This is the second blog post of my three part series on the new American Express Gold Rewards Card that was introduced to the Canadian market at the start of this month. As mentioned in my first post, American Express has asked me to test drive this new card and in return they offered me […]
Month: October 2010
Cathay Pacific & WestJet launch Canadian code share service
This past week saw the official announcement of a code sharing agreement between Cathay Pacific and WestJet which will further solidifies the relationship that these carriers have had with each other. As of October 20th, Cathay Pacific will out their code (ie own flight number) on numerous WestJet flights that connect to the two cities […]
Air Canada to commence Toronto City Airport flights in February 2011
From the Air Canada press release: MONTREAL, Oct. 4 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada today announced that it has settled the terms of a long term Commercial Carrier Operating Agreement (CCOA) with the Toronto Port Authority (TPA), operator of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Conclusion of the agreement is subject to certain conditions, including agreement […]
British Airways Executive Club increases mileage earned on discount fares
Over the past few years the trend with many airline frequent flyer programs has been to reduce the amount of miles earned on discount economy fares. Whether it was Aeroplan, Miles and More, Executive Club or any host of other programs, the move to awarding less miles was to cut costs associated with the low […]
Vote for your favorite frequent travel program at the FT Awards
Many of you have probably seen it in your emails from the various airline or hotel programs or online at certain Frequent Traveler sites but just in case you haven’t, well we’re going to let you know about it! The Frequent Traveler Awards are essentially replacing the Freddie Awards which were last awarded in 2009. […]
Enhancements to AIR MILES Flight Rewards now live.
You may recall our post on August 31 outlining changes to the flight rewards portion of the AIR MILES program that were due to come out soon. Well that time has come (last week actually), as the enhancements to the program that were announced are now live. Members can finally book flights online at airmiles.ca, […]
Air Canada adds new routes to sun destinations
According the Airline Route Updates Air Canada will be adding the following sun routes for the upcoming winter season: Montreal-Cozumel Montreal-Liberia Montreal-West Palm Beach Ottawa-Punta Cana Ottawa-Varadero Most of these routes will commence in the mid to latter half of December