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Scotiabank credit cards: A breakdown of the bank’s best cards + MORE Nov 25th
Scotiabank (originally called the Bank of Nova Scotia) is technically older than Canada itself. Founded in Halifax in 1832, the bank beat Confederation by 35 years. With that amount of history in the business, it’s no surprise the bank can offer and support a wide variety of products—including 1.... More »
#BuyCanadian campaign and Aeroplan rewards changes: CBC's Marketplace consumer cheat sheet Jun 24th
CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week, including a social media campaign to #BuyCanadian, details on pot legalization and reinventing Aeroplan's rewards program..... More »
Only Congress Can Undo Its Regulatory Mess + MORE Jun 19th
Lawmakers seek credit for benefits while evading blame for burdens. Change will require them to act..... More »
Charged Up! podcast: Save money without sacrifice + MORE Feb 23rd
Find out how to negotiate down your bills, get your credit score up fast and create a budget you'll actually follow, in this podcast episode with personal finance author and former CreditCards.com contributor Kristin Wong..... More »
Hotel rewards: Go for free nights, not points + MORE Jan 3rd
While thousands of points might feel like a bigger sign-on bonus than free nights for a hotel credit card, they make for more complicated trip-planning and run the risk of being diluted.... More »
American Express Membership Rewards – Limited Time Fixed Price Redemptions via Amex Travel
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American Express appears to be testing the waters of fixed price redemptions with this limited time promotion via American Express Travel. Along the same line as RBC Avion or CIBC Aventura you can redeem a set amount of points up to a maximum ticket price then pay for taxes and fees with your card or points. Now if you recall just over a week ago we released our special feature on flexibility and called out programs like Avion and Aventura as being the least flexible with charts like these as you can potentially lose value if the ticket price is way lower than the maximum set out. Same thing goes here, if you redeem points for a really cheap ticket on one of the four eligible routes, you’re losing value. However, where American Express differs is they allow you to choose to the fixed points redemption or the TripFlex option. So if we take the Vancouver-Calgary option and the base ticket price is more than $250 you would use the Fixed Point Redemption but if the base ticket price is less than $250 you would just charge the flight to your American Express Gold Rewards Card or The Platinum Card from American Express and then when the charge shows up on your account you then use the TripFlex option to redeem points against it…Finding a credit card with concierge service
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You don’t often hear about concierge services and other benefits, but they are common among reward cards
11 credit card travel insurance benefits
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Your credit card may offer extra insurance protection when you travel. Here are 11 benefits to consider
Jun 15 Update: Delta SkyMiles® & Capital One® part ways, tons of AIR MILES bonuses, Emirates and Porter Airlines team up!
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Here is your first update of the week! News, Tips & TricksBiggest news from last week is that Delta SkyMiles® & Capital One® have mutually agreed to end their co-brand relationship. This means the Delta SkyMiles® MasterCards® from Capital One® have been discontinued. That leaves the following cards as your options to earn SkyMiles in Canada:American Express Gold Rewards Card (C$1 = .75 – 1.5 SkyMiles)The Platinum Card from American Express (C$1 = .93 SkyMiles)Diners Club Club Rewards MasterCard (C$1 = 0.80 SkyMiles)Marriott Rewards Premier Visa (C$1 = 0.2 – 0.35 SkyMiles) MBNA Best Western Rewards MasterCard (C$1= 0.30 SkyMiles) Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express (C$1 = 1 SkyMile) No word yet on whether Delta is shopping around for another card issuer. This isn’t the first time a major U.S. Airline has left our market. A few years back American AAdvantage and TD parted ways. What can we say, our market is tough nut to crack! Outside of Aeroplan, AIR MILES, WestJet and our proprietary credit card programs there isn’t a huge market…
