Looks like there was an unannounced Aeroplan redemption promo going on that has now become official (unlike last year’s one-class upgrade for free). Details here: http://www3.aeroplan.com/promotions/promotion_details.do?promotion=promo_webup3292_AE, but essentially one-ways are temporarily priced at about half of the return trip, which is…
Only two days left on LifeMiles bonus!
Since one never knows when these bonuses come around (although they have been fairly consistent the last 6 months), one never knows when to stock up. The general rule that I follow is to never have more than a full…
Instant Gold Elite status at Club Carlson!
Quick – get yourself instant Gold Elite status at Carlson! As I discussed previously, Club Carlson is one of my favourite hotel programs right now, primarily because they are VERY generous with points, and it is not unheard of to…
Starwood January Promo
The Starwood first quarter promo is up: http://spg.com/powerup. Register in early January; 2,000 bonus points after 4 nights, up to 16 nights this way, and 10,000 bonus points once you get to 16. Not awesome like the “better by the…
LifeMiles point purchase bonus is on!
The frequently recurring LifeMiles bonus purchase event is on! 100% bonus on purchased miles, which takes you to 1.5c/mile, and less if you use the top-up function available during booking. LifeMiles is problematic with the fact that they allow neither…
A few new successful bookings
Sometimes people ask me if I commercially help people book reward travel. My answer is usually yes – and I take points as payment, rather than cash, as I feel points are worth more than dollars to me (some people…
Received a surprising 10,000 points from Aeroplan!
Well, this was peculiar. I received an email telling me that “as a valued member”, I will receive 10,000 Aeroplan points … for nothing. I generally do not believe in free stuff, so I figured this must be either a…
CIBC credit cards free until end of year!
The AeroGold and the Aventura cards are not the best (I still back Amex as the best of the cards), but they are very good backups for when Amex cards are not accepted. And until the end of the year,…
More Hertz madness
I wrote before about how Hertz and Aeroplan have messed up my 5,000 mile bonus for car rental. It appears the story does not end there. I called Hertz about another rental which went to the useless Hertz Gold Reward…