Happy Canada Day! Mid-Year Report
Canada Day is the mid point of the year, so this is a good a time as any for a mid-term report from my 2015 wishes. Last year’s mid-year report wasn’t too great. Let’s take a look at how things…
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.
To Wear or Not Wear a Maple Leaf on Our Backpacks
Canada Day is tomorrow, so it is only fitting to talk about the Canadian flag on backpack. There is an interesting ongoing discussion about whether to wear a maple leaf flag on our backpacks when we travel. I recently read an…
Air Canada (Altitude) (Merged with Air Canada Aeroplan) | Air Transat | Cathay Pacific (Asia Miles) | Porter Airlines (VIPorter) | WestJet (WestJet Rewards)
World’s Best Airlines in 2015
This is a pretty fun article, ranking the top 100 airlines worldwide. There award is determined by airline customer surveys globally. The top 3 airlines in 2015 ended up being:
[AIRPORT] Options for Flights to Frankfurt
The Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is consistently ranked one of the busiest airports in the world, in terms of yearly passenger volume. So it only makes sense that Frankfurt acts sort of like a transfer hub for Canadians to get to the rest of Europe.
[ANALYSIS] MBNA More Rewards MasterCard
We recently wrote about the More Rewards loyalty program and where we can earn these types of rewards. Another way of earning the rewards would be to sign-up for the More Rewards MasterCard offered by MBNA.
An Intro to the revised Canadian Tire Loyalty Program
Traditionally, we all know that Canadian Tire gives out “Canadian Tire Money” when you make a purchase at their retail stores. The colourful purple, green, blue, brown, grey and red paper money brought attraction to its customers and led client coming back to the store in order to earn more
American Express (AMEX) | British Airways (Executive Club - Avios) | Membership Rewards (American Express)
[PROMOTION] 25% Transfer Bonus from American Express to British Airways Avios
It took a while, but American Express Membership Rewards is finally offering a transfer bonus! You can now receive a 25% bonus when you transfer Membership Reward points to British Airways Executive Club for Avios points.
Top Credit Card for Bill Payments
We all generally have some recurring bills, namely: cable, telephone, cellphone, Internet, hydro, gas, water, etc. These types of bills can really add up to a lot of expenses per month, so it is important to maximize the value of…
[AIRPORT] Options for Flights to Washington D.C.
Washington D.C. may not seem like the most popular tourist destination, nevertheless, there is a fair amount of traffic through the U.S. capital city. Especially Washington Dulles International Airport, which has a lot of potential valuable connecting flights.
Top Credit Card for Purchasing Groceries (updated on June 21, 2015)
I’m not sure which part of the country that you live in, but wherever I go, I feel that my grocery bill consistently grows, regardless of how hard I try to find things on discount. Seeing as food is a necessity, it is certain that it is a big chuck of our monthly bills.