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IHG Rewards Premier
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IHG Rewards Premier
Chase
Last updated October 8, 2026· Rates, fees, and credits from WalletFlo's OneCard catalog (refreshed hourly). Verify current terms on the issuer site.
Annual fee
$150
Welcome bonus
180,000 pts welcome offer
Est. net value
$645/yr
Credit score
Varies
Top earn rate
26x everything else
Overview
How this card fits in your wallet — fees, value, and who it's built for.
The IHG Rewards Premier from Chase carries a $150 annual fee. On WalletFlo's typical spend profile, the OneCard engine estimates $654.90 in rewards plus $140.00 in credits and perks — $644.90 net per year before welcome bonuses.
How the points work
Earn up to 26X total points at IHG Hotels and Resorts worldwide when you combine IHG card benefits with existing IHG Rewards Club member benefits from IHG
Earning rates
Category bonuses from our catalog — verify current offers on the issuer site.
| Category | Rate |
|---|---|
| Everything elseIHG | 26× |
| DiningDining | 5× |
| GasGas | 5× |
| TravelTravel | 5× |
| Everything elseAll Purchases | 1× |
Welcome offer
180,000 points
- Spend $3,000 in 90 days
- Est. value: $1,800 (WalletFlo catalog)
Credits & benefits
Statement credits and perks we model in net-value calculations.
Credits
- Monthly Instacart Credit$10/yr
Receive a $10 Instacart credit each month with an active Instacart+ membership. Benefits end 12/31/27.
Benefits & perks
- Anniversary Free Night
Earn a free night certificate each account anniversary year, valid at IHG hotels with a redemption level up to 40,000 points. You can add points from your account to redeem at hotels above the 40,000 point level.
- Fourth Reward Night Free
When you redeem points for a consecutive four-night IHG® hotel stay, you receive the fourth night free.
- Global Entry, TSA PreCheck® or NEXUS Statement Credit$120/yr
Receive a statement credit of up to $120 every 4 years as reimbursement for the application fee.
- No foreign transaction fees
You will pay no foreign transaction fees on purchases made outside the United States.
- Automatic Platinum Elite Status
Receive automatic IHG One Rewards Platinum Elite status for as long as you remain a cardmember.
- Save 20% on Points Purchases
Save 20% when you purchase points with your card.
- Purchase Protection
Covers your new purchases for 120 days against damage or theft up to $10,000 per item.
- Trip Cancellation and Interruption Insurance
Be reimbursed up to $1,500 per person and $6,000 per trip for your pre-paid, non-refundable travel expenses if your trip is canceled or cut short by covered situations.
- Complimentary DashPass Membership
Get one year of complimentary DashPass for DoorDash and Caviar. Membership auto-renews. Activate by 12/31/2027.
- Quarterly DoorDash Credit$10/yr
DashPass members get up to $10 off quarterly on non-restaurant DoorDash orders through 12/31/2027.
- Complimentary Instacart+ Membership
Receive a complimentary 3-month Instacart+ membership. Membership auto-renews. Activate by 12/31/2027.
- Monthly Instacart Credit$10/yr
Receive a $10 Instacart credit each month you have an active Instacart+ membership. Benefits end 12/31/2027.
Included, not priced
- $100 statement credit and 10,000 bonus points
Receive a $100 statement credit and 10,000 bonus points each calendar year you spend at least $20,000 in purchases.
- Refer-a-Friend Bonus
Earn 10,000 bonus points for each friend or business owner who gets approved for an IHG One Rewards Credit Card, up to 50,000 bonus points per year.
Insurance cover and point awards. The issuer publishes a figure for each, but those are claim limits and points balances, not dollars a year, so we leave them out of the totals above.
Is the annual fee worth it?
Quick breakeven from stated credits and perks — open the full tool to dig deeper.
Credits & perks vs fee
- Annual fee
- −$150
- Stated credits
- +$10
- Perks (est.)
- +$130
- Net after credits & perks
- -$10
Verdict
Fee exceeds stated credits & perks
You'll need enough rewards on your spend to cover the gap — model that below.
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Frequently asked questions
- What credit score do I need?
- Issuers generally look for good-to-excellent credit; exact thresholds vary.
- Is the annual fee worth it?
- See the annual fee analysis above, or open the full calculator to model credits and perks against $150 per year.