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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[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.

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[ANALYSIS] Best Buy Reward Zone

ByMatt

Black Friday may have passed in the United States, but Boxing Day is coming up in Canada and Best Buy is definitely one of the stores that customers like to go on that day. So it would only be fitting to write about the Best Buy Reward Zone program.

We previously gave a warning about the Chase Best Buy Reward Zone Visa about how they are the only Chase Canada credit card that does not waive its foreign transaction fee (granted there is no annual fee on this credit card). However, it would also be useful to break down the program to see how much value you can get.