<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by davistev:
You can buy Amex MR points? I had no idea. I have a Canadian AMEX with MR features. I'll give them a call.
Great ideas.
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Without looking it up I believe the Canadian transfer rate is much lower - somewhere in the area of 100 Amex to 65 Marriott. Not a great deal, but convenient.