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Not to be confused with the Aeroplan Program, Air Canada operates its own elite program called: Altitude. The program consists of five elite statuses: Prestige 25K, Elite 35K, Elite 50K, Elite 75K and Super Elite 100K. This post is going…

Whenever I have time to kill, I like to find ways to make money. One of my favourite ways to make money online is to do surveys. I previously wrote about various survey programs that are useful to help earn points that…

Last time, we wrote about the top credit card at one of the more low profile banks, HSBC Canada. This time around, we’re looking at another low profile bank, Laurentian bank, to see if there is a hidden gem. The Laurentian bank…

CIBC decided to waived its annual fee and raise the sign up bonus. Previously, CIBC had the 30,000 sign up bonus Aventura points promotion, but no annual fee waived. Now they reduced the sign up bonus to 20,000 points, but…

UPDATE- Here is a list of the top student credit cards. Another new year, another new semester for students. It can be stressful being a student at this time of the year. Waiting for exam results, applying for jobs in…

Pointshogger would like to welcome you all to the next site. We will no longer be updating the old site. All the information from the old site has also been transferred over. We hope that you enjoy the new experience…

As 2013 is coming to a close, 2014 is an opportunity for a fresh start. What I enjoyed and appreciated the most in 2013 was the higher than usual sign up bonuses between the credit card companies, to name a…

With the Scotiabank Gold American Express Card, you earn Scotia Rewards points that will be used for travel expenses. The highlights of the credit card are as follows: $99 annual fee (waived the first year) Earn 15,000 sign up bonus…

Effective January 7, 2014 Hyatt will be devaluing its reward program, for the most part at least. First of all, Hyatt will be increasing some of the points requirements for a reward night. If you look at the reward chart on the…

Even though the full blown Boxing Day shopping has come and gone, there are still quite a lot of promotions out there. Between December 26 and December 31, 2013, there are usually residual deals left. Just remember not to get tricked into buying…

First of all, I’m not sure why Capital One left “Priority Club” on the credit card when they changed their name to IHG Rewards since July 2013. As you may have read, IHG Rewards is one of my favourite hotel chains,…

Yesterday we provided a few shopping tips, so you should be all prep-ed up for a good shopping day. I am going to challenge all of you. Boxing Day can be the day where you regret making so many purchases that…