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Since 2019, Wyndham Rewards has priced award nights using three fixed tiers, with properties assigned to one of three pricing tiers.
That structure is changing on September 15, 2026. But thankfully, Wyndham Rewards isn’t moving to fully dynamic award pricing. Instead, the program is replacing its three-tier award chart with a new four-tier fixed chart — lowering the floor to 5,000 points per night while adding a new top tier of 45,000 points per night.
Here’s what Wyndham Rewards members need to know — and why it may be worth locking in some award stays before the change takes effect.
How Wyndham Currently Prices Awards
Currently, Wyndham Rewards prices every property into one of three pricing categories. Standard award nights cost either 7,500, 15,000, or 30,000 points — with discounts for Wyndham Rewards cardholders.
Over the past 7 years, the biggest shifts to Wyndham's award pricing have been category changes or one-off category jumps for a few dozen hotels.
That stability is notable at a time when many major hotel programs have moved toward less predictable award pricing. Even World of Hyatt — long beloved for its predictable award charts — has now adopted a five-tier award pricing scheme with pricing bands varying up to 300% for the same hotel night. Since 2019, Marriott has ditched its award chart and has increased top award rates up to 600%.
Related: Marriott’s Most Expensive Award Nights Now Cost Over 600K Points — How Did We Get Here?
Wyndham Rewards New Award Pricing
Effective September 15, 2026, Wyndham Rewards is adopting a new four-tier award chart. Two of the three existing pricing tiers will be kept, with the lowest tier dropping in price and a new fourth tier added at the top of the chart.
Award nights will be priced at the following four tiers:
- 5,000 points per night [33% drop]
- 15,000 points per night
- 30,000 points per night
- 45,000 points per night [new]
Note that this does not mean every current 7,500-point property will automatically drop to 5,000 points. Wyndham says it will be “redistributing hotels” across all four tiers. So, some hotels may move down, others may stay effectively flat, and some could move up.
While we don't know that distribution yet, Wyndham says the highest 45,000-point tier will only be reserved for “a small number of our most elevated hotels,” leaving “the bulk” at the three lowest tiers.
New award rates for Wyndham cardholders
These new award pricing bands are being announced less than a week after Wyndham unveiled an overhaul to its card lineup. Instead of the current flat 10% discount, Wyndham cardholders will soon save up to 25% off award prices — depending on which card they hold.
Factoring in the new award pricing bands and the new cardholder discounting, here's how much cardholders will pay for each tier of the new Wyndham Rewards award pricing:
| Award Pricing Band (points per night) | 5,000 | 15,000 | 30,000 | 45,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyndham Rewards Earner® Card & Wyndham Rewards Earner® Plus Card (10% discount) | 4,500 | 13,500 | 27,000 | 40,500 |
| Wyndham Rewards® Earner℠ Business Card (20% discount) | 4,000 | 12,000 | 24,000 | 36,000 |
| Wyndham Rewards Earner® Premier Card (25% discount) | 3,750 | 11,250 | 22,500 | 33,750 |
With the new 5,000-point tier, Wyndham’s cheapest awards could drop as low as 3,750 points per night for cardholders receiving the full 25% redemption discount. On the other end, a 45,000-point award would drop to 33,750 points with that same discount.
Book Now to Lock in Current Rates
Wyndham is giving just shy of three months' advance notice of these changes. That gives members time to redeem accumulated points at current award prices.
Wyndham Rewards award bookings can be made up to one year in advance. If your plans change, awards are refundable at no cost.
In a traveler-friendly move, Wyndham Rewards will automatically refund the price difference if your hotel drops a pricing category. Say you book a 30k-point property now. If that property drops to 15k points when the changes take effect in mid-September, Wyndham Rewards pledges “the difference in points will be automatically returned” to your account.
Transferring Points to Wyndham Rewards
If you need to top off your Wyndham Rewards account — or want to build a balance to redeem at current rates — you've got quite a few options. Wyndham Rewards has accumulated quite a list of point transfer partners, including two new options in 2026:
If you hurry, you can earn one of the following card offers, transfer points to Wyndham, and redeem them at current rates before the new award pricing goes into effect:
$95Rates & Fees
- 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
$95
- 5X miles per dollar on purchases through Capital One Entertainment
- 5X miles per dollar on hotels, vacation rentals and rental cars booked through Capital One Travel
- 2X miles per dollar on all other purchases
$95Rates & Fees
- 5X points on Lyft rides through September 2027
- 5X points on travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3X points on dining at restaurants worldwide
- 3X points on gas and EV charging
- 3X points on vacation homes at top brands like Airbnb, Vrbo and more
- 3X points on eligible streaming services
- 3X points on online grocery purchases (excluding Target, Walmart, and wholesale clubs)
- 2X points on all other travel
- 1X point per dollar spent on all other purchases
Final Thoughts
Award-price increases always sting, and the new 45,000-point tier is unquestionably bad news for members who have been redeeming just 30k Wyndham points for the program’s nicest properties.
That said, Wyndham is handling this better than many loyalty programs do. Members are getting nearly three months of advance notice, existing bookings will be honored at current rates, and Wyndham says it will automatically refund the difference if a booked property drops in price.
The best move now is straightforward: If you have a specific high-value Wyndham redemption in mind — especially at a property currently pricing at 30,000 points per night — consider booking before September 15, 2026. Awards are freely refundable, so booking now lets you lock in current pricing even if your plans might change.
Wyndham’s fixed award structure remains one of the simpler hotel redemption models. The new 45,000-point tier makes the program less generous at the top end, but keeping fixed pricing — and adding a lower 5,000-point tier — keeps this from being a full-scale shift to dynamic pricing.
Hopefully, it will be another 7 years before Wyndham makes any further award chart changes.
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