Wyndham and Barclays have launched a new premium hotel credit card, the Wyndham Rewards Earner Premier. This is a premium card with a $395 annual fee, on top of the existing Wyndham Earner ($0 fee) and Earner Plus ($95 fee) cards. They’ve also refreshed their two personal cards and their business card which we’ve detailed in a separate post.
Signup Bonus
Wyndham Rewards Earner Premier card offers a signup bonus of 120,000 Wyndham Rewards points:
- 90,000 bonus points after spending $6,000 on purchases and paying the annual fee within the first 120 days.
- An additional 30,000 bonus points after spending $750 at Hotels by Wyndham within the first 180 days.
Card Details
- $395 annual fee (not waived the first year)
- No foreign transaction fees
- 30,000 anniversary bonus points each year after paying the annual fee
Statement credits:
- $100 annual Wyndham hotel credit after spending $100+ at eligible Wyndham hotel brands – this credit resets each calendar year (January 1st)
- $65 annual wholesale club membership credit
- $10 monthly meal delivery credit – this appears to be a broad credit for any regular meal delivery service like DoorDash, UberEATS (and possibly Instacart)
- $100 annual streaming services credit per calendar year – this appears to be a broad credit for any regular streaming services (not broken up monthly, rather as a year-long credit of up to $100)
- Global Entry or TSA PreCheck credit every four years
Additional benefits:
- Wyndham Rewards Diamond status
- Wyndham Rewards Insider membership
- 25% discount on Wyndham award redemptions
- National Emerald Club Executive status
- Hotel booking discount at Wyndham properties
- 15% discount when purchasing Wyndham Rewards points
- Complete five qualifying nights during a calendar year paid with the card and receive 30,000 bonus points. (Limit one bonus per year.
- Points Payback – redeem points for statement credits
Points Earning
Card earns:
- 8x points at Hotels by Wyndham and Wyndham Travel Bundles
- 4x points on dining
- 4x points on grocery stores (excluding Walmart and Target)
- 4x points on travel purchases (VFTW notes this includes Gas/EV as well)
- 1x point on all other purchases
Our Verdict
A lot to digest here. The annual credits on this card are actually pretty good and help offset the $395 annual fee. For many people, the $100 streaming credit and $65 wholesale club credit will be almost like cash. The monthly meal delivery credit and $100 Wyndham hotel credit are also easy-ish to use. Combined with the 30,000 anniversary points and the other hotel benefits, there is a case to be made for this card.
Biggest question is whether these benefits justify paying an extra $246 in annual fees more than the Wyndham Earner Business card, which also offers Diamond status and ongoing benefits.
For a one year signup, many people will prefer the Premier card due to the annual credits which reset in January – you can get $200 in streaming credits and $200 in hotel credits during the first year.
For a long term keeper card, I think a case can be made for either the Premier or the Business card.
