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Choice Privileges Pros and Cons | Coffee Break Ep95 | 3-3-26
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- Frequent Miler on the Air
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- Mar 3, 2026
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Summary
Choice Privileges is a hotel chain with brands like Clarion, Comfort Inn, Quality Inn, Radisson Americas etc. In today's podcast, we'll talk about the pros and cons of this program. You can find our Choice Privileges complete guide here. Choice Privileges Pros and Cons Pros / items of interest... (01:37) - Earn elite status through credit card spend thanks to an update in early 2026. (05:59) - (Somewhat) fixed award chart (07:16) - Ability to book premium rooms with points sometimes (09:53) - Preferred Hotels partnership Learn more about this partnership here (11:53) - Transfer 1:2 from Citi or Wells Fargo (12:31) - Buy points for around .7cpp during sales (13:14) - Titanium Travel Award: 50% off award stay up to 7 nights Cons... (16:23) - Not much elite benefit. Breakfast at Diamond, Titanium Travel Award at Titanium. (17:10) - Points expire after 18 months of inactivity (17:37) - Fewer aspirational properties (apart from Preferred Hotels, and even that experience is complicated) Visit https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe to get updated on in-depth points and miles content like this, and don’t forget to like and follow us on social media. Music Credit – Beach Walk by Unicorn Heads Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of Voyascape, a podcast network that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the world at Voyascape.com. If you are interested in advertising or sponsored content on any of our shows you can find out more at the link below. Voyascape Podcast Network Visit FrequentMiler.com Did you know that Frequent Miller is also a website? At frequentMiller.com, you'll find all the latest deals, news about points, miles, and rewarding credit…