Esso and Aeroplan Parting Ways
Effective May 31, 2018, Esso stations will no longer issue Aeroplan miles. The current earning options are as follows:
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.
[INTERVIEW] Who is Flightdrop?
Today, we are interviewing Jack Kim (top), Founder and Aaron Tian (bottom), Head of Growth, of Flightdrop, which is an App that’s making flight hacking easier and more seamless!
Maximize Your PC Optimum Points
Today we feature Pointshogger Contributor, Kyler Ayim, writer of How To Earn PC Optimum Points Faster, who will share his experience with the PC Optimum program!
How do I get the most out of the PC Optimum rewards program? It’s a question many of us have been asking ourselves since the merge of PC Plus and Shoppers Optimum, which brought together two of Canada’s most popular loyalty programs with a combined 19 million members.
3x the Points with Aurora Rewards
I have been a fan of Aurora Rewards since it was launched. Unfortunately, they have a very niche market, but if you do travel within these destinations frequently, you will definitely want to have Aurora Rewards in your frequent flyer portfolio. Right now, you can earn 3x the points on select routes:
American Express Reducing Payment Processing Fees in Canada
American Express Canada (AMEX) has been known to charge high payment processing fees, which discourages many businesses from accepting AMEX cards as a payment option. This may change as the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has agreed on a deal with payment processing firm Chase Merchant Services that will reduce the fee.
American Express (AMEX) | Bank of Montreal (BMO) | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) | Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) | Scotiabank | Toronto Dominion (TD)
Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for March 2018
Quite a few credit cards has promotions that expired compared to last month’s list, so we have a much less impressive list this month. Note that we also have two other types of monthly lists going on: Top Cash Back…
Brim Financial | Home Trust | HSBC | Meridian | Rogers Bank
Best Credit Cards for Foreign Purchases (updated March 3, 2018)
It was not long ago that I wrote this post, but already it is due for an update. I am happy to see that the Canadian credit card market has become more competitive on the foreign purchases front. More and more credit cards are either waiving the foreign transaction fee or offering a higher earning ratio on foreign purchases, which are the cards that I will be focusing on today.
Capital One’s Identify Theft Findings
Today, I would like to share with you the results of a research conducted by Capital One Canada. March is Fraud Prevention Month, so it is only fitting to share a post regarding this matter. Capital One Canada conducted a survey…
Questioning Mainstream Media…
Fellow BoardingArea blogger, Ben, from One Miles at a Time, recently wrote a post entitled Where On Earth Is The Mainstream Media Finding These “Travel Experts?”. He referenced a news release called The Two Words That Will Help Get an Airline Upgrade Over the Phone. Do you guys remember an article by CBC entitled: Canadians should be wary of loyalty programs — not enticed by them.
$25 Loblaw Gift Card
The controversial $25 Loblaw gift card has finally arrived in the mail for me. The expiry can found at the back of the card. It is September 2028 for mine.