IHG One Rewards Elite Status: Guide to Qualifying and Privileges

In 2022, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) rebranded and launched its loyalty program, IHG One Rewards.

With over 6,000 properties worldwide, earning elite status with IHG One Rewards is the best way to get the most out of IHG hotel stays through additional benefits and perks.

In this guide, we’ll explore all the ways to qualify for IHG One Rewards elite status and the benefits that come at each status level.

How Does IHG Rewards Elite Status Work?

All IHG One Rewards members start at the Club Member level. Beyond the Club Member level, there are four elite status levels: Silver Elite, Gold Elite, Platinum Elite, and Diamond Elite.

You can earn IHG One Rewards elite status through qualifying hotel activity, by spending on IHG co-branded credit cards, or by earning elite qualifying points through IHG partners.

Earning IHG One Rewards Status with Hotel Activity

IHG One Rewards has two ways of earning elite status through hotel activity. Status can be acquired by earning qualifying nights or by earning qualifying points.

A qualifying night is earned for each eligible night stayed at an IHG hotel, while a qualifying point is earned on eligible rates paid for hotel stays.

In order to reach an IHG elite status level, you must earn the following:

• Silver Elite: 10 qualifying nights
• Gold Elite: 20 qualifying nights or 40,000 qualifying points
• Platinum Elite: 40 qualifying nights or 60,000 qualifying points
• Diamond Elite: 70 qualifying nights or 120,000 qualifying points

It’s important to be aware that qualifying nights are typically not earned on stays booked through third-party providers, such as online travel agencies (e.g., Expedia or Hotels.com).

Additionally, if you’re at least a Gold Elite member, and at the end of the calendar year, you’ve earned qualifying nights beyond the required number for your current elite status but below the number required for the next elite status tier, then those qualifying nights will roll over to the next year.

For example, if you earn 35 qualifying nights in a calendar year, you’ll have passed the 20-night threshold to earn Gold Elite status, but you’ll still be five nights shy of earning Platinum Elite status.

The extra 15 qualifying nights that you earned will roll over to the following year, meaning that you’ll only need to earn an…