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3 comments
Philip Andrew
March 08, 2023
Do these purchases of points qualify for the 10x points bonus when purchasing with an IHG credit card? Would I receive 15,000 IHG One Rewards points for the purchase in addition to the actual points I purchase for the $1500?
Chris Hassan
March 09, 2023
No, since the order is processed via points.com, it will not code as a hotel stay and therefore won’t trigger the bonus points.
Elizabeth Victoria
May 17, 2023
The example you use of 450,000 points for $2,500 rounds off to 0.6 cents per point (0.55555555556).
They do sell points for 0.5 cents even, but that’s during the 100% bonus promotion at the end of the year. The 80% promotion doesn’t quite get the price down to 0.5 cents per point.
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