{"id":2579,"date":"2014-03-22T01:08:34","date_gmt":"2014-03-22T05:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/?p=2579"},"modified":"2016-02-14T11:18:51","modified_gmt":"2016-02-14T16:18:51","slug":"ihg-rewards-club-buy-points-mystery-bonus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/2014\/03\/22\/ihg-rewards-club-buy-points-mystery-bonus\/","title":{"rendered":"IHG Rewards Club Buy Points Mystery Bonus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Earn a 25% to 100% IHG Rewards Points Bonus<\/h2>\n<p>Intercontinental Hotel Group is joining the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/2014\/03\/02\/feeling-lucky-us-airways-mystery-buy-gift-bonus\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mystery Bonus game<\/a>\u00a0with its own <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kqzyfj.com\/click-7209048-11347127?sid=CTG\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Points Mystery Bonus <\/a>promotion where you can earn a 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% bonus until April 21st. Included under the IHG umbrella are\u00a0Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, and others. The promotion is right ahead of the upcoming Points Break Hotels List which will be announced on Monday, the 24th of March. \u00a0IHG is also known for holding Flash Sales where discounts of up to 75% are offered on select properties.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">When you access the site at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-7068390-11347127?sid=CTG\" target=\"_blank\">Points.com<\/a> you will be asked to supply your name, membership number and PIN.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-7068390-11347127?sid=CTG\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2707\" alt=\"IHG Mystery2\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/files\/2014\/04\/IHG-Mystery2.png\" width=\"439\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2014\/04\/IHG-Mystery2.png 439w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2014\/04\/IHG-Mystery2-300x217.png 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2014\/04\/IHG-Mystery2-260x188.png 260w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2014\/04\/IHG-Mystery2-160x115.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em\">You will then be redirected to a page where your bonus opportunity will be shown. I was lucky enough to receive the 100% bonus offer.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-7068390-11347127?sid=CTG\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2706\" alt=\"IHG Mystery Points\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/files\/2014\/04\/IHG-Mystery-Points.png\" width=\"635\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2014\/04\/IHG-Mystery-Points.png 635w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2014\/04\/IHG-Mystery-Points-300x139.png 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2014\/04\/IHG-Mystery-Points-560x260.png 560w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2014\/04\/IHG-Mystery-Points-260x120.png 260w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2014\/04\/IHG-Mystery-Points-160x74.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>You may purchase points in 1,000 point increments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1,000 &#8211; 10,000 points for $13.50 per 1,000 points<\/li>\n<li>11,000 &#8211; 25,000 points for $12.50 per 1,000 points<\/li>\n<li>26,000 &#8211; 60,000 points for $11.50 per 1,000 points<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">If you opt for the maximum amount allowed, you can see that 120,000 points (60K + 60K) will cost you $690.<a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/files\/2014\/04\/IHG-Mystery3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2708\" alt=\"IHG Mystery3\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/files\/2014\/04\/IHG-Mystery3.png\" width=\"519\" height=\"25\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2014\/04\/IHG-Mystery3.png 519w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2014\/04\/IHG-Mystery3-300x14.png 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2014\/04\/IHG-Mystery3-260x12.png 260w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2014\/04\/IHG-Mystery3-160x7.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The cost of buying the maximum number of points with the 100% bonus works out to $.00575 each.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Does buying points with IHG make sense?<\/strong>\u00a0If you can use these for Point Breaks or if you have upcoming travel plans where you would like to use them for an Intercontinental stay, then this would be a great way to get the points you need&#8230;but only if you qualify for the 100% bonus.\u00a0100,000 points is enough for two award nights in IHG\u2019s top-tier Category 9 hotels. Before you purchase, do the research necessary to find where the redemption would give you the most value. For example, if you wanted to book a reward night at the Intercontinental Paris Le Grand it would cost 50,000 points or<strong>\u00a0\u20ac\u00a0330.00 ($455.20)<\/strong>\u00a0a night. A two night reward would typically cost\u00a0<strong>$910<\/strong>\u00a0so by buying 50,000 (+50K) at $575 , you would essentially\u00a0<strong>save $335<\/strong>\u00a0for the booking if you purchased the points.<a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/files\/2014\/03\/IHG-Mystery4.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2588\" alt=\"IHG Mystery4\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/files\/2014\/03\/IHG-Mystery4.png\" width=\"665\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2014\/03\/IHG-Mystery4.png 665w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2014\/03\/IHG-Mystery4-300x90.png 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2014\/03\/IHG-Mystery4-560x169.png 560w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2014\/03\/IHG-Mystery4-260x78.png 260w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2014\/03\/IHG-Mystery4-160x48.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even though you can buy IHG Rewards Club points at 0.7 cents each by doing Cash and Points scheme, if you qualify for the 100% bonus here, you will get an even better deal.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Terms and Conditions:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Offer available for purchases made between 12:00 AM ET March 21 and 11:59 PM ET April 21, 2014<\/strong> inclusive. Bonus points will be awarded upon completion of the transaction. Bonus points will be awarded to the recipient of the points purchase. Offer is subject to change. Offer cannot be combined with any other offer. Only purchases made online are eligible for the bonus.<\/p>\n<div>Price includes all applicable fees. Purchased Points are not refundable and are applicable toward all IHG\u00ae Rewards Club awards. Members may purchase a maximum of 120,000 points per calendar year and receive as a gift a maximum of 120,000 points per calendar year. Please allow 24-48 hours for points to post and appear in the recipient&#8217;s account. All other IHG\u00ae Rewards Club Terms and Conditions apply.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>As I will be traveling to Vienna in May I think I am going to take advantage of this offer. \u00a0A night at the Intercontinental Vienna is 35,000 points a night or\u00a0<strong>\u20ac 209.00 ($289)<\/strong>\u00a0. I can purchase those points for $200 and save myself $198 for the stay. Then again, I may just have to plan a trip to Paris!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kqzyfj.com\/click-7209048-11347127?sid=CTG\" target=\"_blank\">IHG Buy and Gift Miles Link<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<h3><em><span style=\"color: #000000\">What was your bonus? \u00a0Where could you use 100,000 IHG points?<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>[Barclaycard Arrival\u2122 World MasterCard\u00ae &#8211; Earn 2x on All Purchases]<\/p>\n<address><em>(In the interest of full disclosure I may earn a referral bonus on some of the links on this blog \u2014<\/em><\/address>\n<address><em>thanks for your support!)<\/em><\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earn a 25% to 100% IHG Rewards Points Bonus Intercontinental Hotel Group is joining the\u00a0Mystery Bonus game\u00a0with its own Buy Points Mystery Bonus promotion where&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":2585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"Deal! 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