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Marriott Merger Details – Effective August 18, 2018
Marriott announced more details of the merger with Marriott Rewards, Ritz-Carlton Rewards, and Starwood Preferred Guest. According to my sources, the official effective date is now August 18, 2018. Initially Marriott just said in August 2018, without a specific day.…
Get your Air Canada / Aeroplan Questions Answered!
In light of the new changes coming to Aeroplan, along with the new twist of a potential Air Canada buyout of Aimia, we are being given an opportunity to interview Aimia’s CEO Jeremy Rabe. Please submit your questions in the comment…
Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for July 2018
Quite a few promotions expired at the end of June. Many of them got extended till the end of October, others fell off the list (namely AMEX and a couple of BMO cards). Furthermore, a few others made it to…
More Details of New Aeroplan Released
Aimia’s (owner of Aeroplan) Chief Executive Officer, Jeremy Rabe released a video explaining some of the changes expected from July 2020 onward to its reward program. In short, the changes look very promising.
Top Cash Back Credit Card Offers for July 2018
Several promotions came to an end from last month, but got extended. You will find that most promotions run until the end of October. Keep in mind that we also have an going Top Cash Back Credit Cards page which consists of…
Earn 5x the Aeroplan with Amazon
Amazon.ca is one of the more valuable Aeroplan partners that was added in 2018. In celebration of Amazon Prime Day, you can earn 5x the Aeroplan miles from July 16-18, 2018. Note that this offer is exclusive to Amazon Prime members only. In addition,…
Aeroplan and Carrot Rewards Renew Partnership
Aeroplan and Carrot Rewards have announced an extension of their partnership. To celebrate the expanded partnership from July 13, 2018 to July 31, 2018, where the first 10,000 new members will earn 2x the Aeroplan miles for downloading and registering…
[INTERVIEW] Desmond Ngai, Travelcomedian
Today, we are interviewing Desmond Ngai, Instagram personality Travelcomedian, who will share his adventures and story.
Thoughts on Air Miles, New Partners for Shopping Portal
I think that it is safe to say that most of the dust has settled with all the negative publicity with Air Miles. Negativity with Air Miles Air Miles was introducing a hard expiry policy of 5 years after miles…
[INTERVIEW] Elisabeth Gill from Newswire
Today we continue our interview series with Elisabeth Gill, from Cision Canada, which runs Newswire, which issues Press Releases relevant to the miles and points industry, most recently: American Express Canada and Marriott Unveil Refreshed Starwood Preferred Guest Co-Brand Credit Cards.
Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for July 2018
The list has really shrunk this time around, as several promotions expired at the end of June, but a few new cards came on board. The old list starting looking a little stale, glad to see a bit of a…
Rundown of Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan for Canadians (updated July 3, 2018)
With the recent changes to the MBNA Alaska Airlines co-branded cards, as well as changes to certain partnership, I thought it was time to update this Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan post. Expiry Policy Alaska Mileage Plan miles do not expire as long…
