Lounge access can easily make your travels way more comfortable, because we all had our share of discomfort at airports. So having a credit card that gives you unlimited access to lounges can be a great perk to have. Today,…
With the recent discontinuation of the MBNA Choice Privileges MasterCard and the fate of the Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Visa Card being completely up in the air, it is extremely slim pickings for hotel co-branded credit cards in Canada. Either…
Below is another round of updates on the tip credit card spending bonuses. What I like most about perks for high spending is that the perk can often be a good enough benefit to help offset the annual fee renewal….
The credit card industry in Canada appears to be changing very rapidly over the past 12 months and it is makes me wonder whether I should change my credit card strategy. Below are some of the most significant changes happening:…
There are a few updates and corrections from the last time I wrote about top credit card spending bonuses. I have always strongly recommended that financial institutions give more spending bonuses for reaching minimum spend requirements. The reason is because…
With Valentine’s day fast approaching, I thought it was a good time to update the “top credit cards to use at restaurants” list. Below is a list of the top credit cards to use at restaurants:
Scotiabank Platinum American Express Card
$399 annual fee
$99 for supplementary cardholders
We recently wrote a post about the increased signed up bonus points, from 10,000 to 20,000 on both the American Express Starwood Preferred Guest Regular and Business version of the Credit Card. At that point in time, the referral bonus had…
Charge Cards are actually not that common in Canada, considering that only one company, American Express, offers these types of cards. The main difference between a credit card and a charge card is that there is more financial flexibility with charge…
First of all, the number of co-branded hotel loyalty program credit cards are very limited. That being said, most of them do give some sort of benefit to help you gain elite status of help you accelerate achieving elite status…
American Express is finally offering a higher sign up bonus for its two Starwood Preferred Guest credit cards. The sign up bonus went up from 10,000 to 20,000 points. The American Express website may not be fully updated yet, however the links below provide a direct link to the promotion.