LONDON, Sept. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the
world's leading hotel companies, and Mr & Mrs Smith, the
world-renowned travel club and boutique hotel specialists, are
proud to announce their exclusive loyalty partnership.
From early next year, IHG® Rewards Club members
will be able to earn and redeem points at over 500 handpicked Mr
& Mrs Smith hotels in new and iconic locations, when booking
through IHG's direct channels (including IHG.com and IHG mobile
app).
This exclusive partnership will more than double the number of
luxury and boutique hotels which members can choose from;
complementing IHG's luxury and boutique portfolio of hotels and
resorts across Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas,
Regent® Hotels & Resorts,
InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts,
Kimpton® Hotels & Restaurants and Hotel
Indigo®.
IHG Rewards Club members will be able to earn and redeem points
across hundreds of luxury and boutique hotels around the world,
including some of Smith's most seductive stays, such as
Jasper Conran's self-styled
riad hideaway L'Hôtel Marrakech, 18th-century organic
Tuscan estate Borgo Pignano,
high-in-the-Himalayas retreat The Kumaon and the charming Old
Rectory on South Africa's famed
Garden Route. IHG's most loyal members can expect free room
upgrades whenever available and a free gift, called a Smith Extra,
on arrival at each Mr & Mrs Smith hotel.
Claire Bennett, Chief Marketing Officer, IHG,
commented: "IHG's exclusive partnership with Mr & Mrs Smith
illustrates the truly transformative travel we bring to our IHG
Rewards Club members. This loyalty partnership will allow our most
loyal guests to discover even more of the world with the most
incredible and inspiring luxury rewards.
"By bringing this spectacular collection of award-winning hotels
to our direct booking channels, this partnership means members can
earn and redeem points in some of the world's most sought-after
destinations – the perfect complement to IHG's growing luxury and
boutique hotel portfolio, which includes InterContinental Hotels
& Resorts and Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas."
Founded in 2003, Mr & Mrs Smith is a "Travel Club for Hotel
Lovers," offering a carefully curated collection of over 1,200
boutique and luxury properties in over 80 countries. Mr & Mrs
Smith's high-tech, high-touch approach to business enables deep
relationships with its boutique hotel partners and onward
distribution of its inventory to more travel-savvy
guests.
Tamara Lohan MBE, COO & co-founder, Mr & Mrs Smith,
commented: "We conceived Mr & Mrs Smith for discerning
travellers who want to discover truly extraordinary places with the
people they love. We are hugely excited about the opportunity to
bring our growing collection of carefully curated boutique and
luxury hotels to millions of IHG Rewards Club loyalty members, so
they may join our members in experiencing some of the world's most
seductive hotels."
Demonstrating the promise to create once-in-a-lifetime
experiences for guests and loyalty
members, IHG's loyalty partnership with Mr & Mrs Smith builds
on IHG's expanding luxury portfolio with the recent acquisitions of
Regent Hotels & Resorts and Six Senses Hotels Resorts
Spas.
Key highlights of IHG's loyalty partnership with Mr & Mrs
Smith:
- From early 2020, IHG Rewards Club members will have the
opportunity to earn and redeem points during qualified stays at
over 500 luxury and boutique Mr & Mrs Smith properties.
- IHG Rewards Club is one of the world's largest hotel loyalty
programmes, with more than 100 million enrolled members.
- IHG Rewards Club points can be earned and redeemed at
participating Mr & Mrs Smith hotels booked through IHG's direct
channels only.
- The partnership gives IHG's members more choice in where to go,
with the addition of Mr & Mrs Smith properties in 14 countries
where IHG doesn't currently have open hotels.
- IHG's most loyal guests, including InterContinental Ambassadors
and Kimpton Inner Circle members, will enjoy a free Smith Extra
such as a bottle of champagne, picnic hamper or 30-minute massage
on arrival at every Mr & Mrs Smith hotel, as well as automatic
room upgrades whenever available.
- Elite IHG Rewards Club members will receive their tier Bonus
Points on eligible room rates (10% Gold Elite, 50% Platinum Elite,
100% Spire Elite).
About IHG®
IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG,
NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global organisation with a broad portfolio of
hotel brands, including Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas, Regent
Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental® Hotels &
Resorts, Kimpton® Hotels & Restaurants, Hotel
Indigo®, EVEN® Hotels, HUALUXE®
Hotels and Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts,
voco™, Holiday Inn®, Holiday Inn Express®,
Holiday Inn Club Vacations®, Holiday Inn
Resort®, avid™ hotels, Staybridge Suites®,
Atwell Suites™, and Candlewood Suites®.
IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns more than 5,700 hotels
and nearly 856,000 guest rooms in more than 100 countries, with
over 1,900 hotels in its development pipeline. IHG also manages
IHG® Rewards Club, our global loyalty programme, which
has more than 100 million enrolled members.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding
company and is incorporated in Great
Britain and registered in England and Wales. More than 400,000 people work across
IHG's hotels and corporate offices globally.
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About Mr & Mrs Smith
Mr & Mrs Smith is the travel club for hotel lovers: an
award-winning, boutique-hotel booking service specialising in the
world's most extraordinary stays. Founded in 2003, Mr & Mrs
Smith now offers more than 1,200 luxury and boutique hotels in its
collection, all personally visited by a team of globetrotting
experts and reviewed (anonymously) by tastemakers you can trust
(the likes of Cate Blanchett, Hannah
Bronfman, Lucy Laucht and Stella McCartney are all budding WordSmiths).
There are over 300 idyllic villas and a growing collection of
bespoke, insider-led SideStory experiences available to
book, too. Smith members enjoy free Smith Extras on arrival at each
hotel, round-the-clock service from Smith24 and the company's
best-price guarantee. The collection also includes luxury villas,
bespoke itineraries and unique SideStory experience.
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