Just a few weeks ago, we were writing a post praising WestJet’s move to takeover Sunwing. The hope was that with the merger, WestJet would be able to somewhat compete with Air Canada, the most dominant Canadian airline. But before WestJet can give Air Canada a run for their money, it looks like they have to take care of their own house first.
We are closing in on our 10 year anniversary in the fall of this year. I cannot believe what a journey it has been. There are days when I feel like we just got started.
We are looking at different ways to celebrate this year’s anniversary. First up, we refreshed our site, hoping that it will be more user-friendly.
We are back this month with the top first year fee waived promotions. See the commentary under each credit card for more thoughts on each offer.
Limited Time First Year Fee Waived Offers
We have listed the cards based on their promotional expiry dates, categorised by month. If there is a tie-break, it is ranked by annual fee (lowest to highest), after which it will go alphabetically.
Today, we are featuring co-founder and CEO of Roame Travel who will share his new service to search for award flights. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule.
1) Please tell us about yourself and your role with Roame.Travel.
Marriott Bonvoy has launched an Escape to luxury promotion giving members up to $300 in promotional folio credit up that can be used for hotel experience credits to make the stay feel more luxurious. The non-Marriott Bonvoy members can receive up to a $200 credit.
Air Canada has added PAL Airlines, one of Eastern Canada’s independent airlines. Aeroplan members can now earn and redeem points on PAL operated flights throughout Quebec and the Maritimes.
Aeroplan gives its members the ability to purchase points on a regular basis. Sometimes, they have a bonus offer when making this purchase. Let’s discuss the offer first and then I will share some of my thoughts on purchasing or gifting.
We are back again with another month of top credit cards currently offering at least a 10% cash back bonus promotion. There are many other cash back offers out there too, but because the market is very competitive now, so only the 10% and above offer make it to our monthly list.
Keep in mind that we still have the Top Cash Back Credit Cards page for a more complete list of cards.
Chevron, Ultramar and Pioneer have teamed up to offer a loyalty program called Journie Rewards. The program allows members to earn points when spending money at their gas stations. Today, we will provide an update to our last post, as there have been a few changes since then.
WestJet’s purchase of Sunwing has been in the works for a couple of years now. It is now taking a step forward as the Canadian Federal Government WestJet gave their stamp of approval that moves them closer. There is still some work to be done, but this is as major milestone.
Today, I wanted to share some of my thoughts on this potential merger. Let’s discuss this from the perspective of each airline.