5 Ways to Maximize Your Choice Privileges Benefits at Choice Hotels

Choice Hotels® 22 brands suit travelers of all types for their vacations, making their loyalty program, Choice Privileges®, a boon for avid travelers. When taking a road trip for weekend getaways or wanting to see America in all its beauty, hotels like Country Inn and Suites® by Radisson and Comfort Inn® have touches of home while being budget-friendly, allowing you to see and do more on your travels. For a more upscale stay, Cambria® Hotels and Ascend Collection® provide a bit of luxury in city centers near attractions and things to do.

No matter where you stay on your next vacation, Choice Hotels has locations that match your travel style, with more than 7,400 locations worldwide. We’ll help you maximize the benefits and savings with Choice Privileges and your AAA membership. After all, when you save more, you can travel more.

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AAA members can save 10% or more on bookings at Choice Hotels and earn Choice Privileges points on qualifying stays. Plus, if you book your hotel stay with your AAA Travel Advantage Visa Signature® Credit Card, you'll earn 3% cash back on your hotel stays.

Plus, check for limited time offers to save even more!

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With only five nights of qualifying stays, you'll earn Gold Elite status. That means with every dollar spent on hotel stays at Choice Hotels, you'll get 10% more points at whichever Choice hotel is right for you.

After 15 nights, you'll earn Platinum Elite status and get 25% more points for every dollar spent on hotel nights. And you'll get 50% more points at Diamond and Titanium statuses (earned after 35 and 55 nights of qualifying stays, respectively).

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Earn bonus points if you stay at Choice Hotels multiple times within a single calendar year. Be rewarded with 1,000 bonus points on your second stay and another 1,000 bonus points on a third stay at Choice Hotels within a calendar year.

At all elite levels within Choice Privileges, you'll be greeted at check-in with a welcome gift (at participating hotels). Sometimes you'll get a beverage or snack, or you might have bonus points added to your account.

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Once you hit Gold Elite status in Choice Privileges, you'll unlock surprise perks at Choice Hotels. Across the U.S. and Canada, many Choice hotels offer special parking spaces for Elite members. You'll also enjoy free early check-in and late check-out upon request at many Choice Hotels locations.

You may also be surprised with room upgrades. When available, your hotel may upgrade you to a larger room, a room with a better view or a room on a more desirable floor.

At Diamond and Titanium Elite status, you'll also be rewarded with free breakfast for you and a guest at participating Radisson brand hotels.

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Use your Choice Privileges points for room nights. Rooms can be as little as 8,000 points! If you don't quite have enough, or you want to splurge a little, then you can buy points to score a room at a discount.

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As long as you maintain your Elite status with Choice Privileges, your points do not expire. To maintain Elite status, you must stay at Choice hotels for five nights of qualifying stays in each calendar year.

Stay five nights in qualifying stays at Choice Hotels locations within a calendar year to achieve Gold Elite status in Choice Privileges.

Most Choice Hotels brands, except WoodSpring Suites, in the U.S., Canada and Europe (excluding some countries) participate in Choice Privileges. Some individual hotels may not participate.

That means budget-friendly stays at Country Inns and Comfort Inns as well as higher-end hotels like Radisson, Cambria and Ascend Collection.

Yes, you can combine your AAA member discount of 10% or more on standard hotel rates and earn Choice Privileges points.

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