Thus, you may need to spend more money to earn
more points for a free night.
Generally, fancy hotels require
more points for free nights, so you can stretch your points further by staying at less ritzy properties.
Not exact matches
If the occasional
free Uber reward ride isn't worth owning another credit card, these combinations can be even
more valuable as your rewards
points can be redeemed
for plane tickets and hotel
nights.
While the sign - up bonus may seem low compared to other travel reward credit card offers of 50,000
points or
more, 25,000 SPG
points can be
more valuable in terms of being able to redeem them
for free nights and air travel.
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In addition, every time you make a purchase on your card, you'll often earn
points that you can use
for more free nights.
For example, the Marriott Rewards Premier Credit Card gives users one free night stay every year, while the Club Carlson Rewards Visa Signature Card awards one free night for every two or more consecutive nights booked using points at one of their hote
For example, the Marriott Rewards Premier Credit Card gives users one
free night stay every year, while the Club Carlson Rewards Visa Signature Card awards one
free night for every two or more consecutive nights booked using points at one of their hote
for every two or
more consecutive
nights booked using
points at one of their hotels.
Other times, reward card users will quickly redeem their
points or miles
for merchandise or gift cards rather than much
more valuable options such as an award flight or a
free night's stay.
If you apply the same value, the 10k
points are worth $ 40 (although in reality it would be
more because this is the minimum
for a Category 2
free night) versus the $ 30 AAdvantage value of $ 0.02.
Redeem
points for free nights, gift cards, magazines, newspapers, donations, merchandise, Wyndham maintenance fees, car rentals, flights, and
more
For starters, you're able to redeem points for free nights at more than 1,300 hotels & resorts around the world without having to worry about blackout dat
For starters, you're able to redeem
points for free nights at more than 1,300 hotels & resorts around the world without having to worry about blackout dat
for free nights at
more than 1,300 hotels & resorts around the world without having to worry about blackout dates.
With a Citi ® Hilton HHonors ™ Visa Signature ® Card, you earn Hilton HHonors
points for your spending that can be redeemed things such as
free nights in the Hilton HHonors network and
more.
Cardholders of the Club Carlson Business Rewards Visa Card will get 40,000 bonus
points each year they renew and one
free night for every year they spend $ 10,000 or
more on your card.
I'll place the Ritz Card into third place; even though you can get a ton of value out of the two
free nights, I think a
more realistic valuation is roughly $ 400 — $ 500 of value per
night plus the added 10,000 bonus
points for adding your first authorized user.
Fairmont card: 12,000 Fairmont
points (possibly
more if you used it
for Fairmont stays at all) and a
free night certificate
Annual card bonuses shower extra rewards
for loyalty — Extra
points,
free hotel
nights and
more at your sign - up anniversary give you a reason to stick with that card... (See Annual bonus)
I am assuming here that many of you will get this card
for two or three
free night awards, and maybe you'll get one or two
more through
points earned with manufactured spend.
If they use the 5th
night free option, they can make the
points work
for them even
more, saving 40,000
points (if using the PointSavers Category 9).
Each additional $ 30,000 of manufactured spend only earns you another ~ 90,000
points for one
more free night — maybe two if you favor cheaper properties — valued at $ 250 - 500.
Hotel rewards: Go
for free nights, not
points — While thousands of
points might feel like a bigger sign - on bonus than
free nights for a hotel credit card, they make
for more complicated trip - planning and run the risk of being diluted... (See Hotel rewards)
Obviously I'll earn one
free night just
for upgrading, which makes that
night cost about $ 75, or a little less (depending on whether you decide to prorate the $ 75 annual fee over all the additional
points you earn, or just over the upgrade bonus — the latter is slightly
more accurate but much
more complicated).
It's pretty clear how many
nights you can stay
for free with the first type of sign - up bonus, but the cards that offer
points are a bit
more tricky.
The Starwood card comes loaded with a range of premium perks that are often reserved
for more expensive credit cards, including
free Internet access in select hotel rooms and Boingo hot spots, access to ticket pre-sales and VIP events, and a
free night's stay when you redeem your
points for three to five consecutive
nights.
When you add the 5x
points for airline and car rental purchases plus 3x
points for other purchases, you would definitely be able to redeem your
points for even
more free nights!
By adding in the 5x
points you can earn
for U.S. gas station, drugstore, and supermarket purchases, you can earn even
more free nights.
Along with
free hotel
nights, members can redeem
points for dining, shopping and entertainment gift cards, gas cards, airline / partner rewards and
more.
IHG, Hilton, Marriott, Starwood and Hyatt all offer blended schemes though I'd say Hyatt and Starwood concentrate
more on in - stay benefits than
free nights whilst IHG concentrates
more on
points for free nights with Marriott and Hilton offering the most even mix of solid in - stay benefits and
points.
For starters, you're able to redeem points for free nights at more than 1,300 hotels & resorts around the world without having to worry about blackout dat
For starters, you're able to redeem
points for free nights at more than 1,300 hotels & resorts around the world without having to worry about blackout dat
for free nights at
more than 1,300 hotels & resorts around the world without having to worry about blackout dates.
With hotels in
more than 100 countries, Best Western makes it easy
for members to earn
points that can be redeemed
for global
free room
nights with no blackout dates, the Best Western Travel Card ®, dining, shopping and entertainment gift cards, gas cards, airline / partner rewards and much
more.
With
more than 4,000 * locations in 100 * countries, Best Western makes it easy
for members to earn
points that can be redeemed
for global
free room
nights with no blackout dates, the Best Western Travel Card ®, dining, shopping and entertainment gift cards, gas cards, airline / partner rewards and
more.
With this offer, BWR members will enjoy a
free night stay at any Best Western - branded hotel in North America
for only 10,000
points, making it easier and
more affordable
for guests to travel during the upcoming holiday season.
If you do get the maximum bonus, that's enough
for up to 5
FREE nights on average, but even
more if you're going
for their cheapest 8,000
point stays.
If you don't stay in major cities or care about fancy hotels, use fewer
points for more free nights.
The hotel will participate in Hilton HHonors ®, the only guest rewards program that allows members to earn
Points & Miles ® for the same stay and redeem points for free nights with No Blackout Dates at more than 3,800 hotels worl
Points & Miles ®
for the same stay and redeem
points for free nights with No Blackout Dates at more than 3,800 hotels worl
points for free nights with No Blackout Dates at
more than 3,800 hotels worldwide.
You will enjoy many exclusive benefits and redeem your ONYX
points for free nights and many
more.
I'm quite a bit surprised that the Ascend bonus isn't about 25,000
points higher
for launch and I thought the Aspire would offer
more like 150,000
points or a
free night or two with signup, but they aren't.
While you can't get two
free nights at the highest category Hyatt hotel now, you can stretch out your
points for more nights.
I Prefer Members, Preferred Hotels & Resorts» loyalty program, also receive room upgrades, priority early check - in / late check - out,
free Internet,
points earned
for stays that can be redeemed
for free nights and dining, and
more.
The card comes with a $ 75 annual fee but I got it back in the glory days when it came with one of the single best credit card perks of the time — a
free award
night when you redeem
points for two or
more award
nights (up to 50 bonus
nights per year).
If you hold «Club Carlson Visa Card» the value of these
points can be doubled due to the exclusive benefit «Bonus Award Night» — When you redeem Gold Points for 2 or more consecutive Award Nights, your last night is
points can be doubled due to the exclusive benefit «Bonus Award
Night» — When you redeem Gold Points for 2 or more consecutive Award Nights, your last night is
Night» — When you redeem Gold
Points for 2 or more consecutive Award Nights, your last night is
Points for 2 or
more consecutive Award Nights, your last
night is
night is
free.
Best Western is running two promotions, one that can earn you
more rewards and the other that will give
more value to your
points when redeeming
for free nights.
Keep in mind, however, that
more points are typically needed to redeem
for a
free night with Hilton hotels.
We enable guests to earn, redeem and convert
points to
free nights at 1.1 million lodging choices globally as well as
for other programs though the marketplace, including hotel rewards, airline frequent flyer miles, eGift cards, merchandise, charities, and
more.
While the sign - up bonus may seem low compared to other travel reward credit card offers of 50,000
points or
more, 25,000 SPG
points can be
more valuable in terms of being able to redeem them
for free nights and air travel.
The ability to buy
points with a 20 % discount could be useful but I don't think I'd get as much use out of the 4th
night free on award stays as I'd like to — my IHG stays tend to be 2 - 3
nights in length and a 4th
night would, ordinarily, be
more than I needed... I'd be staying somewhere
for the sake of staying.
You would need to be able to convert a certificate to
points, and that number of
points would have to be
more than the number required
for a
free night.
BWR is the only major hotel chain rewards program that: never expires rewards
points; and allows guests to earn
points at
more than 4,200 Best Western hotels that can be redeemed
for free nights or merchandise.
You can earn many surprises including
free nights, private helicopter tours, 1 million IHG
points and many
more... But you will earn a minimum of 500 IHG
points for each entry and you can send a maximum of 94 entries.
In general, the better the hotel, the higher the category, the
more points required
for a
free night.
With
more than 4,000 locations in
more than 90 countries, Best Western makes it easy
for members to earn
points that can be redeemed
for global
free room
nights with no blackout dates, the Best Western Travel Card ®, dining, shopping and entertainment gift cards, gas cards, airline / partner rewards and
more.