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Comparing the AMEX Centurion Card, Cobalt Card, Platinum and Simply Cash Preferred
Today, we feature Pointshogger contributor Leo Doss, general manager of Carlined. He highlights some of the advantages and disadvantages of the American Express Centurion Card, Cobalt Card, Platinum Card and Simply Cash Preferred Card to help people decide which American Express card…
Best Credit Cards While Backpacking (updated February 26, 2018)
I cannot believe that it has been 3 and a half years since I last wrote a post about credit cards for backpackers. As you probably know, quite a bit has changed in the industry since then. There is no…
Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for February 2018
We are back again with our monthly update on the first year fee waived credit cards list. Seems like the current trend is that most first year fee waivers are with fixed rewards or cash back. I really hope that…
Earn Bonus Aeroplan Miles with Costco
Aeroplan has a strong relationship with Costco in Canada, that allows you to earn bonus miles. First of all, there is a current promotion where referring a friend to sign up for a Costco membership can both earn bonus Aeroplan…
Priority Pass in Canada (updated February 20, 2018)
It has been a year since I last provided an update, a few changes kicked (namely the addition of the American Express Business Platinum card) in that it is due for an update. Priority Pass continues to increase their inventory,…
Top Credit Cards to use at Restaurants (updated February 17, 2018)
It has been just over a year since I last updated this post. A few changes to the industry means this post is due for an update. Usually I update this post ahead of Valentine’s Day, but hey, we eat…
RBC to WestJet Conversion Bonus
RBC Rewards is once again offering a 15% transfer bonus to WestJet between February 1, 2018 and February 28, 2018, so we are already halfway through the promotion. We have seen 25% transfer bonuses before, but I highly doubt we…
Top Cash Back Credit Card Offers for February 2018
Very little has changed over the last 2 months as the current cash back offers are still good for a while. Though keep in mind that we also have a Top Cash Back Credit Cards page. The difference is that the…
Marriott Rewards 2018 Category Changes
Marriott is making quite a few hotel category changes this year. There are 1,083 hotels increasing in categories and 248 hotels dropping. The new changes come into effect on March 6, 2018. In Canada, there are 46 hotels increasing and 17 decreasing.…
Starwood Preferred Guest 2018 Category Changes
It is that time of the year when most hotel chains readjust their categories. Some hotels go up, some goes down. Today’s post is the changes that Starwood Preferred Guest is doing. There are 276 hotels that are affected, of…
Current Marriott Bonus Points Offers
Winter may feel cold for some of us in Canada. Some people enjoy it, some people cannot wait till the spring/summer time. Either way, Valentine’s Day is deep into winter, which can range from being a dreaded time or one of…
Rundown of British Airways Executive Club for Canadians (updated February 7, 2018)
In Canada, after Aeroplan, I would say, British Airways’ Executive Club Avios are the easiest miles to collect without flying. Canadian financial institutions offer a wide range of options to earn Avios. Personally I have an Executive Club account and I rack up most…
