Aimia (Owner of Aeroplan) Sold Nectar’s Loyalty Program
Aimia is a data-driven marketing and loyalty analytics company that owns frequent flyer program, Aeroplan. Not only do they own Aeroplan, but they also own other minor loyalty programs.
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.
American Express (AMEX) | Marriott Hotels & Resorts (Marriott Bonvoy) | Starwood Preferred Guest (Merged with Marriott Bonvoy)
Exclusive Canadian SPG Credit Card offer to Chase Marriott Cardholders
You may have seen this offer already, but the official email just came in today. American Express Canada is offering an exclusive Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card to existing Chase Marriott Rewards credit card customers. As you know, the co-branded, grandfathered, Chase Marriott credit card are being terminated on March 15, 2018.
Chase offered a few parting tokens of appreciation
Newest Edition of IHG’s Pointsbreak Released (January 29, 2018 – April 30, 2018)
You have probably already read from other bloggers that IHG hotels has revamped its Pointsbreak program, which runs from January 29, 2018 – April 30, 2018. In the past, the promotion offers a reduction in the number of points required to redeem for a free hotel night. Hotels that required 30,000 or 40,000 points per night can be redeemed for 5,000 points per night if they are listed in the promotion. I believe that this is an incredible offer that I have been able to take advantage of on many occasions.
Rundown of Delta Air Lines’ SkyMiles for Canadians (updated January 28, 2018)
Delta Air Lines is one of the most prominent foreign airlines that flies through Canada. That being said, I would be more than happy if they continued to expand their presence here. Today, I will provide an updated rundown on Delta’s rewards program, SkyMiles for Canadians.
Expiry Policy
Delta SkyMiles is one of the rare programs that do not have an expiry policy, regardless of activity. So I am more than happy to give them my business.
American Express (AMEX) | Bank of Montreal (BMO) | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) | Meridian | Rogers Bank | Scotiabank | Toronto Dominion (TD)
Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for January 2018
We are back again with our monthly update on the first year fee waived credit cards list. 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
If you would like to see other lists as well, please let us know in the comment section below.
AccorHotels (Le Club AccorHotels) | Best Western (Best Western Rewards) | Choice Hotels (Choice Privileges) | Hilton (Honors) | Hyatt (World of Hyatt) | Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG Rewards Club) | Marriott Hotels & Resorts (Marriott Bonvoy) | Starwood Preferred Guest (Merged with Marriott Bonvoy) | Wyndham Rewards (Wyndham Hotels & Resorts)
[HOTEL] Expiry Policies (updated January 24, 2018)
It has been almost 2 years since I last update the hotel hotel expiry policies. There have been a few changes ever since, so I thought I’d give my list a quick update.
For the list below, I have grouped the hotels into three different categories: (1) Never expire; (2) Never expire with activity; and (3) Strict Expiry Policy.
[REVIEW] Alterna Savings Visa Infinite Card
A new fixed rewards card has been introduced to the market, just as the Capital One World Elite Aspire Travel MasterCard has been discontinued. Today, I will discuss the Alterna Savings Visa Infinite Card. Alterna Savings actually has quite a few credit cards to choose from, but I will be discussing its most premium credit card, as it usually has the most perks.
Below are the highlights of the Alterna Savings Visa Infinite Card
Best Western (Best Western Rewards) | Hilton (Honors) | Marriott Hotels & Resorts (Marriott Bonvoy) | Starwood Preferred Guest (Merged with Marriott Bonvoy)
Current State of Co-branded Hotel Credit Cards in Canada
The situation continues to deteriorate with the recent closure of grandfathered Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Visa. Last year, I wrote a post about the Best Hotel Loyalty Program for Canadians to Collect, but with another shift in the industry, it looks like that post was due for an update.
In the past few years, I have exclusively redeem hotels points for all my stays. Rarely have I had to pay for a hotel night. However, as hotel partnerships continue to terminate with credit card companies in Canada, this trend will be very difficult to continue in the near future.
Below are the top ways to earn hotel points without actually staying at the hotels to accumulate points.
Are Credit Card Rewards Worth it?
You probably heard on the news, how Canadians are racking up more debt than ever before. So the question remains, are credit card rewards worth it? The short answer depends on a few factors. Are you paying off the balances…
[DISCONTINUED] Grandfathered Chase Canada Credit Cards Being Shut Down
The news that the discontinued, but grandfathered, Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Visa and Chase Amazon.ca Rewards Visa cards will be terminated has been circulating for a few days now. I have been waiting for my letter in the mail for confirmation, but still have yet to receive it. But some of my family members already received it, so I thought I’d share what the letter looks like sooner rather than later.