Choice Hotels (Choice Privileges)

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Hotel Transfer Partners to Airlines

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

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.

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Remembrance Day

The Federal government department of Veterans Affairs Canada states that Remembrance Day is of “remembrance for the men and women who have served, and continue to serve our country during times of war, conflict and peace”. Last year, we wrote…

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[HOTEL] Expiry Policies (updated September 10, 2014)

I thought this would be a good time to update my previous run-down post on hotel expiry policies. I am always trying to decide which hotel loyalty program best suits my travels needs and my portfolio. One of the main factors…

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[PROMOTION] 24,000 Bonus Points with MBNA Choice Privileges MasterCard (expired)

We previously wrote about the Choice Privileges program and talked about how looking out for a 24,000 sign up bonus on the MBNA Choice Privileges MasterCard and lo and behold the promotion is now available. The highlights of the credit card are as follows:

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[TRAVEL] Earn Loyalty Points or Pay a Lower Price?

There was an article that referred to a survey regarding the hotel and lodging industry. The survey found that a high percentage of customers prefer to find offers and deals to pay a cheaper price for any hotel room rather…

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Top No Annual Fee Credit Cards (other than cash back)

I previously wrote about the top “cash” back no annual fee credit cards in Canada. Below are the top other types of no annual fee credit cards. Keep in mind that these credit cards are specific to a loyalty program. So unless you use these programs, you’re better off getting a cash back credit card instead.