My Thoughts on Mistake Fares
In light of the class action lawsuit against Air Canada, I thought I’d share my thoughts on mistake fares. For this post, I will leave the legal issues aside and rather offer what I think would be an ideal solution.
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.
Glitch with the American Express Air Miles Platinum Credit Card
I was referred by my dad earlier this year to sign up for the American Express Air Miles Platinum Credit Card. As we all know, American Express has made changes to its sign up bonus qualifications. We are now only entitled to one sign up bonus per lifetime, unless we are referred by a family or friend.
[DISCONTINUED] Rogers First Rewards to be Discontinued and Introduction of the Rogers Bank Platinum MasterCard
The Rogers First Rewards program was very short lived. The telecommunications company only really got its rewards program up and running in early 2014. Less than 2 years later, they plan to discontinue the program, more specifically on December 1, 2015. Thankfully, instead of cancelling our points, they will be transferring the rewards to the Rogers Platinum MasterCard cash back account, assuming that you have the credit card.
New VIA Rail App
VIA Rail has introducing a new mobile App for iPhones and Androids. In celebration of the new App, VIA Preference, VIA Rail’s loyalty program, is offering a double the points promotion when you book through the App by October 31. 2015 and travel by November 30, 2015.
CIBC Aerogold Visa Card for Business Promotion (expired)
CIBC is extending its promotion with its co-branded Aeroplan business credit card, the: CIBC Aerogold Visa Card for Business. Below are the highlights of the credit card:
NEW President’s Choice Financial World Elite MasterCard
There has been a significant amount of anticipation for the new PC Financial World Elite MasterCard. It is actually Canada’s first World Elite MasterCard with no annual fee. Here are the highlights of this new credit card:
Current BMO Credit Cards Air Miles Sign Up Bonus Points Promotions
The Bank of Montreal is offering 3 amazing Air Miles sign up bonuses on their credit cards. Below is a screen shot of their website.
25,000 Aeroplan + 50% Off Annual Fee with the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card (expired)
As the most recent promotion expires on the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card, a new one arises. The new offer includes a 50% discount on the annual fee as well as a bonus with Shop.ca. Below are the highlights of the credit card offer:
American Express (AMEX) | Capital One | Chase Canada (Discontinued) | Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) | Scotiabank
If Annual Fees Were not an Issue
It’s no secret that annual fees are a nuisance. However, in some cases there are enough perks associated with certain credit cards to justify annual fees. Furthermore, if annual fees were not an issue, I would probably not care as much about churning credit card as much, so in some cases, I would simply renew the credit card. If annual fees weren’t an issue, I would probably be travelling much more often, which is why my portfolio may seem more travel centric.
Amtrak to Canada
Amtrak is an American national rail company, which is essentially the VIA Rail of the United States. This railway system serves more than 500 destinations spanning across 46 U.S. States and 3 Canadian provinces: British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec.