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Comparison of Canada and U.S. Chase Marriott Credit Cards
This idea came from a comment in my Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses post. Thanks Jeff! Both Canada and the United States offer their own versions of a co-branded Marriott Rewards credit card, each offered by…
Comparison between TD, CIBC and RBC Travel Cards
We received a question from Pointshogger reader, Bernard, asking us to do a comparison of the TD First Class, CIBC Aventura and RBC Avion cards. For this post, I will compare one credit card from each company that is the…
Costco Membership Fee Going UP
Effective June 1, 2017, Costco’s two membership levels are going up by $5 and $10 respective. The new fees are as follows: Gold Star Membership increases from $55 to $60 Executive Membership increases from $110 to $120 I previously written…
Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for March 2017
I decided to provide my list a few days earlier than normal (either 5th or 7th of the month) because the TD promotion is expiring on the 5th, so I thought I’d give a few more days heads up. Keep…
World of Hyatt for Canadians
Hyatt has re-branded itself to World of Hyatt. What does this mean for Canadians specifically? Not much different than the rest of its world members. I thought I’d give a quick rundown of the new program.
American Express Increased Spending Requirements Across the Board
As you probably already know, American Express has been increasing its minimum spend requirement to fully qualify for sign up bonus for several of its charged and credit cards. Below is a quick rundown of the changes. I ranked the…
Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards (updated February 26, 2017)
As per some feedback, I think that I continue with monthly post listing out the best current first year fee waived offers. Granted, maybe I may need another list to cover other offers that do not fall under these two…
$25 Sign Up Bonus with AC Conversion
The last time I wrote about this card, it ended up being a very messy post with all the updates. Today, I will write up a cleaner version of it. CIBC’s Air Canada AC Conversion Visa Prepaid Card is currently…
New Elite Benefits with Best Western
They may not be the flashiest hotel chain out there, but I am a huge fan of Best Western. I think the primary reason is because we have the option of earning Best Western points with MBNA. It’s extremely slim…
Comparing Canada and US Alaska Airlines Credit Cards
We just finished comparing the Canadian and US Starwood Preferred Guest American Express credit cards, so I thought it would be fun to keep the trend going. Next up is the co-branded Alaska Airlines credit cards. In Canada, Alaska Airlines’…
Comparing Canadian and U.S. SPG American Express
The U.S. based Starwood Preferred Guest American Express personal and business cards have increased their sign up bonus from 25,000 to 35,000. The last time was about a year ago. My question is, when is it going to be Canada’s…
Rundown of Aeroméxico Club Premier for Canadians (updated February 15, 2017)
As Canada and Mexico strength their relationship, directly flights between both countries will probably be more frequent. So it may be worthwhile to find out what options are available to us.
