Despite the recent change in the terms and conditions of PointsBreaks, it is still one of the best redemptions in the hotel loyalty program world. The new rules state that a member can only book up to 2 reward reservations per hotel participating in the individual offer (ie 2 at Pointbreaks hotels and 2 at Last Minute Reward Night hotels). What this means is that if you want to book a Pointbreaks offer at a hotel you can only have two reservations. No longer will you be able to grab 3, 5 or more reservations (one reservation per night) as some people did to make sure they got the nights at the low award price, plan a trip for some of those nights and then cancel the rest. This change is both good and bad. Good in that more members should be able to grab award nights at the lower levels but bad if you truly want to plan 3 or more trips at one location and have no plans on 'working' the system by cancelling some of those nights. My tip to get around this would be to book 2 reservations with one IHG Rewards Club account and then have your spouse book 2 more etc. Of course this is dependent on both accounts having enough points to redeem for these awards.
The latest set for stays until July 31st, are now available for booking via the primary PointsBreaks page or via the individual hotel links below.
Why are IHG Rewards Club Point Breaks such a great deal? Because they offer reward nights at participating IHG hotels Worldwide for only 5,000 Rewards Club points. For those of you not to familiar with Priority Club, normal redemption rates for Rewards Club reward nights run from as low as 10,000 points for some Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express locations to 50,000 points for ultra-luxurious InterContinental locations and even these locations can participate in Point Breaks. So as you can see you can receive a discount of 50 to 88% off the regular redemption rates. You may be thinking that the high end hotels won't participate but they do depending on the time of year! Please note that like most loyalty promotions these offers are capacity controlled so I advise to book sooner than later to ensure you get the Point Breaks rate. These offers are now bookable via the primary PointsBreaks page or via the individual hotel links below.
Here is the list of hotels participating this time and as you can see there are only 7 Canadian locations versus the 9 we had during the last PointBreaks.
Canada
ALBERTANEW BRUNSWICK
ONTARIO
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES BRAMPTON
- CROWNE PLAZA HAMILTON HOTEL & CONF CENTER
- STAYBRIDGE SUITES OAKVILLE-BURLINGTON
United States
ALABAMA- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CLANTON
- HOLIDAY INN BIRMINGHAM – HOOVER
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES MOBILE/SARALAND
ARIZONA
CALIFORNIA
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES CORNING
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES GOLD MINERS INN- GRASS VALLEY
- STAYBRIDGE SUITES PALMDALE
- CROWNE PLAZA SILICON VALLEY – UNION CITY
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
IOWA
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
- HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES BOLINGBROOK
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HIGHLAND
- CANDLEWOOD SUITES BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES JACKSONVILLE
- HOTEL INDIGO CHICAGO-VERNON HILLS
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES ELKHART-SOUTH
- CANDLEWOOD SUITES INDIANAPOLIS – SOUTH
- CANDLEWOOD SUITES MERRILLVILLE
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MASSACHUSETTS
MARYLAND
MAINE
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSOURI
MISSISSIPPI
MONTANA
NORTH CAROLINA
- HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES RALEIGH-CARY (I-40 @WALNUT ST)
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES FAYETTEVILLE NW-SPRING LAKE
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
- CANDLEWOOD SUITES BORDENTOWN-TRENTON
- HOLIDAY INN EAST WINDSOR
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES MOUNT ARLINGTON - ROCKAWAY AREA
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES VINELAND MILLVILLE
NEVADA
NEW YORK
- CANDLEWOOD SUITES BUFFALO AMHERST
- HOLIDAY INN AUBURN-FINGER LAKES REGION
- CANDLEWOOD SUITES WATERTOWN-FORT DRUM
- HOLIDAY INN JOHNSTOWN-GLOVERSVILLE
- HOLIDAY INN UTICA
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS ROCHESTER – GREECE
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CELINA
- HOLIDAY INN CLEVELAND-AIRPORT
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS COLUMBUS – DUBLIN
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS MIDDLETOWN
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES NAPOLEON
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES CLEVELAND - STREETSBORO
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES WAUSEON
OREGON
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES MEDFORD - CENTRAL POINT
- HOLIDAY INN PORTLAND-GRESHAM
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES ONTARIO
- HOLIDAY INN ALLENTOWN CENTER CITY
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES CHAMBERSBURG
- HOLIDAY INN JOHNSTOWN-DOWNTOWN
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS MT PLEASANT- SCOTTDALE
- HOLIDAY INN WARREN (KINZUA DAM-ALLEGHENY)
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HURRICANE MILLS (WAVERLY)
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES MEMPHIS SOUTHWIND
- STAYBRIDGE SUITES KNOXVILLE OAK RIDGE
- HOLIDAY INN AMARILLO WEST MEDICAL CENTER
- STAYBRIDGE SUITES BROWNSVILLE
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES ENNIS
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES HEARNE
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES HOUSTON NW
- BELTWAY 8-WEST ROAD
- CROWNE PLAZA SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES AUSTIN SW
- - SUNSET VALLEY
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES VIDOR SOUTH
VIRGINIA
- STAYBRIDGE SUITES CHESAPEAKE – VIRGINIA BEACH
- CROWNE PLAZA HAMPTON-MARINA
- STAYBRIDGE SUITES QUANTICO-STAFFORD
- HOLIDAY INN PATRIOT-WILLIAMSBURG
WISCONSIN
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES ANTIGO
- STAYBRIDGE SUITES MILWAUKEE AIRPORT SOUTH
- CANDLEWOOD SUITES MADISON – FITCHBURG
- CROWNE PLAZA MILWAUKEE AIRPORT
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES STEVENS POINT
WYOMING
Mexico
MEXICO- CROWNE PLAZA TUXTLA GUTIERREZ
- CROWNE PLAZA MEXICO CITY NORTH-TLALNEPANTLA
- STAYBRIDGE SUITES GUADALAJARA EXPO
- HOLIDAY INN HERMOSILLO
Central & South America
ARGENTINACOSTA RICA
PANAMA
Europe
BELGIUMFINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
ITALY
LITHUANIA
ROMANIA
SPAIN
TURKEY
UNITED KINGDOM
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS BRADFORD CITY CENTRE
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CANTERBURY
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS DONCASTER
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS GLENROTHES
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS KETTERING
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS LICHFIELD
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS PETERBOROUGH
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS RAMSGATE – MINSTER
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS STEVENAGE
Asia
INDIAJAPAN
THAILAND
Middle East & Africa
EGYPTOMAN
SOUTH AFRICA
Oceania
AUSTRALIAFIJI
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