Marriott Bonvoy and Aeroplan Partnership: Get a Status Match by Linking Your Accounts

With this offer for the TD^® Aeroplan^® Visa Infinite* Card, you can get up to 50,000 Aeroplan points^† as well as an Annual Fee rebate for the first year^†.

• Earn a welcome bonus of 10,000 Aeroplan points when you make your first Purchase with your new Card^†
• Earn 15,000 Aeroplan points when you spend $3,000 within 90 days of Account opening^†.
• Plus, earn a one-time anniversary bonus of 25,000 Aeroplan points when you spend $12,000 within 12 months of Account opening^†

This card also allows you to enjoy travel benefits, such as a free first checked bag for you and up to 8 travel companions on the same reservation^†, as well as a rebate on the NEXUS program application fee (up to $100 CAD per eligible cardholder) every 48 months^†.

With the TD^® Aeroplan^® Visa Infinite* Card, you earn 1.5 points^† per $1 spent on:

• Grocery purchases
• Gas and electric vehicle charging purchases
• Purchases made directly with Air Canada^® (including Air Canada Vacations^®)

You also earn 1 point^† per dollar on all other eligible purchases made with your card.

With the TD^® Aeroplan^® Visa* Infinite Privilege* Card, you can earn up to 100,000 Aeroplan points^† with a tiered welcome offer.

This card also offers premium travel benefits, including:

• A partial rebate on NEXUS program application fees (up to $100 CAD per eligible cardholder) every 48 months^†
• Unlimited access to Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounges^†, with complimentary access for one guest
• 6 complimentary visits per year to select international airport lounges through the Visa Airport Companion Program^† presented by DragonPass International Ltd.
• First checked bag free for you and up to 8 travel companions on the same reservation when travel begins with an Air Canada flight^†

With the TD^® Aeroplan^® Visa* Infinite Privilege* Card, you earn:

• Earn 2 points^† for every $1 spent on eligible purchases made direct through Air Canada^® purchases (including Air Canada Vacations^®)
• 1.5 points^† per dollar on eligible purchases of gas, electric vehicle charging, groceries, travel, public transit and dining
• 1.25 points^† per dollar on all other eligible purchases

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

New Cardmembers can earn up to 70,000 Marriott Bonvoy^® points with the current offer:

• Earn up to 60,000 points after you spend $3,000 on your Card in your first 3 months of Cardmembership.
• Plus, earn 10,000 points after you spend $500 on your Card in your 13th month of Cardmembership.

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 70,000 point welcome offer is worth about $630, 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.