Wyndham Refreshes Card Lineup and Adds New Premium Card

The Wyndham Rewards program is shaking up its credit card lineup, with impressive changes, including new and improved benefits for its current cards and a brand-new premium card.

The changes affect existing Wyndham Rewards cards and add a new premium card with a $395 annual fee.

New Wyndham Rewards Earner^® Premier Card Details

The new Wyndham Rewards Earner Premier card is Wyndham’s first premium credit card, and comes with a welcome bonus offer of:

• Earn up to 120,000 points when you spend $6,000 in the first 120 days (unlocks 90,000 points) and $750 on Hotels by Wyndham in the first 180 days (unlocks 30,000 points). We value Wyndham Rewards points at 0.9 cents per point, making this welcome bonus worth $1,080.

Here is how you’ll earn rewards with the Wyndham Rewards Earner Premier card:

• 8x points on Wyndham hotel stays
• 4x points on eligible dining, grocery, and travel (gas, EV charging, air, car rental, rideshare, tolls, and trains)
• 1x points on all other purchases (excluding Vacation Club payments)

The Wyndham Rewards Earner Premier card packs a punch with benefits:

• 25% discount on award night redemptions
• 30,000 anniversary bonus points (after annual fee)
• Wyndham Rewards Diamond membership
• Booking discounts on Hotels by Wyndham
• New points payback feature (redeem points for a statement credit)
• Stay 5 nights and receive a free night annually (30,000 points)
• Emerald Club Executive status with National Car Rental
• Complimentary Wyndham Rewards Insider membership
• $100 Wyndham Hotels & Resorts credit
• Up to $120 meal delivery credit ($10 per month)
• Up to $100 streaming credit
• $65 warehouse membership credit
• Up to $125 TSA PreCheck or Global Entry application fee credit, once every 4 years

Despite the $395 annual fee, the cardholder benefits can more than offset that fee when you add up the $100 Wyndham Hotels & Resorts credit, up to $120 meal delivery credit ($10 per month), up to $100 streaming credit, and a complimentary Wyndham Rewards Insider membership ($95 annual value).

This card offers clear value for Wyndham loyalists when you factor in perks such as a 25% discount on award night redemptions (lowering the most expensive Wyndham award nights to 22,500 points per night), 30,000 anniversary bonus points annually, a complimentary Wyndham Rewards Diamond membership, and a free night annually after staying 5 nights.

Wyndham Rewards^® Earner℠ Business Card Refresh Details

The Wyndham Rewards Earner Business card is increasing its annual fee to $149, and has a welcome offer of:

• Earn up to 100,000 points when you spend $3,000 in the first 90 days (unlocks 45,000 points) and $500 on Hotels by Wyndham in the first 180 days (unlocks 55,000 points).

Here is how the refresh compares to what the card offered before.

While the annual fee is going up, cardholders get an improved discount on award nights, increasing from 10% to 20%, National Car Rental Emerald Club Executive status, and 2 annual credits for warehouse memberships and accounting software to help offset the fee. However, the ability to earn 8x points on gas is now dropping to 5x.

Wyndham Rewards^® Earner℠ Plus Card Refresh Details

The Wyndham Rewards Earner Plus card is increasing its annual fee to $95, with a welcome bonus of:

• Earn up to 100,000 points when you spend $1,000 in the first 90 days (unlocks 45,000 points) and $500 on Hotels by Wyndham in the first 180 days (unlocks 55,000 points).

Here is how the refresh compares to what the card offered before.

While the Wyndham Rewards Earner Plus card is taking a hit to its gas earnings, moving from 6x to 4x, it is also gaining the ability to earn 4x on a variety of travel purchases, including EV charging, airfare, car rentals, ride-shares, tolls, and trains.

Despite only increasing the annual fee by $20, the card doubled its anniversary bonus points to 15,000, offers Wyndham Diamond status for your first year, offers a free night award (15,000 points in value) after staying 5 nights annually, offers National Executive status, and offers an up to $50 meal delivery credit.

Wyndham Rewards^® Earner℠ Card Refresh Details

The Wyndham Rewards Earner card is maintaining its $0 annual fee, with a welcome bonus of:

• Earn up to 75,000 points when you spend $1,000 in the first 90 days (unlocks 30,000 points) and $500 on Hotels by Wyndham in the first 180 days (unlocks 45,000 points).

Here is a look at what the refreshed card offers.

The Wyndham Rewards Earner card is changing the least of the full lineup, with all the main perks remaining the same, including its $0 annual fee. However, like the other refreshed cards, its ability to earn 5x on gas will decrease to 3x, but the previous 2x rewards on dining and grocery purchases will improve to 3x, along with the addition of EV charging.

Final Thoughts

These changes are largely positive and represent a big win for cardholders. While the new Wyndham Rewards Earner Premier card isn’t a good fit for everyone, it can deliver significant value for those who frequently stay at Wyndham hotels.

As for the rest of the lineup, the benefits being added to each card seem to more than make up for the minimal increase in fees. That said, run the numbers for yourself to determine whether these new Wyndham cards are a good fit for you.