[READER QUESTION] What to do with Hotel Points?
The general rule for me is that I always want to earn hotel points, so that I can have enough to redeem for a free night. I will put in the work to keep my account active and wait until…
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.
Updating my Survey Portfolio
Often times, surveys have helped me keep my loyalty accounts active and helped me pay for items online. So I am very appreciative that survey programs are available to us and I intend to keep on using them while I still can. Below is a breakdown of my survey portfolio and why I use each program.
[PROMOTIONS] Earn Aeroplan Points for Parking at the Airport (expired on December 31, 2014)
The Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and the Calgary International Airport (YYC) are both offering bonus Aeroplan points for parking at their airports. Each airport has its own promotion. When parking at the Vancouver International Airport between October 1, 2014 and December…
The Best Air Miles Redemption
Since Air Miles decided to implement an expiry policy, I have no longer been a fan of Air Miles. Below is a breakdown of how the expiry policy will work. Effective December 31, 2016, there will be an expiry policy where…
[PROMOTION] VIA Rail Sale Starting at $25 One-Way (expired on November 23, 2014)
VIA Rail is offering a very good sale with prices starting at $25 one-way for travel between the Québec City and Windsor corridor in Economy class (Adult Escape fare). The Business class (Adult Business fare) starts from $59. one-way. You need to…
[DISCONTINUED] Chase Canada and Sears Canada Discontinuing its Partnership in 2015
This year, 2014, has been the year of discontinued products. In many of the cases, a credit card might still be available today, but disappear tomorrow without prior warning. In the following case, there is a 1 year warning. It looks…
[PROMOTIONS] Aeroplan Car Rental Bonuses with Avis and Hertz (expired on December 31, 2014)
Aeroplan has partnered with Avis and Hertz to offer several car rental promotions that all expire on December 31, 2014.
[READER QUESTION] Should I go for Mileage Runs?
As we approach the end of the year, I started receiving questions about whether it may be worth going on mileage runs. Mileage runs are trips taken solely for the purpose of earning frequent flier points to boost your balance…
[PROMOTION] Up to 15,000 bonus Aeroplan on Air Canada (expired on December 31, 2014)
Aeroplan is offering up to up to 15,000 bonus points by flying on Air Canada’s Rapidair service between Toronto (Toronto Pearson International or Toronto City Airport) and Montreal or Ottawa. To qualify, you must fly on the following flight segments: Flex…
How to Maximize Rewards on Car rentals
When you rent a car, you actually have two options. You can either earn points with the Car Rental loyalty program or you can select the option of banking the points with another loyalty program. Personally, I do not rent…