When was the Best Western Rate Levels System Enhancement approved?
Best_Western Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Rate Levels System Enhancement
Approved June 29, 2011 – The Rate Level System Enhancement as set forth in the Ballot Proposal (as set out below), with an effective date of December 1, 2011, or as soon afterward as the technology implementation is achievable; and authorization for the Board of Directors to approve future improvements to rate levels.
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- All LYNX rate plans will be organized into Rate Levels. Each rate plan will be linked to one Rate Level and that Rate Level will determine whether the rate plan is available or not.
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- The first Rate Level will represent BAR. All standard LYNX rate plans with Last Room Availability ("LRA") will be linked to BAR. The
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 108–413)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Best Western's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Rate Levels System Enhancement was approved on June 29, 2011. The enhancement was scheduled to become effective on December 1, 2011, or as soon as the technology implementation was achievable. The approval also authorized the Board of Directors to approve future improvements to rate levels.
The Rate Levels System Enhancement organized all LYNX rate plans into Rate Levels, linking each rate plan to a specific Rate Level that would determine its availability. The first Rate Level represented BAR (Best Available Rate), and all standard LYNX rate plans with Last Room Availability (LRA) were linked to BAR.
The BAR Rate Level included both individual room type and total room counters, which could be adjusted by the property. It also supported the full range of status conditions currently available for rate plans, also adjustable by the property. Members had the option to link other rate plans with BAR at their discretion, providing flexibility in managing their rates and availability.