IHG has close to never ending buy points promotion (there is now one as well), but earlier this month (read more here) there was a rather interesting twist with their offer, as it offered 3,500 bonus points as a separate transaction.
The promotion T&Cs stated that these extra points would post within 6 weeks, but they posted just over a week after the offer ended.
You can check your personalized IHG buy points offer here.
READ MORE: IHG One Rewards Bonus Points & Rate Promotions
IHG Extra Bonus Posting:
The bonus points were posted as a regular points deposit.
Here’s the offer: Bonus Schedule:
IHG’s Email:
You can get an additional 3,500 points bonus when buying a minimum of 35,000 points. These 3,500 points are deposited separately within 6 weeks of the purchase (per the T&Cs).
Price at 100% Bonus + 3,500 Extra (Minimum Purchased)
You can get 73,500 points for $350. The price of a point purchased is 0.48 US cents each.
Price at 100% Bonus + 3,500 Extra (Minimum Purchased)
You can get 403,500 points for $2,000. The price of a point is 0.496 cents each (close to the same 0.5 cents).
Conclusion
Both IHG and Hilton (they still have a 120% buy points sale) have now had offers with extra points compared to previous max bonuses.
Let’s see if IHG has something similar or even better cooking next month during Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals.
Here are the terms and conditions of this offer:
* This Offer is available for qualifying purchases of IHG One Rewards points made between 12:00 AM ET on October 10, 2026 and 11:59 PM ET on October 13, 2026 (“Offer Period”). Eligible members will receive a 100% bonus on points purchased when they purchase a minimum of 35,000 points in a single transaction, plus a 3,500-point gift which will be deposited within 6 weeks of the transaction date. Recipients of gifted points will receive all bonus points inclusive of 3,500 point gift.
There is a minimum points purchase threshold on a per transaction basis to be eligible for a bonus. The percentage bonus amount will show for eligible members when they log into their IHG One Rewards account.
The number of points a member may purchase, gift, or receive as a gift during the Offer Period is subject to annual limits under the IHG One Rewards Membership Terms and Conditions, which are available on www.ihg.com. Members may purchase a maximum of up to 200,000 points during a calendar year, so the number of points a member can purchase during the Offer Period will depend on how many points the member had already purchased during the same calendar year. For example, if a member had previously purchased 50,000 points in 2026, then the member could only purchase up to a maximum of 150,000 points during the Offer Period and would be eligible to receive the applicable percentage of additional bonus points under this Offer based only on the amount of points purchased during the Offer Period.
Similar limits apply to gifting points and receiving points as a gift: members may gift up to a maximum of 200,000 points, or receive as gifts from other members a combined maximum of up to 200,000 points, during the Offer Period, subject to reduction by the number of points that have been already gifted, or received as a gift, in the same calendar year. If a member purchases points that exceed the 200,000 points threshold for 2026 then they cannot purchase points for the remainder of the calendar year.
Purchased points, as well as any bonus points awarded under this Offer, do not count towards IHG One Rewards Elite status. This is an exclusive, non-transferable offer for intended recipients only and may not be forwarded. Offer is subject to change and cannot be combined with any other offer. Price includes all fees but subject to applicable taxes. Purchased points are not refundable and are applicable toward all IHG One Rewards redemptions. Please allow up to 72 hours for points to post and appear in the recipient’s account. All other IHG One Rewards Membership Terms and Conditions apply.