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Old Dec 14, 2019 | 10:31 am
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Originally Posted by Mr. BoH
The wiki says “The Free Night Award (up to 40,000 points) must be redeemed for a stay that occurs no later than December 31 of the year following the year in which the additional benefit is selected” (emphasis added).

I have a 75-night gift still to select, so does this imply that I should wait until January 1st to make the selection to get a 2021 expiration date? Or would it expire in Dec 2020 either way?
I can’t believe they haven’t fixed this yet. There was a big to do last year, and William had to deliver the message that the free night expired Dec 31/19 regardless of what the T&Cs said.

If you keep reading the line that you quoted, it says:

e.g., if the benefit is earned in 2019, the deadline for redemption is December 31, 2020.
Unless, something’s changed, your free night will expire in Dec 2020.
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