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.

Cancelled my Oldest Credit Card…

ByMatt

This is a continuation of a previous post that I wrote about: End of an Era: Capital One World Elite Aspire Travel MasterCard.

Fair Warning: Bloggers often have to balance between sharing secrets for the benefit of everyone, versus keeping secrets, for the benefit of those who know about it (so that the benefit does not get shut down). For today’s post, I will be sharing my experience with the credit card (mentioned above) that really worked in my favour, which is why I kept it so long.  

Marriott Bonvoy – Week of Wonders

ByMatt

Marriott Bonvoy is kicking off a Week of Wonders starting today, October 8, 2020 through October 15, 2020. 

Marriott says that the celebration is “aimed at bringing members joy and happiness by encouraging travel and providing  opportunity to experience the pleasures of travel in your own home.”  Basically, each day of the promotional week will feature a different Wonder.

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Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for October 2020

ByMatt

We skipped over the September monthly list, but we are back again this month.

For this month, you will notice that many BMO offers were set to end on October 31, 2020, but they were preemptively changed around. Some offers were reduced, some were changed and extended. The new offers are reflected on this post.

Furthermore, you will noticed TD offers added to this month’s list.

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Current Hotel Elite Status and Points Expiry Extensions

ByMatt

See also: COVID-19 Updates for our most up-to-date tracking. 

Hotel chains have done a great job at extending elite status memberships, as well as points expiry policies. 

Below is a list of extension offers by programs more relevant to Canadians.

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[INTERVIEW] Todd Gulbransen SVP of Client Services and Strategic Partnerships at AIR MILES

ByMatt

Today we feature Todd Gulbransen, newly appointment Air Miles SVP of Client Services and Strategic Partnerships. He is is sharing with us his personal story, reason for joining Air Miles and what to look forward to! Thank you for taking the time to spend!

Please tell us about yourself and your role at AIR MILES?

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Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for September 2020

ByMatt

Several changes to this month’s list. HSBC is back on track with even bigger bonuses than before. TD upgraded their offers. While Brim is extended its offer another month. 

Keep in mind that this post refers to temporary offers. We also have an ongoingly updated Top Credit Cards pages that includes permanent first year fee waived offers too. Here are some of the more relevant ones that are more related to this post: