Wyndham gives first responders up to 20% off the Best Available Rate at participating hotels, verified through ID.me. You verify once, and ID.me sends you to Wyndham’s site with the code already applied.
The offer covers a long list of brands under Wyndham Hotel Group: Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Wyndham Grand, Wyndham Garden, TRYP by Wyndham, Days Inn, Ramada, Super 8, Wingate by Wyndham, Baymont, Hawthorn Suites, Microtel, Howard Johnson, Travelodge and Knights Inn. The page describes the range as everything from an upscale hotel to something more cost-effective, so the discount follows you down the price ladder instead of living only at the expensive end.
How To Get The Wyndham Hotels First Responder Discount
- Open Wyndham’s first responder page on ID.me and click the verify button.
- Verify your first responder status with ID.me. When you’re done, ID.me sends you to Wyndham’s site with the code already applied.
- Pick a participating hotel and dates, and book there. Advance reservations are required.
- Prefer the phone? Call the number listed on the ID.me page and give your ID when you reserve.
The Booking Rule That Trips People Up
The page says the offer isn’t valid if you call the hotel directly, and that callers have to use the toll-free numbers it lists. In practice that means the rate has to be booked through the ID.me link or one of those numbers, not by phoning the front desk of the Days Inn you like and asking. If you’ve already found the hotel you want, go back to the link and book it from there.
What Best Available Rate Means
The page defines Best Available Rate as the best, non-qualified, unrestricted, publicly available rate on the brand’s site for the hotel, date and accommodations you ask for. The 20% is a ceiling: the page says the discount for some properties may be less than 20% off, and that discounted rates vary by location and time of year. Your total at the participating hotel you pick is the number that counts, so look at it before you confirm.
The offer is subject to availability at participating locations, and some blackout dates may apply. It can’t be combined with other discounts, offers, group rates or special promotions, so it won’t stack on a sale price or a group block. The page also says it’s void where prohibited by law, has no cash value, and that Planet Hollywood isn’t a current participant.
Who Qualifies, According To ID.me
Wyndham’s offer page just says “First Responders,” so ID.me’s own eligibility article is the one to read. It lists EMTs at the basic, medium or advanced level, plus paramedics and flight nurses; firefighters, whether career, volunteer or retired; law enforcement, including federal, state, local and campus police officers (active and retired), sheriff’s deputies, state troopers and corrections officers; federal agents from agencies such as the FBI, the DEA and the U.S. Marshals Service; and 911 dispatchers for select offers only. The article doesn’t say whether this particular offer counts dispatchers, so check before you count on it.
It’s just as specific about who doesn’t qualify. Nurses, doctors and other medical professionals aren’t considered first responders unless they’re specifically listed, such as a flight nurse or paramedic. The article also names ambulance drivers (unless you can document being an EMT or paramedic too), CERT team members, security officers, search and rescue team members and volunteer police reserves among the roles that aren’t eligible.
Q&A
Q: Does Wyndham have a first responder discount?
A: Yes. Its ID.me page gives first responders up to 20% off the Best Available Rate at participating Wyndham Hotel Group locations.
Q: Can I call the hotel and ask for it?
A: No. The page says the offer isn’t valid if the hotel is called directly. Book through the ID.me link or the toll-free numbers it lists.
Q: Is it really 20% at every hotel?
A: No. The page says the discount for some properties may be less than 20%, and rates vary by location and time of year.
Q: Can I stack it with another offer?
A: No. The page says it can’t be combined with any other discounts, offers, group rates or special promotions.
Q: Who counts as a first responder?
A: ID.me’s article lists EMTs and paramedics, firefighters, law enforcement officers, certain federal agents and, for select offers, 911 dispatchers. Nurses and doctors don’t count unless they’re specifically listed.
Q: Which other hotel group has a first responder rate?
A: Drury takes 5% with the code SALUTE. See our Drury Inn first responder discount page, or the full list in 9 Hotel Brands With a Real First Responder Discount.
More Information:
Wyndham’s offer and ID.me’s page can change, so confirm the terms before you book. For more hotel and travel savings, browse our car and travel discounts.