Wyndham recently announced some enhancements to their co-branded credit card with Barclaycard, as well as an increase in the annual fee and devaluation of the earning rates on the cards. Here is a summary of the changes:
- Annual fee increased from $69 to $75 on the annual fee card
- Both annual fee and non annual fee cards now only earn 2x points on gas, utility and grocery store purchases (excluding Target® and Walmart®) & 1x points on all other purchases. Previously these cards earned 2x points on all other purchases.
- Both cards come with elite status:
- No annual fee comes with Gold Status
- Annual fee card comes with Platinum status
When asked what would happen to existing cardholders, Wyndham had this to say:
Existing cardholders will be unaffected by these changes.  Changes implemented are only for people who sign up for the card going forward.  In order to get their member level status, people will have to switch to the new products. Existing cardholders will be able to switch to the new products (at their discretion) in about 1 to 2 months.
Personally I think the old card is actually better than the new card, so I wouldn’t be upgrading to the new card (especially if I had signed up when they were offering the 15,000 point anniversary bonus). It’s also still possible to sign up to the old cards and you can actually get a bonus of up to 45,000 points (better than the 30,000 points currently being offered). I’d recommend signing up sooner rather than later, as I doubt that link will stay live for too much longer.
Bummer x2 — appears the link to the 45k offer (from your other page) now gives us this. Spouse was waiting about three weeks — too long it seems. Anybody know if the 45 k offer is still alive? If not, we’ll wait… or go elsewhere.
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I haven’t been able to find it.
Hey Doc! I was approved for this card back in July and completed the spend with no MS. Now Barclays is telling me there is no 45k offer and the bonus for the annual-fee card is 30k. When I copy language from the landing page about three free nights, they ignore it. I haven’t escalated this in a formal letter yet, but any rumors of anyone else being told the 45k offer doesn’t exist?
I haven’t heard anything, that’s ridiculous because the landing page is still live. I’d threaten to file a CFPB complaint, if they still don’t post the bonus then file the complaint.
so the new AF card gives 9,000 points/year + status? $75/yr 2x/1x.
The old / existing AF card (for some) gives 15,000 points/year. No status. $69/yr. 2x everywhere
Both have no FTF.
I’ll keep the old one.
Not everybodies old one comes with 15k anniversary bonus, some only come with 6k.
I was told by 2 reps both message and phone that the no FTF has been in effect for all old cards starting end of last month
Looks like its over before it starts
https://a.pgtb.me/dBfc49
Today’s Wyndham Rewards trade up was offered in the spirit of generosity. Before the offer even began, there were obvious and significant examples of fraud. Much to our dismay and disappointment, we have to cancel this promotion. We will, however, make a donation of 5 million Wyndham Rewards points to charity as the work they do on behalf of others is real magic.
encouraging. thanks for relaying the report & good advice re. getting in now, while old terms still exist, for 45k on first sign up.
is it still possible to find an appl link that offers 15k pts anniv bonus?
I do not believe they any exist anymore.
Not that I know of, would love to find one.
This in indeed good news, as I currently value the 2X points on all non-Wyndham purchases more so than the added perks, as well as the annual 15K bonus.
Personally think non of the elite status is useful really…. it’s not a hotel chain that guaranteed upgrade even makes a total difference. I’d rather get a bit more bonus point which isn’t the bonus of any status…