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Air Miles Teams up with Kids Help Phone and Food Banks Canada
If you have been looking for a way to give back but may not want to give away your hard earned cash, especially for anyone who is tight on money, there is an opportunity with Air Miles. Earning rewards can…
Last Chance to Fast Track Air Canada Elite Status
There are only a few days left to fast track to Air Canada elite status with the Travel at Home campaign. I say fast track because there is not a lot of work involved (i.e. no flying required) to earn…
Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for May 2020
There were few changes to this month’s list, aside from offer extensions. For example, the Brim World Elite MasterCard extended its first year fee waiver off $199 annual fee till May 31, 2020, so if you missed your chance last…
Air Canada Expands Goodwill Policy + Introducing Jetz
Air Canada has introduced new cancellation options retroactive to March 1, 2020, for flights until June 30, 2021. There are two main new polices added. No changes fees for bookings made up to June 30, 2020 for original travel dates…
More Aeroplan Bonuses
Even though Air Canada is taking a beating in the news about layoffs, its frequent flyer program, Aeroplan, is offering some fairly competitive bonuses. Shopping Portal eStore First up, its shopping portal, eStore has been offering 5x to 7x promotions.…
Should the Government Bailout Air Canada?
I have been debating whether to write about this topic for a while now. At Pointshogger, we try to focus on positive topics rather than negative. That being said, I think this is a very important topic to discuss, so…
Top Cash Back Credit Card Offers for May 2020
I recently provided an aggressive cash back churning strategy. Today’s post is almost a continuation of that post. Basically, if you want to have a strong cash back strategy, you will want to continually keep track of new and ongoing…
Air Canada / Aeroplan Safety Updates and Buy Miles Extension
Air Canada (Aeroplan) continue to stay as active as possible while travel has, for the most part, been grounded. There are different ways to earn and redeem your miles. The Buy Miles promotion has been extended until Friday, May 15…
Positive Videos from Airlines and Hotels!
Keep in mind that we a frequently updated COVID-19 page. With so much negativity surrounding the news, I would like to share some positive airline and hotel company YouTube videos. We posted a list a few weeks ago, so you can…
Earn 5x Miles on Aeroplan eStore
Keep in mind that Aeroplan and Air Canada are still running their Travel at Home campaign, where you can fast track to Air Canada elite status. For example, Aeroplan members who earn 50,000 miles, between April 20, 2020 and May…
Rundown of Canadian Airlines during COVID-19
Today we are updating the current status of all the major Canadian based airlines. I keep wondering if all of them will survive past this pandemic. Each airline have taken their own approach on how to handle the pandemic. Several…
[BUS] Greyhound Suspending its Service
Greyhound is a bus service that runs across Canada. They continued their service for as long as they could during the COVID-19 pandemic. But due to a reduction in service, they will be suspending their service, effective May 13, 2020,…
