[PROMOTION] Bonus Marriott Rewards
Marriott Rewards has an offer for 1,500 bonus points per night for up to 7,500 per stay at 13 participating hotels in Canada. Stay at one of the participating hotels from December 15, 2014 to March 1, 2015.
Author: Matt
Matt has been an avid points collector since 1992 (an elementary school student), when his dad signed up for the new (at the time) Air Miles program. Since then, Matt took a keen interest in learning how the miles and points world works. He quickly found out that there is a lot of value in leveraging miles and points to fund his passion for travelling.
[READER QUESTION] Whether it is Worth Getting the Costco Executive Membership (expired on December 31, 2014)
For those of you who may not be aware, Costco has two levels of membership, Executive and Regular. Currently, there is a 1,500 Aeroplan sign up bonus promotion for Executive members ($110 annual fee), while Regular members ($55 annual fee)…
[PROMOTION] Aeroplan Bonuses for Hotel Stays (expired)
There is currently an abundance of Aeroplan promotions for hotel stays. We recently wrote a post about what to do with hotel points. Often times you may be staying at a hotel that you may never stay again or at…
[PROMOTION] IHG PointsBreak (November 24, 2014 – February 28, 2015)
IHG Rewards has released its next set of hotels that qualify for the PointsBreak promotion. Basically you only need to use 5,000 points for a reward night. Just a quick reminder that IHG Rewards changed its terms and conditions to restrict Pointbreaks…
[READER QUESTION] When is it Enough Points?
I have been asked this question in various ways. When do I have enough points? When should I stop collecting? How much is enough points? The answer is, it depends. It depends on what your goals are. If you are…
[READER QUESTION] What to do with Hotel Points?
The general rule for me is that I always want to earn hotel points, so that I can have enough to redeem for a free night. I will put in the work to keep my account active and wait until…
Updating my Survey Portfolio
Often times, surveys have helped me keep my loyalty accounts active and helped me pay for items online. So I am very appreciative that survey programs are available to us and I intend to keep on using them while I still can. Below is a breakdown of my survey portfolio and why I use each program.
[PROMOTIONS] Earn Aeroplan Points for Parking at the Airport (expired on December 31, 2014)
The Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and the Calgary International Airport (YYC) are both offering bonus Aeroplan points for parking at their airports. Each airport has its own promotion. When parking at the Vancouver International Airport between October 1, 2014 and December…
The Best Air Miles Redemption
Since Air Miles decided to implement an expiry policy, I have no longer been a fan of Air Miles. Below is a breakdown of how the expiry policy will work. Effective December 31, 2016, there will be an expiry policy where…
[PROMOTION] VIA Rail Sale Starting at $25 One-Way (expired on November 23, 2014)
VIA Rail is offering a very good sale with prices starting at $25 one-way for travel between the Québec City and Windsor corridor in Economy class (Adult Escape fare). The Business class (Adult Business fare) starts from $59. one-way. You need to…