Buy points with extra 50% ending Oct 20, 5pm EST
Oct 20, 2014, 9:03 am
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Oakland, CA
Posts: 1,231
Buy points with extra 50% ending Oct 20, 5pm EST
For just 8 hours, buy up to 50,000 Choice Privileges points and receive a 50% bonus!
Offer valid from 9:00am EST to 5:00pm EST.
The clock is ticking! During this 8-hour flash sale, Choice Privileges members can buy up to 50,000 points and receive 50% more.
Buying points is the quick and easy way to get to your next free night, faster. Or use your points toward gift cards, airline rewards, travel rewards or even more! Whether you're purchasing points to top off your own account, or to give as a gift to friends and family, be sure to buy before time runs out on this bonus!
Points are normally $11/1000 points.
Offer valid from 9:00am EST to 5:00pm EST.
The clock is ticking! During this 8-hour flash sale, Choice Privileges members can buy up to 50,000 points and receive 50% more.
Buying points is the quick and easy way to get to your next free night, faster. Or use your points toward gift cards, airline rewards, travel rewards or even more! Whether you're purchasing points to top off your own account, or to give as a gift to friends and family, be sure to buy before time runs out on this bonus!
Points are normally $11/1000 points.
Oct 20, 2014, 11:43 am
#2
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: ORF
Programs: Amex Plat, AA, BA Silver, Marriott Plat, Choice Gold, HHonors Gold, IHG Diamond
Posts: 3,749
Strange. No email notification of this from Choice or points.com, nothing on the Choice FB page, and no idea of this when I logged into my account or even on the first page you click through to when you want to buy points. Maybe a Twitter only promo? When I clicked through to an actual purchase page, however, the 50% bonus was offered.
Not anywhere as good a deal as Daily Getaways, but $11 for 1500 points is OK if you're a few points short of an award.
Not anywhere as good a deal as Daily Getaways, but $11 for 1500 points is OK if you're a few points short of an award.
Oct 20, 2014, 12:59 pm
#3
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: DEN
Posts: 9
Choice Points to SWA for CP?
I would really consider this sale if anyone can confirm that transferring Choice Points to Southwest still count towards Companion Pass. Might be a good idea to buy approximately 18k Choice Points and transfer them over to SWA at the beginning of the year if close to the required 110,000 SW points needed for the CP.
Can anyone confirm if Choice Points transfer over to SWA count towards CP still? Did this a couple years ago successfully, but haven't heard much recently.
Can anyone confirm if Choice Points transfer over to SWA count towards CP still? Did this a couple years ago successfully, but haven't heard much recently.
Oct 20, 2014, 1:59 pm
#4
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Watchlisted by the prejudiced, en route to purgatory
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Posts: 102,095
Strange, but while there are standard revenue rate rooms available via choicehotels.com when booking Nordic Choice hotels, the reward nights are coming up as blocked for all the Nordic Choice hotel properties I've tried for stays within even 30 days. Bizarre, and why I am hesitant to jump in on this deal as much as I would otherwise do.
Oct 20, 2014, 3:19 pm
#5
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: ORF
Programs: Amex Plat, AA, BA Silver, Marriott Plat, Choice Gold, HHonors Gold, IHG Diamond
Posts: 3,749
I would really consider this sale if anyone can confirm that transferring Choice Points to Southwest still count towards Companion Pass. Might be a good idea to buy approximately 18k Choice Points and transfer them over to SWA at the beginning of the year if close to the required 110,000 SW points needed for the CP.
Can anyone confirm if Choice Points transfer over to SWA count towards CP still? Did this a couple years ago successfully, but haven't heard much recently.
Can anyone confirm if Choice Points transfer over to SWA count towards CP still? Did this a couple years ago successfully, but haven't heard much recently.
Oct 22, 2014, 8:55 am
#6
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: STL
Programs: Back to lowly AA Gold (1.8 MM); Hilton Gold; Hyatt Plat
Posts: 334
I understood from this Blog post: http://saverocity.com/thedealmommy/2...-points-bonus/ that the sale would repeat today or tomorrow (Choice's own email was unclear). I don't see Choice listed on Points.com this morning. Would anyone have clearer information?
Oct 22, 2014, 2:45 pm
#7
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: ORF
Programs: Amex Plat, AA, BA Silver, Marriott Plat, Choice Gold, HHonors Gold, IHG Diamond
Posts: 3,749
I understood from this Blog post: http://saverocity.com/thedealmommy/2...-points-bonus/ that the sale would repeat today or tomorrow (Choice's own email was unclear). I don't see Choice listed on Points.com this morning. Would anyone have clearer information?
Oct 22, 2014, 3:33 pm
#8
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Strange, but while there are standard revenue rate rooms available via choicehotels.com when booking Nordic Choice hotels, the reward nights are coming up as blocked for all the Nordic Choice hotel properties I've tried for stays within even 30 days. Bizarre, and why I am hesitant to jump in on this deal as much as I would otherwise do.
Oct 23, 2014, 10:57 am
#9
Used to be diaworld
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: DC Metro
Programs: Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Dontcareist,
Posts: 183
Just got an email from points.com saying this is repeating 27th and 29th. These are the same folks who both thought the 23rd was a Wed and not a Thurs and then didn't have a flash sale either day this week, so I'm not holding my breath.
This screams "buggy launch" to me.
This screams "buggy launch" to me.
Oct 27, 2014, 2:23 pm
#10
Used to be diaworld
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: DC Metro
Programs: Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Dontcareist,
Posts: 183
Just got an email from points.com saying this is repeating 27th and 29th. These are the same folks who both thought the 23rd was a Wed and not a Thurs and then didn't have a flash sale either day this week, so I'm not holding my breath.
This screams "buggy launch" to me.
This screams "buggy launch" to me.
Oct 28, 2014, 7:07 am
#11
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: London
Posts: 878
http://www.choicehotels.com/ires/en-US/html/GPBuyPoints
Oct 28, 2014, 10:56 am
#12
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
Programs: Club Carlson Concierge, IHG Platinum, Hilton Diamond, Choice Diamond
Posts: 97
Just purchased 75k pts. for $550.00, although didnt realize that they would charge HST for Canadian residents, and it is in US$.
Still a good deal as i can find many hotels in Ontario that go for 6000pts per night that would normally charge 100$ or more plus hst. I can get 12 nights for 75K which would have cost 115.00 x 12 = 1,380.00
Pts posted almost immediately to account. It then asked if i wanted to purchase points for a friend. Wondering if i can do so to my wife's account?
Still a good deal as i can find many hotels in Ontario that go for 6000pts per night that would normally charge 100$ or more plus hst. I can get 12 nights for 75K which would have cost 115.00 x 12 = 1,380.00
Pts posted almost immediately to account. It then asked if i wanted to purchase points for a friend. Wondering if i can do so to my wife's account?
Oct 29, 2014, 3:18 pm
#13
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: MSP
Programs: AA Plat Pto, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,538
It took 24 hours for the points to post. I wasn't sure how many I really needed but was focused on the waiver of the 20k limit and maxed out. Tokyo and Italy in my future. ^