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American Express Cobalt Card: The best card in Canada offering 30,000 welcome bonus points + 5x points on your eats and drinks + MORE Jun 21st
If you are a Rewards Canada regular then this card needs no introduction, however over the past couple of weeks we've had quite a few new visitors to the site so we want to introduce you to best credit card in Canada and the one that should be in every Canadian's wallet. That card is the .... More »
Earn up to 20,000 bonus Aeroplan Points on Air Canada Vacations packages + MORE Sep 11th
Just in time for booking those winter getaways, Air Canada Vacations have increased their Aeroplan bonus points offer for booking select packages around the world to up to 20,000 points! First launched in October 2023, these bonuses were set to expire at the end of September 2024 then were extended .... More »
Argentina economy minister backtracks on details in relaxing some currency controls + MORE Jan 26th
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina’s economy minister is backtracking on details of the government’s recent announcements over the easing of currency controls.
Argentina announced Friday it was relaxing restrictions on the purchase of U.S. dollars. The decision was forced by doubl.... More »
Earn 150+ Free Aeroplan Points for a few minutes of work Jan 15th
Air Canada Aeroplan members have a new way to earn points from home and that is by completing surveys with LEO. Leo is an online survey site operated by Leger Marketing. This isn’t the first survey company to offer Aeroplan points, Asking Canadians has done so for many years and now Leger has .... More »
Judge: 1st settlement still sticks in Post-it notes lawsuit + MORE Sep 11th
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the 3M Co. by a man who claims he invented Post-it notes.
Alan Amron settled a 1997 lawsuit against 3M but sued again in January. He sought $400 million in damages, claiming the Minnesota company breached its previous agre.... More »
Nov 19 Update: American & US Airways to offer reciprocal FFP benefits in the new year, United shopping bonus, Virgin Atlantic Buy Miles bonus
– RewardsCanada.ca
Today is a bonus offer day! Just a little bit of news to pass your way otherwise are you bonusing? News, Tips & Tricks Last week we mentioned that the American Airlines-US Airways merger is back on track and according to this USA Today article the airlines will begin offering reciprocal FFP benefits on each others flights as of January 7th. This is good news for flyers in each program as now you can expand your choice of flights to earn miles in either the Dividend Miles or AAdvantage programs. Bonus Offers Air Canada Aeroplan- Earn up to 100 Bonus Aeroplan Miles each you time you fill up with gas at Esso stations across Canada. More… Until Dec 8, 13airberlin topbonus- Double topbonus Miles for stays at select Lindner Hotels in Europe. More… Dec 1 – 21, 13 and Jan 5 – 31, 14Germanwings Boomerang Club (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)- Triple Boomerang Miles on your next hotel booking made via HRS.de. More… Book by Nov 24 for stays until Feb 28, 14Japan Airlines Mileage Bank- Double Mileage Bank Miles on all eligible Bangkok Airways flights systemwide in eligible fare classes…Another small devaluation to tell you about, this time it’s Alaska Airlines (although its not as bad as the others!)
– RewardsCanada.ca
The last 10 months haven’t been too great in the Frequent Flyer and Frequent Guest world as programs from Aeroplan to United and many in between have announced changes to their award/reward charts. A few weeks ago when we discussed the negative changes to the United MileagePlus program we had crossed our fingers that Alaska Airlines wouldn’t follow suit. Unfortunately they have. Last week they announced some changes to their award tickets that will take effect on January 14, 2014. This changes really only affect Mileage Plan members in British Columbia and Alberta. Why? The increases are only for flights on Alaska Airlines metal and they only serve cities in B.C. and Alberta. Of course those of you in the East can be affected if you fly with them within the U.S. however most Mileage Plan members outside of Alberta/B.C. I would imagine are redeeming for Mileage Plan partner flights and those awards were not affected as they only account for 16% of their total flight redemptions. With all the being said, the actual changes to the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan award ticket chart are minor in comparison to what we saw from Aeroplan, Delta and United…Canadians get comfortable with long-term debt
– moneysense.ca
Separate polls out Tuesday suggest Canadians have resigned themselves to the fact that they’ll owe money for the long haul. Only half of homeowners surveyed for Manulife Bank of Canada said they are confident they’ll be debt-free at retirement even though 83% agree it’s important. Meanwhile the Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals (CAAMP) fall report found 68% of mortgage holders feel their mortgage is “good debt.”
Still, Canadians are taking steps to pay off all kinds of debt. Actual mortgage repayment periods have been 30% shorter than original contracted periods in the last two decades, CAAMP said. And this year, 38% of mortgage-holders took steps to accelerate their repayments and shorten their amortizations.
And though the Manulife study found that only 43% are happy with how they’ve managed their day-to-day finances over the past year (one-in-three are “very unhappy”), it’s not all bad. Two-thirds say they always pay their credit cards in full every month with the rest planning to start in January or at least make larger payments/track spending…
Still, Canadians are taking steps to pay off all kinds of debt. Actual mortgage repayment periods have been 30% shorter than original contracted periods in the last two decades, CAAMP said. And this year, 38% of mortgage-holders took steps to accelerate their repayments and shorten their amortizations.
And though the Manulife study found that only 43% are happy with how they’ve managed their day-to-day finances over the past year (one-in-three are “very unhappy”), it’s not all bad. Two-thirds say they always pay their credit cards in full every month with the rest planning to start in January or at least make larger payments/track spending…
