Every few months, IHG (Intercontinental Hotels Group) runs a promotion called PointBreaks. This promo involves selected hotels all over the world throughout the IHG brands. The promo for these hotels is that they are available on points for only 5,000 points per night. That is a huge savings – some of these hotels go for at least 7 times that on a regular basis. These rooms at that rate are limited, so it is always a good thing to jump on it when you can.
Getting the points
Signing up for a credit card at this point (to lock in the good hotels) is not going to be too beneficial. However, these come around every few months, so you might as well think about getting an IHG credit card to earn major points to use for PointBreaks. To see the credit card options, check out this post.
To get the points to use now for this promo, you can transfer them over from Ultimate Rewards at a 1:1 (this is really the only time it is a good idea to transfer Ultimate Reward points to IHG). You can also use this method outlined here to purchase the points you need for one night for $35.
The List
This list is good for travel booked between today (March 24) and May 31 and good for stays between the same dates. Here is the full list. I will be publishing a post later today (as I normally do for PointBreaks hotels) that will detail the various hotels available in upcoming marathon cities. With the spring marathon season coming on strong, this could be very helpful in allowing you to secure a great deal.
IHG PointBreaks – March 24 – May 31
United States
Alabama
Holiday Inn Express Dothan North
Holiday Inn Express Greenville
Holiday Inn Montgomery Airport South
Arkansas
Holiday Inn Express Batesville
Holiday Inn Epress Pine Bluff/Pines Mall
Arizona
Holiday Inn Canyon de Chelly (Chinle)
California
Candlewood Suites Orange County/Irvine Spectrum
Holiday Inn Express Lathrop-South Stockton
Holiday Inn San Diego North Miramar
Colorado
Candlewood Suites Craig-Northwest
Connecticut
Holiday Inn Express Hartford-Downtown
Holiday Inn Express Southington
Delaware
Holiday Inn Express Seaford-Route 13
Florida
Georgia
Holiday Inn Express Atlanta-Johns Creek
Holiday Inn Express Blairsville
Candlewood Suites Columbus Fort Benning
Candlewood Suites Warner Robins/Robins AFB
Iowa
Holiday Inn Express Sioux Center
Idaho
Illinois
Holiday Inn Express Le Roy-Bloomington Area
Candlewood Suites Aurora-Naperville
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Candlewood Suites Bowling Green
Candlewood Suites Radcliff-Fort Knox
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Candlewood Suites West Springfield
Michigan
Candlewood Suites St. Joseph/Benton Harbor
Minnesota
Missouri
Holiday Inn Express Warrensburg
Mississippi
Montana
North Carolina
Holiday Inn Epress Forest City
Holiday Inn Express Williamston
North Dakota
Holiday Inn Express Minot South
Nebraska
Holiday Inn Express Omaha-Southwest
New Jersey
Holiday Inn Philadelphia South-Swedesboro
Holiday Inn Somerset-Bridgewater
New Mexico
Candlewood Suites Roswell New Mexico
Nevada
New York
Candlewood Suites Elmira Horseheads
Candlewood Suites Nanuet-Rockland County
Ohio
Holiday Inn Express Greenville
Holiday Inn Express Mt. Vernon
Oklahoma
Holiday Inn Express Weatherford
Pennsylvania
Holiday Inn Express Frazer-Malvern
Rhode Island
Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick (Airport)
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Holiday Inn Express White House
Texas
Holiday Inn Express Brownfield
Holiday Inn Express Duncanville
Utah
Stayridge Suites Salt Lake-West Valley City
Virginia
Holiday Inn Express Kilmarnock
Candlewood Suites Richmond North-Gen Allen
Washington
Wisconsin
Candlewood Suites Milwaukee Airport-Oak Creek
West Virginia
Holiday Inn Express Charleston-Southridge
Wyoming
Asia & the Pacific
The People’s Republic of China
Crowne Plaza Beijing Zhongguancun
India
InterContinental Marine Drive-Mumbai
Republic of Korea
Phillipines
Taiwan
Africa & the Middle East
Kenya
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Staybridge Suites Abu Dhabi-Yas Island
Europe
Austria
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
France
Holiday Inn Clermont-Ferrand Centre
Holiday Inn Express Marseille-Provence Airport
Germany
Holiday Inn Express Baden-Baden
Holiday Inn Express Guetersloh
Italy
Holiday Inn Milan-Linate Airport
Lithuania
Netherlands (Holland)
Russia
Holiday Inn Moscow-Vinogradovo
Spain
Holiday Inn Express Madrid-Alcorcon
Holiday Inn Express Madrid-Leganes
United Kingdom
Holiday Inn Express Antrim-M2, JCT. 1
Holiday Inn Doncaster A1 (M), JCT .36
Holiday Inn Express Liverpool-Knowsley M57, JCT .4
Holiday Inn Express Swansea-West M4, JCT .43
Holiday Inn Leeds-Wakefield M1, JCT .40
Americas
Canada
Holiday Inn Express Sherwood Park-Edmonton Area
Holiday Inn Express Whitecourt Sourtheast
Holiday Inn Surrey East-Cloverdale
Holiday Inn Halifax Harbourview
Holiday Inn Express Chatham South
Holiday Inn Express Toronto-Mississauga
Brazil
Holiday Inn Express Sumare Ave. Sao Paulo
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
El Salvador
Honduras
InterContinental Real Tegucigalpa
Peru
Mexico
Holiday Inn Express Manzanillo
Holiday Inn Express Tuxtla Gutierrez La Marimba
Holiday Inn Express Guadalajara Iteso