91 IHG Redemptions to Book Before January 16

At the start of the year, we found out that IHG is changing categories at 691 hotels worldwide. Award nights at 184 hotels are jumping by 10,000 points per night, with another 315 hotel award rates going up by 5,000 points per night. There's one bit of good news as 192 hotels are dropping by 5,000 points per night.

While it was unclear at the time of the announcement when these changes would go into effect, we now know that the new award rates will be live this Tuesday, January 16. But, with all of the changes, it's hard to know which properties to consider booking before that date. Here's a short list:

Hotels where the cost of award nights are doubling (2)

Thankfully there aren't many hotels where the award rates will be twice as high, but here are two you might want to consider:

Hotels jumping from Category 2 to Category 4 (34)

Of the 184 hotels jumping by 10,000 points per night, 34 of those hotels are increasing from 15,000 points (Category 2) to 25,000 points per night (Category 4). 27 of these are in the US, with others in Canada, Costa Rica, France, Ireland, Netherlands and the United Kingdom:

Hotels jumping from Category 3 to Category 5 (36)

Continuing with the list of hotels increasing by 10,000 per night are the 36 properties where the rates are jumping by 50% from 20,000/night to 30,000/night:

Low Category InterContinental Hotels (6)

There are six InterContinental hotels currently listed at Category 6 or below that are increasing by one category level on January 16. While these aren't drastic changes, here are some options at IHG's fanciest hotels that you might want to book now:

Hotels jumping to 70,000 points per night (13)

Finally, there are 13 InterContinental hotels where the cost per night is jumping from 60,000 points to 70,000 points. If you've got a cache of IHG points and want to book an award night at one of these, make sure to do so before January 16: