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- 64,000 total points, apply by November 30, 2018
- 32,000 points for $1,000 spend within 90 days
- Additional 32,000 points for $2k additional spend ($3k total) within 180 days
- no annual fee
24,000 + 8,000 (update: or 16,000) points for no-fee Choice credit card
#16
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: PHX
Posts: 4,787
I don't stay in hotels that much, so I think I'm going to go ahead and do it unless someone thinks it's a poor return. I'm working toward a 50k redemption that will come open in a few months and doubt I will have a chance to stay at choice until then.
#17
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: CCU
Posts: 51
I received an email from choice today with this same offer, applied online and was denied outright. Simultaneously applied for the Hilton HHonors 62.5K card and was approved
I had applied for and received the CO onepass plus chase 10 days back.
Do not understand if Barclay has any enmity with me - was rejected outright after applying for the US airways card a few months back!
I had applied for and received the CO onepass plus chase 10 days back.
Do not understand if Barclay has any enmity with me - was rejected outright after applying for the US airways card a few months back!
#18
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 2,506
I received an email from choice today with this same offer, applied online and was denied outright. Simultaneously applied for the Hilton HHonors 62.5K card and was approved
I had applied for and received the CO onepass plus chase 10 days back.
Do not understand if Barclay has any enmity with me - was rejected outright after applying for the US airways card a few months back!
I had applied for and received the CO onepass plus chase 10 days back.
Do not understand if Barclay has any enmity with me - was rejected outright after applying for the US airways card a few months back!
Additionally, if you have already pulled your free report in the past 12 months, I would sign up for an account on CreditKarma.com as they show you information from TransUnion. It doesn't give you everything, but should show you enough to see if you should pay to pull your report again to file a dispute.
#19
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: PHX
Posts: 4,787
FWIW, I signed up for the 24 plus 8k version and did my stay. I tried to get barclays to bump the bonus to the new offer of 16k, but they wouldn't budge. Their customer service didn't even seem to know what I was asking, but anyway, it was like pushing a rock uphill.
#20
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: CCU
Posts: 51
Barclays usually pulls your credit score from the Transunion credit agency, most other issuers pull from Experian or Equifax. You should receive a letter in the mail shortly from Barclays giving you your TransUnion FICO score, but I would pull your credit report from annualcreditreport.com (the free government-mandated website that lets you pull once/year) and see if there are any differences between Barclays and the other agencies.
Additionally, if you have already pulled your free report in the past 12 months, I would sign up for an account on CreditKarma.com as they show you information from TransUnion. It doesn't give you everything, but should show you enough to see if you should pay to pull your report again to file a dispute.
Additionally, if you have already pulled your free report in the past 12 months, I would sign up for an account on CreditKarma.com as they show you information from TransUnion. It doesn't give you everything, but should show you enough to see if you should pay to pull your report again to file a dispute.
I received the reasoning from Barclays stating the disqualifying reason as 'too many recent enquiries' and 'low average age of accounts' - which I should admit is true. They also provided the TU score.
#21
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 368
Choice has upgraded this offer to 24,000 bonus points after first use of the card and now 16,000 points after using the card for your first Choice hotel stay.
Other details are the same:
http://www.choicehotels.com/fivefreenights
Other details are the same:
http://www.choicehotels.com/fivefreenights
#22
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
https://www.juniper.com/app/japply/l...req=CCVVS40444
#24
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Freeload Univ. Where are you sitting?
Posts: 14,818
Update
If you're talking about the 8000 point bonus for first stay, I called them when I got the card (was not staying in hotels at the time) and was told that the bonus is just sitting there waiting for you to make a stay. Officially, no time limit.
It's been about a year and I have't stayed yet, so realistically, I'm not expecting it.
It's been about a year and I have't stayed yet, so realistically, I'm not expecting it.
OTOH, it seems I only got 3 points/$ instead of the 5 I was supposed to get, so maybe I'll call them on that.
Barclays giveth and Barclays taketh away. Hi ho.
#25
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: mountains of western NC
Programs: Life, Love and Laughter
Posts: 8,537
So, only the 3 points per dollar will show up as a separate item on your account. The 2 points per dollar is already there with your other spend points.
The 10 points per dollar you get for your stay shows shows up as a separate item, as it is not tied to your credit card. So, actually you get 15 points per dollar for a Comfort Inn stay (more if you are elite) when you use a Choice Visa.
#26
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Freeload Univ. Where are you sitting?
Posts: 14,818
#27
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: mountains of western NC
Programs: Life, Love and Laughter
Posts: 8,537
You're welcome. Took me a while to figure out myself. Plus I'm a Platinum, so there's a bonus for that. I had one stay and had points for the card, bonus points for the stay, regular points for the stay, bonus points for plat, etc......
#30
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: mountains of western NC
Programs: Life, Love and Laughter
Posts: 8,537
This offer is back, same as before:
https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/...req=CCVVS27024
https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/...req=CCVVS27024