Jul 6, 2022, 11:39 am
Last edit by: Dr Jabadski
IHG Rewards Premier Credit Card and IHG Rewards Premier Business Credit Card UA TravelBank Benefit
Per Chase personal and biz application pages: “Receive up to $50 United® TravelBank Cash to use when you book United® or United Express® flights*”
Announced February 2022, first post on this thread (#446, Feb 27, 22, 6:27 am).
Post on this thread specifying link to (try to) receive UA TB credits (#454, Mar 24, 22, 3:47 pm).
Consensus here as of Spring 2022 shortly after the commencement of this benefit was 1 (one) UA TB deposit per name and IHG account, not per credit card. Cardholders of both IHG personal and IHG biz cards received 1 UA TB deposit, some authors wrote that they had contacted IHG and were told the same thing.
As of mid-July 2022, when some people should have received their July 1 $25 TB credit, multiple people reported NOT receiving the July 1 credit and that communications with IHG and/or Chase and/or UA were unproductive and unsuccessful.
Per Chase personal and biz application pages: “Receive up to $50 United® TravelBank Cash to use when you book United® or United Express® flights*”
Announced February 2022, first post on this thread (#446, Feb 27, 22, 6:27 am).
Post on this thread specifying link to (try to) receive UA TB credits (#454, Mar 24, 22, 3:47 pm).
Consensus here as of Spring 2022 shortly after the commencement of this benefit was 1 (one) UA TB deposit per name and IHG account, not per credit card. Cardholders of both IHG personal and IHG biz cards received 1 UA TB deposit, some authors wrote that they had contacted IHG and were told the same thing.
As of mid-July 2022, when some people should have received their July 1 $25 TB credit, multiple people reported NOT receiving the July 1 credit and that communications with IHG and/or Chase and/or UA were unproductive and unsuccessful.
New Chase IHG Credit Card Options
Aug 19, 2020, 8:01 pm
#406
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP, Hyatt Glob, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Plat, Total Wine & More Reserve
Posts: 4,524
I never had an IHG card. I'm looking to pick up one chase card at the moment and trying to decide between an IHG card and United Explorer card. The signup bonus for the united card is looking pretty good. Is the current offer on the ihg card of 125k an offer that comes around fairly often?
If I recall correctly, an IHG Rewards Club member gets 10 points per dollar for the hotel bill (probably excluding taxes, but I'm not sure), 50% bonus (5 points per dollar) for Platinum status (which is conferred by the credit card), and 10 points per dollar for using the credit card for IHG spend. In other words, the extra 15 points per dollar is not a sign-up bonus nor limited to one year; it is standard operating procedure for having the card.
I obtained the IHG Premier card last October, with a 125K points bonus and 15 extra points per dollar for IHG stays for a year (total of 25 points per dollar for credit card spend during that period).
Since two-thirds of the year was shot by the pandemic, is there any chance of getting that extra 15 points per dollar extended into 2021? And who do I call, Chase or IHG? Each seems to want to push this onto the other.
Since two-thirds of the year was shot by the pandemic, is there any chance of getting that extra 15 points per dollar extended into 2021? And who do I call, Chase or IHG? Each seems to want to push this onto the other.
However, I'd definitely mention that if you call Chase to ask for some sort of retention offer when your annual fee comes due, even though they are typically stingy when it comes to offers.
Sep 10, 2020, 9:07 am
#408
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 2,949
I fell under Chase's 5/24, so planned to apply for the Hyatt card, but am questioning why, as I have the Chase trifecta, which makes earning Hyatt points more lucrative. I suppose it may make sense simply for the annual cat 1-4 free night, but am on the fence. Accordingly, I thought about getting a second IHG card, as they have a much larger footprint than Hyatt. I have the legacy $49 a year IHG card, which is sock drawered. If I were to apply for a new IHG card, would I receive an annual free night for both cards, or does Chase have a policy to only award one free night regardless of the number of cards that I have?
Sep 10, 2020, 9:09 am
#409
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,653
Mar 28, 2021, 10:50 am
#411
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: DTW
Programs: TK E+, WY, Radisson R
Posts: 2,360
I fell under Chase's 5/24, so planned to apply for the Hyatt card, but am questioning why, as I have the Chase trifecta, which makes earning Hyatt points more lucrative. I suppose it may make sense simply for the annual cat 1-4 free night, but am on the fence. Accordingly, I thought about getting a second IHG card, as they have a much larger footprint than Hyatt. I have the legacy $49 a year IHG card, which is sock drawered. If I were to apply for a new IHG card, would I receive an annual free night for both cards, or does Chase have a policy to only award one free night regardless of the number of cards that I have?
Update: Applied and was approved for the new card so this answers the question. Now, how long does it take for the new IHG (4th night award free) benefit to kick in? At the moment they're still requiring all 4 nights.
Last edited by vincewy; Mar 28, 2021 at 12:40 pm
Jun 21, 2021, 4:31 am
#412
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Homeless
Programs: Hyatt Glob; Hilton Dia; Marriott AMB; Accor Dia; IHG Dia Amb; GHA Tit
Posts: 4,843
Is a dollar spent on the Chase IHG Premier card earning elite qualifying points, either on IHG spending or every day spending? I cannot find any mention of it in the Chase T&C so I always assumed the answer was no, but in the IHG T&C the second/sixth rows of the table below seem to imply that yes it does, or at least, some credit cards do.
I never paid attention but I just saw in my account today that my elite qualifying points are much higher than I expected them to be, even after counting the 2020 rollover and 2x qualifying points promo that ended March 31st.
Something seems to count as qualifying that I was not aware of
I never paid attention but I just saw in my account today that my elite qualifying points are much higher than I expected them to be, even after counting the 2020 rollover and 2x qualifying points promo that ended March 31st.
Something seems to count as qualifying that I was not aware of
Jun 21, 2021, 5:17 pm
#413
Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: NYC/LA
Programs: DL Plat, AA Plat Pro, Marriott Titanium, IHG Diamond Amb
Posts: 7,489
Jun 21, 2021, 6:08 pm
#414
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Homeless
Programs: Hyatt Glob; Hilton Dia; Marriott AMB; Accor Dia; IHG Dia Amb; GHA Tit
Posts: 4,843
Interesting, unless I missed it Chase does not seem to disclose this fact, since it's a nice perk they should. So in a normal year, 75k elite qualifying points required for Spire, if always paying with IHG card that means required spend is $3750 in IHG properties, not $7500. Thank you for confirming!
Jun 23, 2021, 8:58 am
#415
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: MSY; 2-time FT Fantasy Football Champ, now in recovery.
Programs: AA lifetime GLD; UA Silver; Marriott LTTE; IHG Plat,
Posts: 14,518
I just got an emailed offer on my IHG Premier card, for free DoorDash membership thru December, plus 5x on Lyft rides.
My Sapphire Reserve already gives free Doordash plus a credit, and free Lyft Pink. So this isn't as generous, but nice to see some of those benefits working their way down to these cheaper Chase cards.
My Sapphire Reserve already gives free Doordash plus a credit, and free Lyft Pink. So this isn't as generous, but nice to see some of those benefits working their way down to these cheaper Chase cards.
Jun 24, 2021, 2:33 pm
#416
Join Date: May 2019
Programs: UA 1K, Hertz PC, IHG Spire, Marriot Gold
Posts: 122
I just got an emailed offer on my IHG Premier card, for free DoorDash membership thru December, plus 5x on Lyft rides.
My Sapphire Reserve already gives free Doordash plus a credit, and free Lyft Pink. So this isn't as generous, but nice to see some of those benefits working their way down to these cheaper Chase cards.
My Sapphire Reserve already gives free Doordash plus a credit, and free Lyft Pink. So this isn't as generous, but nice to see some of those benefits working their way down to these cheaper Chase cards.
Jul 17, 2021, 2:06 pm
#417
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Chicago-ish
Posts: 58
Sanity check, please...
I've been booking a bunch of Holiday Inns for a road trip over the past week and I swear I saw an offer for 150,000 miles that only required $1,000 spend in the first three months.
Was I sleep deprived or did I actually possibly see that? I had to make a few more bookings today and every offer coming up is requiring a $3,000 spend, which I'm not sure I can do in 90 days.
I realize I probably should have jumped on the offer when I first saw it (assuming I read it right) but 11 years ago during the recession I had to settle credit card debt with Chase and have been reluctant to apply for a credit card with them.
Before I start stalking my reservations (which, maybe I should do anyways because of dynamic pricing) I was hoping someone could let me know if a $1,000 spend comes up occasionally. Thanks in advance!
I've been booking a bunch of Holiday Inns for a road trip over the past week and I swear I saw an offer for 150,000 miles that only required $1,000 spend in the first three months.
Was I sleep deprived or did I actually possibly see that? I had to make a few more bookings today and every offer coming up is requiring a $3,000 spend, which I'm not sure I can do in 90 days.
I realize I probably should have jumped on the offer when I first saw it (assuming I read it right) but 11 years ago during the recession I had to settle credit card debt with Chase and have been reluctant to apply for a credit card with them.
Before I start stalking my reservations (which, maybe I should do anyways because of dynamic pricing) I was hoping someone could let me know if a $1,000 spend comes up occasionally. Thanks in advance!
Jul 17, 2021, 6:49 pm
#418
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: On strike
Posts: 8,135
In doing my own sanity check, though, I wasn’t able to find any current offer/app links for the IHG Traveler card. Did I miss a recent report about Chase pulling them all, either temporarily or for good?