Tip Housekeepers at Marriott Hotels
Marriott Hotels is the first hotel that will prompt guests to tip housekeepers with an Envelope Please program. This is a very interesting move by the hotel chain and I am a little torn on how I feel about it….
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.
Air Canada (Altitude) (Merged with Air Canada Aeroplan) | Airports | British Airways (Executive Club - Avios)
[AIRLINE] Virgin Atlantic to No Longer Operate in Canada
Virgin Atlantic announced that they will no longer be operating in Canada. The summer seasonal service from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) will discontinue as of October 11, 2014. I was hoping to write up a post…
[AIRLINE] WestJet Charges $25 for Checked Bags
Unfortunately, WestJet has gone into the customer unfriendly mode, by charging 25 for the first checked bag on economy-fare flights within Canada and to the United States. Fortunately, customers flying to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and Europe can still get one free…
[ANALYSIS] TD Borderless Plan
We just wrote a post about the Top U.S credit cards for Canadians. We ranked the TD U.S. Dollar Visa Card at the bottom of the list because of its higher annual fee with no benefits. However, you can get the…
[ANALYSIS] Canadian Tire Money Advantage
It looks like Canadian Tire is going to do away with its Canadian Tire cash and go with a loyalty program instead where you will use a loyalty card to collect rewards. Canadian Tire is launching its Canadian Tire Money Advantage program. The program will begin on October 10, 2014 in the province of Nova Scotia. The rest of Canada will follow suit on October 28, 2014.
[ANALYSIS] Delta SkyMiles Gold MasterCard
The Delta SkyMiles Gold MasterCard is actually the only Canadian co-branded airline credit card in Canada that does not have an annual fee. This credit card has generally been flying under the radar because not everyone is a fan of collecting Delta SkyMiles.
Avion (RBC Rewards) | Bank of Montreal (BMO) | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) | Chase Canada (Discontinued) | Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) | Toronto Dominion (TD)
Top United States Credit Cards Offered in Canada (updated September 11, 2014)
There are some Canadian financial institutions that issue United States currency credit cards, which means that you can pay your bills in U.S. currency. The benefits of having such a credit card is that you can convert your Canadian dollars into American dollars when the Canadian dollar is strong. So then you lock is the favourable rate. Leave the U.S. dollars in an account that you can use any time to pay off bills on the U.S. credit card so you won’t have to worry about any unfavourable currency exchanges at the time of using the credit card.
Best Western (Best Western Rewards) | Choice Hotels (Choice Privileges) | Club Carlson (Merged with Radisson Rewards) | Delta Privilege (Merged with Marriott Bonvoy) | Hilton (Honors) | Hyatt (World of Hyatt) | Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG Rewards Club) | Marriott Hotels & Resorts (Marriott Bonvoy) | President's Club (Merged with Le Club AccorHotels) | Starwood Preferred Guest (Merged with Marriott Bonvoy) | Wyndham Rewards (Wyndham Hotels & Resorts)
[HOTEL] Expiry Policies (updated September 10, 2014)
I thought this would be a good time to update my previous run-down post on hotel expiry policies. I am always trying to decide which hotel loyalty program best suits my travels needs and my portfolio. One of the main factors…
Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG Rewards Club) | Starwood Preferred Guest (Merged with Marriott Bonvoy)
[PROMOTIONS] Starwood Preferred Guest, IHG Rewards Club (expired on December 31, 2014)
As summer comes to an end, the fall promotions are starting to come out. There are two great hotel promotions going on. First of all, Starwood Preferred Guest is offering up to 3x the Starpoints when you register for its promotion….
Changes to the American Express AeroplanPlus Gold Card
There have been quite a few changes with American Express lately, so what’s another one?