I have now had the American Express Gold Reward Card for almost six years and have to say it is still the favourite card in my wallet. My love of the card along with the fact that it is so flexible led to it be ranked the #1 overall travel rewards card in Canada in […]
Year: 2016
January 27 Update: Hainan Airlines confirms Calgary-Beijing service, Triple Avios for Accor stays, China Airlines Vancouver bonus!
News, Tips & Tricks As we mentioned well before Christmas, there were rumours of Hainan Airlines launching new service between Calgary and Beijing. Looks like that rumour has come true as Airlineroute.net has found that Hainan has loaded the flights into their system. The service will commence on June 30 and will operate 3x per […]
January 26 Update: SkyTeam Alliance Travel Hack, Avis bonus for Aeroplan Distinction members, Hilton introduces new hotel brand
Relatively quiet day compared to yesterday… News, Tips & Tricks Check out our potentially lucrative travel hack for flights on SkyTeam Alliance airlines. If it works and on paper (well websites) it does, it could be huge… Find out more here. Hilton Hotels has announced a new mid-scale hotel brand that will be launching later […]
Potential to get a short haul SkyTeam flight for three cheap car rentals. Who’s up for trying?
Alright, full disclosure upfront. We have not tried this ourselves but while updating Garuda Indonesia bonuses for our GarudaMiles page on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com we posted their new offer for Rentalcars.com car rentals and it seems like it is one of those promos that can really be taken advantage of to earn a lot of miles on […]
China Airlines Dynasty Flyer: 3,747 Bonus Miles when flying in premium economy between Vancouver and Taipei
China Airlines has launched a new bonus for its Dynasty Flyer members flying between Taipei and Vancouver. If you travel in Premium Economy (Fare Class W/U/E) you’ll earn an additional 3,747 Dynasty Flyer miles. This bonus is tied into China Airlines starting Boeing 747 service between the two cities on January 12th. Offer Details 3,747 […]
January 25 Update: WestJet expands to Nashville, IHG PointBreaks and SkyTeam member XiamenAir adds Vancouver
News, Tips & Tricks Despite the weakness of our Loonie, WestJet is expanding their service to the U.S.. The route of note is a new city for WestJet, Nashville, Tennessee! The country music city will be served 5x a week from Toronto via WestJet Encore on their Q400s. The other expansions are Vancouver to San […]
IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks – 5,000 Points for Award Night Redemptions at 170+ Hotels (5 in Canada) until Apr 30, 16
The latest set of IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks are now bookable for stays from today to April 30th (subject to availability). Each Reward Night at these participating hotels will be only 5,000 IHG Rewards Club points during the above mentioned dates. Remember the new PointBreaks rules that a member can only book up to 2 reward reservations per […]