With just a week left in 2021 now is a good time to double check if you have any points and miles that will be expiring at the end of this year. For the most part, the majority of loyalty programs have extended the pause on points and miles expiry into 2022 however there […]
Tag: Program News
Great news! Quebec drops the mile/point value retention from proposed bill
Last week we detailed the news of Quebec’s proposed Bill 791 which would make points expiry and points devaluation illegal. Good news is that on May 2nd, the Quebec government seems to have forgone with Bill 791 and are moving ahead with Bill 134 which no longer stipulates the points devaluation. Overall this is great […]
What is going to happen to loyalty rewards in Canada if Quebec passes Bill 791 and programs have to retain point/mile value?
The coming weeks could see drastic changes in the loyalty landscape in Canada. Earlier this year new legislation was proposed in Quebec that followed in the foot steps of Ontario. The Ontario legislation covered the expiry of loyalty points and was passed so that points and miles earned from programs would not expire based on […]
AIR MILES program enhancements coming on April 3
AIR MILES just sent out a press release announcing some changes to the program or as they call it ‘enhancements’. Are they enhancements? Yes they are. Are they anything to get excited about? No, not really. Here are excerpts from the press release on the upcoming changes: Beginning April 3, AIR MILES will be introducing […]
Carlson Hotels Club Carlson changes coming on March 15 – another devaluation for the books
The recent spate of airline and hotel program devaluations hasn’t stopped as Club Carlson sent out emails to their members today detailing changes coming to the program on March 15. Some of the changes are positive but most are negative hence our titling of this post! For Club Carlson’s details on these changes see here […]