Wyndham Rewards Earner® Premier Card Review
[2026.6 Update] A new card has been launched. It is a premium card with a $395 annual fee and a coupon-book-style benefits structure. The welcome offer is 120k: earn 90,000 Wyndham Points after spending $6,000 within the first 120 days, plus another 30,000 Wyndham Points after spending $750 at Wyndham within the first 180 days. Given the structure of this offer, it is only suitable for people who already plan to make Wyndham purchases.
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Application Link
Benefits
- 120k offer: earn 90,000 Wyndham points after spending $6,000 in the first 120 days, and also earn 30,000 Wyndham points after spending $750 at Hotels by Wyndham in the first 180 days.
- Wyndham points are valued around 0.7 cents/point (Hotel Points Value), and the redemption structure is very simple with only three tiers of redemption: 7.5k/15k/30k points. So the 120k highest welcome offer is worth about $840.
- Earn 8 points per $1 spent on eligible purchases made at Hotels By Wyndham; Earn 4 points per $1 spent on eligible Vacation Club, travel, dining and grocery store purchases (excluding Target and Walmart); Earn 1 point per $1 spent on all other purchases (excluding Vacation Club down payments).
- Anniversary Bonus: Receive 30,000 bonus points each anniversary year after payment of your annual fee.
- Coupon book, see below.
- Redeem 25% fewer Wyndham Rewards points for award nights. That means you only need 5.625k/11.25k/22.5k points for redemption.
- Automatically receive a Wyndham Rewards DIAMOND Member level.
- Enjoy a free night worth up to 30,000 Wyndham Rewards points after you stay 5 or more nights in a calendar year.
- TSA Precheck or Global Entry credit.
- Cardmember discount for Wyndham paid stays.
- No foreign transaction fee.
Coupon Book
- $100 Wyndham Hotel Credit: You are eligible to receive a single statement credit of $100 back after spending $100 or more in the aggregate at Wyndham® hotels, Wyndham Grand® hotels, Dolce Hotels and Resorts® by Wyndham, Trademark Collection® by Wyndham and/or Registry Collection Hotels® each calendar year.
- Up to $120 Meal Delivery Credit: Enjoy up to $10 in statement credits back each month–up to $120 each calendar year–after making qualifying meal delivery purchases with your card.
- Up to $100 Streaming Credit: Receive statement credits on qualifying streaming subscriptions—stream more of what you love
- $65 Wholesale Membership Club Credit.
Disadvantages
- $395 annual fee, NOT waived for the first year.
- The free night is typically not worth a lot since most Wyndham hotels are not very expensive.
- Note that Wyndham points expires after 18 months for inactivity, and expire after 4 years no matter what. Therefore it is not a good idea to accumulate a lot of Wyndham points if you don’t plan to stay in Wyndham in the near future.
Summary
The welcome offer is quite valuable. Even for Wyndham enthusiasts, instead of holding a high-annual-fee card with a coupon-book-style benefits structure and adding more mental overhead, it may be better to consider the Barclays Wyndham Earner Plus, which has a lower annual fee. If you do not want to keep this card long term, you can consider downgrading to the no-annual-fee card Barclays Wyndham Earner.
Related Credit Cards
- Barclays Wyndham Earner
- Barclays Wyndham Earner Plus
- Barclays Wyndham Earner Business
- Barclays Wyndham Earner Premier (this post)
| Barclays Wyndham Earner | Barclays Wyndham Earner Plus | Barclays Wyndham Earner Business | Barclays Wyndham Earner Premier | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Fee | $0 | $95 | $149 | $395 |
| Annual Points | 7,500 (if spending $15,000 or more) | 15,000 | 15,000 | 30,000 |
| Discount on Award Nights | 10% | 10% | 20% | 25% |
| Wyndham Elite Membership | Gold | Diamond 1st year, then Platinum | Diamond | Diamond |
| Coupon book | - | $50 Meal Delivery Credit ($25 semi-annually) | $65 Wholesale Club Credit | $100 Wyndham Credit; $120 Meal Delivery Credit ($10/month); $65 Wholesale Club Credit; $100 Streaming Credit. |
Recommended Downgrade Options
After Applying
- Click here to check Barclays application status.
- Barclays reconsideration backdoor number: 866-408-4064. Barclays tends to ask various questions and you must know all the answers about personal information and credit report. Besides, you may get HP again, but will be informed in advance. Therefore, think carefully before calling.