IHG Instant Silver, Gold and Platinum Fast Track for 2025

[SYD]

Curtesy of LL. Direct link here.

Instant Silver (if Member or new sign up) for remainder of 2025 (should stop points expiring if that’s an issue?)

Gold through to end of 2026 after 5 nights

Platinum after 10 nights (or just buy Ambassador)

https://loyaltylobby.com/2025/04/03/ihg-one-rewards-instant-silver-gold-and-platinum-fast-track-offers-for-2025/

 

[Gold Member]

I was reluctant to post that article earlier this morning due to the shady tactics going on at Loyalty Lobby, SYD. But since you’ve done so, let me offer some insights.

For anyone signing up or even registering via the Loyalty Lobby link, please be aware that they invisibly route your web browser through several websites before landing you at IHG.com. Along the way, your browser has had tracking cookies added, but most importantly whenever you make a booking via IHG.com, you are doing so on behalf of your new “Travel Agent”, LoyaltyLobby.

Their IATA Travel Agent code is forcibly entered into all bookings you make and they receive significant kickbacks for each booking you make (sorta like Pointhacks with all of their credit card offerings). But what’s worse is the difficulty with trying to remove the code from your browser. Each browser has different ways to edit/delete individual cookies, some far more difficult than others. And that’s assuming you even understand what a cookie is and how to remove it. You can of course uncheck that Travel Agent toggle section if you remember when making a booking, but it will return every time for new bookings unless you manually adjust your browser cookie settings.

The newly embedded Travel Agent code which is enabled by default and requires manual intervention to turn off, will also invalidate any cash back transaction you make via the likes of Cashrewards and ShopBack etc.

 

[SYD]

Yeah, I tried to find the direct link but I was in my phone which made it harder.

As for tracking cookies etc. I routinely “Delete all” as a matter of course.

I did just try and do a dummy booking and there was no IATA code showing. I have seen that using certain promo codes in the past.

 

[SYD]

Got to my PC and updated first post with the direct link to the IHG promo page (promo code 99201 if you prefer to go to the IHG promos page).

 

[FishFood]

Pity there's no diamond. Would be interested to jump on next time they have a fast track

 

[Gold Member]

Got to my PC and updated first post with the direct link to the IHG promo page (promo code 99201 if you prefer to go to the IHG promos page).

How did you find the direct link/promo code?

 

[markis10]

How did you find the direct link/promo code?

It’s always in the URL, you just chop the rest out ie

https://www.ihg.com/content/gb/en/deals/b2b/fasttracktostatus2025?promoCode=99201

 

[SYD]

It’s always in the URL, you just chop the rest out ie

https://www.ihg.com/content/gb/en/deals/b2b/fasttracktostatus2025?promoCode=99201

Yep, and I was able to get the direct link by chopping off the LL redirection from the URL on their link (the IHG direct link was just tacked to the end).

Quite fiddly to do on the phone and even my iPad. Easy peasy on a PC.

 

[Owen Johnson]

Promotion code is coming up as invalid :-(

 

[SYD]

Promotion code is coming up as invalid :-(

Try the link in post #1?

 

[blackcat20]

Promotion code is coming up as invalid :-(

https://www.ihg.com/content/gb/en/deals/b2b/fasttracktostatus2025?promoCode=99201

 

[Owen Johnson]

Still the same issue unfortunately. It does say in the T&Cs that it is a targeted promotion, so it may make sense why it's not letting me register for it.

 

[Zero]

For anyone signing up or even registering via the Loyalty Lobby link, please be aware that they invisibly route your web browser through several websites before landing you at IHG.com. Along the way, your browser has had tracking cookies added, but most importantly whenever you make a booking via IHG.com, you are doing so on behalf of your new “Travel Agent”, LoyaltyLobby.

The newly embedded Travel Agent code which is enabled by default and requires manual intervention to turn off, will also invalidate any cash back transaction you make via the likes of Cashrewards and ShopBack etc.

But clicking through cashrewards again will just replace the LL cookie with the CR cookie.

Cashrewards also embeds their own "Travel Agent" code and, at least for me, the only way to get cashrewards to track is to untick the box "I am a travel agent" on IHG.com on the three search pages that you go through when making a booking.