One of the rewarding cards out there is the Scotiabank Gold American Express. It is one of only two cards letting you earn up to a 4% return on your purchases, the other being the Scotiabank Momentum Visa Infinite. What I love about the Scotiabank AMEX Gold is that it not only has a great…
Reader Meetup in Vancouver (2)
Last month, I had a really delightful meet up with readers in Vancouver. I’ve decided to host another one. If you’re free next Wednesday evening (August 9) and would like to join, please send me an email within the next 24 hours. You must email me – don’t comment, or message me on social media. It…
Using Priority Pass at Restaurants
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how you could use your Priority Pass Membership for Restaurants in Sydney and Brisbane Airport. With a card like the American Express Platinum Card, you get a Priority Pass membership with unlimited visits with up to one accompanying guest for free. Instead of your membership granting admission into…
How Much Are Points Worth?
I don’t like to value miles because the logic behind it doesn’t make sense. However, if I had to value each point, my methodology would be what I can consistently get as an alternative. I ignore specific outliers and scenarios, as well as arbitrary assumptions on how much miles and point are worth. Valuing a…
The Best Economy Class Airport Experience Ever
Greetings from Australia, where I just flew from Brisbane on Qantas and had the best economy experience at an airport ever. I’ve taken a lot of flights in the past few years, so it takes a lot to wow me. For the first time in a long while, I was absolutely shocked by how good the airport…
What Should I Write About? And, Ask Me Questions!
I’ve got a few cool articles coming out soon, but they’re taking longer than I expected. So, in the meantime, I’d love to get a sense of what you want me to talk about in the future. As well, feel free to ask me any travel or miles/points questions. Anything is welcome in the comments. There’s…
SPG Hotels 35% Resort Discount Returns!
There are many great ways to use SPG points, but one of the best redemptions are for their spectacular resort properties. SPG runs a promotion roughly every year where they discount the points required for free night redemptions. This has returned! I earn most of my SPG points with the Starwood American Express Credit Card,…
SPG AMEX Bonus Increased!
One of my favourite credit cards, the Starwood Preferred Guest Personal and Business American Express, has a new improved signup bonus! In Canada, there are two varieties of the SPG AMEX: Starwood Preferred Guest Personal Credit Card Starwood Preferred Guest Business Credit Card Until Oct 18, 2017, you can earn 25,000 Bonus SPG Points on each card after spending $1,500…
Aeroplan Transfer Bonus (July 2017)
Aeroplan runs transfer bonuses roughly two times a year. The last one was in March 2017, with the previous one being in November 2016. With these promotions, you can earn additional miles for converting points into your Aeroplan account. For the next month, there is a new Aeroplan transfer bonus available. Until August 21, you…
Skyteam Status Match with China Southern
I’m a huge fan of status matches and challenges, because you get a taste of the benefits members enjoy without putting in all the nights or flights to qualify. In the past few years, I’ve been lucky to try out many top-tier statuses on airlines and hotels. One of my favourite is Hyatt Globalist, which I…
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