Wyndham Rewards Earner Plus

The Earner Plus sits in the sensible middle of Barclays' Wyndham line: 15,000 anniversary points each year, enough for up to two award nights, against a $95 annual fee that the perk alone can cover. The welcome offer is 100,000 points, split as 45,000 after $1,000 in the first 90 days and 55,000 more after $500 at Hotels by Wyndham within 180 days, and the ongoing rates step up from the free version to 6 points per dollar at Hotels by Wyndham and 4x on dining, groceries and travel. Diamond status in the first year, dropping to Platinum after that, plus a free night worth up to 15,000 points once you stay five or more nights in a calendar year, round out the hotel side. Worth noting that the annual fee rose from $75 to $95 in June, which narrows the gap between what the card gives back and what it costs. Everything outside the bonus categories still earns 1 point per dollar, so the case rests almost entirely on how often you actually stay with Wyndham.