Barclaycard Choice Privileges 32,000 Points After $1,000 In Spend (No Stay Requirements)

The Offer

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• Receive a sign up bonus of 32,000 Choice points after you spend $1,000 on the Barclaycard Choice Privileges credit card

Card Details

• No annual fee
• Card earns at the following rates:
  • 15 points per eligible $1 spent at over 5,500 Choice Privileges locations
  • 5 points per eligible $1 on additional Choice Privileges points or Choice Hotels gift card purchase
  • 2 points per eligible $1 spent on everyday purchases
• 8,000 anniversary points if you spend more than $10,000 in the previous calendar year
• Elite gold status:
  • Ability to book free nights 50 days in advance instead of 30 days
  • A 10% Elite points bonus for eligible stays, plus an exclusive reservations phone number

Our Verdict

This cards previous bonus was 8,000 after first purchase, an additional 24,000 after your first Choice stay. The upside of this new bonus is that you don’t need any paid stays at Choice to get it. Choice is an interesting program, most of their properties in the United States are overvalued and lackluster but their properties in Europe are much better. The ones in Scandinavia were the best value in my opinion, but according to Lazy Travelers these can no longer be booked.

I think the card is a no brainer if you have paid stays with Choice or have a specific trip and redemption in mind. But there are two things I hate about their program:

• Can only book 30 days in advance (50 days with this credit card)
• Their points expiration policy used to suck (it’s a little better now, but still not great)