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Wyndham announced to its con-brand cardholders that from next year, they would no longer be able to match their status obtained from their card to the Caesars Rewards program.
Per the updated Wyndham Rewards terms and conditions page:
“Beginning February 1, 2025, Wyndham Rewards Platinum and Diamond members may match to Caesars Rewards only if they earned their Level by staying the necessary number of hotel nights with Wyndham. (Wyndham Rewards Platinum or Diamond members who acquired their Level solely from being a Wyndham Rewards credit cardholder will no longer be eligible to status match.)”
Points Transfer Limit Reduction
That's not the extent of the bad news either. Currently, you can transfer up to 60,000 points per year between the Wyndham and Caesars programs. Sadly, that will not be the case in the future. From January 1, 2025, you can only transfer up to 30,000 points per year between both programs.
This move is strange since the transfer limit was only increased from 30,000 to 60,000 a couple of years ago. So, why both parties would decide to roll this back after such a short period of time can only mean that the deal did not work out as they had intended.
How to Earn Wyndham Status Through Credit Cards
Status matching to Caesars aside, you can still earn Wyndham status through a variety of co-brand credit cards. Wyndham elite status is earned from the following cards.
- Wyndham Rewards® Earner℠ Business Card scores you Wyndham Diamond status.
- Wyndham Rewards Earner® Plus Card grants you Wyndham Platinum status.
- Wyndham Rewards Earner® Card gets you Wyndham Gold status.
Our Take
There is no way to sugarcoat this lousy news for Wyndham and Caesars members. Losing the ability to leverage your status with one program from status with another is a big blow. Cutting the number of points you can transfer between programs simply hammers home the negative news. The development kills the excellent perk of a yearly comped stay at Atlantis Bahamas, making the Wyndham Rewards® Earner℠ Business Card worth the effort.
Either way, if you are a fan of status with Caesars, you will now have to develop another plan to be eligible for elite status with the program.
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