IHG Hotels & Resorts and All Nippon Airways announce milestone loyalty partnership

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Launching after October, agreement sets new benchmark for hotel-airline partnerships

  • IHG One Rewards and ANA Mileage Club members in line for industry-leading

  • Tokyo, Japan – 22 April 2026 – IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, and All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA), Japan’s largest airline, today announced a comprehensive loyalty partnership, setting a new benchmark for hotel-airline loyalty collaboration in the travel industry. Launching after October, IHG One Rewards and ANA Mileage Club (AMC) members will gain access to benefits including an enhanced loyalty and recognition offer for AMC members, double dip points-earning on select ANA flights, and two-way points exchange of ANA miles and IHG One Rewards points. Through this partnership, members can earn and redeem rewards across ANA’s extensive international network serving 40 cities and 55 routes worldwide, as well as across IHG’s global hotel portfolio of over 7,000 hotels in more than 100 countries.

    Benefits breakdown

    AMC Member Benefits – A loyalty and recognition offer for AMC status members
    Once enrolled in both programmes and after linking accounts, AMC status members will be eligible to receive recognition of their AMC member status in their IHG One Rewards account that corresponds to their AMC status. AMC status members with Diamond + More, Diamond, Platinum or Bronze status will receive corresponding IHG One Rewards status, Diamond Elite, Platinum Elite, Gold Elite, Silver Elite – enjoying benefits such as room upgrades and late checkout at all participating IHG hotels around the world. For AMC Diamond and Diamond + More members, two elite qualifying nights are required to achieve target status.

    AMC Member and IHG One Rewards Member Benefits – Double dip loyalty points earning on selected international ANA flights
    Through double dip loyalty earning, international travellers flying to Japan on an ANA ticketed and operated flight, can earn IHG One Rewards points in addition to ANA miles, unlocking seamless dual earning and redemption of rewards across air travel and hotel stays. Travellers will be able to link their loyalty accounts and benefit from double dip earning, with IHG One Rewards points awarded based on flight distance and fare class.

    AMC Member and IHG One Rewards Member Benefits – Two-way points exchange
    IHG One Rewards and AMC members can benefit from two-way points exchange, building on the existing option to convert IHG One Rewards points into ANA miles, by allowing members to also convert ANA miles into IHG One Rewards points. This will offer greater choice and flexibility across both loyalty programmes, creating a seamless mutual loyalty ecosystem.

    Heather Balsley, Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer, IHG Hotels & Resorts, said: “As IHG continues to grow in Japan, our 20‑year partnership with ANA remains central to that momentum, combining trusted global brands, deep local expertise, and the power of IHG One Rewards and ANA Mileage Club. With more than 80 open and pipeline hotels in the country – half of our open estate co‑branded with ANA – this partnership allows us to reach travellers at more moments in their journey, unlock greater value for loyalty members, and expand the global reach of both brands. By leveraging the scale of our combined loyalty networks, we’re driving stronger preference for our hotels, increasing direct bookings, and delivering long‑term value for our owners.”

    Keiji Omae, Executive Vice President, Customer Experience, commented: “We are delighted to elevate our partnership with IHG, built over 20 years, to a more strategic level and take a confident step toward our next stage of growth. Under our Medium-term Corporate Strategy, which positions international passenger services as a pillar of our growth, strengthening our collaboration with the globally renowned IHG is an essential element for establishing our presence in international markets. By deeply integrating the strengths of both companies, we will provide new travel value to a wide range of customers both in Japan and overseas, and accelerate the expansion of our business.　Moving forward, we remain committed to creating multi-faceted value with IHG that transcends the boundaries between aviation and hospitality, striving to realize a world 'Uniting the World in Wonder’.”

    IHG One Rewards, with more than 160 million members, is the only hotel loyalty programme to deliver benefits in this way, enabled by its innovative milestone rewards structure, which unlocks rewards every 10 nights stayed. Through this partnership, AMC members will gain access to one of the most rewarding hotel propositions in the industry, offering exceptional value, flexibility and meaningful status recognition – where the more members stay, the more they are rewarded.benefits