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Old May 2, 2014 | 8:16 pm
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Originally Posted by prmetime
Need some advice from my fellow Canadian FT'ers - if this questions has been answered elsewhere please let me know. Mr prmetime and I are looking at one or two hotel program-based credit cards to provide us with some point accumulation for our travels. We primarily travel to Hawaii, Vegas and Europe at this point in time but would also be looking at other using this(these) cards in other parts of Canada, the U.S. and eventually Asia. We travel for personal trips 3-4 times per year. We are fine staying in 3-4 star hotels but would like to stretch our $ as far as possible. We would really appreciate any advice you have to offer. Thanks in advance.
  1. Chase Marriot Visa with waived first year fees ($120/yr thereafter), 50,000 Marriott Rewards welcome points, a 1-nite e-certificate good for up to Cat-4, just spend $1 to qualify. It's an ongoing promo, with Chase issuing new signup offers on a monthly basis. There is a current promo link that expires May 31st, 2014, but it will probably be replaced by another one later this month. Read about it here:
    http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marri...l#post22780967

  2. MBNA Choice Privileges MC - apply through GCR and get a $60 cash rebate, on top of the current elevated 24,000 point signup (normally only 8,000)...a no fee card, just spend $1 to qualify. Promo ends June 9th, 2014. Read about it here:
    http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/choic...l#post22489372

  3. MBNA Best Western MC - you can sign up through GCR and get a $60 cash rebate, but only 20,000 welcome points. Better to wait for MBNA to promo it for 50,000 or 60,000 points (usually not offered at this point level at GCR)...a no fee card, but requires $1K or $2K spending to get 50K or 60K points. Not currently promo'd at this higher points offering, so wait for it to come around...it's been promo'd three times in about 18 months.
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