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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! This is probably a fun day for some, and not so much for others. By the time you are reading this post, it is probably too late to start planning for the day, so I am going…
Expedia Buys Orbitz
Expedia already bought Travelocity and now they are buying Orbitz for approximately $1.33 billion USD. I am curious to see how this plays out. It definitely shrinks the available competition, but by consolidating services, they have the ability to offer a better…
[DISCONTINUED] Capital One Aspire World Travel MasterCard
I am actually in shock that one of my favourite credit cards in Canada, the Capital One Aspire Travel World MasterCard has been discontinued. No new clients can sign up for this credit card any more. Below were the highlights of the credit…
[PROMOTION] Earn 2x the Points on Flights to Asia
American Airlines is having a promotion where you can earn 2x the points on certain flights to Asia. This offer is valid for flights between January 21, 2015 and March 20, 2015. You will need to register for this promotion prior to travel…
[READER QUESTION] Too Many Points?
What to do when you have too many loyalty points and don’t know what to do with it. You can either spend them on friends and family or donate them.
[HOTEL] List of Club Carlson Hotels
I find that Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is not often talked about. They have a loyalty program called Club Carlson. I believe that a big reason why this hotel chain is not often spoken about in Canada is because of…
[READER QUESTION] What to do with Aventura Points?
I’m sure we’ve all seen lots of advertisements from CIBC about its Aventura points program. So can we do with Aventura points after we’ve collected a bunch? First of all, there are currently 4 CIBC credit cards that you can…
[ANALYSIS] MBNA Sony Card Platinum Plus MasterCard
The sign up bonus on the MBNA Sony Card Platinum Plus MasterCard moved 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 may…
[PROMOTION] First Year Fee Waived on the BMO World Elite MasterCard is Back
The first year fee promotion on the BMO World Elite MasterCard is back again. We’ve seen this promotion quite often. Again, below are the highlights of the credit card: $150 annual fee (waived the first year if you apply before April 10, 2015)…
[PROMOTION] Car Rental Aeroplan Bonuses (expired on May 31, 2015)
There are currently two car rental promotions that will give you Aeroplan bonus points. Basically, when you rent a car, you can either earn points for each respective car rental company’s loyalty program or you can bank your points to…
[TRAIN] VIA Rail Looking to Improve Quebec City-Windsor Track
VIA Rail is looking to build a dedicated passenger rail network in the Quebec City-Windsor corridor to improve its on-time performance and boost rider-ship. VIA Rail’s on-time performance fell to only 77% in 2014 from 83% in 2013. VIA Rail has…
[PROMOTION] Porter and CIBC Aventura Teaming Up (expired on May 31, 2015)
Porter Airlines and CIBC Aventura are teaming up to offer a nice promotion for flights out of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.
