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Best credit card to use at Best Western.

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Best Western Hotels & Resorts runs about 4,000 properties globally under a member-owned cooperative structure that's unusual in the major-chain landscape. The portfolio spans Best Western, Best Western Plus, and Best Western Premier on the core brand, with Vīb, GLō, Aiden, Sadie, and Executive Residency rounding out boutique and extended-stay segments, plus the SureStay budget brands. There's no Best Western co-brand credit card in the U.S. market today, so the right play is a strong general hotel-category card — Sapphire Reserve, Venture X, Amex Gold, or a flat-rate cashback card if you prefer simplicity. Best Western Rewards points are earned only on direct bookings at bestwestern.com or in-app; OTA stays earn nothing in the program.

  1. #1
    Chase
    4x points on hotels
    Hotels booked directly
    5.0%4x points
  2. #2
    Citi Custom Cashif it’s your top category
    Citi
    5% on travel if it's your top eligible spend category that cycle (up to $500/month, then 1%)
    Automatically on your top eligible spend category each billing cycle
    5%
  3. #3
    Wells Fargo
    5x points on hotels
    5.0%5x points
  4. #4
    U.S. Bank
    4x points on travel
    Also gas stations and EV charging, up to $1,000/quarter
    4.0%4x points
  5. #5
    American Express
    3x points on travel
    3.6%3x points
  6. #6
    American Express
    3x points on hotels
    Direct hotel purchases
    3.3%3x points
  7. #7
    Lead Bank
    3x points on hotels
    Hotels (also earns on private charters and luxury car rentals)
    3.0%3x points
  8. #8
    Bilt
    2x points on travel
    3.0%2x points
  9. #9
    Bilt
    2x points on travel
    3.0%2x points
  10. #10
    Citi
    3x points on hotels
    On hotels booked directly
    3.0%3x points