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Earn up to 10,000 Bonus Amex Membership Rewards Points for Fixed Points Travel Program bookings + MORE Mar 1st
American Express is really making a big push for their Fixed Points Travel Program. For this month only if you make Fixeds Point Travel program bookings you can earn bonus miles (essentially a rebate) for doing so. The bonuses are as follows:I'm not going to go into huge details of the Fixed Point T.... More »
May 25 Update: 3x AIR MILES on select outdoor items at Lowe's and Cathay Pacific YVR-JFK seat sale May 26th
Now that spring has hit most of Canada (Newfoundland we hope you get it soon after that big snow day this week!) lots of you will be doing gardening and outdoor updates which may include new patio furniture and more. Well if that's the case Lowe's is offering 3x AIR MILES Reward Miles when you spe.... More »
Earn 60 Bonus AIR MILES Reward Miles for stays at IHG Hotels until the end of July + MORE May 24th
If you are a serious AIR MILES collector and have summer travel plans then you can rack up the miles on your hotel stays! Last week we told you about the AIR MILES Best Western offer and now there is this offer to earn bonus miles at IHG Hotels Worldwide. IHG includes brands like InterContinental, C.... More »
Over 40 new American Express Cobalt Card Confirmed Multiplier locations Oct 11th
Our American Express Cobalt Card Confirmed Multiplier Locations feature received a nice big update over the past few days thanks to Andre, Ben and ourselves. Andre provided a bunch more locations Quebec, Ontario, Atlantic Canada and Europe. Ben gave us our first non-chain locations in Sudbury and we.... More »
Tipping in tough times: How to tip without overspending Apr 17th
With many Canadians facing greater financial constraints, sentiment around tipping culture is shifting. Over the past few years, customers have seen “suggested” tipping amounts rise, and with more people paying on debit and credit machines instead of cash, they are being asked to tip more often..... More »
March 21 Update: You can now redeem WestJet companion vouchers online, U.S./U.K. electronics travel ban & more!
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News, Tips & Tricks WestJet quietly launched the ability to redeem the companion vouchers online that come from the WestJet RBC MasterCard. Great news for those of you who didn’t like calling in to book flights using the voucher! It’s been all over the news since last night, The U.S. travel ban on electronics in the cabin (save for cell phones and medical devices). This means items like tablets, laptops, etc. will have to be placed in your checked luggage. The ban is only for flights originating on select airlines from 10 airports in the Middle East and Africa. Of course this will affect you if you are travelling on these flights via the U.S. but there is one Canadian flight affected. Royal Jordanian’s flight to Montreal will be included since that fligth continues on to Detroit. There are reports now of ban to be put in place by the U.K. as well. No word yet if Canada will also put in a place a ban as many of the airlines affected do fly to Canada as well. Find our more from the DHS website Our post about How to maximize value out of the RBC Avion Airline Award Chart has been a very popular page for us on the RC Blog so we have added to the main site for easier access and reading! You can find it here…
