December 7 Update: Done with AIR MILES Part 2, Fairmont Hotels daily credit offer and 6 new Air Canada routes + MORE Dec 8th

GATINEAU, Que. – Viola Desmond, often described as Canada’s Rosa Parks for her 1946 decision to sit in a whites-only section of a Nova Scotia movie theatre, will be the first woman to be celebrated on the face of a Canadian banknote.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau says Desmond will grace the front of the $10 bill when the next series goes into circulation in 2018.
“Today is about recognizing the incalculable contribution that all women have had and continue to have in shaping Canada’s story. Viola Desmond’s own story reminds all of us that big change can start with moments of dignity and bravery,” Morneau told a news conference in Gatineau, Que.
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“She represents courage, strength and determination—qualities we should all aspire to every day.”
Desmond’s sister Wanda Robson, who was instrumental in making Desmond’s story more widely known, was on hand for the announcement…

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News, Tips & TricksAir Canada is launching 6 new routes between Canada and the U.S. for 2017. These will all be operated by Air Canada Express. (Source Air Canada)beVancouver is once again offering up American Express Gift Cards for booking your Vancouver hotels via their site! Valid for stays until Feb 28, 17! Find out more here.Posts since our last update:Hilton HHonors: Up to Triple Points for Hilton stays Worldwide extended to January 31 Rather than coming up with a new offer for the New Year Hilton has decided to extend their Double Up/Triple…Done with AIR MILES? Here are your other options – Part 2 Proprietary Credit Card Reward Programs As many of you know the AIR MILES Expiring Miles fiasco came to somewhat of a close late last week…up to 20% off holiday stays at their locations in Canada and the UTravel DealsFairmont Hotels is offering a $50 to $75 daily credit for stays at their hotel Worldwide if you book by Jan 16 for stays until Apr 30. Full details and online booking Canadian Bonus Offers Air Canada / Aeroplan- 500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you service your Toyota or Scion at a Canadian Toyota dealership service…

As many of you know the AIR MILES Expiring Miles fiasco came to somewhat of a close late last week when they finally dropped their expiry rule after threat of legislation, a damning MarketPlace report and of course 9 months of really bad press. If you watched the MarketPlace piece you’ll have seen members cutting up their AIR MILES collector cards and I’ve heard many more stories of people letting go of the program. So what are some of your other options? In this three part series we’ll look at three types of reward programs that make the most sense for Canadian but please be aware there even more options beyond these three (ie Frequent Flyer programs, Frequent Guest programs, proprietary retail programs etc.)Be sure to read Part 1: Coalition Reward ProgramsIn part two we look at Proprietary Credit Card Reward Programs. These are in our opinion the best option for most Canadians! Just check out our feature from this time last year entitled Why proprietary credit card reward programs are the best option for most Canadians…

As we do each month we bring you the latest set Miles & More “Meilenschnaeppchen” discounted mileage awards!  This month it is the exact same offer as in November with the economy class offers on LOT to Poland. That being said it is a great offer and we even show you how to get these for free outside of the award ticket taxes/fees/These offers are good for travel until Dec 31, 16You can redeem Miles & More miles for round trip tickets on LOT from Toronto to Poland for only 30,000 miles. This is a 50% discount off the normal Economy Class award ticket price of 60,000 miles. As to LOT, it is well known they have low taxes and fees so this makes it a great deal!!Here are the offers: The crazy thing is that you could in theory get the round trip economy class tickets when you grab a couple of credit cards and a $120 annual fee! – there aren’t many cards that will get you a round trip flight to Europe for that amount of spend! How so? As we usually mention in this post you can boost your Miles & More account with the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express…