I hope that everyone else in the YYC area are staying as dry as possible after our torrential downpour overnight and this morning. The sun is actually peaking through the clouds as I write this! Thoughts go out to those in Canmore, Black Diamond, Turner Valley and High River whose homes are being devastated by […]
Month: June 2013
June 19 Update: Next set of Flying Blue Promo Awards are out, United increases award ticket change fees, 1,000 Bonus Air Miles for BMO accounts
What does the middle of the week bring to us in the world of travel rewards? Read on to find out! News, Tips & Tricks The next set of Air France KLM Flying Blue Promo awards are out. The promo awards are a discount of 25-50% off the regular mileage requirement for select AF KLM […]
June 18 Update: United’s new revenue elite requirement doesn’t affect us Canucks and American AAdvantage welcomes back Marriott
News, Tips & Tricks United Airlines is following in Delta Airlines’ footsteps by adding a revenue component to their elite program in 2014. The good thing is that is does not affect us here in Canada, the new requirements are only for U.S residents (just like Delta). Here are the requirements just for information purposes: […]
June 17 Update: Best Western Free Night after 3 stays, AAdvantage bonus for flying on CX, China expands 72 hour visa-free rule
Today’s schedule prevented me from adding to much to FFB or RC: News, Tips & Tricks Another Chinese entry city in introducing a 72 hour visa-free visit rule. Earlier in the year it was announced that Beijing and Shanghai would offer the feature and now Chengdu and Guangzhou are following suit. See here for more […]
June 14 Update: Targeted RBC Cathay Pacific Visa offer, Bonus Miles for Raffles Hotel stays, Accor Hotels Germany Bonus
The end of a busy week brings us the following: News, Tips & Tricks I received a targeted offer for a 20,000 Asia Miles sign up bonus for the RBC Cathay Pacific Platinum Visa in my email today, I have no intention of using it but there could be a big time CX flyer out […]
June 13 Update: Sobey’s buying Safeway, Alaska Airlines adds more partners to one way award bookings, 25% Bonus on buying Mas Rewards points
Now more than half way through the week here is what Thursday June 13th has brought us: News, Tips & Tricks Potentially big news on the shopping side of loyalty programs coming out late yesterday with the announcement of Sobey’s buying the Canadian operations of Safeway. No word yet on what exactly is going to […]
How to earn 82,000+ Aeroplan Miles for free*
It has been a little over a month since I wrote the first ‘Travel Hacking 101‘ post and at that time I showed you how to earn 50,000+ Aeroplan Miles or British Airways Avios for free* Now two new offers have come along in the past week that up the potential Aeroplan Miles that can […]