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Kudos to American Express!
American Express has really stepped up its game to take some market share. Below are the credit cards with higher than usual sign up bonuses:
[AIRLINE] Expansion with Air North
There is always something exciting about an expanding airline. Air North is an Airline operated out of Whitehorse, Yukon. Air North is adding a few new routes in 2014: Ottawa, ON / Yellowknife, NT Ottawa, ON / Whitehorse, YT Whitehorse,…
[AIRLINE] Air Canada adding New Routes
We previously wrote about WestJet’s expansion. Today, we will list out the new routes and adding frequency of other flights by Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge to European countries. The added or affected routes include: Calgary-Frankfurt Calgary-London Heathrow Montréal-Barcelona Montréal-Brussels…
[PROMOTION] 2,500 Air Miles with American Express (expired)
There is a current offer to earn 2,500 Air Miles points that expires on April 30, 2014 on the American Express AIR MILES Reserve Credit Card. The highlights of the credit card are as follows:
[ANALYSIS] IHG Rewards Club
As discussed previously, the IHG Rewards Club is one of my favourite hotel chain. The brands in the chain include: Candlewood Suites, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn Club Vacations, Holiday Inn Express, Hotel Indigo, InterContinental and…
[AIRLINE] WestJet Adding New Routes
WestJet and WestJet Encore are adding several new routes in 2014, including: Calgary, AB / Fort Lauderdale, FL Calgary, AB / Las Vegas, NV Calgary, AB / Los Angeles, CA Calgary, AB / New York, NY (JFK Airport) Calgary, AB…
[ANALYSIS] Air Canada Elite 35K
This is the continuation of our series on Air Canada Elite statuses. I previously wrote about the Prestige 25K status. Today, I will focus on the next level, which is the Elite 35K status.
Understanding Credit Cards
Under Pointshogger 101, you will find Understanding Credit Cards which explains the different ways you can earn rewards for using your credit card, including: fixed value, transferable points or co-branded.
Top Credit Cards for Purchasing Gas (updated January 28, 2014)
Since I’ve been on the road quite a bit the last few weeks, I saw that my gas bill is higher than normal, so I wanted to make sure that I maximize the number of points I earn each time…
[PROMOTION] IHG PointsBreak (January 27, 2014 to March 31, 2014) (expired)
One of my favourite hotel promotion, PointsBreak, is on again. Every few months IHG Rewards releases a list of hotels where you only need to use 5,000 points to redeem for a hotel room. The rooms are completely random. I…
[PROMOTION] Aeroplan, Marriott (expired)
Marriott Rewards and Aeroplan are teaming up so that you can earn up to 1,500 bonus miles per stay. You will need to stay at a Marriott hotel in Canada between January 27 and March 31, 2014. You will earn 500…
[PROMOTION] 50% Sale on Porter Airlines (expired on January 28, 2014)
UPDATE- I am just going to give a bump to this thread. Book your flight by January 10, 2014 January 28, 2014 (now extended) and fly before June 15, 2014 and you can receive 50% off your flight. Book your flight…
