Best Western Rewards members earn 1,000 bonus points per night for stays in California, Nevada and Hawaii December 1-January 31, 2013. A maximum of 4,000 bonus points will be awarded during the promotion.

Promotion registration at www.travelbestwestern.com/winter13 is required before your stay to earn this bonus.

1,000 bonus points per night in California, Hawaii and Nevada

BestWestern.com 250 points online booking bonus

You can also register to earn 250 bonus points per online booking at Best Western.com through June 30, 2013.

1,250 bonus points on top of 10 points per dollar can more than double your points earning on a $100 Best Western stay in these states.

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Best Western Rewards members earn 250 bonus points as an online booking bonus for reservations made at BestWestern.com on stays booked and completed between November 19, 2012 and June 30, 2013. There is no limit to the number of online booking bonuses a member may earn.

Best Western Rewards registration is required.

2012 has seen an increase in online booking bonus opportunities to a degree not seen in nearly a decade for the hotel industry.

Club Carlson (Radisson, Country Inn, Park Plaza, Park Inn) made the online booking bonus a regular feature of the restructured Club Carlson hotel loyalty program in 2011.  All members earn at least 1,000 bonus points per booking through ClubCarlson.com or official Carlson Rezidor Hotels Group websites. Club Carlson elite members earn 2,000 or 3,000 bonus points for each online booking.

Starwood Preferred Guest currently offers 500 points for mobile bookings through iPhone and Android apps or 250 points for online bookings at spg.com during its Better by the Night promotion through December 20, 2012.

IHG Priority Club Rewards last summer from June 1 through September 3, 2012 offered 250 bonus points for up to five online bookings made through one of its official websites. www.priorityclub.com/websites

You can now register for the SPG Better by the Night promotion running October 1 through December 20, 2012. Stays of 1 or 2 nights earn double Starpoints (4 points/$1) and stays of 3 nights or more earn triple Starpoints (6 points/$1).

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