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Airlines and hotels have been putting together some positive videos together on YouTube, so I wanted to give them a shout out for putting these videos together. The videos range from: Thank you message Giving passengers assurance message (e.g. being…

Aeroplan’s current expiry policy was coming to an end on April 30, 2020. But they just announced an extension. Cancelling Aeroplan Reward Flight The current cancellation policy is being extended to June 30, 2020. That means that members can cancel…

Porter Airlines has extended all of its cancelled flights to June 28, 2020. So flights are expected to return on June 29, 2020 (instead of the original June 1, 2020). Tickets for travel beginning June 29, 2020 are available for…

This is not exactly a good look on the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) who is now backing away from their previous position that airlines are not required to refund flight cancellations. Their position was that airlines have the right to…

The card that I would like to highlight for this month is the Brim World Elite MasterCard, which is waiving its $199 annual fee. This might be the highest public offer annual fee waiver I’ve ever seen. The promotion expires…

With the majority of air travel grounded for the time being, airlines are probably working around the clock to see how they can change their business models. It is highly likely that some current changes to the travel industry will…

IHG is the latest hotel chain to extend its elite statuses and expiry policy, which rounds out the majority of the major hotel chains. Note that we also have an ongoingly updated page found on our menu bar. Below is…

Air Canada continued to operate two loyalty programs, but the integration is coming together. Basically, there is Air Canada Altitude, which is the elite status program, while Aeroplan is the miles collection. They used to be the same company, but…

Air Miles announced that Air Miles Gold and Onyx members will receive an extension on their elite status. Furthermore, there is an extension the waiver period for travel change fees. You may have received an email from Air Miles that…

Starting tomorrow (April 20, 2020), Air Canada passengers will need to wear protective face-covering during various stages of their air travel journey as directed by Transport Canada.

I continued to closely follow hotels being put to use during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are many stories about hotels being “major victims” due to the pandemic. There are reports about the Canadian hotel industry laying off 80% (approximately 250,000…

Looks like the airlines are loosening up on the travel vouchers. I wrote a post at the end of March hoping to see longer travel vouchers. There is an ongoing heated debate about whether airlines should be refunding cancelled flights…