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Neo Financial took over the co-branded partnership with Cathay Pacific from RBC. RBC discontinued its partnership with Cathay Pacific in 2023. Today, I will do a comparison review of the new card with Neo Financial.

We noticed that one of our more popular posts was the one about Airlines Partners of WestJet. That being said, that post is fairly dated now (from 2015), so I thought I’d provide an update. The only airline in Canada…

At the beginning of the year, I predicted that we will see more competition within the Canadian airline industry. We are clearly not off to a good start. Only a week or two ago, there was news that discount carriers…

It has been a year and a half since our last update to this post. A few minor changes (mostly deletions) occurred since then. Airline alliances are extremely valuable when trying pool miles and points on one airline. Such partnerships…

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 and recently dropping back down. How did it go in…

Happy New Year Everyone!! A new year means a new wish list. Yesterday, I wrote a post about how I only listed three items on purpose last year as those are my hot topics that I have been continuously tracking.…

As we close out 2023, 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 of our yearly mid-term report back on Canada Day (July 1st of every year).

Since the start of the decade (2022, 2021, 2020), we managed to update this list every December, mine as well keep going. There were quite a few major changes in the industry, so there was some shift in the rankings.…

Air Canada and TD are inviting Canadians for a chance to WIN BIG at the TD Aeroplan Escape. Air Canada and TD are hosting an escape room challenge to show guests the exciting rewards and opportunities, like free first checked…

Air Canada’s frequently flyer program Aeroplan has teamed up with Parkland’s Journie Rewards program. Parkland operates gas stations from Ultramar, Chevron, Pioneer, Fas Gas, ON the RUN and Marché Express, which accounts for 1,100 locations Canada-wide.

One of my favourite survey programs in Canada is called AskingCanadians, which is free to sign up. Asking Canadians is a survey program that asks you to share your opinion in return for rewards.

In the summer of 2023, AIR MILES introduced its AIR MILES Receipts program to members living in Atlantic Canada. As of November 2023, all Air Miles members across the country can now take part. I gave it my first try…