Originally Posted by
ramonortiz55
I was wondering the same question, thanks for replying, saved me search time and creating of a new thread.
I do have a few other questions:
1. Where do I choose whether to earn Choice Hotels Points or Rapid Rewards? Is there an option during my reservation process or do I need to go into my profile and switch over "Loyalty programs" to Choice Hotels points?
2. How about purchases that are
not Hotel stays? Will those go towards Hotel Choice points or will it default to my Loyalty Program choice, in this case Southwest? Will the answer to question 1 apply to this also?
Reason I ask is because receiving 5x the Choice Hotel points is more valuable when transferred over to Rapid Rewards Points.
3. It appears the Southwest deal is to receive 600 points per stay when booked thru Choice Hotels. Is this in ADDITION to the points earned due to the base hotel cost? Say the hotel is $100, I use my southwest card to pay for the room - Points earned - 600 + 100 = 700?
By the way, I am new to this forum board.
I just recently signed up to Choice Hotels program to use along with my Southwest Rapid Rewards.
1. Yes - you specify which program you want to earn for within your profile. I don't believe this can be done on a reservation-by-reservation basis.
2. I'm not sure what you mean by this - do you mean Choice credit card purchases? Or charges related to the stay (but not the room rate)? I think in either case, you would not be able to earn airline miles - credit card purchases would always be Choice Privileges points.
3. No - the 600 Rapid Rewards points is all you earn for the stay; nothing additional based on rate. This disproportionately favors one-night stays and/or bouncing between hotels.
Hope this helps!