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Easy Ways to Keep Your Aeroplan Account Active
Often times I hear stories about how someone’s Aeroplan points expire and they get too discouraged to try to earn points again, almost thinking that earning points are a scam. For Aeroplan, you need to keep your account active once…
Happy Canada Day! Mid-Year Report
Back on New Year’s Eve, I talked about how 2013 was a great year for credit card sign up bonuses. I also talked about what I would like to see in 2014. Since we are at the mid-point of the…
[HOTEL] Elite Status with Hilton HHonors
When you stay at Hilton brands, you will earn 10 base points for every $1 USD spent at Hilton brands (earn 5 points for every $1 USD spent at Home2 Suites by Hilton). Below are the highlights of each level of…
MBNA Sony Promotion Expired Prematurely
It appears that the Sony promotion with MBNA expired prematurely. Initially, there was a 10,000 points sign up bonus if you apply before June 30, 2014. Then there was a 10,000 points sign up bonus with wireless speakers if you…
[DISCONTINUED] MBNA Choice Privileges MasterCard
It turns out that MBNA has decided to terminate the Choice Privileges MasterCard. For those of you who still have the credit card, you might want to consider hanging onto it if you can because there is no annual fee.…
[ANALYSIS] Booking a Hotel Room on Hotwire.com
Hotwire.com is starting to catch on as a popular and more affordable way of booking a hotel room. Hotwire also works a lot like Priceline. See also: [ANALYSIS] Booking a Hotel Room on Priceline.com How it works Hotwire asks you…
[PROMOTION] Unlimited Summer Travel Pass with VIA Rail (expired on August 31, 2014)
VIA Rail is offering a Summer Pass promotion for passengers between the ages of 12 and 25, or those 26 and over with an ISIC card. The Summer Pass will be good for unlimited travel in Economy class between July 1,…
[PROMOTION] American Express Membership Rewards Point Drop! (June 26, 2014 – July 2, 2014) (expired)
Between June 26, 2014 and July 2, 2014, you can get up to 50% off a limited number of rewards through the American Express Membership Rewards Point Drop offers. This higher than normal promotion is in celebration of Canada Day. Below…
[PROMOTION] 2,500 Petro-Points Sign Up Bonus Points (expired on June 17, 2014)
There is a current 2,500 Petro-Points sign up bonus points promotion with Discount Car & Truck Rental. To qualify for the sign up bonus, your Petro-Points account number needs to start with ”7069”. There does not seem to be an expiry…
[PROMOTION] 30,000 Sign up Bonus British Airways Avios Points (expired on December 31, 2014)
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is currently running a higher than normal sign up bonus Avios points promotion on its British Airways Visa Infinite. Normally it has been 15,000 British Airways Executive Club sign up bonus Avios points, which…
Things to Keep in Mind if CIBC Transfers your Credit Card to TD
There have been a lot of cases where existing CIBC Aerogold Visa cardholders are being transferred to a TD Aeroplan Visa. It has generally been the CIBC Aerogold Visa Card and CIBC Aerogold Visa Infinite Card being converted to TD. The CIBC…
[ANALYSIS] Using Sears Club Points
Sears Canada has been on a downward spiral for a few a while now and there has even been chatter than they might shut down completely in Canada. Below are some articles regarding the downfall of Sears in Canada:
