Number of Points earned for Airline Partners
Feb 28, 2016, 6:33 pm
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Number of Points earned for Airline Partners
Sorry, I tried looking everywhere and still can't find it. http://www.bestwestern.com/rewards/benefits/
a) If I opt for airline rewards instead (AC,AS,etc). How much will I earn each stay / dollar spent? Is it something like flat rate of 250 miles, etc? Or by dollar spent?
b) If you're a elite member, will I still earn 10/15/25/50% bonus airline/partner miles? Or is that only for earning BW points?
c) If I earn BW points first, and then transfer to airline mileage latter. Will it be the same ratio as earned in a) ?
Last but not least. With their super duper easy status match. Any experience what a SPG Gold will yield? Gold? Platinum? Or even maybe Diamond?
Thanks.
a) If I opt for airline rewards instead (AC,AS,etc). How much will I earn each stay / dollar spent? Is it something like flat rate of 250 miles, etc? Or by dollar spent?
b) If you're a elite member, will I still earn 10/15/25/50% bonus airline/partner miles? Or is that only for earning BW points?
c) If I earn BW points first, and then transfer to airline mileage latter. Will it be the same ratio as earned in a) ?
Last but not least. With their super duper easy status match. Any experience what a SPG Gold will yield? Gold? Platinum? Or even maybe Diamond?
Thanks.
Feb 29, 2016, 10:28 am
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Sorry, I tried looking everywhere and still can't find it. http://www.bestwestern.com/rewards/benefits/
a) If I opt for airline rewards instead (AC,AS,etc). How much will I earn each stay / dollar spent? Is it something like flat rate of 250 miles, etc? Or by dollar spent?
b) If you're a elite member, will I still earn 10/15/25/50% bonus airline/partner miles? Or is that only for earning BW points?
c) If I earn BW points first, and then transfer to airline mileage latter. Will it be the same ratio as earned in a) ?
Last but not least. With their super duper easy status match. Any experience what a SPG Gold will yield? Gold? Platinum? Or even maybe Diamond?
Thanks.
a) If I opt for airline rewards instead (AC,AS,etc). How much will I earn each stay / dollar spent? Is it something like flat rate of 250 miles, etc? Or by dollar spent?
b) If you're a elite member, will I still earn 10/15/25/50% bonus airline/partner miles? Or is that only for earning BW points?
c) If I earn BW points first, and then transfer to airline mileage latter. Will it be the same ratio as earned in a) ?
Last but not least. With their super duper easy status match. Any experience what a SPG Gold will yield? Gold? Platinum? Or even maybe Diamond?
Thanks.
http://www.bestwestern.com/rewards/e...sp?tab=airline
a) All airlines are a flat number of miles/kilometers/points per stay, not per dollar. For all airlines that use the term "miles", it's a flat 250 miles per stay.
b) No elite bonus on direct miles earning.
c) No, it will be completely different, since you will earn points per dollar spent.
So it depends on how long your stay is, how expensive each night is, how many other stays you'll have, and your status, promos, etc, as to whether earning miles directly or earning points and then transferring to miles later will work better for you.