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Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for January 2022
It is already 2022! To kick off the year with our first monthly higher than normal sign up bonus post, the National Bank offers ended last month and were not extended, so we will see if they offer another one…
My 2022 Predictions for the Miles and Points World
Back in 2016, I began a tradition of trying to predict the travel / rewards market in Canada. The first year was rough, but it got better over the years. How did it go in 2021?
Happy New Year! 2022 Wish List
Happy New Year Everyone!! A new year means a new wish list. Note that we generally provide a mid-term report on Canada Day (July 1) and a final report on New Year’s Eve. To be fair, all wishes have the goal…
New Year’s Eve! Recap of 2021
As we close out 2021, we continue with our year-end series of grading our wish list from our first post of the year. This report card is a continuation from our yearly mid-term report back on Canada Day (July 1st…
Merry Christmas from Pointshogger!
Over the years, during our Christmas Day post, we would provide shopping tips ahead of Boxing Day tomorrow. We’ve accumulated quite a bit of tips that you can refer to: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. For this year, I would like to emphasis on…
Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for December 2021
TD had most of their promotion ending from last month’s list, but they ended up extending most of their offers to March 2022 (with some minor tweaks to the offer) or May 2022. The Brim offer is coming to an…
Ranking the Credit Card Portfolios of Each Canadian Financial Institutions (updated December 21, 2021)
It has been just over a year since our last update (December 1, 2020) of the rankings list. The timing works well to update again this month, since we are coming to the end of the year. Now we get…
Canadian Travel Advisory (Jokes Warning!)
SARCASM WARNING – I know it is not April 1, but there is already so much negativity out there, so I am going to have a little fun with this one and give my comedy career a try. So please…
AIR MILES Reduces Number of Dream Miles Needed for Merchandise
As we approach the holiday period, AIR MILES is reducing the number of Dream Miles needed to redeem on over 500 merchandise rewards by at least 100 Miles each. Here is the fun part, the new rollback is NOT a…
Aeroplan and Uber Canada Further Expanded Partnership
Air Canada and Uber have been expanding their partnership over the past 18 months; every few months, we see more features added. Effective today, December 15, 2021, Aeroplan members based in Canada will be able to earn Aeroplan points by linking their…
Current 10% and Above Cash Back Offers for December 2021
There was only one change to this month’s list. Tangerine had their two 15% cash back offers extended to the end of January. Keep in mind that we still have the Top Cash Back Credit Cards page, which includes permanent and…
Air Canada Adds Oman Air and Air Mauritius as Partners
Effective today, Air Canada has added both Oman Air and Air Mauritius as new airline partners. Note that these partnerships are specifically with Air Canada, and they are not an addition to the Star Alliance program. Flight Booking
