News, Tips & Tricks There are reports and confirmation that access will become more limited to American Express Centurion lounges. Currently the access policy for The Platinum Card from American Express cardholders allows 2 guests or your entire immediate family. The latter part is being removed so that cardholders can only bring two guests whether […]
Current Bonus Mile & Point Offers for hotel stays via 3rd Party Booking sites – Kaligo, PointsHound, Rocketmiles
Ever since Pointshound launched qute a few years ago the market for earning miles and points in your favorite programs for hotel stays booked via third party sites has exploded. Second on the market was Rocketmiles and now we’ve seen huge growth from Singapore based Kaligo which launched in fall of 2014. All three operate […]
March 8 Update: Air Canada nixes Istanbul route, KLM Women’s Day Seat Sale, Avis & Budget Aeroplan bonuses
News, Tips & Tricks It appears that Air Canada has fully nixed their flight between Toronto and Istanbul that was supposed to resume at the end of April. If you were booked on this flight contact Air Canada or Aeroplan to be rescheduled on another flight like Turkish Airlines or perhaps Lufthansa via Frankfurt. (Source […]
Why you should still consider getting the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express
From the latter part of 2015 we’ve brought you all the details and drama surrounding the sale of Starwood Hotels to Marriott Hotels This worried a lot of Starwood Preferred Guest members (SPG) as SPG tends to be more rewarding than Marriott especially in how they treat their elite members. In September of 2016 we […]
Summary of global hotel systemwide bonus points promotions – earn lots of points while you sleep!
One of the easiest ways to rack up lots of hotel points is to take advantage of the systemwide bonuses that come from many of the big chain programs and also from the lesser known programs. In fact, right now it should be rare for you NOT to earn a bonus. Unless you are staying […]
SWISS Airlines Companion Special – 2 can fly in Business Class out of Montreal from C$2,781 each
Finding business class flights to Europe from Canada. for under $3,000 seems to be limited to specials from airlines like Air France and KLM and on the occasion from British Airways. So when another airline offers up sub $3,000 tickets it is newsworthy! Star Alliance airline SWISS (and Aeroplan partner) have launched this companion ticket […]
March 7 Update: Hilton Honors status match extended, Toronto-Rome for $879 on Alitalia and more!
News, Tips & Tricks The Hilton Honors Elite Status Match that has been around for nearly a year or so (see our Honors page) that provides a match to preferred and elite status levels in other hotel programs has been extended. Status will be matched for 90 days and if you complete 4 stays in […]