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The Offer
- Chase is offering a $50 statement credit after your first purchase and 80,000 IHG points after spending $1,000 within the first three months on the Chase IHG card.
Card Details
- 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
- This card is not subject to the Chase 5/24 rule
- 5,000 points when you add an authorized user after they make their first purchase
Our Verdict
Normally this would be a great offer, but you can currently get 100,000 points after $2,000 in spend by calling in. Personally I think that offer is significantly better than this offer, but this offer does have a lower minimum spend requirement of $1,000 and also a $50 statement credit instead of the extra 20,000 points plus you don’t have to apply by phone. I still think everybody should apply for the other offer instead of this one, but maybe this is of some use to people. You can read more about Chase cards generally here. I’ll add mention to this in our best credit card bonus list.
Hat tip to alandpike on /r/churning & reader @J_Turnbow
For those who are phone allergic, here’s a 60k + $50 statement credit link:
https://creditcards.chase.com/a1/ihg/ihg60plus?CELL=6J0P
Couldn’t find a working 80k+ link as of 11/26/17.
If you call in you can get 80k after 2k spend.
What # did you use?
All the 80k links are dead
Applied Nov 2nd through the direct link above & approved, card came today, but no insert or language about the bonus offer anywhere in the mailing. Usually there’s something that restates the spend X in X months to get X points, etc… Has me a little worried about whether it’ll post once I spend the $1k
Application appears dead. The landing page is active, but when I click on apply, it says Offer Unavailable. (also tried incognito, Internet explorer)
Is the $50 statement credit still part of this offer? I don’t see it. Also, does this offer give 5,000 extra points for a AU?
Yes, the $50 is the very first sentence in the direct link landing page.
Authorized users must be added and make a purchase in the first 90 days after primary user is approved and will get the 5K
I can vouch and got both last month.
Wow, if it were a snake, it would have bit me. Thanks
Is there a miles & points comparison chart?
Airline, hotel and major transfer partners, star/point rating for difficulty in using, CPP value (I’m sure there are other factors)
+1
No, too subjective
Approved for Chase IHG 4/1/15
Closed Chase IHG via SM 10/23/17, got confirmation
Last payment 10/31/17
Reapplied for Chase IHG 10/30/17 (User above said they were successful after one week)
Still showed two week decision notice via a call in after 48 hours.
11/4 received mail “We can’t process request, You already have this type of credit card account with us”
So, I obviously didn’t wait long enough after closing, what now?
Call recon?
Will they use the same pull?
I’m at 12/24 now, was 10/24 when I applied on 10/30/17.
If I book my anniversary free night and then close the card, does the anniversary night get cancelled? Thank you.
Credit Card and IHG account are separate.
Once points and certificates are showing in you’re IHG account, you’re good.
application link no longer works
Working fine for me
wow it works in incognito -_- bummer I didnt apply for it a few days ago along with a citi aa cause I didnt think the offer was valid anymore, I’ll apply in a week when I also apply for a citi aa biz
thanks for letting me know