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Canada Day! Mid-Term Report
It is July 1, which means we are due for another mid-term report card from my beginning of the year wish list. Here’s a quick recap of my grading system: A+ Exceeding expectations with nothing more to improve on (almost…
Cineplex Wants to Deliver Snacks to your Home
Cineplex recently entered into a partnership with Uber Eats. Basically, Cineplex is launching an initiative where you can rent a movie at home and have your drinks and snacks delivered to your home instead of going to the theatre. You will…
First Glimpse of New Marriott/SPG Reward Redemption Schedule
All the news seem to come out at once. We started this morning with the American Express Canada Press Release, which had a lot of confusion on whether the new earning ratios are in fact a devaluation. Now Marriott issued…
Changes to the American Express Canada SPG Co-Brand Credit Cards
American Express Canada issued a Press Release informing the changes to its Starwood Preferred Guest Co-Brand Credit Cards that are set to come into effect in August 2018. Which should correspond with the full integration of Marriott and Starwood. Below are…
Updated MBNA Alaska Airlines Credit Card Links
Feels like I am writing about MBNA almost every day lately. Anyway, the glitch seems to have lasted less than 48 hours. Seems like we have a conclusion now. MBNA has decided to offer two versions of their credit cards.…
What’s going on with MBNA Alaska Airlines MasterCard?
There seems to be so much uncertainty surrounding the MBNA Alaska Airlines World Elite MasterCard. A few day ago, there was an increase in the sign up bonus from 25,000 to 30,000 bonus miles. A few issues have surfaced since…
Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for June 2018
Quite a few expiry promotions going on. There is a chance that they can be extended or a new promotion may be offered instead. Note that we also have two other types of monthly lists going on: Top Cash Back…
MBNA Alaska Airlines Sign Up Bonus Increased to 30,000 Miles
Looks like MBNA has increased its sign up bonus to its highly valuable MBNA Alaska Airlines World Elite MasterCard Credit Card, going from 25,000 to 30,000. There does not appear to be any expiry date on the offer either. Note that…
Top Cash Back Credit Card Offers for June 2018
Just like last month, not much has changed this past month. Though keep in mind that we also have an going Top Cash Back Credit Cards page which consists of permanent and temporary offers, while this post focuses on temporary offers only….
WestJet Teams Up with RBC To Create Loyalty Program: Ampli
According to a few news reports (CBC, Huffington Post), RBC and WestJet have teamed up to offer a new loyalty program called Ampli. They say they have teamed up, but they are already teamed up as RBC is the only credit…
Top Credit Cards to Use on Road Trip (updated June 12, 2018)
As we approach the summer months, road trips become more popular. What you want to do is have a nice batch of credit cards to use to optimize spending during the trip. Depending on where you are going, you may…
[INTERVIEW] Plastiq’s Landon Howell, Industry Relations
Plastiq recently partnered with MasterCard, so this was a great opportunity to hear more from Plastiq directly. Today, we are interviewing Landon Howell, Industry Relations, from Plastiq to learn more!
