I have been asked by a few people and reminded by a few to provide a comparison of two very good credit cards in Canada, the American Express Gold Rewards Card and the Scotibank Gold American Express Card. Well I have finally got around to it and spent a lot of time determining how to […]
Tag: American Express
Transfer points to Aeroplan to earn up to 40,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles
Aeroplan is once again resurrecting their partner transfer bonus that we saw this spring. The latest in their slew of offers is the return of their partner transfer bonus. Basically what it entails is transferring points out of other select loyalty programs into your Aeroplan account. Just like we saw in May, the offer is […]
American Express Membership Rewards Travel Partner Changes
As I was writing my review of the new ChoicePlus Card from American Express I noticed some changes to the Frequent Traveler Participants of the American Express Canada Membership Rewards program. Simply put these are the frequent flyer and frequent guest programs you can transfer your Membership Rewards points to. First off, you may recall […]
Nov 5 Update: ChoicePlus Card from Amex, Avion transfer bonus to AA, 1,000 Aeroplan Miles @ Park’n Fly Toronto
News, Tips & Tricks If you haven’t checked out the Rewards Canada blog today you more than likely missed my review of the newest credit card to hit the market in Canada: the ChoicePlus Card from American Express (and its no-fee compatriot the Choice Card from American Express). You can read the full review on […]
The ChoicePlus Card from American Express Review
Below you will find the complete review of the card as seen on the main Rewards Canada site. Spend a lot of money at the Gap, Starbucks, the Bay or anyone of thousands of stores that don’t fall under typical credit card category spend bonuses? Do want to travel and use an extremely flexible travel […]
Which credit cards can be used to cover award ticket taxes, fees and surcharges?
If you live in the Calgary area you may have seen Global Calgary run a piece on their Sunday morning news about Fuel Surcharges on Aeroplan award tickets. I mention in the piece that there are some travel rewards credit cards you can use to cover the taxes, fees and the fuel surcharges levied on […]
Limited Time: Increased sign up bonus for the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express
The best hotel credit card in Canada (and one of the best travel cards overall) will feature a higher sign up bonus for the next six weeks or so. Normally, the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express comes with a 10,000 Starpoint sign up bonus but with this limited time offer the sign […]