Best Western offered this promotion last summer, and it was a nice bonus.  If you’re planning a hotel stay anyway, the travel card will give you a discounted night later in the year.  Just register for a free Gold Crown membership, spend 6 nights at any Best Western hotel between June 29 and August 12, and you’ll receive a free $50 travel card in the mail, good toward another stay at any Best Western location.

Most Best Westerns are at the top of the 3-star rating, and frequently have indoor pools (requirement for any hotel stay with kids).  They aren’t my favorite hotel, but are reasonably priced and some locations are actually pretty nice.  Last summer, we spent a week at a quaint little Bavarian town up north, and the Best Western there was authentically designed in a Bavarian theme, had an indoor pool, gameroom with arcades, family lounge with board games, and an inside restaurant and bar.