A Bunch of TD Aeroplan Sign Up Bonus Promotions
TD Canada Trust is offering a slew of higher than normal Aeroplan sign up bonuses. This is a very competitive move by TD, which is actually very impressive.
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.
American Express (AMEX) | Best Western (Best Western Rewards) | Chase Canada (Discontinued) | Marriott Hotels & Resorts (Marriott Bonvoy) | MBNA | Starwood Preferred Guest (Merged with Marriott Bonvoy)
Hotel Co-Branded Credit Cards Market Wide Open
It is very slim pickings for co-branded hotel loyalty program credit cards in Canada. These are only 4 credit cards left to choose from. This also means that the market is completely wide open. Unfortunately, the weak Canadian dollar is really not helping the potential for a hotel rewards program to want to enter the Canadian market.
American Express (AMEX) | Bank of Montreal (BMO) | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) | Chase Canada (Discontinued) | MBNA | National Bank
Top Credit Card Sign Up Bonuses for March 2016
The beginning of January started off pretty week, and things started to pick up as the month went on. Below are the top current higher than normal credit card sign up bonus offers to watch out for. As a result, February’s list looks a lot more promising with a few more choices.
50% Off VIA Rail Long Haul Trips
VIA Rail is offering a pretty sweet 50% or more sale promotion on long-haul trips. You will need to book between March 3 and 13, 2016. You need to travel between March 10, 2016 and June 30, 2016.
To Share or Not to Share a Travel Hack… That is the Question.
This seems to be a hot topic lately, so I am happy to share my thoughts. When a “secret”, “hack”, “loophole” (whatever you want to call it) is discovered, what is the fine line between sharing it publicly and keeping it a secret? As always, there are pros and cons either way.
American Express (AMEX) | Bank of Montreal (BMO) | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) | Canadian Tire | Capital One | Chase Canada (Discontinued) | Desjardins | HSBC | Laurentian Bank | MBNA | National Bank | President's Choice Financial (PC Financial) | Rogers Bank | Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) | Scotiabank | Tangerine | Toronto Dominion (TD) | Walmart Financial
Ranking the Credit Card Portfolios of Each Canadian Financial Institutions (updated March 1, 2016)
I did not think that I was going to be updating this post so quickly, but enough has changed from last month that it warrants an update. Every time there are some significant movements in the credit card industry, I plan on updating the rankings of this post. You will notice that under every credit card companies’ explanation for its ranking, I will be listing some of its top credit cards to choose from.
American Express (AMEX) | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) | Capital One | MBNA | Rogers Bank | Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
My Current Credit Card Portfolio
I have been asked this question many times. What do you have in your credit card portfolio? Well, here it is! I would like to note that I set my wife up on a different credit card portfolio than mine,…
What I Dislike Most About Miles and Points
Pretty much all my articles are about how much I love miles and points, but I thought I’d give a negative perspective about it instead. This is pretty much a post that gives suggestions on how the industry can improve. Some may be far fetched idea, but others are probably doable.
My Favourite Ways to Earn Miles and Points
With the ever changing world of miles and points (for example, very little referral bonus opportunities left), I constantly feel like I need to change up my earning strategy. I previously wrote an article about my top ways to earn points. Today, I will talk about my favourite ways to earn and why.
[PROMOTION] Fixed Reward Redemption with American Express Membership Rewards
American Express is offering a promotion for fixed reward redemptions that runs between February 16, 2016 to May 31, 2016. First of all, you can earn Membership Rewards points (“MR”) with the following credit cards: