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-<li>'''Rentals only cost 13,500 points for Wyndham credit cardholders''', because they get a 10% discount on all "Go Free" award stays and this applies to vacation rentals.</li>
+<li>'''Even better, rentals only cost 13,500 points per bedroom for Wyndham credit cardholders''', because they get a 10% discount on all "Go Free" award stays and this applies to vacation rentals.</li>
 <li>'''Just as with any other vacation rental service, many units on Vacasa.com and Cottages.com have minimum stay requirements'''. These still apply when booking with points.</li>

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-<li>'''Rentals cost 15,000 points per bedroom per night'''. This makes them an incredible deal for 1 bedroom units. Larger units get more expensive quickly. But many 1 bedrooms have extra beds in the bedroom, living room, or lofts and can often sleep more than 4 people. The Wyndham credit cards offer a 10% discount on award stays and this applies to vacation rentals.</li>
+<li>'''Rentals cost 15,000 points per bedroom per night'''. This makes them an incredible deal for 1 bedroom units. Larger units get more expensive quickly. But many 1 bedrooms have extra beds in the bedroom, living room, or lofts and can often sleep more than 4 people. </li>
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 <li>'''Just as with any other vacation rental service, many units on Vacasa.com and Cottages.com have minimum stay requirements'''. These still apply when booking with points.</li>

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-<li>'''You can buy last-minute Wyndham points for 1.3 cents each'''. If you are getting more value than that, it can make sense to purchase points for your reservation. Unfortunately, you can only buy 45,000 points per person per year, so this limits the number of points you can acquire for your vacation rentals.</li>
+<li>'''You can buy last-minute Wyndham points for 1.3 cents each'''. If you are getting more value than that, it can make sense to purchase points for your reservation. For example, at this rate, a night in a 1 bedroom including taxes would cost $195. Unfortunately, you can only buy 45,000 points per person per year, so this limits the number of points you can acquire for your vacation rentals.</li>
 <li>'''If you expect to be able to take occasionally take advantage of Wyndham vacation rentals, it is worthwhile to try to get a credit card that earns Wyndham points'''. The Wyndham Earner Plus and Business credit cards typically have signup bonuses of 45,000 points. They also earn decent rewards on gas, grocery, and restaurant spending (and the business version of the card earns bonus rewards on utility spending).</li>

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 <li>'''A potentially better option is to purchase and use Airbnb gift cards'''. If you buy them at grocery or office supply stores or at Amazon, you can often earn 3-5x points on your purchase, which is often more than you would get from a direct purchase. At the grocery store, you are also likely to get store loyalty points (fuel rewards). You can still collect portal rewards by clicking through a link, even when you are paying with a gift card.</li>
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 Another option is to buy gift cards online while taking advantage of a shopping portal benefit. You'll typically won't be able to trigger bonus category rewards on your credit card, but you'll get both regular credit card rewards and the portal rewards.
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 A slightly more complicated option is to buy your gift cards through the United Mileage Plus X app. You'll earn 2 United miles per dollar (2.5 for United cardholders) plus whatever points you'd earn from your general-purpose card. This combo may be better or worse than what you could get by earning bonus category rewards.
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 <li>'''Rentals cost 15,000 points per bedroom per night'''. This makes them an incredible deal for 1 bedroom units. Larger units get more expensive quickly. But many 1 bedrooms have extra beds in the bedroom, living room, or lofts and can often sleep more than 4 people. The Wyndham credit cards offer a 10% discount on award stays and this applies to vacation rentals.</li>
 <li>'''Just as with any other vacation rental service, many units on Vacasa.com and Cottages.com have minimum stay requirements'''. These still apply when booking with points.</li>

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-<li>'''You can also use Capital One miles'''. Each Capital One mile can be converted to 1:1 to Wyndham points. A 50,000 point bonus is more than enough for three vacation rental nights. {{Link|Capital One}}.</li>
+<li>'''You can also use Capital One miles'''. Each Capital One mile can be converted to 1:1 to Wyndham points. A 50,000 point bonus is more than enough for three vacation rental nights.</li>
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-'''The best way to save money on some Vacation rentals is through the Wyndham Rewards program'''. Wyndham has more vacation club resorts than the other hotel programs. More interestingly, Wyndham partners with Vacasa and Cottages.com. Vacasa manages thousands of vacation rentals (mostly in the United States) and Cottages.com manages a large collection of often-spectacular vacation properties in Europe.
+'''The best way to save money on some Vacation rentals is through the Wyndham Rewards program'''. Wyndham has more vacation club resorts than the other hotel programs. More interestingly, Wyndham partners with Vacasa and Cottages.com. [//www.vacasa.com/go/partners/wyndham-rewards Vacasa] manages thousands of vacation rentals (mostly in the United States) and [//www.chooseacottage.co.uk/WR2 Cottages.com] manages over 15,000 sometimes-spectacular vacation properties in Europe.
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-<li>'''Rentals cost 15,000 points per bedroom per night'''. This makes them an incredible deal for 1 bedroom units. Larger units get more expensive quickly. But many 1 bedrooms have extra beds in the bedroom, living room, or lofts and can often sleep more than 4 people.</li>
+<li>'''Rentals cost 15,000 points per bedroom per night'''. This makes them an incredible deal for 1 bedroom units. Larger units get more expensive quickly. But many 1 bedrooms have extra beds in the bedroom, living room, or lofts and can often sleep more than 4 people. The Wyndham credit cards offer a 10% discount on award stays and this applies to vacation rentals.</li>
 <li>'''Even better, award bookings include the typically expensive fees and taxes'''. For example, a two-night rental in a $300 per night beach house would might include an extra $300 in cleaning fees, booking fees, and taxes. Your 30,000 points per night is saving you over $900 in total expenses (or 3 cents per point). This makes Wyndham awards particularly compelling for shorter-term rentals where the fees are a more significant percentage of the total price.</li>
-<li>'''Not every Vacasa rental can be booked with points'''. Properties are free to participate or not and even participating properties don't always allow award redemptions.</li>
+<li>'''Not every Vacasa rental can be booked with points'''. Properties are free to participate or not and even participating properties can choose the dates they want to participate. Don't expect to be able to book extremely expensive properties during peak weekends, but you don't need to limit yourself to the off-season.</li>
-<li>'''You can't book online'''. First you'll need to find specific properties that are available for cash-based reservations on your travel dates. Then you'll need to contact Wyndham and inquire about award availability. 866-996-7937.</li>
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-<li>'''Reservations can only be cancelled 30 or more days before your stay'''.</li>
+<li>'''If you expect to be able to take occasionally take advantage of Wyndham vacation rentals, it is worthwhile to try to get a credit card that earns Wyndham points'''. The Wyndham Earner Plus and Business credit cards typically have signup bonuses of 45,000 points. They also earn decent rewards on gas, grocery, and restaurant spending (and the business version of the card earns bonus rewards on utility spending). [[Wyndham credit cards|Wyndham Credit Cards].</li>
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		+	<li>'''Rentals cost 15,000 points per bedroom per night'''. This makes them an incredible deal for 1 bedroom units. Larger units get more expensive quickly. But many 1 bedrooms have extra beds in the bedroom, living room, or lofts and can often sleep more than 4 people.</li>
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		+	<li>'''Even better, award bookings include the typically expensive fees and taxes'''. For example, a two-night rental in a $300 per night beach house would might include an extra $300 in cleaning fees, booking fees, and taxes. Your 30,000 points per night is saving you over $900 in total expenses (or 3 cents per point). This makes Wyndham awards particularly compelling for shorter-term rentals where the fees are a more significant percentage of the total price.</li>
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		+	<li>'''Not every Vacasa rental can be booked with points'''. Properties are free to participate or not and even participating properties don't always allow award redemptions.</li>
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		+	<li>'''You can't book online'''. First you'll need to find specific properties that are available for cash-based reservations on your travel dates. Then you'll need to contact Wyndham and inquire about award availability. 866-996-7937.</li>
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		+	<li>'''Reservations can only be cancelled 30 or more days before your stay'''.</li>

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