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‎Acquiring Points

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‎Quick Guide

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‎Quick Guide

Editor: /* Other ways to earn points */

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‎Other ways to earn points

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‎All-inclusive Resorts

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‎Preferred Hotels and Resorts Redemptions

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‎Acquiring last minute points

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‎Points Plus Cash Awards

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-You can transfer from '''{{Link|diners club|Diners Club Reward points}}''' (1250:2400) or '''{{Link|amtrak|Amtrak Guest Rewards}}''' (1000:3000)
+You can get good value by transferring your '''{{Link|thankyou|Citi ThankYou points}}'''. You'll get 2 Choice points for each transfered point. You can also transfer from '''{{Link|diners club|Diners Club Reward points}}''' (1250:2400) or '''{{Link|amtrak|Amtrak Guest Rewards}}''' (1000:3000)
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	<li>Ironically, for a program best known for having thousands of the cheapest hotels, Choice is one of the best options for booking luxury hotels and resorts. You can use Choice points to book very expensive independent luxury hotels, that are part of the Preferred Hotel and Resort program. and high-end all-inclusives through its partnership with AMResorts. The cost for buying and redeeming points for these hotels isn’t cheap, but it is often significantly less expensive than booking them at normal rates.</li>		<li>Ironically, for a program best known for having thousands of the cheapest hotels, Choice is one of the best options for booking luxury hotels and resorts. You can use Choice points to book very expensive independent luxury hotels, that are part of the Preferred Hotel and Resort program. and high-end all-inclusives through its partnership with AMResorts. The cost for buying and redeeming points for these hotels isn’t cheap, but it is often significantly less expensive than booking them at normal rates.</li>
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		+	<li>When you book a hotel with Choice points, you can often choose any available room (even suites) for the same price.</li>

	<li>Choice doesn’t give you much in the way of member or credit card benefits. You can get a little bit of value by holding onto the no-annual-fee Choice Credit Card. But we wouldn’t prioritize it over many other options.</li>		<li>Choice doesn’t give you much in the way of member or credit card benefits. You can get a little bit of value by holding onto the no-annual-fee Choice Credit Card. But we wouldn’t prioritize it over many other options.</li>

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 <li>You can acquire Choice points, on-demand, for .8 cents per point, using the same “Cash & Points Trick” that works with IHG. This makes it easy to use the Choice program when the need arises, without needing to build-up points in the program ahead-of-time. Purchasing and using points using this method often provides a discount compared to the regular room rates. {{Link|Hotel Point Values}}</li>
 <li>Ironically, for a program best known for having thousands of the cheapest hotels, Choice is one of the best options for booking luxury hotels and resorts. You can use Choice points to book very expensive independent luxury hotels, that are part of the Preferred Hotel and Resort program. and high-end all-inclusives through its partnership with AMResorts. The cost for buying and redeeming points for these hotels isn’t cheap, but it is often significantly less expensive than booking them at normal rates.</li>

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 ==== Other ways to earn points ====
-'''The best way to quickly earn a bunch of Choice points is by signing up for Choice’s credit card'''. The normal bonus on the Choice card is 32,000 points ($1,000 initial spending requirement). You’ll can also get 8,000 bonus points each year that you use the card for $10,000 or more in spending, but it isn’t worthwhile to put this much spending on the card. The Choice card is issued by Barclays and you should be able to periodically cancel and reapply to earn the signup bonus multiple times. {{Link|Signup Bonus Intro}}.
+'''The best way to quickly earn a bunch of Choice points is by signing up for Choice’s credit card'''. The normal bonus on the Choice card is 32,000 points ($1,000 initial spending requirement). You’ll can also get 8,000 bonus points each year that you use the card for $10,000 or more in spending, but it isn’t worthwhile to put this much spending on the card. The Choice card is issued by Barclays and you should be able to periodically cancel and reapply to earn the signup bonus multiple times. {{Link|Signup Intro}}.
 You can also earn points from purchases from the Choice online mall, and a few other earning partners. See [//www.choicehotels.com/choice-privileges/earn-points all earning options].

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 Many of these resorts are available to book now at award rates ranging from 25,000 to 60,000 points per night. Rates seem to vary by date and are set at values around 1 cent per point.  Other resorts won't be available to book until January 2023.
-Since Choice points can be bought for about .7 cents each with the {{Link|Cash & Points trick|Cash & Points Trick}}, you should always be able to generate the Choice points you need to book these at the award rate. In most cases, that will save you money over the regular cash rate.
+Since Choice points can be bought for .8 cents each with the {{Link|Cash & Points trick|Cash & Points Trick}}, you should always be able to generate the Choice points you need to book these at the award rate. In most cases, that will save you money over the regular cash rate.
 For more details see the '''[//www.choicehotels.com/ascend/amresorts Choice All-inclusive website]'''.

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-Rates range from 25,000 to 55,000 points per night. At the .75 cents per point, that you can purchase points through the Cash & Points Trick, this works out to between $175 and $385 per night. While this isn’t a cheap bed for the night, many of these hotel rooms cost upwards of $600 per night, if you paid the normal rates.  The points cost with Choice can sometimes represent a significant discount.
+Rates range from 25,000 to 55,000 points per night. At the .8 cents per point that you can purchase points through the Cash & Points Trick, this works out to between $200 and $440 per night. While this isn’t a cheap bed for the night, many of these hotel rooms cost upwards of $600 per night if you paid the normal rates.  The points cost with Choice can sometimes represent a significant discount.
 The other problem is that some, but not all, of the very most expensive Preferred Hotels, don’t seem to participate in the program. You’ll see them on the Choice website, but when you click on the availability calendar, you’ll notice that there isn’t a single night available.

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-Like the IHG program, you can purchase points whenever you need them, using the Cash and Points trick.  To do this, you make a cash and points reservation for any hotel, and then cancel the reservation. Rather than refunding the points and cash that you paid, Choice keeps your cash and refunds the number of points you would normally need for the hotel. For example, at a hotel that would normally cost 20,000 points, you’d get 20,000 points back, rather than the 6,000 points and $105 you spent. In essence, you are buying points for .75 cents each. {{Link|Cash & Points trick}}.
+Like the IHG program, you can purchase points whenever you need them, using the Cash and Points trick.  To do this, you make a cash and points reservation for any hotel, and then cancel the reservation. Rather than refunding the points and cash that you paid, Choice keeps your cash and refunds the number of points you would normally need for the hotel. For example, at a hotel that would normally cost 20,000 points, you’d get 20,000 points back, rather than the 6,000 points and $112 you spent. In essence, you are buying points for .8 cents each. {{Link|Cash & Points trick}}.
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-<li>'''You’ll need to use 6,000 points, plus a cash amount that is equal to $7.50 for every 1,000-points you save'''. For example, a hotel, which would normally cost 20,000 points, would cost 6,000 points plus $105.</li>
+<li>'''You’ll need to use 6,000 points, plus a cash amount that is equal to $8.00 for every 1,000-points you save'''. For example, a hotel, which would normally cost 20,000 points, would cost 6,000 points plus $112.</li>
 <li>'''Because Points Plus Cash reservations allow you to purchase points at less than they are usually worth, they are always a better option than regular award reservations'''. There is a 250,000 per year limit to points purchased this way.</li>

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