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Offers for the Choice Privileges®
It's getting cold outside, and the trees are dropping their leaves. Meanwhile, Choice Experiences is dropping an exciting lineup of football packages to lift your spirits. This fall, Choice Privileges members can redeem their points for 8 VIP packages for November football games.
Opening bids range from 30,000 to 100,000+ Choice Privileges points. Packages generally include tickets, hospitality access, and sideline passes, while select premium experiences add hotel stays and travel gift cards.
Here’s what you need to know about the offers currently open for bidding.
Current Choice Privileges Experiences
As of publishing, Choice Privileges lists 8 football experiences including two freshly added packages for CFL games in Calgary.
Here’s the complete schedule, along with the bidding deadlines.
| Event | Date | Location | Bidding Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFL Grey Cup | Nov. 15 | Calgary, Alberta | Nov. 5 |
| Vanderbilt vs. Florida | Nov. 21 | Gainesville, FL | Nov. 5 |
| Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma | Nov. 21 | Norman, OK | Nov. 5 |
| Georgia vs. South Carolina | Nov. 21 | Columbia, SC | Nov. 5 |
| Pittsburgh vs. Louisville | Nov. 21 | Louisville, KY | Nov. 6 |
| Purdue vs. Indiana | Nov. 28 | Bloomington, IN | Nov. 12 |
| Minnesota vs. Wisconsin | Nov. 28 | Madison, WI | Nov. 18 |
VIP CFL packages
CFL Grey Cup
- Date: November 15, 2026
- Location: Calgary, Alberta
- Bidding closes: November 5, 2026
- Opening bid: 30,000 points
- Package includes: 2 premium tickets, 2 festival packages, team party passes, rodeo tickets, on-field access, and a C$250 gift card to the merchandise store.
- There are two packages available (A and B).
VIP college football packages
Most packages cover two travelers and include some combination of:
- Game tickets
- Pre-game hospitality access
- Pre-game or in-game sideline passes
- A parking pass
- A restaurant or team-store gift card
Some higher-end packages offer substantially more: twice as many passes and tickets as the regular ones, along with a more generous restaurant gift card.
At the other end of the range, packages opening at 30,000 points still include game tickets and VIP extras such as hospitality or sideline access. Thanks to the 1:2 transfer ratio available from Wells Fargo
Here are the details of the college football packages Choice plans to auction this fall:
Vanderbilt vs. Florida
- Date: November 21, 2026
- Location: Gainesville, FL
- Bidding closes: November 5, 2026
- Opening bid: 150,000 points
- Package includes: 2 pre-game hospitality passes, 2 sideline passes (pre-game or halftime), 2 game tickets, and a $50 gift card to the team store.
Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma
- Date: November 21, 2026
- Location: Norman, OK
- Bidding closes: November 5, 2026
- Opening bid: 100,000 points
- Package includes: 2 pre-game hospitality passes, a tour of football facility, 2 game tickets, a swag bag, and a a $50 redeemable code to team store.
Georgia vs. South Carolina
- Date: November 21, 2026
- Location: Columbia, SC
- Bidding closes: November 5, 2026
- Opening bid: 50,000 points
- Package includes: 2 pre-game hospitality passes, 2 pre-game sideline passes, 2 game tickets, and a $50 gift card to the team store.
Pittsburgh vs. Louisville
- Date: November 21, 2026
- Location: Louisville, KY
- Bidding closes: November 6, 2026
- Opening bid: 75,000 points
- Package includes: 4 club access passes, 4 pre-game sideline passes, 4 premium seats, a parking pass, an autographed football, a $200 gift card to a local restaurant and a $100 gift card to the team store.
Purdue vs. Indiana
- Date: November 28, 2026
- Location: Bloomington, IN
- Bidding closes: November 18, 2026
- Opening bid: 50,000 points
- Package includes: 2 pre-game hospitality passes, 2 pre-game sideline passes, 2 game tickets, a $50 restaurant gift card, and a $50 gift card to the merchandise store.
Minnesota vs. Wisconsin
- Date: November 28, 2026
- Location: Madison, WI
- Bidding closes: November 18, 2026
- Opening bid: 50,000 points
- Package includes: 2 pre-game hospitality passes, 2 pre-game sideline passes, 2 game tickets, and a $50 gift card to the team store.
Choice Privileges Experiences Auction Overview
Choice Privileges Experiences auctions work as follows:
- To bid, you must log in to your Choice Privileges account.
- You must have the required points in your account to bid.
- Bidding takes place in 100-point increments.
- You must maintain a points balance equal to or greater than your bid until either of the following:
- The auction is over, and you are the winning bidder.
- Another member places a successful higher bid.
- Members will not be notified when they are outbid and must monitor the bidding themselves.
- All bids must be entered manually by the bidder.
- If you are the first to bid, you can make an introductory bid subject to the minimum bidding requirements.
Click here to view the full terms and conditions.
Boosting Your Choice Privileges Points Balance
If you're interested in bidding for an event but are a few points short, you have a few options. Choice Privileges is a transfer partner with four major flexible points currencies. Of these, the best option is transferring Wells Fargo Rewards, thanks to the excellent 1:2 transfer ratio.
If you are a Choice Privileges fan, keep in mind that Wells Fargo offers two Choice Privileges co-branded
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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
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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
Alternatively, Wells Fargo's points-earning cards are also great options to consider if you want more flexibility in how you redeem rewards:
- 3x on travel – including airfare, hotels, car rentals, timeshares, cruises, and more
- 3x on transit – including parking, tolls, subways, ride shares, railways, ferries, and more
- 3x on dining – including dining in, take-out, catering, delivery and more
- 3x at gas stations – including gas stations and electric vehicle charging stations
- 3x on phone plans – including landline providers and cell phones
- 3x on streaming services
- 1x on other purchases
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- 5X points per $1 spent with hotels
- 4X points per $1 spent with airlines
- 3X points per $1 spent on other travel and restaurants
- 1X points per $1 spent on other purchases
Related: Do Choice Privileges Points Expire?
Our Take
Choice has given members plenty of advance notice to review the schedule, compare packages, and prepare their points balances before the auctions open. However, several experiences are already open, so be sure to place a bid if you're interested.
Some packages could offer compelling value, particularly those that combine premium tickets with hotel stays, travel gift cards, and access that typically isn’t available for purchase. Still, auction prices can climb quickly once bidding begins, and experiences without a cash price are inherently difficult to value.
Identify what the experience is worth to you before placing a bid, then avoid getting caught up in trying to win at any cost. In the meantime, use the watch feature to monitor the packages that interest you.
