This has been a frequently asked questions, which I have answered before, but I thought I’d give an update. The question is whether Aventura accounts holders are still permitted to transfer their points to Aeroplan miles. The short answer is yes, so long as you opened your Aventura Rewards account prior to October 1, 2013.
CIBC is running several Aventura co-branded credit card promotions simultaneously. Every year, you will find at least one of these offers happening. Below is a list of the credit cards that allow you to eran Aventura points, along with their highlights:
The sign up bonus on the MBNA Sony Card Platinum Plus MasterCard once again increase from 2,000 to 10,000 Sony points. There does not seem to be a time frame on how long the promotion is going on for, so it will come back down at any time without notice. We’ve also seen this promotion terminate earlier than advertised without warning.
Today (March 28, 2016) is the last day to receive the 25% transfer bonus between American Express Membership Rewards and British Airways Executive Club (Canadian offer only).
Finally some good news coming out of American Express. It does not completely make up for changing the rule to once-in-a-life-time sign up bonus and decreasing the number of credit cards that qualify for a referral bonus, but it does take some sting out of the hit.
Petro-Canada has a rewards program called Petro-Points. There are actually a few hidden gems about this program in terms of earning and redeeming points. Note that it is free to sign up. I personally would not go out of my way to earn Petro-Points, because I still prefer racking up Aeroplan miles instead.
You probably see a lot of advertisement about the Esso Extra program. Lots of hype goes into the Esso Privileges card. However, there is actually a pretty net way of converting your Esso Extra points into airline miles and get more value. It requires a 2 step process though.
With the ever changing world of miles and points (for example, very little referral bonus opportunities left), I constantly feel like I need to change up my earning strategy. I previously wrote an article about my top ways to earn points. Today, I will talk about my favourite ways to earn and why.
American Express is offering a promotion for fixed reward redemptions that runs between February 16, 2016 to May 31, 2016. First of all, you can earn Membership Rewards points (“MR”) with the following credit cards:
Gas prices in Ottawa have dropped very low beginning Sunday night, Jan 31st. On Thursday night, it has dropped to a low of 66.1 cents per litre. As I was driving home, with only three gas bars down in my car, I could not help but stop by the ever-so-full service station to fill up the 7 dollars of gas.