Wyndham Rewards has rolled out one of its most generous point-buying promotions to date: a bonus of up to 100% on purchased points, which works out to 0.65 cents per point. The deal runs from November 11 through December 31, 2026, and while it matches the best terms the program has offered, whether it's worth your money depends entirely on having a concrete redemption in mind.
The mechanics are straightforward. Buying 1,000 or 2,000 points gets you no bonus at all — you need at least 3,000 points in a single transaction to unlock the discount, and your personal bonus level only shows after logging into your account. At the full 100% bonus, buying the maximum 400,000 points (200,000 purchased plus 200,000 free) costs $2,600. The annual purchase cap has been doubled for this promotion from 100,000 to 200,000 points, transactions are non-refundable, points post within 72 hours, and purchases don't count toward elite status.
The real value lies in Wyndham's fixed award chart: free nights cost 5,000, 15,000, 30,000 or 45,000 points depending on tier. At 0.65 cents per point, even a top-tier night costs roughly $293 in purchased points — but the sweet spot is topping off an account for a specific stay. A worked example from the source: The Mining Exchange Hotel in Colorado Springs, a Registry Collection property with a Michelin key, was charging $307 in cash for a base room but just 30,000 points — about $195 at this promotion's rate. Better yet, Wyndham frequently lets award guests book premium rooms at no extra point cost, so the same 30,000 points secured a club room that would have run $438 in cash.
A few caveats. Points bought through points.com don't code as hotel spend on credit cards, so use a card that earns solid everyday returns or helps hit a minimum spend. Points expire after 18 months without account activity — and even with activity, they die four years after earning — so hoarding is risky. Transferring flexible currencies like Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou, Capital One or Bilt to Wyndham at 1:1 generally isn't worth it when points can be bought for well under a penny.
Wyndham's footprint spans 9,000+ hotels across 20 brands in more than 80 countries — think Registry Collection and Wyndham Grand at the top end, down through Ramada, Days Inn, Super 8 and Travelodge. That's not a portfolio of aspirational resorts, but the fixed award chart shines during peak-demand periods, like a big football game weekend when cash rates spike. The sensible play: if you have an upcoming stay where the cash price far exceeds the point cost, this is one of the cheapest ways to stock up. Buying speculatively? Skip it. Notably, this 100% bonus matches a March 2026 offer, with recent promos ranging from 80% to 90% bonuses (0.68–0.72 cents per point) — so this is the top of the program's usual range.
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