I’m pretty sure most of you have seen this news that came out late Thursday afternoon! What a ride it has been over the past 9 or so month! After so much backlash, bad press, a class action lawsuit, the potential bill to make expiring points illegal and just a day before a scathing report […]
Month: December 2016
December 1 Update: Thank you to all our readers, listeners, subscribers and sponsors!
News, Tips & Tricks First off we want to thank everyone for participating in the Rewards Canada 15th Anniversary Celebrations! The past 5 weeks have been amazing with 5 contests, 1 booking promotion and 1 free points promotion. Thank you also to all our sponsors: WestJet Rewards, Aeroplan, Points.com, Marriott, American Express and Starwood! Without […]
In reality only a few programs will be affected by the proposal to make points expiry illegal
It has been quite the frenzy over the past 24 hours (we’ve completed 7 interviews and 1 more to go) in regards to the the proposed bill in Ontario that would make the expiration of points and miles illegal. In our post yesterday we wondered if the bill would cover both Expiry and Inactivity Rules […]
WestJet Rewards tweaks elite tier status qualifying and related earn for 2017
WestJet Rewards revealed their 2017 changes to the program which will see the program become more rewarding for those who travel frequently (or earned status via their status matches) while becoming less rewarding for those who tend to travel not as much. There are tweaks to earning elite status, Silver, which now becomes easier to […]