Air Canada Aeroplan continues to grow its airline partner roster and the latest to be added is PAL Airlines. Based out of St. John’s, Newfoundland, PAL is one of the largest independent airlines in Eastern Canada and as of today Aeroplan members can earn and redeem points on PAL flights. PAL offers flights to numerous […]
Category: Loyalty Programs
The 5 Best Travel Rewards Points Currencies for Canadians
The ranking of Canada’s best travel rewards points currencies is back! We have revived this near decade old feature that looks at the best rewards points to collect for travel. Canadians looking to save money on their travels or travel more luxuriously should look no further than collecting these top points currencies. Rewards Canada’s ranking […]
New Air France KLM Flying Blue benefits
Air France KLM continues to evolve their Flying Blue program with some small changes that will be effective as of March 28, 2023. Overall the changes are relatively minor and for the most part I see them as a slight enhancement to the program. The changes are as follows: 10% discount on first checked bag […]
BMO announces agreement to buy AIR MILES
Good news has emerged this morning in the AIR MILES saga as BMO Bank of Montreal has agreed to acquire the loyalty program. Panic set in across the country yesterday (March 9) after Bloomberg news broke the details that AIR MILES parent company Loyalty Ventures was getting ready to file for bankruptcy (read our post […]
AIR MILES parent company set to file for bankruptcy
BMO announces agreement to buy AIR MILES! Click here to read more about this latest update Update #1 4:40pm MT: Looks like AIR MILES has disabled merchandise redemptions to keep from having a run on miles happen…. Update #2 5:25pm MT: Cash Miles eVouchers etc. are no longer available. Flight, Hotel, car rental vacation bookings […]
World of Hyatt category changes include increases to three Canadian hotels
Hyatt revealed their annual hotel category changes yesterday This is the list of hotels that are moving up or down within the World of Hyatt program’s award chart categories. There are no changes to the actual categories or published points requirements – those all remain the same. The annual changes will take effect on Tuesday […]
Scene+ will launch at IGA, Sobeys and other stores in Quebec & New Brunswick on March 23
On March 23 the Scene+ program will finish their nationwide roll out at Empire Company Limited stores such as IGA and Sobeys. Stores in the provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec will switch from AIR MILES to Scene+ as will the only hold out in the west, Thrifty Foods. This will mark the completion of […]