Hotel Review – Calgary In-Terminal Marriott
As part of my due diligence for the upcoming PointsU conference, I had the opportunity to take a quick tour of the newly opened In-Terminal Marriott at the Calgary International Airport (YYC). The hotel has been open since the new International Terminal greeted its first travelers in October of 2016 and it was about time
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Marriott 5 Night Package Success – The Power of Persistence
In the past, I have redeemed for 4 x Marriott 5 Night Packages for Category 1-5 hotels, documented my experiences and then went on to explain why you should never redeem for anything more than a Category 1-5 Package. In order to help out my fellow PointsNerd readers, I showed you how to actually redeem for
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Should You Make A Tesla Reservation to Make Minimum Spend? – Update
A couple of weeks ago, I asked the question on whether or not it makes sense to make a deposit on a Tesla and then ask for a refund in order to make your minimum spend requirements. Today I learned that Tesla refunds directly to the credit card you used so it is not a good way to meet
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Earn $22 AND Get Your Credit Score?
I have previously written about the importance of understanding how credit score is calculated and the free options out there to obtain your credit score. While there are definitely options to get your credit score for free, the information they provide is limited when compared to the official credit scoring agencies in Canada like
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Interview with Marriott
As part of my duties to help bring the next PointsU to Calgary, I’ve been meeting with some potential sponsors to help bring this conference to life. As part of that, I was given the opportunity to tour the new In-Terminal Marriott at YYC and speak to the Director of Sales and Marketing, Steven Walton.
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Why Even Minor Status Matters
Sorry that I haven’t been writing in the past few days but I took a quick last minute trip to Philadelphia to visit a friend. If you’ve never been to Philadelphia, I would highly recommend it! It’s a gorgeous city with lots of history and fun things to do. I have Marriott Platinum Status
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US Additional Screening Is Brutal
For those of you that weren’t aware, US Customs and Border Protection had previously implemented an electronics ban for flights from Middle East countries. This dramatically affected the loads of the Middle East 3 (Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar) with many routes being scaled back or canceled. As of July 2017, the ban was lifted, but
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Reader Question – When Do I Get My Bonus Alaska Miles?
I get a lot of questions in the comments section of my blog and through email. Most times I will answer the question through the same channel that the question was received, however, there are times where it makes sense to make the response a little more visible to other readers. That’s the case today.
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Understanding Where To Credit Your Miles
Keeping track of which airline belongs to which Alliance or Partnership can be confusing at times, especially as we see more and more airlines forming new partnerships. As an example, Virgin Australia just announced that they were forming a partnership with four HNA Group Carriers; Hong Kong Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Capital airways and Tianjin Airlines,
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Why You Should Always Check Your Award Ticket
I’m a pretty meticulous guy with a penchant for the details and I would encourage you to do the same when you book your award tickets. Airlines and Loyalty Programs are not infallible and on more than one occasion, I have had to fix an issue with my award ticket. If you are able to
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