1,500 Free and Easy La Quinta (or Wyndham Points) With Redeem Away

Nearly two years ago, I blogged about a new benefit that gives La Quinta Returns members an easy way to redeem their La Quinta Returns points on qualifying purchases at U.S. retail and online locations (restaurants, drugstores, and more) with a tap on your mobile phone and an eligible linked Visa credit card.

Now that Wyndham has acquired La Quinta and you can transfer points between the two programs interchangeably, I revisited the landing page for La Quinta’s Redeem Away and saw that the terms were updated to reflect that members can still get 1,500 free points when you link your Visa credit card and your mobile number to your Returnsâ„¢ account, now until 12/31/18.

1,500 La Quinta points will get you a cup of coffee when redeemed for statement credits with Redeem Away; however, 1,500 points is also 10% of a free night when transferred into Wyndham points.

A few years back, Wyndham had made some positive improvements to the Wyndham Rewards program, where all free nights are just 15,000 points per night with no blackout dates. Additionally, you can use Wyndham Points at Total Rewards casino properties and status match all the way up to Wyndham Rewards Diamond if you got in on the Total Rewards Tier match.

Bottom Line

While 1,500 may not seem like many, it may be enough for you to top off an award if you’re just a little bit shy of 15,000 points. Every little bit helps!

Ironically, a text message I received via this very Redeem Away promotion alerted me when my Chase Sapphire Preferred card was compromised. You can read more about that story here.

Have you enrolled in Redeem Away yet?

*Receive 1,500 Bonus Points when you enroll in Redeem Away! Member must reply “BONUS” to the Welcome SMS message verifying mobile number in order to complete the process for getting 1,500 bonus points. 1,500 Bonus points is a one-time, per-member bonus that is received only when you complete enrollment process and reply “BONUS†upon receipt of the welcome SMS message. Member must respond within 12 hours to receive bonus offer. Bonus offer is valid for enrollees through 12/31/18. ***Member must respond within 12 hours to SMS message in order to redeem points for the qualifying purchase. Statement credit will be applied in around 10 days. *1,500 bonus points equates to the approximate value of a cup of coffee at most locations.