April 12 Update: Starbucks Rewards Gold Status with 1 purchase, RBC Rewards up to 50% off award sale, Ultimate WestJet Rewards Credit Card portfolio

News, Tips & Tricks As we mentioned yesterday The new Starbucks Rewards program went live today. The new version isn’t good for those who spend less than ~$5 per transaction but better for those who eclipse that. You now earn 2 Stars per dollar spent with a free drink coming it at 125 Stars. Gold […]

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April 11 Update: New Starbucks program starts tomorrow, Marriott & Starwood deal finalized, Toronto flight bonuses!

News, Tips & Tricks Just a reminder that the new Starbucks Rewards launches tomorrow. You will no longer earn stars per transaction but rather on how much you spend. Read all the details on our post from February. Last last week Starwood Hotels shareholders approved the takeover by Marriott. I’m sure you’ve all seen the […]

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April 7 Update: Offers to earn elite status, save 35% on Radisson stays in Canada, Top 5 Credit Card Sign up offers for April

News, Tips & Tricks Want to earn airline or hotel elite status faster? Take advantage of status match offers, fast track challenges and bonus status mile/point promotions. You can find many of these offers on our Elite Status Bonus Mile & Point Offers page. Posts since our last update: Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up […]

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April 6 Update: Double Points on Amtrak out of Montreal, Toronto & Vancouver, KLM to Kuwait for $999 and 14 new bonuses!

News, Tips & Tricks Air New Zealand will be adding a fourth weekly flight out of Vancouver for the month of November. Not huge news but always provides that extra slight chance of getting a redemption via Aeroplan or other Star Alliance airlines (or even AIR MILES) although expect huge carrier surcharges on some of […]

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April 5 Update: Redeem Mileage Plan miles for Hainan flights, Tunisair proposes Montreal service, AF KLM Promo Awards

News, Tips & Tricks Tunisair is proposing to fly twice weekly between Montreal and Tunis. They aren’t part of any of the major airline alliances so you can really choose from Tunisair’s Fidelys program or use a proprietary credit card program to redeem for Tunisair flights once the route gets approval. (Source Airlineroute) Yesterday we […]

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April 4 Update: Canada’s newest airline, win Aeroplan Miles at Esso and win a free night at Executive Hotels

Catching up on lots of news and more after the Easter break! News, Tips & Tricks Canada’s newest airline (not newleaf, who has received the green light from the CTA now, but have not announced when they will re-launch), FlySarvaq is scheduling their first flight for May 6. The new airline based out of Iqaluit […]

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