83% of the hotels will cost the same or less points! After the release of the merged program benefits for Marriott & SPG, the hotel redemption rates they have finally provided. Some of the concerns was a possible increase in classification for hotels. This is not true! 83% of the hotels require the same or less points! […]
Category: Rewards
Business Review: The Westin Lombard
The Westin Lombard in Lombard, Illinois has been my home for over two years and as a business traveller it is important to know which hotels do the best to make your home away from home as pleasant as possible. If you stay there long enough the staff may send you your own robe, towel […]
Aeroplan Reward Search Hack – The Geek Way
This site isn’t all about reviews but its also about how you can optimize your travels. Searching for rewards can be time consuming. You want to maximize your points by understanding where you can go, where you can stop over at, pick better airlines, etc. What if you could easily search for flights with ease […]
Marriott & SPG Loyalty Merger Update
I was concerned that Marriott was going to flush the rewards/loyalty program down the toilet once they completed the merger with SPG but they haven’t exactly done that to my surprise. Starting in August, the single loyalty program (still unnamed) will be mostly the same however there are some enhancements that mainly the platinum members […]
Chase Sapphire Preffered – Get it Now!
Gone are the days of a 100,000 point bonus, however the Chase Sapphire Preferred is still an excellent card for your wallet with up to a 55,000 point bonus and an annual fee of $95 waived for the first year. Start saving up those points for epic trips and flights! Point Bonus: Spend $4,000 in […]
Point Value: Asia Trip
Now that its all booked for our Asia Trip, how did I do? There is a lot of analysis out there that says you should aim for “x” cents per point. I am just going to give you the facts. When I booked my reward ticket I checked the current cost of the tickets for […]
Asia Trip: Aeroplan Points Booking
So my wife and I decided that we wanted to go to Asia. To where within Asia was tricky since there are so many options. We finally decided that we wanted to go to Tokyo, Maldives and Ko Samui. We also wanted to travel in business class for the whole trip. A basic RT ticket […]