UpTrip loyalty guide · 2026

Wyndham Rewards

Fixed award bands make Wyndham the easiest program here to plan against, though the bands themselves change on September 15, 2026.

The program in brief

Wyndham still publishes fixed award bands. They change on September 15, 2026. Through September 14, Go Free awards cost 7,500, 15,000, or 30,000 points per bedroom per night. From the 15th the bands become 5,000, 15,000, 30,000, and 45,000, so the cheapest awards get cheaper while the ceiling rises.

The portfolio is the other half of the story. Wyndham reported about 8,400 hotels in roughly 100 countries in June 2026, weighted heavily toward roadside and midscale coverage, with selected upscale, resort, and vacation products alongside. Many eligible paid stays earn at least 1,000 points, and on a cheap night that floor does more work than any elite bonus.

Strengths

Fixed award bands, with the September change published in advance
A 1,000-point floor on many eligible paid stays
Roadside and everyday coverage few chains match
Gold at five nights, plus rollover-night rules

Trade-offs

The award bands change on September 15, 2026
The earning base differs by brand and by folio definition
Two separate expiry risks: four-year lots and inactivity forfeiture
Card award discounts depend on the exact product and opening date

A vintage motel sign beside a desert road — Editorial image: a desert motel sign reflects Wyndham's roadside reach; it is not evidence that the pictured property participates in Wyndham Rewards.Jonathan Ikemura Unsplash

A landscaped outdoor resort pool — Editorial image: a resort pool represents the program's leisure range. It is not evidence that the pictured property participates in Wyndham Rewards.Valeriia Bugaiova Unsplash

Program map

Size and scope

Reviewed July 14, 2026. Wyndham's three-band award chart remains in force through September 14, 2026. A four-band chart begins September 15. The guide dates both systems explicitly. Participation varies across hotels, destinations, vacation products, Caesars properties, countries, rates, and booking channels.

Network scale: About 8,400 hotelsWyndham reported roughly 869,000 rooms in about 100 countries in June 2026. Not every affiliated travel product follows standard hotel rules.
Base earning: Usually 10 points per US$1Most brands use eligible room rate. Selected full-service brands use eligible total folio, and WaterWalk furnished suites earns 5 per US$1.
Paid-stay minimum: 1,000 pointsMany Qualified Stays receive at least 1,000 points. Points + Cash and partner-currency elections are excluded.
Current Free Night bands: 7,500 / 15,000 / 30,000Per bedroom, per night through September 14, 2026.
September 15 bands: 5,000 / 15,000 / 30,000 / 45,000Wyndham has announced a dated redistribution across four fixed bands.
First elite tier: Gold at 5 qualifying nightsPlatinum requires 15 and Diamond 40. Excess qualifying nights can roll over under current rules.
Rooms credited: Up to three for pointsOnly the room or unit occupied by the member produces a qualifying night.
Expiration: 18-month inactivity plus four-year hard limitActivity can protect the account from inactivity forfeiture but does not erase each point lot's four-year expiration.

2323 participating chains

Participating brands

Roadside reach, plus resorts and extended stays

Wyndham Rewards includes the familiar roadside hotels alongside boutique collections, all-inclusive resorts, and extended-stay brands.

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Distinctive

Registry Collection Hotels Participates
Wyndham Grand Participates
Dolce Hotels and Resorts by Wyndham Participates
Esplendor Boutique Hotels by Wyndham Participates
Dazzler by Wyndham Participates
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts Participates
Vienna House by Wyndham Participates
Trademark Collection by Wyndham Participates
TRYP by Wyndham Participates
Wyndham Alltra Participates

Everyday

Wyndham Garden Participates
La Quinta by Wyndham Participates
Wingate by Wyndham Participates
AmericInn by Wyndham Participates
Baymont by Wyndham Participates
Ramada by Wyndham Participates
Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Participates
Days Inn by Wyndham Participates
Super 8 by Wyndham Special terms
Howard Johnson by Wyndham Participates
Travelodge by Wyndham Participates

Extended stay

Hawthorn Extended Stay by Wyndham Participates
WaterWalk Extended Stay by Wyndham Special terms

Reading the marks

A green check means the brand participates on the program’s standard terms. Marked brands don’t — earning, status, or redemption works differently there.

Before you book

ECHO Suites does not participate. Caesars co-brands, WaterWalk stays, Super 8 stays in China, and one excluded Wyndham Concorde property follow special rules.

Outside the count

ECHO Suites does not participate. Ramada Encore belongs to the Ramada brand.

ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham — does not participate
Ramada Encore — part of Ramada

Brand names and logos belong to their respective owners. Their appearance here does not imply affiliation with or endorsement of UpTrip.

View the official brand directory Read the participation terms

Status

The status ladder

Where a program offers several routes to the same tier, the routes usually stand alone rather than combining, which matters a great deal if you were counting on two of them adding up.

01
Blue
Enrollment
Base program and rollover-night access
02
Gold
5 qualifying nights
10% Base Point bonus and preferred-room treatment
03
Platinum
15 qualifying nights
15% bonus plus availability-based early arrival
04
Diamond
40 qualifying nights
20% bonus and selected suite-upgrade treatment

The rules, in table form

Rates and thresholds move. An individual hotel can also sit outside the standard rules entirely, whatever the program-wide table says, and that’s the usual reason a benefit that looks guaranteed here never shows up at check-in. Confirm the current terms and your hotel’s participation before booking.

Reference 01

How an eligible stay earns

Item	Base rate	Elite treatment	Important boundary
Most participating hotel brands	10 points per eligible US$1 of room rate	Gold +10%; Platinum +15%; Diamond +20%	Taxes, fees, and most incidentals are excluded
Dolce, Wyndham Grand, Wyndham, Wyndham Garden	10 points per eligible US$1 of total folio	Same elite percentages	Only charges recognized as qualifying folio spend count
WaterWalk furnished suites	5 points per eligible US$1 of room rate	Same elite percentages when eligible	Unfurnished-suite arrangements do not earn
Qualified Stay minimum	At least 1,000 total points	Elite bonus applies within the program calculation	No minimum for Points + Cash or a partner-currency election
Up to three paid rooms	Base earning on eligible rooms when the member pays	Bonus follows the eligible Base Points	Only the occupied room earns a qualifying night

Wyndham rounds and posts under its own calculation rules. Use eligible room or folio spend, then compare the calculated amount with the 1,000-point Qualified Stay minimum.

Reference 02

Member levels

Item	Qualification	Earning bonus	Published hotel treatment
Blue	Enrollment	None	Basic Wi-Fi and rollover-night access under the current rules
Gold	5 qualifying nights	+10% Base Points	Preferred room within the booked category and late checkout by up to two hours, subject to availability
Platinum	15 qualifying nights	+15% Base Points	Gold benefits plus early check-in by up to two hours and a selected airport rental-car upgrade
Diamond	40 qualifying nights	+20% Base Points	Availability-based suite upgrade, selected-brand welcome amenity, and Gold status gifting

Hotel benefits depend on participation, availability, check-in conditions, and property facilities. Redemption-only destinations and some vacation products do not deliver the standard hotel package.

Reference 03

The dated award charts

Awards are priced per bedroom, per night. The second schedule has been announced but does not take effect until September 15, 2026, so both columns are live information for anyone booking now.

Item	Free Night through Sep. 14	Free Night from Sep. 15	Points + Cash floor from Sep. 15
Lowest band	7,500 points	5,000 points	500 points + cash
Second band	15,000 points	15,000 points	1,500 points + cash
Third band	30,000 points	30,000 points	3,000 points + cash
New highest band	Not present	45,000 points	4,500 points + cash

The current Points + Cash offer starts at 750 points plus cash. Existing points bookings made before September 15 are honored at their booked amount; Wyndham says it will automatically return the difference if the new rate is lower.

Reference 04

What an award can include

Item	Points treatment	Charges	Planning caveat
Participating hotel Free Night	Fixed band per bedroom	Room, local taxes, and resort or facility fees are generally covered	Incidentals and optional charges remain
All-inclusive hotel	Fixed band per bedroom	Included meals and amenities for up to two registered guests under the property terms	Extra guests and nonincluded services can cost more
Points + Cash	Band-specific points plus cash	Taxes and fees can remain payable	Earns Base Points on the cash room component but no elite accelerated bonus
Vacation destination or cottage	Often per bedroom; cottages may use a 15,000-point bedroom rate	Product-specific	Minimum stays and controlled inventory can apply
Caesars property	Named 15,000- or 30,000-point treatment under current rules	Property-specific	Book through the required Wyndham path and attach the member number

No blackout dates means a participating hotel does not impose a conventional date blacklist. It does not require every room to be released for points or remove minimum-stay rules.

Reference 05

US Earner cards announced June 17, 2026

Item	Annual fee	Wyndham earning	Status and Free Night discount	Selected annual feature
Earner Premier	$395	8x	Diamond; 25%	30,000 anniversary points; eligible card points do not expire while the account is open and in good standing
Earner Business	$149	8x	Diamond; 20% for newly opened product	15,000 anniversary points
Earner Plus	$95	6x	Diamond in year one, Platinum thereafter; 10%	15,000 anniversary points
Earner	$0	5x	Gold; 10%	7,500 anniversary points after the published annual-spend requirement

This is a dated US product summary, not an application offer. Issuer eligibility, merchant coding, benefit enrollment, old-card treatment, and current application terms control.

Reference 06

Qualifying-night and earning edge cases

Item	Base Points	Qualifying Night	What decides it
Direct paid stay of at least US$25	Yes, when rate and property qualify	Yes	Eligible channel, rate, payment, and occupied room
Free Night award	No	Yes	Completed eligible redemption
Points + Cash	On eligible cash room component; no elite bonus	Yes	Hotel participation and completed stay
Charged no-show	Base Points can post	No	The hotel must actually charge an eligible amount
OTA booking	No	No	Third-party channel exclusion
Partner-currency election	Wyndham points replaced by selected partner currency	Program-specific	Election must be in place before the stay; Wyndham elite bonuses do not apply to the partner currency

Strategy

How earning and status actually work

01 · Who it suits

The everyday end of the map

Days Inn, Super 8, Microtel, Howard Johnson, Travelodge, La Quinta, Ramada, Wyndham, Trademark Collection, Registry Collection, and the rest add up to coverage in markets the upscale chains never bothered with. Vacation-club properties, the Caesars relationship, and certain property types follow separate participation rules.

The program works best when the hotel already suits the trip and a fixed award band or the paid-stay minimum improves what it costs you. Weigh location, condition, fees, cancellation, and the cash alternative first. A simple award chart is a convenience, not a reason to stay somewhere.

02 · Earning

The 1,000-point floor

Most brands earn 10 points per eligible US dollar of qualifying room rate. Selected full-service brands calculate on qualifying total folio instead, and WaterWalk furnished suites earns 5 per eligible dollar. Gold, Platinum, and Diamond add 10%, 15%, and 20% to Base Points.

The number that matters most, though, is the floor. Many qualifying paid stays receive at least 1,000 total points through Additional Points, which on an inexpensive room is worth more than any elite bonus you could earn on it. The minimum does not apply to points-and-cash awards, and brand, rate, channel, property, and charge exclusions still stand. Work out eligible spend first, then apply the minimum only where the current rules allow it.

03 · Using points

Which chart applies depends on your dates.

Two charts are in play this year. Through September 14, Go Free bands are 7,500, 15,000, and 30,000 points, and Go Fast starts at 750 points plus cash. From September 15, Free Night bands become 5,000, 15,000, 30,000, and 45,000, with Points + Cash floors of 500, 1,500, 3,000, and 4,500. Earlier-price reservations are honored, and Wyndham says a difference is returned automatically when the new price is lower.

Property-specific availability, cancellation, no-show, bedroom count, and fee rules still control the booking. Eligible cardholders may receive an award discount, but the percentage depends on exact product and, for some products, opening date. Confirm which one you hold before you apply any discount to the math.

04 · Status

Five nights to Gold

Gold begins at five qualifying nights, Platinum at fifteen, and Diamond at forty. The first rung sits within reach of ordinary travel. Published benefits include preferred rooms, late or early arrival treatment, and selected suite-upgrade or amenity treatment, all within participation and availability limits.

Qualifying nights can roll over under detailed rules, and the current status duration is more generous than a simple calendar-year expiry. Read the official level terms before you build a rollover strategy. One trap in particular: an award night can qualify as a night without earning any points.

05 · Keeping points active

Points can expire in two ways.

Each point lot generally expires four years after posting. Separately, a member can forfeit the balance after approximately—but never less than—18 consecutive months without balance-changing earn, redeem, or transfer activity. Both clocks run at once, and satisfying one does nothing for the other.

Member-to-member transfers are generally prohibited. Selected travel conversions begin at published minimums and current partner ratios, and incoming bank partners vary by country, so check the live selector rather than a ratio you remember from last year.

06 · Our take

Simple to plan, on the right kind of trip

Fixed award bands make this the easiest major program to plan against, and the 1,000-point earning minimum quietly does a lot of work on inexpensive paid nights. Neither advantage requires you to be a frequent guest.

The September 2026 change raises some awards and lowers others, so date every comparison you make this year and keep an existing booking until you understand how repricing affects it. Underneath that sits the same caution as ever: the chart is easy to read — not a reason to book a hotel that doesn't suit the trip.

In practice

From qualifying to checking out

Qualifying for a tier and getting real value out of it are different problems, and the habits that solve one won’t help much with the other. The notes run in that order.

Field note 01

A network built along the road

Wyndham's strength is frequency rather than any narrow definition of luxury. Days Inn, Super 8, Microtel, Howard Johnson, Baymont, AmericInn, La Quinta, Wingate, Ramada, and Wyndham Garden give the program substantial roadside and everyday coverage. Above them sit Wyndham, Wyndham Grand, Dolce, Trademark Collection, Registry Collection, Vienna House, and Wyndham Alltra, which extend the range into full-service, distinctive, and resort stays.

About 8,400 hotels is useful scale. It isn't a promise that all of them behave the same way. Travelodge participates only in the United States, Canada, and Mexico; ECHO Suites does not currently produce Qualified Stays or points at all; named individual hotels can be excluded outright. Club resorts, cottages, vacation rentals, condos, Caesars properties, and redemption-only destinations each follow their own sections of the rules, which is where most of the surprises live.

Check the hotel on Wyndham's own site and read its reward inventory before comparing programs.
Vacation products are separate redemption systems, especially where bedroom count drives the price.
Use Wyndham where the hotel already wins on location, condition, and total cash cost.

Field note 02

What counts as a Qualified Stay

A Qualified Stay generally consists of consecutive nights at a participating hotel, booked through Wyndham's website, app, reservation center, brand channel, or the hotel, with at least US$25 in eligible rate. Some traditional agency bookings can qualify too, when they are connected correctly. On the member's side the requirements are simple enough: include the number at booking, occupy a room, pay the eligible charges.

Excluded are OTA reservations, airline-crew contracts, wholesale allotments, complimentary stays, and many tour arrangements. A few cases fall in between. Points + Cash counts toward status but is not a Qualified Stay for the usual earning calculation, and a charged no-show can earn Base Points without producing a qualifying night. Most of the account entries that look inconsistent at first glance turn out to be one of these distinctions doing its job.

Keep the direct confirmation and final folio until the activity posts.
Verify that the total eligible room rate reaches US$25; taxes will not rescue a lower rate.
For Caesars and destination products, follow the exact booking path named in the terms.

Field note 03

Why a cheap room earns better than the rate suggests

Most brands earn 10 Base Points per eligible US dollar of room rate, so a US$60 room calculates to 600 Base Points and then gets lifted to 1,000 through Additional Points, provided the stay qualifies. The floor is what makes a short, inexpensive night more productive than the headline rate implies. It does not extend everywhere: Points + Cash and a partner-currency election both fall outside it.

The base itself varies by brand. Dolce, Wyndham Grand, Wyndham, and Wyndham Garden use eligible total folio rather than room rate alone; WaterWalk furnished suites earns 5 points per dollar, and unfurnished arrangements earn nothing. On top of whatever the brand produces, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond add 10%, 15%, and 20% to Base Points on Qualified Stays. Up to three paid rooms can earn points, although only the room the member occupies produces a qualifying night.

Calculate eligible spend first, then apply the minimum if the stay qualifies for it.
Do not multiply the entire folio unless the brand's rules expressly allow it.
Compare a cheap one-night direct rate against its OTA alternative only after valuing the 1,000-point floor honestly.

Field note 04

Five nights to Gold, forty to Diamond

Gold arrives after five qualifying nights and brings a 10% Base Point bonus, preferred-room treatment within the booked category, and up to two hours of late checkout when available. Platinum at fifteen adds a 15% bonus, early check-in by up to two hours, and an eligible one-class upgrade with selected rental-car partners at participating US and Canadian airport locations.

Diamond requires forty qualifying nights, and its benefits split into two kinds. The 20% bonus is straightforward and applies wherever Base Points do. Suite upgrades and the welcome snack or beverage are much narrower, since they depend on a participating hotel, on available inventory, and on the named brands that offer them at all. Diamond can also gift Gold under the current program. Free Night and Points + Cash stays advance status too, even though they do not behave like ordinary Qualified Stays for earning.

Value early arrival and late departure only where they change a real itinerary.
A preferred room can still be in the booked category. It is not a suite promise.
Read the amenity and upgrade lists before expecting Diamond treatment at every flag.

Field note 05

Rollover nights

Qualifying nights above the amount used for the member's current tier can roll into a later qualification year under Wyndham's published process. Rather than expiring on a simple annual schedule, they stay banked until something applies them. The account display is the best record of how many rollover nights are available and how many were consumed during requalification.

This changes end-of-year planning more than it first appears. A traveler who cannot realistically reach Diamond this year may still gain from a few extra direct stays if those nights improve next January's starting position. None of that justifies a bad hotel or a large price premium, because the value being bought is only earlier access to a tier the traveler would have reached anyway.

Record the account's qualifying and rollover balances before December activity closes.
Multiple paid rooms do not create multiple rollover nights.
Rollover is a planning aid, not a reason to buy nights you don't need.

Field note 06

Fixed bands cut both ways

Through September 14, Free Nights cost 7,500, 15,000, or 30,000 points per bedroom. Because the bands do not rise with the cash price on a busy weekend, a low-band hotel charging a high all-in rate is where the chart pays; the same structure quietly wastes points when a 30,000-point hotel happens to be cheap that week. The arithmetic runs the same way in both directions: divide the cash cost genuinely avoided by the points required, counting only the money a traveler would really have spent.

At ordinary participating hotels, a Free Night generally covers the room, local taxes, and resort or facility fees, though incidentals remain the guest's problem. All-inclusive awards include the property's defined meal and amenity package for up to two registered guests; additional guests can change the economics. Vacation homes, cottages, and condos price every bedroom, which is how a nominal 15,000-point rate becomes several times that amount before anyone has looked twice.

Search low-band hotels on the expensive dates first.
Count the covered taxes and fees as part of the cash value avoided.
Bedroom count, minimum stay, cancellation, and guest charges all need checking before a vacation product is reserved.

Field note 07

Before and after September 15

On September 15, 2026, Wyndham moves to 5,000, 15,000, 30,000, and 45,000-point Free Night bands, and Points + Cash floors become 500, 1,500, 3,000, and 4,500 points plus cash. Wyndham's own description is that many hotels will stay near their current position, others will move up or down, and a small number of elevated properties will enter the new 45,000 band. In other words, the property-by-property mapping is not public yet, and no outside source can say where a specific hotel will land.

Reservations made before the change are honored at the booked amount, and if a pre-change booking falls to a lower rate after redistribution, Wyndham says the points difference will be returned automatically. That asymmetry favors booking early where plans are firm and the hotel looks likely to move up, since the downside is refunded and the upside is locked. Hotels that look likely to move down are worth watching rather than rushing. Cancellation, as always, follows the hotel's own reservation policy.

Date every displayed award price until the transition is complete.
Keep existing reservations while checking post-change pricing rather than canceling first.
The 5,000- and 45,000-point bands are not live until September 15.

Field note 08

Two expiration clocks

Wyndham can forfeit a balance after roughly eighteen months without a transaction that changes it through earning, redemption, or transfer. Separately, each point lot normally expires four years after it posts. Those two rules do different work, and members regularly conflate them: creating activity satisfies the inactivity rule but does nothing to renew an old lot past its hard date. Under the general terms an account can also be closed after extended inactivity.

General member-to-member transfers are prohibited. Caesars Rewards transfers are normally one-to-one in 10,000-point increments, with a standard annual ceiling of 30,000 points in each direction, and they can take several weeks to complete. Wyndham's public Caesars page has retained expired promotional language, so the current general terms should control unless a new dated offer is visibly active.

Track the age of large deposits as well as the date of last activity.
Redeem older points first, where the account history makes lot order visible.
Start a Caesars conversion early, and never rely on promotional limits past their printed end date.

Field note 09

The Earner cards, and what a discount is really worth

The US Earner portfolio announced June 17, 2026 ranges from a no-fee product with Gold and a 10% Free Night discount to the $395 Premier card with Diamond, a 25% discount, anniversary points, and protection from point expiration while the card remains open and in good standing. Business, Plus, and legacy cards carry their own percentages and dates.

One quirk surfaces at the booking screen: Wyndham's online system can require the full pre-discount award balance even though fewer points will ultimately be deducted, so a cardholder holding only the discounted amount may have to call. Past that, the discount does lift redemption value materially. Annual fees, issuer eligibility, anniversary conditions, and the overlap with status the traveler would earn anyway all belong in the same calculation. No referral offer is assumed here.

Confirm the exact card product and opening date before applying any discount.
If an online award fails, compare the balance against the undiscounted band and call Wyndham.
Value status once. Counting the same benefit as both a card feature and an earned-tier gain inflates the answer.

Field note 10

Putting the pieces together

Use direct inexpensive stays to exploit the 1,000-point minimum, and let rollover nights smooth out an uneven travel year. Search the lowest award band on high-demand dates, then compare every result against the all-in refundable cash rate. The fixed chart is valuable precisely because it can diverge from price, and that same divergence is why it deserves restraint in the weeks when cash rates are soft.

Until September 15, book with both charts open. A hotel that looks likely to move up is worth securing when the plans justify it; every booking is worth rechecking after redistribution. Protect the balance against both expiration clocks while you are at it. Wyndham does its best work when broad coverage, low-band inventory, and a trip the traveler already needed happen to land in the same reservation.

Book direct, attach the number, keep the folio.
The September change is a repricing exercise, not an invitation to speculate.
Keep points for high-cash dates and pay cash when the fixed band is plainly expensive.

What changed

September 15, 2026
Four Free Night bands begin
Wyndham will replace the 7,500 / 15,000 / 30,000 chart with 5,000 / 15,000 / 30,000 / 45,000 points per bedroom and redistribute hotels across the bands.
September 15, 2026
Points + Cash floors change
The announced floors become 500, 1,500, 3,000, and 4,500 points plus cash, aligned with the four Free Night bands.
June 17, 2026
New US Earner card suite launched
Barclays and Wyndham introduced Premier, updated Business, Plus, and no-fee products with differentiated status, award discounts, anniversary points, and category earning.
July 14, 2026 review
Current award chart remains active
Until the September effective date, Free Nights still price at 7,500, 15,000, or 30,000 points and Points + Cash starts at 750 points plus cash.

Calculators

What’s any of this worth?

Each of these takes numbers only you have: the cash price you were quoted, and the award price for the same room on the same dates. For the last two cards you’ll also need an honest figure for what a benefit is worth to you, not what it lists for. Every default here is a placeholder.

01 · Award value

Should you use rewards?

Take the cash price you were quoted, the reward price for the same room, and any fee that survives the award booking; what comes back is what each reward is actually buying you.

All-in cash price (USD)Wyndham Rewards points requiredFees you still pay (USD)Your target value (USD cents each)

Value per reward1.20 USD cents

Set the value you want each reward to return.

02 · Earnings

What a stay earns

Most brands earn 10 points per eligible US dollar; WaterWalk furnished suites earns 5. A qualifying paid stay may receive a 1,000-point minimum.

Eligible spend (USD)Base points per eligible US$Elite bonus (%)

Estimated earnings5,000

The figure is in Wyndham Rewards points, before anything else moves it: ineligible taxes, promotions, brand exceptions, earning caps, co-brand cards and partner bonuses all sit outside this calculation.

03 · Status

Nights left to a tier

Qualifying-night estimate only. Check the current member-level terms for rollover and status duration.

Target tierCompleted nightsNights already booked

Nights still needed40

You have entered 0 nights against the 40-night Diamond threshold.

04 · Benefits

Putting a price on status

Price only the things you’d otherwise have bought, then discount the total for anything that depends on availability or that you’ll simply forget to claim.

Nights this yearStays this yearBreakfast value per night (USD)Upgrade value per night (USD)Other value per stay (USD)Expected use (%)

Your annual estimateUSD 0

Based only on the values above; count a benefit only if you’d otherwise have paid for it.

Nothing you type here leaves your browser. Treat every output as an estimate; the current program terms and your own eligibility are what actually apply.

Common questions

Answers here reflect the sources and the review date at the top of this page. Promotions come and go, hotels drop in and out of participation, and whether a benefit actually shows up still depends on the property in front of you.

01What is a Wyndham Qualified Stay?

It is generally a consecutive stay at a participating hotel booked through an eligible Wyndham or hotel channel with at least US$25 in qualifying rate. The member must meet the occupancy and payment rules. OTAs, many wholesale rates, complimentary nights, and Points + Cash are not Qualified Stays for standard earning.

02How does the 1,000-point minimum work?

If an eligible Qualified Stay calculates below 1,000 points, Wyndham can add points to reach 1,000. Points + Cash and partner-currency elections are excluded. The rule applies per stay, so consecutive nights at one hotel are not separate minima.

03Does Wyndham earn on the room rate or the entire bill?

Most brands earn on eligible room rate. Dolce, Wyndham Grand, Wyndham, and Wyndham Garden use eligible total folio. WaterWalk furnished suites earns at a lower rate, and excluded taxes, fees, or outlets remain outside either calculation.

04Do Free Nights and Points + Cash nights count toward status?

Completed eligible Free Night and Points + Cash stays can produce qualifying nights. Free Nights do not earn Base Points. Points + Cash can earn Base Points on the eligible cash room component but does not receive the elite accelerated bonus.

05What does a Wyndham Free Night cover?

At a standard participating hotel, it generally covers the room, local taxes, and resort or facility fees. Incidentals remain. All-inclusive, Caesars, cottage, condo, and vacation products have product-specific inclusions.

06Are Wyndham awards dynamically priced?

No. Wyndham uses fixed property bands rather than changing the points price with the nightly cash rate. Hotels can be reassigned to a band, and inventory or minimum-stay controls still apply.

07What changes on September 15, 2026?

Free Night bands become 5,000, 15,000, 30,000, and 45,000 points per bedroom. Points + Cash floors become 500, 1,500, 3,000, and 4,500 points plus cash. Before that date, the 7,500, 15,000, and 30,000 chart remains active.

08What happens to an award booked before the September change?

Wyndham says it will honor the booked price. If the hotel moves lower, the points difference is to be returned automatically. Any cancellation still follows the hotel's reservation policy.

09How do rollover nights work?

Qualifying nights beyond those used for a tier can remain in the account for future qualification under Wyndham's rules. Only the member's occupied room counts, even when the member earns points on additional rooms.

10Do Wyndham points expire after eighteen months or four years?

Both. An inactive account can lose its balance after roughly eighteen months without a balance-changing transaction, and separately, each point lot carries a normal four-year hard expiration that ordinary activity will not extend.

11Do ECHO Suites and Travelodge participate?

Only partly. Travelodge participates in the United States, Canada, and Mexico and nowhere else; ECHO Suites currently earns no Wyndham Rewards credit at all. Individual-property exceptions can apply on top of both.

12Can Wyndham points transfer to Caesars Rewards?

Yes, under the current linked-account rules. The standard ratio is one-to-one in 10,000-point increments with a normal annual limit of 30,000 in each direction. Processing can take weeks, and a dated promotion may temporarily differ.

Sources

Everything above traces back here.

Program rules and prices change. Before you book or move rewards, confirm the hotel, dates, room, rate, fees, benefits, account eligibility, and partner terms on the linked official pages.

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Wyndham Rewards terms
Controlling program terms
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
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Earning terms
Brand earn rates and paid-stay minimum
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
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Member level terms
Tier thresholds, qualifying nights, rollover, and benefits
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
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Redemption terms
Current Go Free and Go Fast rules
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
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September 2026 reward-tier updates
Dated future award bands
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
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2026 Earner card announcement
Dated June 2026 portfolio footprint and card context
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
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Earn Wyndham Rewards points
Consumer earning overview and current partner paths
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
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Use Wyndham Rewards points
Current Free Night and Points + Cash entry prices
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Member levels FAQ
Operational status and rollover explanations
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Wyndham Rewards brands
Current participating-brand presentation and vacation-product context
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Caesars Rewards points transfer
Transfer path and historical promotional context; dated offer language must be checked
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Official enrollment

Join Wyndham Rewards

The link goes to Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’s own site, not a partner page. It carries no referral code, and UpTrip receives nothing if you sign up.

Join Wyndham Rewards on the official site