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[INTERVIEW] Who is Prince of Travel?
Today, we feature our buddy, Ricky Zhang, from Prince of Travel, one of the newest blogs who is already providing everyone with so much helpful information. Great work Ricky! What inspired you to start your blog Prince of Travel? I’ve…
Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for May 2017
Another month, another Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses list. Keep in mind that I have been combining personal and business cards onto the same list. We also have two other types of monthly lists going on: Top Cash…
[INTERVIEW] Who is Points Miles and Bling?
We continue our interview series with our good friend, Anshul Singh from Points Miles and Bling, which is part of BoardingArea’s Travel Update. I hope that others will find value in what you have to offer as I have! Thank you for taking…
Frustrations with Aeroplan… What to do about it!
This is more of a continuation of Avery’s post (Aeroplan has a little problem…) from DTCA about problems with Aeroplan. Normally, I much prefer not writing any negative posts, because this blog is suppose to be about maximizing rewards with…
Ranking the Credit Card Portfolios of Each Canadian Financial Institutions (updated May 1, 2017)
It has been exactly 6 months since the last time I updated this list. The reason is because there has been very little movement until the past two months, where there were quite a few changes in the credit card…
Best Reward Redemptions for Calgary, Alberta
Today, I continue my best reward redemption series with Calgary, Alberta, as suggested to me by one of my readers. Keep in mind that Calgary is the fourth largest city in Canada at over 1 million people, which is larger…
Dad and 2 Children Ordered Off Air Canada Plane; Woman Misses $10,000 Cruise
Is it just me or is there an increase in the number of passenger being bumped off flights these days? There are two recent stories in the past week involving Air Canada. Dad and Two Kids Ordered Off the Plane
[INTERVIEW] Who is HowToSaveMoney?
We continue our interview series with our friend Stephen Weyman from How to Save Money. I hope that people will benefit from all the tips on how to save money that you share on your site. I personally learned a…
United Airline’s Turn to Offer $10,000 to Bumped Passengers
In response to the the incident of forcibly removing a passenger off one of their flights, United Airlines has also (started with Delta Air Lines) adopted a higher offer to bumped passengers. Passengers can now receive up to $10,000 of…
Travel Hacking MeetUp in Calgary (YYC)
Our friend PointsNerd has set up a Travel Hacking MeetUp in Calgary (YYC) on Thursday, May 18, 2017 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm MDT. The venue is Swine & Sow at 131 6 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2G 2C4. Please remember…
Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for April 2017
Another month, another Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards list. The first list was popular enough that I will continue with this monthly trend. Permanent Offers These are credit cards that do not have an expiry date on their…
Car Rental Companies Fined $1.25 Million for False Advertising
I am happy to see our tax dollars being put to good use! Hertz and Dollar Thrifty, car rental companies have both been fined a total of $1.25 million by Canada’s Competition Bureau for falsely advertising discount prices “that are…
