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.
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Top Loyalty Programs in Canada (updated November 13, 2016)

ByMatt

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.

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Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for November 2016

ByMatt

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.

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15% Conversion Bonus from RBC to WestJet

ByMatt

There is a week left on the Royal Bank of Canada’s Avion (or RBC Rewards) program’s 15% transfer bonus to WestJet Rewards. It has been running since October 3, 2016, and ends on November 14, 2016. Historically, it is a disappointing transfer bonus, that is why I held off writing about it. I will explain why below.

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50% RBC Rewards Conversion Bonus to British Airways’ Executive Club is BACK!

ByMatt

I thought we’d be stuck with the 30% RBC conversion bonus for the foreseeable future. I really did not expect to see the 50% bonus back again. The last time it was offered was back in the summer of 2015. I am more than happy to find out that I was wrong about this. This is a very pleasant surprise with RBC and Executive Club.

IHG PointsBreak (October 31, 2016 – January 31, 2017)

ByMatt

You probably already noticed by now that I post about the PointsBreak promotion from IHG Rewards a day after it is actually released. I always prefer waiting until the list is official, as in the past, I have scene hotels being taken off or added on after the preview list is released. Though it seems like they are getting better at keeping them about the same.