--- title: "IHG One Rewards Premier Select Card: Is the 200,000-Point Offer Worth Chasing?" description: "A New York weekend that would have cost $1,354 in cash shows what the card's launch bonus and yearly perks can cover." url: https://travel.skoop.news/heres-how-far-the-new-ihg-premier-select-cards-welcome-offer-067988/ published: 2026-11-07T11:35:32.277066-05:00 modified: 2026-11-07T11:35:32.277076-05:00 section: "Travel" publisher: "skoop.news" language: en keywords: ["Platinum Elite", "IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card", "Kimpton Era Midtown New York", "Milestone Rewards IHG One Rewards", "Confirmable Suite Upgrade", "Empire State Building", "Dec", "Nov", "Food", "Hamilton"] hashtags: ["#PlatinumElite", "#KimptonEraMidtownNewYork", "#Travel", "#travelnews"] image: https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/LA-Ontario_International_Airport_terminal_2.jpg/1280px-LA-Ontario_International_Airport_terminal_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail --- # IHG One Rewards Premier Select Card: Is the 200,000-Point Offer Worth Chasing? > A New York weekend that would have cost $1,354 in cash shows what the card's launch bonus and yearly perks can cover. Published 2026-11-07 · Updated 2026-11-07 · Travel, [skoop.news](https://skoop.news/) ## In brief - The IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card has a launch offer of 200,000 bonus points [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) - The author and her mother spent a mother-daughter weekend in New York City, staying two nights at the Kimpton Era Midtown New York. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) - Platinum Elite status comes with perks such as room upgrades and early check-in when available. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) ## The launch offer The IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card has a launch offer of 200,000 bonus points [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/), with applications accepted by Nov. 18, 2026. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) You earn the points after spending $5,000 on purchases in the first three months from account opening. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) This piece walks through a two-night New York stay to show what the card's points, status and credits are worth in practice. The card's benefits include automatic Platinum Elite status and up to $300 per year in food and beverage rewards at IHG Hotels. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) ## A weekend in Midtown, by the numbers The author and her mother spent a mother-daughter weekend in New York City, staying two nights at the Kimpton Era Midtown New York. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) The hotel opened in early 2026 in a 33-story tower on West 48th Street. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) The stay would have cost 64,600 points per night, or 129,200 points total. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) In cash, the same two nights would have cost $1,354, including taxes and fees. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) The 200,000-point welcome offer would have covered the entire stay and left 70,800 points over. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) ## Platinum Elite status at check-in Platinum Elite status comes with perks such as room upgrades and early check-in when available. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) The author also applied for a Confirmable Suite Upgrade, one of the Milestone Rewards IHG One Rewards members can choose after reaching certain night thresholds in a calendar year. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) At check-in, a premium high-floor room with a view of the Empire State Building was waiting for the group. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) As a Platinum Elite welcome amenity, guests could choose between 5,000 bonus points or a welcome beverage. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) ## Free nights and how to stretch points Each cardholder anniversary, the card provides one free night certificate worth up to 60,000 points. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) If a night costs more than 60,000 points, IHG allows you to top off the additional points needed. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) The fourth-night-free benefit also applies to longer stays: redeem points for three consecutive nights and the fourth is free. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) ## How the food and beverage vouchers work The $300 in annual food and beverage rewards is issued as a $75 voucher each calendar quarter. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) On this trip, one $75 voucher covered the author and her mother's Saturday breakfast at Bar Rocco. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) Each voucher is valid only for the quarter in which it is issued, and unused value expires at the end of that quarter. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) Each voucher can be used only once. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) Charges must be billed to the primary cardmember's room, and the reservation must be in the primary cardmember's name. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) Eligible charges generally include food, beverages (including alcohol) and gratuities, but not taxes, third-party delivery or gift shop purchases. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) Charges paid with a Food and Beverage Reward do not earn IHG points. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) ## Flights and everyday earning The card offers a $200 statement credit each calendar year when you spend at least $250 on flights booked directly with an airline [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/), through Dec. 31, 2027. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) The credit works with any airline as long as you book directly with that airline. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) The author booked round-trip nonstop flights from Orlando International Airport to LaGuardia Airport directly with JetBlue for $422.85 per person. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) The remaining balance of a flight paid with the card can earn 6 points per dollar as a travel purchase. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) The card earns 12 points per dollar on purchases at IHG hotels, and up to 28 points per dollar in total when IHG One Rewards member and Platinum Elite points are added. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) It earns 6 points per dollar on dining and all other travel, including rideshares. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) Outside the hotel, the author and her mother paid $560 for two tickets to see Hamilton at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) ## What this means for you If you want the 200,000 bonus points [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/), apply by Nov. 18, 2026 and plan to spend $5,000 on purchases in the first three months from account opening. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) In the author's New York example, those points would have covered a stay priced at 129,200 points. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) If you use the food and beverage vouchers, spend each $75 voucher within its quarter, since unused value expires at the end of the quarter. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) Book the room in the primary cardmember's name. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) If you plan to fly, book directly with the airline to use the $200 statement credit [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/), which requires at least $250 in spending each calendar year through Dec. 31, 2027. [[1]](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) ## Sources 1. [Here’s how far the new IHG Premier Select Card’s welcome offer could go on a weekend in Manhattan](https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/ihg-premier-select-nyc-weekend/) — The Points Guy Image: Photo (illustrative): Sdkb / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LA-Ontario_International_Airport_terminal_2.jpg) --- Written from the sources above and checked twice (rules and an independent model) before publishing. 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