New Year’s Eve! Recap of 2018
Another end of a whirlwind year for the rewards world. Here’s a quick recap of the mid-term report, along with the original wish list.
Here’s a quick recap of the grading system:
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.
My Top 5 Miles and Points Addict Habits
I just wanted to put a disclaimer before I got this topic going. I’m not trying to brag or show off. But I do want to answer a frequent comment that I hear: “Matt, I don’t know how you do it” (i.e. the miles and points game).
You have probably seen lots of blogs posts and videos mentioning “top habits that rich people do or don’t do” lately. So I thought I’d write a post with a similar theme.
Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for December 2018
Several promotions expired at the end of October, so there are quite a few changes and extensions this month.
Note that we also have two other types of monthly lists going on:
Top Cash Back Credit Card Offers
Top Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonus Offers
Merry Christmas! Shopping Tips 2018
Over the years, Pointshogger has accumulated a wealth of shopping tips:
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Normally, I provided tips ahead of time for Boxing Day sales. But for this year, I am going to provide year-round shopping tips with a step-by-step process.
Bank of Montreal (BMO) | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) | Meridian | Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) | Simplii Financial | Toronto Dominion (TD)
Top Cash Back Credit Card Offers for December 2018
As we close out the year, I would like to point out that it has been a significant year for cash back credit cards. For better or worse, there have been many significant promotional offers, including some current 10% cash back bonuses.
Current Radisson Rewards Offers and New Radisson Blu Toronto
From now until December 28, 2018, when you book a premium room, you can earn elite status faster (with Radisson Rewards) by earning double elite qualifying nights and stays, as well as double the points by entering the promotional code: RRDBLDBL.
Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for December 2018
Most promotions started on November 1, 2018, so there are only a few minor changes this month. I ranked the credit cards by the price of the annual fees (lowest to highest): BMO SPC Air Miles MasterCard – no annual…
[INTERVIEW] BoardingArea Founder, Randy Petersen
Today we are interviewing the legendary Randy Petersen. Found of BoardingArea, as well as FlyerTalk, InsideFlyer and Freddie Awards. We wanted to thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to answer some of our questions.
Highest Current Cash Back Promotions (at least 5% and up)
As you already know, we publish a monthly Top Cash Back Credit Card Offers. That mostly lists higher than normal bonus promotions. However, with several significant cash back offers, I thought I’d give another type of list a try. The reason is because the industry seems to be putting a lot more emphasis on cash back offers.
Since Pointshogger is about maximing rewards for Canadians, I’ve always told myself that if the industry were to ever shift towards cash back, miles and points would have to take a back set. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you see it) in Canada, there were many co-branded airline and hotel credit cards that have discontinued over the past few years.
Air Canada Enters Next Stages of Acquiring Aeroplan
As you probably hear already, Air Canada moved closer to buying out Aeroplan for $450 million.
I was still holding out hope that this deal would fall through. I was really hoping to see what would happen with Aeroplan’s initiatives, especially with Porter Airlines. Guess it will essentially be business as usual with Aeroplan sticking to Air Canada.