Loyal members are rewarded with 50% extra points for corporate bookings made on meetings, events and accommodation
New Delhi, August 17, 2016: InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) has launched its new IHG® Business Rewards promotion, offering members the opportunity to earn 50% extra bonus points at participating IHG hotels worldwide.
Corporate travel is considered an investment to grow an organization’s business.Corporate travel grows with, and indeed fuels, economic growth. Business related travel in India is estimated to grow at over 10% in 2016 and further 10% in 2017, and could account for USD 36.1 billion (approximately Rs 2,42,000 crore) in spending in 2017 according to Global Business Travel Association, GBTA. With IHG® Business Rewards programme, corporates stand to save significantly on their expenses related to accommodation, events and meetings.
As a way of thanking those who book on behalf of others, IHG Business Rewards is rewarding members with 50% extra IHG® Rewards Club points on Qualifying Spend* up to the value of USD 20,000 (approximately Rs 13,50,000) when booking accommodation, meetings and events for others from 1 September 2016 to 30 November 2016 (for events and stays until 31 August 2017).
Once a member has a qualifying spend of USD 20,000 (approximately Rs 13,50,000), they will revert to earning three points for every USD 1 (approximately Rs 67) of additional spend as per the programme’s general terms and conditions.
In addition to the promotional bonus points earned, members can also capture more value by earning an extra 10,000 and 20,000 additional points for one-off individual bookings of USD 10,000 (approximately Rs 6,70,000), and USD 20,000 (approximately Rs 13,50,000) respectively. There is no limit on the number of high value bookings that may be made, and additional points will be received for each individual, one-off high value booking.
Samantha Llewellyn,Vice President, Customer Loyalty Marketing, Asia, Middle East and Africa, IHG said:“Our new Booker Bonus Points Promotion, designed specifically to reward our loyal corporate bookers, offers these members the kinds of exciting benefits and experiences that are personally relevant – and importantly, valuable – to them. Introducing bonus point offers like this enables us to build more value within our rewards programme, and shows our continuous commitment towards delivering Great Hotels Guests Love.”
IHG operates over 5,000 hotels across 100 countries. In India, IHG has 28 hotels in 12 cities, and plans to have 41 hotels open or in the pipeline.
Business bookers can look forward to enjoying greater benefits by using their newly acquired promotional bonus points on a generous range of redemption options, available in the IHG Rewards Club global catalogue, from hotel stays, air travel and electronic goods, to brand name merchandise and restaurant vouchers.
Members can register for the promotion by visiting: http://businessrewardsbookerbonus.ihg.com/. Guests can sign up for IHG Business Rewards by visiting: http://www.ihg.com/hotels/us/en/businessrewards/home.
Corporate Comm India(CCI Newswire)
