Originally Posted by
seanburke
The Canadian version of this Visa card doesn't come with the same offer. What you do get is...
Receive 10,000 bonus points1 Receive 10,000 bonus points after your first card purchase. Since hotel rewards start at just 7,500 points, you will automatically qualify for a free night’s stay!
Earn 3 points for every CAD $1 spent at Marriott2 Earn 3 points for every $1 spent at over 2,800 Marriott locations.
Earn 1 point for every $1 spent everywhere else2 Earn 1 point for every $1 spent everywhere else, including gas stations, restaurants, movie theatres and more.
Get an automatic upgrade in Marriott Rewards Get an automatic upgrade to Silver Elite membership in Marriott Rewards.
Enjoy all the benefits of a Platinum Visa card.
Annual Fee $75
Could someone estimate the value of 10,000 marriott points?
For U.S. hotels, one can get a room for 10,000 to 15,000 points. These are the lower category (3 or lower) hotels. The higher ones are like 25,000 point and up. Nice part of Marriott is there are usally several choices for a local.
One can also buy a $1000 cheque for 135,000 points (elite only). Sometimes it is cheaper doing this than booking room with points.
Also, I think some indicate the most optimal use is the travel package awards with hotel and frequent flyer miles. There are many different combinations of those. Starting with 165,000 points and up. These are for week long vacations.