It has been nearly a month since the latest chapter in the storied AIR MILES saga transpired and things seem to have quieted down on their front for now. All seems steady as she goes with the AIR MILES program although there isn’t any certainty yet as to what will actually happen with them in […]
Tag: Redemption Stories
Earning Stories: As hard as I try, I can’t get rid of my Best Western Rewards points balance!
Best Western Hotels are a brand of hotels we here in the Rewards Canada family don’t visit very often. Typically we only stay at one here in Alberta but also ventured to one in San Francisco many years ago and it was that latter expensive stay that helped us build up a decent amount […]
Redemption Stories: Using Scotia Rewards points for an All Inclusive Vacation and utilizing free lounge passes from the Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite Card
Today we welcome back Jeff W. who has contributed several articles in the past to Rewards Canada. Jeff has been a long time reader of Rewards Canada and we’ve had lots of discussions with him via email and Twitter as he is always looking to maximize his credit card, travel and other loyalty program rewards! […]
Redemption Stories: Saving $3,800 on last minute flights with the Platinum Card from American Express
For the Rewards Canada family a lot of our vacations are spur of the moment. So when we want to get away for only a few short days we don’t want to spend much of that time getting to our destination so we usually look for direct flights that aren’t much more than three hours […]
Redemption Stories: Redeeming points for Best Western free nights at a value that maximizers may cringe at
Last week, the Rewards Canada family decided to head up for a small road trip to the Edmonton area and would need a hotel for one night in Stony Plain. We chose the Best Western Sunrise Inn and Suites Stony Plain as we had stayed there many moons ago and enjoyed the hotel. As with […]
Redemption Stories: Utilizing the BMO AIR MILES World Elite Mastercard Companion Flight Benefit
Rewards Canada reader Jim M. provided a comment on our post Travel Hacking 102 – Earn up to 4,300+ AIR MILES Rewards Miles for FREE with a potential value of over $1,300 in travel (Updated Nov 21, 18) and how he has leveraged just one of these offers for an amazing redemption story. This ties […]
Redemption Stories: 72,000 Reward Point stay at a New York City Best Western Hotel for only 30,000 Points!
Going back a couple of weeks ago we brought you the details of Best Western’s Fall promotion and it wasn’t met with huge fanfare as it’s a simple double points offer. However the promotion also includes a redemption portion that is being met with lots of fanfare. That offer is that you can redeem 10,000 […]