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[ANALYSIS] No Fuel Surcharges on Certain Air Miles Rewards Flights

Apparently, effective on July 17, 2014, Air Miles will no longer require us to pay fuel surcharges on certain reward flights. This can be a game changer, but let’s look into the details further. The change in policy will apply…

[AIRLINE] Elite Status with British Airways Executive Club Avios

We previously wrote about the British Airways (“BA”) Executive Club program. Today, we will focus on the elite program with the Executive Club. With Executive club, you earn Avios points, which you can redeem for reward flights. But to achieve…

[PROMOTION] 10,000 Sony Points and a Wireless Speaker (expired on July 31, 2014)

MBNA is currently offering two promotions on the Sony Card Platinum Plus MasterCard: 10,000 sign up bonus Sony points and a free wireless speaker. Here are the highlights of the credit card:

[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…

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