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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…

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…

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…

I will need to renew my passport this summer and I was looking into the procedures, especially the fees. So I thought I’d write a post about the passport procedure and the fee structure.

If you travel with VIA Rail, you can sign up for free with VIA Preference to earn loyalty points. We have written extensively about the VIA Rail program. Today, we will discuss the perks of elite status with the VIA…

There over 600 different Priority Pass lounges located in over 300 cities and over 100 countries. There are different ways to obtain a priority pass. First of all, you can purchase it outright: (all amounts are in USD) Standard Membership…

Canadian North passengers can earn Aurora Rewards. You can read more analysis about the program here. This post will focus on elite status called the Aurora Concierge program. You will need to earn qualifying points (QP) and qualifying segments (QS)…

The Hilton Worldwide hotel chain is well known for many reasons. The brands cover a wide variety, ranging from luxurious to very affordable ones: Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels and Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton,…

Even though Sears has been closing several of its stores down in the past 1-2 years, they still have a credit card that is worthy of another look. When you shop at Sears, you can join the loyalty program called…

You can now earn up to 100,000 bonus AAdvantage points on round-trips between the U.S., Canada or Mexico and Europe on First Class, Business Class or full-fare Economy Class fares. The offer is valid from May 12, 2014 to August…

Since we’ll be heading to Cancun, Mexico and staying at The Westin Lagunamar Ocean Resort Villas, here’s a pointshogging opportunity for you to get there through their rewards program. Starpoints, earn through the Starwood Preferred Guest program are one of the…

The Rogers First Rewards program is now in full swing, which was previously discussed. Today, I will focus on my experience with the rewards program and discuss some valuable reward options. Keep in mind that you need to be a customer…