I have been hinting at a new transfer partner for the Canadian American Express Membership rewards program since June but have not been able to release those details until now. The information is officially up on Amex Canada’s site and the new partner is Etihad Airways and their Guest program. The transfer ratio of 1,000 […]
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American Express TripFlex online point redemption now available
Following in the footsteps of Capital One’s Aspire cards that allow you to redeem points for any travel put on the card via an online process, American Express now has the feature as well. When I logged into my Amex account earlier this week I was surprised to see a new link under my card […]
American Express revamps The Platinum Card and makes it about the ‘Wealth of Experience’
Recently American Express Canada released the details of their revamp to The Platinum Card from American Express. These changes are due to take effect on June 29 with information packets already arriving to current Platinum Card holders. What follows are the new details of this card which I must say live up to their marketing […]
Sign up bonus for Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card increased to 15K
For a limited time you will now be able to earn 15,000 Bonus Starpoints when you apply for and receive the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express. The regular sign up bonus for this card is 10,000 Starpoints. – You will earn the 15,000 Bonus Starpoints after you charge $1,000 in purchases to […]
Options outside of Aeroplan and Air Miles. Part 1: Frequent Flyer Programs
The majority of Canada’s loyalty program market share is held by two programs, Aeroplan and Air Miles. While both programs have strong roots in travel they have grown into what the industry calls coalition loyalty programs, which in layman’s terms means many earning partners and a varied rewards catalog. Its hard not to be a […]
Which Credit Card Earns the Most Aeroplan Miles?
UPDATED FOR 2014: See our new post here Occasionally I get asked the question: “Which credit card can you earn the most Aeroplan miles with?” What better way to show to answer to that question than in Rewards Canada’s first Infographic. This Infographic pulls data from the full Rewards Canada feature with 10 different spending […]
American Express Gold Rewards Card Bonus Points have posted
As a follow to my post from late December on the American Express Gold Rewards Card and the ensuing comments about cardholders receiving a targetted bonus for completing a certain amount of spending, I am happy to report that I received my 5,000 Bonus Membership Rewards points earlier this week. When I checked the terms […]