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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Which Frequent Flyer Program to use in Each Respective Regions of Canada

ByMatt

Often times, I am asked which airline frequent flyer program to accrue. My answer has always been the same, it depends on which region of the country that you live. Depending on which part of the country you live in, there are different airline hubs and concentrations.

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Saturday Updates and Promotions (RBC-WestJet and Scotiabank-Chase Canada)

ByMatt

I plan to start a new Saturday series every few weeks, so long as there is enough relevant updates and promotions to talk about. This series is going to provide news updates and promotions grouped together. I chose Saturday mornings because I think that it is a great day to catch on what was missed during the week.

Rundown of the new Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card

ByMatt

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.

More Changes to the Capital One Aspire Travel World Elite MasterCard

ByMatt

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:

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Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up Bonuses for October 2015

ByMatt

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:

Best Western Rewards 2016 Program Updates

ByMatt

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.