After I published the 2020 update for Rewards Canada’s Guide to Business Class Lounge Access, Ron S. asked in the comments section of that feature if there is any word on Montreal (YUL) airport opening any lounges in the domestic or transborder areas other than the Maple Leaf lounge. We reached out the ADMTL and […]
Month: January 2020
January 29 Update: How to maximize the elite status benefits from The Platinum Card from American Express updated, great Marriott bonus in the Bahamas, BA and AC China flight cancellations
Another feature update to let you know about. How to maximize the elite status benefits from The Platinum Card from American Express has been updated and now shows you how you can get 11 hotel elite status, 1 airline status, 2 car rental status and 1 cruise line status with The Platinum Card. My tweet […]
25% discount when you buy World of Hyatt points until February 29
Hyatt has come out with their first buy points deal of 2020 . When you buy 5,000 or more points in one transaction they will give a 25% discount on the price. This is different than the typical 40% bonus we have become accustomed to with Hyatt. With the discount the price works out to […]
Choice Hotels Pop-up Sale – Save 20% on stays at their Canadian properties
Choice Hotels has released a new sale for stays at their various hotel brands in Canada. Dubbed the Pop-up Sale, you can save 20% on the best available rates if you book by February 9 and prepay your stay. The sale rates are good for stays until April 30, 2020. Since these are prepaid rates […]
January 28 Update: RBC Rewards launches new website, more Marriott Bonvoy stay bonuses in Canada and the Top Travel Rewards Credit Cards for 2020
RBC Rewards has launched their new website that has been promoted recently on the old version of the site! It is easier to navigate with the fresh new look and they promise to have more promotions and offers with this launch. Most of the site is working although I did get the occasional error. The […]
IHG Rewards Club nixes PointBreaks – gone temporarily or forever?
Yesterday when we posted about IHG Rewards Club’s new buy points bonus we mentioned anticipation of the newest set of IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks. The current set of PointBreaks is slated to end on January 31st however IHG typically would release the new ones a few days before that (usually the Monday before, so yesterday […]
Canada’s Top Travel Rewards Credit Cards for 2020 revealed – It’s the calm before the storm
The more things change, the more they stay the same, at least that is the case in the travel rewards credit card industry. For a third straight year, the American Express Cobalt Card takes the top prize in Reward Canada’s Travel Rewards Credit Cards Ranking. For over 12 years Rewards Canada has been helping Canadians […]