Transferring Rewards To and From Choice Privileges

Explore Choice Hotels transfer partners and calculate the conversion of Choice points to airline miles and rewards from partners to Choice Privileges.

Written By: Robert Flowers III

Updated On: 11-04-2024

Quick Overview

Choice Hotels points can be transferred to a small selection of airline partners, and you can also transfer rewards from partner programs to Choice Privileges.
Points convert to airline miles at a 5:1 rate with most partners, meaning 5,000 Choice points will equal 1,000 miles.
American Express Membership Rewards, Capital One miles, and Citi ThankYou Rewards are key credit card transfer partners for Choice Privileges.
Citi offers the best transfer rate for earning Choice points, with a 1:2 ratio on the Citi Strata Premier Card.

Use our Choice Transfer Partners Calculator to calculate the conversion of Choice Hotel points into airline miles and partner rewards into Choice Hotel points.

Transferring Choice Hotel points to airline partners

Choice Hotels points can be transferred to the following partner airline programs:

What points transfer to Choice Hotels?

Choice Hotels is a direct transfer partner of three major U.S. credit card rewards programs: Citi ThankYou Rewards, American Express Membership Rewards, and Capital One Venture Rewards & Spark Rewards. This makes it extremely easy to earn lots of Choice Hotels points via intro bonuses and everyday spending on credit cards offered by these partners.

Here's the full list of partners that you can use to earn Choice Hotels points:

Choice Hotels transfer partners calculator

Use our Choice Hotels transfer partners calculator to calculate the conversion of Choice Hotels points into airline miles and the conversion of partner rewards into Choice Hotels points.

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FAQs

How many transfer partners does Choice have?

Choice Points can be transferred to 10 airline partners.

How many Choice Points equals 1 airline mile?

The transfer ratios will vary by airline partner, but the most common ratio is 5 Choice Points for 1 airline mile.

Are transferring Choice Points to partners a good value?

The best value comes from redeeming points for free nights, but transferring points can be good if you need to top off an account.

Our Top Partner Credit Card Picks

We've run the calculations and checked them twice — here are the credit cards that consistently provide outstanding value to our users:

Best flexible travel card: Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card
Best for high cash back: Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express
Best for foodies: American Express® Gold Card
Best for business travel rewards: Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card
Best for heavy business spenders: Capital One Spark Cash Plus

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