Wyndham Rewards is doubling the United MileagePlus miles members receive when they move points over, turning 6K Wyndham points into 2.4K United miles.
The standard rate is 5:1, so the promotion lifts the transfer ratio to 5:2. Transfers move in 6K-point increments, capped at 60K points per transaction and 90K points total, which works out to 36K miles for a single member.
The offer isn't advertised anywhere. Members have to log in and start a transfer before the bonus appears, and transactions aren't aggregated.
Transfers are irreversible, and the miles expire after 18 months of account inactivity.
The missing 25% hotel bonus
The deal has historically stacked with a separate 25% hotel bonus, pushing 30K Wyndham points to 15K United miles when both run at once.
No 25% bonus is live right now, and one tracker recommends waiting a few weeks to see whether it returns.
The standard ratio quoted elsewhere is 3:1, meaning 30K Wyndham points normally become 10K United miles and 20K miles with this bonus.
Wyndham points are worth less than they used to be
Wyndham recently rolled out a new award chart, which cut one widely used valuation of its points to 0.57 cents each. The devaluation is part of why a 100% transfer bonus looks more appealing than it would have a year ago.
Even before the chart change, Wyndham points carried a valuation near 0.7 cents, well under World of Hyatt's 1.5 cents, despite both being 1:1 transfer partners with Chase Ultimate Rewards.
Wyndham free nights typically price at 7.5K, 15K, or 30K points, a flat structure that leaves little room to squeeze extra value out of a stay.
United award pricing and availability, especially for cardholders, give the transfer practical value even with a slight theoretical loss on paper.
The timing lands alongside richer sign-up offers on the airline side. Chase and United Airlines recently raised welcome bonuses on four consumer cards, with offers reaching 100K miles and spending requirements starting at $1K.
Those advertised totals combine spending-based miles with a separate bonus for adding an authorized user who makes a purchase.
No expiration date has been attached to the transfer promotion, which leaves members guessing how long the window stays open.
The practical question is whether a MileagePlus account sits a few thousand miles short of a specific award ticket. Topping off is where a transfer bonus like this does real work. Speculative transfers into a program with no refunds are a different calculation entirely.
