The IHG Rewards PointsBreak promotion is back!
Promotional Period
This new list runs from is valid from April 24, 2017 to July 31, 2017. I am always happy to see a new list come out. I just hope that they keep it going!
Value
I value IHG points at 0.7 cents a piece. With this promotion, you can potentially get a room that normally costs over $250 per night for only 5,000 points, which gives you over 5 cents per point in value.
Today, we feature Pointshogger contributor, Jean-Francois Pratt, who will share with us his experience with Drop. Thank you Jean-Francois!
A Toronto-based start-up launched a multi-retailer loyalty program called DROP. Each 10 points is worth 1 cent, so 2,000 sign up bonus points is $2 that you can use at partner programs.
CBC reported that InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) said credit card information of their guests may have been stolen last year at thousands of locations, including more than 100 in Canada, mostly in Ontario and Alberta.
This question has been brought up fairly often in the miles and points world. “I have no use for my Aeroplan miles, can I see my miles?
The short answer is no. Today, I will explain why, and what alternatives there are instead.
The terms and conditions section in the Aeroplan website covers most of what I will summarize
One of my readers sent me this hilarious email. Hope you get a good laugh out of this! “Drag and Drop” “We put the hospital in hospitality” “Board as a doctor, leave as a patient” “Our prices can’t be beaten,…
I have been asked this question fairly often, so I think that I am due for writing a post about my current credit card strategy.
First off, I would like to go on record saying that my main goal has always been to bring my credit card bills down to zero. Any time I can find ways (not an easy feat) to reduce my costs, that is my highest priority. The goal is to keep my overall total monthly credit card bills to under $1,000 per month for a family of 3 and a business, which has been working out (minus a one time home renovation bill)!
Personally, I am still not a big fan of cash backs (mostly because of the lack of significant sign up bonuses), but it seems to be a big trend in Canada. Either way, there are still some decent options to look out for.
By the way, thank you Greg, for some feedback last time. I updated the posts accordingly this time around. Keep in mind that in most cases, the emphasis is really more on the promotional offer.
Capital One Canada has reached out to me to share a research that they conducted on credit card fraud. This has become a very sensitive topics in recent years, so Brent Reynolds, Managing Vice President of Capital One Canada, also provided some tips below on how you can better protect your personal information.
See also: All our posts about Capital One credit cards
How crazy is that? CBC published an article reporting that Delta Airline is going to offer up to $9,950 to passengers on overbooked flights. Note that the offer is broken down as follows:
Gate agents – up to $2,000 (up from previous $800)
Supervisors – up to $9,950 (up from previous $1,350)
Delta Air Lines has a fair amount of flights coming into Canada. Of course I would like to see more, to help with the competition. Today’s post is a rundown on how Canadians can utilize Delta’s rewards program called SkyMiles.
Note that Delta Air Lines is a member of SkyTeam. Personally, I rarely fly with SkyTeam, but if I do, I bank my miles to Delta because of its expiry policy.