We’ve been talking about another hotel chain launching a credit card for nearly 2 years now and we can finally let you know that it was InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club that has been in the works. Today, Capital One will announce their partnership with IHG to issue a co-branded Priority Club Reward credit card […]
Diners Club expands airport lounge access, adds country specifc privileges
iHere in Canada (and in the U.S.), Diners Club has been relatively quiet since the North American franchise of the brand was offered up for sale by Citibank and acquired by BMO. Overall however, the brand Worldwide is seeing some positive changes to the benefits offered to Diners Club cardholders and with the card set […]
Qatar Airways is giving away 100 pairs of tickets to celebrate their 100th destination
On April 6th Qatar Airways will inaugurate its Doha to Aleppo route which happens to be the 100th destination they serve. To celebrate, Qatar Airways is giving away 100 pairs of economy class system wide tickets to 100 lucky subscribers. Its that simple to enter, you just have to subscribe to their emails to be […]
Mileage Plus/OnePass mileage transfer and Elite status tools
Early last week (sorry been traveling and didn’t get a chance to put this up sooner) United’s official rep to Milepoint.com posted new tools for members of United’s Mileage Plus and Continental’s OnePass programs to transfer miles between accounts and combine elite earnings between them as well. The reason for these tools is that the […]
Aeroplan Donates 1 Million Miles to Relief Efforts in Japan
Cash donations from around the world are pouring in to many charities including the Canadian Red Cross, here is another method for you to donate (plus it counts as activity in your Aeroplan account if you don’t use it often) From the Groupe Aeroplan press release: Montreal, QC, March 14, 2011 Aeroplan today announced that […]
Avianca and TACA launch new unified frequent flyer program: LifeMiles
The partnership between Avianca and TACA has grown even stronger as each airline has stopped their old FFPs (Plus and Distancia respectively) with the launch of their new unified program called LifeMiles. All miles held in the old accounts are being honored and should be in member’s new LifeMiles accounts. Elite status in either program […]
Sunwing Airlines to launch Canada-Europe flights
Already known for their flights to sunnier destinations down south, charter carrier Sunwing has announced that they will offer flights between Canada and Europe for the Summer 2011 season. Using a leased Boeing 767 the airline will offer charter flights between Montreal and Paris; Toronto and Amsterdam, Dublin, Lisbon, London (LGW), Paris, Porto and Rome. […]