Wyndham Rewards

Some details are still up in the air, but I’m really not liking this «revaluation» coming in a month. It seems like a massive devaluation for people who exclusively spend less than $ 100 a night and don’t care about staying at a resort.
Out here in the western states there are a number of very decent basic budget properties like Days Inn and Super 8 that only ask 5,500 points a night even on weekends. I travel a lot and 3 free nights at one of these places is a lot more valuable to me than 1 night at some resort or higher-​end property. And I still can’t fathom how the economics of 15k a night for both resorts that normally cost in the hundreds and a crackhouse Super 8 in the Cali valley wasteland is going to work. There HAS to be as-​of-​yet unstated exceptions and limitations on the higher-​end properties.
The only way this works out better for the budget traveler is if Wyndham really crushes it with the bonus promos all year long. Regular offerings like stay 2 and get 10k bonus points or extending the weekday double points + boomerang kicker promo. Or if the «Go Fast» promo (3k points for a discount) is a considerable discount and not like the Choice equivalent where they ask for 8k or 10k points and then still charge you 80−90% of the rack rate on top of it. Or the new higher elite tiers give you HEFTY bonuses.
Otherwise it just looks like a massive devaluation unless you’re already throwing around tons of money or your employer pays for all your travel.

I have contacted the rewards department three times in recent months only to not have my points credited. There was not much help but a bunch of excuses on point restrictions for not crediting my account. On my most recent call, I was sent to a completely separate line to a person who tried to sign me up for a credit card… classy. $ 7,100 of business has gone uncredited with no help from their customer service. I highly recommend that cardholders consider if the poor customer service at Wyndham Rewards is really with the hassle

If I get someone here who is crusty and knows the program, I get my stuff taken care of.
If I get someone here who is new and in training, or basically not too swift, it can be a headache.
I’m bumping them up to a 3, because I tend to get more crusty and competent types than I do the other variety.
Crust away! It’s all good.