Higher Than Normal Shoppers Redemption Event!
It took almost a year for this reward redemption event to come around again. This November 26 and 27, 2016, you can receive bonus cash back off when you redeem your Shoppers Optimum Points.
Author: Matt
Matt has been an avid points collector since 1992 (an elementary school student), when his dad signed up for the new (at the time) Air Miles program. Since then, Matt took a keen interest in learning how the miles and points world works. He quickly found out that there is a lot of value in leveraging miles and points to fund his passion for travelling.
[GIVEAWAY] 18,500 Scotia Reward Points
This month, Scotiabank has relaunched its Scotia Rewards program with some interesting enhancements worth looking out for. In celebration of this move, Scotiabank has teamed up with us to do a 18,500 points giveaway if you are an existing credit card holder or you apply for one during the contest period. Otherwise, the winner may qualify for a $150 Scotiabank Visa Debit Card instead. Contest details will be provided at the bottom of the post.
PayPower Switching to MasterCard
Our buddy Boris from PointsU gave us a heads up about PayPower switching from Visa to MasterCard.
It looks like Visa is taking another hit (i.e. not landing Costco, Walmart fiasco, etc.), albeit a minor one. PayPower has been issuing Visa cards, which will be switching to MasterCard.
Saturday Updates (Aeroplan, United Airlines)
It has been a while since I last provided Saturday updates, so I thought I’d do one today. Today’s theme will focus on two Star Alliance members, Air Canada and United Airlines.
[DISCONTINUED] Last Batch of Capital One IHG Reward Points
In the summer of 2015, the Capital One co-branded IHG Rewards credit cards discontinued. However, existing credit cardholders were grandfathered. But a year later, grandfathered cardholders received a letter stating that their credit cards will cease on November 7, 2016, which has come and gone.
Marriott Hotels & Resorts (Marriott Bonvoy) | Starwood Preferred Guest (Merged with Marriott Bonvoy)
Another Positive Integration from the Marriott and SPG Merger
We just heard from our contacts at Marriott, providing us an update on the progress of the integration with SPG. You can also check out our video interview from the beginning of the merger.
Fly Economy or First Class?
The question has been asked frequently about whether it is more worth it to redeem your hard earned miles for economy or first class. Some people would argue that they rather have more trips, so economy. Others want to be able to redeem for a First Class or Business Class treatment that they would otherwise not pay for normally
Air Miles (Bank of Montreal) | Avion (RBC Rewards) | Canadian North (Aurora Rewards) | Esso Extra (Discontinued) | Membership Rewards (American Express) | Petro-Points (Petro-Canada) | Porter Airlines (VIPorter) | Scene+ (Cineplex/Scotiabank) | Shoppers Optimum (Merged with PC Optimum) | WestJet (WestJet Rewards)
Top Loyalty Programs in Canada (updated November 13, 2016)
This post is long overdue for an update. Last time around, I still listed Air Miles as one of the top 5. With the upcoming controversial expiry policy (which may be altered anyway by a new legislation), they will temporary be bumped out of the top 5.
Remembrance Day
This is our annual Remembrance Day tradition post. Always remember to click on our newest annual post to stay updated, as terms and conditions, as well as benefits can change any time without notice.
Bank of Montreal (BMO) | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) | National Bank | Scotiabank | Toronto Dominion (TD)
Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for November 2016
We are on the final 2 months of a strong year of higher than normal credit card sign up bonuses that went along with record high bank profits, which is a nice surprise, because I would think that when banks are making a lot of money, they aren’t as interested in finding new clients.