Air Miles has announced increases to the mileage requirements for flight redemptions within Canada, to the U.S., Mexico and Caribbean as of July 17th. Apparently the increase in mileage is due to the fact that they are now building the fuel surcharge into those mileage amounts and not charging them as a separate fee. However […]
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Sobeys chooses to go with Air Miles in Western Canada, Club Sobeys to be wound down
When the parent company of Sobeys announced they were buying Safeway Canada the one question many points collectors had was “who will Sobeys go with Aeroplan or Air Miles” since Sobeys in the West offers Aeroplan Miles via the Club Sobeys program while Safeway and Sobeys in Atlantic Canada offers Air Miles. We have the […]
Air Miles introduces a new Elite Status level: Onyx
Perhaps as a reaction to Aeroplan’s Distinction program, Air Miles soft launched a new elite status level earlier this week. Called Onyx, the new level is the highest elite level Air Miles members will be able to achieve. For years Air Miles has had only one elite level, Gold which offered those who reached it […]
June 24 Update: Which credit card reward programs cover FFP fees & taxes, Ritz-Carlton Double Elite Qualifying offer, up to 10x Air Miles at Shell
An quiet day in the world of loyalty today! News, Tips & Tricks No news to pass along today, but our tip of the day goes back to an older post of ours that points out which Credit Card reward programs can be used to pay for the taxes and fees on Aeroplan and other […]
May 23 Update: Utilizing British Airways for awards flights to the U.S., KLM Africa sale, Airmilesshops 10x bonus
Final update of the week! News, Tips & Tricks We got around to updating our popular post How to get select Canada to U.S. award flights faster by utilizing British Airways’ Executive Club with the US Airways flights options now that they are a oneworld airline and of course a partner of British Airways. Be […]
May 8 Update: Air Canada to fly to Rio, Viva Wyndham All Inclusive offer, up to 10x Air Miles at Shell
Here is your daily update for this the 8th day of May! News, Tips & Tricks Yesterday we posted our commentary on No Foreign Transaction Fees on Credit Cards in Canada and why we haven’t seen that benefit take off. Read it all here. Air Canada announced yesterday a new non-stop flight between Toronto and […]
BMO AIR MILES World MasterCard sign up bonus increased to 2,000 Reward Miles
I think we’ve seen this offer before and we aren’t sure if it is a response to Amex upping the bonus their Platinum Air Miles card but now you can earn up to 2,000 Bonus Air Miles Reward Miles with the BMO AIR MILES World MasterCard if you apply for the card by August 31st. […]