The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is currently running a higher than normal sign up bonus Avios points promotion on its British Airways Visa Infinite. Normally it has been 15,000 British Airways Executive Club sign up bonus Avios points, which has been bumped up to 30,000 points. Below are the highlights of the credit card:
We previously wrote a posting about flying with airline alliances. I continue to believe that you should always consider all the options that airline alliances have to offer. If you collect Aeroplan points because you are based in Canada and…
I have been quite excited about the American Airlines/U.S. Airways merger, so I have put together a list of destinations that both airlines fly to within Canada.
You can earn Asia Miles by flying on any of the Oneworld alliance flights. But for the most part, Asia Miles is associated the Cathay Pacific airline. The reason why Asia Miles can be valuable for Canadians is because you…
American Airlines has a loyalty program called AAdvantage. Unfortunately, there are no Canadian credit cards in Canada that allows you to accumulate AAdvantage points. That being said, that doesn’t mean that Canadians cannot also earn AAdvantage points.
When it comes to maximizing the value of your points, it is important to know what flights are offered at your local airport. But first, you need to determine what type of spender and traveller you are. Are you a…
On December 9, 2013 a merger between American Airlines and U.S. Airways became official. Though in the grand scheme of things, it’s more like American Airlines sucking in U.S. Airways (more below). Below are a few important dates to keep…
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All the talk about how poor the Air Canada and Aeroplan program, I think this merits a post about airline alliances. As a Canadian, we are not stuck with only having Aeroplan as the only frequent flyer program. You can…
Before going into depth about this credit card, I would like to point out that Cathay Pacific is a member of the Oneworld alliance, which means that any points that you accumulate with this airline, you can use to redeem on any of its member partners. Airlines that are members of an alliance makes their loyalty points that much more valuable because it gives you so much more flexibility when looking for award bookings. With Cathay Pacific flights, you earn Asia Miles points.
It is not well publicized, but RBC Rewards is current holding several different conversion bonus promotions. Here is a breakdown of the different promotions. American Airlines AAdvantage Between October 15, 2013 and November 30, 2013, you can convert your RBC…