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Wyndham Rewards: Earn 4x points on stays this fall & early winter

Wyndham Rewards pays 4X base points on qualified stays worldwide, capped at 15,000 to 25,000 points by membership tier. Registration closes on 15 January 2027 and stays must complete by 19 January 2027.

What Wyndham Rewards is paying

Wyndham Rewards is paying 4X points on qualified stays at participating hotels worldwide. Wyndham's own offer page runs the headline "Earn up to 3 Free Nights" above the multiplier.

The multiplier applies to base points only. Wyndham caps the 4X Points Bonus at 15,000 points. That ceiling reaches three free nights at the 5,000-point floor on Wyndham's reward chart.

Wyndham's own worked example runs the arithmetic. A stay that would earn 2,000 base points earns 8,000 points under the offer. Wyndham splits that total into two parts. 2,000 points stay denominated as base points. The remaining 6,000 points carry as the 4X Points Bonus.

A member who has chosen to earn airline miles collects base miles under the program terms. That member's 4X Points Bonus arrives in Wyndham Rewards points, and its amount equals three times the base miles.

The registration period and two deadlines

Registration opens the offer. Wyndham sets the registration period from 24 September 2026 through 15 January 2027. A member registers first and books after that.

Stays booked or consumed before registration do not count. Wyndham states that rule in its own terms, and it reaches bookings already sitting in a member's account.

Two dates bound the offer after registration. The booking deadline falls on 15 January 2027. Each qualified stay must complete by 19 January 2027.

Wyndham excludes a stay that begins before 24 September 2026. It excludes a stay that ends after 19 January 2027. Third-party online bookings sit outside the qualified-stay definition.

Several categories sit outside the offer. Free Nights carry no bonus. Discounted Points + Cash nights earn nothing. Stays at Caesars Entertainment properties earn nothing. Vacation club resorts and vacation rentals earn nothing.

The total moves with the account

Wyndham sets a bonus ceiling for each membership tier. The ceilings run from 15,000 points to 25,000 points.

A member who holds neither a Wyndham Rewards card nor an Insider subscription earns a maximum of 15,000 bonus points. That member collects the 4X Points Bonus and nothing further.

An Insider member earns a maximum of 20,000 bonus points. A Credit Cardmember earns 20,000. A Debit Cardmember earns 20,000.

A Premier Cardmember earns a maximum of 25,000 bonus points.

Wyndham builds those ceilings from two bonus types. The 4X Points Bonus pays on every qualified booking and tops out at 15,000 points. A card bonus or an insider bonus pays on top of that figure.

The card bonuses carry a stay condition. Wyndham pays one card bonus after a single qualified booking of two or more consecutive nights, or after two qualified bookings of one night each. A Premier Cardmember collects 10,000 points on that condition. A Credit Cardmember collects 5,000 points, and a Debit Cardmember collects 5,000 points.

The insider bonus carries the same stay condition and pays 5,000 points. Wyndham limits a member to one card bonus or one insider bonus. A member who holds both a card and an Insider subscription earns the card bonus alone.

The three ceilings follow from those parts. 15,000 points stands for the 4X rate alone. 15,000 points plus a 5,000-point card or insider bonus reaches 20,000. 15,000 points plus the Premier card bonus of 10,000 points reaches 25,000.

What the points buy at each ceiling

Wyndham prices a free night from 5,000 to 45,000 points per bedroom. The number varies by property, and free nights cover standard rooms only.

A member needs enough points for every bedroom in the booking. Availability governs the redemption, and blackout dates and blackout rates apply.

Wyndham's floor of 5,000 points sets the value of each ceiling. The 15,000-point ceiling reaches three free nights. The 20,000-point ceiling reaches four free nights. The 25,000-point ceiling reaches five free nights.

Wyndham's own page states that the 15,000-point total is enough for up to three free nights at more than a thousand Hotels by Wyndham worldwide.

When the bonus points arrive

Wyndham posts the 4X Points Bonus two to four weeks after the stay completes. A card bonus takes six to eight weeks. An insider bonus takes two to four weeks.

A member who wants the award reviewed has 60 days after 15 January 2027 to raise the question. Wyndham reserves the right to cancel or modify the offer without notice.

The one geographic exclusion

Wyndham's terms state the offer is not valid at Super 8 by Wyndham hotels in Mainland China.

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