Points Miles and Bling Marriott PointSavers: Worth It or Not? PointSavers remains one of the few ways to score discounted award redemptions in the era of Marriott dynamic pricing. However,…
Points Miles and Bling Booked: A Janky Group Trip to Asia Last month, I took a trip to Asia that involved hopping around the continent, coordinating dates with friends and family,…
Points Miles and Bling Now Open – 2nd Air Canada Cafe in Vancouver YVR near C50 Air Canada Café is Air Canada’s premium, grab-and-go lounge concept, which is expanding rapidly after great success in Toronto. As…
Points Miles and Bling Layovers, Stopovers, Open-Jaws: Maximize Your Points In your quest to fly around the world, you’ll hear terms thrown around like layover, stopover, and open-jaw. These concepts…
Points Miles and Bling Why U.S. Preclearance Isn’t Always Worth It U.S. preclearance has its pros and cons, but it’s not always as beneficial as it seems. As a child, I…
Points Miles and Bling Aeroplan and United MileagePlus Launch Reciprocal Free Wi-Fi Across Both Airlines Members of Air Canada Aeroplan and United Airlines MileagePlus can now enjoy reciprocal free Wi-Fi when flying on each other’s aircraft.…
Points Miles and Bling Where Flying Blue Still Offers the Best Value In light of the current 25% transfer bonus from Amex MR to Air France KLM Flying Blue, it’s a great…
Points Miles and Bling Top 3 Canadian Long Weekend Trips for Ontario Residents Like many people, I have a long list of bucket-list countries I want to visit (like Ireland on St. Patrick’s…
Points Miles and Bling WestJet Adds $60 Fuel Surcharge to Companion Voucher Following Porter’s announcement, WestJet is also introducing an additional $60 in fuel surcharges when using your companion voucher. This applies…
Points Miles and Bling Lufthansa Intra-Europe Business Class Review on A319-100 from ZRH-FRA and FRA-TLS Lufthansa Intra-Europe Business Class Typically, I prefer to get to my destination on a nonstop flight, or at most a…
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Points Miles and Bling The Growing Case for Cashback Cards The truth is, a fair bit of effort is required to actually redeem your miles and points for saver award…
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Points Miles and Bling What Concierge Services Actually Do (and Don’t) When staying at a luxury hotel or using a premium credit card, you can access included concierge services, often marketed…
Points Miles and Bling Up to 30% bonus – Transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to Aeroplan For a limited time, Chase Cardmembers can get up to a 30% bonus when they transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points…
Points Miles and Bling How to Handle Flight Delays and Cancellations Like a Pro Anyone who travels has dealt with flight delays and cancellations (irregular operations, or IRROPS). Sometimes the weather causes it, sometimes…
