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[Expired] Boost Your Recent IHG Points Earnings To Buy Points With a Discount

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The offer mentioned below has expired and is no longer available.

Check your emails and IHG accounts, because you might have an offer to boost your recent earnings by up to 6x.

This could be a good way to buy IHG points with a discount. But is it worth it? Let’s dig in.

IHG Points Boost Promotion — Details

You may have received an email from IHG saying, “You’ve earned points. Now, boost them!” If you didn’t get the email, that’s OK. You can access the page to boost points here.

Depending on how many IHG One Rewards points you’ve earned recently, you may see an offer to multiply your points by up to 6x and get a 50% bonus along the way.

IHG boost your points 6x offer
6x points booster offer available to some members. Image Credit: IHG

If you have the offer to boost points by 6x with a 50% discount, you can buy points for as little as 0.58 cents each. That’s slightly higher than our average valuation of IHG points at 0.5 cents each.

While this offer is billed as boosting points, it’s essentially an offer to buy IHG points. It’s often possible to buy points with a 50% discount or 100% bonus, dropping the price to 0.5 cents apiece. That’s a better price than you’ll find in the “Boost your points” promotion.

It’s also worth pointing out that not everyone will have the best offer for a 6x boost with a 50% discount. For example, your maximum boost might be 3x. Moreover, the discount at lower boosting rates (such as 1x or 2x) is even smaller, providing a 30% or 40% discount.

IHG boost your points pricing
Price for a 1x boost with a 30% discount. Image Credit: IHG

If you want to boost your IHG points, this offer is available through September 12, 2024. The maximum number of points available in this offer is 150,000. Purchases are nonrefundable.

Is It Worth It?

Given that there are recurring offers to buy IHG points for 0.5 cents apiece, buying them for 0.58 cents doesn’t make sense in most situations. However, if you’ve exhausted other opportunities to buy points (such as reaching the annual maximum for point purchases), this deal can make sense if you plan to redeem points at a value greater than their purchase price.

Hot Tip:

Want to know more about this? Here’s how to redeem IHG points for outstanding value.

Final Thoughts

If you’ve earned IHG points recently, you may have an offer to boost those earnings — and can do so with a discount. Put simply, this is an offer to buy IHG points by multiplying your recent earnings. For most people, there are better, cheaper ways to earn IHG points. If you’ve run out of options, though, this offer might make sense.

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About Ryan Smith

Ryan completed his goal of visiting every country in the world in December of 2023 and now plans to let his wife choose their destinations. Over the years, he’s written about award travel for publications including AwardWallet, The Points Guy, USA Today Blueprint, CNBC Select, Tripadvisor, and Forbes Advisor.

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