Wyndham Rewards is out with a mystery bonus when buying at least 3,000 points. Members are targeted for a discount of 35%, 40%, or 45% off on the purchase of points, which can make for some fantastic deals.
The Deal
- Wyndham Rewards is offering a mystery discount on the purchase of points. Members are targeted for discounts of 35%, 40%, or even 45% off the purchase price when buying 3,000 or more points
- Direct link to this deal
Key Terms
- Between December 6, 2024, 12:00:01 am ET and December 31, 2024, 11:59:59 pm ET (the “Promotion Period”), Wyndham Rewards members who purchase at least three thousand (3,000) Wyndham Rewards points in a single transaction through points.com are eligible to receive a “mystery” discount.
- This “mystery” discount will be randomly assigned to Wyndham Rewards members upon being prompted to login to their Wyndham Rewards account. The “mystery” discount will award members an amount equal to thirty-five percent (35%), forty percent (40%), or forty-five (45%) off of their underlying point purchase.
- Purchases of fewer than 3,000 points in a single transaction will not qualify for a discount.
- For the duration of this Promotion Period, the annual limit on Wyndham Rewards points purchases through points.com has been raised from a total of 100,000 Wyndham Rewards points (the “Standard Limit”) to a total of 200,000 Wyndham Rewards points (the “Increased Limit”). For clarity, the Increased Limit will expire simultaneously with the Promotion Period, at which time the Standard Limit will again come into effect for the 2024 calendar year.
- Offer is subject to change. Offer cannot be combined with any other offer. Only purchases made online are eligible for this offer. Points will be posted to the recipient’s Wyndham Rewards account within 72 hours after the completed transaction. Points purchases do not count toward Member Levels. All points.com transactions are final and non-refundable. A GST/HST charge applies to purchases by Canadian residents. An additional QST charge applies to purchases by Quebec residents. Points.com and Wyndham Rewards reserve the right to terminate this offer at any time. Points purchased are subject to the Wyndham Rewards program terms and conditions.
- See landing page for full terms
Quick Thoughts
This could be a fantastic deal in the right scenario.
I was targeted for the top end at 45% off the purchase of points.
This means that if I purchase 3,000 points or more, I’ll pay just 0.715c per point ($0.00715). That’s a fantastic deal for Wyndham points!
Our Reasonable Redemption Value for Wyndham points is 1.01c per point. It is possible to do even better in some cases.
Personally, this sale caught my eye because of an upcoming trip where I could book a Vacasa vacation rental. Specifically, after seeing the sale, I looked up a 3-bedroom Vacasa rental that would run about $634 per night all-in with taxes and fees. That means the average nightly rate is about $211 per bedroom per night. Wyndham charges 15,000 points per bedroom per night for Vacasa rentals costing up to $250 per bedroom per night. That means it would cost me 45,000 points per night to book this particular rental. If I were to buy the points on sale right now, at 0.715c per point, it would cost $321.75 per night to buy the points for that rental — almost 50% off the cash rate.
That wasn’t a cherry-picked example but rather a real one that I found with about 2.5 minutes of effort. There are surely plenty of other Vacasa situations where you might be able to get somewhere in the vicinity of 1.5c per point. See full details about booking Vacasa vacation rentals with Wyndham Rewards points in this post.
Of course you may do even better if you find the right deal for a hotel. I nearly booked the Wyndham New Yorker for a trip to the city at some point this fall when cash rates were outrageous and it would have yielded around 2c per point. Under normal circumstances, that property is probably only a lukewarm deal even with sale-price points, but it really depends on your dates. Keep in mind that Wyndham also has a number of timeshare-type vacation club properties, many of which are bookable with points. There are also some all-inclusive properties in the Caribbean that could be a good deal depending on dates.
If you’re into a tiny bit of arbitrage, with this sale you could buy 60,000 points for $429 if you’re targeted for the 45%-off rate. I believe that you can still transfer 60,000 points from Wyndham to Caesars through the end of the year (oddly, my Caesars account already reflects the 30,000-point cap for a transfer to Wyndham, which is going to be the new cap beginning in 2025, but the Wyndham side still shows the ability to transfer 60,000 points to Caesars). Caesars points can then be used at a value of $0.01 per point for a lot of things, including room rates, some show tickets, and even betting with rewards via the Caesars Sportsbook app.
The Wyndham Earner Business card can make earning Wyndham points relatively easy given its 8x points at gas stations and 5x on utilities. Still, I might buy some points in this sale as the 0.715c price point and low effort required.
Notably, the annual limit for purchasing points has been increased to 200,000 points for this sale (the current annual limit is typically 100,000 purchased points). Sure enough, I see the ability to buy 200,000 points for $1,430.
I don’t know as though I’ll buy 200K points, but it’s great to see points available in such a useful quantity. That could be enough for a nice length of stay even if you’re buying the points for the whole thing.
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