Episode 50 – January 10, 2019 — Panel discussion with Barry Choi – A look back at 2018, what to expect in 2019 along with predictions! In this episode we do our first panel discussion format podcast with Canadian finance and travel blogger Barry Choi. We look back at the big news from 2018, what […]
Month: January 2019
Air Canada completes acquisition of Aeroplan – miles will transfer 1:1 and Amex remains in the mix
As we mentioned yesterday, Aimia shareholders approved the purchase of their Canadian division by Air Canada and we now have confirmation that the transaction is complete. Air Canada officially owns Aeroplan once again and they give us some but not many details of what can be expected: Aeroplan Miles will convert 1:1 to the new […]
Hilton Winter Sale – Save up to 25% on weekend stays in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa – Book by Jan 31
A friendly reminder of Hilton’s weekend sale where you can save up to 25% on stays in Europe, The Middle East and Africa! Make the festive season one to remember with the Hilton Sale and save up to 25% off breaks across Europe, The Middle East and Africa. For the best savings, simply join Hilton […]
January 9 Update: TAP to fly new A330-900neo between Toronto & Lisbon, Toronto to Bangkok or South Africa for only $936 on KLM & more!
TAP Portugal is up-gauging some of its flights between Toronto and Lisbon to their brand new A330-900neo aircraft. Several flights per week will be operated by the new planes while some will still be the older Airbus A330-200. TAP was the launch customer of the newly updated A330 which has 298 seats (34 Business, 96 […]
Earn 500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for stays at Best Western Hotels until May 12
We see the return of the Aeroplan Best Western stay bonus for the remainder of the winter and into spring. The offer is the same as the previous one that ended on December 15 of 500 bonus miles per stay. This is typically the lower bonus (it can get as high as 1,000 miles) that […]
Aimia’s Shareholders Approve Sale of Aeroplan (Aimia Canada) to Air Canada
The last hurdle in Air Canada’s move to purchase Aeroplan back from Aimia was cleared yesterday. The “transaction was approved by holders representing 96% of Aimia’s common shares and preferred shares who voted on the Transaction on a combined basis” With this approval it is expected that the transaction should be completed in the coming […]
Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for January – nearly $1,400 in travel rewards with these cards
Here are the Rewards Canada Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of January! This is not a ‘best’ credit card list like our Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings but instead a look at cards that have very good acquisition (sign up) offers. As always when choosing a card you should […]