The Best Western Gold Crown Club International offers you hotel rewards at all Best Western locations. Signing up for the the Crown Club is free, and applies to more than 8,000 unique hotels in 40 countries.
Earning Reward Points and Airline Miles
The Best Western Gold Crown Club International is affiliated with 17 international Airlines that offer you the chance to convert Gold Club points into airline miles. Each participating airline has a unique earning structure. For example, if you want to convert your points to Air Miles, you'd get 20 reward miles per stay. Most other participating airlines will give you 250 miles per stay. Although 250 tends to be the minimum number of miles for each stay, it is possible to earn more, depending on room upgrades and money spent on in-room amenities.
Spending Reward Points
The Best Western Gold Crown Club International offers a variety of rewards that are available depending on your spending preferences and the amount of points you have accumulated. Reward points can be spent on things such as:
- Free nights
- Best Western Travel Card
- Retail gift cards
- Dining rewards
- Gas and auto rewards
Free nights at Best Western Hotels are offered at a variety of different point ranges. Free hotel rooms range from 8,000 to 24,000 points. It depends on what kind of amenities and room upgrades you're looking for. To upgrade your hotel room, it will cost you an additional 4,000 points a night.
Best Western Travel Card
The Best Western Travel Card makes it easy to keep track of all of your Best Western Gold Crown Club International points in one place. Travel Cards never expire and can be used at every Best Western. Your card can also be converted into actual US dollars. For a $25 Best Western Travel Card, you will need to have earned 6000 points.
Dining Rewards
The Best Western Gold Crown Club International offers you the opportunity to convert your points into dining rewards cards. Participating restaurants include:
- Starbucks
- Red Lobster
- Olive Garden
- Applebee's
- Darden Restaurants
For a $25 dining rewards gift card, you must have 6500 points.
Best Western International
In addition to using your Crown Club points for domestic hotel rooms, it's possible to earn free hotel nights at Best Westerns throughout the world. Offering hotels everywhere from Egypt to Canada, you can use hotel rewards on nearly every international vacation you might plan.
Points System
The Best Western Gold Crown Club International offers guests 10 reward points for every 1 US dollar spent at a hotel. This includes in-room amenities, movie purchases and a variety of other expenses. There are three different Elite membership levels. The lowest level is Gold Elite, which offers a 10% point bonus as well as exclusive Elite-only offers. The next levels up are Platinum and Diamond Elite.