Capital One Travel Quietly Adds Hotel Loyalty Earnings on Select Bookings

Updated: December 16, 2025, 11:56am CST

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Capital One Travel Now Shows ‘Earn Hotel Loyalty’ on Select Properties
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Capital One appears to be testing a notable enhancement to its travel portal: the ability to earn hotel loyalty benefits on select bookings made through Capital One Travel.

While the feature isn’t widely available — and doesn’t follow a clear pattern — early signs suggest Capital One may be moving closer to a model already familiar to Chase Sapphire Reserve^® cardholders.

Here’s what you need to know about this positive improvement.

Capital One Travel Now Shows ‘Earn Hotel Loyalty’ on Select Properties

When searching hotels through Capital One Travel, some hotel listings now display a label indicating “Earn hotel loyalty.”

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According to the portal’s language, bookings with this designation enable travelers to earn both hotel points and elite night credits directly with the hotel’s loyalty program — something that hasn’t been guaranteed when booking through third-party websites in the past.

At this stage, availability appears limited. After checking multiple cities and a range of dates over the next year, only a handful of properties surfaced with the “Earned hotel loyalty” label in each market.

For example, when searching Phoenix hotels in the Capital One Travel portal, a stay at the Crowne Plaza Phoenix Airport — an IHG property — would presumably earn IHG One Rewards points and elite night credit.

These rewards would be in addition to the 10 miles per $1 earned by those with the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card and Capital One Venture X Business Card when booking hotels through the Capital One Travel portal, or through Capital One Business Travel for the Capital One Venture X Business card.

If expanded, this Capital One development would closely mirror what Chase already offers with its Chase Sapphire Reserve card and Sapphire Reserve for Business℠. Through Chase Travel’s The Edit hotel collection, cardholders can earn Chase Ultimate Rewards points while also earning hotel loyalty points and elite night credits — a model Capital One now appears to be testing with select portal bookings.

For now, travelers should assume that most Capital One Travel hotel bookings do not earn hotel loyalty benefits unless the listing explicitly states otherwise.

So far, we haven’t found this feature on either the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card or the Capital One VentureOne Rewards Credit CardInformation collected independently. Not reviewed by Capital One..

Hot Tip:

Before booking a hotel through Capital One Travel, look specifically for the “earned hotel loyalty” label. It’s currently the only clear indicator that you may earn points and elite night credit from the hotel stay.

Final Thoughts

Capital One hasn’t made a formal announcement, but this quiet update hints at a potentially larger shift in how its travel portal works. If expanded, earning hotel loyalty points and elite night credit through Capital One Travel could significantly improve the portal’s long-term value — especially for travelers balancing credit card rewards with hotel elite status goals.