American Express in Canada is one of the more valuable transferrable currencies as the conversion ratio to Aeroplan and British Airways is 1:1. However, Membership Rewards can be redeemed for merchandise, gift certificates, as well as a rebate on travel purchased with the card in the form of a statement credit. American Express calls this…
No Fuel Surcharge on BA with Dividend Miles!
I’ve hinted at this many times on the Flyertalk forum and previously in this post, as well as my BBM groups, so I’m assuming that if you read me you *should* have known about this already. All the major bloggers have blown this one, so I might as well talk about it as well. US…
American Express Aeroplan Gold Card Review
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. One of the cards that I personally hold is the American Express Aeroplan Gold Credit Card. This card is only available to Canadian residents with a Canadian credit…
Aeroplan Transfer Promotion May 2014
Aeroplan is running their transfer promotion which gives bonuses on miles/points convert TO Aeroplan points. These promotions are pretty consistent, with the last one running 6 months ago in November, and the previous one running last April. Most points programs are included, however, AMEX Membership Rewards is not, which is unfortunate. The aeroplan transfer promotion bonus is tiered as follows:…
Is it worth using miles earning credit cards?
Miles make it insanely easy for points addicts to travel in comfort for free. But given the plentiful devaluations over the past few months, some of you must be thinking whether it’s worth going to 2% cashback. My answer to that question is that it’s complicated. That’s a horribly ambiguous answer, but it’s the truth. Using Cashback?…
Award Alert: Asiana Award Space over Peak Season!
Asiana Airlines is one of my favourite airlines as they have great food, great service, and a great First Class Suites product on their 777-200ER. As well, they’re receiving the A380 in a few months. They also have blackout dates during peak periods such as Christmas and the Lunar New Year which I’ve found annoying,…
Hyatt Targeted Stay Bonuses for May/June
It seems that Hyatt is sending out targeted stay offers for your next few stays, so check your email to see if you’re targeted. I received an offer for 5,000 bonus points for 5 stays between May 1 and July 31. Others in the FT thread have gotten anywhere from 2k points for one stay…
EVA Royal Laurel Pre-Order Meal Service
I’m flying EVA Royal Laurel (business class) and the Hello Kitty plane on a regional flight next month which will be pretty exciting as part of my ginormous May trip. This post talks about how I booked the trip. I’ve flown EVA RL and Business before but never managed to write a trip report about the flights,…
Last day for 100% US Airways Share Miles Promotion!
Last week I wrote about the 100% US Airways Share Miles Promotion. Here is the list of relevant posts I’ve written on the promotion, if you need a refresher: US Dividend Miles North Asia Devaluation Transferring Aeroplan to Dividend Miles Dividend Miles Share Promotion Strategy The promotion runs until 11:59PM Pacific on the 13th, so…
Credit Card Churning Basics
This is a touchup of a post I published over 8 months ago with more current information. Credit card churning, also called “app-o-ramas” are quite popular in the miles and points world. A one sentence definition of credit card churning is that it you are applying for multiple credit cards on one day. Your Credit Score…
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