First update in what seems like ages! Rewards Canada is back from
vacation and it’s time to play catch up! Lots of you have emailed or
asked us questions via blog comments and we’ll get to them as soon as we
can!
The Business Platinum Card® from American Express® underwent some
slight changes. First off it has become more expensive at $499 per year
now but to offset that $100 increase American Express has upgraded the
Priority Pass offered on th card to not only have the waiver of the
US$99 annual fee on that membership but also provide free entrance to
the lounges for the cardholder and one guest. That’s up to a US$54 value
each time you travel. Find out more about The Business Platinum Card® from American Express®
On March 5, Carlson Rezidor Hotels will change their name to Radisson Hotel Group and also rename (and possibly relaunch) Club Carlson to Radisson Rewards.
Right now that is all the details we have but will be watching closely on March 5th (or sooner if details are leaked) and pass along any news. If you have read Rewards Canada for some time now you’ll know one of
our pet peeves is where hotel chains and their associated programs using a
nomenclature that doesn’t relate to any of the actual hotel properties.
There are no Carlson Hotels, there are no Choice Hotels, no Accor Hotels, no Starwood
Hotels nor IHG Hotels. In fact we believe it is the reason some of the
programs and their credit cards haven’t done well here in Canada. When
you try to market to the non-frequent traveller (or points/miles know it
all) you can’t sell your product. The average Canadian does not know
Carlson Hotels they know Radisson and the same goes for the other
brands. So this will be a welcome chain and hopefully help this brand
out worldwide. (Source Meetings and Convnentions)
Posts since our last update:
- 500 FREE Voila Hotel Rewards Points for suggesting new hotels
Just like this time last year, Voila Hotel Rewards would like to know where they should be adding hotels…
- BMO launches a whole new slate of business rewards credit cards
Earlier this month BMO launched a whole new slate of small business credit cards that all offer rewards. From proprietary…
- Top 5 Mastercard Cards to use at Costco – 2018 Update
This is an excerpt of a feature that appears on the main Rewards Canada site which has been updated to…
- BMO Rewards World Elite MasterCard Review – 2018 Update
This is an excerpt of our review that appears on the main Rewards Canada site which has been updated to…
- Marriott Rewards Hotel Category Changes for 2018 – 21% of the chain worldwide is going up in price
Earlier today we brought you the details on the Starwood Preferred Guest hotel category changes and as mentioned we’d…
- Starwood Preferred Guest Hotel Category Changes for 2018 plus a new shorter booking window
This year we’ve already seen hotel category changes from the likes of IHG, Carlson Hotels and Hyatt and now…
Remember to visit Rewards Canada’s Travel Booking site to book travel directly with many of your favourite airlines, hotels and more!
Canadian Bonus Offers
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Other Bonus Offers
Air France KLM Flying Blue
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Earn up to 75% Bonus Flying Blue Miles when you buy miles online. More… Until Mar 19, 18
Avianca LifeMiles
– Earn up to 125% Bonus LifeMiles when you buy miles online. More… Until Feb 28, 18
Best Western Rewards
– Triple Rewards Points for stays at the Best Western Plus Oak Mountain Inn Pelham. More… Until Dec 31, 18
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Double Rewards Points for stays at the Best Western Plus Tucson Int’L Airport Hotel & Suites. More… Until Mar 31, 18
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Double Rewards Points for stays of 2+ nights Sun-Thu at the Best Western Plus Laguardia Airport Hotel Queens. More… Until Mar 15, 18
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Quadruple Rewards Points for stays at the Best Western Plus Arlington/Marysville. More… Until Dec 12, 18
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Double Rewards Points for stays at the Best Western Baraboo Inn. More… Until May 20, 18
Miles & More
– Earn up to 2,500 Bonus Miles & More Miles for stays at participating Hilton hotels Worldwide. More… Until Mar 25, 18
Voila Hotel Rewards
– 500 FREE VHR Points to participate in a survey on Facebook about where
and what hotels should be added to the global VOILÀ network. More… Until May 31, 18
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