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IHG One Rewards is one of several hotel loyalty programs that allow members to earn airline miles on hotel stays — and now it’s offering a way to earn even more. As first reported by Loyalty lobbyIHG’s latest promotion will earn you 1,000 bonus American Airlines AAdvantage miles for every two-night stay this fall, for a total of 15,000 miles.

Here’s what you need to know.

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Deal Basics

How to qualify: Book and stay at least two consecutive nights at a participating IHG hotel. Before check-in, Set your earnings preferences AAdvantage miles in your IHG account.

Participating hotel brands:

• Intercontinental Hotels and Resorts
• Stewardship
• Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants
• Hotel Indigo
• Hualuxe Hotels and Resorts
• Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts
• Holiday Inn
• Holiday Dharamshala Express
• Holiday Inn Club Vacation
• Holiday Inn Resort
• Swear
• Walk
• Vignette Collection
• Atwell Suites
• curious
• Staybridge Suites
• Candlewood Suites

How to book: Directly by IHG Advantage Booking Page

Book and stay together: 15 Nov

What will you get?: 1,000 bonus AAdvantage miles for each qualifying stay of two-plus nights, up to a maximum of 15,000 miles

One award per IHG’ Terms and Conditions, qualifying rates include award nights, so you can earn bonus miles even if you book your stay with points. If you book a stay with cash, you’ll earn extra miles on most brands. IHG’s partnership with American Airlines lets you earn 2 AAAdvantage miles per dollar spent on qualifying room rates at all IHG brands except Candlewood Suites and Staybridge Suites (which earn 1 mile per dollar spent) and Venetian Las Vegas (which earn miles not).

So, for example, if you booked a two-night stay at a Holiday Inn that cost $300 before taxes and fees, you’d earn a total of 1,600 miles (2 miles per dollar, $300 plus 1,000 bonus miles). That’s in addition to any rewards earned on your credit card to pay for the investment.

However, remember that when you choose to earn AAdvantage miles (or any other airline rewards) on your IHG stay, you lose your ability to earn hotel points. That means if you take advantage of this promotion, you won’t earn any IHG One Rewards points. However, you must still earn Elite Qualifying Night Credits and receive any Elite status benefits during your stay.

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How to redeem AAdvantage miles

As of TPG’s August 2024 Valuation, AAdvantage miles are worth 1.7 cents each. That means if you max out this promotion, your bonus earnings (15,000 miles) will be around $255. Even if you don’t have the means to complete 15 two-night stays this fall, the bonus miles you earn from this promotion may add up to more than you think.

American has several domestic award flights for under 10,000 AAdvantage miles. For example, if you live in Denver, you can escape the cold this December and plan a weekend getaway to San Diego for just 7,500 miles each way.

Or, if you’re on the East Coast, you can plan a January ski trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, less than 6,000 miles each way.

You can also save your bonus miles for bigger redemptions, like business-class flights on partner airlines or off-peak flights to the Caribbean and Mexico.

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Bottom line

AAdvantage miles are a valuable rewards currency, and IHG’s latest promotion lets you earn more of them with hotel stays this fall. This promo is especially helpful for weekend warriors, as you’ll get the most bang for your buck when you book separate stays of two nights or more.