It’s almost 2018, and there are several opportunities you should look at before the end of the year where you’ll miss out. 10x Promotion With The Cobalt Card The American Express Cobalt Card has a 10x bonus on Grocery and Dining purchases until December 31. You earn 10 Membership Rewards points for each dollar you…
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PointsU Calgary In Two Weeks!
One of the best way to learn about miles and points are in person. PointsU, which will be held in Calgary this year, is the perfect place to do that. There’s just two weeks left to get tickets for the conference on November 4th. To get $20 off, use code CDNKMS. This time around, we are…
PointsU Calgary – Why Should You Buy a Ticket?
If you already haven’t heard, the next PointsU conference will be held in Calgary, November 4th. Many experts, including me, will be speaking there. PointsU is the only Canadian miles and points conference out there, and is a really fun experience if you love loyalty programs. If you haven’t already gotten a ticket, use promo code CDNKMS to…
Using JAL Miles to Book Emirates First Class: A Guide
Update December 2017 – Fuel Surcharges are now unfortunately being applied on these awards. Emirates has one of their flashiest first class products around. I’ve flown it a few times, but with Alaska Miles before they devalued their award chart significantly for First Class. Their business class redemption are still very reasonable (starting at 82,500…
Reader Meetup in Toronto
Edit: Slots are now all full. Thanks for reading! I’ll be hanging out with a couple of miles/points friends in downtown Toronto tomorrow. If you want to join us Sunday night (Feb 5), please send me an email. Space is limited – priority given to people I’ve heard from before and PointsU attendees. I highly…
What’s Next for Miles and Points?
These past few months haven’t been so good for the miles/points world. We’ve seen cut after cut, devaluation after devaluation: Avios raising cost of the 4,500 mile award Aeroplan increasing award chart levels Air Canada implementing revenue minimums for elite status American devaluing award chart and elite benefits American Express implementing once-per-lifetime restrictions on bonuses…
An Alternative to the ANA Tool
My favourite site to look for Star Alliance award space used to be ANA. It was the most comprehensive tool and let you see 7 days of direct availability on flights, something really useful if you knew the particular flights you had in mind. However, with the recent ANA award chart changes as well as…
What Miles Have Last-Minute Ticketing Fees?
I decided to head to Chicago for a quick trip this weekend, using miles and points of course. I booked this just a few days ago, so naturally I was looking to use miles and points that did not have close-in ticketing fees. Airline Miles that do not have close-in ticketing fees on Awards: Aeroplan…
Purchase Miles Offers
I buy a lot of my miles, so I thought I’d write up a post on all the programs that are selling miles right now with a promotion which might make it worthwhile depending on your redemptions. Hotels Hyatt 30% Purchase Bonus Promo Ends November 29. Purchase 10,000 to 19,000 points and receive a 10% bonus Purchase 20,000 to…
Throwaway Tickets, Westjet Flies to Dublin, Frightening Video – Miles/Points Buzz for November 16
A quick reminder to people who have sent me BBM requests to please do so again. I’m getting your requests and I try to accept them but my iPhone 5 is very glitchy. Thanks! This site finds Throwaway Tickets for you. For example here is a throwaway ticket that is cheaper. Not a bad option…
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