Originally Posted by
transportprof
It took a couple of months, and a half-dozen emails and phone calls with MBNA/TD customer services, but I finally got the full 40,000 bonus miles posted to my Best Western Rewards account. It was almost not worth the effort, but I saved over $250 on a one night room booking at the BW Plaza near HNL during the Christmas holidays, so I'm satisfied.
I think BW points are always great to have in your back pocket. I saved mine over the course of 3-4 years and had nearly 100K from two BW MC churns. That paid for 3 nights at a brand new NYC BW and saved me close to $1500 US. I'd say that was well worth going through that hassle twice for me!