Best Western is out with yet another promotion, this time giving $50 bonus cards free when staying two nights by May 11, 2025. You can earn up to $100 back, but be aware that the bonus cards are only valid for a few months.
The Deal
- Stay two nights at Best Western properties in the US, Canada or Caribbean islands & get $50 Best Western bonus cards free.
- Direct link to registration (our affiliate link).
Key Terms
- Best Western Rewards members who (a) register for this promotion on bestwestern.com/stay2get50 or as otherwise permitted (e.g., at the front desk of any Best Western branded hotel), (b) stay for two (2) qualified nights between February 3, 2025 and May 11, 2025 (“Promotion Period”) at any Best Western branded hotel in the United States, Canada, or the Caribbean Islands, and (c) have a valid email address listed in the Rewards Member’s account profile at the time of registration for the promotion, will earn one (1) promotional $50 USD/CAD** Best Western Gift Card (“Gift Card”).
- There is a limit of two (2) $50 USD/CAD Gift Cards per Rewards Member during the promotion.
- Gift Cards expire on August 3, 2025.
- Promotion registration and BWR enrollment/membership is required prior to the first qualified stay. Qualified stays completed prior to promotion registration and BWR enrollment/membership will not count towards satisfying the promotion requirements. BWR enrollment may be completed by visiting bestwesternrewards.com.
- Please allow approximately two (2) weeks from completion of the second qualified night to receive the Gift Card. The Gift Card will be sent electronically to the Rewards Member’s email address (regardless of whether the Rewards Member has opted out of Best Western communications). The Gift Card will not be sent via mail or any other means other than to the Rewards Member’s email address as registered in the Rewards Member’s account profile.
- The Gift Card cannot be used to pay for the qualified night stay during which the Rewards Member qualified to receive the Gift Card pursuant to this promotion.
- The Gift Card can be used toward a subsequent stay after the Gift Card is received.
- ** Rewards Members will be issued a Gift Card in USD or CAD currencies only. USD for residents of the United States and the Caribbean Islands. CAD for residents of Canada. All Rewards Members outside of these countries will receive a USD Gift Card.
Quick Thoughts
This has the potential to be a rewarding promotion – especially considering its stackability with other offers – but it’s important to be aware of the limitations of the $50 cards.
Best Western markets them as gift cards, but strictly speaking that’s not true. Gift cards don’t expire, but these $50 Best Western cards are effectively bonus cards as they expire on August 3, 2025. That therefore gives you a fairly short time period in which to redeem them.
If you have an upcoming two night stay shortly after this promotion starts, you’ll have about five months in which to redeem them as it takes up to two weeks to receive the cards after your stay. However, if your stay isn’t until the end of the promotion period (May 11), you’ll likely only have a couple of months in which to utilize them by the time they’re sent to you which is far more restrictive.
Still, if you can make use of the cards before they expire, earning $50 cards after only two nights is a generous return. It’ll also stack nicely with this promotion giving 2,000 bonus points per night. In addition to that, you can click through from a shopping portal to earn rewards (you can find the current rates here and here), plus pay with a card with the Best Western Chase Offer to get 10% back if you’re targeted for that. With regards to shopping portals, after visiting the Best Western website last night, Capital One Shopping targeted me for an offer giving 30% cashback. 30% cashback + 10% from a Chase Offer + $50 bonus card + 4,000 bonus points for a two night stay would be superb.
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