McDonald’s has added the ability to convert points into booking.com credit. Currently you can redeem 15,000 points and get $50 off a stay of $150+ on booking.com.
Unfortunately doesn’t look like you can stack the discount and it’s only available on select accommodations. McDonald’s needs to step up its game and add travel partners next. In all seriousness I don’t think this is too useful but interesting that it has been added.
Hat tip to reader Bockrr
I like how you think McDonald’s is doing this specifically for the points and miles community, as if the next big collab will be McDonald’s x Bilt.
Hello, fellow ‘John,’ yes, BILT sure does some odd ‘collabs’ doesn’t it. Gonna get weird in February with their 2.0 thang.
This is not permanent. Two months ago, one of the redemption options was a Snapchat+ subscription. The non-food rewards will change again next month.
The whole point of this exercise is to lower reserves for unredeemed McD points, which are a massive balance sheet liability even with rolling expiration dates. 15k points is child’s play, considering the six-digit point balance some accounts have from catering orders.
+1, but … McDonald’s catering?
What non-fresh hell–
“The whole point of this exercise is to lower reserves for unredeemed McD points, which are a massive balance sheet liability even with rolling expiration dates.” I very much doubt it, not with assets of $55 billion and retained earnings of $67 billion. If the number was material, it would be disclosed. Accounting 101.
I never recall seeing other redemptions for outside brands. Guess I don’t open the app enough!
Don’t forget to stack Venmo for 15% off at McDonald’s 😂
Are the Venmo offers decent on their debit card? Any noteworthy ones?
Earning 15,000 McDonalds points to begin with seems like a lot of Egg McMuffins…
It’s a no cost promo for them. No one with 15k McDonald’s points is going anywhere. Doctors orders.
I think it’s 10 points per dollar and they frequently give out large 1000+ bonus offers. I’d imagine it’s not too hard to hit if you’re grabbing dinner for the family there a couple times a month (if you haven’t been in a while, expect some sticker shock. Meals are generally $10+ and even just grabbing McFlurries are $5). I’m ashamed to say I have 9000 points right now.
So… do you have, like, ‘status’ with McDonalds?
I think the points are much more than that, or I had a bonus on my app I was unaware of. We ate at McDonalds in the airport on the way home from vacation last week. Family of four cost just over $50 and generated almost 5000 points. Maybe it is closer to 100 points per $1?