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Until December 4, 2013, you can earn up to 10x the points if you shop online at the Air Miles Shop. Just remember to buy things that are already on sale anyway. I wouldn’t overpay for something for the sake…

Chase Canada credit cards are known for waiving its foreign transaction fees, which can be extremely valuable if you travel abroad a lot However, Chase does actually have one exception, the Chase Best Buy Reward Zone Visa credit card. Yesterday,…

Several Pointshogger readers have asked about the MBNA Rewards World Elite MasterCard, which allows you to earn MBNA reward points. So here is a review, below are the highlights of the credit card: $89 annual fee (waived for the first…

I previously wrote about the top “cash” back no annual fee credit cards in Canada. Below are the top other types of no annual fee credit cards. Keep in mind that these credit cards are specific to a loyalty program.…

Between November November 24, 2013 and December 2 2013, IHG Rewards is offering a 50% bonus when you purchase their points. We’ve seen the 100% bonus points promotion before, but if you have a specific rewards redemption that you have…

This limited offer expires on November 30, 2013 giving you 1,200 bonus Air Miles points. This card normally offers only a 500 point sign up bonus. If you are still thinking about signing up, keep the deadline in mind. The highlights…

The question usually is, do we just pay for the cheapest option out there or do we want to bank all our points into one account? Often times, we do not even want to collect hotel loyalty points because of…

Joining survey programs is a great way to boost your points balance. They are time consuming and you’re only really earning a few dollars an hour in terms of hourly wage. I enjoy doing surveys myself anyway, so I’m happy…

WestJet has a program called WestJet Rewards. I feel that WestJet is a very underrated company, mainly because it does not fly overseas, aside from Central America. In terms of its rewards program, 1 WestJet dollar equals to $1 towards a…

There seems to be a lot of advertisements on the TD First Class Travel Visa Infinite Card, so I thought I’d give an analysis on this card. Below are the highlights of the credit card: TD First Class Travel Visa…

I recently stayed at the Holiday Inn Waterfront in Kingston, Ontario. This was a “Mattress Run” for me because I wanted to maintain my Gold status with IHG Rewards Club, and I wanted to cash in on The Big Win promotion.…

If there is one absolute best Canadian travel credit card out there, the American Express Platinum Card might be it. The catch is, it is only the best credit card if you maximize all the perks. This card earns you…