Buy IHG Points for as low as 0.5 cents each (last call)

Update 3/28/25: This promotion is scheduled to end at midnight tomorrow. If you need some IHG points for summer travel, now’s the time to grab them. ~~~ IHG has again returned with a sale that’s giving a 100% bonus when buying their points. That means you can buy IHG Rewards points for 0.5 cents per point […] The post Buy IHG Points for as low as 0.5 cents each (last call) appeared first on Frequent Miler. Frequent Miler may receive compensation from CHASE. American Express, Capital One, or other partners.

Mar 28, 2025 - 20:07

Buy IHG Points for as low as 0.5 cents each (last call)

Update 3/28/25: This promotion is scheduled to end at midnight tomorrow. If you need some IHG points for summer travel, now’s the time to grab them.

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IHG has again returned with a sale that’s giving a 100% bonus when buying their points. That means you can buy IHG Rewards points for 0.5 cents per point (cpp).

Unlike the last sale which was labeled as a mystery bonus, this latest offer doesn’t appear to have varying levels of bonus points. However, it might be targeted.

The Deal

Buy IHG Rewards points for 0.5 cents per point when buying points with a 100% bonus.
- Expires March 29, 2025
- Must purchase at least 5,000 points to get bonus
- Must purchase at least 27,000 points for get the lowest rate of 0.5 cents each
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Key Terms

This Offer is available for qualifying purchases of IHG One Rewards points made between 12:00 AM ET on March 13, 2025 and 11:59 PM ET on March 29, 2025 (“Offer Period”).
Members will receive a bonus of 100% of the points purchased when they purchase a minimum 5,000 points purchase threshold on a per transaction basis.
There is a minimum points purchase threshold on a per transaction basis to be eligible for a bonus.
The percentage bonus amount will show for eligible members when they log into their IHG One Rewards account. (Please click through to access the landing page for the Offer.)
The number of points a member may purchase, gift, or receive as a gift during the Offer Period is subject to annual limits under the IHG One Rewards Membership Terms and Conditions, which are available on www.ihg.com.
Members may only purchase a maximum of up to 200,000 points during a calendar year, so the number of points a member can purchase will depend on how many points the member had already purchased during the same calendar year.
Points that have been already purchased, gifted or received as a gift in 2025 are included in the 200,000 points limit. If a member purchases points that exceed the 200,000 points threshold for 2025 then they cannot purchase points for the remainder of the calendar year.
Purchased points, as well as any bonus points awarded under this Offer, do not count towards IHG One Rewards Elite status.
This is an exclusive, non-transferable offer for intended recipients only and may not be forwarded.
Offer is subject to change and cannot be combined with any other offer.
Price includes all fees but subject to applicable taxes.
Purchased Points are not refundable and are applicable toward all IHG One Rewards awards.
Please allow up to 72 hours for points to post and appear in the recipient’s account.

a collage of a pool and a beach — InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa

Best uses of IHG points

4th night free. Use points to book 4 nights for the price of 3. This benefit is valid on longer stays, so if staying 8 nights you’ll get both the 4th and 8th nights free. This benefit is available only to cardholders of the IHG Premier, Traveler and Business credit cards. Rather than reducing the total cost of the stay by 25%, the points required for every 4th night are deducted. Seeing as IHG uses dynamic pricing, that can be great if the 4th night is the most expensive, but not as good if that night is the cheapest. See this post for more about the possibilities.
10% points rebate. If you have the IHG Select credit card (no longer available for new applications), you’ll get a 10% points rebate when booking award stays. The points are credited back a few weeks after your stay, so you need to have the full number of points required for an award stay in your account. The 10% points rebate stacks with the 4th night free benefit if you have both an IHG Premier, Traveler or Business credit card and an IHG Select card, with the 4th night free being calculated first.
Sweet spots with dynamic pricing. Although IHG uses dynamic pricing for award stays, award pricing isn’t always as high as the corresponding cash cost. For example, Stephen booked a stay at the Staybridge Suites Temecula-Wine Country in California. The average nightly cost was $258.81 with taxes and fees, but the points cost ranged from 19,000-23,000 points per night. Buying points at 0.5cpp would therefore enable you to stay for only $95-$115 per night at that award pricing – less than half the cost of a regular paid stay. Stacking the 4th night free and 10% points rebate reduced the cost of a 9 night stay there to only 14,500 points per night, or $72.50 per night when buying points at 0.5cpp. That was less than a third of the cost of a paid stay.

Things to know about IHG points

When you book nights with points, you will not earn points for the stay unless IHG is running a promotion that awards bonus points per night/stay which includes award nights.
Most hotel taxes are not charged on award stays, so this can make the value of buying points even better. Arguably, this factor and the one above roughly cancel each other out.
IHG Rewards points purchases are made via Points.com. You can click through from a shopping portal to earn a little cashback on the purchase, thereby reducing your net cost for the points – you can find the current rates here.
Points.com purchases don’t code as travel, so it’s best to pay with a card that earns at a higher rate for everyday spend or on a card where you’re working on a minimum spend requirement.

Past IHG points sales

100% bonus (Buy points for 0.5c each). Valid February 20 – February 28, 2025
Up to a 100% bonus (Buy points for 0.5 cents each). Valid January 16 – January 31, 2025
Up to a 100% bonus (Buy points for 0.5 cents each). Valid November 19 – December 13, 2024
Up to a 100% bonus (Buy points for 0.5 cents each). Valid November 7 – November 16, 2024
80% bonus (Buy points for 0.56c each). Valid October 17 – November 1, 2024
100% bonus (Buy points for 0.5c each). Valid September 23 – October 5, 2024
100% bonus (Buy points for 0.5c each). Valid July 25 – September 7, 2024
Up to a 100% bonus (Buy points for 0.5 cents each). Valid July 7 – July 14, 2024
Up to a 100% bonus (Buy points for 0.5 cents each). Valid June 20 – July 3, 2024
Up to a 80% bonus (Buy points for 0.56 cents each). Valid April 25th – June 8, 2024.
100% bonus (Buy points for 0.5 cents each). Valid January 26-February 2, 2024
100% bonus (Buy points for 0.5 cents each). Valid November 16-December 30, 2023
100% bonus (Buy points for 0.5 cents each). Valid October 2-9, 2023
100% bonus (Buy points for 0.5 cents each). Valid July 21-28, 2023
100% bonus (Buy points for 0.5 cents each). Valid June 19-26, 2023.
80% bonus (Buy points for 0.56 cents each). Valid April 24 – June 7, 2023.
100% bonus (Buy points for 0.5 cents each). Valid through March 21, 2023.
100% bonus (Buy points for 0.5 cents each). Valid through December 29, 2022.
100% bonus (Buy points for 0.5 cents each). Valid through October 21, 2022.
100% bonus (Buy points for 0.5 cents each). Valid through August 7, 2022.
100% bonus (Buy points for 0.5 cents each). Valid through July 15, 2022.
80% bonus (Buy points for 0.6 cents each). Valid through June 10, 2022.
100% bonus (Buy points for 0.5 cents each). Valid through April 14, 2022.
80%-100% bonus (Buy points for 0.5-0.6 cents each). Valid through March 18, 2022.
80% bonus (Buy points for 0.6 cents each). Valid through January 4, 2022.
100% bonus (Buy points for 0.5 cents each). Valid through November 8, 2021.
100% bonus (Buy points for 0.5 cents each). Valid through October 8, 2021.
100% bonus (Buy points for 0.5 cents each). Valid through September 9, 2021.

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