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The NEW Scotiabank GM Visa Card
Scotiabank has introduced its new GM Visa Card. This credit card seems to have come out of thin air, because there does not seem to be much anticipation for it. That being said, I am always happy to see new…
Canadian Airline Series: Air Labrador
In today’s post, we will be introducing Air Labrador, an airline based in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It operates services throughout Labrador and Quebec and its main hub is the Goose Bay Airport. Air Labrador began operations in 1948 as…
Credit Card Strategy for a Falling Canadian Dollar
The Canadian dollar is really taking a pounding against the U.S. dollar, so what should we do for our credit card portfolio as Canadians? In the past, the best credit cards to use for all foreign based transaction is to…
Air Travel Past Versus Present: Flight Experience
Remember the days when it was mandatory to turn off your cell phone as the flight prepares for take off, no Wi-Fi service in flight, paper boarding passes, and a whole lot of cash was needed if you wished to…
Coolest Looking Credit Cards
Have you ever signed up for a credit card because you thought the design on the card was really cool and you just needed to add that to your collection? I definitely have. This happened when I went to my…
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…
Rundown of Porter Airlines’ VIPorter (updated September 17, 2015)
Porter Airlines has a loyalty program called VIPorter, which has been completely revamped. Today, we will do a quick rubdown on how the program works. First of all, I will list some of the system wide changes:
Building a Cash Back Credit Card Portfolio
There have been a slew of credit cards being discontinued in Canada. The trend seems to be co-branded credit cards. So now I am wondering if it would make sense to shift towards a cash back credit card portfolio rather…
Canadian Airline Series: Air Inuit
We introduce Air Inuit, an airline based in Dorval, Quebec, Canada. It operates services in Nunavik and Nunavut. Its main hub is the Kuujjuaq Airport.
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.
Positive Changes to the MBNA Best Western MasterCard
After writing about how the Capital One IHG credit cards being discontinued, it was looking very bleak. However, the MBNA Best Western MasterCard has introduced so very positive changes to its credit card features. But first of all, let’s recap the highlights…
Canadian American Express Centurion Card
Known as the Black Card, the American Express Centurion Card is an invitation only charge card, which is only given to platinum card holders after they have met a specific spending requirement. Through some deep digging in research on the…