Tuesday, March 29, 2022

March 29 Update: Further update to Mastercard switching to DragonPass and Marriott's switch to dynamic pricing will take place later today

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Here is a further update to the news we broke yesterday on Mastercard Canada switching their lounge access membership from LoungeKey to DragonPass.

One of our Mastercard sources was able to provide further details as follows: 

 

Mastercard Airport Lounge

  • Mastercard has secured a partnership with lounge network leader Dragon Pass to support our airport lounge benefit. We will be migrating all World and World Elite customers to the Dragon Pass platform in 2022 and Mastercard Airport Experiences will be replaced by Mastercard Travel Pass. This migration will significantly strengthen the value of this benefit with access to over 1,300 lounges globally and dining and spa offers. In addition Canada’s dominant airport lounge player, Plaza Premium, is included in the Dragon Pass network which will significantly expand the domestic lounge footprint to 21 lounges.
  • Pricing: Access to this benefit will continue to be offered on all World and World Elite cards. Pricing of lounge access remains unchanged: each entitlement purchased by a cardholder will be at a rate of $32 USD.
  • Migration Date: Mastercard is making this benefit available at the end of Q1 2022, but the issuing banks have until May 15th, 2022 for migration away from LoungeKey. The current airport lounge benefit provided by Collinson will continue to be supported until the earlier of May 15, 2022 or the date of migration.

This has been added to yesterday's post as well. Click here to learn more about this switch.

Image via Mastercard

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Marriott Bonvoy's switch to dynamic pricing will take place late on March 29 so you still have a small window here to make any last minute bookings! Click here to learn more. 

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Continuing with Marriott news, the Fairfield Inn & Suites North Bay which we featured in our piece on Marriott's New Hotel Openings in Canada for 2022 has had its planned opening date pushed back. When we first published that post in January the hotel was set to open this month but that didn't happen and the Marriott website has been updated stating a May opening however when you check to see when the hotel can be booked there are no nights available until mid-July.

Posts since our last update:

Deals:

WestJet has put their flights to Europe on sale. The sale is good for all fare classes including business class. Book by Mar 29 for travel Mar 31 - Dec 15, 22. Click here to book this offer.

Hilton Hotels: Stay at Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, and Conrad Hotels & Resorts and receive a $150 on-property credit for each night you stay. Click here to book this offer.

 

Canadian Bonus Offers

AIR MILES
- 75 Bonus AIR MILES Reward Miles when you book and spend $200 or more before taxes and fees with AIR MILES Hotels. Book by Apr 26, 22 More...

Other Bonus Offers


ALL Accor Live Limitless
- 4x ALL Rewards Points & Night for stays at new Accor Hotels Worldwide. Register & book by May 15 for stays until Jul 3. 22 More...

Etihad Guest
- Earn 5x Guest Miles when you book with Avis for 3 or more days in USA (excluding Alaska), Canada, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia. Book by May 31 for rentals until Jun 30, 22. More...

Marriott Bonvoy
- Atlanta 3,000 bonus Bonvoy Points per stay at the SpringHill Suites Atlanta Airport Gateway. Until May 20, 22 More...
- Denver 2,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points and a $25 food & beverages credit for stays the Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows. Valid for stays until May 30, 22. More...
- Frankfurt 2,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points for stays in Premium, Executive Rooms and Suites at the Frankfurt Airport Marriott Hotel. Valid for stays until May 5, 2022. More...
- Frankfurt 2,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points for stays in Premium, Executive Rooms and Suites at the Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel and Conference Center. Valid for stays until May 5, 2022. More...


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