American Airlines AAdvantage is a useful program points collectors should be aware of. Each airline has their own strengths and weaknesses, and knowing all about the different reward programs out there will help you maximize redemptions. Here are a few points about AAdvantage I think you should know. Earning American AAdvantage American Airlines used to…
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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…
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…
New Marriott Award Chart and Redemptions
Marriott today released their new award chart that will apply August 1 to all SPG and Marriott properties. They have also released their new Hotel and Air packages. Overall, I would say I’m quite pleased, although there are some people that will disagree. Marriott Award Chart The new Marriott award chart ranges from 7,500-85,000 points.…
Summary of the Combined Starwood/Marriott Program
Back in April, Marriott and Starwood revealed their new consolidated rewards program. There are a ton of changes which you can see on their dedicated site. I’m still not sure why they decided to switch the programs in the middle of the year instead of January 1st, but anyways, here’s my summary of the most relevant…
Buy Starpoints with a 35% Discount – Last Sale Ever
In my opinion, Starpoints are the most valuable points currency out there. They can be redeemed for an incredible variety of airline and hotel redemptions. A shortcut to earning Starpoints are by buying them during promotions. Through July 20, you can get a 35% discount for purchases of 5,000 Starpoints or more. This is the highest discount…
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