Air Canada Aeroplan has announced a further extension on the pause of points expiry to September 2024. The airline first paused points expiry during the pandemic and even as the world began to emerge from Aeroplan continued to extend the pause. The last extension was until May 31, 2023 but with today’s news they will […]
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This week in RWRDS – a new YouTube live feature
This Friday will see the launch of new YouTube live series from Rewards Canada! Right now I am calling it “This week in RWRDS” and it will be a short 15-30 minute live video discussing the week’s happenings in the world of loyalty programs, credit cards and travel in Canada. The premier broadcast is set […]
Aeroplan adds Türkiye’s SunExpress as their newest airline partner
Air Canada Aeroplan continues to add airline partners like there is no tomorrow. The latest that will join on November 8 is Türkiye’s (Turkey) SunExpress. The leisure airline which is a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa has hubs in Antalya and Izmir. They provide flights to destinations within Türkiye, to Europe and the […]
Aeroplan Terms & Conditions update
Aeroplan is making some updates to the program terms and conditions that will take effect on December 19. An email has been sent out to members notifying members about these changes and the changes are causing some concern for a subset of the points and miles community. Summary of changes: We’ve clarified some terms for […]
Canadian businesses are officially allowed to add a credit card surcharge
As of today Canadian businesses are officially allowed to add a surcharge or fee to purchases made with a credit card. The result of a class action lawsuit brought against Mastercard and Visa, businesses can now choose to charge extra to pass along fees they are being charged by the card issuers. This is not […]
HotelSavers – a new redemption option from Aeroplan
HotelSavers – a new travel redemption offering from Air Canada’s Aeroplan officially launched today. The program has partnered with 11 hotel chains featuring a total of 39 global hotel brands to offer Aeroplan members up 30% more value per point for hotel stays. HotelSavers can be found at aircanada.com/hotelsavers What is HotelSavers? You might be […]
AIR MILES adding card linked offers for Save-On-Foods on September 22
Here’s an interesting development in the ongoing saga of AIR MILES and grocery partners. As most of you should already know, AIR MILES and the Empire Group of stores such as Sobeys and Safeway are parting ways. Atlantic Canada was first and the Western Canada sees them switch to Scene+ on September 22. But that’s […]