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Selecting a hotel loyalty program can be a fantastic way to secure extra benefits for your business trips if you are a frequent traveller. But with so many options, it’s tough to know which is the best fit.
According to the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), Canada was the 13th largest global business travel market in 2024 and is forecast to rise by 17.7% in 2025, above the global average. In such a thriving sector, choosing the right hotel rewards program can significantly impact your travel budget and comfort.
Establishing what is important to you in a hotel loyalty program is crucial to avoiding disappointment down the line. For example, do you want a program with global reach so you can redeem points wherever you travel? Perhaps you want guaranteed upgrades or flexibility when choosing how and when to use your loyalty points.
Here, we break down the benefits and tiers of some of the most popular hotel reward programs available in Canada, comparing their unique benefits, earning structures, and elite status rewards to help you find the perfect match for your work travel needs.
Key hotel loyalty program benefits at a glance
What are the best hotel rewards programs available in Canada?
Marriott Bonvoy
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Overview
The Marriott Bonvoy loyalty program provides a vast accommodation inventory, with over 300 hotels in Canada, including Delta (which was acquired by Marriott in 2015), Sheraton, Westin, Courtyard and luxury hotel options from St. Regis and Ritz-Carlton.
With so many options, styles, and price points, business travellers will rarely find a location where redeeming or accruing points isn't possible.
Members benefit from generous rewards across five tiers, with escalating benefits like bonus points on stays, enhanced room upgrades, and late check-out privileges.
Our favorite feature
All elite tiers of Marriott Bonvoy come with their Ultimate Reservation Guarantee. A unique benefit, members who Marriott cannot accommodate in their preferred hotels on their desired date will have alternative arrangements paid for and receive cash and hotel points as compensation for the inconvenience.
Member benefits - Marriott Bonvoy
Source: https://www.marriott.com/loyalty/member-benefits.mi
Hilton Honors
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Overview
Boasting properties across the globe, Hilton Honors is one of the most popular loyalty programs for frequent flyers. While entry-level memberships can benefit from streamlined digital check-ins, waived resort fees, and the ability to choose their hotel room, Gold and Diamond members also benefit from instant upgrades whenever a higher-level suite is available. Better still, Diamond-level users also gain executive lounge access and Hilton's handy 48-hour availability guarantee.
Our favorite feature
Hilton Honors members can take advantage of the "5th Night Free" benefit on reward stays. This benefit is available to all elite members (Silver and above) and can make a substantial difference in travel costs for frequent work travel.
Member benefits - Hilton Honors
Source: https://www.hilton.com/en/hilton-honors/member-benefits/
ALL (Accor Live Limitless)
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Overview
Accor Live Limitless (ALL) is the Accor Hotels loyalty scheme, which can be used across more than 5,600 locations globally, including luxurious Canadian hotel brand Fairmont, including Fairmont Banff Springs, Château Frontenac, and Fairmont Royal York, making it a great program for Canadian business travellers seeking premium stays or memorable client experiences.
In March 2025, the program demonstrated its popularity by announcing that it reached the landmark of 100 million global members. Points earned through ALL can be used on more than just hotel stays, thanks to a partnership program that includes experiences and events.
Our favorite feature
A huge benefit for frequent travellers in Canada is access to Fairmont hotels, which provide impressive and historic locations for business travel and events. ALL also partners with a broad range of airlines, allowing points to be converted between hotels and flight rewards as needed.
Member benefits - ALL (Accor Live Limitless)
Source: https://all.accor.com/loyalty-program/cards-status-benefits-details/index.en.shtml
Best Western Rewards
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Overview
Best Western Rewards is a good choice for frequent work travel thanks to its incredibly straightforward and valuable core benefits - your points will never expire, and there are no blackout dates for free night redemptions. The program features five tiers, allowing members to quickly climb to levels with benefits like bonus points and early check-in/late check-out privileges.
Members earn a baseline of 10 points per U.S. dollar spent. For other currencies, like Canadian dollars, spend is converted to U.S. dollars, meaning the amount of points earned will fluctuate with the exchange rate.
Our favorite feature
The standout benefit for a frequent flyer is Best Western's Status Match...No Catch program. If you are an elite member of another hotel loyalty program, you can automatically get the same tier of benefits with Best Western for free. When you combine this with the fact that your points will never expire, it creates a uniquely flexible and low-stress rewards program that's perfect for travellers who may not stay with one chain exclusively.
Member benefits - Best Western Rewards
Source: https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/best-western-rewards.html
IHG One Rewards
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Overview
Previously known as IHG Rewards Club, IHG One Rewards covers the huge global hotel portfolio of IHG, including Regent and InterContinental Hotels. With 6,000+ properties globally, including 198 in Canada, IHG makes it easy for Canadian travellers to earn and redeem rewards anywhere.
Our favorite feature
IHG One Rewards’ Milestone Rewards system is a great way to personalize your travel benefits. Starting at 20 nights, additional rewards become available for each subsequent ten nights, allowing you to customize your benefits throughout the year. In the upper tiers, this includes suite upgrades and lounge membership options to enhance current or future trips.
Member benefits - IHG One Rewards
Source: https://www.ihg.com/onerewards/content/gb/en/tier-benefits
Choice Privileges
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Overview
With over 330 properties across upper, mid, economy, and extended stay hotels, Choice is one of Canada’s largest hotel franchises. Beyond Canada, there are around 7,500 hotels in 46 countries, meaning the Choice Privileges program is available to its 66 million members wherever they need it.
Elite Privileges status is earned in three tiers, with Gold requiring just 10 nights per year to access key benefits like room upgrades, early check-ins, and rollover nights.
Our favorite feature
A key benefit for the Diamond tier is guaranteed room availability with 48 hours' notice. For frequent business travellers, this provides a lot of reassurance and flexibility should meetings be rearranged and itineraries change at short notice.
Member benefits - Choice Privileges
Source: https://www.choicehotels.com/en-ca/choice-privileges/benefits
*Base points are in USD and converted to the Canadian dollar equivalent at the time of the transaction.
Wyndham Rewards
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Overview
Wyndham Hotels is one of the world’s largest hotel franchises, with over 8,400 locations globally, and around 480 in Canada. This gives frequent work travellers huge flexibility to find the right scale of hotel for their trip’s specific requirements, and still benefit from the points and rewards of the loyalty program.
The quality of Wyndham Rewards is considered to be very high and is widely respected in the industry. Users also agree, with over 155 million enrolled worldwide.
Our favorite feature
Thanks to their simple three-tier free nights system, members of Wyndham Rewards can quickly secure enough points for a free night from as little as 7,500 points, helping to extend existing trips or make future business journeys more affordable.
Watch out for seasonal and region-based offers as they can help to secure that magic number of 7,500 Wyndham Rewards bonus points even faster.
Member benefits - Wyndham Rewards
Source: https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/en-ca/wyndham-rewards/member-levels
World of Hyatt
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Overview
While it is not as prominent as many other hotel chains listed, World of Hyatt could provide an alternative option for work travellers who frequently stay in major cities like Toronto, Vancouver, or Calgary. Their Canadian hotels can be found in Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, and Québec and they are continuing to grow, with new locations in Manitoba and Yukon among many others.
With the World of Hyatt membership, corporate travellers can minimize the hassle of travelling for business. Benefits for users include a complimentary breakfast and Wi-Fi, so you can skip the coffee shop and stay connected on the move. Higher-tier members can benefit from late check-ins and check-outs.
Our favorite feature
One of the most flexible and generous rewards in the industry is available to Globalist members. The Guest of Honor award allows a top-tier member to gift the full Globalist experience (including free breakfast, suite upgrades, and late check-out) to another person for up to seven days. Frequent travellers can earn the benefit with 40 qualifying nights.
Member benefits - World of Hyatt
Source: https://world.hyatt.com/content/gp/en/tiers-and-benefits.html
*Base points are in USD and converted to the Canadian dollar equivalent at the time of the transaction.
How to choose the best hotel rewards and loyalty programs
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If you have frequent business travel plans you can start racking up reward points quickly, but to move up to elite tiers, you may have to sacrifice flexibility and commit to one hotel chain and their rewards program.
This section identifies some of the considerations that should be made, alongside your business and personal travel requirements, to help you choose.
Do you have a credit card that links to an existing hotel loyalty scheme?
While many hotel loyalty programs offer co‑branded credit cards in America, many of these are not available in Canada. The major exception is the Marriott Bonvoy American Express.
A great first port of call is to check if your credit card provider has partnered with a hotel loyalty scheme to allow points sharing or transfer.
While not a credit card, ALL offers subscription cards to users staying more than seven nights a year. These provide additional discounts and benefits, including instant access to Silver status level.
Which destinations do you visit most often?
The first thing to consider is which destinations you travel to the most. As a corporate traveller, you may return to the same location multiple times to visit important clients or another branch of your organization. If these are in major cities, you will have many options to choose from for your accommodation. But if you travel to regional offices, your options might be more limited.
Scoping out the rewards available in your key destinations could save you some frustration. Many rewards programs apply to the chain's entire range of brands, not just the big names, so make sure you know which are available in cities you regularly visit.
Which rewards would be most beneficial?
Elite tier rewards can be alluring, but it pays to be practical. Figuring out which benefits suit your travel style can help you select a hotel loyalty scheme that will fast-track you to your goals. For example, if having a free breakfast with every stay would be a helpful benefit, seek out the loyalty programs that include it at an attainable tier.
Checking the Ts&Cs of any prospective loyalty scheme can save a lot of frustration. You don't want to end up chasing elite status and only end up with free water or Wi-Fi.
If you are collecting points as a business rather than an individual, it pays to make sure you are getting the most beneficial rewards for your organization. No doubt, executives and their guests will expect their loyalty points to get them more than just an early check-in.
Simplify your hotel rewards strategy
Ultimately, the best hotel rewards program is the one that most fits your needs, either as an individual traveller or as an organization.
At Perk, we have the world's most extensive inventory of accommodation for work travellers, as well as the best rates available, simplifying the entire process.
With our seamless integration, business travellers and travel managers get the flexibility of choice and the benefits of preferred loyalty programs, all within a single, easy-to-manage platform. With extensive coverage of destinations and loyalty integrations, Perk makes travel for worksmarter for Canadian businesses.
To see how Perk can support Canadian businesses and streamline your work travel, request a demonstration from our team today.
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