Marriott Hotels & Resorts (Marriott Bonvoy)

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Hotel Co-Branded Credit Cards Market Wide Open

ByMatt

It is very slim pickings for co-branded hotel loyalty program credit cards in Canada. These are only 4 credit cards left to choose from. This also means that the market is completely wide open. Unfortunately, the weak Canadian dollar is really not helping the potential for a hotel rewards program to want to enter the Canadian market.

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[HOTEL] Expiry Policies (updated February 18, 2016)

ByMatt

It has been a while since my last hotel expiry policies update. There have been a few changes ever since, so I thought I’d give my list a quick update. In deciding my preference for hotel loyalty programs, I give a lot of consideration to the expiry policy. I have been focusing my energy on 4 hotel rewards programs: Best Western Rewards, Hilton HHonors, IHG Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest.

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22 Delta Hotels Joins Marriott Rewards

ByMatt

Delta Hotels and Resorts was bought out my Marriott Hotels and Resorts about a year ago. Another step towards it integration has taken place. As of January 28, 2016, 22 of Delta’s hotels, located in Canada and in Orlando, Florida have now fully joined Marriott Rewards.

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Best Price Guaranteed: Booking With Third Party versus Direct

ByShirley Huang

Most people believe that third party sites such as Priceline and Expedia offer the best prices in terms of hotel room rates, but is this really the case? With the Best Price Guaranteed policy offered by most hotel brands, you can easily find yourself locking in a good deal.

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Deals for Canadians

ByShirley Huang

It’s Black Friday and there are deals everywhere as we wish our neighbours in the United States and Happy Thanksgiving! In recent years, both Black Friday and Cyber Monday have been combined into a long weekend of unbelievable discounts assisting our needs into the holiday season.

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Saturday Updates (Aeroplan Bonus, Scotiabank-Sears, Starwood-Marriott)

ByMatt

It is Saturday again, so we’ve got another round of weekly updates for you. This week, we saw the Aeroplan conversion bonus back, Scotiabank officially taking over the Sears credit cards and a historic merger, pending final approval, between Marriott and Starwood.

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New Link for the Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Visa

ByMatt

As you already know, the Chase Canada website has taken off the link to sign up for the Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Visa. But the website is advertising for only 30,000 sign up bonus points. There has been a special link for the 50,000 sign up bonus points instead, but that seems to have discontinued. Furthermore, the old 30,000 link also discontinued, so I almost thought the credit card was finished until I saw this new link with the 30,000 sign up bonus offer.

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Top 5 Hotel Loyalty Programs for Canadians

ByMatt

The top 5 hotel loyalty program for Canadians to sign up for and why. The rank as follows: IHG Rewards, Marriott Rewards, Starwood Preferred Guest, Best Western Rewards and Hilton HHonors.

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List of Requirements for Attaining Hotel Elite Status (updated May 22, 2015)

ByMatt

Hotel elite statuses can be very valuable to some people. There are essentially 3 different ways to achieve hotel elite status, through nights, points or stays.