Update: The offer with waived first year annual fee has been extended until Aug 31, 2015. See my updated post here. Credit cards are really heating up this month, and it seems over the past months that many issuers are one-upping each other with offers and benefits. Where I used to see the standard 15,000…
Using Square to Manufacture Spend in Canada
Update: I’ve heard the AMEX IS shutting down people for cash-like transactions to meet minimum spends with Square, so I would avoid using Square illegitimately, and only related to real business expenses or sales. I’ve received lots of reader questions and emails about the new HOT offer for the American Express Business Gold Rewards Card, which…
Is Uber Returning to Vancouver?
Uber has literally changed the way I travel. For those of you who don’t know, Uber is a great car service where you can use in many cities worldwide to order a car with your smartphone. The app has made it much easier to manage my transportation needs when in a city, especially where public transit…
ANA Suites Lounge Review, Tokyo Narita
This is a continuation of my flights from Vancouver to Melbourne via Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Singapore. I had just flown Suites Class on the Airbus A380 from Los Angeles to Tokyo. I wrote about how I booked my flights in this post. You can see all my posts and review of this trip in the introduction.…
Leveraging Capped YQ Countries to Reduce Fuel Surcharge for Trans-Atlantic Flights
Nobody likes to pay fuel surcharges. I tremendously dislike paying them, and often book trips around no fuel surcharge glitches. In fact, two of the trips I have booked in the future are because there was a glitch where fuel surcharges weren’t levied on awards – British Airways First Class with US Dividend Miles, and…
Free Australian ETA for Flyertalk Members
I love Australia from the brief bits of Sydney and Melbourne I’ve seen, and I can’t wait to return. As you may or may not know, Canadian and American nationals are required to get an ETA (Electronic Travel Authority) before boarding their flights for entrance into Australia. The ETA allows multiple entries of up to…
Singapore First Class Suites Review LAX to NRT
This is the continuation of my trip to Australia from Vancouver, using miles and points to fly first class for less than the price of an economy class ticket. I wrote about how I booked my flights in this post. Singapore Suites Class is basically one of the pinnacles of redeeming miles. A few years…
Great Travelpony Hotel Discounts
Travelpony is a new hotel booking site (or OTA, if you want to call it as such). Their prices look to be pretty competitive/similar to what’s offered on other sites. However, right now they are offering two potentially very lucrative promotions which makes it a great place to book your next hotel stay. 10 to…
American Express Fairmont Statement Credit Offer (Canada)
American Express Canada is offering a $100 statement credit with a $500 spend at Fairmont Hotels and Resorts. This offer I believe was a targeted statement credit last year, but this year there aren’t any terms on cardholder eligibility specifically. That means cards like the American Express Gold Card, the American Express Aeroplan Gold Card, the…
LAX Star Alliance Lounge First Class Review
This is the continuation of a trip report from my trip in August. See my posts on booking the trip, the lounge in YVR, and the Vancouver to Los Angeles flight. LAX airport is pretty dumpy, but the one nice thing about is the Tom Bradley International Terminal (the completed parts anyways). It is spectacular, and…
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