Best Use of IHG Rewards Club Points (Reward Nights) for InterContinental Hotels around Singapore
IHG Rewards Club points are great because you can use them for decent reward nights and a bunch of other less valuable redemption (that you should not even consider) - they can also be converted into miles (largely at a 1000:200 ratio) which can be quite useful if you are converting to one that is potentially of greater value (e.g. Mileage Plan on Alaska Airlines). While I have previously considered reward nights in Singapore to be of inferior value, certain InterContinental properties around Singapore (in a 7-8 hour flight radius) can offer pretty great value. For the purpose of comparison, I am using only the Best Flexible Rate which could potentially introduce bias in resort locations (these properties generally have a larger Advance Purchase discount).
Photo Credit: InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort
I have not looked at the list exhaustively since this is a time-consuming process but I have looked at the properties that require 50,000 to 60,000 IHG Rewards Club points per night for the moment - please feel free to leave a message if you think I should look into any specific property and I will be more than happy to update the list accordingly as always.
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