In addition to the launch of the new Earner Premier card, Barclays and Wyndham also refreshed their Earner card ($0 annual fee), Earner+ card ($95 annual fee), and Earner Business card ($149 annual fee).
Earner card | Earner+ card | Earner Business card
Annual Fee Change
- Earner card $0 annual fee stays the same
- Earner+ annual fee is up from $75 to $95
- Earner Business annual fee is up from $95 to $149
No foreign transaction fees on any cards (same as before).
Signup Bonus
- Earner card – 75k: Earn 30,000 bonus points after spending $1,000 on purchases in the first 90 days. Plus, get 45,000 bonus points after spending $500 at Hotels by Wyndham in the first 180 days.
- Earner+ card – 100k: Get 45,000 bonus points after spending $1,000 on purchases in the first 90 days. Plus, get 55,000 bonus points after spending $500 at Hotels by Wyndham in the first 180 days.
- Earner Business card – 100k: Earn 45,000 bonus points after spending $3,000 on purchases in the first 90 days. Plus, get 55,000 bonus points after spending $500 at Hotels by Wyndham in the first 180 days.
All three cards added a the hotel spend component to get the full bonus, but makes it easier on overall spend volume compared to prior offers.
Benefits Change
- Earner Rewards:
- Card earns:
- 5x points at Wyndham properties (5x earn on Gas was removed)
- 3x on Vacation Club, dining, and grocery store (excludes Target and Walmart), Gas and EV charging purchases (increased dining/grocery from 2x to 3x)
- 1x points on all other purchases
- Automatic Wyndham gold status (same as before)
- 10% discount on awards (same as before)
- Anniversary bonus of 7,500 points after you spend $15,000 on eligible purchases (same as before)
- Card earns:
- Earner+ Rewards:
- Card earns:
- 6x at Wyndham properties (6x earn on Gas was removed)
- 4x on Vacation Club, travel, dining, and grocery store (excludes Target and Walmart) (added Travel and Vacation Club to the 4x category)
- 1x points on all other purchases
- Automatic Wyndham platinum status (same as before)
- New: First year perk -Get Wyndham Diamond status
- 10% discount on awards (same as before)
- Anniversary bonus of 15,000 points after paying the annual fee (this is an increase from 7,500 points)
- One free night each year after staying 5 or more nights in a calendar year – get a free night worth up to 15,000 points.
- New: Points Payback feature – Redeem Points for a Statement Credit
- Emerald Club Executive status with National
- New: $50 Meal Delivery Credit each calendar year – get up to $25 in statement credits back every 6 months on eligible meal delivery purchases. This appears to be a broadly usable credit for places like DoorDash, UberEATS, etc.
- Card earns:
- Earner Business:
- Card earns:
- 8x at Wyndham properties (8x earn on Gas was removed)
- 5x on Vacation Club, gas, EV charging, marketing, advertising, office supply store and shipping purchases (changes: removes utilities from 5x; adds many new categories)
- 1x points on all other purchases
- Automatic Wyndham Diamond status (same as before)
- 20% discount on awards (this is an increase from 10%)
- Anniversary bonus of 15,000 points (same as before)
- Points Payback feature added – Redeem Points for a Statement Credit
- New: $50 Accounting Software Credit
- New: $65 Wholesale Membership Club Credit
- Emerald Club Executive status with National
- Card earns:
Our Verdict
Top line negative changes are the annual fee increases, the removal of the 5x utilities and 8x gas on the Business card, and the removal of gas from earning 5x/6x on the Earner and Plus cards.
Positive changes include the Plus card increased anniversary bonus and meal delivery credit, the Business card wholesale club and accounting software credits, the added 3x/4x/5x categories on the various cards, and the potentially easier signup bonus.
- Related: Barclays Launches New Wyndham Earner Premier Card – $395 Fee, 120,000 Points Bonus, And Some Credits
Many people will prefer the Business card, but there is a case for paying an extra $246 annually to get the new Premier card – you get a $100 streaming credit, $100 Wyndham hotel credit, an additional 15,000 anniversary points, and some other perks. (For the first year the Premier is better since you can do the streaming credit twice and the hotel credit twice.)
