Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.If you are unaware or haven’t paid attention to Priority Club PointBreaks, you should. They allow you to use a measly 5,000 Priority Club points (which transfer 1:1 from American Express Membership Rewards - note that relationship ends June 30, 2012 and Chase Ultimate Rewards). Historically I haven’t taken advantage of them too much, but this all changed last month when I was asking sage TPG readers for advice on Phnom Penh, Cambodia and someone reminded me that the Intercontinental was on PointBreaks. The night I needed was available on PointBreaks (you book them like normal award rooms at PriorityClub.com), so I got a room, which was upgraded to a Club Room due to my Royal Ambassador status, for only 5,000 points - vs paying $180. The PointBreaks room included tax and lounge access (full breakfast and afternoon drinks) so I practically felt like I was robbing the place with the value I got out of the award.This round is pretty decent, with a number of Intercontinentals available - including the Intercontinental Mauritius, which I thoroughly enjoyed last summer. I have a friend who is going to Bucharest in a couple weeks and was initially looking at the Radisson Blu (to obviously take advantage of the 50,000 point promo), but is now going to spend most of the time at the Intercontinental for only 5,000 points a night since the Radissson only requires a single night stay for the bonus. He doesn’t even have a Priority Club account, but he does have a bundle of Chase Ultimate Rewards from his Sapphire Preferred and Ink Bold cards, so he was able to instantly open a Priority Club account here and then transfer the points needed for his stay. In this example, 3 nights in June would have cost $406, so his 15,000 Ultimate Rewards points each saved him 2.7 cents a piece. Not bad for a hotel redemption using points.Intercontinental Bucharest for 5,000 Priority Club points a night$406 for three nights at the cheapest refundable rateNote: You can also “buy” Priority Club points using the Cash & Points method I outlined in #7 here, but note that they recently increased the cost per point to .7 cents per point, thus making each PointBreaks night only $35.Full list of Properties in case you need any vacation ideas:United StatesALABAMA CANDLEWOOD SUITES BIRMINGHAM HOLIDAY INN MOBILE WEST - I-10ARKANSAS CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL LITTLE ROCK HOLIDAY INN LITTLE ROCK-PRESIDENTIAL-DWNTNARIZONA CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL PHOENIX-AIRPORT HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES TUCSON AIRPORT-NORTHCALIFORNIA CANDLEWOOD SUITES GARDEN GROVE/ANAHEIM AREA CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL LOS ANGELES HARBOR HOTEL HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES BARSTOW STAYBRIDGE SUITES SAN DIEGO RANCHO BERNARDO AREACONNECTICUT HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES HARTFORD CONVENTION CTR AREA CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL DANBURYFLORIDA CANDLEWOOD SUITES CLEARWATER HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES TAMPA STADIUM AIRPORT AREA HOTEL INDIGO MIAMI DADELAND STAYBRIDGE SUITES JACKSONVILLEGEORGIA HOTEL INDIGO ATLANTA MIDTOWN HOLIDAY INN ATLANTA-PERIMETER/DUNWOODYIOWA HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES WEST DES MOINES-JORDAN CREEKILLINOIS CANDLEWOOD SUITES CHICAGO/HOFFMAN ESTATES HOLIDAY INN MOUNT PROSPECT - CHICAGO STAYBRIDGE SUITES SCHAUMBURGINDIANA HOLIDAY INN LOUISVILLE-NORTH (CLARKSVILLE) HOLIDAY INN TERRE HAUTE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES COLUMBUS EDINBURGHKANSAS HOLIDAY INN OLATHE MEDICAL CENTERKENTUCKY CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL LEXINGTON NEAR UK / KEENELANDLOUISIANA HOLIDAY INN BATON ROUGE COLLEGE DRIVE I-10 HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES BOSSIER CITY - LOUISIANA DOWNSMASSACHUSETTS HOTEL INDIGO BOSTON-NEWTON RIVERSIDEMARYLAND HOLIDAY INN COLUMBIAMAINE HOLIDAY INN PORTLAND-BY THE BAYMICHIGAN CANDLEWOOD SUITES DETROIT-WARRENMINNESOTA CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL BLOOMINGTON MSP AIRPORT / MOAMISSOURI CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL ST. 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LOUIS AIRPORT- RIVERPORTMISSISSIPPI HOLIDAY INN MERIDIAN E - I 20/I 59MONTANA HOLIDAY INN BOZEMANNORTH CAROLINA HOTEL INDIGO RALEIGH DURHAM AIRPORT AT RTP STAYBRIDGE SUITES CHARLOTTE-ARROWOODNORTH DAKOTA STAYBRIDGE SUITES MINOTNEBRASKA STAYBRIDGE SUITES LINCOLN I-80NEW HAMPSHIRE HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES NASHUANEW JERSEY CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL MONROE SOUTH BRUNSWICK HOLIDAY INN GW BRIDGE-FORT LEE NYC AREA HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS WEST ATLANTIC CITYNEW MEXICO CANDLEWOOD SUITES ALBUQUERQUENEW YORK CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL SYRACUSE HOLIDAY INN ALBANY, NY - WOLF ROAD HOTEL INDIGO ALBANY LATHAMOHIO CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL CLEVELAND SOUTH - INDEPENDENCE INTERCONTINENTAL CLEVELAND STAYBRIDGE SUITES TOLEDO - MAUMEEOKLAHOMA CANDLEWOOD SUITES LAWTON FORT SILL STAYBRIDGE SUITES OKLAHOMA CITY-QUAIL SPRINGSOREGON HOLIDAY INN PORTLAND-AIRPORT (I-205) HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS ROSEBURG HOLIDAY INN RESORT THE LODGE AT RUNNING Y RANCH SOUTH CAROLINA CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL CHARLESTON AIRPORT - CONV CTR HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES COLUMBIA-AIRPORTTENNESSEE HOLIDAY INN OPRYLAND-ARPT (BRILEY PKWY) STAYBRIDGE SUITES MEMPHIS-POPLAR AVE EAST HOLIDAY INN CHATTANOOGA - HAMILTON PLACETEXAS CANDLEWOOD SUITES HOUSTON IAH / BELTWAY 8 CANDLEWOOD SUITES DALLAS PARK CENTRAL HOLIDAY INN HOUSTON-INTERCONTINENTAL ARPT HOLIDAY INN CORPUS CHRISTI-EMERALD BEACH INTERCONTINENTAL HOUSTON NEAR THE GALLERIA STAYBRIDGE SUITES SAN ANTONIO - STONE OAKUTAHHOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES SALT LAKE CITY-AIRPORT WESTVIRGINIACANDLEWOOD SUITES RICHMOND WEST END SHORT PUMPHOLIDAY INN VIRGINIA BEACH - NORFOLKWASHINGTONHOLIDAY INN DOWNTOWN-EVERETTSTAYBRIDGE SUITES VANCOUVER-PORTLAND METROWYOMINGHOLIDAY INN ROCK SPRINGSAfrica:EGYPTINTERCONTINENTAL CITYSTARS CAIROKENYAINTERCONTINENTAL NAIROBISign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. 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See privacy policy.MAURITIUSINTERCONTINENTAL RESORT MAURITIUS (Stayed here last summer and got upgraded to a Presidential Suite as a Royal Ambassador)MOROCCOHOLIDAY INN MARRAKECH - HOTEL DU GOLFSOUTH AFRICAHOLIDAY INN EXPRESS DURBAN - UMHLANGAHOLIDAY INN EXPRESS PRETORIA - SUNNYPARKZAMBIAINTERCONTINENTAL LUSAKAZIMBABWECROWNE PLAZA HOTEL HARARE-MONOMOTAPAHOLIDAY INN BULAWAYOMiddle EastISRAELHOLIDAY INN ASHKELONJORDANCROWNE PLAZA HOTEL AMMANUNITED ARAB EMIRATESCROWNE PLAZA HOTEL DUBAI - DEIRAAsiaCHINA-PEOPLES REPUBLICCROWNE PLAZA HOTEL ZHONGSHAN XIAOLANCROWNE PLAZA HOTEL SHENZHEN LONGGANG CITY CENTRECROWNE PLAZA HOTEL GUANGZHOU HUADUHOLIDAY INN HANGZHOU CBDHOLIDAY INN SHANGHAI SONGJIANGHOLIDAY INN EXPRESS SHANGHAI NANHUIZUIHOLIDAY INN EXPRESS SHANGDI BEIJINGHOTEL INDIGO SHANGHAI ON THE BUNDINTERCONTINENTAL WUXICROWNE PLAZA HOTEL HEFEIINDIAHOLIDAY INN PUNE HINJEWADIINDONESIAHOLIDAY INN RESORT BATAMMALAYSIAINTERCONTINENTAL KUALA LUMPURTAIWANHOLIDAY INN EXPRESS TAOYUANTHAILANDCROWNE PLAZA RESORT PHUKET PANWA BEACH RESORTHOLIDAY INN EXPRESS BANGKOK SIAMHOLIDAY INN RESORT REGENT BEACH CHA AMVIETNAMCROWNE PLAZA HOTEL DANANGCanadaALBERTAHOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES WEST EDMONTONBRITISH COLUMBIAHOLIDAY INN VANCOUVER AIRPORT- RICHMONDONTARIOHOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES OTTAWA-DOWNTOWNQUEBECHOLIDAY INN SELECT MONTREAL CENTRE VILLE DOWNTOWNCentral & South AmericaARGENTINAINTERCONTINENTAL NORDELTA TIGRE - BUENOS AIRESBRAZILCROWNE PLAZA HOTEL BELEMCHILEHOLIDAY INN EXPRESS IQUIQUEECUADORHOLIDAY INN EXPRESS QUITOEL SALVADORHOLIDAY INN SAN SALVADORGUATEMALACROWNE PLAZA HOTEL GUATEMALAHONDURASINTERCONTINENTAL REAL TEGUCIGALPAANDORRAHOLIDAY INN ANDORRACYPRUSINTERCONTINENTAL APHRODITE HILLS RESORT HOTELDENMARKCROWNE PLAZA HOTEL COPENHAGEN TOWERSFRANCEHOLIDAY INN LILLE - OUEST ENGLOSGERMANYHOLIDAY INN DÜSSELDORF AIRPORT - RATINGENITALYCROWNE PLAZA HOTEL VERONA - FIERALITHUANIACROWNE PLAZA HOTEL VILNIUSPOLANDHOLIDAY INN KRAKOW CITY CENTREPORTUGALHOLIDAY INN PORTO - GAIAROMANIAINTERCONTINENTAL BUCHARESTRUSSIASTAYBRIDGE SUITES ST. PETERSBURGSLOVAKIACROWNE PLAZA HOTEL BRATISLAVASPAINCROWNE PLAZA HOTEL ESTEPONA - COSTA DEL SOLTURKEYCROWNE PLAZA HOTEL ANTALYAUNITED KINGDOMHOLIDAY INN EXPRESS EXETER M5, JCT. 29HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS NEWCASTLE - METRO CENTREHOLIDAY INN GLASGOW AIRPORTHOLIDAY INN EXPRESS GLASGOW - CITY CTR RIVERSIDECROWNE PLAZA HOTEL LONDON - GATWICK AIRPORTHOLIDAY INN OXFORDHOLIDAY INN PORTSMOUTHHOLIDAY INN STRATFORD UPON AVONHOLIDAY INN TAUNTON M5, JCT.25HOLIDAY INN LANCASTERMexicoCROWNE PLAZA HOTEL MEXICALI-BAJA CALIFORNIACROWNE PLAZA HOTEL TUXPANHOLIDAY INN QUERETARO-CENTRO HISTORICOHOLIDAY INN MONTERREY-PARQUE FUNDIDORAHOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES MEXICO CITY AT THE WTCINTERCONTINENTAL PRESIDENTE PUEBLAOceaniaAUSTRALIACROWNE PLAZA HOTEL SURFERS PARADISEFIJI ISLANDSINTERCONTINENTAL FIJI GOLF RESORT & SPAVANUATUHOLIDAY INN RESORT VANUATUn
