The Offer
- Receive 1,500 La Quinta Returns points when you link any Visa credit card and your mobile number to your La Quinta Returns account. You’ll receive an SMS when you’ve linked these and you need to reply with BONUS to receive the free points.
The Fine Print
- Valid until December 31st, 2016
- Member must reply “BONUS” to the Welcome SMS message verifying mobile number in order to complete the process for getting 1,500 bonus points.
- 1,500 Bonus points is a one-time, per-member bonus that is received only when you complete enrollment process and reply “BONUS” upon receipt of the welcome SMS message.
- Member must respond within 12 hours to receive bonus offer. Bonus offer is valid for enrollees through 12/31/16.
What Is La Quinta Returns Redeem Away?
Redeem Away lets you redeem your La Quinta Returns points for every day purchases made on the linked Visa card. You can redeem points for the following purchases:
- Quick Service and Casual Dining Restaurants – like Starbucks, McDonald’s, Dunkin’ Donuts, Applebee’s, Olive Garden, Chili’s
- Bookstores – like Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble
- Grocery and Drugstores – like Kroger, Walgreens, CVS
- Club and Discount Stores – like Costco, Sam’s Club, Target, Walmart
Your purchase must be at least $1 and can be up to a maximum of $100 to be eligible, you’re also limited to $3,600 over a 365 period and $300 over a 30 day period. I have no idea how much points are worth when redeeming this way, if you kow let us know in the comments.
Our Verdict
I’d recommend signing up using a card you don’t really use, otherwise the SMS notifications will be annoying. I’m interesting to see how much points will be worth under this program, my guess is that they will be pretty worthless. In the fine print of this offer it does say that 1,500 points would usually be enough for a cup of coffee. La Quinta Returns points are normally worth 0.33¢-1¢+. You can view more ways to get free miles & points by going here. You can currently get another 500 La Quinta points for completing social media actions for example.
Hat tip to reader mommafrica
How long after registering does it take to get the SMS message?
As mentioned above, this offer does seem to extend the life of your LQ account unlike many of the previous 100 point offers which posted as bonus points.
I just tested it out. Looks like a value of 0.33¢ per point. I had a $3.90 purchase credited for 1181 points.
Thanks, Rob! Can anybody else confirm?
It worked with a Google Voice number. A lot of systems still seem to have trouble with texting to VOIP numbers.
Can I use a visa debit card for this?
Not sure, sorry.
A great way to keep those LQ points alive –there is almost one of these properties near major airports, and comes handy when your flights are cancelled, and you need a nice comfy bed for the night…for free.