Here is what we have for you in our final update of the week: News, Tips & Tricks Here is our tip of the day: On our mbna Alaska Airlines MasterCard Review blog post, we recently received a comment stating that you couldn’t use Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles unless you were flying from an […]
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Top 5 MasterCard Cards to use at Costco
(This feature is a duplicate from the main the Rewards Canada site) Now that we are in 2015, American Express is gone from Costco Canada stores and MasterCard is in. While Capital One® took the co-branded card away from American Express with essentially the same offering on their Capital One® Platinum MasterCard® it does not […]
Top 5 tips for maximizing miles on your holiday shopping
(This feature is a duplicate from the main the Rewards Canada site) With only a week left to the big day for gift giving the push is on to finish your Christmas shopping for friends, family and maybe even yourself! Whether it is shopping for gifts or for food and drink to entertain there are […]
The First Steps in Choosing a Travel Rewards Card
Whether you’re new to the whole travel rewards or loyalty program world or have been playing the points-chasing game for years, when it comes to getting a card that has a loyalty program attached to it, there are some fundamental steps you should follow. After reading through these four steps, be sure to consult our […]
Mar 13 Update: Triple AAdvantage or Dividend Miles for Choice Hotel stays, Lufthansa Seat Sale, Maximize your Miles & Points
Wow what a quiet week this has been! News, Tips & Tricks Today we pass along a tip! As I completed another media interview this morning it reminded me of an article I wrote almost 10 years ago which was updated back in 2011 and essentially still valid today. The topic? How to maximize your […]
5 Tips to Avoid or Mitigate Fuel Surcharges on Award Tickets
Rewards Canada was recently interviewed about Fuel Surcharges incurred on award/reward tickets from various loyalty programs. Here on Rewards Canada this is a topic has been discussed frequently and in particular about Aeroplan, Air Miles and Avios award tickets and the large fuel surcharges that are tacked onto them. Here are five tips to help […]