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Every piece on the journal carrying the ihg tag, most recent first.

04 MAY 2026 loyalty

Best Hotel Loyalty Programs 2026

We ranked seven hotel loyalty programs by elite-benefit value, redemption cpm, free-night-cert value, chart stability, and Category-1 sweet-spot count. The 2026 picture is reshaped by the Hyatt 67% peak-rate jump and the Hilton five-tier restructure.

By Diego Andrade · 20 min read

12 MAR 2026 loyalty

IHG One Rewards 2026 — A Program Teardown

We held the IHG Premier through a year of dynamic pricing, paid for Ambassador, and chased Royal Ambassador. The 2026 teardown of IHG One Rewards versus Hyatt and Marriott, with the math on every tier and the 4th-night-free.

By Helena Cross · 18 min read