Maximize Rewards
Experience the joy of travel by making the most of your loyalty reward points.
Top Credit Cards
Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for January 2020
For this month, all BMO offers ended last month, but all ended up being extended until May. So if you missed out, you have another opportunity to sign up for those cards. The card that I would pay close attention…
Lyft and Uber Launched in Vancouver
Love it or hate it, Uber and Lyft are running in Vancouver effective today (January 24, 2020), but with some catches. Currently, Lyft will be limited to the Vancouver core, while Uber will cover more of Metro Vancouver.
[PROMOTION] VIA Rail Travel with Kids for $15 Kids
VIA Rail is once again running its $15 (one-way) promotion for kids tickets. The last time we saw this was for travel during the summer. This time around, the promotion runs for winter travel. Children Ages 2-11 Keep in mind…
Where did Canada’s Most Expensive Annual Fee Card Go?
As the title says it, today I am going to discuss Canada’s credit card with the highest annual fee. This post does not count any secret credit cards that are by invitation only, such as the Centurion card from American…
App-O-Rama (8 Credit Cards Turnover)
I have yet to write a post like this one, even though I get this request fairly often. You have probably read from many different American bloggers who apply for 3-4 credit cards every 91 days (i.e. every quarter). Basically,…
Tangerine and Cineplex Team up on Tuesdays
Cineplex (movie theatre) and Tangerine Bank are teaming up on Tuesdays! Basically, when you go to the movies on Tuesdays and swipe your Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card, you will receive the following benefits:
Top Cash Back Credit Card Offers for January 2020
A new year means we should expect some new offers. But for now, most offers are rolling over or extended (namely National Bank) from 2019. Most offers are expiring at the end of March. Note that this post focuses on…
WestJet Status Match Challenge
WestJet Rewards is currently allowing Air Canada (Altitude) and Porter Airlines (VIPorter) members to status match with its rewards program. Looks like WestJet is aggressively trying to challenge Air Canada ahead of their full integration with Aeroplan in June 2020. …
$25,000 in Flights with AIR MILES Flight-A-Day Giveaway
AIR MILES is doing a Flight-A-Day Giveaway. Below are the details of the contest. Prize Details There are two primary prizes that you can win: 1 of 30 $5,000 daily flight voucher prizes Grand Prize of $25,000 flight voucher There…
How to make Economy Air Travel more Comfortable
I have been writing an update on this post, almost every 2 years (2016, 2018). Travel change over time, so it is worth an update. Also, I was reading back on my last post in 2018 and felt like I…
176 People on Crashed Flight (Tehran-Kyiv-Toronto)
I’m sure you have read about this story already. We were waiting for more details before posting about it, especially the cause of the crash, which remains unknown. But we did not want to wait any longer to shed some…
Rundown of Delta Air Lines’ SkyMiles for Canadians (updated January 8, 2020)
It has been almost 2 years since I last wrote about Delta Air Lines (Delta). The main reason is because there are no major updates that would affect the Canadian members of its frequent flyer program, SkyMiles. There are some…