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Unlimited VIA Rail Travel Across Canada for Only $150
VIA Rail is offering an unlimited travel pass for $150 for the entire month of July, 2017 for any travel across the country. This is an unbelievable deal. Let’s recap, $150 for unlimited train travel across the VIA Rail network!
Comparing Canadian and U.S. Costco Credit Cards
After Costco dropped American Express as the exclusive accepted credit card at its retail stores, they took at MasterCard in Canada and Visa in the United States. Today, we will be comparing the two respective co-branded Costco credit cards available.…
Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for March 2017
This list of first year fee waived cards has become a regular monthly post. Feel free to share any credit card offers that I may have missed.
Thieves Stealing Air Miles?
Another day, another negative Air Miles news article. Basically, Air Miles is warning its members that thieves managed to steal “cash miles” from some collections. To protect its members, Air Miles temporarily halted the option that allowed members to use…
Marriott Invests in PlacePass
In celebration of Marriott Rewards surpassing 100 million loyalty members (granted, it includes The Ritz-Carlton Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest members), they announced this week that it invested in PlacePass, an activity search and price comparison website that scans hundreds…
Factors Affecting Your Credit Score
Credit scores appear to be a hot topic lately. Especially with all these new mortgage rule changes, qualifying for a mortgage is definitely a contentious issue. Therefore, having a strong credit score will be important. With the desire to participate…
75,000 Aeroplan Bonus Miles with the TD Business Bundle
It is not every day that you will see a 75,000 Aeroplan bonus miles bundle. TD is making such an offer, but there is a bunch of conditions to fulfil along the way, so let’s get the ball rolling. The…
Saturday Updates (Aeroplan, Ottawa Travel Hacker Meetup)
Funny enough, my last Saturday Update was also to announce the Aeroplan Transfer Bonus. Also wanted to send a gentle reminder about the Ottawa Travel Hacker Meetup this coming Monday. Aeroplan Transfer Bonus is Bac
Top Cash Back Credit Card Offers for March 2017
Seems like cash back credit cards have become quite popular in Canada. So I thought I’d provide a monthly Top Cash Back Credit Card Offers post. Keep in mind that the list is going to provide the better than normal…
Thoughts on Air Canada’s Bid Upgrade Program
Air Canada is offering a bidding program to upgrade a passenger’s seat. The upgrades are based on availability for select destinations and scheduled flights operated by Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, and under the Air Canada Express banner.
Ottawa Travel Hacker Meetup (March 20, 2017)
Come join us on March 20, 2017 from 6:00pm – 9:00pm (EST) at the Andaz Ottawa for an Ottawa Travel Hacker Meetup, hosted by my good buddy, Anshul, from Points Miles and Bling.
[INTERVIEW] President of Marriott Canada – Don Cleary
Today, we feature Don Cleary of Marriott Hotels Canada. Last time, we did an audio interview with Vice President Global Loyalty Thom Kozik (Marriott) that you can find on YouTube. This time around, I thought I’d go with a written…
