Wyndham Rewards launched its latest points sale on November 11, offering up to a 100% bonus on purchased points through December 31, 2026. At the top bonus, points cost 0.65 cents each — matching the best price Wyndham has offered in recent years, and the same rate as its spring sale.

That headline price buys a free night for as little as $32.50 in purchased points, because Wyndham's cheapest award tier starts at 5,000 points a night. But the "up to" in the offer does real work: only Wyndham Earner cardmembers and Wyndham Rewards Insider members are guaranteed the full 100% bonus. Everyone else sees 80%, 90%, or 100%, depending on the account — and at 80%, the same points cost about 0.72 cents each, which is above what the points are worth.

Wyndham has run this same 100% bonus repeatedly this year, including in the spring at the identical 0.65-cent price. That makes this a useful sale for a specific stay, not a reason to stockpile points.

Exact offer and eligibility

• Bonus: 80%, 90%, or 100% bonus points on purchased Wyndham Rewards points, depending on the account. Wyndham Rewards Earner Card cardmembers and Wyndham Rewards Insider members receive 100%.
• Dates: November 11, 2026, at 12:00:01 a.m. ET through December 31, 2026, at 11:59:59 p.m. ET.
• Minimum purchase: at least 3,000 points in a single transaction to earn any bonus. Purchases of 1,000 or 2,000 points earn no bonus.
• Price: Wyndham points ordinarily cost 1.3 cents each. At the 100% bonus the effective price is 0.65 cents per point; at 90% it is about 0.68 cents; at 80% it is about 0.72 cents.
• Purchase cap: the annual purchase limit is doubled to 200,000 points for the duration of the promotion, from the standard 100,000. Buying the maximum at the 100% bonus yields 400,000 points for $2,600.
• Posting and refunds: purchased points post within 72 hours. All points.com transactions are final and non-refundable, and purchased points do not count toward elite status.
• Expiry: Wyndham Rewards points typically expire four years after they are earned, and can be forfeited earlier after 18 consecutive months of account inactivity.
• Where to buy: online only, through Wyndham's purchase page, processed by points.com.

The math: what a night actually costs

Wyndham switched to four fixed free-night tiers on September 15, 2026: 5,000, 15,000, 30,000, and 45,000 points per bedroom per night, with no dynamic pricing or seasonal surcharges. At the 100% bonus price of 0.65 cents a point, a night costs $32.50 at the 5,000-point tier, $97.50 at 15,000, $195 at 30,000, and $292.50 at 45,000. At the 80% bonus, those same nights cost $36.11, $108.33, $216.67, and $325.

Against Awardtrail's estimate of about 0.7 cents per Wyndham point, the top bonus is only a thin discount: a 15,000-point night is worth about $105 and costs $97.50 to buy. The real value is not the discount to fair value — it is the fixed chart against cash prices. A 5,000-point night at a roadside hotel charging $120 cash costs $32.50 in purchased points. A 15,000-point night at a hotel charging $180 costs $97.50. But a 45,000-point night at a resort charging $300 a night costs $292.50 in points, barely a discount at all. The sale pays at the low tiers, where cash prices run far above the points cost, and barely pays at the top.

Two comparisons sharpen the picture. First, buying beats transferring Chase points. Chase is running a 30% transfer bonus to Wyndham through December 3, so 1,000 Chase points become 1,300 Wyndham points — but a 30,000-point night still takes 24,000 Chase points, worth about $360 at 1.5 cents each, while the same 30,000 Wyndham points cost $195 to buy outright. Do not burn flexible Chase points for Wyndham nights; buy the points instead. Second, earning beats buying: the Wyndham Rewards Earner Plus Card pays 90,000 bonus points — 45,000 after $1,000 in purchases in 90 days, plus 45,000 after $500 at Wyndham hotels in 180 days — with no annual fee the first year. The same 90,000 points cost $585 to buy in this sale. Cardmembers also redeem free nights for 10% fewer points, so a 15,000-point night becomes 13,500 points, or $87.75 at the sale price.

One more catch: Earner cardmembers also get a standing 15% discount on point purchases, but the sale terms state the bonus cannot be combined with any other offer, so do not count on stacking the two. And the September tier reshuffle moved thousands of hotels between tiers — some down, some up — so check the exact hotel's current tier before buying points for it.

Who benefits—and who should skip it

Buy if you have a specific Wyndham stay already priced, especially at a 5,000- or 15,000-point hotel where the cash rate is well above the purchase cost; if you are an Earner cardmember or Insider member, so the 100% bonus is guaranteed; or if you need a small top-up — 3,000 points is the minimum — to reach a night you have already found.

Skip it if you have no stay in mind — the sale repeats through the year, points expire after four years, and tiers get reshuffled; if your account shows the 80% bonus, since 0.72 cents a point is above the points' roughly 0.7-cent value; if the stay you want is at a 45,000-point resort, where the savings over cash are minimal; or if you were planning to transfer Chase points, which is the worse deal.

Awardtrail analysis

This is a good sale with a narrow use case. Log in and check your bonus tier before spending anything — the difference between 80% and 100% is the difference between overpaying and a genuine, if modest, discount. Price the exact stay first: if the cash rate beats the purchase cost by a wide margin at the 5,000- or 15,000-point tier, buy exactly the points you need and no more. If you need a large Wyndham balance, look at the Earner Plus card first — 90,000 points for $1,500 of spending and no first-year fee beats $585 of purchased points. The sale runs through December 31, so there is no reason to rush, and no reason to buy points you cannot name a hotel for.

Primary source: Wyndham Rewards purchase points page

Verified: November 12, 2026