Hilton HHonors recently raised the number of points required for a hotel stay while goldpoints plus reduced the number of points required for award stays at its highest levels. Will Best Western follow either move? In an interview in USA Today, Dorothy Dowling of Best Western said the hotel is considering decreasing its award chart requirement because “the market has shifted very dynamically over the last 12 months” and room rates have gone down. Best Western Rewards free night awards currently range between 8,000 and 36,000 points and if hotel room occupancy and room rates remain low, it sounds like the number of points needed for award nights may decrease as well.