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[PROMOTION] 4,000 Scene Points with Scotiabank (expired on October 31, 2014)
Scotiabank currently has a higher than usual signup bonus at 4,000 points on the Scotiabank Scene Visa Card that is equivalent to 4 free movies. Below are the highlights of the credit card:
Devaluations are Bound to Happen
When I talk to people about earning points, they tend to tell me that they do not earn enough points to get enough value, so they bank all their points into one or very few differen
[ANALYSIS] American Express Holt Renfrew Card
For all you Holt Renfrew fans out there, you can earn points with the Holt Renfrew Rewards program. Every point is worth 1 cent. Therefore, 5,000 points is equal to $50 There is a no annual fee credit card out…
[ANALYSIS] Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
The Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group consists of several brands including: Country Inns & Suites, Hotel Missoni, Park Inns, Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Quorvus Collection, Radisson Blu, Radisson Hotels, and Radisson Red. If you stay at any of these hotels,…
[PROMOTION] IHG Last Minute Reward Nights (June 7 to 9, 2014) (expired)
IHG Rewards Club came out with their Last Minute Rewards Nights list. This promotion offers a 50% discount off the usual number of points required for a reward night. You can start booking your hotel stays today for stays between June 7 and…
[AIRLINE] Household Accounts with British Airways
British Airways’ loyalty program, Executive Club, offers an amazing program called the Household Account program. The Household Account is free to create and it allows you to pool all the Avios points earned in one household into one account. You…
[ANALYSIS] E-Rewards
I have been filling out surveys for years and I find the rewards I earn so valuable. My favourite program, hands down, is the E-Rewards program because of all the different rewards available to me. We previously updated the list…
[AIRPORT] New Proposed Pickering Airport
There is a proposal to build an international airport north-east of Toronto in Pickering, Ontario, Canada. This airport is intended to alleviate some of the pressure off the Toronto Pearson International Airport. In June 2013, the federal government confirmed that…
[HOTEL] Fairmont President’s Club Elite Status
You can read more about the Fairmont brand here. Below is a post about the benefits of elite status in Fairmont’s loyalty program called President’s Club. There is one basic status and two elite statuses: Basic membership Free to sign…
[AIRLINE] Alaska Airlines Destinations Departing from Canada
When you fly with Alaska Airlines, you can earn Mileage Plan points. We previously wrote about the Mileage Plan program. Alaska Airlines is a great alternative to Canadians living in the West Coast. You can jump start your Mileage Plan…
[ANALYSIS] Earning Starpoints with SPG
The Starwood Preferred Guest has become my primary hotel loyalty program, so I have been looking for various ways to earn more points. Below are the different ways that we can earn points: Stay at SPG Hotels and Resorts Earn 2 Starpoints…
[PROMOTION] IHG PointsBreak (May 27, 2014 to July 31, 2014) (expired)
The new PointsBreak list from IHG Rewards, my favourite hotel promotion, is now out. Basically, every quarter, IHG charges only 5,000 points per reward night at participating hotels. In the past, some members have blocked out entire months by making…