raj_cl

I have the same question - does anyone know if the free voucher can be used for ANY Bestwestern property in the US or Canada, or do they also have a points system where the free voucher means enough points to redeem points at one of the low rated Bestwestern properties?

Thanks in advance!

raj_cl

Any ideas on how to deal with issues trying to register for the promotion online, getting below message - maybe these are signs telling me not to register, and try to go for it...haven't stayed with BW properties for over 5 yrs now, will appreciate any pointers on if/how to fix the registration issue.

'We're sorry, but we are unable to register you for this Best Western promotion.

If you are having difficulty registering, please review the other promotions available for registration on our seasonal promotion page under "Special Offers for Preferred Members". If still unable to register, please contact Customer Service.

NJUPINTHEAIR

From OP's post above:

raj_cl

wondering if I register for this promotion, and for each night that I stay, I provide my southwest rapid rewards number so I get 0.5 credit.

Will the above negate my 1 free night voucher? Meaning if I opt to earn airline credits for my stay, does it make me ineligible for receiving free night voucher?

Kohoutek

No.

NJUPINTHEAIR

I received an e-mail today from AAdvantange on various promotions including the following link:


https://goldcrownclub.bestwestern.co...ptype=american

I tried to register for this promotion and it said I already have registered for a similar promotion -- likely the original one -- I will try to cal CS to see if they can re-register me for this one since I have yet to commence my stays.

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Followup --

I e-mailed CS and within a day they responded by advising that they switched my enrollment to the AAdvantage promotion with the free night after 2 stays.

You might wisht to do so as well.

raj_cl

Wondering what qualifies elite vs non-elite?

I stayed with BW long time back in 2004, and got my profile activated back last week, shows my status as GOLD. Does that make me an elite?

I did register for the stay 2, get 1 night free promotion, wondering how to confirm if I'm eligible for 2 free nights as elite member, or just 1 free night as non-elite.

Thanks in advance for the help.

Kohoutek

Yes.

jamesteroh

Gold, Platnium or Diamond. A lot of hotel credit cards will give you their lowest level elite status automatically as a benefit. Not sure if BW's does this or not. I only applied for the card a couple years ago for the signup bonus and it used it once for that and haven't used it since (the hilton AM EX or WN Visa are much better deals for points, even at a best western, I find my Hilton Am Ex or WN Visa is worth more in incentives than BW's card). If so that would be one way of getting elite status but not sure if you would have it in time before the promo ends or not.

If you are elite with any other hotel chain the status match is your best bet.
https://goldcrownclub.bestwestern.co...tatusmatch.asp Nothing to do for it except answer a few questions and send it over. I was upgraded to diamond the same day I sent over my form and all I did was include a screenprintout of my hilton online profile showing I was a diamond.

In all honesty this is about the only time I have realy found being a premium BW member to be of much value. Being diamond with BW is nothing like having the highest tier with a chain like Marriott, Hyatt or Hilton.

iang000

I am a gold elite with BW and I was planning to get the free night reward for 2 stays. I stayed 1 night at a BW hotel in Bangkok and then I booked a 2 night stay at a BW in Pattaya, Thailand. Little did I know that the rate that I chose in the dropdown (I booked online from the BW website) was not a qualified rate for the promotion. I stayed at the second location and I waited for the points to post. When I realized they were not posting I called CS and asked why they did not post the points. The CS rep said that the rate I booked at was not qualified but he did post the points into my BW account. I read the fine print to see if the CS rep was correct and all I saw was this:

All rates qualify for except for the following: --Leisure Club (LC), House Plan (HP), Employee/Member (E), European Employee (EE), Preferred Net (DI/D2), Priceline (PL/PN), Travelocity Promotional (D3), Orbitz Promotional (44), Expedia (FIT), Net/FIT (FI), Travel Agent Discount (TA), Tours (Group Tour Operator), Group (OF/OG), Crew and Deeply Discounted Extended Stay and Hotel Negotiated (greater than 20 percent discount), GCCI (FX), Dynamic Net Tour (X2), Dynamic Vacation Packages (WB), Amenity Packages, Unit Card (UC), Site 59 (59) and other locally negotiated hotel discount rates for crew or extended stays for longer than one week.

The rate I had was none of these. The CS rep said that if the rate is discounted by 20% or more then it doesn't qualify. The above says that is must be greater than 20% to make it not qualify. Which I undertand as 21% or higher (or even 20.1% or higher). The rate I used was exactly 20% discount for Amex card holders. I think they are poo-pooing me here and just not allowing me to get the free stay voucher.

I would like to make another stay in the US this time to get the voucher. Does anyone know which BW hotel in the continental US is the cheapest? I am willing to travel a certain distance to get there. I live in Southern Calofornia and the lowest price I found on a BW hotel is in Scottsdale, AZ. There is a hotel there that is under $40 a night. If anyone is aware of a cheaper one than that, even if it is in another state, please let me know.

raj_cl

My suggestion would be to ALWAYS book the room from www.bestwestern.com

That way, you don't have to go thru disclaimers of expedia/travelocity etc. so just give a geographical radius search from ur home and do the stay with the cheapest price.

iang000

but in my write-up I did mention that I booked on the BW web site, which is indeed www.bestwestern.com but still the CS rep is not allowing the stay to qualify for the promo anyways.

Looks like I'll have to spend a night in Scottsdale to get the voucher.

Kohoutek

Elites are limited to 2 vouchers, and a household requirement applies, so no matter what H and W does, collectively only 2 vouchers will be awarded.

Due to BW IT not cross-checking addresses, this may not be true. Shhhh! Please keep this a secret! No guarantee from The OP that a family will get more than 2 vouchers, as YMMV.

Proceed at your own risk, if it doesn't matter youze having additional BW stays.

Kohoutek

Kohoutek's vouchers arrived 8/2/10. ^ BW :-: Party time! Last stay for the second voucher was 7/8, letter from BW was dated 7/22.

Kohoutek

I was wondering how this would play out, as I paid, in part, for some of my stays burning up Best Western Travel Cards, and paying the balance with my Best Western MasterCard. I was willing to forgo the 1,000 point MasterCard bonus in order to lighten my load of Travel Cards. I didn't pay for my stays in full with the MasterCard. Still received the 1,000 point bonus ^, dated late July, but with the account updating today.