so back in 2012/2013 GCR also only offer 20K points?
I checked MBNA website also only 20K points thinking of wait but don't know when the 40K promo ends
best western is very useful in US small cities, since normally there are only Choice/Wyndham/Best Western is available, and none of them is easy to get points in Canada CC.
Yes, even during the past 3 promos (2012/2013) when the 50K/60K welcome points were offered, the straight MBNA and/or GCR-affiliated offer concurrently at the same time was only for 20K points.
So, based on minimal past history there probably won't be any matching elevated offer from GCR. But, if enough of us mention it to GCR, maybe they'll reconsider? Otherwise, just sign up with the current promo above, and give the commission to Rewards Canada. Or lobby one of the other bloggers and see if they can negotiate with MBNA/BW for a better signup deal.
In addition to the ones in the US, I also found the BW hotels in Denmark and UK were very good value for 15K redemptions, especially when considering the hotel rates there are NOT cheap to come by.