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									Buy Choice Privileges Points For 45% Off Bonus, 0.57 Cents Each: Worth It? - Other Hotels				            </title>
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                        <title>RE: Buy Choice Privileges Points At 40% Off: 0.62 Cents Each, Worth It?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[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.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://onemileatatime.com/community/other-hotels/">Other Hotels</category>                        <dc:creator>MM</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Buy Choice Privileges Points At 40% Off: 0.62 Cents Each, Worth It?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[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 ro...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[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%.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>RE: Buy Choice Privileges Points At 40% Off: 0.62 Cents Each, Worth It?</title>
                        <link>https://onemileatatime.com/community/other-hotels/buy-choice-privileges-points-for-45-off-bonus-0-57-cents-each-worth-it/#post-706040</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[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...]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://onemileatatime.com/community/other-hotels/">Other Hotels</category>                        <dc:creator>TomS</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Buy Choice Privileges Points For 40% Off Bonus, 0.62 Cents Each: Worth It?</title>
                        <link>https://onemileatatime.com/community/other-hotels/buy-choice-privileges-points-for-45-off-bonus-0-57-cents-each-worth-it/#post-705960</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[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.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://onemileatatime.com/community/other-hotels/">Other Hotels</category>                        <dc:creator>LT</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Buy Choice Privileges Points For 40% Off Bonus, 0.62 Cents Each: Worth It?</title>
                        <link>https://onemileatatime.com/community/other-hotels/buy-choice-privileges-points-for-45-off-bonus-0-57-cents-each-worth-it/#post-705959</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[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 d...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[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.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://onemileatatime.com/community/other-hotels/">Other Hotels</category>                        <dc:creator>CB COOPER lll</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Buy Choice Privileges Points For 40% Off Bonus, 0.62 Cents Each: Worth It?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[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, b...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[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.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://onemileatatime.com/community/other-hotels/">Other Hotels</category>                        <dc:creator>This comes to mind</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Buy Choice Privileges Points For 40% Off Bonus, 0.62 Cents Each: Worth It?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[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.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://onemileatatime.com/community/other-hotels/">Other Hotels</category>                        <dc:creator>This comes to mind</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Buy Choice Privileges Points For 40% Off Bonus, 0.62 Cents Each: Worth It?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I see 35% starting at 4,000 mile level ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I see 35% starting at 4,000 mile level ...]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://onemileatatime.com/community/other-hotels/">Other Hotels</category>                        <dc:creator>Tony</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Buy Choice Privileges Points For 40% Off Bonus, 0.62 Cents Each: Worth It?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Off topic Lucky but have you seen this?

“Dubai offers £600 rewards to residents who lure friends to visit as tourist numbers plummet”]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[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]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://onemileatatime.com/community/other-hotels/">Other Hotels</category>                        <dc:creator>Aaron</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Buy Choice Privileges Points For 40% Off Bonus, 0.62 Cents Each: Worth It?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[That’s what points and miles is about. No?]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[That’s what points and miles is about. No?]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://onemileatatime.com/community/other-hotels/">Other Hotels</category>                        <dc:creator>ecco</dc:creator>
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