First off I want to thank one of our readers who commented on our popular “Air Miles adds expiry rule and instant redemption option” post for alerting us about this latest change. Sometime earlier this month Air Miles raised the redemption rates for their gift card reward options. It wasn’t too long ago that the […]
Month: March 2012
Redemption Stories The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Aeroplan Summary
I asked and you responded. Welcome to the summary of Rewards Canada’s first Redemption Stories: The Good The Bad and The Ugly. For the first go around I picked Aeroplan and our readers spoke out. Surprisingly to me there weren’t as many ‘Ugly’ incidents as I thought there would be based on the number of […]
Capital One updates the Aspire Travel™ Platinum MasterCard®
There is an exciting change happening tomorrow in the no-fee travel points credit card category which to be honest with you has been quite stagnant for the past couple of years. Capital One is going to up the game in this category by going directly after the mainstay card the American Express Blue Sky Credit […]
Hotel Review: Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas – Maui
Sunset from Ka’anapali Beach For the fourth time in a little over four years my family and I opted for a winter vacation in Maui. Every time we have gone, including this time, we have stayed at the Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas. When we first visited Maui in October of 2009, we really wanted […]
Earn 1,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays at renovated Starwood Hotels in the US & Canada
Looks like Starwood has dropped the continuous double Starpoints offer for stays at renovated Starwood locations Worldwide (the old url was www.sheraton.com/renovated) to an offer that requires registration and has a time restriction. Still this bonus offer of 1,000 Bonus Starpoints can worth more than the old double points offer especially on shorter length stays […]
Priority Pass adds Edmonton Transborder lounge to their network
Priority Pass, the independent airport business class lounge access program has added the Plaza Premium Lounge (USA Transborder) in Edmonton to their roster of lounges. Edmonton becomes the 6th Canadian city to have a lounge or lounges available to members of the Priority Pass program. The lounge is located airside near gate 88 and is […]
American Express Gold Rewards Card Bonus Points have posted
As a follow to my post from late December on the American Express Gold Rewards Card and the ensuing comments about cardholders receiving a targetted bonus for completing a certain amount of spending, I am happy to report that I received my 5,000 Bonus Membership Rewards points earlier this week. When I checked the terms […]