Best Western announces new hotel points matching program

If you have hotel points from other hotels, Best Western will match them. Of course, there's a catch: you have to be a member of the Best Western Rewards loyalty program and have elite status with another hotel group.

Best Western's new "Status Match, No Catch" program rewards members of its free loyalty points program with matching elite status of any other hotel loyalty program-free of charge.

Here's how it works:

Starting now, new and existing Best Western Rewards members can upgrade their Rewards status by contacting Best Western and providing proof of elite status with another hotel loyalty program. Best Western Rewards points will be earned at the equivalent elite status immediately.

According to the hotel's website, members of the elite status loyalty program with Best Western enjoy:

• Gold Elite (awarded after 10 qualified nights in one calendar year), which earns a 10 percent Rewards bonus
• Platinum Elite (awarded after 15 qualified nights in one calendar year), which earns a 15 percent Rewards bonus
• Diamond Elite (awarded after 30 qualified nights in one calendar year), which earns a 30 percent Rewards bonus.

Time to start digging through your old accounts for those extra hotel points.

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