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Old Dec 14, 2016 | 10:14 am
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ramonortiz55
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Originally Posted by Carpboy823
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!
In regards to 1.

How often can i change this setting?

Say today I want to make a hotel reservation and earn 600 southwest points. Tomorrow, I want to make a Cruise reservation and I want to earn Choice Hotel points...

In regards to 2.

I have my southwest card as my default payment method on Choice Hotels.

Currently, there is a promotion for 5 Choice points per dollar when booking a Carnival Cruise.

If I book a cruise, say it is $1000, I will get 5,000 Choice points, regardless if I have my loyalty program set to Southwest, or do I have to go into my profile and change my loyalty program to Choice?
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