Wyndham Rewards: The Ultimate Guide (2024)

You’ve worked on earning and saving your points—now it’s time to enjoy a reward redemption.

Room Redemptions

Wyndham Rewards offers two types of room redemptions. Go Free awards are points only redemptions while Go Far awards are points plus cash.

Go Free Awards

The Wyndham reward chart is very simple with only three fixed tiers at 7,500, 15,000 and 30,000 points. Points can be redeemed for award nights at all Wyndham brands and Caesars Hotels. Resort fees apply at Caesars Hotels.

Wyndham Rewards points can also be used for redemption at Wyndham Vacation Clubs which are timeshare resort rentals that consist of units with full kitchens, living area and resort-style amenities. Redemption rates for Wyndham Vacation Club are determined by the number of bedrooms and range between 7,500 points and 30,000 points per bedroom per night.

To search for an award go to the Wyndham booking page and check “Book with points” followed by “Search.”

Go Fast Awards

Go Fast awards let you combine points and cash to pay for a hotel room. Like the Go Free awards, there are only three tiers of Go Fast awards:

1,500 points plus cash
3,000 points plus cash
6,000 points plus cash

The amount of cash varies by property and is determined by the market price. Essentially, the points part of the Go Fast award is a discount on the cash price of the room. Go Fast awards may also be used at Wyndham Vacation Club properties.

Sweet Spots

Since Wyndham has a fixed award chart, the award price for hotel room redemptions doesn’t vary with demand. That means it’s possible to get a great deal during a high-demand period such as high season or during a big event.

Here’s an example of an exceptional value redemption during the popular Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico. Searching for the first weekend of the festival results in a 15,000 point redemption at the La Quinta Inn & Suites.

And here’s the cash price.

With taxes, the total cost comes to $354.20. Dividing by 15,000 points, this works out to an excellent 2.4 cents per point redemption. If you hold any of the Wyndham co-branded credit cards, you’ll get a 10% discount, making this redemption 13,500 points instead of 15,000. That brings the redemption rate to an even better 2.62 cents per point.

Vacasa

Vacasa is a full-service vacation property management company, representing over 44,000 rental homes in 35 U.S. states plus Canada, Belize, Mexico and Costa Rica. Choose from beachfront homes to ski-in/ski-out condos and everything in between.

Wyndham Rewards points can be redeemed for participating Vacasa properties. The redemption rate is either 15,000 or 30,000 points per bedroom per night. So a two bedroom home would be 2 x 15,000, or 30,000 points per night. Property points values are determined based on the average cash cost of a bedroom’s nightly rate: If the average cost is $250 or less, the redemption will be 15,0000 points per bedroom per night. However, if the average cost is between $250.01 and $500, the redemption will require 30,000 points per bedroom per night. Vacasa properties with an average cost of more than $500 are not eligible for redemption.

To confirm award availability and book an award stay at a Vacasa property, you’ll have to call Wyndham Rewards member services. Blackout periods and additional fees may apply to award stays and not all Vacasa properties are eligible.

Cottages.com

If you’ve ever dreamt of staying in a thatched cottage or in an English manor, a Cottages.com redemption could make that a reality. With thousands of properties in the United Kingdom, a redemption with Wyndham Rewards is 15,000 points per bedroom per night.

Checking for award availability and booking a Cottages.com stay with Wyndham Rewards points requires a call to Wyndham Rewards Member Services. Cottages.com award stays are subject to blackout periods and additional fees.

Landal GreenParks

Landal GreenParks features holiday park and farmhouse stays in the Netherlands, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, Hungary, England and Scotland. Holiday parks have vacation home accommodations including full kitchen, living room and in some cases, a private sauna. They are typically located in recreational areas such as ski hills or beaches.

The redemption rate for a Landal GreenParks stay is 15,000 Wyndham Rewards points per bedroom per night and requires a call to Wyndham Rewards Member Services to check award availability and book. Blackout dates and additional fees apply.

Airline Rewards

Wyndham partners with nine airline programs: Aeromexico Rewards, Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca Lifemiles, American Airlines AAdvantage, United MileagePlus, Frontier Airlines Frontier Miles, , Air China Phoenix Miles and Fortune Wings Club Kilometers.

The transfer rate works out to 5 Wyndham Rewards points to 1 airline mile (5:1). Points can only be transferred in multiples of 6,000 points, 16,000 points or 30,000 points and can take six to eight weeks.

We don’t recommend transferring your Wyndham Rewards to airlines due to the poor transfer ratio and the long lead time. You’ll get better value using your points for free night awards.

Other Wyndham Rewards Points Redemptions

Other possible redemptions include gift cards, merchandise, AARP membership, charitable donations and tours and activities. The cents-per-point value for these redemptions range from a dismal 0.1 cents per point (merchandise) to 0.36 cents per point (gift cards). Clearly, these redemptions do not represent a good use of points compared to free night awards.

Wyndham Rewards Points Expiration Policy

Wyndham’s points expiry policy is a little more complicated than other programs. Wyndham Rewards points expire after 18 months of inactivity. Activity is defined as redeeming, earning or transferring points. However, points expire four years after they are earned, whether there is activity or not. Luckily, Wyndham tracks this for you. To check your points expiry date, head to the “My Account” section of the Wyndham website and click “Notifications” on the left side.

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