The Offer
- Points.com is selling Choice points with a discount of up to 30%. The discount you receive depends on the amount of points you purchase:
- 1,000 – 4,000 points = No offer
- 5,000 – 14,000 points = 10% discount
- 15,000 – 29,000 points = 15% discount
- 30,000 – 39,000 points = 25% discount
- 40,000 – 50,000 points = 30% discount
- You have to buy points in increments of 1,000 and the prices per point with the discount are as follows:
- 1,000 – 4,000 points = 1.1¢ per point
- 5,000 – 14,000 points = 0.99¢ per pont
- 15,000 – 29,000 points = 0.935¢ per point
- 30,000 – 39,000 points = 0.835¢ per point
- 40,000 – 50,000 points = 0.77¢ per point
The Fine Print
- Transactions must be completed between 9:00 AM ET July 13, 2017 and 11:59 PM ET August 17, 2017 to be eligible for a price discount on points.
- Points will be posted to your Choice Privileges account within 24 hours after your transaction is complete. Bonus Points don’t count towards the annual limit. P
- urchased points do not count toward Elite Status or Lifetime Elite Gold Status.
- Transactions are final and nonrefundable.
- Offer may not be valid for all members.
- All other terms and conditions of the Choice Privileges Rewards Program apply.
Our Verdict
Keep in mind that Topcashback also offers 2.5% cash back on Choice points purchases, that would bring down the price to a low of 0.751¢ per point. Best redemption of points seems to generally be in Scandinavia and Europe where the properties are a little nicer. Personally I don’t buy points/miles at all because the rewards I get from credit cards cover my travels (and I’m happy to pay cash for non chain hotels by using Hotels.com to get a big discount).
Also keep in mind the following:
- Can only book 30 days in advance (50 days with their credit card)
- Their points expiration policy used to suck (it’s a little better now, but still not great)
Free nights start at 6,000 points per night and up to a maximum of 35,000 points per night (except in Australasia where it’s up to 75,000 points) and there isn’t any award chart (prices are flexible and somewhat tied to cash rate). Keep in mind their credit card also offers a 40,000 point bonus as well.
