News, Tips & Tricks All of today’s news is from articles and bonuses we posted ourselves. We heed a warning for using your CDW insurance on higher value car rentals, we discuss the true value in reward redemptions and of course give you the details of the latest Air Canada flight bonuses. You’ll find all […]
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The True Value in Reward Redemptions
There are people in this world of miles and points who look at maximizing the absolute value for the points or miles they earn. Heck we even talk a lot about maximizing the value for a point here on Rewards Canada. There are going to be people out there who say that you shouldn’t be […]
Why you need to be careful with rental car upgrades when using the CDW coverage from your credit card
If you recall we’ve had a couple posts surrounding one of my family’s car rentals recently. More specifically the 10 day rental in Maui: Earning Stories: 2,500 Aeroplan Miles on a Hertz SUV rental in Maui Redemption Stories: Using Diners Club Club Reward Points for a Hertz Car Rental Everything was fine for us and […]
March 9 Update: Loyalty Program Diversification, WestJet doubles up London and more
Here is your midweek update! News, Tips & Tricks Last week we mentioned that Aeroplan partner Ethiopian Airlines was slated to add a 4th weekly flight between Toronto and Addis Ababa. Well it looks like that flight will not come to fruition and will remain at 3 flights per week. (Source Airlineroute.net) Posts since our […]
To diversify or not to diversify – that is the question
A question that has been asked by our readers and the media quite often is whether or not it is wise idea to diversify your loyalty program portfolio. The primary reason behind diversifying your loyalty program portfolio is just like diversifying any financial portfolio, to minimize risk. Too often we see loyalty programs make changes […]
How I maximize my everyday American Express card spending
I have now had the American Express Gold Reward Card for almost six years and have to say it is still the favourite card in my wallet. My love of the card along with the fact that it is so flexible led to it be ranked the #1 overall travel rewards card in Canada in […]
Why proprietary credit card reward programs are the best option for most Canadians
This feature article was posted to the main Rewards Canada website last Wednesday December 9th right before our computer crashed. Hence not much action here on Rewards Canada since then! As much as Canadians love their reward programs there are two universal truths: a.) It takes too long to accumulate meaningful points and b.) There […]