IHG has a wide variety of hotels in different categories. Its best-known hotel brand is Holiday Inn.
They target the mid-range budgets, but also have interesting high-end hotels with Crowne Plaza andInterContinental.
Since July 2023, the Iberostar brand of all-inclusive hotels has been part of the IHG One Rewards program. It is now possible to earn IHG points by staying at these hotels. Soon it will also be possible to redeem IHG points to stay there.
In Canada, unlike the Marriott Bonvoy hotel loyalty program, there is no credit card for direct accumulation of IHG points.
You can earn points by staying nights at IHG Group hotels. There are two categories of points: base points and bonus points.
If you hold elite status with the IHG One Rewards loyalty program, you will be eligible for:
Finally, it is possible to purchase IHG points through the traditional points purchase method, where IHG One Rewards regularly runs promotions.
There are no transfers from external loyalty programs (such as American Express Membership Rewards, BMO or RBC points, etc.).
1,000 IHG One Rewards points are worth $7.
IHG One Rewards points expire after 12 months of inactivity on the account.
Many benefits are available for members who have reached a certain IHG Rewards status.
There are no credit card in Canada that allow you to earn IHG points.
If you’d like to earn points for your hotel stays, here are two cards available in Canada: