November 27 Update: Aeroplan contest winners, 40,000 bonus Be Well points at Rexall and tell us your Mobile Device Insurance stories + MORE Nov 28th

 Earlier this month we ran an awesome contest to celebrate the launch of the new Aeroplan program and wanted to thank everyone who entered the contest as well as to Aeroplan for the prizes! A big congratulations go out to each of the 25,000 points winners and this time the contest was swept by Ontario!  Congrats goes out to Gregory C. of Ottawa, Ontario, Alexis K. of Arnprior, Ontario and Ethan Z. of Toronto, Ontario!—  Rexall is offering one of their bigger bonuses that we’ve seen in awhile. You can earn 40,000 Be Well points when you spend $40 or more in store. Those points are worth $16 which is better than the $10 gift coupon route. Image via Rexall— You may have seen earlier today that I posted a comparison of the new Aeroplan cards. There were two things that really stood out to me. First the Amex cards are definitely weaker in the insurance department compared to the TD and CIBC cards but that tends to be offset by the Amex cards offering better points earning and benefits…

For a frequent traveller, lounge access can help ease a long plane journey, especially if you are stuck with multiple connections. Last summer, I was travelling to Toronto from Hong Kong, and after a 10-hour flight to Vancouver, it was nice to have access to food and drink, a quiet place to rest, entertainment options, a business centre and—my favourite part—a shower, before continuing my journey. 
Of course, you can purchase one-time access to a lounge for a bit less than half the price of a yearly unlimited access subscription, such as Priority Pass. A variety of Canadian credit cards do offer lounge privileges included with the annual fee, but there are differences around how access is granted and which ones you can visit. Some cards offer unlimited access to select airport lounges, while others offer limited access each year. Figuring out how many times you will be travelling in a year may dictate which card you choose.
In Canada, the three ways you’ll typically access airport lounges through your credit card are Priority Pass, American Express Centurion and traditional airline-specific lounges, such as Air Canada’s Maple Leaf Lounge and the Mastercard Experience Lounges…

 At the start of this week I mentioned that a lot of the features and articles I have planned would be delayed thanks to all the Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals that we are writing about. I did manage to complete one of those features however that many of our readers have asked us for. That feature is a comparison of the new Air Canada Aeroplan credit cards in the format that you have all become accustomed to us doing since 2004! Click here to check out the comparison charts! We broke up the comparison to the four versions of their cards: Premium, Ultra Premium, Entry Level and Small Business.  On the page you can easily check out all their benefits, point earnings, insurances and more. Here are some snippets of those comparisons:Check out The New Aeroplan credit cards compared here!Remember you can always find this article and many more on the following page of ours:The New Air Canada Aeroplan Program All the resources you need