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] Capital One Priority Club World MasterCard

ByMatt

First of all, I’m not sure why Capital One left “Priority Club” on the credit card when they changed their name to IHG Rewards since July 2013. As you may have read, IHG Rewards is one of my favourite hotel chains, mostly because their points never expire. Furthermore, the chain offers a great variety of hotels to choose from: InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Hualuxe Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo, Even Hotels, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Holiday Inn Resort, Holiday Inn Club Vacations, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites. Essentially ranging from 3-5 star hotels.

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Happy Boxing Day! [PROMOTIONS] RBC, Marriott, Petro-Canada (expired on January 6, 2014)

ByMatt

I am going to challenge all of you. Boxing Day can be the day where you regret making so many purchases that you later realize that you didn’t need. Instead, I hope that everyone will make purchases that they will feel good about for the next 6-12 months and because of the good feeling, you will come up with an even better strategy for next year.

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Merry Christmas! Shopping Tips 2013

ByMatt

Safe travels and enjoy the holidays! Thank you for all those who took the time to read our blog and giving us new ideas on what to write about. We are definitely always looking for new ideas, so feel free to leave a comment.

Since today all the stores are closed and tomorrow is Boxing Day, I will take this opportunity to give a few shopping tips and mention a few promotions to look out for tomorrow.

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[ANALYSIS] Plum Rewards vs. irewards

ByMatt

It is the day before Christmas. If you are an extremely last minute shopper, I suspect one of the stores that you will check out for various gift ideas is Chapters. Chapters is affiliated with the Plum Rewards program that encompasses several others bookstores including: Indigo, Coles, SmithBooks, Indigo Spirit and Prospero-The Book Company.

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[PROMOTION] 30,000 CIBC Aventura Points (expired on December 31, 2013)

ByMatt

There is a 30,000 Aventura bonus points sign up for the CIBC Aventura Visa Infinite Card that ends on December 31, 2013. If you are still thinking about getting this credit card, this is your last chance. Check out our previously written analysis on this credit card to see if it works for you.

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[PROMOTIONS] IHG Rewards, Air Miles, Rexall, Staples, Old Navy, The Children’s Place (expired)

ByMatt

If you’re a fan of IHG Rewards like I am, then you would want to sign up for the Big Win promotion. Every member has a customized bonus points earning opportunity. It’s free to register and depending on what your…

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[ANALYSIS] RBC Cathay Pacific VISA Platinum

ByMatt

Before going into depth about this credit card, I would like to point out that Cathay Pacific is a member of the Oneworld alliance, which means that any points that you accumulate with this airline, you can use to redeem on any of its member partners. Airlines that are members of an alliance makes their loyalty points that much more valuable because it gives you so much more flexibility when looking for award bookings. With Cathay Pacific flights, you earn Asia Miles points.