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Updated 3 July 2025: Iberostar Cash Back now 17% at TopCashback
Earlier, we published an article discussing a new 3x promotion that IHG will be running from 1 July and anyone interested in that (or in any other IHG booking for that matter) should note that TopCashback is currently offering up to 15% back and Rakuten is offering up to 10% back on select IHG bookings. This could be a good opportunity to save on your next stay.
TopCashback is offering up to 17% back
If you’re considering making an IHG booking, make sure you head over to TopCashback first and click through one of the links that you’ll find there as that should net you a rebate of up to 17% on select (not all!) bookings.
- Get 17% cash back at Iberostar properties
- Get 10% cash back at all other IHG brands (excluding Kimpton, Six Senses and Army Hotels).
Keep in mind the following:
- All bookings must be made through IHG’s US website
- Stays at properties in Israel will not earn cash back.
- Kimpton (properties in North and South America), Six Senses properties, and Army Hotels will not earn cashback.
- IHG points purchases will not earn cashback
- Bookings made using a promotional/coupon code not posted and approved by TopCashback will not earn cashback.
- Purchases made by travel agents or agencies will not earn cash back.
- Cash back is calculated only on the item(s) price and does not include taxes, shipping or other fees.
- Cash back will track to your account at $0. When you’ve completed your stay, the correct Cash Back value will be added.
- If you amend your booking in any way, your Cash Back will be declined.
- For Iberostar Beachfront Resorts, Cash Back is calculated on the cost of the all-inclusive rate. For other IHG brands, Cash Back is calculated on the room rate only.
- Cash Back will be awarded after your stay has been completed.
Historically, the following terms have also applied, but they are absent this time around so we don’t know if they still apply.
- The following non-commissionable rates will not earn cashback:
- Rooms offered at specialty or pre-negotiated rates (including discounted group rates)
- Rooms rates in which the customer is required to be affiliated with or employed by a particular company or organization in order to receive the rate
- IHG Friends & Family or Employee discount rates
- IHG Rewards Club bookings (including points+cash bookings)
Link to the TopCashback portal
Rakuten is offering up to 10% back
For anyone who prefers earning Amex membership rewards points rather than cash back or who is wanting to make a booking at an IHG brand that doesn’t earn at least 10% back through TopCashback, using Rakuten will be a better option.
Currently, Rakuten is offering up to 10% cash back on bookings made with select IHG brands and as that cash back can be taken in the form of Amex membership rewards points (1% cash back = 1 point) some people may find this to be more valuable.
These are the cash back offers currently on offer through Rakuten:
- Atwell Suites 10%
- Avid hotels 10%
- Candlewood Suites 3%
- Crowne Plaza 3%
- EVEN Hotels 10%
- Garner Hotels 10%
- Holiday Inn 3%
- Holiday Inn Club Vacations 3%
- Holiday Inn Express 3%
- Hotel Indigo 3%
- Iberostar Beachfront Resorts 10.0%
- InterContinental Hotels and Resorts 3%
- StayBridge Suites 3%
As you can see, there’s a lot of overlap between the brands included in the TopCashback deal and the Rakuten deal, but unless you’re booking at a property at which Rakuten is offering 10% back and are planning on taking the rebate in the form of Amex points, the TopCashback deals are probably the ones to go for.
Why these are good deals
Not only will clicking through the TopCashback portal or through Rakuten earn you cash back on eligible IHG bookings, but you’ll also continue to earn IHG Rewards points and credits towards IHG elite status as well as enjoying any elite status benefits to which you may be entitled.
The portal links take you directly to the IHG website, so all stays booked in this way are treated like any other booking made directly with IHG – there’s no downside to using the portal.
Tips
There’s no trick to earning the cashback on offer (you just click through to the IHG site using the link on TopCashback or Rakuten), but there are a few things you should keep in mind:
Firstly, before making any purchases, make sure you check what Amex offers are available in your American Express account, and make sure that you load your Amex card with any relevant offers before using that card for your booking.
Secondly, before making any purchases, make sure you check what offers Chase has targeted you for and make sure that you load your Chase card with any relevant offers before using that card for your booking.
Thirdly, if you don’t have any relevant Amex or Chase offers that you can use, make sure you use a credit card that will reward you well.
The IHG® One Rewards Premier Credit Card will help earn you up to 26 IHG Rewards Points per dollar on most IHG bookings or you could choose to use the Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card or the Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card which will earn you 4 Ultimate Rewards points per dollar and 3 Ultimate Rewards points/dollar respectively.
Be careful
Before you book, make sure you read through the terms and conditions carefully to check that you understand what may cause the cashback to be declined.
Also, as always, I suggest taking screenshots of any cashback process you engage in (regardless of the portal you’re using) to make sure you have ample evidence of the amounts due to you should any issues arise with the cashback being posted.
Bottom line
This could be a very easy 10% – 17% cashback for anyone looking to book a stay at select IHG brands, so with IHG currently running a global promotion and with a 3x points promotion (select brands) on the way, this could be a good time to follow through with any bookings that you’ve been considering.
