IHG Expands and Cashes In: Vignette Grows as Points Promos Stack

IHG One Rewards is adding three independent luxury addresses — Hari Singapore, Hari Hong Kong, and Hari London — to its soft-brand Vignette Collection. The move brings previously unaffiliated boutique-lifestyle properties into IHG's earn-and-redeem ecosystem across three of the trade's most requested gateway cities. For advisors, that means IHG One Rewards members can now accrue and burn points at these hotels, and the properties become bookable through IHG's commercial channels rather than as one-off independent placements. It's a modest but telling data point in the broader soft-brand land grab: chains are still hunting for boutique inventory to round out lifestyle collections without building from scratch. Expect Vignette, alongside Marriott's Autograph and Hilton's Curio/Tapestry, to keep absorbing well-regarded independents this way. Worth flagging to clients who want points earning but an independent feel in Singapore, Hong Kong or London.

IHG One Rewards is running two overlapping incentives this month. A 15% discount on the cash portion of Points & Cash bookings applies to stays through September 7, but must be booked by August 24 — a tight window worth flagging now. Separately, IHG's 100% bonus on purchased points has been extended through September 1, giving members extra runway to top up balances before an award stay or status push. Used together, the offers give advisors a real cost lever: buy points at the bonused rate, then apply them toward a discounted Points & Cash booking before the deadlines close. Neither promotion is enormous alone, but stacked and time-boxed, they're worth surfacing to any client sitting on a mid-size IHG balance or eyeing a fall stay at an IHG property.

Wyndham Rewards has opened a bonused points-to-miles conversion: transfers to Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer carry a 20% bonus through September 17, while transfers to HNA earn a steeper 50% bonus through the end of August. For clients who've built up Wyndham points through midscale stays but have no near-term hotel redemption in mind, this is a rare chance to reroute that balance into airline miles at better-than-standard rates. The HNA window is the tighter of the two and closes first, so advisors working with points-rich, redemption-light Wyndham clients should flag it promptly rather than let it lapse unused.

Revolut has launched a UK conversion path from its RevPoints currency into Preferred Hotels & Resorts' I Prefer program, at a 1:2 ratio. It's a new route into I Prefer, the loyalty scheme behind thousands of independent luxury and boutique hotels that advisors often reach for when a client wants a non-chain placement with earn-and-burn value attached. Fintech-to-hotel-loyalty conversions are still uncommon, making this a small but real expansion of how UK clients can fund I Prefer stays — worth mentioning to Revolut-using clients who otherwise have no direct route into the program.

ALL – Accor Live Limitless has rolled out a Mastercard-exclusive rate plan across its Asia portfolio that bundles in breakfast, running through February 3, 2027. Booking and payment must go through an eligible Mastercard to unlock the rate. It's a long-dated, tangible value-add rather than a flash promo, making it a reliable go-to for advisors pitching Accor's Asia properties to Mastercard-holding clients over the next year and a half.

Reports allege that an OYO-branded property in Las Vegas — the former Hooters casino-hotel — fabricated an AI-generated "sister property" called Palette to redirect or mislead guests, raising serious duty-of-care concerns. Whatever the eventual resolution, it's a reminder that budget-segment conversions and rebrands can carry reputational and reliability risk that doesn't show up in a standard rate check. Advisors with clients considering OYO-flagged Las Vegas inventory should look past the listing and verify current ownership, management, and reviews before booking, and consider steering toward better-vetted alternatives until more clarity emerges.