Update 2: Looks like this benefit has now ended with the webpage being updated to state that it’s no longer available.
Update 1: VFTW is reporting that Capital One has made no announcement that this benefit was ending and that the end date of January 31st, 2020 was only added because it’s within one year of the current expiration of the deal between Capital One & Hotels.com. Similarly that also means that they haven’t announced any extension to that contract, but the way it reads is that it will be extended at some stage. In reality it doesn’t really matter as buying Hotels.com gift cards at a deep discount is the better play.
In January of 2018 Capital One introduced a new benefit to the Venture credit card offering 10x miles (worth 10% back) when booking hotel stays on Hotel.com. They have now announced that this benefit will be ending in on January 31st, 2020. The promotion does stack with the Hotels.com rewards program for a free night after 10 stays, but it still wasn’t useful due to the fact you could buy Hotels.com gift cards at a bigger discount and also go through a portal if you weren’t using this benefit. For a full list of ways to stack discounts at Hotels.com read this post.
It will be interesting to see if this benefit is replaced by anything or not. Capital One has also partnered with Spotify and Uber before as well.
Hat tip to Award Wallet
