Good Morning! We hope that everyone had a great Canada Day! News, Tips & Tricks We’ll start the day off with a reader question. Louise asks :If I sign up for a Amex Gold, do I get the 25,000 sign up bonus as soon as I spend $500 or do I have to wait 3 […]
Year: 2015
20% Bonus when converting Starwood Preferred Guest Starpoints to American AAdvantage miles
It’s no secret that it is relatively hard to earn American AAdvantage miles here in Canada outside of flying on AA or any of their partner airlines or from converting points from RBC Avion cards. So for some Canadian AAdvantage members they have to rely on converting points from hotel programs to boost their balances […]
Aeroplan Roundtable Discussion – Advertorial piece in the Globe & Mail and Toronto Star
If you read the Globe & Mail and/or Toronto Star print editions you may have noticed a full page advertorial from Aeroplan discussing redemption options from one of Canada’s largest and well known loyalty programs. I was one of the people asked to attend the roundtable and spent an afternoon at Aimia’s office in Montreal […]
Scotiabank Gold American Express Card – Sign up bonus increased to 20,000 points (no FYF)
UPDATE #2: The offer is finally working! UPDATE: This offer was slated to start today (July 1) but since it is Canada Day we are assuming that no one is in Scotia’s office to activate it! Chances are it will be live tomorrow. A card with some very strong category earning (Gas, Grocery, Dining & […]
Earn 2.5 British Airways Executive Club Avios on Gas, Grocery, Drug Store and Travel Purchases
Now that we are a few days into the much anticipated transfer bonus from American Express Membership Rewards to British Airways Executive Club, we should look at how you can maximize this bonus! The bonus is for anyone who holds an American Express card that earns Membership Rewards points. These include the Centurion, Platinum, Gold, […]
June 30 Update: Last day to buy IHG Rewards Club Points with a 100% bonus, Centurion Lounge opens in Seattle and Canadian Hotel Programs
Last day of the month and it is the day before a holiday…. that means there is very little going on! News, Tips & Tricks Today is the last day to take advantage of the great deal for buying IHG Rewards Club points. Find out more here. American Express opened another Centurion lounge in the […]
June 29 Update: Be sure to check out our Discounted Rewards page and 10 new bonuses
Super quiet start to the week (typical of the end of the month though!) News, Tips & Tricks No news today but our tip of the day is to check out our Discounted Rewards page to see if you can save miles/points on upcoming redemptions. A lot of them end tomorrow so have a quick […]