In my third post focusing on Canada’s #1 Hybrid* credit card, we look at one of the key features that gave it top spot, TripFlex. The TripFlex feature of the American Express Gold Rewards Card gives true definition to the often-used marketing copy of “Travel anywhere at any time.” I have actually twisted that copy […]
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Amex sweetens the pot on the AIR MILES Platinum Credit Card
In what appears to be a game of playing catch up, American Express Canada recently made some changes to their AIR MILES Platinum Credit Card. To me the changes made are to make the card a little more enticing as for the last few years the card lost some traction against it competitors in terms […]
The American Express Gold Rewards Card: How does it stack up?
Over the last five to seven years, there has been an emerging trend in the travel loyalty industry when it comes to credit card rewards. It used to be that credit cards were strictly tied into another provider’s loyalty program – or what they call in the industry a co-brand card. These cards, such as […]
American Express Doubles the Sign Up Bonus for Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card
For a limited time, American Express is doubling the sign up bonus for one of the top Canadian Travel Rewards cards, the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card. Normally the sign up bonus is 10,000 Starpoints but if you apply by December 15th and spend $1,000 within the first three months of cardmembership you will receive […]
American Express Gold Rewards Card: A Hidden Gem for earning Aeroplan Miles
When it comes to earning Aeroplan miles, there is no easier way to earn them than on everyday Credit Card spending. Nowadays Canadians have nearly a dozen Credit Card choices to earn Aeroplan miles with. Whether it be through cards that earn the miles directly or through others that allow you to exchange points for […]
Canada’s Top Travel Rewards Credit Cards for 2011
Today on RewardsCanada.ca we posted our third annual picks for Canada’s top travel rewards credit cards. New for this year is Canada’s Choice, where we asked Canadians to vote for their favorite travel rewards credit cards with the results to be posted along side our rankings. We have combed over 70 different credit cards offering […]
SPG Amex member get a member offer, lots of Starpoints to go around!
Holders of the Canadian Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express can earn up to 25,000 bonus Starpoints for referring new applicants to the card and those applicants can earn 20,000 bonus Starpoints with the card. Here’s how it works, existing members will earn 5,000 bonus Starpoints for each successful applicant they refer to […]