Helping Canadians maximize their travels
This past week, Marriott Bonvoy announced some new winter promotions and a generous gift for elite status members. It’s clear that there’s been a reduction in travel and hotel stays over the past year. So, Marriott is enticing people to stay with them this winter and rewarding their loyal members.
American Express regularly offers bonus promotions for it’s card holders. Until January 3, 2021, there’s a new promotion available for Marriott Bonvoy™ American Express® card members!
Generally, for most regular purchases, this credit card only offers 2 Bonvoy points per dollar spent. But, this new promotion offers additional bonus Marriott Bonvoy points for purchases at restaurants, food delivery, gas stations and stays at Marriott hotels. Plus, no registration required for this promo!
Marriott Bonvoy has just released a new limited-time promotion which might be of interest for those with upcoming hotel stays. Without a doubt, this is one of the best offers ever from Marriott on purchasing Bonvoy points.
From November 19 until November 25, 2020, Marriott Bonvoy is offering a 60% bonus on purchased points when you buy at least 2,000 points in one transaction.
Marriott Bonvoy has just released a new limited-time promotion called “Week of Wonders” for it’s members. This promotion might be of interest for anyone with upcoming hotel stays during the month of October and November.
This past July, I was able to stay at the newly opened TownePlace Suites Hotel in Petawawa which opened in the Spring of 2020. This all suite hotel is excellent for short or long-term stays while visiting Petawawa and the Ottawa Valley.
This summer, many Canadian banks are introducing new temporary measures in response to the corona virus pandemic. To provide ongoing value to their customers, many banks are now offering increased earning potential on some of their credit cards.
In fact, credit card issuers are proposing higher earning rates in select categories including groceries, food delivery services and restaurants.
Here is a summary of some of the bonus credit card offers by Amex, RBC, CIBC and TD.
During a recent overnight flight connection through Toronto, I was able to stay and experience the Sheraton Gateway Hotel at the Toronto International Airport. This hotel is located conveniently right beside Terminal 3 of the airport making it an ideal location to stay overnight before an early morning flight.
There are countless reward programs available to help Canadians achieve their travel dreams. In the previous section, I demonstrated how to redeem your Aeroplan miles for flights. As for using points for hotel stays, Marriott Bonvoy is one of the best hotel reward programs available for Canadians because points are flexible and can be redeemed in multiple ways.
So in this last article of the series, I will be discussing tips and strategies to use when redeeming Marriott Bonvoy points.
Earning travel reward points can help to achieve your travel dreams. But sometimes, you need a high number of points to redeem for a flight or hotel night. How do you earn a substantial amount of points within a short period of time?
The answer lies with credit cards and will be the focus of this article.
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