Le Grand Intercontinental Bordeaux

IHG’s Coming Test of Dynamic Pricing Should Worry You

It's been reported by several outlets this week, including Skift, that IHG disclosed in their conference call a plan to trial dynamic award pricing this year. What is Dynamic Award Pricing? As opposed to the conventional...

Roundup: Marriott (Plat Challenge, Suites, Breakfast), Hilton, IHG, BofA, Amex Plat 100k

I'm just back from two amazing weeks in Europe - two nights in London at the Hotel Xenia (charming little boutique hotel with small rooms but a great quiet location in Kensington/Earls Court), two nights...
Le Grand Intercontinental Bordeaux

New IHG 100k (+5k) Credit Card Signup Bonus

Chase and IHG, the chain that owns brands like Intercontinental, Kimpton, and Holiday Inn,  have bumped up the signup bonus for the IHG Rewards Club Premier Credit Card to a solid 100,000 points for $3,000...

IHG Point Breaks are live (5-15k points a night)

The IHG PointBreaks list for now through September 30th is now out and there are a few interesting choices. As a refresher, IHG makes a selection of properties available each quarter for points redemption at...

Kids First Charity Auction: Do good and get points/status/miles

Want to buy some miles or points, maybe even some airline or hotel status, and actually help out kids in need in the process? Well, you've got a week. Kids First is a charity that helps...

Chase IHG Free Nights Uncapped to May 2019?

A representative for IHG on Twitter today proclaimed that Chase and IHG have decided to make all awards issued until May 1, 2019 uncapped. That's right! IHG with Chase recently made the decision to award...

Chase makes odd decision around IHG “unrestricted” free night

I won't rehash the rather expected decision for Chase to limit their unrestricted free nights by adding a rather substantial restriction - only hotels up to 40,000 IHG points per night will be eligible,...

IHG limits free nights from credit card to 40k and below

While I'm not surprised that the devaluation happened, I *am* surprised they are unilaterally changing the benefits on people who have applied since last may. Angelina Aucello reports receiving a letter in the mail from...

Conundrum: IHG card now or IHG card later?

The Chase 5/24 rule can sometimes really make card application sequencing tough. I've always planned to get the IHG card for one reason: It comes with a free night you can use at any property...

How I got $3,300 worth of 5* hotel nights for $803 during a peak...

If you read my post about how my AirBnB host cancelled a reservation I'd made for Dusseldorf (6 months in advance, mind you) for a big trade show less than a week before travel,...