5 ways to stack card rewards, savings on new home furnishings + MORE Jun 28th

For sometime now we’ve known what the earn rates and benefits will be on current and new U.S. issued Marriott and Starwood credit cards from Chase and American Express respectively. Here in Canada we have not, we have only been able to speculate on what changes will happen to the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express. The time has come and now we know what is happening to the card when the three loyalty programs that are owned by Marriott become one this August.As speculated the earn rate on everyday purchases, that is earning on non-Marriott/Starwood hotel purchases is matching that of the U.S.. This earn rate is 2 points per dollar spent. This is a devaluation from the current earn rate of 1 Starpoint per dollar spent which is equivalent to 3 Marriott Rewards points. So you’ll see a 33% reduction in earn for most spending made on this card. For Marriott and Starwood purchases, the new earn rate will be 5 points per dollar – again another devaluation from the current promotional rate of 2 Starpoitns per dollar or 6 Marriott Rewards points…

Accor Hotels is celebrating the addition of Fairmont, Raffles and Swissotel hotel to their Le Club AccorHotels program with this new bonus! Officially the three hotels from the FRHI group join Le Club AccorHotels on July 2nd and that’s when this bonus kicks in. It will also mark the end of the much beloved Fairmont President’s Club. As long the hotel is participating and you’ve registered for this offer you’ll earn the bonus.If you are unfamiliar with the workings of Le Club AccorHotels, you earn points on your stays like most hotel programs and then you can redeem those points at rate of 2,000 points for EUR40 off your hotel bill. That means this 1,000 point bonus is worth EUR20 or about C$30. That’s not a bad bonus at all! Granted most Fairmont Hotels aren’t the cheapest to stay at over the summer months, I’m thinking Banff and Lake Louise where you’re lucky if you can get a rate under $300. You will also have to factor in the base earn rate which is awarded as follow:Classic members earn 25 points per €10Silver members earn 31 points per €10Gold members earn 37 points per €10Platinum members earn 44 points per €10The 1,000 point bonus is equivalent to 500 Aeroplan miles as Le Club AccorHotels points can be converted to Aeroplan (4,000 points = 2,000 miles) so that is also an option you can take advantage of…

With help from credit card rewards, cardholder loyalty perks and online shopping strategies, there are ways to cut costs and earn rewards on home goods expenses.

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