The Offer
- Chase IHG Premier card is offering a signup bonus of 125,000 points and a free night certificate good on up to category 4 after $3,000 in spend within the first three months.
Card Details
- Annual fee of $89 not waived first year
- Card earns at the following rates:
- 25x points per $1 spent on IHG properties (10x from the card + 15x from status and club membership)
- 2x points per $1 spent on gas stations, grocery stores and restaurants
- 1x points per $1 spent on all other purchases
- Free night certificate on card anniversary, this is limited to properties that cost 40,000 or fewer points
- Automatic Platinum elite status
- Fourth Reward Night Free on any stay of 4 or more nights
- 20% discount when purchasing points
- Global Entry or TSA PreCheck fee credit
- 10,000 bonus points when you spend $20,000 or more and make one additional purchase each account anniversary year
- This product is not available to either (i) current cardmembers of this credit card, or (ii) previous cardmembers of this credit card who received a new cardmember bonus for this credit card within the last 24 months. If you have the old IHG card, you’re still eligible to get this bonus/card.
- Chase 5/24 rule applies to this card
Our Verdict
Normally when doing a dummy booking you can get an extra $50, unfortunately this time that offer doesn’t come with a free night certificate. This 125k + free night certificate is not as good as the recent 140,000 point offer as that had the $50 credit and the annual fee waived. IHG recently devalued points massively so if you do go for this deal I’d recommend using the points ASAP. I won’t be adding this to the best credit card bonuses.
Funny how people were saying the same goodbyes to Hilton back in 2013 after their massive devaluation yet their AmEx cards keep showing up on the best offers list.
If you want to play this game you need to learn to adapt… nobody owes you anything.
Not sure if its mentioned but their new card is no longer metal.
Who cares if it’s metal?
Icy windshields care
Let’s boycott IHG’s Credit card… they are basically stealing our credit score/ money…
How are they stealing our credit score? I just checked mine and they haven’t stolen it yet. Do you mean they are hacked somehow?
I meant your credit score gets hurt when you apply for a new credit card.
In terms of stealing your money, your interest rate is higher when you finance something.
Thus, you basically getting junks (worthless points) in return
They are not stealing though…I mean it’s your choice to apply and keep the card. Yours and yours only, not Chase…
They’re stealing your credit score? Who are they equifax? Lol. Stealing money maybe.
No one should get an IHG credit card after the latest massive devaluation.
They need to learn their lesson: enough is enough.
Agreed
For me to apply for this any IHG card the bonus has to be 400K points and earning rate has to be 20 points for each dollar spend anywhere else except 40 points per dollar at IHG to properties. 60000 points a night for $89 cash rate holiday inn and 140000 points a night for $130 cash rate a night at intercontinental ? I am canceling my IHG card soon
Right. Every time I see those recent 5x points for spend promotions, I think: meh, why even bother.
I hope their offers never make it to your best credit card offers. They’re the absolute worst reward program, with a distinct and complete disregard for the reward member.
I am outraged but not surprised.
is 140k offer better than this offer?
140k + waived annual fee + $50 statement credit would be better in my book
Yes, much better IMO
125k + 1 free night up to 40k
or
140k + $50 + $89 (annual fee)
up-to-25k points
or
$139
Would you buy IHG points for 1.8 cents (more if you redeem the night for a <40k room)?
Way to go IHG, devalue the program and then reduce the offer on the credit card !
So is this like worth $400-$500 with the annual fee not waived?
Maybe $200-600. Really depends.