IHG Rewards Credit Cards
Chase and IHG Rewards offer three credit cards for you to choose from, depending on what best suits your needs.
The standard and most popular personal card is the IHG Rewards Club Premier Credit Card. Despite the $99 annual fee, this is a better option for most people than the no-annual fee IHG Rewards Club Traveler Credit Card (see card details for a comparison).
For small business owners, there is the IHG Premier Business Card
You can also transfer points from credit cards that earn Chase Ultimate Rewards points to IHG rewards at a 1:1 ratio.
One note: You must be under 5/24 to be eligible for these cards. If you aren’t approved instantly, read this article on calling the Chase reconsideration line.
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IHG® Rewards Premier Credit Card
Annual Fee:
$99
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This is the Estimated Value that you can expect to earn from the Bonus Offer this card. It represents an average value based on you knowing a bit about the rewards program and the best ways to use the points. The value is based on our miles and points values, explained in detail here. It is not the minimum possible value nor a guaranteed return. You can also click the calculator icon to see how the values for this card are calculated.$700
Annual Fee:
$99
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This is the Estimated Value that you can expect to earn from the Bonus Offer this card. It represents an average value based on you knowing a bit about the rewards program and the best ways to use the points. The value is based on our miles and points values, explained in detail here. It is not the minimum possible value nor a guaranteed return. You can also click the calculator icon to see how the values for this card are calculated.$700
IHG® Rewards Premier Credit Card Earn Rates
- 10X IHG bonus points when staying at IHG properties (That’s up to 26 total points per $ spent when factoring in IHG Rewards earnings when you stay).
- 5X points for all travel
- 5X points at gas stations
- 5X points for dining / take out / delivery
- 3X points for all other eligible purchases
IHG properties include: InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental Alliance®Resorts, Crowne Plaza®, Hotel Indigo®, Holiday Inn®, Holiday Inn Express®, Holiday Inn Resort®, Holiday Inn Club Vacations®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites®, EVEN™ Hotels and HUALUXE™
Additional IHG Premier credit card benefits:
- IHG Platinum Status
- An annual anniversary free night (up to 40,000 points, but you can "top up" with additional IHG Rewards points from your account for a more expensive reward)
- The fourth reward night free: Enjoy a reward night when you redeem points for any consecutive four-night stay at an IHG hotel; your fourth night will be free!
- Earn 10,000 bonus points and a $100 statement credit when you spend $20,000 plus one additional purchase each card year.
- Receive up to $50 in United Airlines TravelBank cash each year.
- Spend your way to Diamond Status with $40,000 in purchases plus one additional purchase in a calendar year.
- Get up to $800 per claim in cell phone protection against covered theft or damage (see issuer site for details and deductibles).
- No foreign transaction fees.
NOTE: In calculating your rewards values for this card, we are making the assumption that all Hotel spend entered is spent on IHG. If part of that spend is on other hotels, that spend will earn only 1x on this card, reducing the value of your rewards.
IHG® Rewards Premier Business Credit Card
Annual Fee:
$99
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This is the Estimated Value that you can expect to earn from the Bonus Offer this card. It represents an average value based on you knowing a bit about the rewards program and the best ways to use the points. The value is based on our miles and points values, explained in detail here. It is not the minimum possible value nor a guaranteed return. You can also click the calculator icon to see how the values for this card are calculated.$560
Annual Fee:
$99
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This is the Estimated Value that you can expect to earn from the Bonus Offer this card. It represents an average value based on you knowing a bit about the rewards program and the best ways to use the points. The value is based on our miles and points values, explained in detail here. It is not the minimum possible value nor a guaranteed return. You can also click the calculator icon to see how the values for this card are calculated.$560
The IHG® Rewards Premier Business Credit Card is a great choice for business travelers that stay at IHG Rewards hotels often as it comes with a range of perks.
IHG Rewards Club Premier Business Credit Card Earn Rates
- 10X IHG bonus points when staying at IHG properties.
- 5X points for all travel
- 5X points at gas stations
- 5X points for dining / take out / delivery
- 5X points for social media and search engine advertising
- 3X points for all other purchases
IHG properties include: InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental Alliance®Resorts, Crowne Plaza®, Hotel Indigo®, Holiday Inn®, Holiday Inn Express®, Holiday Inn Resort®, Holiday Inn Club Vacations®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites®, EVEN™ Hotels and HUALUXE™
Additional IHG credit card benefits:
- IHG Platinum Status
- An annual anniversary free night (up to 40,000 points, but you can "top off" with additional points).
- The fourth reward night free: Enjoy a reward night when you redeem points for any consecutive four-night stay at an IHG hotel; your fourth night will be free!
- Earn 10,000 bonus points and a $100 statement credit when you spend $20,000 plus one additional purchase each year.
- Earn an additional free night (up to 40,000 points) each calendar year when you spend $60,000 plus one additional purchase.
- Receive Diamond (top tier) elite status when you spend $40,000 plus one additional purchase in a calendar year.
- Receive up to $50 each year in United Airlines TravelBank Cash.
- Get a Global Entry / TSA PreCheck Fee Credit (up to $100 every 4 years).
- No foreign transaction fee.
NOTE: In calculating your rewards values for this card, we are making the assumption that all Hotel spend entered is spent on IHG. If part of that spend is on other hotels, that spend will earn only 1x on this card, reducing the value of your rewards.
IHG Rewards Club Traveler Credit Card
Annual Fee:
$0
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This is the Estimated Value that you can expect to earn from the Bonus Offer this card. It represents an average value based on you knowing a bit about the rewards program and the best ways to use the points. The value is based on our miles and points values, explained in detail here. It is not the minimum possible value nor a guaranteed return. You can also click the calculator icon to see how the values for this card are calculated.$480
Annual Fee:
$0
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This is the Estimated Value that you can expect to earn from the Bonus Offer this card. It represents an average value based on you knowing a bit about the rewards program and the best ways to use the points. The value is based on our miles and points values, explained in detail here. It is not the minimum possible value nor a guaranteed return. You can also click the calculator icon to see how the values for this card are calculated.$480
This is the no-fee version of the IHG Rewards Club Premier Credit Card, with somewhat reduced benefits in exchange for not having an annual fee.
The IHG credit card is best suited for spend at IHG properties where it earns IHG points at the rate of 5x IHG points per dollar (vs. 10x IHG points with the IHG Rewards Club Premier Credit Card).
This card still gives you the 4th Night Free (defined below) on an Award Stay benefit which is one of the best reasons to have either IHG credit card, although you do give up many other features of the IHG Rewards Club Premier Credit Card which does have an annual fee.
IHG Rewards Club Traveler Credit Card Earn Rates
- 5X per dollar spent at IHG properties
- 3X points per dollar on utilities
- 3X points per dollar on cable, Internet, and phone
- 3X points per dollar on select streaming services
- 3X points per dollar for dining
- 3X points per dollar for gas stations
- 2X points on all other eligible spend
Additional IHG Rewards Club Traveler benefits:
- The fourth reward night free: Enjoy a reward night when you redeem points for any consecutive four-night stay at an IHG hotel; your fourth night will be free!
- Earn 10,000 bonus points when you spend $10,000 in a calendar year.
- No foreign transaction fees
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