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.
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Comparing Canada and US Best Western Credit Card

ByMatt

Best Western Rewards is one of my favourite loyalty programs, even though it is not considered one of the more luxurious brands, so it may not be as popular in the frequent flyer community. I think the two main reasons why I like them is because of the no points expiry policy and the fact that they offer a very competitive co-branded credit card in Canada. Without a credit card option, they probably would not be so high on my list of favourite hotel programs.

Below is the highlights of a list of co-branded Best Western in Canada and the United States.

[INTERVIEW] Who is Prince of Travel?

ByMatt

Today, we feature our buddy, Ricky Zhang, from Prince of Travel, one of the newest blogs who is already providing everyone with so much helpful information. Great work Ricky!

What inspired you to start your blog Prince of Travel?

I’ve been playing the Miles & Points game for quite a while now – and I’ve been passionate about travel for even longer – so looking back now it seems inevitable that I would start a blog.

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Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for May 2017

ByMatt

Another month, another Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses list. Keep in mind that I have been combining personal and business cards onto the same list. We also have two other types of monthly lists going on: Top Cash…

Frustrations with Aeroplan… What to do about it!

ByMatt

This is more of a continuation of Avery’s post (Aeroplan has a little problem…) from DTCA about problems with Aeroplan.

Normally, I much prefer not writing any negative posts, because this blog is suppose to be about maximizing rewards with some tips and tricks. But when we hit too many roadblocks, it may feel like our suggestions are not even useful.

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Ranking the Credit Card Portfolios of Each Canadian Financial Institutions (updated May 1, 2017)

ByMatt

It has been exactly 6 months since the last time I updated this list. The reason is because there has been very little movement until the past two months, where there were quite a few changes in the credit card industry that warrants an update to the rankings. Last year was a strong year for credit cards, so I assumed that 2017 would be a slow down year anyway. Unfortunately, most of the changes so far to the industry have been negative. Companies that moved down the list is because of a negative change. The ones that moved up is due to the downfall of the other companies.

Best Reward Redemptions for Calgary, Alberta

ByMatt

Today, I continue my best reward redemption series with Calgary, Alberta, as suggested to me by one of my readers.

Keep in mind that Calgary is the fourth largest city in Canada at over 1 million people, which is larger than the entire province of Newfoundland, which I wrote about last time. Therefore, I may not be able to cover every single best option possible, but I will do my best to cover as much as possible. Other suggestions and personal experiences are greatly appreciated, which you can share in the comment section below!