onthego15

Points post a day or so after your statement date.

xihuang91

Not applicable to current cardholders, applied it for my mom.

kdoughboy

Do you actually have to pay for a night at a Choice hotel, or will any purchase at a Choice hotel qualify for the 16,000 bonus points? I'd much rather purchase a meal at a nearby hotel than spend the money for a night I won't even use.

onthego15

From the terms and conditions:

Cardmembers will also earn an additional 16,000 Points after the first paid stay with their new Account at a Comfort Inn®, Comfort Suites®, Quality®, Sleep Inn®, Clarion®, Ascend Collection®, Cambria Suites®, MainStay Suites®, Suburban Extended Stay®, Econo Lodge® or Rodeway Inn® hotel in the U.S.

kdoughboy

Thank you. I am able to read the T&Cs, and did so before posting my question, although I guess I wasn't clear enough. What I am actually wondering is if Barclays is able to distinguish between charges that are for a paid stay or, for example, a meal at a hotel's restaurant. If they are able to distinguish between these two different types of charges, which presumably would be processed by the property as generic hotel charges without any specifics as to the nature of those charges, then clearly a paid stay is indeed required. However, I'm not sure how this could be accomplished by a computer (although it would be clear a $5 charge, for example, wouldn't realistically be for a room, so maybe there is a minimum dollar threshold), so perhaps Barclays can't tell what you actually paid for (room, or meal?). If they can't tell the difference, then perhaps there is a possibility that ANY purchase at a Choice hotel could qualify, and thus buying a meal could trigger the final 16k points for a "paid stay." So basically I'm wondering if anyone has ever gotten the additional paid stay points with a Choice hotel charge that wasn't for a stay. I ask because the Choice hotels in my area are on the pricier side (for Choice, that is), and I'd prefer to spend as little as possible to get the additional 16k points.

onthego15

The terms and conditions require a stay, but you are trying to get the points without making a stay. Seems clear to me. You can try to interpret things your way, but I doubt that you will get the 16,000 points.

onthego15

I have updated post # 1 so that the links are to the best offer - 24,000 points after first use of card and 16,000 points after first stay.

Happy

The link seems dead?

onthego15

Maybe after 1 1/2 years Barclay's and Choice have withdrawn this offer?

If so, they are offering 8,000 points after first purchase and 24,000 points after first stay paid for with this card - almost as good as the 2011 offer:
https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/...rid=CHHOMEPAGE

onthego15

This link still offers 24,000 points after first use of card and 16,000 points after first paid stay at a Choice property:

https://www.barclaycardus.com/app/ja...13&legacy=true

Terms and conditions:
https://www.barclaycardus.com/app/ja...req=CCVVS40444

I will now edit post # 1 again.

windcloud5

Does anyone know to get the 16000 extra points for the first stay, do I have to personally stay at a choice hotel or simply using the CC to pay for a choice hotel stay is enough? The reason I am asking is I have another person as an authorized user on my Choice Visa, if he stays at a choice hotel and pay with his authorized user choice visa card for this stay, will I get the 16000 bonus points credited to my account? or alternatively if the reservation is under my friend's name and I offer to pay for the stay with my Choice Visa, will I get the bonus points? I read the T&C but it is very ambiguous regarding the particular question that I have.

onthego15

Since he is an authorized user on your card, my guess would be yes. But if I were you, I would call Choice to be sure.

BigLar

The 16/24 link is still alive, and I'm tempted to apply for my wife (I already have the card). AFAIK, there is no way to transfer points between accounts, so any redemptions we do would have to be some points from my account, some from hers.

I could do it, but I wish we could somehow join accounts.

Oh well.

onthego15

Not much doubt on Choice's policy:

2. You may not transfer your points to anyone or by any means, including through a will or divorce decree.

honu

I applied and was approved for this Visa (the link in the 1/12 post), and now I see that the geniuses at Barclay's have created a new CP account for me, even though I gave them my account number in the original application. What's the procedure for account consolidation here? Call Choice CS or Barclay's? I want to make sure all the points and the Gold status (FWIIW) are all in the same account...