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The Offer
- IHG is offering 3,000 points per InterContinental stay on stays from September 26th, 2019 to November 30th, 2019
- In addition if you become join the InterContinental Ambassador program you’ll earn 10,000 points on enrollment and an extra 3,000 points per stay during the eligible period above
The Fine Print
- Enrolment bonus valid 11 September through 30 November 2019 and stay bonus for new InterContinental Ambassador members valid 26 September through 30 November 2019
Our Verdict
The Ambassador program costs 40,000 points or $200 and comes with the following benefits at Intercontinental properties:
- Guaranteed room upgrade
- 4PM late check out
- Up to $20 restaurant/bar credit, complimentary mineral water and internet service
- Complimentary weekend night (valid on second night of a paid weekend stay)
- IHG Platinum status
Personally I don’t think ambassador status is worth paying for, but if you have a planned weekend stay then signing up can make sense to make use of the complimentary weekend night depending on the room rate. This promotion makes it slightly better (basically costs 30,000 points instead of the standard 40,000 points). You might as well register for this promotion even if you have no Intercontinental stays planned just in case. This should also stack with IHG accelerate.Â
Hat tip to FM
Does this count towards points stays? I don’t see any language in the terms that say paid stays only.
Do I get 3000 points if I’m staying at an InterContinental with an annual certificate?
My only IHG stay of the year is at an Intercontinental in Tokyo this October, so thanks for the heads up on this.
I hope it is not the Intercontinental Tokyo Bay. We live in Tokyo and have stayed at all of them here. That one is just ‘meh’ and too far away from everything. I did get really good use of Ambassador 3 years ago in Danang. That property is amazing.