After much anticipation, Tangerine Forward Banking has finally released its new credit card, the Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card. For the time being, it is not available to everyone in the public yet. But you can register for a special preview. The Preview is open for registration for a limited time, and only a select number of registrants will be invited to apply for the card during the preview period.
We recently wrote about the positive changes with the elimination of the reward redemption tiers to the Capital One Aspire Travel World Elite MasterCard. Now you can get straight up 2% return on travel expenses, including partial redemptions. But all good things come with a catch. There is now an increased annual fee, from $120 to $150. Below are the new highlights of the credit card:
Starting in May 2016, WOW Air will be coming to Canada. It is actually so far away and anything can happen from now until then. I was initially going to wait a bit longer to see if there are any other developments before writing a post on it. But since I received a question on it, I thought I’d at least provide some initial thoughts.
For only 12,000 points, I was able to stay at the Best Western Fallsview in Niagara Falls on the Canadian side. The location was amazing. As a Platinum member they upgraded my room so we were on the top floor of the hotel with a great view.
I think that I might use Thanksgiving as a yearly theme to list out all that I am thankful for in the miles and points world. Hopefully every year the list will change because of positive improvements in the industry.
We are in the middle of a long weekend. Some of us are probably very busy with family gatherings. Others of us may have some time to catch up on a few things. If you plan to catch up on updating your credit card portfolio, below is a list of the top 5 current offers that you can take advantage of:
I’m sure that I was not the only person unhappy about the tier reward system implemented by the Capital One Aspire Travel World Elite MasterCard. After years of complaining (including from myself directly to Capital One), our cries have finally been heard!
Best Western Rewards is one of my favourite rewards programs. The 2 main reasons are because the hotels are very affordable if you were to pay for a stay. Secondly, their points never expire as a North American member. The 2 honourable mentions (reasons) goes to: MBNA for having a co-branded credit card to help Canadians jump-start their points account, and the hotel chain is very accessible having 4,000 locations worldwide.
I thought it might be fun to compare the differences of the American Express Membership Rewards program between the US and Canada. The first factor I will compare is the transfer travel partners.
The American Express Platinum Card has the second most expensive annual fee out of all the credit cards in Canada, though an argument can be made due to the American Express Centurion Card. First place goes to the American Express AeroplanPlus Reserve Card.