Update: Purchased points now post instantly to your account!
IHG: Get 100% bonus points through 11/30.
An IHG account is required, you can join here for free.
IHG normally sells points directly for 1.15 cents each. And you can transfer points from Chase, but that’s a criminal use of Chase points. Of course there’s a hack to buy their points at .7 cents each but with the current sale you can buy them directly for less than that without jumping through hoops. And that hack requires that you have points to start with.
You can purchase 60K points per member per year, so you can get up to 120K points with this promotion.
You’ll want to buy at least 26K points to get the lowest price per point.
IHG runs PointBreaks which allows you to book rooms at rotating hotels for just 5,000 points per night. That’s just $28.75 for a room if you buy points at .575 cents each. Those hotels rotate every couple of months.
There are also good values to be had at high-end properties. The highest tier is 50K points.
-An overwater bungalow in Bora Bora can go for as much as $1,000 with tax but costs just 50K points. That’s just $287.50 at .575 cents per point.
-Intercontinental has a heavy presence in French Polynesia with properties on Tahiti and Moorea islands for just 40K points ($230 at .575).
-Bargains can be had for high end Intercontinental hotels in NYC, Hong Kong, Paris, London, etc. thanks to the 50K redemption level.
There are several IHG hotels in Israel:
Holiday Inn Ashkelon: 10K ($57.50 with this promo)
Crowne Plaza Jerusalem: 20K ($115)
Crowne Plaza Dead Sea: 30K ($172.50)
Crowne Plaza Eilat: 30K ($172.50)
Crowne Plaza Haifa: 30K ($172.50)
Crowne Plaza Tel Aviv Beach: 30K ($172.50)
Hotel Indigo Tel Aviv Diamond District: 30K ($172.50)
Crowne Plaza Tel Aviv City Center: 30K ($172.50)
InterContinental David Tel Aviv: 40K ($230)
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15 Comments On "Get A 100% Point Bonus When Purchasing IHG Points; Lock In PointBreaks Rooms For $28.75/Night"
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do you know if purchased points count towards elite status? i’m only 4,000 points away from top tier, so I would purchase purely for that purpose, but not otherwise.
Do these points ever expire?
If I’m a beginner, can I buy a few points full price or transfer from chase, (since you need to have existing points, right?) or will that workaround not work?
Will purchased points count towards status ?
need staples advise:
any filler to add to order for $1.50 that is not “add on item”? thank you
Found crown plaza jerusale for same price on orbitz and hotels
so why pre pay?
That price is prepay on orbitz too
But I do agree not worth the extra hassle with the points and all.
I find the deal as 10k points for $135, not $115. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks.
just bought some points to find out. Answer – no it does not count towards status.
@YY:
Depends on the date, on a peak date when the price is higher the points option will be better.
@Eitan:
Need to buy 26K+ points to get the lowest rate.
@josh: Thanx
Thanks Dan! I bought 240,000 points just now for a Jan stay at the beautiful Intercontinental Hotel in HK. Hotel generally costs upwards of $400 a night. Does it pay to buy Ambassador status for $200 in order to get the upgrade to a Jr Suite? Will it work if I pay with points?
I don’t have any points what is the cheapest way to get a hotel room without using points
@sam
depends on hotel place and time
This is one deal that can be cheap for IHG hotels
Orbitz also can find some cheap prioes
Dan. I bought 120k points and it didn’t post.
Can I cancel the transaction? If yes should I?
@Mendy:
You should be able to get good value at this rate.
Plus the Vegas promo will be back, it ran earlier this year as well.