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Choice Privileges just launched a new summer promotion, offering up to 32,000 bonus points for stays through September 2, 2025. Travelers can also still take advantage of a spring promotion offering up to 15% off select U.S. stays booked by July 7, 2025. Add in limited-time bonuses for military members and new dining members, and there are several ways to rack up extra points on upcoming Choice stays!
Here are all the details so you can take advantage of these offers.
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Earn Up to 32,000 Bonus Points on Stays This Summer
Registration for Choice's newest promotion is open! The Choice Privileges 2025 summer promotion offers members bonus points after their second stay. After registering, members will earn at least 8,000 points on their second stay between May 19 and September 2, 2025. Repeat up to four times to earn at least 32,000 total points.
Choice Hotels is advertising this promotion as “Stay 2x, Get a $50 Gift Card.” Indeed, during this promotion, you can redeem 8,000 Choice points earned for a $50 gift card through October 31, 2025. That provides a redemption rate of 0.625 cents per point — slightly better than the average Choice point redemption rate of 0.6¢ each. Still, savvy AwardWallet readers may be able to stretch their Choice points even further by redeeming them for hotel stays instead.
Key terms
- This promotion is valid for stays between May 19 and September 2, 2025.
- Members must register before the first stay and will earn 8,000 bonus points after completing their second stay — repeatable up to four times.
- Only bookings made directly with Choice (through the app, website, or by phone) qualify.
- Consecutive nights at the same hotel count as a single stay.
- A qualifying stay is one that is eligible to earn Choice Privileges points; award stays aren't eligible.
- Your earnings preference must be set to Choice Privileges points to qualify.
- Gift card redemptions must be completed by October 31, 2025, if you opt to redeem the bonus points earned for a gift card.
- Points should post within 72 hours of checkout on an eligible stay — but you'll need to wait another 72 hours to redeem points.
And be sure to pay close attention to the list of exclusions:
- Discounted stays: Stays booked at rates below US$40 per night, reward night stays, certain hotel-initiated promotions, complimentary rooms, rooms paid for as part of a convention or meeting, rooms booked through a third-party online retailer, including online travel agencies, wholesale packages, group tours, and stays booked using the employee discount or the friends and family discount are not eligible.
- Brands: Stays at WoodSpring Suites hotels, Mainstay Suites, Everhome Suites, Suburban Studios, and Ascend Hotel Collection all-inclusive resorts, among others, are not eligible.
- Countries: Some Choice promotions are not eligible in specific countries. However, this current offer does not list any country restrictions.
[Extended] 15% Off 2+ Night Stays at Select Brands in the U.S.
The Choice spring sale offers travelers 15% off the best available rate on select stays. This promotion is open to everyone, not just Privileges members.
Registration is not required for this promotion. To receive the 15% discount, book a stay of two or more consecutive nights at participating properties by July 7, 2025. Eligible stay dates are through July 31, 2025. The discount applies to the base rate of the room, excluding taxes, gratuities, and incidental charges.
Note that the promotion says to book by June 1 and stay by June 29, while the terms and conditions say to book by April 12 and stay by June 1. More often than not, it's the terms and conditions that aren't updated. Furthermore, the promotion offers 15% off the Best Available Rate, while searching for hotels shows offers for up to 24% off, and as little as 1% off.
This promotion is applicable at U.S. properties in the following brands:
- Ascend
- Cambria
- Radisson Blu
- Radisson
- Radisson Red
- Radisson Collection
- Radisson Individuals
- Comfort
- Comfort Suites
- Country Inn & Suites
- Quality Inn
- Sleep Inn
- Clarion
Key terms
- Book a stay of two or more consecutive nights in the U.S. at participating properties by July 7, 2025, to save 15% off the Best Available Rate.
- Eligible stays are through July 31, 2025.
- Only bookings made through Choice Hotels channels, including the Choice Hotels website, app, contact centers, or hotels, are eligible.
- Valid at participating properties at select Choice brands in the U.S.:
- Ascend, Cambria, Comfort, Sleep Inn, Quality, Clarion, Clarion Pointe, Radisson Collection, Radisson Blu, Radisson, Radisson RED, Radisson Individuals, Park Plaza, Park Inn by Radisson, Country Inn & Suites brand hotels
Military Members and Spouses Gold and 2,500 Bonus Points Promotion
Active, reserve, and retired military members and their spouses can claim “limited time” Gold Status. Then, they can collect 2,500 bonus points after their next qualifying stay. All they need to do is fill out this form.
Receiving 2,500 bonus points for one stay is rewarding, but the Gold status doesn't offer much value. The main benefits include early check-in, late check-out, and elite reserved parking, all based on availability. Gold members also get an elite welcome gift, which varies by property. Active military personnel and veterans can also receive a special military discount on leisure bookings.
Terms and conditions
- This promotion applies to active, reserve, and retired members of any US Armed Forces, including the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, or National Guard, and their spouses.
- Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
- Stays to earn 2,500 bonus points do not include rooms booked below $40 per night, stays made in connection with certain hotel-initiated promotions, reward night stays, complimentary rooms, rooms paid for as part of a convention or meeting, rooms booked through a travel agent or third-party online retailer including online travel agencies, wholesale packages, group tours, and stays booked using the employee discount or the friends and family discount.
- As with all Choice Privilege promotions, rewards are earned after the stay is completed, not at the time of booking.
- To maintain Gold Status, members must keep their account active with valid activity at least every 18 months, or the status will be forfeited.
Bonus Points With Choice Eat & Earn Promotions
In 2021, Choice Hotels launched a new dining program. If you haven't joined yet, new members can currently take advantage of a promotion to earn bonus points.
New members of the Choice Eat & Earn dining program can earn 500 bonus points after signing up and completing their first dine-in before June 30, 2025.
Tips for Booking Choice Hotel Stays
When booking a stay at a Choice Hotel, start searching for nights here. Make sure to pay for the stay with one of the best rewards cards for travel purchases. Right now, several credit cards offer 3X points on hotel purchases:
- Chase Sapphire Reserve®: 3X Ultimate Rewards points on travel purchases (after exhausting the annual $300 travel credit).
- Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card: 3X Ultimate Rewards points on travel purchases (on the first $150,000 spent, then 1X).
- American Express® Green Card: 3X points on travel, including airfare, hotels, cruises, tours, car rentals, campgrounds, and vacation rentals.
- Wells Fargo Autograph® Card: 3X points on travel, including flights, hotels, homestays, and car rentals.
If you're interested in earning even more Choice Privileges points on your stay, Wells Fargo issues two Choice co-branded credit cards in the U.S.
Rates & Fees
- 5x points on stays at participating Choice Hotels® properties plus on Choice Privileges point purchases
- 3x points on purchases at gas stations, grocery stores, home improvement stores and on phone plan services
- 1x points on other purchases
Rates & Fees
- 10x points on stays at participating Choice Hotels® properties plus on Choice Privileges point purchases
- 5x points on purchases at gas stations, grocery stores, home improvement stores, and on phone plan services
- 1x points on other purchases
Final Thoughts
Choice Privileges members have multiple ways to earn bonus points or save on upcoming stays — from a new generous summer promotion to niche offers like the military status boost and Eat & Earn bonus. Even if you’re not sure when or where you’ll travel next, registering for promos takes just a minute and could pay off later. A little prep now can unlock bonus points on your next Choice hotel stay.
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You do not have to book with app,web,or 800 number is you are diamond or platinum. and you only have until 10-1-22 to redeem for 50 card at reduced 8000 point rate. and you can only redeem a couple every 2-3 days so you have to keep a redemtion pace if you collect a lot of bonuses
I’m staying at a Choice hotel right now. I’ll check and see if it qualifies for the extra points. Thanks for the information.
Me encantaría que estas promociones estén también para hoteles en otros países más accesibles desde donde vivo, Argentina. Por ejemplo Chile donde tengo pensado ir pronto. Aunque no los conozco, las imágenes y servicios que ofrecen suenan magníficos.
Lamento que la ventana de oferta es tan reducida. Gracias por la información.
Choice keeps the point earning program simple and the hotels are everywhere. Always good to keep a stash in your portfolio.
Promotions like these will at least make me consider Choice Hotels, usually they are not high on my list of places to stay.
Coinciding the hotel stays with the national park visits is such a fantastic idea.
Not bad if you’re trying to get more Choice points for a stay. I think that if I was going to use Choice points then I just might focus on Choice hotels than others. I don’t know if I would change any current hotel stays that I have but future ones I would.
The promo is very good but the period to take advantage of it is extremely reduced.
Sweet! Got their credit card and have been amassing their points. Very useful for visiting US national parks.
Nice getting 5k points if you were planning a stay
Undoubtedly Choice is one of the best hotel brands with these promotions
I have found on numerous occasions value using Choice points toward a points + cash purchase. 6,000 points can easily cut upwards of $100 off the price.
OK, registering was easy but being able to find the specific property on their website for booking was not. For some reason I was not able to book any properties in Portugal there
This seems fun! I’ll try it if I can manage during the pandemic!
Choice always makes it easy to earn a few extra points and the redemption rates for the most part are reasonable.
Now that we’re working our way out of the pandemic, many hotels are offering deals & promotions. I’ve been keeping up with many of them & this one is top of my list. My family will be traveling 2x & will be using this promotion. With a family of 4, we we easily be spending more than $300 a day. Jump on it when you can, it well worth it.
Very nice promotion. Too sad US and Canadian addresses only. I wonder if there is any promotion that is as good as this one and is valid for non-US or Canadian addresses.
Yes, it’s always sad to see that some offers are targeted only to US and Canadian residents.
I just made a booking for work in a town where a choice hotel is the only option. So as long as I have another stay in the applicable time period, this is a nice bonus.
Registered. Thanks for the heads up. I’m on a Choice stay right now that will bet me a big stash of points and I got their cc earlier this year, so I’m going all in on their program.
Nordic Choice always offers unique promotions for that part of the world.
As per the article, there are some cheap and decent Choice hotels near the airport, certainly would not go out of my way to use.
Why only for those who live in the USA or Canada? They make me sad.
Not a lot of time. Offer valid only for stays completed by March 21.
Super restrictive offer considering the particular period.
I’m going to take advantage of this program. Looking forward to this year and beating Covid and all of the restrictions that are present. Hoping for a better year!
I won’t be able to earn some more points with this offer.
Anyway, considering the extremely reduced number of people traveling nowadays they could offer a greater bonus (40% or more).
Even a 50% bonus should be considered.
They do have some nice hotels in some places I would like to go eventually. Though earning points with them right now is not a big priority. I had bought something through a shopping portal and it took a lot of asking when it would be credited after 3mons from purchase. I would probably do it again to get my points extended though. I don’t know if I would pick Choice over Hilton or Hyatt.
Why don’t companies just auto enroll people for promos? I bet even though they are hoping not everyone remembers to look for promos? Either way not everyone will take advantage and it would make people feel valued if they didn’t always have to look to see if they are registered for a promo.
Great offer but this COVID situation sudden lockdowns are more common everyday. So you may end up losing time and money.
I’m tempted but just not sure when travel restrictions will ease up to really take advantage of this.
The restrictions are only MORE severe at this moment, unfortunately.
Nice way to extend points during this covid time, without buying them for cash.
This is a nice idea. However, it’s so hard to travel with all the restrictions going on. Some municipalities want to close up restaurants again and force take out only again. Some areas don’t want you to travel into their districts. They are making hard to plan for some travel enjoyment.
Choice is one of the handiest point currencies to hold. They are everywhere and most of the properties have improved greatly over the last few years. Like you mentioned, I would like to see Choice liven things up a bit rather than running the same tired bonus program every quarter.
It’s funny how they mention the paid rate needs to be $40 or higher.
I wonder if there are any Choice properties lower than $40 per night to begin with..
I’m not sure yet if I’m going to take advantage of this promotion but I have signed up. I have an Amex offer that would be stackable (For Comfort Inns) and definitely book through a cashback portal for the most benefit.
This looks like a great deal! I’m jst a bit scared of traveling these days. once all this passes, im hoping to use this deal
Its a great deal. Would love to do it once the pandemic its over! ?.
I like that we are starting to see promotions that are actually good.
Maybe we will just do two long weekends now.
I think that one of the important points, besides being an interesting promotion from the economic point of view, is that the establishments guarantee the hygiene necessary to prevent infections.
The way I see it, is that you get exposed to the virus when you out and about when traveling rather than hanging out in your own hotel room.
They’re learning more and more about this virus everyday, thankfully. Currently, there is thought that poor ventilation might be a problem, as in recirculating the same air without proper filtration or the inclusion of outside air. If that turns out to be true, hotels will need to assure visitors that they have the proper precautions in place for hanging out in the room.
This seems like such a great deal!! I’m so wary of traveling these days though. Hopefully I will be able to start back up very soon!!
Perfect for long road trips with multiple overnight stays along the way. With a little bit of planning, it’s not hard to earn a decent amount of points without spending a lot, especially if you can double dip with the right credit card.
I like that we are starting to see promotions that are actually good.
I would love if Hyatt would do something like this!
This is a great deal. We participated last year on our cross-country road trip. And I’m sure we’ll take advantage of this promotion again this summer! Thanks for the heads up!
This could be very lucrative for me as I need to go to some small Pacific Northwest towns where this is one of the only chains. I may as well take advantage of it.
While rates are lower now and this seems like a good promo, I dont think people are ready to start travelling and staying in hotels already.