Choice Privileges
7,500 hotels · 8k-35k flat tiers · Citi ThankYou transfer sweet spot
Why we recommend it
Choice Privileges covers Comfort Inn, Quality Inn, Sleep Inn, Cambria, MainStay, Ascend, and — since the Radisson Americas acquisition — Country Inn, Park Inn, and Radisson Blu Americas. Award prices cap at predictable ceilings (8k/12k/16k/20k/25k/30k/35k), and Citi ThankYou transfers at 1:2, making a $160 Cambria stay effectively cost just 8,000 TYP.
Highlights
- Flat award ceilings
- Citi ThankYou 1:2 transfer partner
- 7,500 properties under one roof
- Radisson Blu Americas included
What we liked
- TYP transfer unlocks outsized value
- Predictable pricing
- Useful roadside coverage
What could be better
- Upmarket brands thin
- Limited international luxury
Hands-on screenshots
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Full guide · 6 min read
Choice Privileges: The Roadside Loyalty Play
Comfort Inn, Quality Inn, Econo Lodge, Cambria, Radisson — Choice's program covers over 7,500 hotels with under-the-radar sweet spots.
- The Citi ThankYou transfer sweet spot
- Award pricing structure
- What changed after the Radisson Americas acquisition
- Status tiers
- Who Choice Privileges is for
- Who should pick differently
How we evaluated Choice Privileges
- Checked the published award chart (or dynamic pricing ranges sampled over 60 days)
- Compared elite benefits against the last three editions of the program rules
- Cross-referenced per-point value estimates with FlyerTalk and One Mile at a Time reporting
- Verified credit card pairings against current issuer terms
Last re-verified 2026-04-01. We re-check each listing on a 90-day rolling cadence; when a program slips, the rating drops here before it drops anywhere else. How we work.