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Chase Adds Wyndham Rewards as a Transfer Partner

By U.S. News & World Report

What We Know About Chase’s New Wyndham Partnership

Eligible Chase cardholders can now transfer Ultimate Rewards points to Wyndham Rewards at a 1:1 ratio in 1,000-point increments to book free nights at participating hotels and resorts. Wyndham is Chase’s fourth hotel transfer partner, joining World of Hyatt, Marriott Bonvoy and IHG One Rewards.

Free night redemptions are straightforward. Wyndham uses three tiers: 7,500, 15,000 or 30,000 points per bedroom. Discounted nights with points plus cash start at 750 points.

Wyndham brands span more than 8,000 properties worldwide — from budget brands such as Days Inn and Super 8 to the luxury Registry Collection and all-inclusive Wyndham Alltra resorts.

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Are Wyndham Transfers a Good Deal?

Whether Wyndham transfers are worth it depends on how you use your points. Chase Ultimate Rewards points can offer significant value when transferred to partners for high-value redemptions or premium travel experiences. Wyndham award nights top out at 30,000 points per bedroom, and much of its portfolio consists of midscale and budget properties.

Wyndham’s fixed award pricing could work in your favor amid fluctuating cash rates. For example, transferring points to book during peak travel periods could offer good value when hotel prices surge but award rates remain reasonable.

Another practical use of a points transfer is to top off your Wyndham account. If you’re short on points for an award night, you could transfer a small number of Chase points to make an award booking.

Before you transfer points, compare the cash price of your stay to the number of points required. You can’t undo transfers, so you should first confirm the redemption is worth it.

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Chase Ultimate Rewards Cards to Consider

The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card earns Chase Ultimate Rewards and offers access to transfer partners, including Wyndham Rewards. With a $95 annual fee, this card offers a relatively low-cost way to earn transferable points. New cardholders can earn 75,000 bonus points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. That could cover multiple free nights at Wyndham properties.

If you want more robust benefits, the Chase Sapphire Reserve® also earns transferable Chase Ultimate Rewards points and offers perks including a $300 annual travel credit, airport lounge access and travel protections. Though it has a $795 annual fee, new cardholders can earn 125,000 bonus points after you spend $6,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.

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Thailand tightens gun controls after deadly school shooting

By CNN
Bangkok (CNN) — Thailand is suspending new gun permits and tightening its firearm controls after last week’s deadly school shooting, in which a 14-year-old boy killed eight people before turning the gun on himself.Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul issued the directive on Tuesday, ordering government officials to “urgently elevate firearm control measures across the entire system,” according to a statement from his office.The measures include temporarily suspending the issuance of gun purchase permits, re-reviewing all permits still pending approval, and suspending new “welfare gun” programs – which allow eligible public officials, including civil servants and politicians, to buy discounted weapons.Government agencies will also now inspect gun dealers nationwide and verify sales records; inspect ammunition at shooting ranges to check that they’re following regulations; and “accelerate crackdowns on illegal firearms, rigorously prosecute offenders, and request maximum penalties from the court,” the directive read.The statement also lays out broader reforms that will take longer to legislate, such as increasing penalties for offenders, tightening ammunition controls for gun dealers and ranges, and requiring that gun permits be renewed on a more frequent basis.An initial compensation of 1 million baht (about $30,166) has been approved for six of the deceased victims, the statement said.The mass shooting has shone a new spotlight on Thailand’s high levels of gun ownership, both licensed and unlicensed.Last Friday, the 14-year-old gunman first killed his grandparents at their home, where he also lived, before opening fire at a secondary school and killing six people there. He then killed himself. It was the country’s worst mass shooting since 2022.Police said on Sunday the gunman had previously had an air gun confiscated by a teacher last year, and had watched violent content online, using social media to learn how to use a firearm. The firearm he used is believed to have been his grandfather’s.Thailand has the highest rate of civilian gun ownership in Southeast Asia, with around 15 guns per 100 people. Its firearm death rate is similarly elevated, second in the region only to the Philippines.Countries with higher gun ownership rates tend to see correspondingly higher firearm death rates. Multiple studies link easy access to firearms with more frequent gun-related deaths, including through suicide, homicide and unintentional injury.As well as reigniting debate about gun control in Thailand, the shooting has put a focus on mental health for students and young people.The Ministry of Education said it would develop new safety protocols in the coming months, including mental health screenings and a system to refer at-risk people to specialists, drills for emergency response plans, a drive to stamp out bullying and better detection to stop items from being taken into schools.Mass shootings elsewhere in the world have often led to stricter gun control measures. Serbia and New Zealand, two nations with comparatively high gun ownership rates, both tightened rules and brought in gun amnesty drives following horrific massacres in recent years.The outlier remains the United States, where gun violence and rates of mass shootings are among the highest in the world, with little progress made on tighter laws in the face of strong lobbying and constitutional protections.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
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