Choice Privileges has launched its latest promotion on purchased points, offering up to a 45% discount. This is an opportunity to buy points for just 0.57 cents each, and to my knowledge, that’s the lowest cost we’ve ever seen from the program for buying points.
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@Ben, you might want to add a caveat to the expiration section. Yes, redeeming points extends the expiration, but booking and canceling a reward reservation won't extend the expiration.
This is on the heels of a major devaluation (hotels doubled in price in the Vancouver area for example) so they only gave back part of the devaluation with the added bonus.
Unlike other programs Choice lets you redeem points for almost all rooms at their properties. Which means there are suites and family rooms available for standard redemption.
It's a niche program and it is very easy to exceed 5cpm never mind 0.69
Thanks Lucky. They wanted $370 for a room; by buying points, I got a suite for $200.
Not sure if some of the links in the article are still functioning properly as of 2026. At a minimum, you might need to be logged into your Choice Privileges account in order to access the Preferred booking engine.
Also, especially for hotels in the Nordic region, some of the hotels appear on both the Choice site and the Preferred site with different pricing. Meaning you might get a better deal by doing a points comparison across both sites. Booking with Choice means you don't have extra fees to pay and sometimes you can book an upgraded room for the same number of points as the basic room. Whereas booking via Preferred means you can only get a basic room for points and you pay extra fees.
Dailygetaways had them for 0.5c
There was a sale last year for 0.51c
Choice are a steal for places like Japan and Scandinavia, even Australia. There is tremendous value that is not covered by the blogosphere thankfully.
And outside of the US, some of the hotels are excellent.
Dailygetaways had them for 0.5c
There was a sale last year for 0.51c
Choice are a steal for places like Japan and Scandinavia, even Australia. There is tremendous value that is not covered by the blogosphere thankfully.
And outside of the US, some of the hotels are excellent.
@ Bob -- Because a 45% discount gets you a better price per point than a 50% bonus.
Choice in Tokyo is no longer the value it once was. 2x the points now (Nihobashi, Kanda, Roppongi, Yokohama, etc)
Where was the sale for 0.51c? Daily getaways ended last year. Something is strange about your post.
I see said the blind man. I just glossed over the article and did not even notice the discount versus bonus difference.
Other cities are still a steal.
Takayama Ascend is a wonderful hotel with a private onsen for example.
The fact Tokyo got devalued is only proof that one tiktok video or blog post can ruin everything.
@Ben, you might want to add a caveat to the expiration section. Yes, redeeming points extends the expiration, but booking and canceling a reward reservation won't extend the expiration.
This is on the heels of a major devaluation (hotels doubled in price in the Vancouver area for example) so they only gave back part of the devaluation with the added bonus.
Dailygetaways had them for 0.5c
There was a sale last year for 0.51c
Choice are a steal for places like Japan and Scandinavia, even Australia. There is tremendous value that is not covered by the blogosphere thankfully.
And outside of the US, some of the hotels are excellent.
Where was the sale for 0.51c? Daily getaways ended last year. Something is strange about your post.
Unlike other programs Choice lets you redeem points for almost all rooms at their properties. Which means there are suites and family rooms available for standard redemption.
It's a niche program and it is very easy to exceed 5cpm never mind 0.69
Thanks Lucky. They wanted $370 for a room; by buying points, I got a suite for $200.
How is 45% "best ever" when history shows 50% ???
I see said the blind man. I just glossed over the article and did not even notice the discount versus bonus difference.
Not sure if some of the links in the article are still functioning properly as of 2026. At a minimum, you might need to be logged into your Choice Privileges account in order to access the Preferred booking engine.
Also, especially for hotels in the Nordic region, some of the hotels appear on both the Choice site and the Preferred site with different pricing. Meaning you might get a better deal by doing a points comparison across both sites. Booking with Choice means you don't have extra fees to pay and sometimes you can book an upgraded room for the same number of points as the basic room. Whereas booking via Preferred means you can only get a basic room for points and you pay extra fees.
Dailygetaways had them for 0.5c
There was a sale last year for 0.51c
Choice are a steal for places like Japan and Scandinavia, even Australia. There is tremendous value that is not covered by the blogosphere thankfully.
And outside of the US, some of the hotels are excellent.
Choice in Tokyo is no longer the value it once was. 2x the points now (Nihobashi, Kanda, Roppongi, Yokohama, etc)
Other cities are still a steal.
Takayama Ascend is a wonderful hotel with a private onsen for example.
The fact Tokyo got devalued is only proof that one tiktok video or blog post can ruin everything.
Anna doesn’t know what about what choice did to Japan/asia. Someone else want to tell them?
Choice is now just another program. Just like Hyatt and the rest. Nothing special and way too difficult to get outsized value. It’s all hype-centric now.
And it appears airlines are working harder to get to that model.
Not only Tokyo. Comfort hotels in major cities in Japan have doubled the points, while others went x1.5.
Still remain 8000p, but matter of time...
Off topic Lucky but have you seen this?
“Dubai offers £600 rewards to residents who lure friends to visit as tourist numbers plummet”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/23/dubai-offers-tourists-benefits
I see 35% starting at 4,000 mile level ...
I like the Comfort lineup. When I need a room for a night on a road trip, I can usually find one of their properties at a good price. Obviously, at this price point, properties can be hit or miss. But, I (like I suspect many here) have developed an ability to sniff out the better managed ones.
BTW, I reserved two, one-night stays for later this summer at properties◇ I have used before for an average of 10,000/night. I could have bought 10,000 points for just under $67. So, yeah, be strategic, get the cash price and see how many points you'd have to buy and do the cheaper.
◇Smallish Midwestern city and suburb of larger Midwestern city.
It is 50% discount if you have the Choice Master Card by WF. I just purchased the maximum 180K with my Choice Card. And I got 50% discount for the transaction. I blew all my CP last month on my Scandinavian trip and was really happy to replenish some points back.
Only buy if you already have a concrete stay in mind. Check the cash rate for those nights, divide by the award points cost, and compare that to about 0.62 cents. If a real booking clears roughly 1 cent per point or better (Nordics and some Preferred properties still can), the math works. Speculative stockpiles at this rate usually don't, especially after the Japan and Asia award bumps. Also log into your own Choice account before buying — offers vary by account, and the Choice co-brand sometimes shows a better discount than the headline 40%.
I recently booked the Radisson in Kalamazoo with points I bought for $170 on that sale.
Cash rate was $275 so I was pretty pleased about it.