point redemption level of 40,000 points or less.
Chase link to site describing the new cards:
https://www.chase.com/content/chase-...edit-cards/ihg
ChasePremier
However, this is not the best offer out there. If you start making a hotel booking on IHG.com, you will be presented with the same offer (80,000 points + 5,000 for AU) PLUS a $50 statement credit.
IHG forum thread about the new cards (and grandfathered old card for those have it already):
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/inte...d-options.html
For discussion prior to April 2018, see this archived thread.
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 spending requirement, how soon will I receive my bonus points?
A. Bonus points typically accrue at the close of the billing period in which you incur the corresponding charges. Points should appear in your IHG account within a few days thereafter.
NOTE: If you complete your required spending in the last 7-10 days of the statement period, the bonus may not post until the following month's statement, even if the regular per-dollar points post on the first statement. This is normal behavior for Chase and is not worth a phone call.
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 https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chase-ultimate-rewards/2016194-applying-chase-business-cards-april-2020-onward.html
Q. Will the signup bonus count toward Spire Elite status?
A. No.
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Current Offer:
https://creditcards.chase.com/travel...mier?CELL=6TKW
125,000 bonus points
after you spend $3,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.Plus, earn 10,000 bonus points after you spend $20,000 on purchases and make one additional purchase each account anniversary year.
This product is available to you if you do not have this card and have not received a new cardmember bonus for this card in the past 24 months.
25X Points Total per dollar at IHG®
That's 10X points at IHG® Hotels and Resorts as an IHG® Rewards Club Premier Credit CardmemberPlus 10X points from IHG® for being an IHG® Rewards Club member
Plus 5X points from IHG® with Platinum Elite Status, a benefit of this card
2X points per dollar
Earn 2X points on purchases at gas stations, grocery stores, and restaurants.Earn 1 point per $1 spent on all other purchases.
Anniversary Night
Enjoy a reward night after each account anniversary year at IHG hotels worldwide.Anniversary free night is only valid at IHG hotels with a current point redemption level of 40,000 points or less.
Fourth Reward Night
Enjoy a reward night when you redeem points for any stay of 4 or more nights.*Annual Fee
$89 per year. Not waived for the first year.Chase link to site describing the new cards:
https://www.chase.com/content/chase-...edit-cards/ihg
ChasePremier
However, this is not the best offer out there. If you start making a hotel booking on IHG.com, you will be presented with the same offer (80,000 points + 5,000 for AU) PLUS a $50 statement credit.
IHG forum thread about the new cards (and grandfathered old card for those have it already):
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/inte...d-options.html
For discussion prior to April 2018, see this archived thread.
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 spending requirement, how soon will I receive my bonus points?
A. Bonus points typically accrue at the close of the billing period in which you incur the corresponding charges. Points should appear in your IHG account within a few days thereafter.
NOTE: If you complete your required spending in the last 7-10 days of the statement period, the bonus may not post until the following month's statement, even if the regular per-dollar points post on the first statement. This is normal behavior for Chase and is not worth a phone call.
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 https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chase-ultimate-rewards/2016194-applying-chase-business-cards-april-2020-onward.html
Q. Will the signup bonus count toward Spire Elite status?
A. No.
IHG Rewards Club Premier MC- 125K Points, Free Night, $3K spend
May 24, 2018, 6:07 am
#106
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I always found Chase more difficult than BOA as far as new accounts go. So I would go chase and then BOA
May 27, 2018, 11:02 am
#107
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They only see those inquiries on the credit bureau they pull.
For some people in some areas, almost all the banks pull the same bureau, but for other people in other areas, different banks may pull different bureaus.
And it's unclear when someone says "I have 29 inquiries" what they mean. Do they mean they have 29 inquiries on the bureau that Chase pulled for them, or only that they have 29 inquiries total across the 3 bureaus?
May 27, 2018, 12:37 pm
#108
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This is generally true because Chase typically only checks one bureau per application, but we should bear in mind that they do sometimes pull from two, and could check all three if they want to spend the money. Chase can see everything that we can see.
May 27, 2018, 12:43 pm
#109
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Do we know whether, when they pull from two, they add the inquiries from the two, or just use the bigger number of the two?
May 27, 2018, 12:55 pm
#110
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Location: Intermountain West
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Historically, for years, Chase pulled TU and EQ for us. But, for my CIBP app this month, TrustedID showed they only pulled Experian. Surprised me. We live in the Intermountain West.
May 28, 2018, 10:26 pm
#111
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,857
Yeah, around here they always pull two. The same two as everybody else. Chase sees every single pull for us except those from Barclays.
May 30, 2018, 1:29 pm
#112
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Location: Florida
Posts: 29,754
The double pulls started a few years ago when no one believed me when I posted. Then it stopped about 24 months ago with only 1 pull but resumed the double pulls shortly after the brief reprieve.
Also they and actually all banks these days, do AR which often from the different bureau used for application.
I think the days people trying to find out which bureau the bank uses thus freeze other bureaus are long gone. I knew a few months ago someone tried to use this tactic and the bank insisted him to unfreeze the bureau before process the application when he called to inquire.
Jun 12, 2018, 8:06 am
#113
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 779
Has there been any confirmation that someone holding both the old ($49) card and the new Premier ($89) card gets the benefits of both cards? In particular, the old card offers 10% points rebate on points stays, as well as an annual free night. I'm concerned that the computer programmers at IHG might not have configured the system to recognize that someone holds both cards.
Jun 12, 2018, 8:41 am
#114
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How long ago did you receive the bonus pts on your old card?
Jun 12, 2018, 8:44 am
#115
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Sunny AZ
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That was never shown/deducted at booking but refunded after the stay
Jun 12, 2018, 8:58 am
#116
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Jun 12, 2018, 11:12 am
#118
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Jun 12, 2018, 10:23 pm
#119
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Thailand
Programs: Marriott LT Titanium; IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 1,150
I have just completed an online dispute request for $200.00 from my $1000.00 points purchase.
After a few back and forth secure messages with chase that is what its come down to.
The 20% discount on points purchases is a Chase benefit and should be fulfilled by chase correct?
After a few back and forth secure messages with chase that is what its come down to.
The 20% discount on points purchases is a Chase benefit and should be fulfilled by chase correct?
Jun 13, 2018, 4:43 am
#120
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Sunny AZ
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I have just completed an online dispute request for $200.00 from my $1000.00 points purchase.
After a few back and forth secure messages with chase that is what its come down to.
The 20% discount on points purchases is a Chase benefit and should be fulfilled by chase correct?
After a few back and forth secure messages with chase that is what its come down to.
The 20% discount on points purchases is a Chase benefit and should be fulfilled by chase correct?
but Chase always referred to IHG when I contacted them