Black Friday Deal – Bose QC 25 Headphones for $180USD!

Bose Headphones are one of my must-have travel accessories, especially during a long flight. They are rarely discounted. However, you can currently buy a pair of Bose QC25 Headphones for only $229 CAD ($180 USD). This is the lowest price I’ve ever seen available. When Bose released the QC25 headphones, the original price was $349. The discount is…

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Manufactured Spend with the Canadian Mint: Not a Big Deal

Manufactured Spending is the new hot topic with earning miles and points in Canada. Yesterday, the CBC released an article featuring my good friend Avery, who runs fellow BoardingArea blog Don’t Call the Airline. Basically, it talked about buying coins from the Canadian Mint to earn free miles. I thought the article was quite misleading, so…

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Find Aeroplan MPM Online Easily!

Aeroplan operates on unique routing rules. In determining whether an itinerary is valid or not, many programs use a MPM system. MPM stands for Maximum Permitted Miles, something that IATA and airlines draw up. What is MPM (Maximum Permitted Mileage)? The MPM is the total number of miles you can physically fly between city pairs, including layovers.…

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Aeroplan Transfer Bonus (Nov 2017) – Get 30% More Miles!

Since the split between Air Canada and Aimia, Aeroplan has really attempted to improve their program. This has included implementing improvements with booking awards, adding features online to manage reservations, and improving call center wait times, among others. One thing they have also improved are their transfer promotions, where you get a bonus for transferring your hotel…

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