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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[ANALYSIS] American Express Air Miles Platinum Card Sign Up Bonus Increased to 2,000 Bonus Air Miles

The Air Miles sign-up and referral on the American Express Air Miles Platinum Card increased to 2,000 bonus points. This is up from 1,000 sign up bonus or 1,600 referral sign up bonus points. I will be the first to admit that I have be very tough on Air Miles lately, so I am going to give this move a thumbs up!

Happy New Year! Starting 2015

As 2014 came to a close, I am hoping to see many more new initiatives in 2015. The year 2013 was the year of the credit card sign up bonuses, so I thought there was a lot of momentum going into 2014. However, 2014 had way less significant sign up bonuses and promotions compared to 2013. So hopefully an off year means a bounce back year in 2015.

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[TRAVEL] Aeroplan Reward Flight Review Between Ottawa (YOW) and Miami (MIA)

I recently booked a flight between Ottawa International Airport (YOW) and Miami International Airport (MIA) using my Aeroplan points. It only cost 25,000 points and just under $75 for a return trip. That’s some pretty good value to me. The…