The Canadian credit card industry is largely dominated by the Big 5 banks and American Express, although there have been cards with niche features trying to capture customers, like the Home Trust Preferred Visa. HSBC refreshed their premium credit cards last year. At that time, it was one of the few credit cards in Canada…
Stacking Hotel Promotions with Hilton
Many of my hotels stays are through redemptions, but sometimes, it’s not worth it. Recently, I was looking at the Boca Beach Club, a Waldorf Astoria Resort on a trip to Florida. At first, it was a tossup when looking at the value of a paid stay versus redeeming points, but after leveraging several redemptions, it…
Marriott 30% Transfer Bonus to United
The easiest airline points to earn in Canada is Aeroplan, by a mile. However, they do levy fuel surcharges on several airlines including Air Canada, Lufthansa, Thai Airways, and others. This can run to absurd levels in some cases. If you want to fly with those carriers, it may be a better option to use…
IHG Rewards Purchase Promotion – Up to 100%!
Canadians have limited access to hotel points in comparison to airline miles. The only credit card options available are the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express, the Starwood Business American Express, and the MBNA Best Western MasterCard. The SPG American Express cards are one of the best cards to hold on to thanks to their annual…
WestJet 787 Dreamliner now Bookable!
WestJet lately has branched out in what they do, perhaps in an attempt to compete with Air Canada. They launched WestJet Encore for regional flying as well as Swoop, an ultra low-cost carrier. On the other end, they plan to attract more high-yield passengers. Part of their plan includes an order for 10 Boeing 787…
Stack MasterCard – The Best Prepaid Debit Card
I wrote recently about the Home Trust Visa, which is the only credit card in Canada to offer no foreign transaction fees AND no annual fee. This brings me to the Stack MasterCard, which I think might be the best prepaid debit card in Canada. Normally, prepaid cards are riddled with fees, but Stack one…
Home Trust Preferred Visa Review – No Foreign Transaction Fees!
Most credit cards in Canada charge a 2.5% fee for purchases in foreign currency. It doesn’t seem like a lot, but $1000 in spend internationally means $25 in fees. That’s close to a quarter of the annual fee of a premium credit card. There are a few options for cards without foreign transaction fees, but…
30% Avios Transfer Bonus from American Express!
American Express has two airline transfer partners with a ratio of 1:1 – Aeroplan and Avios. While American Express has not had a transfer bonus to Aeroplan in years, they are currently running a 30% bonus on transfers from Membership Rewards to Avios, the loyalty program of British Airways. American Express in the US runs…
Breaking: Air Canada, TD, CIBC, Visa to Acquire Aeroplan
Back in May last year, Air Canada announced that they were ending their Aeroplan partnership. This caused a huge drop in Aimia’s share price, the company that owns Aeroplan. Last month, Air Canada offered to buy Aeroplan from Aimia in a $250 million cash deal and assumption of $2B in outstanding points liabilities. Aimia rejected…
Incredible – Air Canada offers to buy Aeroplan
There is a lot of coverage about the Air Canada and Aeroplan split, but this is just the latest crazy development to come in. Air Canada, along with TD Bank, CIBC, and Visa, is making a hostile bid to buy back Aeroplan. Air Canada Offer For Aeroplan The news broke this morning. The offer is…
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