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Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for April 2020
As mentioned in our previous post, we will be making some minor changes to our posts temporarily. Today’s post is a perfect example of such a change. All links to credit card companies are taken off as we are not…
Top Reasons to go on Road Trips (updated April 3, 2020)
I can’t be the only one who thinks that when this COVID-19 crisis is over that road trips are going to be more popular right? I predict that people will eventually get back to flying, but may be slow to…
Ranking the Credit Card Portfolios of Each Canadian Financial Institutions (updated April 1, 2020)
It has been almost a year since we last updated this post, so no question this was due for an update. The reason why I waited so long is because there are very few changes to the rankings since then.…
Class Action Against Airlines Over Vouchers Instead of Refunds
It did not take long for the lawsuits to come in. We wrote a post a few days ago about the Canadian Transportation Agency saying that airlines are not required to refund passengers. This has become a heated topic because…
AIR MILES Partners with Uber Eats and Door Dash
Effective today, March 31, 2020, Air Miles collectors can use their Cash Miles to redeem for Uber Eats and Door Dash eVouchers. The redemption rate is 190 Cash Miles for a $20 eVoucher code. This is pretty much the benchmark…
New Domestic Air and Rail Screening Measures
Seems like things change on a daily basis. Sometimes, it even feels hour by hour. Starting tomorrow, new measures are being taken by airlines and trains to screen people before they are able to travel. At the end of last…
Government Quarantines People with COVID-19 in Hotels
Right off the bat, so that the title is not misleading… not in Canada. But this news was reported by a Canadian networt. A news report by CTV a few days ago went over my head about the governments using…
CTA Says Airlines Not Required to Refund Passengers
Yesterday, CBC reported that the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) said that “airlines are not required to refund passengers for flights cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic or other reasons outside an airline’s control.” So there we have it. It will…
Is it Time for a New Credit Card?
Pointshogger reader, Danielle Lauzon, from Fintel Connect, sent us a very relevant question: “Is this the time for a new credit card?” We will respond to this with a short and long answer below. Thank you for taking the time to reach…
There has to be Something Else to Write About!
Hey Everyone, I hope that everyone is safe at home. We are writing this post in a letter format hoping that it feels a little more personable. With the travel industry coming to a virtual halt and daily spending needed…
Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for March 2020
Quite a few promotions ended at the beginning of the month, but have been extended for the most part. The list is actually quite extensive relatively speaking. So if there are cards that you have been considering, now is the…
Canadian Airlines Layoff Across the Board
I was hoping that it would be not come to this. But airline layoffs are real. Personally, I really thought that there would be more “leave without pay”, so that they can retain their employees and slowly bring them back.…
