I was re-reading a post that I wrote exactly 7 months ago entitled: 12 Aeroplan Myths and My Commentary. When I look back now, I felt like I was being too tough on Aeroplan. So it got me thinking about how my readers thoughts of my commentaries.
Predictions has yet to be a yearly tradition for me, but I may start.
Recap of 2016
Last year, I did not fair too well. All things considered, I think I was essentially 0.5/3. Here’s a quick recap of last year:
A new year, also means new wishes! Let’s continue with our annual tradition of listing our wish list for 2017. Anything that did poorly last year is going to make the list again this year. Yes, I am persistent like that! To be fair, in most cases, I do feel that I am hoping for win/
Another year has gone by. So once again, our annual tradition of recapping what I was hoping to see at the beginning of the year. We already did a mid-year report on Canada Day, so this is just closing the loop.
I recently wrote my thoughts about Mileage Runs. Today, I will provide my thoughts on “mattress runs.” A mattress run is staying at a hotel for the main purpose of collecting hotel points, nights or stays to qualify for elite status.
IHG Rewards Club just released it hotel reward redemption changes. About 650 hotels are changing categories. What this means is that the number of points required for a free hotel night is going to change, effective January 15, 2017.
I recently tried to redeem my Aeroplan miles for a United Airlines flight; however, there was no availability. But when I logged into MileagePlus, I saw the award flight available. Unfortunately, that means that the reward seat has not been released to Aeroplan yet. As we get closer to the date, if that award availability is not booked, then it will probably be send to Star Alliance partners, including Aeroplan.
Today, we start with the comparison between the Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Visa and the American Express Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card. Let’s start with the highlights of each respective cards and then breakdown each factor. As promised, I will discuss tangible and intangible factors.
I guess I have been busier than I expected, so I only came across this video today. Every year, WestJet has their Christmas Miracle video (2013, 2014 and 2015). Out of all the years, this is the most touching one.
Boxing Day posts are generally always late. I usually give my shopping tips the day before already. However, to really win the miles and points game, you have to plan well ahead of time, in anticipation.
So if you are reading this post before heading out for the Boxing Day shopping, then have a great day! Otherwise, this post is more of a post-Boxing Day theme. Hopefully everyone came home happy with their purchases. Happy as in, feeling that you got great value for what you purchases.