For Best Western, will the implementation of Rate Levels impact how rates for rate plans are managed?

According to Best Western's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the implementation of Rate Levels will not affect how rates for rate plans are managed. The Best Western franchisee will continue to manage rates as they currently do. Both static rate plans and percentage-off plans can and will be linked by the Member to a Rate Level.

Once Rate Levels are implemented, a Best Western property will no longer be able to manipulate availability for an individual rate plan in LYNX. Instead, the property will manipulate availability for a Rate Level. Members can use up to 7 additional rate levels beyond the BAR (Best Available Rate) level, for a total of 8. The member can name each Rate Level and determine which rate plans are linked to which Rate Level.

Best Western members will still be able to manage blackout dates for LRA (Last Room Availability) plans that permit them. The FX plan, along with other minimum allocation plans, will be linked to BAR, and members will continue to manage minimum allocation as they do today. The property will have the ability to view and adjust availability for Rate Levels through Member Web as part of the Rate Level implementation and through their Two-Way PMS (Property Management System) depending on the development and upgrade schedule for each PMS vendor.