Wyndham Rewards - Stay Twice and Earn with Wyndham - mult airline miles bonus until 3/31/10

Caveat emptor.

In this forum you will find that this program has been called ... the suckiest program EVER (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wyndham-rewards-formerly-triprewards/968353-suckiest-program-ever.html). However, if WR has been working for you and you want some OP miles it might be of interest. Save screen shots. Save web pages. Print out everything. Do the hokey pokey.

Basically, if you stay twice between January 7 and March 31, 2010 you can get 1000 bonus miles. However some programs allow for up to 4000 bonus miles depending your status with that airline. Lowest elite=2K, mid elite=3K, and high (3rd) elite=4k. Registration is required and you must select a particular airline program in your profile as usual. There is a limit of 2 bonuses for this promotion.

Here are the terms and conditions. Note where I have replaced the program with [program name here] and modified the url in the T&C with XXX.
Eligibility. The “Stay Twice and Get Bonus Miles” promotion (the “Promotion”) is open to members, in good standing, of the Wyndham Rewards Guest Rewards Program (“Wyndham Rewards”) who have elected to earn [program name here] miles in their member profile.
To participate in this Promotion and receive Bonus Miles, members must (i) register online at wyndhamrewards.com/XXX or by calling 1-866-WYN-RWDS (1-866-967-8747) (ii) choose to earn [program name here] miles in their Wyndham Rewards member profile, (iii) between January 7, 2010 and March 31, 2010 (the “Promotion Period”), book reservations via Wyndham Reward’s website (www.wyndhamrewards.com/XXX) or toll-free number (1-866-WYN-RWDS (1-866-967-8747)) for two separate stays with arrival dates during the Promotion Period at hotel(s) participating in the Wyndham Rewards program at Qualifying Rate(s), and (iv) complete their second hotel stay by April 30, 2010.

[not applicable to all programs, I used AA's T&C as an example here]
[program name here] members will receive 1000 bonus miles, Gold members will earn 2000 bonus miles, Platinum members will earn 3000 bonus miles and Platinum Elite members will earn 4000 bonus miles after completing their second Qualifying Stay.

Members who check-out after April 30, 2010 will not receive any Bonus Miles. Members who register for the Promotion after having completed a Qualifying Stay during the Promotion Period, will receive credit for the prior stay providing (i) their earning preference was set for [program name here] miles at the time of their prior stay, and (ii) they meet all other conditions of this Promotion. Qualifying Stays do not include “no-shows” for a stay even if the member is charged for the stay. One stay includes all consecutive nights at the same hotel, regardless of check-ins or check-outs. Limit: 2 Bonus Mile offers per member during the Promotion Period. Members will receive, the regular two (2) miles per dollar spent for all Qualifying Stays at participating hotels in the following Wyndham Rewards hotel brands: Baymont Inn & Suites®, Days Inn®, Howard Johnson®, Knights Inn®, Microtel Inn & Suites®, Ramada®, Super 8®, Travelodge® (U.S. hotels only), and Wingate® by Wyndham. Miles are earned on the qualifying room rate only, not on taxes, food and beverage or other incidental expenses. For stays at participating Hawthorn Suites® by Wyndham (U.S hotels only) and participating Wyndham Hotels and Resorts® properties, members will receive the regular five hundred (500) miles per stay. Click here (http://www.wyndhamrewards.com/earn/hotels/countries/) for the full list of countries in which there are participating hotels.

American - http://www.wyndhamrewards.com/aa/
Delta - http://www.wyndhamrewards.com/delta/ << no elite bonus, max is 1K per bonus
United - http://www.wyndhamrewards.com/united/
US Airways - http://www.wyndhamrewards.com/usairways/ << no elite bonus, max is 1K per bonus
Continental - http://www.wyndhamrewards.com/continental/
Aeroplan - http://www.wyndhamrewards.com/aeroplan/ << no elite bonus, max is 1K per bonus
Midwest - http://www.wyndhamrewards.com/midwest/
Spirit - http://www.wyndhamrewards.com/spirit/ << no elite bonus, max is 1K per bonus
Amtrak - http://www.wyndhamrewards.com/amtrak/ << no elite bonus, max is 1K Guest Rewards points per bonus
Southwest - http://www.wyndhamrewards.com/southwest/ << double RR credits


The following URLs still reflect promotions from 2009. I assume they are not part of this particular promo.

Sun Country - http://www.wyndhamrewards.com/suncountry/
Aeromexico - http://www.wyndhamrewards.com/aeromexico/
Air Berlin - http://www.wyndhamrewards.com/airberlin/
Air China - http://www.wyndhamrewards.com/airchina/
China Eastern - http://www.wyndhamrewards.com/chinaeastern/
China Southern - http://www.wyndhamrewards.com/chinasouthern/
Czech Airlines - http://www.wyndhamrewards.com/csa/
Hainan - http://www.wyndhamrewards.com/hainan/
Miles & More - http://www.wyndhamrewards.com/milesandmore/

Thanks Evan.

I booked 2 stays at Ramada, in FL, during the qualifying period. They were booked with the F&F rate that was available last Dec. I wonder if those F&F rates qualify, because the condition for this bonus says "qualifying stay".

Thanks Evan.

I booked 2 stays at Ramada, in FL, during the qualifying period. They were booked with the F&F rate that was available last Dec. I wonder if those F&F rates qualify, because the condition for this bonus says "qualifying stay".

Not sure what F&F rates are. Have you looked to see what the same reservation is going for without the F&F rate? You might find that their rack rate has become their at-this-time-of-the-year-we-are-desperate rate and you can re-book without wondering if the rate qualifies.

I think I'm going to go for this promotion. I'm moving to Las Vegas at the end of the month and it seems there's a Days Inn there that has a $24 midweek rate. $54 for ~2,100 AA miles sounds worth it to me.

I think I'm going to go for this promotion. I'm moving to Las Vegas at the end of the month and it seems there's a Days Inn there that has a $24 midweek rate. $54 for ~2,100 AA miles sounds worth it to me.

Wouldn't that be $52 for ~2,100 AA miles? ;)

Wouldn't that be $52 for ~2,100 AA miles? ;)

No. With taxes it's $27.01 a night.

No. With taxes it's $27.01 a night.

Got it. That's pretty cheap. $3.01 for taxes per night.

Thank you Evan!
These hotels are often my only choice in places I work so this is worth the Wyndham hassle of getting your points.^

Not sure what F&F rates are. Have you looked to see what the same reservation is going for without the F&F rate? You might find that their rack rate has become their at-this-time-of-the-year-we-are-desperate rate and you can re-book without wondering if the rate qualifies.
Friends & Family rate. These give you 50%. They did get me very good rates, better than any other rates available at those 2 Ramada hotels I booked.

Friends & Family rate. These give you 50%. They did get me very good rates, better than any other rates available at those 2 Ramada hotels I booked.

Is this a rate for employees, their family members, and friends? I would think that the F&F rate would not qualify for promotions. This would be analogous to the way buddy passes and free tickets don't count towards any promotions, miles earnings, and elite status on airlines.

I have a friend who works for Holiday Inn and any time we have used her F&F rate there were no perks of any kind earned. Just a thought.

Is this a rate for employees, their family members, and friends? I would think that the F&F rate would not qualify for promotions. This would be analogous to the way buddy passes and free tickets don't count towards any promotions, miles earnings, and elite status on airlines.

I have a friend who works for Holiday Inn and any time we have used her F&F rate there were no perks of any kind earned. Just a thought.
It's not just for employees. There had been several threads about this rate from Ramada. It's open to everyone.

It's not just for employees. There had been several threads about this rate from Ramada. It's open to everyone.

But does it earn points/miles at those rates? What are the T&C's?

Ramada 50%, book by Jan 19-26/10, stay by Apr 30
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Ramada Friends & Family rates. Book at 50% off participating hotels. Last time when they had this in late Dec., I was able to book some good price stays.

http://www.ramada.com/Ramada/control/just_for_you?acx_mid=414492:13403162510:3461158&acx_rid=1101183652

But does it earn points/miles at those rates? What are the T&C's?

I don't think so. From the T & C:

Qualifying Rates include all rates except for the following: employee/family, travel agent, group, wholesale, package transportation/crew and other special contract rates, or free night stays. Most rates available through tour operators and travel websites (excluding Wyndham Rewards.com and the Participating Hotel Chain websites) such as Priceline, Hotwire, Expedia, Travelocity, and Orbitz are wholesale rates and therefore do not qualify to earn Wyndham Rewards points, airline miles or rail points.

Do you need to register before your stays? How do they know if you are Elite?

Booked my 2 stays. Thanks!!!

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The ultimate question is how long is it going to take to get your points and will you get it? I'm still waiting on my points from October of 2009.

THAT is the $50,000 question. Or 50k miles from the 10K for 3 stays offer I'm STILL waiting for from last year!:(

The ultimate question is how long is it going to take to get your points and will you get it?
Of course you won't get it!

This promo is only for miles (and only with some, not all, of Wyndham Rewards' partner airlines). You can't get points with this promo at all.

Of course you won't get it!

This promo is only for miles (and only with some, not all, of Wyndham Rewards' partner airlines). You can't get points with this promo at all.

This is true. I contacted WR and asked. This promo is for those who choose miles as their earning preference. Go figure. I was hoping they would reply that points work too because I was looking to up my points so I could transfer them to miles on airlines when partner promos start trickling in this year.

This is true. I contacted WR and asked. This promo is for those who choose miles as their earning preference. Go figure. I was hoping they would reply that points work too because I was looking to up my points so I could transfer them to miles on airlines when partner promos start trickling in this year.

OTOH, this promo is most valuable if you're elite with one of the participating airlines (and then use that airline's promo), since the promo rapidly increases in bonus miles paid the higher your elite status with the airline.

Since WyndhamRewards has no elite levels, they couldn't match this with an internal points promo. And from a "promotional" level, it would have backfired as it would have pointed out that WyndhamRewards has no elite levels!

(Of course, they couldn't make elite work with Southwest, either!)

I was going to have some stays credited to this promo but now that the BMI 5,000 miles PER STAY promo has been extended through 3/31/10, I'll probably still credit to them.

To note, only 4 of these stays are allowed per account, so credit to your wife's account or others.

I personally haven't done the research on the program to realize if it is a good program or not but these 5k bonuses (run last year also) are a great way to top off accounts.

The ultimate question is how long is it going to take to get your points and will you get it? I'm still waiting on my points from October of 2009.
THAT is the $50,000 question. Or 50k miles from the 10K for 3 stays offer I'm STILL waiting for from last year!:(

I don't understand the issue. Which company is holding you guys up?

It is a very simple equation, either Wyndham hasn't verified you earned the miles to get posted to your airline or your airline is slow in posting. Ask Wyndham if you earned the miles via your stays. If so ask them if they've communicated that to your airline. If so then speak with your airline.

I wonder if, after receiving two bonus miles offers in Airline 1, I can switch earning preferences to Airline 2, stay 4 times, and receive two bonus miles offers (assuming both airline offer T&C's state that the limit is 2 bonus miles offers per person).

I wonder if, after receiving two bonus miles offers in Airline 1, I can switch earning preferences to Airline 2, stay 4 times, and receive two bonus miles offers (assuming both airline offer T&C's state that the limit is 2 bonus miles offers per person).

I would assume that the T&C's for this promo are like last year's T&C's airline promo where one can't switch airlines mid promo. YMMV so if you find out differently, please advise.

I was going to have some stays credited to this promo but now that the BMI 5,000 miles PER STAY promo has been extended through 3/31/10, I'll probably still credit to them.

To note, only 4 of these stays are allowed per account, so credit to your wife's account or others.

I personally haven't done the research on the program to realize if it is a good program or not but these 5k bonuses (run last year also) are a great way to top off accounts.




I don't understand the issue. Which company is holding you guys up?

It is a very simple equation, either Wyndham hasn't verified you earned the miles to get posted to your airline or your airline is slow in posting. Ask Wyndham if you earned the miles via your stays. If so ask them if they've communicated that to your airline. If so then speak with your airline.

It may be a simple equation but apparently Wyndham/mrkting partners havent' learned 1st grade math yet or simple follow thru w/their partners. This has been dicussed in other threads, especially the 10K for 3 stays which I sort of regret starting-hate to have so much hassle gettin miles to credit-thread being attributed to my handle. So I am a bit leery about switching airlines in this promo to maximise the benies.

Picked up my first stay last weekend and now I can find a Days Inn here in Las Vegas for a whopping $30. Then we will play the waiting game for the miles.

What qualifies as an eligible rate for this BMI promo? And is the only place to book at their own respective websites?

Thinking of signing up and booking 1 night at four different dates at some Knight Inns or Travelodges. The rates in my town for even a knightsinn.com booking is coming to a surprising $65/night. Are the only eligible places to book this promo at the individual chain's own websites. i.e. knightsinn.com, travelodge.com, daysinn.com?

If i could find a some $35-$40/nights stays i'd be all over it.

What qualifies as an eligible rate for this BMI promo? And is the only place to book at their own respective websites?


http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/bmi-diamond-club/1048122-earn-5000-bmi-miles-per-stay-wyndham-hotel-group.html

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This has been dicussed in other threads, especially the 10K for 3 stays which I sort of regret starting-hate to have so much hassle gettin miles to credit-thread being attributed to my handle.

Don't have any regrets, it was a great promo for me & others.^ Thank you.

It may be a simple equation but apparently Wyndham/mrkting partners havent' learned 1st grade math yet or simple follow thru w/their partners.

to clarify then, you are having issues with Wyndham, not the partner?
In other words, Wydham has not informed the partner that you qualify for X miles based on your stays.

Don't have any regrets, it was a great promo for me & others.^ Thank you.



to clarify then, you are having issues with Wyndham, not the partner?
In other words, Wydham has not informed the partner that you qualify for X miles based on your stays.

It's hard to say- I received a phone mssge yesterday from Amy @ Wyndham rewards that AA advised her that AA has manually added the missing 60K miles for the promotion and it should appear in my statement in 24-48 hrs. (It is there this morning.:) Even though I switched airlines throughout the promo it went to AA where the first 10K went and was my first earning partner I chose. So your guess is as good as mine- I'm just happy to finally receive them.:rolleyes:

Booked my 2 stays and been credited to Wyndham account. The 1000 bonus miles was also posted but has failed to appear as yet on OP. As OP elite this should have been 3000 miles but obviously Wyndham have no indication of status. Therefore will have to wait until 100 credit to OP and then query with CO.

Mrs Killaypirate booked 4 stays, but only one of the two bonus miles has appeared on Wyndham. will wait until mine has cleared before we query these.

So we had 6 stays and will get 9000 bonus miles. Also got 9000 miles last year as well.

Booked my 2 stays and been credited to Wyndham account. The 1000 bonus miles was also posted but has failed to appear as yet on OP. As OP elite this should have been 3000 miles but obviously Wyndham have no indication of status. Therefore will have to wait until 100 credit to OP and then query with CO.
Well, in my case I'm using AA, and so far only 1000 miles have shown up both at Wyndham and at AA, even though I'm AA EXP and so should get 4000 total for 2 stays.

I don't understand from T&Cs whether the elite bonus should post separately or not:

"Members should allow six to eight weeks after completion of registration and second stay for the bonus miles to be credited to their account." (My underline.) Does that mean wait for "all the bonus miles", or was the correct amount supposed to post all at once (whenever it posted)?

I also don't understand whether it should show up at WyndhamRewardes, or only at the airline. (Does the airline communicate the elite status to Wyndham, or does Wyndham communicate to the airline that this particular posting of miles to an ariline should be adjusted based on the elite status at that airline?)

Contacted Wyndham who advised me to contact CO. contacted Co and after approx 10 days extra miles now credited.

So decided to speed up process for Mrs Killaypirate and go direct to CO who advise her to contact Wyndham.

looks like nobody considered the logistics of how FF programs know to credit the additional miles over & above the basic 1000.

looks like nobody considered the logistics of how FF programs know to credit the additional miles over & above the basic 1000.

Had the same problem with UA. Wyndham said it was a UA problem and then UA said it was a Wyndham problem, then Wyndham said it was a UA problem and that I should contact a UA supervisior. I called UA again and after 45 minutes I got the 3,000 additional points posted by UA and a $200 UA voucher for all the trouble.

Posted today, not a bad delay either.

03/28/10 WYNDHAM GOLD SPRING BONUS 0 1,000 1,000
03/28/10 WYNDHAM SPRING BONUS 0 1,000 1,000
03/28/10 WYNDHAM HOTELS-DAYS INN LAS VEGAS, 52 0 52

I guess I'm lucky three times now with Wyndham getting the correct amount this time, the miles in a timely fashion and no problem's with last year's 10,000 mile promotion.