{"id":17244,"date":"2017-08-25T03:05:35","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T07:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=17244"},"modified":"2022-10-27T13:48:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T13:48:14","slug":"buy-ihg-points-less-half-cent-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/buy-ihg-points-less-half-cent-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Buy IHG Points For Less Than Half A Cent Each"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>This IHG buy points promotion has ended. However, you can still buy IHG points <a href=\"\/blog\/link\/BuyIHGPoints\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"remark\"><em>The offer on the IHG<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Rewards Club Select Credit Card is no longer available through this site. Instead, check out the <a href=\"\/credit-cards\/ihg-one-rewards\/ihg-premier-card\/\">review of IHG's new premium rewards card<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>IHG is running a promo that will effectively let you buy points for 0.46 cents apiece. The previous <a href=\"\/blog\/buy-ihg-points-less-half-cent\/\">similar promotion was open to Platinum members<\/a>; however, this one is only open to holders of the <a href=\"\/blog\/link\/IHGRewardsClubSelectCreditCard\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">IHG<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Rewards Club Select Credit Card<\/a>. The purchase of points leverages IHG\u2019s Points and Cash bookings which is running a 20% discount on the cash portion of the booking.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: This promo seems to be targeted, so if you can't get it to work, we're sorry!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-aspectratio=\"1827\/582\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17245 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IHG-Rewards-Club-Logo.png\" alt=\"IHG Rewards Club Logo\" width=\"1827\" height=\"582\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IHG-Rewards-Club-Logo.png 1827w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IHG-Rewards-Club-Logo-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IHG-Rewards-Club-Logo-1024x326.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1827px) 100vw, 1827px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Points_And_Cash_Bookings\">Points And Cash Bookings<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihg.com\/rewardsclub\/content\/us\/en\/redeem-rewards\/pointscash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Points & Cash bookings<\/a> work in a very simple way. Instead of paying all cash or all points for a night, you are paying with a mix of both. For instance, a hotel that prices at 40,000 points per night, may have points and cash bookings available at 20,000 points plus $150. The way the offer works is that you are effectively purchasing the additional 20,000 points (the difference between full point price and points paid) for $150.<\/p>\n<p>If you cancel these bookings, you are refunded the total amount in points, effectively the cash portion is converted into points for you. When there is a discount on the cash portion, like now, some excellent value can be had.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"The_Current_Offer\">The Current Offer<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The offer is valid through September 30, 2017<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/link\/IHGRewardsClubSelectCreditCard\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">IHG<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Rewards Club Select Credit Card<\/a> receives a 20% discount on the cash portion of the booking<\/li>\n<li>There is no direct link to the offer, discount should automatically appear when making a booking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To maximize your earnings, you are looking for IHG properties that are offering a saving of 20,000 points for a cost of 96$ after the 20% discount. While these properties are few and far between, they seem to be mainly concentrated in Chicago, New York, and San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p><img data-aspectratio=\"2782\/664\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17251 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IHG-Points-Cash-Booking-No-Discount.jpg\" alt=\"IHG Points & Cash Booking No Discount\" width=\"2782\" height=\"664\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IHG-Points-Cash-Booking-No-Discount.jpg 2782w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IHG-Points-Cash-Booking-No-Discount-300x72.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IHG-Points-Cash-Booking-No-Discount-1024x244.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2782px) 100vw, 2782px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Note: The price in the image is without the 20% discount. With the discount, it should be 96$ instead of $120.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Our_Take\">Our Take<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This latest offer from IHG can give you some excellent value. While it is not recommended to load up on IHG points, IHG does have some <a href=\"\/blog\/top-value-ihg-rewards-club-redemptions-sweet-spots\/\">excellent sweet spot for redemptions<\/a>, as well as the excellent <a href=\"\/blog\/link\/IHGPointBreaks\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Quarterly PointBreaks promotion<\/a>. If you know you have some award stay coming up and you need to top up your points balance, you should definitely consider taking advantage of this promotion.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doctorofcredit.com\/chase-ihg-cardmembers-20-discount-points-cash-bookings-buy-points-discount\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Doctor Of Credit<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ftoc\"><div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Points_And_Cash_Bookings\">Points And Cash Bookings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#The_Current_Offer\">The Current Offer<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Our_Take\">Our Take<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IHG is running a promo that will effectively let you buy points for 0.46 cents apiece. 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