IHG Affiliate Program

Platform where tracking is available
Categories
Travel
Cookie Duration
1 Day
Deeplink
Yes
Incentive / cashback
No
Social media
No
IHG AMEA (Asia, Middle East & Africa) Payout Categories
Category Payout

Completed Stay

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Media Allowed/Disallowed

Allowed Media
Text Link
Banner
Disallowed Media
Deals
Coupons
Cashback, Reward Points, Incentives, Charity
Email (Text)
Custom Email (Text)
Email (HTML)
Custom Email (HTML)
POP Traffic
Native Ads
Social Media
Facebook Ads
SEM - Brand Keyword(s)
SEM - Generic Keyword(s)
SEM - Brand + Generic Keyword(s)
Important Information for IHG AMEA (Asia, Middle East & Africa) Program
Tracking Details:
Campaign doesn't help with missing transactions.

Conversion Flow:

1. User makes purchase
2. Sale is counted & added


Search Campaigns - Protected SEM Bidding Keywords 
Also prohibited include publisher affiliates and their secondary partners: Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites, InterContinental Hotels, Even Hotels, Hualuxe, Priority Club, IHG Rewards Club and any other IHG Trademarks, derivatives or language including derivatives.
Negative Matching for Protected Keywords 
Required
Search Campaigns - Prohibited SEM Display URL Content 
Also prohibited include publisher affiliates and their secondary partners: Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites, InterContinental Hotels, Even Hotels, Hualuxe, Priority Club, IHG Rewards Club and any other IHG Trademarks, derivatives or language including derivatives.
Search Campaigns - Prohibited SEM Ad Copy Content 
Also prohibited include publisher affiliates and their secondary partners: Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites, InterContinental Hotels, Even Hotels, Hualuxe, Priority Club, IHG Rewards Club and any other IHG Trademarks, derivatives or language including derivatives.
Search Campaigns - Direct Linking 
No
Web Site - Prohibited Web Site Domain Keywords 
Also prohibited include publisher affiliates and their secondary partners: Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites, InterContinental Hotels, Even Hotels, Hualuxe, Priority Club, IHG Rewards Club and any other IHG Trademarks, derivatives or language including derivatives.
Web Site - Prohibited Web Site URL Keywords 
Also prohibited include publisher affiliates and their secondary partners: Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites, InterContinental Hotels, Even Hotels, Hualuxe, Priority Club, IHG Rewards Club and any other IHG Trademarks, derivatives or language including derivatives.
Web Site - Unacceptable Web Sites 
Types of website content that will not be accepted into the affiliated programme nor by any affiliates or their secondary partners: sexually suggestive content - military and international conflict -death and tragedy - juvenile, gross and bizarre – profanity and rough language – crime, police and emergency.
Software 
Allowed
Sub-Affiliates 
Allowed
Non-Commissionable Items 
Non-commissionable rates are: Employee rate, Friends and Family Rate, Rewards Nights, Chase Free Night, and Groups and Meetings rate. The following brands are non-commissionable: Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Kimpton properties in AMER, military properties, and Six Senses. IHG will not compensate travel agents both the negotiated travel commission and a commission via Cuelinks as we do not double-reward. IHG reserves the right to reverse any commissions from travel agents found misappropriating these terms. a. For Iberostar Beachfront Resorts, commissions are earned based on the all-inclusive rate, which is the total room rate with included meal plan; however, no additional costs or charges associated with the stay are eligible for commissions. For all other eligible IHG brands excluding Iberostar Beachfront Resorts, commissions are earned solely based off the room rate. No additional costs or charges associated with the stay are eligible for commissions.
Miscellaneous - Special Instructions 
In accordance with Cuelinks PSA agreement, as well as IHG’s policies, we will not tolerate any fraudulent activity related to hotel bookings or consumed stays. All activity detected as fraudulent will not be paid out and will be reported. Additionally, IHG reverses the right to retroactively reverse the order if a completed stay is deemed fraudulent. Travel agents and/or agencies with an existing or active partnership with IHG Hotels & Resorts outside of the PartnerConnect affiliate program are ineligible for commission via Cuelinks. Travel agents and/or agencies may choose to partner directly through a negotiated travel agent rate only or through the affiliate program. The two offers and/or partnership opportunities may not be combined. IHG will not compensate travel agents or agencies both the negotiated travel agent commission and additional commission via Cuelinks. IHG reserves the right to reverse any commissions from travel agents found misappropriating these terms.
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About IHG AMEA (Asia, Middle East & Africa) Campaign
IHG Hotels & Resorts is an international hotel company whose hotels welcome over 150 million guests each year to over 900,000 rooms in more than 6,000 hotels & resorts globally across 100+ countries. Our 16 hotel brands include some of the best-known and most popular in the world. Join our program, PartnerConnect, and start earning a 3% commission on consumed stays generated from your web site for popular hotel brands including InterContinental Hotels and Resorts, Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts, Hotel Indigo, EVEN Hotels, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Holiday Inn Club Vacations, Holiday Inn Resorts, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites.
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