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A Guide To Earning IHG Points
I’ve recently written a number of posts about earning IHG points, and since it was such a big part of us living in luxury hotels for $600 to $700 a
A Data-Driven Look: The Best IHG Hotel Redemption Values
While I do enjoy writing comprehensive “Best Use” posts where I dig in and look for deals, I also love data… This post is more of the second.
My “Data-Driven” posts
The Cheapest Hotels To Earn IHG Points
I like the timing on this as it follows my How To Earn IHG Points With IHG’s Promos. This post has a list of the cheapest ~200 IHG hotels, map
IHG Promos Are Still A Great Way To Earn IHG Points
There is simply no greater ROI in terms of earning free nights than these IHG promotions. In fact, we did 3 stays in Austin (where we live) last month (and
My Love/Hate Relationship with IHG Rewards Club
You may have seen that IHG Rewards Club points are on sale this week for just under .6 cents each. You’re seeing so much about them mostly because points sales earn
A brief history of IHG free night award category devaluations (or, why IHG changed Pointbreaks)
The new year brings new loyalty program devaluations, with the latest being IHG, followed by… IHG. I think Hiltonization is an apt description, as it seems the goal is to
The stars aligned for one glorious moment and the PFD family booked another trip to Nicaragua
Sometimes it’s a lot of work to put together a trip, and sometimes it’s hardly any work at all. Our last family trip to Managua took a fair amount of
Deals in Action: Disneyland on Points
One hazard of raising kids as a travel hacker is that you raise the bar of surprise. While we try to keep the Deal Kids grounded for Deal Girl’s birthday
Quick Tip: How To Find Hotel Points Bonus Rates
A number of you have expressed interest in the Marriott Platinum Challenge and how I completed it for under $500 net. The specific question I’ve been asked multiple times is abou..
I’m Shuffling My Top Five Hotel Points Rankings. Are You?
One of the many hidden alcove pools at the Ritz-Carlton Tenerife, now bookable via both Starwood and Marriott points.The only constant in travel hacking is change. In the hotel p..
Complete Map of IHG Rewards Hotels
Updated: Nov 1, 2016
Here’s a labor of love for the travel community. A complete map/tool of every IHG property, viewable by category.
(Click in the top right corner for full sc..
PSA to Loyalty Programs: Hire a White Hat Travel Hacker
Boots optional.
The frequent travel community lost its mind when Wyndham announced, then abruptly pulled, a promotion that offered to quadruple SPG* points and match status if y..
Guest Post: Intercontinental San Juan and Touring San Juan
Craig recently had the chance to visit San Juan, Puerto Rico, a place I haven’t been to, and really haven’t seen a lot of coverage of late. He offered to
Cannes Hotel Showdown: Hyatt Grand Martinez Vs. Holiday Inn
After a recent stay in Cannes it felt like a good idea to review the two hotels I visited: the Grand Hyatt Martinez and the Holiday Inn. I understand that
Pointbreaks, Shmointbreaks
IHG just performed its regular ritual of getting our hopes up and then letting us down with its list of Pointbreaks hotels. There are three kinds of Pointsbreak hotels:
The Nort..
Everything You Need To Know About IHG PointBreaks
PointBreaks is the best hotel promotion and it comes regularly – every few months.
However, there have been a few changes lately and so I wanted a post that explains everything y..
The Holiday Inn credit card beginner’s guide
[Note: As you might have guessed from the title, this post is intended for beginners. If you already know this stuff, please let me know in the comments if I
The most popular hotel credit cards, as given by Google Trends
I was curious about the relative popularity of various credit cards, but since banks don’t like to give out details on the performance of individual products, it’s not easy to tell
Point Breaks for Real Life: O’s, Bohs and Pigskin
Views from Holiday Inn, Solomons Island, Maryland
If you follow all of the Points Blogs, you know PointBreaks are a great deal where points stays at IHG hotels are slashed to
Buy IHG Hotel Points at 100% Bonus: Points With Training Wheels
You can do it!
I’m not a huge fan of buying hotel points, with one exception: IHG Points Bonus: Buy 26,000- 60,000 points and get 100% bonus. At 100% bonus the points
PointBreaks for Real Life: $35/Night Summer 2015 Getaway Ideas
If you are follow all of the Points Blogs, you know PointBreaks are a great deal where points stays at IHG hotels are slashed to 5,000 points a night. The
It’s Not too Late! Summer Mid-Atlantic Getaways on Points
Views from Holiday Inn, Solomons Island, Maryland
Regular readers know I am NOT a fan of the traditional Mid-Atlantic beach week. The prices get jacked up to levels that defy logic
Stay at a hotel for free every year
This has nothing to do with redeeming points for award bookings. No, this post’s all about credit cards that’ll give a free hotel night every year – just for having