Can you pass on your Best Western Rewards points when you die?
Best Western International reviews requests about Best Western Rewards points after a death case by case. While alive, the account holder can use transfers to another member.
Protecting Best Western Rewards points while the account is active
No beneficiary designation, lifetime transfer options for points, and 7-step plan.
How to protect your Best Western Rewards points while you are alive →Someone died. Handling Best Western Rewards points after a death
Transfer is handled on a case-by-case basis, 5-step process, and 4 required documents.
What happens to Best Western Rewards points when someone dies →Best Western Rewards is the loyalty program for Best Western Hotels & Resorts, covering thousands of hotels across the Best Western, Best Western Plus, Best Western Premier, SureStay, Aiden, and WorldHotels brands.
Best Western International decides what happens to Best Western Rewards points after a death case by case; its terms promise no transfer. While the account holder is alive, Best Western International allows transfers to another member.
What happens to Best Western Rewards at death
- Case by case
The Terms and Conditions state that on a member's death, at Best Western International's discretion, a one-time, full point balance may be transferred to the designated beneficiary upon receipt of the required documentation.1
Naming who acts after a death
- Designation
There is no beneficiary designation on a Best Western Rewards account. The death transfer goes to the member shown as executor or beneficiary of the estate in the will, trust or letters testamentary.1
Best Western International publishes its own process for a deceased person's account: Best Western Rewards one-time point balance transfer on death of a member; the request starts by phone at 1-800-237-8483. There is no way to name a beneficiary or successor on a Best Western Rewards account.
Sources
Data sourced from Best Western International primary sources (3 pages reviewed). How we research.
Best Western Rewards customer support
Best Western Rewards Customer Service (North America)
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