How to earn Wyndham Rewards points

Wyndham Rewards offers a four-tier award chart, with award nights costing 5,000, 15,000, 30,000 or 45,000 points per night. This award chart means you can get a lot of value from Wyndham Rewards points, especially on peak travel dates.For example, I got 3.48 cents per point earlier this year when I redeemed Wyndham points for a stay in Adelaide, Australia, during a major Australian Football League event. So, while TPG's October 2026 valuations have Wyndham Rewards at 0.55 cents per point, it's certainly possible to get significantly more value when paid rates are high.Even if you don't stay with Wyndham properties frequently, it's worth knowing how to earn Wyndham points for when you discover an award stay you want to book. Many Wyndham Rewards earning options vary by country; this guide focuses on options available to U.S.-based members.Earn Wyndham points on hotel staysYou'll earn 10 points per dollar spent or 1,000 points — whichever is more — on qualifying stays at most Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and participating vacation club resorts. For qualified stays in a furnished suite at WaterWalk Extended Stay by Wyndham hotels, you'll earn 5 points per dollar.Room at the Days Inn by Wyndham Patong Beach Phuket in Thailand. KATIE GENTER/THE POINTS GUYUsually, you'll earn points on the room rate you pay, but at Dolce Hotels and Resorts, Wyndham Grand, Wyndham (including Viva Wyndham properties) and Wyndham Garden properties, you'll earn points on your total charges. For a stay to earn points, your eligible room rate (plus charges for select brands) must total at least $25.You can earn points on up to three rooms or condos per night. And when you book Points + Cash stays, you can earn points on the cash part of your redemption. For stays at participating destinations and participating Caesars Rewards properties, you must include your Wyndham member number when booking to earn points on your stay.You'll only earn Wyndham points on qualifying stays. Specifically, you can earn points when you book through Wyndham's call centers, websites, mobile app or at a hotel. You usually won't earn points if you book through a third-party website, and you won't earn points at:Wyndham Concorde Resort Isla MargaritaEcho Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham hotelsTravelodge properties outside the U.S., Canada and MexicoHowever, you can also occasionally earn more through bonus points promotions. For example, earlier this year, I earned 24,500 points from $180 in Wyndham hotel stays.Reward your inbox with the TPG Daily newsletterJoin over 700,000 readers for breaking news, in-depth guides and exclusive deals from TPG’s expertsBy signing up, you will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time.And, when you first join the Wyndham Rewards program, you can earn points on qualified stays at participating hotels that occurred within the 30 days before you became a member, as long as the information you provide while enrolling matches the information in each stay's reservation.Elite status and Wyndham Rewards Insider bonusesWyndham Rewards has four membership levels. At enrollment, you'll be an entry-level Blue member, but you'll earn Gold elite status after five qualifying nights, Platinum after 15 nights and Diamond after 40 nights.Wyndham Rewards elite members get bonus points on qualifying stays, excluding Points + Cash stays, as follows:Gold members: 10% of base points (11 points per dollar in total on most qualifying stays)Platinum members: 15% of base points (11.5 points per dollar in total on most qualifying stays)Diamond members: 20% of base points (12 points per dollar in total on most qualifying stays)Viva Azteca by Wyndham, A Trademark All Inclusive Resort in Mexico. KATIE GENTER/THE POINTS GUYHowever, elite members with a Wyndham Rewards Insider membership get bonus points on qualifying stays, excluding Points + Cash stays, at elevated rates instead of the aforementioned rates:Gold members with an Insider membership: 15% of base points (11.5 points per dollar in total on most qualifying stays)Platinum members with an Insider membership: 23% of base points (12.3 points per dollar in total on most qualifying stays)Diamond members with an Insider membership: 30% of base points (13 points per dollar in total on most qualifying stays)Wyndham adds these bonus points to your base points before calculating the 1,000-point minimum per stay. So, Wyndham will only round your points up to 1,000 points per stay if your base points plus your bonus points are less than 1,000.Earn Wyndham points with credit and debit cardsWyndham and Barclays offer several Wyndham Rewards credit cards, plus Wyndham also has a debit card. Here's a quick comparison of the welcome offers, earning rates, annual points bonuses and annual fees on some of the cards currently available to new applicants.CardWelcome bonusEarning ratesAnnual points bonusesAnnual feeWyndham Rewards Earner® CardEarn 30,000 points after spending $1,000 on purchases in the first 90 days from account opening, plus 45,000 additional points after spending $500 at Wyndham properties in the first 180 days from account opening. 5 points per dollar spent on eligible purchases made at Hotels by Wyndham, including hotels through Wyndham travel bundles 3 points per dollar spent on eligible vacation club, dining and grocery store purchases (excluding Target and Walmart), as well as eligible gas and electric vehicle charging purchases 1 point per dollar spent on other purchases (excluding vacation club down payments) 7,500 points each anniversary year after spending $15,000 on eligible purchases$0Wyndham Rewards Earner® Plus CardEarn 45,000 points after spending $1,000 on purchases in the first 90 days from account opening, plus an additional 55,000 points after spending $500 at Wyndham properties in the first 180 days from account opening. 6 points per dollar spent on eligible purchases made at Hotels by Wyndham, including hotels through Wyndham travel bundles 4 points per dollar spent on eligible vacation club, travel, dining and grocery store purchases (excluding Target and Walmart) 1 point per dollar spent on other purchases (excluding vacation club down payments) 15,000 points each anniversary year after payment of your annual fee 15,000 points after you book and pay with the card for at least five qualifying nights at eligible Wyndham properties in a calendar year$95Wyndham Rewards Earner® Premier CardEarn 90,000 points after spending $6,000 on purchases in the first 120 days from account opening, plus an additional 30,000 points after spending $750 at Wyndham properties in the first 180 days from account opening. 8 points per dollar spent on eligible purchases made at Hotels by Wyndham, including hotels through Wyndham travel bundles 4 points per dollar spent on eligible vacation club, travel, dining and grocery store purchases (excluding Target and Walmart) 1 point per dollar spent on other purchases (excluding vacation club down payments) 30,000 points each anniversary year after payment of your annual fee 30,000 points after you book and pay with the card for at least five qualifying nights at eligible Wyndham properties in a calendar year$395Wyndham Rewards Earner® Business CardEarn 45,000 points after spending $3,000 on purchases in the first 90 days from account opening, plus an additional 55,000 points after spending $500 at Wyndham properties in the first 180 days from account opening. 8 points per dollar spent on eligible purchases made at Hotels by Wyndham, including hotels through Wyndham travel bundles 5 points per dollar spent on eligible vacation club, gas, EV charging, marketing, advertising, office supply store and shipping purchases 1 point per dollar spent on other purchases (excluding vacation club down payments) 15,000 points each anniversary year after payment of your annual fee$149Wyndham Rewards® Debit CardEarn 2,500 bonus points after opening your account, setting up recurring direct deposit and spending $100 in the first 90 days. 1 point per dollar spent on eligible purchases made at participating Hotels by Wyndham and qualifying gas and grocery purchases 1 point per $2 spent on other qualifying purchases Account anniversary year spending bonus of 2,500 points after $5,000 to $9,999.99 in net purchases, 5,000 points after $10,000 to $14,999.99 in net purchases or 7,500 points after $15,000 or more in net purchases$6 monthly fee (waived with an average monthly balance of $2,500)The information for the Wyndham Rewards Earner, Earner Plus, Earner Premier, Earner Business and Debit cards has been collected independently by The Points Guy. The card details on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer.In addition to letting you earn Wyndham points, some of these cards also give you useful benefits related to the Wyndham Rewards program, such as discounts on award stays and complimentary elite status.Related: On the hamster wheel of chasing hotel elite status? Buy it insteadTransfer rewards to Wyndham RewardsYou can transfer several travel currencies to Wyndham Rewards:Bilt: 1:1 transfer ratioCaesars Rewards: 1:1 transfer ratio (capped at 30,000 points per calendar year)Capital One miles: 1:1 transfer ratioChase Ultimate Rewards: 1:1 transfer ratioCiti ThankYou Rewards: 1:1 transfer ratio for premium cards and 1:0.7 transfer ratio for no-annual-fee cardsHSBC Rewards: 1:1 transfer ratioWells Fargo Rewards: 1:2 transfer ratioThe 1:2 transfer ratio for Wells Fargo Rewards makes it a particularly compelling option if you need to earn Wyndham points and want to do so by transferring rewards. However, since TPG's October 2026 valuations list Wyndham points at 0.55 cents, you might find that Wyndham Rewards isn't the most valuable option for your transferable rewards.Related: How (and why) you should earn transferable credit card points and milesEarn with the Wyndham Business programThe Wyndham Business program lets businesses earn points on qualifying room, group and event spending.Companies can earn 1 point per dollar spent on business-qualified stays when travelers use your company's corporate code. These points are in addition to the points the individual traveler will still earn as usual.Earn points on groups, meetings and eventsYou can earn 1 point per dollar when you plan and host a group, meeting or event at a participating Wyndham property. Specifically, you can earn points on:Guest sleeping rooms, but only when 10 or more rooms are booked on at least one night of your eventEvent space costEvent food-and-beverage chargesNot all Wyndham properties participate in the Groups, Meetings and Events program, and some Wyndham Rewards properties offer different bonuses to event planners. So, look closely at how you'll earn before signing an event contract.Earn via Dine Out with Wyndham RewardsYou can earn points when you dine at or get takeout from select restaurants through the Dine Out with Wyndham Rewards program.Like many dining rewards programs, Dine Out with Wyndham Rewards is a Rewards Network program, so you'll need to link one or more of your favorite dining credit cards to the program. Then, when you use your linked card to pay at a participating restaurant, you'll earn 5 points per dollar spent if you opt in to receive email updates and 1 point per dollar if you opt out.Related: A New York City foodie's secret to saving on restaurants? Blackbird's dining loyalty programEarn points on Wyndam travel bundlesWhen booking through the Wyndham Travel Bundle website, Wyndham Rewards members earn 1 point per dollar spent on base airfare, cruise fare, car rentals and certain ground transportation transfers and 10 points per dollar spent on activities. Wyndham Rewards Insider members earn double these rates.Take surveys to earn Wyndham pointsYou can earn Wyndham points when you take surveys through Opinion Rewards Panel and e-Rewards. Both programs offer 500 Wyndham points after you complete your first survey within 90 days of enrolling. Subsequent Opinion Rewards Panel surveys earn Wyndham points, while e-Rewards surveys earn e-Rewards points you can redeem for Wyndham points or other rewards.Earn Wyndham points on rental carsWhen you book an Alamo, Enterprise or National rental car through the Wyndham Rewards link, you'll earn 2 Wyndham points per dollar spent on base rental rates if you provide your Wyndham number at booking or the time of rental. You won't earn any points for taxes, government fees, vehicle registration fees, fuel and/or optional add-ons.CANDYRETREIVER/GETTY IMAGESWyndham members can also earn 100 points per rental day on qualifying Avis and Budget rentals at participating locations.However, you usually won't earn rewards through the rental car loyalty program when you earn Wyndham points on your rental.Earn Wyndham points on Ticketmaster purchasesWhen you connect your Wyndham Rewards account with your Ticketmaster account, you'll earn 1 Wyndham point per dollar spent on base ticket prices (excluding taxes, fees and service charges) that you purchase on ticketmaster.com (excluding resale tickets, gift cards and ticket insurance). Plus, Wyndham Rewards Insider members earn 2 Wyndham points per dollar spent instead of the standard 1 point per dollar.Wyndham Rewards Insider members can earn up to 50,000 points on eligible ticket purchases per calendar year, and other Wyndham Rewards members can earn up to 25,000 points per calendar year.Buy Wyndham pointsFinally, you can also buy Wyndham points in increments of 1,000, up to 100,000 points per calendar year.Wyndham Rewards points cost $13 per 1,000 points, which equals 1.3 cents per point. TPG's October 2026 valuations peg the value of Wyndham points at 0.55 cents each. So, buying points usually won't make sense unless you have a specific high-value redemption in mind or Wyndham is offering points at a significantly discounted rate.Bottom lineWyndham Rewards points are relatively easy to earn, whether through hotel stays, credit cards, transferable rewards or partners. And with award nights starting at just 5,000 points before discounts, building even a modest balance can put a useful redemption within reach.