Marriott Bonvoy's dynamic pricing is here - some hotels are pricing lower now (time to re-book) while others are pricing much higher

If you follow Rewards Canada on Twitter you'll have seen me tweeting late last evening about the new Marriott Bonvoy dynamic pricing.  If not, I'll sum up some of what I tweeted and more in this post. I considered posting this last night but figured Twitter was enough and it also would give time for more locations to be updated to the new pricing and also give me time to see what else others have found as good, bad or just plain ugly new points requirements that I could share here.

Flair Airlines announces Tucson flights from Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Lethbridge, Prince George, and Windsor for winter 2022/23 season

 
The new route announcements from Flair Airlines seem to be never ending! In their latest news release from today the Ultra Low Cost Carrier is further expanding their U.S. routes by setting up a winter base in Tucson. The Arizona city will be served from five Canadian cities: Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Lethbridge, Prince George, and Windsor. Yes, you read that right, outside of their home base in Edmonton the airline is setting up cities like Lethbridge and Prince George which rarely ever see Transborder service! 

Air Tahiti Nui announces Seattle flights and becomes a new Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan partner

 

Hot on the heels of our updated review of the Alaska Airlines card yesterday the airline comes out with some great news today! They have announced a new partnership with Air Tahiti Nui as the French Polynesian carrier revealed they will be launched Seattle to Tahiti flights this fall! Yes, Seattle is not in Canada but this presents a potentially great opportunity for Mileage Plan members in Western Canada as now you'll be able to reach the South Pacific paradise with just one stop flying on Alaska Airlines out of Alberta or B.C. via Seattle. 

Earn up to 6,000 bonus ALL Rewards points on multi-night Accor & Fairmont Hotel stays in Canada & Worldwide

 

ALL Accor Live Limitless has brought back their multi-night multi-stay systemwide bonus points offer for the spring. This promotion awards multi-night stays (2 or more nights each) at all of their participating hotels Worldwide. You’ll earn 500 bonus points on your first 2+ night stay, 2,500 on your second 2+ night stay and 3,000 on your third such stay. The offer is good at all their hotels worldwide including Fairmont Hotels across Canada and the half dozen or so Accor Hotels here as well!

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: 

Earn 7x points when shopping with Apple via the Aeroplan eStore until April 2

Aeroplan has brought back their 7x points offer for shopping online with Apple! This works for eligible online purchases made via the Aeroplan eStore for delivery to your home or office or even those you choose to pick up in store.  This is how I typically do my Apple purchases, buy online and pick up within 2-3 hours at the Apple store all the while earning tons of Aeroplan points (plus the points or miles earned on the credit card!)

Introducing Third Circle - a new Canadian clothing and art line!

Some big news out of the Rewards Canada family today - our oldest daughter who is 19 just launched her own clothing and art line called Third Circle! It went live at 12pm PT on March 28 at thirdcircleshop.com and features some truly amazing clothing and art that she designed herself. The launch culminates months of hard work she has put in to creating the designs and getting her business off the ground. The initial release is just the beginning of what she has designed with more products to be released over the coming months.

LAST DAY TO BOOK WITH AWARD CHARTS! Marriott Bonvoy's dynamic pricing will go live on March 29

March 29 Update: The switch to dynamic pricing will take place late on March 29 so you still have a small window here to make any bookings!

Back in October Marriott announced they were moving their Bonvoy program to dynamic award pricing from the long standing award chart model and that those changes would take place in March. It was revealed in February the dynamic pricing will take effect over the course of two days on March 29 and 30 which makes today the last day to book with set award chart pricing.

March 28 Update: MBNA Alaska Airlines World Elite Mastercard Review (Updated for 2022), new Flight Reviews page & last few days for the amazing KLM sale!

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Today we released an update to our review of the MBNA Alaska Airlines World Elite Mastercard. The card was first reviewed on Rewards Canada in 2013 and I have to apologize to our readers as I don't think did an full fledged update on it since then so some of it was out of date. Now that's all fixed and the review is fresh for 2022 and I promise to keep an eye on it and update more frequently as required. The card itself isn't well known to most Canadians but is somewhat of a hidden gem and a favourite in the points and miles community. Read our review here to find out why!

Big News! Mastercard Canada switching lounge access from LoungeKey to DragonPass (which means access to Plaza Premium lounges!)

Big news in the world of credit card lounge access! I was visiting the Mastercard Canada website today and noticed a change to the lounge access section for the World and World Elite Mastercards. No longer does the website state Mastercard Airport Experiences by LoungeKey, instead it now has Mastercard Travel Pass provided by DragonPass.