This is friggin' sweet.

Credit to this post as well:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/28848714-post12.html

Redeem 10,000 Best Western Rewards points for a free night
The free night is valid for stays taking place between November 1, 2017 and January 31, 2018 (Promotion is subject to cancellation or change without notice).

I booked 3 nights in downtown SFO, for 10,000 points per night.
The cash value of that room is US $929 per night (which is ridiculous, sure, but I'm delighted to get a room in SFO when a convention is on).
So, again, I'm using 30,000 BW points for a 3-night stay that would go for USD $2,787. And, BW covers the taxes, too.

The rate is non-cancellable, so I called BW to ask a few things. The CSR on the phone was surprised at the 10,000 point rate I was getting... not sure why, though.

Most hotels in most markets that I surveyed seemed to be at the 10,000 point rate.

This may be the best value-for-a-point deal I've ever gotten.
It's on par with 1200 Air Miles for a roundtrip flight to Churchill.

So, big debt of gratitude to zoqfotpik for pointing this out.^^^

This link (from back in the summer) appears to still work.
Anyone have experience trying this link again?

I cancelled my MBNA Best Western MC a few weeks ago.
I'm considering trying out for a second one... not sure if I should wait.

The rate is cancellable (it says free cancellation under my reservation)? I cancelled one of the points reservations I made online. I booked SF as well. 4 nights in November. Great deal.

Although what are your dates / what's your hotel that the rates are so high?

My rate is non-cancellable. Dunno why. Hotel probably has the same policy for cash and for non-cash rates at that time.

That's weird. So when you check your reservation online, there is no cancel button?

Oh that IS sweet!!! I thought my $500 a night for 30k points redemption I did in NYC was a sweet deal....yours is phenomenal! This is what points redemption is all about!

This 10K Best Western promo couldn't have come at a better time! Getting free 60K after spending $2K and now can look forward to using them in the next couple of months!

The reservation says non-cancellable.
At this point, I plan to keep the reservation.

If I review the reservation, there's a big CANCEL button. Maybe it works, maybe it doesn't.

Yes, most times cancelling a reservation online is a 2-step process, so I could hit the CANCEL button and hope there is a second stage to cancellation.
But I don't want to (literally) press my luck to find out if the button works.

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Best card for a hotel purchase?

Next month, I'll be paying for a hotel banquet function at a hotel on a credit card.
The hotel is not affiliated with a large chain.

In terms of points/rewards, what's the best card to use?
I'm thinking my legacy MBNA card, 2 cents per dollar, or
Amex Gold Personal: 2 MR per dollar spend.

Am I missing something out there with a better return on hotel spend?

I'd go Amex Personal. Can you split the bill? Maybe get a few cards that have big sign-up bonuses but only after big minimum spend thresholds , like the Amex Biz gold.

Not sure if this is the correct forum to post my query...

The first VISA credit card I've had was an Aeroplan one. If I cancel the Aeroplan VISA and get another Visa card, will that maintain my long term credit history with VISA?

I've been told that one should always keep the oldest product as it helps to maintain a better credit rating.

Your "credit history" isn't with VISA, it's with the specific card you have at your specific bank. You can ask the bank to "convert" your Aeroplan Visa into a different card which might keep the history going, but no guarantees.

I notice that the 60K promo is still up, although the expiration says Aug 31. Any one got one recently?

Looking for a suggestion. I currently have the RBC Visa Infinite Privilege card and it is up for renewal October 16. I accepted their offer a year ago because they offered 25,000 points. Now that it is up for renewal for $399 a year, I don't think it is worth it. Is there similar card that offers 1.25x points per dollar spend?

it really depends on what you plan to use the points for. Off the top of my head:

Amex Biz Plat - $399 fee but you'll get 75k welcome bonus via referral and earn 1.25x transferable to Aeroplan and BA Avios.

Amex Personal Plat - $299 (2 x $200 travel credit if you only keep 1 yr) i believe sign up bonus is 60k via referral and again earn 1.25 transferable to AP and Avios

SPG AMEX - $120 25K sign up bonus and you get a plethora of airline transfer options and you get the extra 25% when you convert 20k pts

AMEX Cobalt - the new comer $120 ($10 a month) if you spend in the dining/groceries category you get 5x the pts transferable to SPG at 2:1 so it's like earn 2.5 spg pts in that category.