IHG Rewards Club Point Changes for Reward Nights - Highest Category requires 70,000 Points!
There will be some upcoming changes to the number of IHG Rewards Club points required for a Reward Night this year. Additionally, a higher category of hotels will be introduced and these properties will be priced at 70,000 IHG Rewards Club points per night - this is 10,000 more points than the highest requirement of 60,000 points right now.
Click HERE to check out the upcoming changes for IHG Rewards Club Reward Nights!
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A brief look at all the upcoming changes (even though it is unclear at the time of writing when these changes will go into effect) reveal a general increase in required IHG Rewards Club points in the Asia-Pacific region (with the exception of China and Indonesia). Within Singapore, two properties along Orchard Road will soon require 5,000 more IHG Rewards Club points per Reward Night:
- Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre from 40,000 to 45,000 IHG Rewards Club Points
- Holiday Inn Express Singapore Orchard Road from 30,000 to 35,000 IHG Rewards Club Points
| Singapore Property | Required Points (2017) |
Required Points (2018) |
|---|---|---|
| Holiday Inn Express Singapore Katong | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Holiday Inn Express Singapore Clarke Quay | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| Holiday Inn Express Singapore Orchard Road | 30,000 | 35,000 |
| Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium | 35,000 | 35,000 |
| Hotel Indigo Singapore Katong | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Crowne Plaza Changi Airport | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre | 40,000 | 45,000 |
| InterContinental Singapore | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay | 60,000 | 60,000 |
Click HERE for a full list of changes that will be happening in 2018.
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