Kimpton, a hotel brand acquired by IHG in 2014, started points earning and redemption in 2018. Kimpton was founded in 1981 and is positioned as a luxury boutique hotel brand. The h...

IHG has sent some accounts a Chase IHG Premier welcome bonus offer of 125,000 points (variable APR, and it does not bypass 5/24), with a required spend of $3,000 within 3 months. O...

If you have an eligible Huawei phone, you can be upgraded directly to IHG Gold and receive a challenge to Platinum, with the same challenge rules and requirements as the Alipay off...

When you check into a hotel, there are plenty of small things you can take with you, such as: All toiletries and disposable items (including shampoo, shower gel, body lotion, showe...

The new round of Points Breaks redemptions is now open. Award nights start at just 5,000 IHG points per night (worth about $25). If you have travel plans to any of these destinatio...

IHG has relaunched the China Southern Airlines membership match terms (you can check them on IHG’s WeChat official account). The terms are very much like a “frequent flyer program,...

IHG announced that starting in 2020, free Kindle e-books will no longer be offered to members. I think that’s a real shame. As a Platinum member, it used to be nice to get two book...

Right now, if you link your Chase Pay account with the Shell app, you can get 30¢/gal in fuel rewards. If you fill up 20 gallons, that’s a $6 savings. It’s a small deal, but easy e...

This post summarizes where IHG’s lowest-tier 10,000-point award hotels are located outside the United States (not including Points Break properties), along with an analysis of stac...

This post compiles the distribution of IHG’s lowest-tier 10,000-point award nights in the U.S. (excluding Points Break) and analyzes stackable promotions....

Overall, this stay was quite comfortable. I was lucky to use up a decent free night before the redemption voucher expired. The hotel isn’t brand new, but it was clearly well mainta...