People often tell me that they do not want to earn miles and points because they do not spend enough on a credit card or they do not travel often enough. But those are not the only ways to earn points.
Air Canada has its elite qualifying program called Altitude. They have now introduced Altitude Students, which is a program designed exclusively for post-secondary students registered in a Canadian institution. It is free to sign up and offers special travel and exclusive perks.
Best Western is one of my favourite hotel chains, which has a hotel loyalty program called Best Western Rewards. I do understand that Best Western hotels are not the more luxurious and glamorous. I also know that Best Western Rewards’ Elite statuses are nothing to brag about, even with the introduction of the Diamond Select status. If these are some of your major preferences, then you probably do not need to continue reading my post.
Just in case you were not aware, American Express changed its sign up bonus policy, where you can only receive a sign up bonus once in your lifetime. The only exception is if you are referred to the credit card by one of your friends or family member who already has the credit card. That being said, the wording on the referral is still a little tricky.
The Scotiabank Gold American Express Card is offering a nice first year fee promotion. The highlights of the new promotion:
Best Western recently added its newest up-scale brand called Best Western Premier. They essentially renamed some of their top tier hotels under this brand, which is suppose to offer more deluxe features and amnesties. Some of the amenities and services that you should expect include:
I have been noticing a trend with TD Aeroplan credit cards lately. They tend to have special offers on a specific link, rather than on a their main site for everyone to see. So you do need to dig around to find promotional offers. The latest offer
This is the 3rd year (2014, 2013) that Pointshogger has written a post about Remembrance Day. Every year, it has been a theme where we would list as many travel related discounts as possible for active and retired military personnel (as well as family members) to take advantage of throughout the year.
It has been well documented throughout the Internet that banks and credit card companies have hidden fees. One of those fees are inactivity fees for not using a credit card. Below is a list of some of the different types of inactivity fees. So read your terms and conditions closely.
Every month, I will be listing out some of the top credit card sign up bonuses to take advantage of. Below is a list of the top current offers for the month of November, ranked by annual fees: