Best Western - 3 Stays 22 Apr - 9 Jun 2013, Get BW $50 Travel Card
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Best Western - 3 Stays 22 Apr - 9 Jun 2013, Get BW $50 Travel Card
http://www.bestwestern.com/rewards/o...ump&ptype=base
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3 Seperate stays between 4/22/13 and 6/9/13 and get $50 MasterCard Gift Card.^
Safe Travels,
Doc
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3 Seperate stays between 4/22/13 and 6/9/13 and get $50 MasterCard Gift Card.^
Safe Travels,
Doc
#2
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Quebec and Ontario, Canada
Programs: AC*E50, SPG/Marriott Plat
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Sucks a little bit, knowing last year we got a voucher for any BW worldwide (which I was able to redeem for a 400 euros hotel in Paris during Christmas).
But still better than nothing...
But still better than nothing...
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#4
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Quebec and Ontario, Canada
Programs: AC*E50, SPG/Marriott Plat
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Yes I saw the voucher promo, but given the short period we were able to use the voucher and the fact it was limited to the US / Canada I just didn't go for this...
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This year is even worse, I am not able to register- Oh, it says that I am already registered for a promotion, but have no clue about that!
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So IMHO it's unfair to try to compare this late-April through early-June promo to last years's mid-June through mid-August promo!
The spring promo last year was almost identical to this current one. Look:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/best-...bonus-pts.html
And I don't see what's so much worse about this year's $50 travel card promo compared to last year's $50 travel card promo at the same time of year! (Registration issues aside...)
Last edited by sdsearch; Apr 17, 2013 at 5:04 pm
#7
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http://www.bestwestern.com/rewards/o...ump&ptype=base
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3 Seperate stays between 4/22/13 and 6/9/13 and get $50 MasterCard Gift Card.^
Safe Travels,
Doc
Sign up here.
3 Seperate stays between 4/22/13 and 6/9/13 and get $50 MasterCard Gift Card.^
Safe Travels,
Doc
A Best Western Travel Card, if you're not familiar with it, is a card you can only use at Best Western hotels. It carries no MC or Visa or Amex or Discover or Star or Cirrus logo, and thus cannot be used anywhere else.
#9
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Quebec and Ontario, Canada
Programs: AC*E50, SPG/Marriott Plat
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You're all getting confused. This promo ends in early June. The "great" promo you are referring to from last year didn't start until mid-June! It was called the "summer'" promo. Look:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/best-...t-voucher.html
So IMHO it's unfair to try to compare this late-April through early-June promo to last years's mid-June through mid-August promo!
The spring promo last year was almost identical to this current one. Look:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/best-...bonus-pts.html
And I don't see what's so much worse about this year's $50 travel card promo compared to last year's $50 travel card promo at the same time of year! (Registration issues aside...)
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/best-...t-voucher.html
So IMHO it's unfair to try to compare this late-April through early-June promo to last years's mid-June through mid-August promo!
The spring promo last year was almost identical to this current one. Look:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/best-...bonus-pts.html
And I don't see what's so much worse about this year's $50 travel card promo compared to last year's $50 travel card promo at the same time of year! (Registration issues aside...)
#10
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Charleston, SC, USA
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I stayed at 2 BWs in early May in Florida this year, earning 1000 Aeroplan miles each. So far I have no reason to stay at a BW by June 9 to earn my $50 card, but I have changed my registration to the promo offering 2K Aeroplan per stay until Aug. 31!
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This is odd because the gift card arrives in an email, and it says print it and give to the hotel. I am using mine in Paris, but I am almost certain they will have no idea what to do with it. Does anyone have experiencing using the digital certificate by printing and handing to the front desk?
#13
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This is odd because the gift card arrives in an email, and it says print it and give to the hotel. I am using mine in Paris, but I am almost certain they will have no idea what to do with it. Does anyone have experiencing using the digital certificate by printing and handing to the front desk?
But there's an obvious question of what conversion rate does a hotel overseas use for figuring out how much "$50 off" is? And on what day does it do it (currency conversions can fluctuate constantly)?
#14
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Charleston, SC, USA
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No worries on forex conversion. I bought a C$500 GC from BW last year to get bonus Aeroplan miles. When I used it in the USA, the hotel processed the charge in US$ & BW headquarters converted it at within 1/2% of the mid-market rate!