Reasons Why to Collect Miles and Points
For some reason, even though I read a lot of articles explaining the value of miles and points, I probably come across more negativity than positive. So hopefully I can fight for the positive side today!
Reader Question
How Airports Make Money
We know airlines make revenue through flight tickets and ancillary services offered on board, but how do airports survive in the industry? Most of the revenue generated by airport is found in non-aeronautical revenue.
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What is the Best Visa Credit Card?
The question of which Visa credit card is the best for Canadians appears to be asked quite often, so I thought I’d try to answer it. First of all, the answer is that it depends on your situation. Below are some examples of different situations and which credit card makes the most sense for that situation.
Aeroplan Market Fares versus Fixed Mileage Flight Rewards
Recently, one of Pointshogger’s readers asked the question of the difference between a Market Fare and Fixed Mileage Flight Reward offered by Aeroplan. In today’s post, we will analyze these two topics.
My Thoughts on Mistake Fares
In light of the class action lawsuit against Air Canada, I thought I’d share my thoughts on mistake fares. For this post, I will leave the legal issues aside and rather offer what I think would be an ideal solution.
My Top Ways of Earning Points
The top ways that I earn my loyalty points which includes: credit card sign up bonuses, credit card spending, paying with my loyalty card, spending bonuses, doing surveys, referral bonuses and transfer bonuses.
Is the American Express Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card Worth it?
The American Express Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card has a 20,000 sign up bonus points and $120 annual fee. The question I get fairly often is whether the 20,000 sign up bonus is worth the $120 annual fee.
[READER QUESTION] What to do about the Low Canadian Dollar?
With the Canadian dollar continually hitting record new lows, I am beginning to hesitate whether it is completely worthwhile to make a major trip to the United States at the moment. Personally, when the Canadian dollar was much stronger than the USD, I exchanged as much CDN for USD as I could to load up while I could. Just in case the Canadian comes crashing down, like it has. Now is really the time to exchange USD to Canadian.
[READER QUESTION] Is it Worth it to Use Aeroplan to pay for Student Tuition?
In 2014, Aeroplan launched a partnership with Higher Ed Points that enables members to redeem miles to help offset education. Higher Ed Points expanded its program to include the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). This means that members, students and graduates in…
[READER QUESTION] What are some Common Miles and Points Mistakes?
I am not going to lie, there was a point in time that I made some of the following mistakes and I have regretted it ever since. But it’s never too late to do a course correction. Below is a…