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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How to Encourage Customers to Retain their Credit Cards

ByMatt

There have been rumours that American Express might no longer allow customers to churn their credit cards. We will see if there is any truth to this rumour in the coming months. Churning is the process of signing up for a credit card, then cancelling and signing up for the same credit card again later on. Some credit card companies only allow you to get one sign up bonus per lifetime.

There are so many reasons why people want to churn. Here are some of the possible reasons:

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[TRAVEL] What the U.S. Airways Merger with American Airlines means for Canadians

ByMatt

On December 9, 2013 a merger between American Airlines and U.S. Airways became official. Though in the grand scheme of things, it’s more like American Airlines sucking in U.S. Airways (more below). Below are a few important dates to keep…