IHG Rewards Club: Reward Night Pricing Changes...For the Better

On what is going to be a good news bad news day (mostly bad) we thought we'd bring you the good news first!

We received an email from IHG this morning stating there will be changes coming to some IHG Rewards Club Reward Night redemption rates and unlike most of the changes happening these are actually decreases!

Here is the email:

More than 100 IHG hotels will require 5,000 less IHG Rewards Club points per Reward Night. We will not be making any increases to our Reward Night pricing during 2014.

These changes to our Reward Night catalog will be effective on April 15 

Below are some highlights of the more than 100 properties whose Reward Nights will be decreasing by 5,000 points.

InterContinental Hotel Shanghai-Puxi, China - 35,000 to 30,000 IHG Rewards Club points
Crowne Plaza Geneva, Switzerland - 35,000 to 30,000 IHG Rewards Club points
Hotel Indigo Fort Myers Downtown River District, Florida, U.S. -  30,000 to 25,000 IHG Rewards Club points
Holiday Inn Resort PhuketMai Khao Beach Resort, Phuket, Thailand - 20,000 to 15,000 IHG Rewards Club points
Holiday Inn Ciudad De Mexico- Trade Center, Mexico - 15,000 to 10,000 IHG Rewards Club points
Holiday Inn Express Frankfurt-Messe, Germany -  25,000 to 20,000 IHG Rewards Club points
Staybridge Suites - San Antonio-Stone Oak, Texas, U.S. - 20,000 to 15,000 IHG Rewards Club points
Candlewood Suites Virginia Beach-Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. -  25,000 to 20,000 IHG Rewards Club points

It is nice for once to announce that the only changes are decreases and not a devaluation!