CIBC reached out to us yesterday to let us know they are revamping their suite of cash back credit cards. These are the cards better known as their Dividend Cards and all the cards in the portfolio are seeing an update. There are both positive and negative and negative changes being applied to all […]
Year: 2020
October 23 Update: Double PC Optimum or Esso Extra points at Esso & Mobil this weekend, IHG extends the Ambassador free night offer, Air Transat winter flight schedule
This weekend you can earn double the PC Optimum or Esso Extra points at participating Esso and Mobil stations across Canada. The offer runs Oct 23-25. ` Image via Esso IHG Rewards Club has extended the free night offer when you buy an IHG Ambassador membership. Originally it was set to end on November 15, […]
Reward night sale at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas – Stay for as little as 30,000 IHG Rewards Club points
The following offer may only be of interest to a select few of you as I know a lot of Canadians are avoiding travel to the U.S. for numerous reasons like their high case counts and 14 day quarantine upon return etc. However there are a bunch Canadians who winter in the U.S. and […]
Governments of Canada and Alberta to run COVID-19 rapid testing program at Calgary International Airport & Coutts land border crossing
The Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta announced a new 26 week pilot project for rapid COVID-19 testing at Calgary International Airport: “YYC Calgary International Airport is proud to be the first and only airport in Canada to have a government-approved testing pilot for arriving international passengers—which we hope will lead to reducing […]
WestJet expands refund policy – more tickets are now eligible for full refunds including domestic flights (leads to a Twitter fight with Air Canada!)
The events of yesterday afternoon and evening played out quite interestingly for the airline industry in Canada, namely on Twitter. Around 3:30pm MT WestJet came out with a news release stating they were the “first national carrier in Canada to voluntarily provide refunds to original form of payment” to which that statement was quickly […]
An introduction to Neo Financial – one of Canada’s newest credit card and savings reward programs
About a year and a half ago one of the founders of SkipTheDishes reached out to me to discuss rewards programs and credit cards in Canada as he and other founders were getting ready for their next venture utilizing some of the funds they earned from selling the big food delivery service. That venture would […]
October 21 Update: 50% discount on award nights at the Shangri-La Toronto and Save up to 25% on last minute stays at 50+ Marriott Hotels in Canada
In the bonus offers section below you’ll note a new redemption offer from Shangri-La Hotels that provides a 50% discount when you redeem point for free nights at the majority of thier hotels worldwide. Since travel is so limited right now those of you with GC Award Points (Golden Circle Award Points) who are interested […]