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New IHG Point Breaks Preview & Analysis – IHG Hotels For 5,000 Points!

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IHG Point Breaks

Every two to three months IHG releases a list of hotels that will be available for 5,000 points per night called Point Breaks. Today they released a preview of the next Point Breaks list which will go into effect for stays from July 28, 2014 to September 30, 2014.

There used to always be a couple of higher category hotels on the list from the Intercontinental & Crowne Plaza brands. Unfortunately, lately the list has been comprised of mostly Holiday Inn & Holiday Inn Express hotels, especially in the United States. Lets see if things have improved.

Analysis

While this is only a partial list, I am pretty sure they have added the best hotels to it, so I am not expecting any surprises.  While we still see mostly Holiday Inn Express hotels in the USA, it appears IHG has definitely added more Intercontinental hotels internationally.

Central America is well represented with Intercontinental hotels in Guatemala, Costa Rica & Panama & a Crowne Plaza location in Honduras. Additionally there are several Crowne Plaza locations on the list in China and nice additions in Europe like the Crowne Plaza Bratislava, the Intercontinental Bucharest & two Crowne Plaza locations in Turkey.

Preview

Here is the preview of the properties on the upcoming list which was first published on IHG Rewards Club Connect.

Alabama

Holiday Inn Express and Suites Gadsden W                      Holiday Inn Express Pelham

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Arkansas

Holiday Inn Express and Suites Bentonville                       Holiday Inn Express and Suites Mountain Home

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Arizona

Candlewood Suites Yuma

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California

Holiday Inn Express and Suites El Centro                          Holiday Inn Express  San Diego- La Mesa

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Holiday Inn Express and Suites Lincoln                             Holiday Inn Express and Suites Sacramento NE Cal Expo

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Connecticut

Holiday Inn Danbury- Bethel

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Delaware

Holiday Inn Express and Suites Harrington

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Florida

Holiday Inn Express Niceville-Eglin                                   Holiday Inn Express and Suites Palm Coast

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Georgia

Candlewood Suites Augusta                                              Holiday Inn Express and Suites  Atlanta- Conyers

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Holiday Inn Express Dillard                                                 Holiday Inn Express and Suites Milledgeville

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Staybridge Suites Savannah Airport                                  Holiday Inn Express and Suites Thomasville

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Iowa

Holiday Inn Express and Suites Clinton

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Illinois

Holiday Inn Chicago NW Crystal Lk Conv Ctr                  Holiday Inn Express Chicago Downers Grove

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Holiday Inn Express Rochelle                                             Staybridge Suites Rockford

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Indiana

Holiday Inn Express and Suites Bedford                          Staybridge Suites Elkhart North

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Staybridge Suites Fort Wayne                                             Holiday Inn Express and Suites Bloomington N- Martinsville

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Holiday Inn Express and Suites Tell City

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Kansas

Holiday Inn Express and Suites Abilene                           Holiday Inn Express and Suites Garden City

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Holiday Inn Express Junction City                                       Holiday Inn Express and Suites Lansing- Leavenworth

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Holiday Inn Express and Suites Lawrence                       Holiday Inn Express and Suites Pittsburgh

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Kentucky

Holiday Inn Express Henderson N Evansville South      Holiday Inn Louisville Airport South

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Holiday Inn Express and Suites Pikeville

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Louisiana

Holiday Inn Express and Suites Sulphur

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Maryland

Holiday Inn Express Pocomoke City                                   Holiday Inn Express Price Frederick

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Michigan

Holiday Inn Express and Suites Bad Axe                          Holiday Inn Express and Suites Charlotte

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Holiday Inn Express Gaylord                                                Holiday Inn Express and Suites Roseville

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Holiday Inn Express and Suites South Haven                  Candlewood Suites Detroit- Southfield

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Holiday Inn Express and Suites Three Rivers                           Holiday Inn Express Wixom

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Minnesota

Holiday Inn Fairmont                                                             Holiday Inn Express and Suites Worthington

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Missouri

Holiday Inn Express and Suites Farmington     Holiday Inn Express and Suites Independence- Kansas City

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Holiday Inn Express Jefferson City                                     Candlewood Suites Kansas City Airport

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Mississippi

Holiday Inn Express and Suites Magee                                    Holiday Inn Express Mccomb

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Holiday Inn Express and Suites Vicksburg                     Holiday Inn Express West Point

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North Carolina

Hotel Indigo Raleigh Durham Airport                                         Holiday Inn Express Clayton

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Candlewood Suites Greenville NC                                   Holiday Inn Express and Suites Statesville

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North Dakota

Holiday Inn Express and Suites Dickinson

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Nebraska

Holiday Inn Express Alliance                                              Holiday Inn Express Ogallala

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Staybridge Suites Omaha 80th and Dodge                           Holiday Inn Express Woodbridge

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New Jersey

Holiday Inn Express and Suites Meadowlands Area                      Holiday Inn Clinton

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Holiday Inn Express and Suites Tower Center New Brunswick

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New Mexico

Holiday Inn Express and Suites Albuquerque N                Holiday Inn Express and Suites Grants- Milan

ABQAL.jpg                                      GRTNM.jpg

Staybridge Suites Las Cruces                                               Holiday Inn Express and Suites Las Vegas

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Holiday Inn Express Silver City

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New York

Holiday Inn Express and Suites East Greenbush                Holiday Inn Express Rochester

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Holiday Inn Express and Suites West Coxsackie

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Ohio

Holiday Inn and Suites Dayton- Centerville                         Staybridge Suites Columbus- Dublin

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Holiday Inn Express London I-70                                          Holiday Inn Express Oakwood Village

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Oklahoma

Holiday Inn Express and Suites Ada                                   Holiday Inn Express and Suites Enid

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Holiday Inn Express and Suites Muskogee

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Oregon

Holiday Inn Express Grants Pass                                       Holiday Inn Express Portland West

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Holiday Inn Express and Suites Klamath Falls Central

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Pennsylvania

Staybridge Suites Allentown West                                           Holiday Inn Express Meadville

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Crowne Plaza Reading

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Rhode Island

Holiday Inn Express and Suites Providence- Woonsocket

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South Carolina

Crowne Plaza Greenville- 1-385 Roper Mtn Rd               Holiday Inn Express and Suites Lexington- Hwy 378

GSPRM.jpg                                        LXGSC.jpg

South Dakota

Holiday Inn Express and Suites Vermillion                      Holiday Inn Express and Suites Watertown

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Tennessee

Holiday Inn Express and Suites Cookeville                     Holiday Inn Express and Suites Chattanooga- Hixson

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Holiday Inn Express Knoxville- Strawberry Plains          Holiday Inn Express and Suites Lenoir City

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Texas

Holiday Inn Houston East- Channelview                          Holiday Inn Express and Suites Falfurrias

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Holiday Inn Express and Suites Kilgore North                 Holiday Inn Express and Suites Uvalde

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Holiday Inn Express and Suites Wharton

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Utah

Holiday Inn Express and Suites Logan                              Holiday Inn Express and Suites Vernal

OGNES.JPG                                           VELUT.jpg

Virginia

Holiday Inn Express and Suites Christiansburg                    Candlewood Suites Washington- Fairfax

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Holiday Inn Norton

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Wisconsin

Holiday Inn Conference Ctr Marshfield                                Holiday Inn Neenah

MFIWI.jpg                                   NEENA.jpg

Staybridge Suites Milwaukee West- Oconomowoc           Holiday Inn Express and Suites Oshkosh- SR 41

OCOSY.jpg                                     OSHWI.jpg

Wyoming
Holiday Inn Riverton- Convention Center

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Europe

 

Finland

Holiday Inn Tampere

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France

Holiday Inn Express Amiens                                                 Holiday Inn Express Grenoble- Bernin

QAMFR.jpg                                     GGBBE.jpg

Holiday Inn Express Lille Centre

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Germany

Holiday Inn Express Frankfurt- Messe

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Romania

Intercontinental Bucharest

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Slovakia

Crowne Plaza Bratislava

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Spain

Holiday Inn Valencia

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United Kingdom

Holiday Inn Brentwood M25, Jct. 28                                   Holiday Inn Express Burton upon Trent

BRDWD.jpg                                  BUTUK.jpg

Holiday Inn Express Cambridge- Duxford M11       Holiday Inn Express Newcastle- Metro Centre

CBGDK.jpg                                  GHNCL.jpg

Holiday Inn Northampton                                                Holiday Inn Preston

ORMUK.jpg                                  PSTLC.jpg

Holiday Inn Slough- Windsor                                          Holiday Inn Woking

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Asia and the Pacific

People’s Republic of China

Holiday Inn Express Changsu                                              Holiday Inn Jiuzhai Jarpo

CSUYA.jpg                                JZHHI.jpg

Crowne Plaza Xiangyang                                                       Crowne Plaza Zhongshan Xiaolan

XFNFC.jpg                                ZGNCH.jpg

Crowne Plaza Zhongshan Wing on City

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India

Holiday Inn Pune Hinjewadi

PNQHJ.jpg

Indonesia

Holiday Inn Resort Batam

BTAID.jpg

Japan

Crowne Plaza- ANA Kanazawa

QKWJA.jpg

Africa and the Middle East

 

South Africa

Holiday Inn Johannesburg- Rosebank

JNBHI.jpg

Zimbabwe

Holiday Inn Harare

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Egypt

Crowne Plaza Resort Sahara Sands Port Ghalib

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Kuwait

Holiday Inn Kuwait- Downtown

KWIDT.jpg

Saudi Arabia

Holiday Inn Yanbu

YANSA.jpg

Turkey

Crowne Plaza Antalya                                                           Crowne Plaza Istanbul- Harbiye

AYTYA.jpg                                ISTIH.jpg

Americas

 

Canada

Holiday Inn Hinton                                                                   Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites Lloydminster

YHTCA.jpg                                         YLLSK.jpg

Holiday Inn Express and Suites Langley                             Holiday Inn Express and Suites Barrie

YLGCA.jpg                                         YRRMP.jpg

Staybridge Suites Toronto Mississauga                             Hotel Indigo Toronto Airport

MSGSB.jpg                                         YYZIN.jpg

Argentina

Holiday Inn Cordoba

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Brazil

Crowne Plaza Belem                                                              Holiday Inn Manaus

BPRHI.jpg                                 MAOCC.jpg

Columbia

Intercontinental Cali

CLOHA.jpg

Costa Rica

Intercontinental Costa Rica at Multiplaza Mall

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Guatemala

Intercontinental Real Guatemala

GUAHA.jpg

Honduras

Crowne Plaza Pedro Sula

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Panama

Intercontinental Miramar Panama

PCYHA.jpg

Mexico

Holiday Inn Express CD. Del Carmen                                     Crowne Plaza Toulca- Lancaster

CMEGS.jpg                                      TLUCP.jpg

Holiday Inn Express and Suites Toluca Zona Aeroperto      Holiday Inn Express Guadalajara Autonoma

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Holiday Inn Express Villahermosa Tabasco 2000                Crowne Plaza Nuevo Laredo

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Crowne Plaza Tuxpan                                                                 Holiday Inn Veracruz Centro Historico

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Conclusion

While this is not the full list, I am impressed with it having at least a few more higher end options compared to the last two lists. Check back here on Monday when I will highlight any additions that have been made. Finally, make sure to book the rooms you want ASAP since they tend to go fast!

 

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3 COMMENTS

  1. When can we start booking these? I am looking at this Holiday Inn Express and Suites Sacramento NE Cal Expo for Aug 1st and it still shows 15,000 IHG points?

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