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Choice Privileges
Choice Privileges is a hotel program based in the Americas. In October 2026 (prices checked October 16–21), one Choice Privileges point bought a median of 0.74¢ of travel across 8 priced searches on the same 4 hotels checked every month; on the 8 searches priced in both September and October, its value fell 11.1%. One point bought 0.82¢ in September and 1.12¢ in August.
| What 50,000 points bought | $371 in October$408 in September · $559 in August |
|---|---|
| Change since September | −11.1%on the 8 searches priced in both months, each compared with itself |
| Change since August | −21.5%each month’s same-search change, chained over 3 months |
| Checks with a price | 24 of 24every search returned a price |
Choice PrivilegesValue of one point
0.74¢Per point · October 2026 · −11.1%
Nº CHO·R3 · 4 hotels
Table 1. About Choice Privileges · as of Aug 13, 2026
Did prices in points change?Yes, on 1 of 4 itemsacross 24 point prices seen
Need an account to see prices?NoAward prices are visible to anyone
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Item by item
What one point bought on each hotel, every month. Each item is checked twice: about 60 days before travel and about 180 days before.
Booked ~60 days aheadBooked ~180 days ahead× no price that month
Chart 1. Cambria Hotel LAX
Big-city business · LAX
Chart 2. Radisson Blu Aruba
Resort · AUA
Chart 3. Comfort Inn Regal Park North Adelaide
Suburban midscale · ADL
Chart 4. Radisson Blu Mall of America
Flagship luxury · MSP
All 4 charts share one scale, so their heights compare directly.
Chart 5. Every check compared with published valuations · 24 checks
Each checkMiddle checkTPGNerdWalletCents per point.
0.5¢0.6¢0.8¢1¢1.5¢2¢
Grey dots are individual checks. The white tick is the middle value. TPG and NerdWallet each publish one number per program; this index shows the whole range.
Every check, with its screenshot
Each row is one search. Click a thumbnail to open the screenshot it came from: “a” is the points search, “c” the cash search.
- Comfort Inn Regal Park North Adelaide1.27¢Aug (R1) · booked ~60 days ahead · travel Oct 148,000 points · cash AUD 142.00 (≈ $102)
- Comfort Inn Regal Park North Adelaide1.27¢Aug (R1) · booked ~180 days ahead · travel Feb 108,000 points · cash AUD 142.00 (≈ $102)
- Radisson Blu Aruba0.82¢Aug (R1) · booked ~60 days ahead · travel Oct 1450,000 points · cash $408.00
- Radisson Blu Aruba1.75¢Aug (R1) · booked ~180 days ahead · travel Feb 1050,000 points · cash $877.00
- Cambria Hotel LAX0.70¢Aug (R1) · booked ~60 days ahead · travel Oct 1430,000 points · cash $209.00
- Cambria Hotel LAX1.54¢Aug (R1) · booked ~180 days ahead · travel Feb 1040,000 points · cash $616.00
- Radisson Blu Mall of America0.68¢Aug (R1) · booked ~60 days ahead · travel Oct 1435,000 points · cash $239.00
- Radisson Blu Mall of America0.96¢Aug (R1) · booked ~180 days ahead · travel Feb 1035,000 points · cash $337.00
- Comfort Inn Regal Park North Adelaide1.57¢Sep (R2) · booked ~60 days ahead · travel Nov 48,000 points · cash AUD 176.00 (≈ $126)
- Comfort Inn Regal Park North Adelaide1.40¢Sep (R2) · booked ~180 days ahead · travel Mar 38,000 points · cash AUD 157.00 (≈ $112)
- Radisson Blu Aruba0.88¢Sep (R2) · booked ~60 days ahead · travel Nov 450,000 points · cash $439.00“urgency signalling present”
- Radisson Blu Aruba1.43¢Sep (R2) · booked ~180 days ahead · travel Mar 350,000 points · cash $713.00“anchoring bias and drip pricing present”
- Cambria Hotel LAX0.63¢Sep (R2) · booked ~60 days ahead · travel Nov 430,000 points · cash $189.00
- Cambria Hotel LAX0.75¢Sep (R2) · booked ~180 days ahead · travel Mar 330,000 points · cash $226.00“urgency signalling present”
- Radisson Blu Mall of America0.66¢Sep (R2) · booked ~60 days ahead · travel Nov 435,000 points · cash $230.00“anchoring bias and drip pricing present”
- Radisson Blu Mall of America0.70¢Sep (R2) · booked ~180 days ahead · travel Mar 335,000 points · cash $246.00“anchoring bias and drip pricing present”
- Comfort Inn Regal Park North Adelaide2.59¢Oct (R3) · booked ~60 days ahead · travel Dec 168,000 points · cash AUD 295.00 (≈ $207)“anchoring effect present”
- Comfort Inn Regal Park North Adelaide1.11¢Oct (R3) · booked ~180 days ahead · travel Apr 148,000 points · cash AUD 126.00 (≈ $89)“anchoring effect present”
- Radisson Blu Aruba0.85¢Oct (R3) · booked ~60 days ahead · travel Dec 1650,000 points · cash $426.00“anchoring effect present”
- Radisson Blu Aruba0.85¢Oct (R3) · booked ~180 days ahead · travel Apr 1450,000 points · cash $426.00“anchoring effect present”
- Cambria Hotel LAX0.51¢Oct (R3) · booked ~60 days ahead · travel Dec 1630,000 points · cash $153.00“anchoring effect present”
- Cambria Hotel LAX0.57¢Oct (R3) · booked ~180 days ahead · travel Apr 1430,000 points · cash $171.00“anchoring effect and urgency present”
- Radisson Blu Mall of America0.63¢Oct (R3) · booked ~60 days ahead · travel Dec 1635,000 points · cash $221.00“anchoring effect present”
- Radisson Blu Mall of America0.62¢Oct (R3) · booked ~180 days ahead · travel Apr 1435,000 points · cash $216.00“anchoring effect present”
| Month | Item | Booked | Points | Plus cash | Cash price | One point | Screenshots | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug (R1) checked Aug 18 | Comfort Inn Regal Park North Adelaide | ~60 days Oct 14 · 57d | 8,000 | AUD 142.00 ≈ $102 | 1.27¢ | |||
| Aug (R1) checked Aug 18 | Comfort Inn Regal Park North Adelaide | ~180 days Feb 10 · 176d | 8,000 | AUD 142.00 ≈ $102 | 1.27¢ | |||
| Aug (R1) checked Aug 18 | Radisson Blu Aruba | ~60 days Oct 14 · 57d | 50,000 | $408.00 | 0.82¢ | |||
| Aug (R1) checked Aug 18 | Radisson Blu Aruba | ~180 days Feb 10 · 176d | 50,000 | $877.00 | 1.75¢ | |||
| Aug (R1) checked Aug 18 | Cambria Hotel LAX | ~60 days Oct 14 · 57d | 30,000 | $209.00 | 0.70¢ | |||
| Aug (R1) checked Aug 18 | Cambria Hotel LAX | ~180 days Feb 10 · 176d | 40,000 | $616.00 | 1.54¢ | |||
| Aug (R1) checked Aug 18 | Radisson Blu Mall of America | ~60 days Oct 14 · 57d | 35,000 | $239.00 | 0.68¢ | |||
| Aug (R1) checked Aug 18 | Radisson Blu Mall of America | ~180 days Feb 10 · 176d | 35,000 | $337.00 | 0.96¢ | |||
| Sep (R2) checked Sep 9 | Comfort Inn Regal Park North Adelaide | ~60 days Nov 4 · 56d | 8,000 | AUD 176.00 ≈ $126 | 1.57¢ | |||
| Sep (R2) checked Sep 9 | Comfort Inn Regal Park North Adelaide | ~180 days Mar 3 · 175d | 8,000 | AUD 157.00 ≈ $112 | 1.40¢ | |||
| Sep (R2) checked Sep 9 | Radisson Blu Aruba | ~60 days Nov 4 · 56d | 50,000 | $439.00 | 0.88¢ | urgency signalling present | ||
| Sep (R2) checked Sep 9 | Radisson Blu Aruba | ~180 days Mar 3 · 175d | 50,000 | $713.00 | 1.43¢ | anchoring bias and drip pricing present | ||
| Sep (R2) checked Sep 9 | Cambria Hotel LAX | ~60 days Nov 4 · 56d | 30,000 | $189.00 | 0.63¢ | |||
| Sep (R2) checked Sep 9 | Cambria Hotel LAX | ~180 days Mar 3 · 175d | 30,000 | $226.00 | 0.75¢ | urgency signalling present | ||
| Sep (R2) checked Sep 9 | Radisson Blu Mall of America | ~60 days Nov 4 · 56d | 35,000 | $230.00 | 0.66¢ | anchoring bias and drip pricing present | ||
| Sep (R2) checked Sep 9 | Radisson Blu Mall of America | ~180 days Mar 3 · 175d | 35,000 | $246.00 | 0.70¢ | anchoring bias and drip pricing present | ||
| Oct (R3) checked Oct 21 | Comfort Inn Regal Park North Adelaide | ~60 days Dec 16 · 56d | 8,000 | AUD 295.00 ≈ $207 | 2.59¢ | anchoring effect present | ||
| Oct (R3) checked Oct 21 | Comfort Inn Regal Park North Adelaide | ~180 days Apr 14 · 175d | 8,000 | AUD 126.00 ≈ $89 | 1.11¢ | anchoring effect present | ||
| Oct (R3) checked Oct 21 | Radisson Blu Aruba | ~60 days Dec 16 · 56d | 50,000 | $426.00 | 0.85¢ | anchoring effect present | ||
| Oct (R3) checked Oct 21 | Radisson Blu Aruba | ~180 days Apr 14 · 175d | 50,000 | $426.00 | 0.85¢ | anchoring effect present | ||
| Oct (R3) checked Oct 21 | Cambria Hotel LAX | ~60 days Dec 16 · 56d | 30,000 | $153.00 | 0.51¢ | anchoring effect present | ||
| Oct (R3) checked Oct 21 | Cambria Hotel LAX | ~180 days Apr 14 · 175d | 30,000 | $171.00 | 0.57¢ | anchoring effect and urgency present | ||
| Oct (R3) checked Oct 21 | Radisson Blu Mall of America | ~60 days Dec 16 · 56d | 35,000 | $221.00 | 0.63¢ | anchoring effect present | ||
| Oct (R3) checked Oct 21 | Radisson Blu Mall of America | ~180 days Apr 14 · 175d | 35,000 | $216.00 | 0.62¢ | anchoring effect present |