Alaska Airlines has one of my favourite airline programs, as MileagePlan miles are incredibly valuable. Earning Alaska Miles Since Alaska miles are incredibly valuable, it’s not a surprise that both cards available to Canadians are one of the best. The MBNA Alaska Airlines MasterCard comes with a signup bonus of 25,000 miles with first purchase, as…
The Best Hotel Welcome Amenity Ever!
Fairmont is one of my secondary hotel chains I prefer, because it’s really easy to get top-tier status because of the American Express Platinum Card. With just five nights, you can get top-tier status which gets you a free hotel certificate valid at nearly all Fairmont properties, as well as $100+ food and beverage credits and…
TD Aeroplan Visa Annual Fee Waiver Returns!
As I mentioned previously, the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite was featuring an incredible offer up until December 2, at which point it expired. Additional Reading: Best Credit Card Offers for December 2016 TD now has updated their welcome bonus for this card. The TD Aeroplan Visa annual fee waiver is now 100% for the first…
A Pretty Way of Generating Credit Card Spend
I was looking at the Canadian Mint website the other day, and I saw this coin: Given that we’re in the holidays – my first thought was – wouldn’t be such a nice coin to get for this time of year? Then I realized I don’t keep the coin anyways. 😉 Additional Reading: Buying Coins…
Air Miles Expiry Policy Cancelled!
Air Miles is one of my least preferred mileage programs. Even though their name contains “air” – it’s not really an airline program. Redemptions for travel are generally a horrible value, and they’ve just had scandal after scandal: Redemption Items hidden to certain customers, resulting in a class action lawsuit Expiry Rules causing legislation in…
Best Credit Cards for December 2016
Disclaimer: Please be aware that offers for credit cards referenced in this post may have changed since the time of publication and may no longer be available. Canadian credit cards have great signup bonuses. Want to pick up a new credit card this month? Here are my rankings for the best cards to sign up…
Hilarious Best Rate Guarantee!
Best Rate Guarantees are one of the best ways to get discounts off online rates by finding lower rates on competing sites. Most chains offer 10-25% off the competiting rate. Back in the day, IHG Best Price Guarantees were one of the best ways to get free nights as the IHG program offered the first…
Early Cyber Monday Deal: Tumi Carry-On for $200! Hurry!
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are probably my two favourite days of the year to look for online deals, because there are just so many! if you haven’t read my post, I wrote about discounted Bose headphones on Friday. Today, Tumi luggage is on sale at Amazon.ca for $200 USD or less. I currently use inexpensive Samsonite bags purchased…
Last Week of Improved TD Aeroplan Visa Offers!
The TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite is one of my favourite credit cards. TD is currently offering an increased signup bonus on their TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite and Visa Infinite Privilege cards. These limited time offers are valid until December 2, 2016, so this is the last week to apply for them with the increased bonus. Here are the…
Black Friday Deal – Bose QC 20 Headphones for $184USD!
Bose Headphones are one of my must-have travel accessories, especially during a long flight. There are four models worth considering: Bose QuietComfort 20 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones Bose QuietComfort 25 Over-Ear Noise Cancelling Headphones Bose QuietComfort 30 Wireless Headphones Bose QuietComfort 35 Wireless Over-Ear Headphones The QC20 and QC30 are earbud type models, while the…
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