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Aeroplan Availability Alert: Business Class on Austrian Airlines out of Montreal for up to 4 or more people for Winter 2022 travel + MORE Aug 21st
Spencer at Straight to the Points sent out an alert about business class tickets for up to 4 people being available on Austrian Airlines and since the airline is a Star Alliance member you can use your Aeroplan points to redeem for these flights. Availability is showing from Janaury through.... More »
Benefits, fees, hidden perks: Choosing the right credit card for your lifestyle + MORE Mar 6th
Critical to building a credit history, credit cards are a rite of passage into financial adulthood.
Even if you’re debt-phobic or have heard too many horror stories of people maxing out their cards, you can’t skip this step.
Cindy Marques, certified financial planner and director at Open A.... More »
Aeroplan credit cardholders can earn 10 bonus points per dollar spent on eStore purchases for Black Friday + MORE Nov 7th
Air Canada Aeroplan revealed their first major Black Friday promotion today. This is first of what will most likely be many offers from Air Canada and Aeroplan for flight deals, bonus points and more! This first offer is the now annual points boost that is sent to select Aeroplan co-brand credit c.... More »
Great deal! WestJet Calgary to Amsterdam for $599 economy class or $2680 business class ($2380 with Amex Platinum) + MORE Sep 20th
WestJet recently announced the return of flights between Calgary and Amsterdam for the winter season and they have some great pricing on the route. The airline was awarded more slots at the Dutch airport so flights will return on November 14 and operate 3x weekly with their Boeing 787 Dreamliner fea.... More »
Top Cash Back Credit Card Sign Up offers for May - These cards provide the best value out of their welcome bonuses May 8th
Here are Rewards Canada's Top 5 Cash Back Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of May 2022. This is not a 'best' credit card list like our Top Cash Back Credit Card rankings but instead a look at cards that have very good acquisition (welcome/sign up) offers. As always when choosing a c.... More »
Astronomers Detect Brightest Supernova on Record – ExtremeTech
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Astronomers Detect Brightest Supernova on Record ExtremeTechScientists discover most powerful supernova ever – study DW (English)Scientists Observed the Biggest Supernova Ever Seen in the Universe VICEWeird star explosion is brightest supernova ever seen Livescience.comBoom! Distant star explosion is brightest ever seen Space.comView Full coverage on Google News
Astronomers Detect Brightest Supernova on Record – ExtremeTech
– news.google.ca
Astronomers Detect Brightest Supernova on Record ExtremeTechScientists discover most powerful supernova ever – study DW (English)Scientists Observed the Biggest Supernova Ever Seen in the Universe VICEWeird star explosion is brightest supernova ever seen Livescience.comBoom! Distant star explosion is brightest ever seen Space.comView Full coverage on Google News
April 14 Update: Earn points for registering for Rexall’s new Be Well program, Best Western cancellation policy update, hotel occupancy rates down to 12.8% in Canada
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Rexall has brought back the sign up bonus for preregistering for their loyalty program that will launch on May 1. With today’s news we now know it will be called Be Well and it will replace AIR MILES as the loyalty program for Rexall. We first brought you the details of the program back in February and the new offer is the same as the one in February whereby you preregister for the program and they’ll award you 10,000 points when it launches. Those 10,000 points are worth $4. If you haven’t preregistered already you are eligible to earn this bonus now as long as you sign up by April 29. Find out more and preregister here.Best Western has finally published a COVID-19 cancellation policy. Prior to this they were leaving it up to each individual hotel as to what they wanted to do with non-refundable/non-cancellable reservations. They have now set in place a policy for their locations in Canada, the U.S. and Caribbean as follows:The policy applies to any reservation for any future arrival date…How Deferring Mortgage Payments Could Affect Your Credit Score
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For the past few weeks, we’ve become accustomed to Prime Minister Trudeau’s daily update from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. To help ease the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has put forward several measures intended to support those who have lost their jobs due to the outbreak.
With tens of thousands of Canadians suddenly and unexpectedly facing unemployment, the country’s banks also stepped up to provide short-term relief for those now unable to make their upcoming mortgage payments. This relief comes in the form of a mortgage payment deferral plan to help unemployed workers get through the next few months.
Mortgage Deferral Program Highlights
The Canadian Bankers Association recently provided updated information regarding the program on the CBA website. The plan allows for mortgage holders impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, and who are not currently in arrears, to apply for a deferment of their mortgage payments. Some financial institutions are also offering a similar arrangement for other loan payments, including credit card debt…
American AAdvantage provides elite status extension, lowers qualification requirements and more
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American Airlines is the last of the big 3 U.S. airlines to come out with details for the elite status portion of the AAdvantage program. Like most airline and hotel programs American is now offering extensions to those who currently hold elite status. On top of that they are providing a reduced qualifying structure to account for the lower demand in travel, extending the validity of upgrade vouchers and more.Here are the details as provided by American:Extending elite status for AAdvantage members until Jan. 31, 2022. Reducing elite status qualifications for 2020. Extending Admirals Club® memberships purchased from American for 6 months.* Introducing up to $400 special credits for future travel on American Airlines Vacations packages for elite members.** Every dollar spent on an eligible AAdvantage co-branded credit card through the end of 2020 will count for one mile toward Million Miler℠ status. Award reinstatement fees waived for travel through September 2020.Elite Status ExtensionIf your current elite status expires on January 31, 2021, we’ll automatically extend the expiration date until January 31, 2022…
