Wyndham Rewards Earner® Card
- Best for: Guests who stay at Wyndham hotels such as Days Inn and La Quinta fewer than five nights a year and won’t pay an annual fee
- What Sets It Apart: Gold status with no annual fee; 10% fewer points for free nights; 3 points per $1 on gas and EV charging
- Cost: $0 annual fee; 19.49% to 29.99% variable APR; no foreign transaction fees
- Features: Up to 75,000 bonus points (30,000 after $1,000 in purchases in 90 days, 45,000 after $500 at Hotels by Wyndham in 180 days); 5 points per $1 at Hotels by Wyndham; 3 per $1 on dining, grocery stores, gas, and EV charging; Gold status; 10% fewer points for free nights; 7,500 bonus points in a card year with $15,000 in purchases
- Pros: Gold perks like late checkout and 10% bonus points on paid stays; cardmember rate at least 4% off Wyndham’s best public rate; no annual fee
- Cons: Anniversary bonus takes $15,000 in purchases; points expire four years after they post; digital-wallet purchases may earn just 1 point per dollar; online free-night bookings need the full points price in your account
Get the Wyndham Rewards Earner® Card if you stay at Wyndham hotels a few nights a year. With no annual fee, it gives you Gold status, which otherwise takes five nights a year, and cuts the points a free night costs by 10%. If you’d use a free night every year, compare the $95 Earner Plus.
Barclays issues the card, which earns Wyndham Rewards points at Days Inn, Super 8, La Quinta, and Wyndham’s other hotels. It fits drivers who stop at those hotels now and then, since gas and EV charging earn 3 points per dollar.
Key Features
- $0 annual fee, no foreign transaction fees, and a 19.49% to 29.99% variable APR (annual percentage rate)
- 30,000 bonus points for $1,000 in purchases within 90 days of opening, plus 45,000 for $500 at Hotels by Wyndham within 180 days
- 5 points per $1 at Hotels by Wyndham; 3 per $1 on dining, grocery stores (not warehouse clubs, Target, or Walmart), gas, and EV charging; 1 per $1 on other purchases
- Gold status while the account stays open and in good standing
- Free nights for 10% fewer points, 4,500 to 40,500 a night instead of 5,000 to 45,000
Pros
- Gold status without the five nights a year it otherwise takes, with late checkout on request and 10% bonus points on paid stays
- A cardmember rate at least 4% below the best public rate on Wyndham’s site, against at least 2% for members without the card
- No annual fee, so Gold and the free-night discount cost nothing to keep
Cons
- The 7,500-point anniversary bonus takes $15,000 in purchases each card year
- Points expire four years after they post
- Purchases paid with a digital wallet or at a mobile card reader may earn just 1 point per dollar
- Booking a free night online takes the full points price in your account, though only 90% of it is deducted
Its Gold status matters most to guests with fewer than five Wyndham nights a year, since five nights earn Gold without the card. Guests who’d spend 15,000 points a year on a night that would otherwise cost more than $95 should get the $95 Wyndham Rewards Earner Plus Card, whose anniversary bonus covers that night.
Learn more about the Wyndham Rewards Earner® Card or see how it compares to the best hotel rewards credit cards.
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