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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Current 10% Cash Back Portfolio for September 2021

This 10% cash back monthly post is being published 1 day earlier than normal because both the Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card and Tangerine World MasterCard have an offer that expires today. So we wanted to give everyone one last reminder to apply for it if you are thinking about it. Meanwhile, the Scotia Momentum Visa Infinite Card offer that expired last month has been extended. 

Air Canada’s Aeroplan & Uber Expand their Partnership

Air Canada’s frequent flyer program, Aeroplan, and Uber Canada are expanding their partnership from only Uber Eats to also include Uber Passes. Effective, today, September 8, 2021, Aeroplan members who are also (CIBC and TD) co-branded credit cards holders can sign up for a complementary Uber Pass membership, while American Express co-branded cardholders will have to wait until November 1, 2021.

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[PROMOTION] Marriott Bonvoy Fall Bonus Points

Marriott Bonvoy is currently running bonus points opportunities that run well into the fall, but only begins a week from today. Members will need to register for this offer.

Highlights

Below are the highlights of this promotion:

Bonus points are issued for stays between September 14, 2021 and December 12, 2021

Canadian Border Changes Effective Today

About a month ago, the Canadian government open its borders, slightly, for U.S. residents. Though not fully open, travel restrictions were eased. 

Effective today, September 7, 2021, the exemption list was expanded to all other foreign nationals who qualify for the fully vaccinated traveller exemption. Basically, those who qualify for the fully vaccinated traveller exemption are exempt from: quarantine and Day-8 testing requirement. 

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Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for September 2021

The Scotiabank Gold American Express promotion that expired last month got extended to November, while the RBC WestJet World Elite MasterCard had a slight change to its offer that now expires in January. 

As for this month, there are several promotions expiring from American Express, HSBC and RBC.

Air Miles reaching 100 Billion Miles

The Air Miles rewards program is reaching a significant milestone of issuing its one hundred billionth (100,000,000,000) reward mile. To celebrate, they have been doing giveaways on its social media channels, since August 30, 2021. Their social media channels include: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. This will run until the end of the weekend (September 6, 2021). 

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American Express Membership Rewards Program: U.S.A. versus Canada (updated on August 28, 2021)

It has been almost 5 years since I last update this post. In light of American Express Canada’s new partnership with Air France, KLM Flying Blue, I thought it was a great opportunity to update this post. This post compares the Canadian and U.S. American Express Membership Rewards programs. A lot has changed in the last 5 years, so let’s get going.

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Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for August 2021

All the TD offers that expired in the last list were extended and/or modified until December 5, 2021. Only the business card came off the list. 

For this month, I would look into the 10% and first year fee waived offer with the Scotia Momentum Visa Infinite Card which is expiring.

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Current 10% Cash Back Portfolio for August 2021

Today is the second last day to apply for one of the two Tangerine cards (Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card, Tangerine World MasterCard) to benefit from the 10% cash back bonus. The Scotia Momentum Visa Infinite Card offer is also coming to an end this month if you have been thinking about it.