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There is a great new IHG Bonus Points offer available, offering a massive 40,000 bonus Points for just 3 stays.

Before you get too excited – I need to say that there are a couple of catches which I will come to in a moment. First though, here’s the offer details:

You get 1000 Points for registration, 5000 Points for the first stay, 9000 Points for the second stay, and 15,000 Points for the third Stay. Upon completion of all three stays you also get 10,000 Points as an additional bonus (so the third stay really gets you 25,000 Points!).

You must register for the the promotion here.

This is a seriously good offer, and the fact it runs all the way until the end of the year is even better. It should also be stackable with IHG’s regular ‘Accelerate’ bonus Points promotions (regardless of what the terms say) too!

What’s the catch?

The first catch isn’t too bad – in order to count as ‘Qualifying Stays’, stays have to take place in the following regions: Asia Pacific (excluding China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan), the Middle East or Africa.

Obviously that means the promotion is no use to you if you’re not going to be visiting any of those regions before the end of the year. The promotion runs for another 9 months though and many readers will have travel plans in those regions, so that’s not a deal killer.

The bigger problem is that, although I can’t see anything specific in the terms, my understanding is that your IHG Rewards Club account also has to have an address listed as being in one the above regions too.

When I tried to register my existing personal account (which has a UK address) I kept receiving error messages, but when I set up a new account (legitimately created with a business address in Asia) I could register without any issues.

What you do with that information is, of course, entirely up to you…

I should point out that IHG does have a history of shutting down multiple accounts, so there is potential risk here if you mess about. If you have an existing account with elite status and lots of Points in it, I wouldn’t recommend doing anything that might put that at risk.

Bottom line

This is potentially a great IHG Bonus Points offer, but obviously isn’t suitable for everyone. If you are unable to take advantage, the good news is that there should be another ‘Accelerate’ bonus open to everyone very soon!

IHG Bonus Points Offer Terms

Must be an IHG® Rewards Club member and must register member number in advance to participate in this promotion. Members will receive bonus points upon registration and on completion of each of the first three Qualifying Stays booked directly on any IHG website or mobile site at InterContinental®, Crowne Plaza®, Hotel Indigo®, Holiday Inn®, Holiday Inn Express® and Staybridge Suites®  hotels and resorts in Asia Pacific (excluding China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan), the Middle East and Africa between 1 April 2017 and 31 December 2017 (“Registration”). The bonus points will be provided as follows: 1000 points for registration; 5000 points for the first Qualifying Stay; 9000 points for the second Qualifying Stay; and 15,000 points for the third Qualifying Stay. Upon completion of all three (3) stays, members will receive 10,000 points as a bonus. A stay is defined per IHG® Rewards Club Membership Terms and Conditions as one night or consecutive nights at the same hotel, regardless of frequency of check-in/out (“Stay”). A Stay is constitutes a “Qualifying Stay” when member pays qualifying rates, which include most business and leisure rates at InterContinental®, Crowne Plaza®, Hotel Indigo®, Holiday Inn®, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites®, EVEN® or HUALUXE™ hotels worldwide. Bonus points are not issued for Non-Qualifying Room Rates or Non-Qualifying Stays. “Non-Qualifying Room Rates” or “Non-Qualifying Stay” include the following: any stay at a Kimpton Hotel, net wholesale individual and group rate, certain package rates, employee discount rate, friends and family rate, crew rate, special discounted contract rates, seasonal worker/crew rate, 50% travel club discount rate, travel industry discount rate, distressed passenger rate, IHG® Rewards Club Reward Nights/Airline Hotel Reward rate, rates booked through third party web sites, complimentary hotel Stays and any other rates not defined as a Qualifying Room Rate at IHG’s sole discretion. Only one room per member per Qualifying Stay will be awarded the applicable bonus points. All bookings and stays are to be completed during promotion period between 1 April 2017 and 31 December 2017. No retroactive points will be awarded for stays prior to Registration. Rates are per room, per night and are subject to availability. Blackout dates apply. This Promotion is subject to standard IHG® Rewards Club Membership Terms and Conditions and earning structure, which can be obtained by visiting www.ihgrewardsclub.com. Other promotional terms and conditions apply. This exclusive offer is valid for original recipient only and cannot be combined with other promotions. Except as otherwise stated in the terms and conditions, please allow up to 2 to 3 weeks for bonus points to be credited after checkout . IHG reserves the right to remove a member’s bonus points or cancel a member’s account if fraudulent use of the Promotion is detected. IHG® Rewards Club reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Promotion at any time with or without notice. Members must make any promotional inquiries by 60 days from the end of the campaign promotional period. IHG Bonus Points offer