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More Warnings of Stricter Canadian Travel Restrictions
We wrote up a post yesterday mentioning that the government is issuing warnings on the media that they may implement stricter travel restrictions. At the very least, they admit that it is being considered. In my post, I mentioned that…
Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for January 2021
The industry seems to go in ups and downs. There was a period of time where first year fee waived cards were far and few in between. At the moment, there are quite a few cards with first year fee…
Canada May Invoke Emergencies Act to Limit Pandemic Travel
Today’s post was triggered by a report from CBC: Garneau won’t rule out invoking Emergencies Act to limit pandemic travel. Note that we recently wrote a post entitled: Update on Canadian Travel Restrictions. So today’s post is to add onto…
Current 10% Cash Back Portfolio for January 2021
It seems like cash back credit cards have really come into their own in Canada and there are lots of cash to be had. So today, we are going to give a try to a new monthly post idea, regarding…
Update on Canadian Travel Restrictions
We continue to add to our collection of posts related to the current travel restrictions. Our last post was back in November 2020, but there have been several significant updates since then. This post will build on that post, rather…
Top Cash Back Credit Card Offers for January 2021
A new year, but not yet a new list. The list has really trimmed down over time. The first one up for expiry is the Scotia Momentum Visa Infinite Card. The other 3 promotions are going to hang around a while longer. Keep…
[PROMOTIONS] Marriott Bonvoy 2021 Updates
Marriott Bonvoy made some new announcements regarding certain promotions, and we also mentioned a reminder of things that carried over from the year before. Seems like the first part of 2021 is going to be a tough time to travel.…
Air Canada Teams up with Virgin Australia
Air Canada is already a member of Star Alliance. However, on the side, they have been adding other code-share partners. Just in 2020, they launched 4 new partnerships: Etihad, Azul, Vistara, and Air Serbia. Now in 2021, they are continuing…
Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for January 2021
It’s already a new year! For now, most offers are still running from the year before. Only the RBC WestJet is coming off this month’s list so hopefully we will be seeing new offerings coming this year. Top Higher than…
[READER QUESTION] Thoughts on Airline Cash Refunds (Props to Flair Airlines)
Today’s post was inspired by one of our readers who suggested that we write more posts regarding the following idea: “Let’s get a bit bold and post articles making airlines accountable for their actions”. This seems like an interesting idea,…
Receive Up to $1,000 During a 14-Day Quarantine?
There seems to be so little news reports (CTV) on this matter, but I thought I’d bring it up. The short version of the story is that Canadians who are coming back to Canada and forced into a 14-day quarantine…
My 2021 Predictions for the Miles and Points World
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. How did it go in 2020? Below are my previous…
