Chalet rentals are useful for both a group celebrating together or simply for someone working remotely. Once the location is found and the booking is made, reward points come to the rescue to help you save money.
Before booking in any region of Quebec or abroad, it’s important to know whether Visa, Mastercard, and American Express credit cards are accepted as payment. Next, you need to check if the business you’re dealing with is classified under the ‘Travel’ or ‘Tourist Accommodation’ category. Our guide on how points work will answer your questions.
American Express Membership Rewards points are flexible. Each 1,000 Membership Rewards points deducts $10 from the credit card balance.
All expenses are accepted. This comes in handy if you don’t know whether the owner or the chalet rental platform is considered a travel expense.
This is excellent for spending with Airbnb, VRBO and others. Are you dreaming of a stay in the Eastern Townships? The process is straightforward:
For example, a chalet rental costs $700. You have 50,000 Membership Rewards points on your American Express Cobalt card, which equals to $500.
By using these points to deduct from the balance, you’ll have a net expense of $200. However, make sure you check in advance that the platform or owner accepts American Express cards.
With the TD First Class Travel Visa Infinite Card, TD Rewards points can be used to rent chalets through Expedia for TD. Here, 200 TD points are exchanged to reduce the bill by $1.
What’s more, you can also book through the website of your choice, then deduct 250 TD Rewards points for $1. Another way to save is to use the $100 annual TD Travel Credit.
NBC Reward points are very useful toward a chalet discount.
Eligible purchases include Airbnb, Expedia and similar websites, as well as condominium and chalet reservations for tourism purposes.
Secondly, Aventura points are based on the same principle as other points for cheap chalet rentals.
Under normal circumstances, 16,000 points are required for a $100 reduction in travel expenses. But CIBC allows you to use 35% fewer Aventura points with this promotion.
With the “Redeem for Travel” option of the Scene+ program, 10,000 points deduct $100 from a chalet rental, which you can easily apply as a statement credit once the transaction has been completed.
You can also book your chalet via Expedia’s dedicated website with Scene+.
Looking to rent a chalet in another country? Use your Scotiabank Visa Infinite Passport to avoid the 2.5% foreign currency conversion fee.
Marriott Bonvoy is not just for hotels. A lesser-known option is its private home rental platform Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy.
Marriott Bonvoy loyalty program members can earn points with the Marriott Bonvoy® American Express®* Card and use them at Homes & Villas.
The Aeroplan program lets you use Aeroplan points to rent chalets. However, it may or may not be worth it.
We don’t really recommend it. However, the option of paying for a chalet with Aeroplan points does exist and can be convenient for some.
Based on the same principle as points redemption, cash-back cards also help you save money. Among the best is the CIBC Dividend® Visa Infinite* Card.
Its welcome offer provides attractive cash back on all purchases charged to the account, for the first four statements (up to a certain limit). After that, earn 4% cash back on eligible gas, electric vehicle charging and grocery purchases.
Finally, if you’re going on a road trip to discover a region, there are also tips on how to save money at the pump. Find them in our guide How to save on gas prices in Canada.
Whether in the Eastern Townships, other regions of Quebec, or abroad, chalet listings are plentiful. You can check sites such as Airbnb, VRBO, Expedia, and Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy
Chalets with these amenities are plentiful throughout the province. To find chalet listings that match your preferences, you usually just need to select the filter or category option on booking sites.
MonsieurChalets.com offers a wide choice of dog-friendly mini-cottages across the province. Several conditions must be met, depending on the location, including the animal’s weight and proof of vaccination.
The chalet could be more rustic, smaller or by a lake. Whereas a house is bigger, but further away from a body of water.
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