200,000 Points & Platinum Status—IHG’s Biggest-Ever Card Offer Just Dropped
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The IHG One Rewards Premier Business Credit Card has its biggest-ever offer of up to 200,000 bonus points.
- Earn 140,000 Bonus Points after spending $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
- Plus, earn 60,000 Bonus Points after spending a total of $9,000 in the first 6 months from account opening.
The card is clearly worth getting for this bonus offer alone. And its $99 annual fee is worth it on an ongoing basis, because you receive an anniversary free night for IHG Hotels & Resorts. And, when cardholders redeem points for a consecutive four-night IHG hotel stay, the fourth redemption night is free. That benefit can be huge. And cardmembers receive automatic Platinum Elite status, which they keep as long as the card remains open.
I don’t love the card for ongoing spend, since I value an IHG point at around half a cent apiece and the card offers 5x on travel, at gas stations, select advertising, and restaurants – which is good but not top of market – plus 10x at IHG properties (good, but I’ll take Sapphire Reserve here) and 3x on all other purchases.
Other benefits include,
- $100 statement credit and 10,000 bonus points each calendar year after spending at least $20,000 in purchases on the card.
- United Airlines TravelBank Cash one $25 TravelBank cash deposit in January and another in July (registration required).
- Diamond Elite Status after $40,000 in purchases in a calendar year, valid through December 31 of the following year.
- Additional Free Night after $60,000 in purchases in a caledar year valid with a point redemption value of up to 40,000 points
- 20% savings on Points Purchases when paying with the card, cannot be combined with any other points purchase offer.
- Global Entry, TSA PreCheck or NEXUS Statement Credit up to $120 every 4 years as reimbursement for the application fee charged to your card.
I view this card as a good add, a keeper, but in the sock drawer for many.
IHG One Rewards Premier Business Credit Card
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