[READER QUESTION] Too Many Points?
What to do when you have too many loyalty points and don’t know what to do with it. You can either spend them on friends and family or donate them.
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.
[HOTEL] List of Club Carlson Hotels
I find that Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is not often talked about. They have a loyalty program called Club Carlson. I believe that a big reason why this hotel chain is not often spoken about in Canada is because of the difficulty to earn its points.
[READER QUESTION] What to do with Aventura Points?
I’m sure we’ve all seen lots of advertisements from CIBC about its Aventura points program. So can we do with Aventura points after we’ve collected a bunch? First of all, there are currently 4 CIBC credit cards that you can…
[ANALYSIS] MBNA Sony Card Platinum Plus MasterCard
The sign up bonus on the MBNA Sony Card Platinum Plus MasterCard moved from 2,000 to 10,000 Sony points. There does not seem to be a time frame on how long the promotion is going on for, so it may be a permanent increase.
[PROMOTION] First Year Fee Waived on the BMO World Elite MasterCard is Back
The first year fee promotion on the BMO World Elite MasterCard is back again. We’ve seen this promotion quite often. Again, below are the highlights of the credit card: $150 annual fee (waived the first year if you apply before April 10, 2015)…
[PROMOTION] Car Rental Aeroplan Bonuses (expired on May 31, 2015)
There are currently two car rental promotions that will give you Aeroplan bonus points. Basically, when you rent a car, you can either earn points for each respective car rental company’s loyalty program or you can bank your points to…
[TRAIN] VIA Rail Looking to Improve Quebec City-Windsor Track
VIA Rail is looking to build a dedicated passenger rail network in the Quebec City-Windsor corridor to improve its on-time performance and boost rider-ship. VIA Rail’s on-time performance fell to only 77% in 2014 from 83% in 2013. VIA Rail has…
[PROMOTION] Porter and CIBC Aventura Teaming Up (expired on May 31, 2015)
Porter Airlines and CIBC Aventura are teaming up to offer a nice promotion for flights out of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.
[PROMOTION] Earn a Gift Card with Best Western
Best Western has a promotion where you can select a gift card if you register and stay 2 separate times between February 2, 2015, and March 15, 2015. You can choose a between one of the following gift cards: $35 Best Western Travel…
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The Top Credit Card Spending Bonuses (updated January 31, 2015)
There are a few updates and corrections from the last time I wrote about top credit card spending bonuses. I have always strongly recommended that financial institutions give more spending bonuses for reaching minimum spend requirements. The reason is because…