“Why do I end up having to pay $800, $900 or more on top of my tens of thousands of points for a reward flight to Europe?” That’s a question we receive at least a couple of times per month from visitors to the site in which credit card holders ask why they still have […]
Tag: Loyalty Lessons
RWRDS Daily Update – January 30, 2024
The best credit cards for everyday non-bonused category spending and KLM Real Deal Days, Fly Canada to Europe in business class for under $3000. Check out today’s points & miles updates here:
RWRDS Daily Update – January 16, 2024
An update to our Loyalty Lesson that explains Credit Card Spending Caps and Air Canada nixes their Vancouver to Boston route. Check out today’s points & miles updates here:
12 years ago today, everything changed for AIR MILES
One of Canada’s brightest loyalty program stars in the 90s and 00s was AIR MILES. It took Canada by storm when it launched in 1992 and quickly became one of the biggest programs in Canada and a favourite for consumers. However, it was on this day in 2011 when things changed and the program began […]
This Week in RWRDS: November 4 – 10, 2023
This week we look at selecting the right Aeroplan flight award option to maximize the value of your points, the uproar around the American Express Cobalt Card and much more in our weekly credit card and loyalty rewards newscast! Watch This Week in RWRDS here: Listen to This Week in RWRDS here: Topics of discussion: […]
Loyalty Lesson: Selecting the right Aeroplan flight award option to maximize the value of your points
Earlier this year I appeared on CBC’s Cost of Living program discussing the value of Aeroplan points after a listener reached out to them questioning what a point is worth. This has always been a topic worthy of discussion and one that is extremely subjective as the value of points, primarily those from frequent flyer […]
This Week in RWRDS: September 16 – 22, 2023
We have our newest Loyalty Lesson which is when a credit card first checked bag free benefit is not free, the awesome new 60,000 mile bonus on the Air France KLM Mastercard and much more in our weekly credit card and loyalty rewards newscast! Watch This Week in RWRDS here: Listen to This Week in […]