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This site doesn't make itself.
I'm an amateur developer, not a media company — which means I can't get the big credit-card affiliate deals the large points blogs run on. There are no ads here, no paywall, and no tip jar. What I do have is a handful of personal referral links, and they only pay if you were already going to do the thing anyway.
So if the map saved you some points, here are a few ways to support it. All of them cost you nothing.
Disclosure: the card links below are my personal referral links, and I may earn points if you're approved — you get the same public offer either way. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Share it — this one helps most
Genuinely the most useful thing, and it costs nothing but a moment: drop the Wyndham Award Map in a comment, forum thread or trip report where it answers someone's question. A link from someone who actually used it is worth more to this site than everything below put together.
Check out my other site
Office Supply Gift Cards tracks when Staples and Office Depot run fee-free Visa and Mastercard gift card promos — four streams on 28-day cycles. If you're already earning points on office supply spend, it's the same hobby from the other end.
Visit officesupplygiftcards.com ↗Chase cards, and why these ones
Chase is the issuer I'd point a beginner at first. Its points transfer to Hyatt at 1:1, which is the single most valuable hotel transfer available, and the no-fee cards let you build a balance without committing to anything.
The transferable-points cards
Ultimate Rewards is the reason this map is useful to me at all: points that move 1:1 into Hyatt are the best hotel transfer in the game, and United covers most of the flying.
- Sapphire Preferred or ReserveThe account that makes every other Chase point transferable. One link — Chase shows both cards on the same page, Preferred first.See the offer ↗
- United GatewayNo annual fee, and a United card in the wallet helps on award space and bag fees.See the offer ↗
No-annual-fee earners
These earn Ultimate Rewards on their own. Paired with a Sapphire or Ink, those points become transferable — which is where the real value is.
- Freedom UnlimitedFlat earning on everything that has no bonus category.See the offer ↗
- Freedom FlexRotating 5% categories, no annual fee.See the offer ↗
- FreedomThe older version of the same idea, still open to referrals.See the offer ↗
Business cards
If you have any kind of side income, the Ink family is the fastest way to build a transferable balance.
- Chase Ink business cardsOne link covers Ink Business Cash, Unlimited, Preferred and Premier.See the offer ↗
Hotels
- IHG One Rewards SelectThe no-fee IHG card, for the chain this map does not cover.See the offer ↗
No bonus amounts are listed here on purpose — they change constantly, and Chase's own page always shows the current offer.
Shop through our Amazon links
The easiest one, and it needs nothing from you but a starting point. Open Amazon from a link here and anything you buy in that session helps, at no extra cost.
Travel
- Universal travel adapterIndonesia, Thailand and Vietnam all run different plugs. One adapter beats three.Shop ↗
- Packing cubesThe only reliable way to live out of a carry-on for a month.Shop ↗
- Digital luggage scaleBudget carriers in SE Asia weigh carry-ons at the gate and charge hard.Shop ↗
- Bluetooth item trackersWorth it the first time a bag goes to the wrong airport.Shop ↗
- Compression socksFor the 16-hour legs, which is where comfort actually matters.Shop ↗
- Dry bagWet season on a scooter is not a maybe.Shop ↗
Manufactured spending kit
If you buy gift cards in volume, the failure mode is never the deal — it's losing track of what's spent and not being able to prove a purchase. This is the kit that fixes that, and it's the same list I keep on my other site, where each one is explained properly.
- Baseball card binder pagesNine pockets a sheet. The standard fix for a drawer full of unlabelled gift cards.Shop ↗
- Fine-tip permanent markerWrite the balance on the card, strike it through when it is dead.Shop ↗
- Barcode or mag-stripe readerKeyboard-emulation readers type the numbers for you. Kills the worst data entry there is.Shop ↗
- RFID-blocking card caseFor carrying a live stack without it going walkabout.Shop ↗
- Accordion fileReceipts filed by month is how you prove a purchase months later.Shop ↗
- Label printerOnce the volume is real, handwriting stops scaling.Shop ↗
- Fireproof document bagFor the documents you cannot re-request.Shop ↗