Canadian North and First Air to merge – Aurora Rewards will remain as the new airline’s frequent flyer program

On July 10 the Government of Canada approved the merger of Canada’s two major airlines of the north, First Air and Canadian North. The merged airline will be known as Canadian North but with a planned integration timeline of 18-24 months the two airlines will continue to operate separately for the time being. Here are […]

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November 9 Update: Canadian North adding wireless IFE, Aeroplan Air Canada Getaway Bonus nixed for 2019, 10x Plum Points at Chapters Indigo

Canadian North will be adding wireless in-flight entertainment on select flights starting in January 2019 that are serviced with four of their 737s. If all goes to plan and the service is well received it will be expanded to all 16 of their aircraft. (Source Canadian North) This exciting new inflight amenity, which utilizes Global […]

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January 29 Update: Case Study of a Fixed Return Card vs. a Reward Chart Card, Canadian North Aurora Rewards award ticket sale & lots more!

Our Case Study: Fixed Return Travel Card versus a Reward Chart Travel Card has been updated and relaunched. We removed it a couple of months ago as it used the Capital One Aspire World Elite Mastercard in the comparison and as we all know that card is no longer available for new applications. We have […]

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December 8 Update: Aeroplan to award less miles for most Canadian North flights, get priority boarding for wearing an ugly sweater, buy miles bonus summary

Aeroplan accumulation for Canadian North flights has changed. Most fare classes will be earning less miles now. At least you can still double dip and earn Aurora Rewards points and Aeroplan miles on those flights. (Source Aeroplan) – Earn 75% of the miles in booking class C, H . For travel until November 30, 2017 […]

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October 19 Update: Earn Triple Aurora Rewards Points on all Canadian North flights, Earn 10x More Rewards Points on all travel bookings & more!

Today is primarily a yellow themed bonus offer day with some great new offers from Canadian North and More Rewards Canadian North has launched a Triple Aurora Rewards points on all their flights systemwide. Simply book by Nov 13 for travel right through to the end of April. Remember you can double dip with Canadian […]

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June 26 Update: Podcast Episode 32 is available for download, 2x Aurora Rewards points for Northern Festival Flights + Priority Pass sale

News, Tips & Tricks Podcast episode 32 is here! In this episode we discuss a trio of hotel offers that are ripe for stays across Canada this summer and even globally if your travels take you outside our country! We talk about Aeroplan’s enhancement to their online services for your Star Alliance partner award travel […]

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