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Best Western Rewards is offering its fall promotion. Basically, if you make your reservation online by choosing the “Best Value” or “Web Special” rates, you can save up to 20% off the hotel’s “Flexible Rate”. Furthermore, you will receive 1,000…

The design on the CIBC Aerogold Infinite Visa Card has changed and there is a higher than normal bonus sign up from 15,000 to 20,000 points. Below are the highlights of the credit card: $120 annual fee Earn 15,000 sign up…

It appears that the CIBC Aerogold Visa Card has been discontinued. $120 annual fee $50 for supplementary cardholders Earn 15,000 points after your first card purchase Earn 1.5 points for every $1 spent at select CIBC Bonus Rewards establishments, gas, grocery and…

American Express already discontinued its credit card that was affiliated with Costco, so I guess it was only a matter of time before Costco stops accepting American Express all-together. The negotiations between American Express and Costco have broken down. In…

The sign up bonus on the Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Visa Card has always been 30,000 sign up bonus points on the Chase Canada website. However, the FlyerTalk forum  has always has threads about getting the 50,000 sign up bonus points by…

After fellow WestJet airlines make a move to stamp on $25 for first checked bags, Air Canada decides to jump on the bandwagon days following. The fees started applying on September 18, 2014 for flights as of November 2, 2014 to…

The RBC Cathay Pacific Visa Platinum is offering a higher than usual sign up bonus. The sign up bonus is temporary increased from 10,000 to 15,000 points. Below are the highlights of the credit card: $150 annual fee $75 for each…

Unfortunately, for the time being, none of the co-branded Aeroplan credit cards have their annual fee waived. So I will be holding off singing up for any of those Aeroplan cards for now. I will stick with the American Express…

With the price of gas still high (but at least holding steady), I’m always looking for ways to earn more bonus points on my gas spending to soften the blow. Between September 16, 2014 and November 10, 2014 Esso Extra is…

Marriott Hotels is the first hotel that will prompt guests to tip housekeepers with an Envelope Please program. This is a very interesting move by the hotel chain and I am a little torn on how I feel about it….

Virgin Atlantic announced that they will no longer be operating in Canada. The summer seasonal service from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) will discontinue as of October 11, 2014. I was hoping to write up a post…

Unfortunately, WestJet has gone into the customer unfriendly mode, by charging 25 for the first checked bag on economy-fare flights within Canada and to the United States. Fortunately, customers flying to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and Europe can still get one free…