If you have upcoming travel to any of IHG's brands — which include Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Kimpton, InterContinental and Hotel Indigo — these cards can save you hundreds of dollars year after year.
And that's not even factoring in these juicy welcome bonuses. But you'll need to apply before 9 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Sept. 28 if you want to take advantage of them.
Let's take a look at these welcome offers and see which IHG One Rewards card is the best fit for you.
Sign-up bonus: Earn 140,000 bonus points after spending $3,000 on purchases within three months of account opening. Plus, earn up to $100 in statement credits on purchases at IHG properties during the first 12 months from account opening. Apply before 9 a.m. ET on Sept. 28.
TPG values this bonus at a solid $800 in total. The highest offer in the past three years has represented $875 in value, so the current offer is very close and worthy of consideration.
Annual fee: $99.
Earning rate: 10 points per dollar on IHG stays, 5 points per dollar on all other travel, 5 points per dollar on dining (including takeout and eligible delivery services) and gas stations, and 3 points per dollar on all other eligible purchases.
Why we like it: The card comes with a free night worth up to 40,000 points on each account anniversary. Other important perks include automatic IHG Platinum elite status (with a pathway to Diamond), up to $50 of United TravelBank cash per calendar year, reimbursement for your application fee to Global Entry, TSA PreCheck or Nexus every for years and more — all for a $99 annual fee.
Factoring in the card's fourth-night award perk (when you use points to pay for three nights and get the fourth as a bonus), you could get up to 20 award nights at IHG hotels with this one sign-up bonus. Reward nights start at just 10,000 points apiece, ranging from practical options in the U.S. to lodgings abroad in Berlin, Brazil and beyond.
For more details, see our full review of the IHG Premier card.
Official application link: IHG One Rewards Premier Credit Card
Sign-up bonus: Earn 80,000 bonus points after spending $2,000 on purchases within three months of account opening. Plus, earn up to $50 in statement credits on purchases at IHG properties during the first 12 months from account opening. Apply before 9 a.m. ET on Sept. 28.
TPG values this bonus at $450 in total. The best offer we've seen on this card in the past three years was $600 in value from January to April of this year, so it's probably worth holding off until a better offer comes around.
Annual fee: $0.
Earning rate: 5 points per dollar on IHG stays, 3 points per dollar on utilities, internet, cable, phone and select streaming services, 3 points per dollar on
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