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Best Western Retires Rewards Program (thetravel.com)

Best Western Hotels will merge its loyalty program into WorldHotels Rewards on January 5, 2027. Air France-KLM paused a controversial Flying Blue status point increase until December 1. IHG One Rewards now allows members to earn points on group stays paid via master bills.

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    The rename is the visible piece of a larger masterbrand move: BWH is putting its 4,000-hotel, 18-brand portfolio under WorldHotels, then folding two programs that already share parallel five-tier ladders and a 10-points-per-dollar base earn into three still-unnamed tiers on January 5. [1] The current programs differ more on on-property perks than on earn rules, so the real test is how those benefits and award charts map; more details are due November 16.

    [1] thepointsguy.com/news/best-western-rewards-worldhotels-merger