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Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for November 2020

ByByMattNov 25, 2020

Several offers ending (see October 2020 and November 2020 cards) on this list that would not make it to next month’s list. So if you are thinking about a specific offer, you may want to go for it now. Keep…

[PROMOTIONS] Marriott Bonus Points Purchase and Cyber Sale

ByByMattNov 24, 2020

Marriott Bonvoy is offering several deals all at once to close out the month of November. Below are the highlights of some of their current and upcoming offers. Just a quick disclaimer. Even though we are no endorsing unnecessary travel,…

[INTERVIEW] CIBC – Dividend Credit Card Changes

ByByMattNov 17, 2020

Today we continue our interview series feature Andrew Wakefield, Director of Cash Back Cards at CIBC. He will be sharing with us the upcoming changes to its Dividend cards that come into effect on February 1, 2021. Thank you Andrew…

Top Cash Back Credit Card Offers for November 2020

ByByMattNov 15, 2020

All the offers remain the same from last month. The two expiring ones (Laurentian Bank and Scotiabank) both got extended.  Keep in mind that this monthly post only includes temporary offers with higher than normal cash back offer. We have…

Comparing CIBC and TD Aeroplan Platinum/Student Cards

ByByMattNov 11, 2020

For the time being, this will be the last of a series of Aeroplan co-branded credit cards comparison post. For today, I will be comparing 3 the lowest tier credit cards that were introduced to the market on the exact…

Comparing American Express, CIBC and TD Infinite Business Cards

ByByMattNov 10, 2020

We continue our series on comparing Aeroplan credit cards that were introduced to the market on November 8, 2020. Today’s post focuses on all the business cards. Unlike our previous comparison posts, where we picked similar cards to look it,…

Comparing American Express, CIBC and TD Infinite Privilege/Reserve Cards

ByByMattNov 9, 2020

We continue our series on comparing Aeroplan credit cards that were introduced to the market on November 8, 2020. Today’s post focuses on the more premium personal cards. The most recent comparative post was: AMEX vs. CIBC vs. TD Aeroplan…

Comparing American Express, CIBC and TD Aeroplan/Infinite Cards

ByByMattNov 8, 2020

Time really does fly. It’s been almost 4 years since I wrote this post: AMEX vs. CIBC vs. TD Aeroplan Gold/Infinite Cards. I reference that post because those Aeroplan co-branded cards are the closest comparisons to the current new co-branded…

Booking Flights that Never Take Off

ByByMattNov 6, 2020

I was just reading an article from CBC: Airlines lure Canadians to buy tickets for flights that will never take off. Flights Being Cancelled The article is fairly long, but here is a quick summary of the point I would…

[PROMOTION] Bagful of Miles / It’s-Been-A-Year Event

ByByMattNov 6, 2020

Air Miles is cranking things up to finish out 2020. There are 2 current initiatives happening at the same time. Bagful of Air Miles Bonus Event Between October 29, 2020 and November 10, 2020, you can earn bonus miles for…

Two Canadian Hotels on Work from Hyatt

ByByMattNov 3, 2020

Hyatt is offering Work from Hyatt packages. The goal of this initiative is the encourage people to work out of the hotels instead of at home. It’s a way of combining a vacation with work together. Since there is limited…

Current Hotel Elite Status and Points Expiry Extensions

ByByMattNov 2, 2020

See also: COVID-19 Updates for our most up-to-date tracking.  I’m not sure about everyone, but when I start travelling again, it will most likely be road trips within Canada ONLY for the foresable future. For this reason, I have been tracking hotel…

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