E-mail from Choice. Is this a promotion?
Dec 12, 2013 | 2:52 pm
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E-mail from Choice. Is this a promotion?
So I look in my inbox and see an email from Choice titled, "BigLar, Celebrate the Holidays with More Points". Oh boy - another opportunity to scarf up some points!
There's a picture of a young woman shopping, and then there's the T&C's:
So ... how is this different from what's been the case ever since I got the card? Am I missing something, or is this just a general purpose message, like "Hey! Remember us? Spend some money!"
There's a picture of a young woman shopping, and then there's the T&C's:
Earning Points Earn 5 points per dollar charged on Choice Privileges Visa card for the purchase of Choice Privileges points and Choice Hotels gift cards. Earn 2 points per dollar charged on the card for all other purchases, including non-point-eligible Choice Privileges stays. See Terms and Conditions for more information.
Dec 12, 2013 | 7:37 pm
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Actually, it reads like a downgrade. What this about only 2 points for Choice Hotel stays that are non-point-eligible? So if I charge incidentals on a rewards stay (which is not point-earning eligible) that card will only earn my 2 points instead of 5? So I choose to earn miles (in which case I'm not point-earning eligilbe), that card will figure it out and will only earn my 2 points instead of 5?
Or are they just talking about countries in which all the hotels are non-point-eligible, like Japan and Norway???
Or are they just talking about countries in which all the hotels are non-point-eligible, like Japan and Norway???
Dec 12, 2013 | 10:18 pm
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Dec 13, 2013 | 7:19 pm
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If stated truthfully, it's 5 points (on the credit card side). In the past, they tried to confuse us by claiming it's 15 points (but that's mixing the 5 points from the credit card side with the 10 points on the hotel side, and in any case that math doesn't work at EconoLodge, etc where you earn only 5 on the hotel side).