Points Plus Cash Alive Again! (was: End of Points Plus Cash program ?)
Apr 18, 2018, 8:21 am
#32
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Those kind of weird “choices” aren’t really new. They were happening a lot also before the points+cash option disappeared last year.
Apr 18, 2018, 8:44 am
#33
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Apr 18, 2018, 10:35 am
#34
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Will Choice Privileges ever tell us what were the "technical issues" causing suspension of Points Plus Cash?
Apr 18, 2018, 10:39 am
#35
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This happened before as well, and it's because Points + Cash is just purchasing the additional number of points you need. That $75 is purchasing the 10K points "missing" that are needed to make the points reservation and is not correlated to the cash rate even slightly. Some people have even posted Points + Cash rates where the cash copay was higher than the outright cash price for the room - plus they'd have to burn points too!
Apr 18, 2018, 3:38 pm
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Perhaps points.com and Choice thought they would be doing better business by reducing points+cash’s competition against points.com’s direct sales of Choice points?
Apr 20, 2018, 6:31 am
#37
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They pulled the plug on it again? The option has disappeared, at least at quick glance. Anyone else notice it’s been taken off again?
Apr 20, 2018, 11:56 am
#39
Company Representative, Choice Hotels
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We are excited that our Points Plus Cash program is back. Your patience is greatly appreciated as we work through some final technical issues with a focus on providing an optimal experience for all our members.
Apr 23, 2018, 8:49 am
#40
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So when will it be back up and running? I am at 75 day window and would like to book some stuff. Thanks.
Apr 24, 2018, 3:22 pm
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Jun 19, 2018, 12:25 pm
#42
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Could somebody try Comfort Inn in Kingston, ON for 29/6 for 1 night?
Jun 20, 2018, 9:12 am
#44
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Jun 20, 2018, 2:17 pm
#45
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Choice's points + cash is just another method of buying points (when you make a points + cash reservation, you're just buying some points with the cash portion, and then it becomes an all-points reservation).
Is "regular" Choice points purchase available to Choice members in Canada and elsewhere?