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 […]
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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 […]
Sep 24 Update: New Scotiabank Amex Cards, Triple Aeroplan Miles for Hertz Rentals + more!
News, Tips & Tricks The big news for today was the launch of the new Scotiabank American Express Credit Cards. Check out my separate post on the release of the newest travel credit cards in Canada. Be sure to vote for your favourite travel rewards credit cards at Canada’s Choice – Canada’s Top Travel Rewards […]
New Scotiabank American Express Cards released today
Scotiabank and American Express are launching a new partnership today which will see Scotiabank issue American Express branded credit cards. This is one of the cards I have been hinting at that has the launch party tonight in Toronto. The suite of three cards are primarily travel focused but will offer other rewards outside of […]
Targeted American Express Referral Bonuses with large sign up bonuses!
Some American Express cardmembers including myself have been receiving targeted offers for referring friends to American Express. One of my readers, Randy received an offer of 15,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for referring friends or family to the AeroplanPlus Platinum card while I received an offer of 10,000 Bonus Membership Rewards points for a Gold Rewards […]
New Amex Membership Rewards Transfer Partner: Etihad Airways
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 […]
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 […]