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PointsU Meetup: New Andaz Ottawa Pre-Opening Tour
Hyatt’s Andaz is coming to Ottawa, located in the Byward Market! It will be the first Andaz in Canada as well. On Saturday, August 20, 2016 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM, you can join us for a pre-opening tour.…
List of Requirements for Attaining Hotel Elite Status (updated August 11, 2016)
A few updates to the hotel elite status programs means that this list is due for an update from last time. Some of the updates include: adding Le Club AccorHotels, changes to Best Western Rewards elite program, Delta Hotel and…
A Few Aeroplan Shopping Promotions
Aeroplan is offering a few shopping portal promotions. This is a great way to accumulate miles more quickly. I would not go out of my way to shop, just to accrue bonus miles, but if you happen to need to…
Credit Cards for Newcomers and Students
Newcomers to Canada and students are in a very similar situation where they have minimal to no credit history. So they have to start somewhere. There are several ways to get started. This is how I got started. I walked…
Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for August 2016
The list has really trimmed down for this month. I really hope that it picks back up as we lead into the fall. That being said, 2016 has been a pretty good year for credit card sign up bonuses, so…
Comparing Canada and U.S.A. Credit Card Sign Up Bonuses
The issue of Canada always getting the short end of the stick when it comes to credit card sign up bonuses, perks and benefits to credit cards has come up on several occasions, so I thought I’d give my 2…
Ranking the Credit Card Portfolios of Each Canadian Financial Institutions (updated August 1, 2016)
It has been a few months since I last updated this list. The reason is because there was no significant shift in the industry until now. I decided to change up my classifications a little bit. I’ve split up the…
Changes to the Rogers Bank Credit Card Portfolio
There are 2 significant changes to the Rogers Bank credit card portfolio. First of all, there is a potential deal breaking changes to the Rogers Platinum MasterCard and the introduction of the new Fido MasterCard. Below are the highlights of…
About the CIBC Air Canada AConversion Card Visa Prepaid Card
CIBC is offering something called the Air Canada AConversion Visa Prepaid Card. A prepaid card is a card where you can use your credit card to pre-load the card with a specific amount of funds to be used at a…
What to do when a Loyalty Program Changes its Expiry Policy (i.e. Air Miles)
CBC has been on a tear this month of July, writing one article after another about the Air Miles program: … I am probably missing some article links. Anyway, I thought I’d share some thoughts about this matter, as it…
My Favourite Loyalty Programs / Looking for Topics to Write About
I was recently asked on TV what my favourite loyalty program was. I realize that I did not give a direct answer. In my About Us section, I do list a few current favourite programs, such as Aeroplan, American Express…
Pointshogger on CBC – The Exchange – Talking about Air Miles
I was on CBC the other day talking about the expiry of the Air Miles program. The main topic is about the upcoming December 31, 2016 change to the expiry policy.
