There is already quite a bit written about overcrowding at airport Business class lounges. Today, I will give my take on this matter by pulling it back and looking at the bigger picture from different perspectives. What is Overcrowding in…
It has been 3 years since I last updated this post, quite has changed since then. Last time, I mentioned there are lots of complaints about overcrowding in airport lounges. If anything, crowding may have gotten even worse. I would say the biggest reason is because credit card issuers have become quite generous in offering free lounge access. Below is a list of all the Canadian credit cards that offer free lounge access. This list does not include cards that provide a lounge membership that require a fee for each entry.
This is a follow up to our previous: The Pros and Cons of Going on a Cruise post. If you decide to go on a cruise, there are a few tips that I recommend based on my personal experience after going on six cruises.
I have become quite intrigued with van life. Unfortunately van life is not in the cards for me, and I have to admit, I’m not sure I can tough it out. Road trips are the closest I would get to van life. I really enjoy the idea of packing essentials and necessities in the car as we hit the road. Below are the pros and cons of going on a road trip. For today’s edition, I will take a pro, con, pro, con approach.
Cruises have become one of my favourite ways to travel. I have been on six of them and planning to go on way more as I get older. I used to think that cruises was for “old” people (i.e. above 65 years old) and growing up in the 90s, I had the “Titanic” fear. However, much of my previous impression of cruises has changed over the years. Below are my personal top pros and cons of cruising.
There are many hotels that are considered “airport” hotels that usually provide a free shuttle to the airport. However, there are only a handful of hotels that have indoor entry into the airport terminal. Indoor entry may not seem like a big deal in some places, when in Canada, it’s a really nice to have.
We recently interviewed Skip the Dishes (Skip) regarding their expanded partnership with CIBC. To follow up on that interview, we wanted to highlight some of their summer promotions.
Quite a few airlines shuffled around since my last update. I also added a blurb to this frequently updated points with the benefits of airline alliances.
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Some companies decided to discontinue their parntnership with Blue Rewards, but some chose to continue. So today, we get one of those perspectives with Ivan Guillen, Chief Executive Officer of Pharmasave who will share with us their rational for their continued partnership as Air Miles during their transition to Blue Rewards.
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Today, we welcome back Rachel MacAdam, from [December 13, 2025] From Flights to Food – Skip and WestJet Team Up, VP of Marketing at Skip. This follow up interview introduces an expanded collaboration with CIBC. Thank you Rachel so much for taking the time to explain your expansion initiative, it’s always nice to see companies team up to give more reward opportunities to consumers!