News, Tips & Tricks Over on The Points Guy they posted that the American Express Centurion Lounge expansion in Seattle opened today. No longer is it considered a ‘Studio’ lounge but now it is a full fledged Centurion Lounge. As Canadians we can use the lounge for no charge with The Centurion Card from American […]
Double Asia Miles when you fly Cathay Pacific out of Canada in Economy/Premium Economy this summer
Cathay Pacific is encouraging early bookings for summer travel out of Canada with their latest Asia Miles flight offer. You can earn Double Miles if you book Economy or Premium Class travel by May 31 for travel during the high summer season. No love for business or first class but then again those classes currently […]
March 21 Update: You can now redeem WestJet companion vouchers online, U.S./U.K. electronics travel ban & more!
News, Tips & Tricks WestJet quietly launched the ability to redeem the companion vouchers online that come from the WestJet RBC MasterCard. Great news for those of you who didn’t like calling in to book flights using the voucher! It’s been all over the news since last night, The U.S. travel ban on electronics in […]
Marriott to add worldwide travel experiences for guests with PlacePass and surges past 100 million members
Marriott announced two major milestones this morning. Firstly, the hotel chain has surpassed 100 million members in their Marriott Rewards, Ritz-Carlton Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest programs. They join a league of programs that can be counted on one hand that have members in the nine figures. Secondly, they announced their investment into PlacePass, a […]
March 20 Update: Increased spend requirement for The Platinum Card from Amex, Alaska adds Condor as a partner & more!
News, Tips & Tricks If you follow us on Facebook and/or Twitter you’ll have seen our message alerting you to an upcoming change to The Platinum Card from American Express. Come this Thursday the card will require $3,000 in spending to receive the sign up bonus instead of the current $1,000. So if you have […]
Hilton Honors: 100% Bonus Points when you buy 5,000 or more points
The last time Hilton had a 100% bonus on buying their points it was part of a tiered bonus where you only got 100% if you purchased 20,000 or more points at once. However this time the 100% is a flat bonus that starts out at only the 5,000 point level! With the 100% bonus […]
March 15 Update: The Ultimate “I have no idea what travel rewards I want” Credit Card portfolio and lots more!
News, Tips & Tricks We released our ninth Ultimate Credit Card Portfolio today! This one looks at cards that you should grab if you have great credit and the means to spend lots on your cards but have no idea where or when or how you want to travel. You just know that you want […]