The People vs Airmiles
Airmiles has been in the news as of late and not in a good way. If you’ve been following along, you will know that Airmiles quietly announced 5 years ago that your Airmile would expire after 5 years if you did not spend them. This was regardless of whether or not there was account activity
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How to Use Cash Back Portals
This entry is part 8 of 14 in the series How ToI’ve been sitting on a “secret” part of my Travel Hacking repertoire for a while because … well … I haven’t gotten around to writing about it. Today I will be sharing with you how I earn money back for most (~85-90%) of my
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Credit Card Review – American Express SPG Personal
This entry is part 9 of 12 in the series Credit Card ReviewOverview Based on my reviews of credit cards, you may think I’m in love with American Express … and that’s because I am. While there are more flexible programs in the US, the Membership Rewards program provides the most flexible options for Canadians
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How To Save Money On Airfare Using Hidden City Ticketing
This entry is part 7 of 14 in the series How ToI will start out by saying that I am not a lawyer and do not claim to have a full understanding of the legal ramifications of Hidden City Ticketing. That being said, I’m happy to help you understand the benefits and the risks of
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Negotiating Your Credit Card Annual Fee – Scotiabank Gold American Express
This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Negotiating Your Credit Card Annual FeeAs promised, here is a recording of the negotiation I just went through with Scotiabank. Analysis Unfortunately the CSR that I initially spoke to, Ed, misunderstood my request to discuss my annual fee. Instead of making an offer, he cancelled
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Negotiating Your Credit Card Annual Fee
This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Negotiating Your Credit Card Annual FeeIntroduction I have to tell ya. I get more excited about this blog everyday that I write because I can start to see all the pieces come together and that’s the origin of this new series. So far, I have
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Travel Hacking Dictionary – Fifth Freedom
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Travel Hacking DictionaryI’ll admit that I hadn’t heard about Fifth Freedom Flights before I attended the first PointU in Vancouver so I imagine a lot of my readers might be in the same boat. Since hearing about Fifth Freedom Flights, I have been on the
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Review – Centurion Lounge – Houston
This entry is part 11 of 12 in the series Lounge ReviewsI have been DYING to see the Centurion Lounge in Houston since it opened. Outside of the Centurion Studio in Seattle, most of the other Centurion Lounges are in cities that I do not frequent. Luckily on my most recent trip, I got a
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Review – Aspire Lounge – Calgary
This entry is part 10 of 12 in the series Lounge ReviewsI recently got to visit the new International Terminal of the Calgary International Airport (YYC) and since it opened on October 31st, I’ve been dying to see what the new lounge is like. For those of you that aren’t as nerdy as I am,
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Calgary’s New International Terminal
Apologies for the short hiatus from writing but I was on a short Boys Trip vacation with some friends but fret not, I managed to visit a couple of lounges on the trip and will provide a couple of comprehensive reviews. Today, I will be focusing on my impressions of the new terminal at the
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