🏨 Double your hotel points instantly

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Good morning from Wuhan, China – a city known for its bustling markets, beautiful parks, and… ummmm…. other things.

I’ve got some travel tips to ease you into your week, so let’s dive in:

• 💳 Wells Fargo did something exciting

• 🏆 Reader Win: From zero to Europe in 6 months

• 📆 30% off flights around Asia

💳 Wells Fargo did something exciting

I did not have “Wells Fargo does something interesting” on my bingo card this week… but here we are.

They just added Wyndham Rewards as a transfer partner, and the ratio is 1:2.

In other words, you can double your hotel points… instantly.

As you know, it’s extremely rare to have a transfer ratio that’s more than 1:1… so this is basically the points equivalent of finding out your $10 bill is actually worth $20 at one specific store.

And while Wyndham has been getting into bed with basically every bank lately, here’s why this particular news is exciting.

Wyndham keeps things stupid simple. Their award pricing is as follows:

• 7,500 points

• 15,000 points

• 30,000 points

That’s it. No weird charts, no dynamic pricing, just simple pricing bands. Even in places like Orlando, you can find tons of properties that price out at that lower 7,500-point mark:

So when you cut those in half…

• A 7,500-point hotel = 3,750 Wells Fargo points

• A 30,000-point hotel = 15,000 points

That means even the highest-end properties in Wyndham’s portfolio can be booked for just 15,000 points now – like this luxury property in Clearwater Beach, Florida:

We rarely talk about Wells Fargo, so let me give you a quick refresher on them:

They are a bank just like all the other big ones, but with fewer cards in their portfolio.

The most exciting ones are:

• Wells Fargo Autograph Card

• Wells Fargo Autograph Journey Card

Just like other banks, you can open a card, get a nice welcome offer, and transfer those points to their partners.

The reason we don’t often talk about Wells Fargo is that they only have a few transfer partners:

• KLM/Air France Flying Blue

• Avianca LifeMiles

• Avios (British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus)

• Choice Privileges

• And now, Wyndham

I’m not saying Wells Fargo just became the best program overnight…

…but I am saying that booking hotel nights for 3,750 points is the kind of thing that makes me raise an eyebrow and think twice about racking up some WF points.

If you’ve been ignoring Wells Fargo points up until now, you might want to stop doing that.

🏆 Reader Win: From zero to Europe in 6 months

A reader named Cody emailed in to share a redemption for a first-time trip to Europe… and yeah, he didn’t mess around:

“I’ve only been following Daily Drop for about six months… but I was able to book a first-time trip to Europe for my wife and me to celebrate my upcoming 40th birthday.”

Here’s what he pulled off:

• ✈️ Business class to Europe using airline miles

• 🏨 Multiple hotel nights using points

• ✈️ Business class return using transferable points

All in, he spent $6,400 for an 11-night trip to Spain and Greece, and saved nearly $22,000. 🤯

I love this story because it highlights just how far points and miles can take you in a short amount of time.

You don’t need millions of points or years of learning to cash in on an EPIC trip.

Cody also leveraged the points from the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card – either as transferrable points or for offsetting travel purchases at a fixed rate (or both).

Also, taking your wife to Europe in business class for your 40th?

Yeah… that’s how you secure husband of the year. 😉

If you’ve been sitting on points waiting for the “perfect” redemption, this is your sign to be like Cody and just go for it.

📆 30% off flights around Asia

Singapore Airlines just dropped its latest round of Spontaneous Escapes – aka one of the easiest ways to squeeze outsized value out of your miles if you can be even a little flexible.

Quick refresher: every month, Singapore releases a list of discounted award flights (usually 15-30% off), valid for travel the following month.

The catch?

No changes. No cancellations. Just book it and commit.

But here’s what makes this month interesting…

No U.S. routes… but don’t click away yet

Yeah, normally this is where we’d highlight some juicy U.S. to Asia business class deal.

This month? Nothing.

BUT… this is actually really useful if you’re building out a bigger international trip – especially in Asia.

Think:

• Positioning flights

• Short regional hops

• That one random leg you didn’t want to pay cash for

And this is where things get spicy…

Scoot is in the mix now

For the first time in a while, this promo also includes a list of Scoot flights – Singapore Airlines’ low-cost subsidiary.

This means tons of cheap-ass deals all around Asia to cities that even Singapore itself doesn’t fly to.

For example, I live in Bandung, Indonesia. The closest airport to my home is called Kertajati (or Majalengka, as we call it at home).

The ONLY flight we have to/from that airport is with… you guessed it… Scoot.

And right now, that flight prices out to just 2,125 Singapore miles.

Even longer mid-range routes like Singapore to Taipei are pricing out at just over 5,000 miles, which is also an excellent deal.

Why this is actually useful

Even if you’re not sitting on a pile of Singapore miles right now, this is where things get interesting.

Singapore is one of the easiest programs to earn miles with since you can transfer UR points, MR points, Capital One miles, and ThankYou points all at a 1:1 ratio.

So if you recently grabbed one of those elevated welcome offers we’re always yelling about, this is a very easy way to turn those points into real flights, fast.

Singapore business class is still ridiculous

Even on shorter routes, if you’re flying in business class on Singapore Airlines (not Scoot), you’ll be in a nice lie-flat seat (even on smaller planes like this one):

Many of this month’s deals could get you in a seat like that for hours while barely spending any points, which could be fun.

The bottom line

This month’s list of Spontaneous Escapes is a bit underwhelming if you’re looking for the usual deals from Singapore.

But if you’re looking to book a multi-country adventure around the world, it’s actually amazing.

Sometimes the best trips start with a random 2,100-mile flight to an airport no one’s ever heard of 😉

Well, that’s gonna finish things up for this Monday.

I hope you have a wonderful day, and I’ll see you bright and early tomorrow morning. ❤️

Adios,

30.5928° N, 114.3052° E

With contributions by Sam Anthony.