My Top Ways of Earning Points
The top ways that I earn my loyalty points which includes: credit card sign up bonuses, credit card spending, paying with my loyalty card, spending bonuses, doing surveys, referral bonuses and transfer bonuses.
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.
Is the American Express Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card Worth it?
The American Express Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card has a 20,000 sign up bonus points and $120 annual fee. The question I get fairly often is whether the 20,000 sign up bonus is worth the $120 annual fee.
American Express Gold Rewards Card still going strong
The American Express Gold Rewards Card is one of my top 3 favourite credit cards in Canada. The features I like best is the ability to transfer my points to partners, generous sign up bonus, great earning ratios on spending, comprehensive travel insurance coverage and first year fee waived.
$250 Luxury Hotel Collection Credit With TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card
The TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card is offering a few promotions at the same time. The first offer is a higher than normal Aeroplan miles sign up bonus, from 15,000 to 25,000. Secondly, there is a $250 credit for stays at a hotel in the Luxury Hotel Collection.
Air Canada (Aeroplan) | Air Canada (Altitude) (Merged with Air Canada Aeroplan) | WestJet (WestJet Rewards)
Air Canada and WestJet Break Single Day Records on the Same Day
Both Air Canada and WestJet reported that they set all-time single-day records for the number of passengers on July 31, 2015. Air Canada reported that it flew more than 150,000 passengers, while WestJet had 72,240 passengers on the same day.
Negative Changes to the Scene Rewards Program
Cineplex’s rewards program, Scene, is revamping its program. As of November 4, 2015, it will cost a lot more points to redeem for a movie ticket.
Aeroplan Promotions in August with Costco, Uniprix, Esso (expired on August 31, 2015)
Aeroplan is offering bonus promotions with Costco, Uniprix and Esso for the month of August 2015.
[READER QUESTION] What to do about the Low Canadian Dollar?
With the Canadian dollar continually hitting record new lows, I am beginning to hesitate whether it is completely worthwhile to make a major trip to the United States at the moment. Personally, when the Canadian dollar was much stronger than the USD, I exchanged as much CDN for USD as I could to load up while I could. Just in case the Canadian comes crashing down, like it has. Now is really the time to exchange USD to Canadian.
Top Current Student Credit Card Offer: BMO SPC CashBack MasterCard
The BMO SPC CashBack MasterCard is currently offering a $50 cash back bonus and a chance to win free tuition and books.
Pedestrian Tunnel to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is Now Open
The underwater pedestrian tunnel connecting mainland Toronto with Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is finally opened on July 30, 2015, after a slew of delays. The tunnel began construction back in 2012 and was suppose to finish in the fall of 2014.