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Overview of the Visa Infinite Luxury Hotels Collection

Overview of the Visa Infinite Luxury Hotels Collection
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Reading Jean-Maximilien’s article on American Express’ Fine Hotels & Resorts program made me want to write an article on the Visa Infinite Luxury Hotels Collection.

Visa also offers its high-end hotel program: Visa Infinite Luxury Hotel Collection. It is reserved for holders of Visa Signature, Visa Infinite / Visa Infinite Privilege and some Visa Gold and Visa Platinum cards.

About the Visa Infinite Luxury hotel collection

The Visa Infinite Luxury Hotel Collection includes some of the world’s most prestigious and fascinating establishments, a carefully selected range of hotels exclusively for Visa Infinite card holders. All of the establishments, from the absolutely charming boutique hotels to the world-renowned hotels, have been grouped together by Visa and evaluated annually to offer you a series of exclusive and unique advantages and to provide you with an unparalleled experience.

With each booking, the Visa Infinite card holder gets:

  • Guaranteed best available rate
  • Automatic room upgrade on arrival, subject to availability
  • Free Internet access, subject to availability
  • Free breakfast for two every day
  • A $25 USD credit for meals or beverages
  • Guest of honour status
  • Late check-out on request, if available

As with the American Express program, for some hotels additional promotions may be offered.

To book

To make a booking, go to the Visa Infinite Luxury Hotels Collection website, create your account and then launch the search.

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Hotel search – Visa Infinite Luxury hotel collection

De plus, grâce au service Visa Concierge, vous avez accès à de nombreux conseils, par exemple pour :

  • des recommandations de restaurants et des réservations
  • des préparatifs de voyage
  • la planification des divertissements, dont la billetterie
  • une assistance reliée aux affaires comme des services de conférence et d’accueil
  • et bien plus encore

D’ailleurs, sur le groupe Facebook, il y a eu plusieurs témoignages sur le service concierge dont celui-ci de Louis qui y relate sa bonne expérience avec le service de Scotia alors qu’il cherchait à se procurer des billets pour la coupe du monde FIFA lors de son voyage en Russie. Voici sa carte:

Annual fee
$0 $120
No annual fee the first year
Our valuation
$420
Milesopedia first-year estimateFirst-year valueWelcome bonus$300Annual fee rebated$120Total$420Rewards on your spending are not included. The calculator that adds them from your own profile is on the card's page.
Welcome offer
Up to $300
+ First Year Annual Fee Rebate
Ends Nov 1, 2026
Apply Now

on Scotiabank's website

The Scotia Momentum® VISA Infinite*+ card is recognized, year after year, as one of the best cash back credit cards in Canada. Milesopedia has even named it best cash back credit card in 2026.

Currently, thanks to this promotional offer, the Scotia Momentum Visa Infinite+ Card has no annual fee for the first year, including on additional cards. And you can get 15% cash back on all your purchases for the first three months (up to $2,000 in total purchases).

It also includes a new convenient benefit for travellers: enjoy 10 GB of free GigSky global mobile data for 15 days, as well as access to Travel Essentials to use essential apps like messaging, maps, and email while on the go. Cardholders also continue to receive 1 GB of free GigSky mobile data per year, plus a 20% discount on future GigSky purchases.

With the Scotia Momentum® VISA Infinite+ card, you get:

  • 4% cash back on grocery purchases and recurring payments
  • 2% cash back on gas purchases, public transit, carpooling, and food delivery
  • 1% cash back on all other purchases

For example, if you spend $1,000 per month on grocery purchases and/or recurring payments, you will get $40 cash back per month, or $480 per year, with this card, for this purchase category. And that’s not counting the other purchases you make with this card and the benefits it offers (including its excellent insurance coverage).

Also note that you can use your cash back at any time (the cash back balance must be at least $25).

Annual fee

Primary card$120
Additional card$50

Annual income required

Individual$60,000
Household$100,000

Conversion fees

2.5%

Earning rate

  • 4xGroceries
  • 4xBills & recurring payments
  • 4xTelecom
  • 2xGas & EV
  • 2xTransit
  • 2xStreaming
  • 1xAll spending

Value

1st Year Value$1,212
2nd Year Value$408

Card benefits

Concierge service24/7

Travel insurance

Travel medical (under 55)Up to $1,000,000 / 15 days
Travel medical (55-64)Up to $1,000,000 / 15 days
Trip InterruptionUp to $2,000
Delayed BaggageUp to $500
Lost BaggageUp to $500
Flight DelayUp to $500
Travel AccidentUp to $500,000

Purchase protection

Purchase ProtectionIncluded
Extended Warranty+1 years
Mobile DeviceUp to $1,000 / 1 years
Auto Rental CollisionUp to $65,000 / 48 days

Un exemple de réservation

À l’été 2016, lorsque nous sommes allés en Écosse, j’avais profité d’une offre promotionnelle très intéressante de la Banque TD qui venait de lancer en octobre 2015 sa carte Visa Infinite Privilège TD Aeroplan:

  • Une prime de 10 000 Aeroplan au premier achat;
  • Une prime de 25 000 Aeroplan si le compte demeure ouvert et en règle dans les 90 jours suivants l’approbation;
  • Un crédit de 400$ CAN pour un séjour dans un hôtel de la Collection hôtels de luxe Visa Infinite;
  • Une remise de 279$ sur les frais annuels la première année (frais annuels de 399$).

Et cela s’ajoutait bien entendu à tous les privilèges de base de la carte, bien détaillés ici.

Grâce à cette promotion donc, nous avions un budget de 400$ à dépenser dans l’un des hôtels de la collection!

Nous avons regardé notre itinéraire visé, effectué une recherche sur le site Collection hôtels de luxe Visa Infinite et avons dévolu notre choix sur le Principal Blysthswood Square Hotel, Glasgow alors disponible (note : Il ne l’est plus mais 3 excellents hôtels écossais sont toujours dans la liste).

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Recherche d’hôtel – Collection hôtels de luxe Visa Infinite

Une nuit coûtait 178 Pounds (soit environ 325$ CAN à l’époque) ce qui rentrait à l’intérieur du crédit de 400$ que nous avions.

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Confirmation de réservation d’hôtel – Collection hôtels de luxe Visa Infinite

Nous avons eu un valet parking (nous avions une auto louée) et notre chambre était prête vers midi avec une attention toute spéciale (des pâtisseries et une bouteille de champagne).

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Principal Blysthswood Square Hotel, Glasgow – Collection hôtels de luxe Visa Infinite

Confidence : Lorsque ma femme et moi voyageons ensemble (sans les enfants), je mentionne souvent lors de la réservation de l’hôtel, que nous sommes en anniversaire de mariage… Ce petit mensonge nous procure souvent une charmante attention. Évidemment sur place nous jouons le jeu! Ma femme était un peu inconfortable avec cette « astuce » au début mais depuis le temps elle s’y est habitué et je dirais même qu’elle y joue maintenant davantage le jeu que moi!

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Special Attention – Visa Infinite Luxury hotel collection

The room was very spacious, with an en-suite area, a king bed, a large bath that could easily accommodate both of us, a rain shower, a separate toilet area, two sinks… in short, all the space you needed to feel almost at home.

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Principal Blysthswood Square Hotel, Glasgow – Visa Infinite Luxury hotel collection

The hotel also has a huge spa (10,000 square feet) which we were able to fully enjoy (spas, Turkish baths, sauna, two relaxation pools including a hydrotherapy pool).

We were also allowed two drinks that we could enjoy at the bar. We have, however, opted to have them delivered to the room…

Of course, we enjoyed the breakfast included (high quality buffet style) which even included scotch to add to our oatmeal (we are great whisky lovers! We had to try the local tradition).

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Breakfast included – Visa Infinite Luxury hotel collection

It was a wonderful stay in a beautiful hotel.

Glasgow and surrounding area at a glance

We didn’t take advantage of the late check-out because we wanted to visit the Auchentoshan distillery located on the outskirts of Glasgow.

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Auchentoshan Distillery

Excellent Lowlands distillery by the way! In fact, I recommend the Auchentoshan Three Wood or the Auchentoshan 18 years old, both generally available at the SAQ (which accepts American Express).

Glasgow has a very different charm from Edinburgh. There is a beautiful balance between tradition and modern art.



Oh yes, and of course, as usual, I made a stop for my collection at the Hard Rock Café!


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Glasgow

Bottom Line

I mention it often, but fee-based credit cards provide so many more benefits than no-fee cards. However, you need to know how to maximize profits and systematically take advantage of ALL the benefits, including those related to luxury hotels. To see the full list of perks that come with these cards, read our guide to Visa Infinite Benefits.

There are several, but the following Infinite cards will give you access to this Visa service:

Annual fee
$0 $120
No annual fee the first year
Our valuation
$420
Milesopedia first-year estimateFirst-year valueWelcome bonus$300Annual fee rebated$120Total$420Rewards on your spending are not included. The calculator that adds them from your own profile is on the card's page.
Welcome offer
Up to $300
+ First Year Annual Fee Rebate
Ends Nov 1, 2026
Apply Now

on Scotiabank's website

The Scotia Momentum® VISA Infinite*+ card is recognized, year after year, as one of the best cash back credit cards in Canada. Milesopedia has even named it best cash back credit card in 2026.

Currently, thanks to this promotional offer, the Scotia Momentum Visa Infinite+ Card has no annual fee for the first year, including on additional cards. And you can get 15% cash back on all your purchases for the first three months (up to $2,000 in total purchases).

It also includes a new convenient benefit for travellers: enjoy 10 GB of free GigSky global mobile data for 15 days, as well as access to Travel Essentials to use essential apps like messaging, maps, and email while on the go. Cardholders also continue to receive 1 GB of free GigSky mobile data per year, plus a 20% discount on future GigSky purchases.

With the Scotia Momentum® VISA Infinite+ card, you get:

  • 4% cash back on grocery purchases and recurring payments
  • 2% cash back on gas purchases, public transit, carpooling, and food delivery
  • 1% cash back on all other purchases

For example, if you spend $1,000 per month on grocery purchases and/or recurring payments, you will get $40 cash back per month, or $480 per year, with this card, for this purchase category. And that’s not counting the other purchases you make with this card and the benefits it offers (including its excellent insurance coverage).

Also note that you can use your cash back at any time (the cash back balance must be at least $25).

Annual fee

Primary card$120
Additional card$50

Annual income required

Individual$60,000
Household$100,000

Conversion fees

2.5%

Earning rate

  • 4xGroceries
  • 4xBills & recurring payments
  • 4xTelecom
  • 2xGas & EV
  • 2xTransit
  • 2xStreaming
  • 1xAll spending

Value

1st Year Value$1,212
2nd Year Value$408

Card benefits

Concierge service24/7

Travel insurance

Travel medical (under 55)Up to $1,000,000 / 15 days
Travel medical (55-64)Up to $1,000,000 / 15 days
Trip InterruptionUp to $2,000
Delayed BaggageUp to $500
Lost BaggageUp to $500
Flight DelayUp to $500
Travel AccidentUp to $500,000

Purchase protection

Purchase ProtectionIncluded
Extended Warranty+1 years
Mobile DeviceUp to $1,000 / 1 years
Auto Rental CollisionUp to $65,000 / 48 days
Annual fee
$150
Our valuation
$350
Milesopedia first-year estimateFirst-year valueWelcome bonus$350Total$350Rewards on your spending are not included. The calculator that adds them from your own profile is on the card's page.
Welcome offer
Up to 35,000 points
Ends Nov 1, 2026
Apply Now

on Scotiabank's website

With this welcome offer for the Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite +* Card +* CardMC, you’ll earn 25,000 welcome bonus Scene+ points after charging $2,000 in purchases to your account within the first three months.

Plus, every year, earn an annual bonus of at least 10,000 Scene+ points when you charge at least $40,000 in purchases to your account. In total, the offer represents up to 35,000 Scene+ points and a value of up to $1,250 in the first year, including rewards, savings on foreign transaction fees and airport lounge access.

With the Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite +* Card, you earn 3 points per $1 spent at Sobeys, IGA, Safeway, Foodland and participating Co-ops, and 2 points per $1 spent at other grocery stores, restaurants, eligible entertainment and eligible daily transit. You earn 1 point per $1 on all your other everyday purchases.

These points can be redeemed against any travel purchase at a rate of 1,000 points = $10 (flights, hotels, all-inclusives and even Airbnb), or as cash back with Scene+ at the same rate.

The Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite +* Card also offers:

  • No fees for foreign currency transactions
  • 6 complimentary airport VIP lounge passes
  • Excellent insurance for your travels and purchases
  • Visa Infinite* Concierge Services

We have named this credit card the Best Credit Card with No Foreign Transaction Fees in 2024, 2025, and 2026.

Annual fee

Primary card$150
Additional card$50

Annual income required

Individual$60,000
Household$100,000

Conversion fees

0%

Earning rate

  • 2xGroceries
  • 2xRestaurants
  • 2xTransit
  • 2xEntertainment
  • 1xAll spending

Value

1st Year Value$650
2nd Year Value$397

Card benefits

Concierge service24/7
Airport lounge access$240

Travel insurance

Travel medical (under 55)Up to $1,000,000 / 25 days
Travel medical (55-64)Up to $1,000,000 / 25 days
Travel medical (65+)Up to $1,000,000 / 3 days
Trip CancellationUp to $1,500
Trip InterruptionUp to $2,500
Delayed BaggageUp to $1,000
Lost BaggageUp to $1,000
Flight DelayUp to $500
Hotel BurglaryUp to $1,000
Travel AccidentUp to $500,000

Purchase protection

Purchase ProtectionIncluded
Extended Warranty+1 years
Auto Rental CollisionUp to $65,000 / 48 days

Our featured card

Featured
Annual fee
$120
Our valuation
$990
Milesopedia first-year estimateFirst-year valueWelcome bonus$990Total$990Rewards on your spending are not included. The calculator that adds them from your own profile is on the card's page.
Welcome offer
Up to 110,000 points
Ends Sep 22, 2026
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on American Express's website

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The Marriott Bonvoy® American Express®* Card is the best credit card in Canada for free hotel nights.

New Cardmembers can earn up to 110,000 Marriott Bonvoy® points with the current offer:

  • Earn 80,000 points after you spend $6,000 on your Card in your first 6 months of Cardmembership.
  • Plus, earn 30,000 points by making a purchase during your 15th month of Cardmembership.

This offer ends on September 22, 2026. The annual fee is $120, and there is no annual fee on Additional Cards, so you can add a partner or a family member at no extra cost.

Every year after your first Card anniversary, you receive an Annual Free Night Award good for a redemption of up to 35,000 points at eligible hotels and resorts worldwide. At a valuation of 0.9 cents per Marriott Bonvoy point, that certificate is worth roughly $315, which on its own more than covers the $120 annual fee. That is the main reason to keep this Card year after year instead of cancelling it.

To get the most out of the certificate, aim it at a night that would otherwise price close to the 35,000 point ceiling.

The Card also gives you 15 Elite Night Credits each calendar year and automatic Marriott Bonvoy Silver Elite status. Those credits count toward the next Elite tier, so you begin every year 15 nights ahead of where you would otherwise start.

You move up to Gold Elite status automatically when you reach $30,000 in purchases on the Card in a year, or when you combine 10 qualifying paid nights within one calendar year with the 15 Elite Night Credits from your Card.

Marriott Bonvoy points are generally valued at 0.9 cents each. On that basis, the 110,000 point welcome offer is worth about $990, and an Annual Free Night Award used at its full 35,000 point ceiling is worth about $315.

Marriott Bonvoy points pull their weight on free nights rather than on gift cards or merchandise, which is why this Card should be judged on the hotel stays it produces.

You earn 5 points per dollar on eligible purchases at participating Marriott Bonvoy hotels and 2 points per dollar on all other purchases. Points can be redeemed for free nights with no blackout dates at more than 7,000 hotels around the world.

The Card carries a solid package of coverages: $500,000 travel accident insurance, flight delay, baggage delay, lost or stolen baggage and hotel or motel burglary at $500 each, car rental theft and damage up to $85,000 for rentals of up to 48 days, Purchase Protection for 90 days and a one year Extended Warranty.

Two things to plan around: the 2.5% foreign transaction fee on purchases made in a foreign currency, and the 21.99% purchase interest rate, which makes this a Card to pay in full every month. Like all American Express Canada Cards, no minimum income is published for this Card, and you can see whether you would be approved before you apply, with no impact on your credit score.

Annual fee

Primary card$120
Additional card$0

Annual income required

Individual$0
Household$0

Conversion fees

2.5%

Earning rate

  • 5xMarriott Bonvoy hotels
  • 2xAll spending

Value

1st Year Value$1,437
2nd Year Value$312

Travel insurance

Delayed BaggageUp to $500
Lost BaggageUp to $500
Flight DelayUp to $500
Hotel BurglaryUp to $500
Travel AccidentUp to $500,000

Purchase protection

Purchase ProtectionIncluded
Extended Warranty+1 years
Auto Rental Collision (primary)Up to $85,000 / 48 days

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