Today’s post was inspired by all the comments provided in two recent posts entitled: Aeroplan Membership Growing Faster Than Available Reward Seats and IdeaWorks Rewards Seat Availability Rankings. The comments got me thinking about writing a post about alternatives to Aeroplan….
Having airlines from the United States, operate out of Canada can really help reduce the cost of travel. Not only because it is generally cheaper to fly with airlines from the United States, they help the competition.
There is a report mentioning that airline alliance SkyTeam are looking to launch an online system for frequent flyer members to book award flights. This system will be active towards the end of the year. The system will allow loyalty members with…
Delta Air Lines is a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance. With Delta Air Lines, you can earn SkyMiles, which can be used on reward tickets with other SkyTeam members. SkyMiles are great because the points never expire, but it costs…
I have written about my airline portfolio and explained that I generally earn the points of at least one airline per alliance. There are several reasons for this diversification. I never know which airline is going to give me the best…
The rules of the points game is constantly evolving, especially when airline loyalty programs have significant changes to their earning and reward structures. I have always talked about diversification. So today, I will explain how I have structured my airline points’ portfolio.
We previously wrote a posting about flying with airline alliances. I continue to believe that you should always consider all the options that airline alliances have to offer. If you collect Aeroplan points because you are based in Canada and…
Delta Air Lines’ loyalty program, SkyMiles, has been hit with a lot of devaluation news in the last while. But if you are still a fan of Delta Air Lines, below is a list of most of its destinations out of a Canadian airport.
When it comes to maximizing the value of your points, it is important to know what flights are offered at your local airport. But first, you need to determine what type of spender and traveller you are. Are you a…
![[TRAVEL] Flying with Airline Alliances (updated February 27, 2014)](https://pointshogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Star-Alliance.png)
All the talk about how poor the Air Canada and Aeroplan program, I think this merits a post about airline alliances. As a Canadian, we are not stuck with only having Aeroplan as the only frequent flyer program. You can…