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Airline alliances have really revolutionised frequent flyer programs. Having codeshare partners has really increased the value of many loyalty programs by giving us to ability to redeem miles with one airline to use on partner airlines.For today’s post, many affiliate…

No real changes from last month’s list. Most offers are expiring in June or October of this year.Featured CardSince there are no real changes this month, the featured card will remain the same, the TD First Class Travel Visa Infinite…

I have been debating how often I should update this post. I decided on 6 months, and it has been the latest trend anyway. There has been several changes (though mostly in the bottom half of the rankings) to the…

 UPDATE [April 30, 2019 8:15pm EST]- Please note that some information has been updated in the responses below from when it was posted earlier today [April 30, 2019 9:20am EST]. Today we have the pleasure of interviewing Blair Cameron, President of…

For this month’s list, you’ll notice many promotions that ended in February that are off this list. There are times when promotions get extended, but other times not. This goes to show that if you do see a promotion that…

Every year, when I write about my wish lists, you may notice that I include retention bonuses as one of them. Sure enough, Canada has starting picking up in this segment of the industry. With the introduction of the Scotiabank…

We are well into 2019 now and most of the 2018 offers expired by the end of March. Going forward, we are looking at new offers. The reason I mention this is because there tends to be a theme each…

As we get deeper into 2019, we have a better idea of how things are shaping up. Till now, 2019 is shaping up to be a strong year for higher than normal credit cards sign up bonuses. If you’re looking…

See Also: Top Reasons to go on Road Trips I usually try to update this post once a year, as we get into spring. Historically, I have updated this post in June, but it may be more useful to update it…

I often get questions like: “Should I go to this country?”, “Is it safe to go to this country?”  As you probably know, part of the reason this blog was created, was because I wanted to write about my travel…

WOW Air launched 3 years ago with great fanfare and shut down without any notice. Remember when they offered fares as low as $99 (plus fees and taxes) between Canada and Ireland.

Aeroplan is once again offering a 30% bonus miles for converting hotel loyalty points between March 25, 2019 and April 22, 2019. We have seen a 35% conversion bonus, but 30% is still decent, especially since they stopped doing the tiering…