Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn is IHG's mid-scale full-service brand and one of the widest hotel networks across Australia, with capital city, suburban, airport, and regional resort properties. AU properties include Holiday Inn Sydney Airport, Holiday Inn Sydney St Marys, Holiday Inn Potts Point, Holiday Inn Melbourne on Flinders, Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport, Holiday Inn Perth City Centre, Holiday Inn Adelaide, Holiday Inn Brisbane, Holiday Inn Gold Coast, Holiday Inn Cairns, and Holiday Inn Warwick Farm among others. Book via ihg.com or the IHG One Rewards app and activate ShopBack via the Holiday Inn Australia merchant page on ShopBack Australia to earn cashback on eligible bookings at the current published rate.

Holiday Inn stays earn IHG One Rewards points at 10 base points per USD equivalent spent. IHG One Rewards tiers (Club, Silver Elite, Gold Elite, Platinum Elite, Diamond Elite) apply across all IHG brands including Holiday Inn. Platinum and Diamond Elite unlock room upgrades subject to availability. Kids Stay & Eat Free is a Holiday Inn brand promise that applies globally at participating properties: children 19 and under stay free when sharing with a paying adult, and children 12 and under eat free from the kids' menu when dining with a paying adult. Verify current terms on ihg.com.

Holiday Inn AU participates in IHG's flash sales, IHG's semi-annual Points Sale (buy points at bonus), AU school-holiday windows (April, July, September, December), EOFY (June), Black Friday on 2026-11-27, Cyber Monday on 2026-11-30, and Boxing Day on 2026-12-26. IHG One Rewards Member Rates apply year-round when signed in. Kids Stay & Eat Free is always on at participating AU properties. Verify current sale windows and property participation on ihg.com before booking, and stack ShopBack cashback via the ShopBack Holiday Inn Australia merchant page.

Kids Stay & Eat Free is Holiday Inn's global brand promise that participating hotels honour. Under the policy, up to two children 19 and under stay free when sharing an existing bedded room with a paying adult (no extra bed charge unless a rollaway is required), and children 12 and under eat free from the kids' menu when dining with a paying adult in the hotel restaurant. The exact age and food eligibility can vary by property, and some resort locations exclude the food component. Verify participation at the specific AU Holiday Inn on the property page before booking, and layer with IHG One Rewards Member Rates.

Holiday Inn is mid-scale full-service with the widest AU footprint including suburban and regional properties, and skews family-friendly with Kids Stay & Eat Free. Crowne Plaza is upscale full-service, typically CBD or resort locations with meeting facilities, executive lounges (at some properties), and higher room rates. For a family AU road trip or a value airport stay, Holiday Inn usually wins. For a business city stay or a resort with pool, spa, and F&B depth, Crowne Plaza usually wins. Both earn identically in IHG One Rewards. Both are cashback-eligible via ShopBack on their respective merchant pages.

Holiday Inn is full-service (restaurant, bar, room service, larger rooms, pool at most AU properties). Holiday Inn Express is limited-service (free hot breakfast included in room rate, smaller rooms, no restaurant, no room service). AU Holiday Inn Express properties include Sydney Airport, Sydney Macquarie Park, Sydney Newtown, Melbourne Little Collins, Adelaide, Brisbane Central, Perth CBD, and Newcastle. For a short overnight stop with breakfast included at a lower price, Holiday Inn Express usually wins. For a family stay with pool, restaurant, and Kids Stay & Eat Free, Holiday Inn usually wins. Both earn IHG One Rewards points and are cashback-eligible via ShopBack.

IHG runs periodic status match promotions across all IHG brands including Holiday Inn. Historically it has matched Platinum or Diamond equivalents from Marriott Bonvoy, Hilton Honors, and World of Hyatt for 90 days, with a paid-stay activity requirement to keep the matched tier for a full year. Matched Platinum status unlocks room upgrades at Holiday Inn properties subject to availability, welcome amenity, and guaranteed room availability. Check current match terms via the IHG status match landing page or a targeted email. Cross-reference against our AU hotel loyalty guide before locking a match strategy.

IHG runs Holiday Inn Sydney Airport (5 minutes from T1 and T2 via shuttle), Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport (adjacent to T3 and T4), Holiday Inn Express Sydney Airport, and Holiday Inn Express Melbourne Southbank as the main airport-proximity properties. Crowne Plaza Melbourne provides an upscale alternative near the CBD. For early-morning departures or late-night arrivals into Sydney or Melbourne, Holiday Inn airport properties are the default IHG pick and often stack with Park-Stay-Fly packages. Verify current package pricing and shuttle schedule on ihg.com before booking, and layer ShopBack cashback.

Empty any pending Holiday Inn booking cart, then click through fresh from the ShopBack Holiday Inn Australia merchant page to ihg.com. Log in to your IHG One Rewards account to apply the Member Rate, complete the booking in the same browser session, and confirm the reservation email. Avoid pasting unofficial third-party promo codes at checkout since they can break cashback tracking. Cashback tracks on the paid room rate for eligible bookings. Rates and eligible booking types vary; see the current published rate on the ShopBack Holiday Inn Australia merchant page.

Yes. Any cancelled or refunded portion of your Holiday Inn booking is voided from the ShopBack cashback total, since IHG only pays commission on completed stays. If you cancel within the free-cancellation window or the stay does not check in, the pending cashback will not confirm. Partial refunds and no-shows reduce cashback on a pro-rata basis.