Choice Privileges - New 1,500 point booking bonus, 10/2 - 11/19, including...

OK, sleepy forum, wake up.

...Oh yes, including Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn.

Received this email at 3:45 pm ET, today:

"Register Now for More Bonus Points This Fall"

"Dear Firewind:

Register now to receive a Triple Booking Bonus on all completed qualifying stays booked at choicehotels.com or 800-4CHOICE, with arrivals between October 2nd and November 19th. That means you will receive 1,500 bonus points for stays at Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Cambria Suites, Ascend Collection, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay, Econo Lodge or Rodeway Inn Hotels. Register now!

...And don't forget, you are also eligible to take home a free night at over 1,500 hotels when you stay three straight nights until November 19th. No registration is required for this offer. Book now."

(Did I get a 500 point booking bonus before?)

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T&C from the registration page:

"*Registration must be completed in advance of stay and arrival must occur between October 2 and November 19, 2009 to qualify for 1,500 bonus points. Stay must be at eligible rates. Choice Privileges number must be provided upon check-in for the stay to be eligible. A stay is defined as any number of consecutive nights at one hotel, regardless of check-ins or check-outs. One award per stay. Allow 72 hours from check-out for points to post to account. You must maintain a U.S. (including U.S. territories) or Canadian address to be eligible for this promotion. Offer can be combined with other promotions. For program details, eligible rates and point redemption rules, visit choiceprivileges.com."

(arrival bolding mine. Good that they are explicit. But it probably won't prevent questions...)

The registration page's title is...

Exclusive Elite member offer!

OK, it's an awkward path, but on the Choice Hotels home page, there's a green box that says, "Learn how Choice Privileges members can earn 500 BONUS POINTS!" The link takes you to the three-night stay promo page.

At the bottom is this:

"BONUS! Choice Privileges members can earn free nights even faster! Get 500 BONUS POINTS for every completed qualifying stay booked at choicehotels.com or 800.4CHOICE!**

**Members must book qualifying stays at choicehotels.com or 800.4CHOICE at any hotel included in the Choice Privileges program with arrival between Aug. 31 and Nov. 19, 2009 to be eligible for 500 bonus points offer. Choice Privileges number must be provided upon check-in for the stay to be eligible. One award per stay. Allow 72 hours from check-out for points to post to account."

Did I say 4 days? Three. Just seeing if you were awake. For our memories' sake, this was announced on September 29th, with a live date of October 2.

Maybe they realized how weak the 3 night offer is and needed a sweetener. I also see its an elite only offer so it may be an attempt to demo the elite promo.

Thanks, I missed the email in my inbox, i just registered. Of coarse today is the 2d of october, and I just completed a 4 night stay,lol. Why couldnt I have waited a week, that would have been 6000 points instead of 2000! Oh well, thanks for the info though!!!!

Thanks, I missed the email in my inbox, i just registered. Of coarse today is the 2d of october, and I just completed a 4 night stay,lol. Why couldnt I have waited a week, that would have been 6000 points instead of 2000! Oh well, thanks for the info though!!!!
I'm confused. If you really did a "4 night stay" (singular) as you say wrote above (as opposed to 4 1-night stays, plural), you should have gotten at least 8500 points (8000 points for "3 striaght nights" plus 500 point booking bonus), not counting your elite bonus (you must be elite if you're qualified for this "triple" bonus).

The math you gave would be for 4 1-night stays, not for a 4 night stay. (The booking bonus is per stay, not per night.)

Did I say 4 days? Three. Just seeing if you were awake. For our memories' sake, this was announced on September 29th, with a live date of October 2.

Well, I didn't get my email until yesterday (October 2) at 9:04 am PT. That sure sounds like somewhere less than 1.0 days (but perhaps more than 0.0 days :) ) to me!

Well, I didn't get my email until yesterday (October 2) at 9:04 am PT. That sure sounds like somewhere less than 1.0 days (but perhaps more than 0.0 days :) ) to me!

Right you are.
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Maybe they realized how weak the 3 night offer is and needed a sweetener. I also see its an elite only offer so it may be an attempt to demo the elite promo.

Or maybe that the other one turned out to be a case of, "Ready, fire," and this is the "aim" part -- to catch those of us who only do one night stands. :p

I wonder if the sleepiness of this board is indicative that many such people already left the room.

I had a three-night stay at an inexpensive Comfort Inn last week and (as a Diamond) got a bit over 9000 points. This week, I essentially repeated the same stay (in fact, a couple dollars a night less as the hotel dropped their rates a bit) and got a bit over 10000 points. So the 1000 extra bonus points from this new promo worked as expected in combination with the "3 straight nights" promo.

Linked to an email, this morning:

http://www.choicehotels.com/elite-member-registration

This boost is with three weeks left in the promo. Further indication that the three-night-dog [sic] ain't huntin'?

(As is the hibernation of this board?)

This boost is with three weeks left in the promo. Further indication that the three-night-dog [sic] ain't huntin'?

(As is the hibernation of this board?)

Yes, I rather suspect that the 3 day thing was dreamed up by someone completley out of touch with reality.