Sell your IHG One Rewards points for cash

IHG runs a large estate across Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental and Kimpton, but its points carry a comparatively low value each, so balances need to be substantial to be useful. Combined with the shortest expiry window in the industry, that leads a lot of holders to sell. We buy IHG One Rewards points at fair market rates, with a valuation in minutes on WhatsApp.

Who sells IHG One Rewards points — and why

Cardholders, business travellers, and people who discovered the twelve-month clock the hard way. The reasons tend to rhyme:

• The 12-month clock. IHG points expire after just 12 months without qualifying activity — the shortest window among the major hotel programmes.
• Low per-point value. IHG points are worth less each than Hyatt or Marriott, so it takes a large balance to fund a worthwhile stay.
• Points earned but never used. Corporate stays and card bonuses build balances faster than personal travel spends them.
• A better return in cash. When the redemptions available to you are poor value, selling can simply beat them.

How selling works

Tell us your balance. We reply with a firm cash offer — no obligation, no fees. If you accept, we send a written agreement, verify your ID, and pay you into an account in your own name. Most valuations take minutes. We've brokered loyalty currency since 2010 with a 4.8 Trustpilot rating and pay in cash, not vouchers. The same market that sets our IHG One Rewards services sets what we can pay you.

Before you decide, read how selling to us works in full — the ID and payment rules, the six-month account term, and the risks. We also buy airline miles across 20+ programmes and other hotel points.

What IHG One Rewards points are actually worth

IHG points are worth roughly 0.5 to 0.6 cents each on 2026 valuations — ahead of Hilton, behind Marriott and well behind Hyatt. IHG's near-complete move to dynamic pricing has produced a currency that is unusually consistent and unusually capped: you rarely do terribly, and you rarely do brilliantly.

Programme	Value per point (2026)	Pricing model
World of Hyatt	1.5–1.6¢	Fixed award chart (5 tiers since May 2026)
Marriott Bonvoy	0.77–0.8¢	Fully dynamic; ceiling around 1.2¢
IHG One Rewards	0.5–0.6¢	Dynamic; consistent but limited upside
Hilton Honors	0.35–0.5¢	Dynamic; lowest per-point value of the four

The 12-month clock — the shortest in the industry

This is the detail that catches most IHG members out. Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt all allow 24 months of inactivity before points expire. IHG allows 12.

One quiet year is all it takes. Any earning or redeeming activity resets it, but a balance built through a card sign-up bonus and then left alone can be gone within a year of the last transaction — long before the holder thinks to check.

Where IHG points still redeem well

• Six Senses and Regent. IHG's luxury brands are the programme's best-kept secret and comfortably beat the 0.5–0.6 cent average.
• The fourth night free. With the IHG Premier card, a four-night award stay charges points for three — a standing 25% discount and the strongest structural reason to hold IHG points at all.
• InterContinental in high-cost cities, where the cash rate is punchy and the points rate has not fully caught up.
• Points + Cash to stretch a balance that falls just short of a full award.

When selling beats redeeming

IHG has the largest footprint of the four — Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental, Kimpton, Six Senses — so finding somewhere to use points is rarely the problem. The problem is that each point does relatively little, so it takes a big balance to fund a stay worth having.

If you hold Six Senses or Regent ambitions and the Premier card, keep the points and use the fourth-night benefit. If your balance is large, your last stay was a while ago, and the twelve-month clock is running, cash is the safer outcome.

Not sure whether to sell? Read what hotel points are actually worth in 2026 — valuations, sweet spots, and when redeeming beats selling.