Marriott (Marriott Rewards)

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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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Hotel Transfer Partners to Airlines

ByShirley Huang

Sometimes we overlook the fact that there are many methods when earning airline frequent flyer points. One of the easiest ways is staying at one of your favourite hotel brands and then transferring your points over to your airline loyalty program.

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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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[READER QUESTION] What is Happening with the Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Visa Card?

ByMatt

As you may have already noticed, it seems that you cannot apply for the Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Visa Card through the Chase Canada, because the “Apply Now” button has disappeared. However, it has been known that there are still two separate links that work with the 50,000 sign up bonus and the 30,000 sign up bonus.

There is no way to know how much longer this credit card will be around for, so if you have been thinking about it, I would go for it sooner rather than later. Here is a quick reminder of the highlights of the credit card: