Unlock £75 Cashback with IHG & Amex Hotel Stays
IHG and American Express have launched a new hotel cashback promotion, offering a significant saving for targeted cardholders. The core of the deal allows participants to receive £75 back when they cumulatively spend £300 or more at selected European IHG hotels. This offer, which requires an opt-in via the ‘Offers' tab on eligible Amex cards, is limited to 70,000 registrations and must be utilized by December 31st.
A key benefit of this promotion is its ability to stack with IHG One Rewards' current bonus points offer, which also concludes on December 31st. This separate promotion provides no bonus on the first cash stay, double base points on the second, and triple base points on the third and subsequent stays, capped at 70,000 bonus points, after registration. Combining these offers presents a substantial opportunity for both direct savings and accelerated points accumulation across a wide range of IHG brands, including Garner, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, voco (e.g., voco St David’s Cardiff), InterContinental, and Kimpton.
However, participants should be aware of several potential risks and nuances. While the offer explicitly states validity only on checkout spend, not prepaid bookings, past experience suggests prepaid bookings *might* count. A critical caveat is that payments made via online links from hotels (e.g., Stripe) for prepaid bookings will *not* qualify for cashback, as these bypass Amex processing. Additionally, the list of participating hotels, while extensive, is poorly formatted, lacking country names despite being ordered by country. Eligibility is also restricted to targeted Amex cardholders, and the 10,000 reduction in registration slots from the previous version indicates increased competition for the deal.
(Source: https://www.headforpoints.com/2025/10/16/75-cashback-ihg-american-express/)
