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30% American Express Transfer Bonus to Hilton and Marriott

ByByMattSep 17, 2021

A few days after I wrote my comparison post regarding the U.S. and Canadian American Express Membership Rewards program, and I mentioned that we rarely see transfer bonuses in Canada as we do in the U.S., in pops a 30%…

Airlines Asking Staff to Work for Free?

ByByMattSep 16, 2021

An article from CBC: Summer travel surge has WestJet and Air Canada asking for volunteer help is reporting that Canadian airlines are now asking their staff to work for free. The U.S. had Delta Air Lines and American Airlines already…

Current 10% Cash Back Portfolio for September 2021

ByByMattSep 14, 2021

This 10% cash back monthly post is being published 1 day earlier than normal because both the Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card and Tangerine World MasterCard have an offer that expires today. So we wanted to give everyone one last reminder…

Air Canada’s Aeroplan & Uber Expand their Partnership

ByByMattSep 8, 2021

Air Canada’s frequent flyer program, Aeroplan, and Uber Canada are expanding their partnership from only Uber Eats to also include Uber Passes. Effective, today, September 8, 2021, Aeroplan members who are also (CIBC and TD) co-branded credit cards holders can…

[PROMOTION] Marriott Bonvoy Fall Bonus Points

ByByMattSep 7, 2021

Marriott Bonvoy is currently running bonus points opportunities that run well into the fall, but only begins a week from today. Members will need to register for this offer. Highlights Below are the highlights of this promotion: Bonus points are…

Canadian Border Changes Effective Today

ByByMattSep 7, 2021

About a month ago, the Canadian government open its borders, slightly, for U.S. residents. Though not fully open, travel restrictions were eased.  Effective today, September 7, 2021, the exemption list was expanded to all other foreign nationals who qualify for…

Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for September 2021

ByByMattSep 7, 2021

The Scotiabank Gold American Express promotion that expired last month got extended to November, while the RBC WestJet World Elite MasterCard had a slight change to its offer that now expires in January.  As for this month, there are several…

Air Miles reaching 100 Billion Miles

ByByMattSep 3, 2021

The Air Miles rewards program is reaching a significant milestone of issuing its one hundred billionth (100,000,000,000) reward mile. To celebrate, they have been doing giveaways on its social media channels, since August 30, 2021. Their social media channels include:…

American Express Membership Rewards Program: U.S.A. versus Canada (updated on August 28, 2021)

ByByMattAug 28, 2021

It has been almost 5 years since I last update this post. In light of American Express Canada’s new partnership with Air France, KLM Flying Blue, I thought it was a great opportunity to update this post. This post compares…

Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for August 2021

ByByMattAug 25, 2021

All the TD offers that expired in the last list were extended and/or modified until December 5, 2021. Only the business card came off the list.  For this month, I would look into the 10% and first year fee waived…

Current 10% Cash Back Portfolio for August 2021

ByByMattAug 15, 2021

Today is the second last day to apply for one of the two Tangerine cards (Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card, Tangerine World MasterCard) to benefit from the 10% cash back bonus. The Scotia Momentum Visa Infinite Card offer is also coming to an end…

[PROMOTION] 30% Transfer Bonus from RBC to British Airways

ByByMattAug 11, 2021

Promotion alert!  RBC is offering a 30% transfer bonus to British Airways’ Executive Club. The last time that RBC offered a bonus to Executive Club was back in November of 2019, albeit for 50%. 

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