A Guide to Earning, Redeeming and Status in IHG One Rewards

IHG One Rewards is the loyalty program for IHG Hotels & Resorts, whose brands include Holiday Inn, InterContinental, Kimpton, and Crowne Plaza. The guide explains how members earn and redeem points, qualify for elite status, and use Milestone Rewards and cobranded card perks. IHG has five elite tiers along with separate Ambassador and Kimpton Inner Circle programs.

IHG One Rewards serves IHG Hotels & Resorts, spanning luxury and mainstream properties such as Six Senses, InterContinental, Kimpton, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn Express and Candlewood Suites. Membership starts at Club level, which provides member-only rates, promotional offers, points on eligible stays, internet access and, when available, a 2 p.m. late checkout on request.

Silver Elite usually requires 10 qualifying nights, but the IHG One Rewards Credit Card can grant it automatically for cardholders whose accounts stay open and in good standing. Silver adds a 20% points bonus and stops points from expiring while elite status lasts. Gold Elite generally needs 20 nights or 40,000 qualifying points; the Premier Card provides automatic Gold.