The Chase IHG card has had it’s sign up bonus decreased to 60,000 points after $1,000 in spend within the first three months of account opening and an additional 5,000 points when you add an authorized user and they make their first purchase, this is a decrease from the 70,000 points + 5,000 points for authorized user offer that was recently available.
There are two better offers you should be aware of:
- 80,000 points after $1,000 in spend + $50 statement credit after first purchase. This is targeted, make sure you log into your IHG account and then click apply now (the offer shows for everybody, but clicking apply now will show an error for most people).
- Chase will match you to the 80,000 point offer still.
Remember that this card isn’t affected by Chase 5/24 rules at the moment. The card itself is pretty good (especially the free night annually for $49 annual fee). Here are the main marketing points:
- Annual fee of $49, waived first year
- Free night certificate on your card member anniversary, can be used at any IHG property
- 10% rebate on all points that are redeemed (maximum of 100,000 per year)
- Platinum Elite status for as long as you’re a card member
- Card earns at the following rates:
- 5x points at IHG properties
- 2x points at gas stations, grocery stores & restaurants
- 1x points on all other purchases
- No foreign transaction fees
