The last thing on most people’s mind when thinking about miles/points is credit card fraud. There are always stories in the news, but I’ve never had it happen firsthand before until now. A family member got a call from MBNA Canada about an attempt to withdraw a few thousand dollars as a cash advance from an ATM. I’m…
35% off SPG Resort Redemptions!
Starwood is offering 35% off points redemptions at selected resort properties through February 28, 2017. This is a promotion they’ve offered for the past few years. SPG has a lot of luxury properties, but have quite high redemption rates for those properties. However, with these discounts, they become a lot more palatable. I earn most of…
Get 4% Back on all Foreign Transaction Purchases!
I’ve recently picked up the Rogers Platinum MasterCard. It is currently one of the best cards for Canadians to get right now, because they’re offering a whopping 4% on all foreign currency transactions. This card is issued by Rogers Bank, which is the financial services company set up by the Canadian telecom provider. To provide a brief background, this…
27% Discount on Hyatt Gift Cards!
I’ve written previously about Gift Card Spread, where you can buy gift cards at a significant discount. Gift Card Spread is currently offering Hyatt e-gift cards at 27% off. Hyatt e-Gift Cards are delivered electronically and can be used at most properties within the US and Canada. This is the highest discount I have ever seen, and I’m…
Delta Award Sale to Canada
Delta Skymiles are often ridiculed for being low value and moving the industry dangerously to a revenue based model, but they sometimes are quite useful, given that American, United, and Aeroplan have all devalued in the past few years. I received a neat email where Delta is discounting the miles required for economy class trips…
Air Canada Altitude for Students
One of the things you should always do in the miles and points world is pick up low hanging fruit. Along with signing up for the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite which comes with 30,000 bonus Aeroplan miles, I realized I hadn’t signed up for Air Canada Altitude Students. Air Canada Altitude Students Benefits Air Canada Altitude…
RBC British Airways 50000 Bonus Offer!
Disclaimer: Please be aware that offers for credit cards referenced in this post may have changed since the time of publication. The RBC British Airways 50000 Avios Offer is back! RBC issues a British Airways co-branded card, and annually they’ve had an increased bonus of 50,000 Avios on their Visa Infinite card. This further heats up…
Alaska Responds with an FAQ on Emirates Redemption Devaluation
Alaska has just released an FAQ on their corporate blog that addresses a lot of questions regarding the Emirates Award Redemption last night. If you’ve missed this morning’s news, Alaska MileagePlan released a new award chart for Emirates business and first class redemptions, doubling some redemption prices. For example, North America to Africa is now…
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Devalues Emirates Redemptions
This is a shocker. It looks like today Alaska has changed the award chart for redemptions on Emirates Business and First Class for the worst. I always liked to imagine that believing airlines would stay loyal to their award charts is a bit like expecting BP to not raise their gas prices. Like BP though, this…
American Express Platinum Card Canada Incredible Offer!
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. Please click the links to view the most current offer. The American Express Platinum Card is one of my favourite Canadian credit cards.I’ve had it for a few…
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