As we said in September “The Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express isn’t going away – at least for the time being” as people were speculating on its demise due to the upcoming integration of Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest. Based on news from Marriott we knew this wouldn’t happen until late […]
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Marriott Cyber Sale – Rates from $89 in the Americas
Earlier we brought you details of Starwood’s Cyber Sale and their parent company Marriott is also running the identical Cyber Weekend sale! Rates start as low as $89 for stays at participating Marriott Hotels in the Canada, the U.S., Latin America and South America. Cyber Weekend Sale! Book a room worldwide at Marriott Hotels starting […]
November 15 Update: WestJet Rewards becoming a real contender, YYC to YYZ via AMS on Air France KLM & 2 new Canadian Marriott stay bonuses
This is just me thinking out loud here….. WestJet Rewards and Air France KLM Flying Blue finally announced reciprocal redemption from their respective reward programs today. We covered using WestJet dollars on AF KLM earlier today and this is great news that I wanted to talk about more. The ever expanding capacity of WestJet Rewards […]
30% Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you convert hotel loyalty program points to Aeroplan until December 11
We see the return of another Aeroplan conversion bonus! Last seen this past summer, the hotel only transfer bonus is back but this time it’s a flat 30% bonus miles instead of the flat 35% seen in the previous version. You have the make sure that you transfer enough hotel points to earn 5,000 Aeroplan […]
November 2 Update: Earn & Redeem Marriott Rewards points for online shopping, new Singapore Airlines premium products & 100 Free La Quinta points
Marriott Rewards has launched a new online shopping portal called Marriott Rewards More. Like many other online shopping portals you can earn points for shopping online with many retailers however what makes Marriott Rewards More different is that they also give you the option to redeem points for shopping with those same online retailers! For […]
October 31 Update: Podcast Episode 34 discusses credit scores, Renaissance Montreal intimate Navigator’s Table dinner & more
Podcast Episode 34 is here! You can listen to or download it on Apple iTunes, Google Play, our website and Soundcloud. In this episode we welcome Rubina Ahmed-Haq of AlwaysSaveMoney.com. Rubina is a journalist and blogger who covers the world of personal finance in Canada. She gives tips on how to save money on her […]
Summary of global hotel systemwide bonus points promotions – October Edition
One of the easiest ways to rack up lots of hotel points is to take advantage of the systemwide bonuses that come from many of the big chain programs and also from the lesser known programs. In fact, right now it should be rare for you NOT to earn a bonus. Unless you are staying […]