Monthly Archives: March 2016

American Express Canada Platinum Card – Increased Sign-up Bonus to 75,000 Membership Reward Points

This is one of my favourite cards to get (for the hefty signup bonus)! I had this when I received 60,000 Membership Reward Points and now the bonus is 75,000 Membership Reward Points! These Membership Reward Points are convertible 1:1 to Aeroplan or Avios. I wrote a post that lists all the 10 major benefits for this charge card. Basically, the…

Introducing Uber Family Profiles

Uber launched their version of a family ride sharing plan, which allows you to share your account and payment options with nine other people. The best part is those nine people can be family, friends, or coworkers. One feature passengers have frequently requested is an easy way to pay for family and friends. That’s why they have announced Family Profiles,…

Awesome Super Mario-Themed Subway Maps!

I loved this game growing up (many moons ago)! Geek designer Dave Delisle has so far made 9 maps covering: Atlanta, Calgary, Montreal, Pittsburgh, Portland, San Francisco, Toronto, Vancouver, and Washington D.C. San Francisco’s map is even called MarioBART using a Super Mario Brothers theme. This is really cool! Here is a link to this map (you can order these…

20 most photographed tourist attractions according to Google-powered photo-sharing (and hastags)

A new infographic has revealed that it’s actually a museum that’s the most snapped – the Guggenheim in New York in the world based on data from a Google-powered photo-sharing app to provide the rankings, this infographic, produced by ParrotPrint, reveals how many times each sight has been hashtagged on Instagram.  Interesting results!

Destinations on Google Is a One-Stop Travel Planning Tool

Search with Google on your mobile phone for the continent, country, or state you’d like to travel to and add the word “destination” to see an easy-to-browse collection of options. Destinations integrates a deep understanding of all the places in the world withGoogle Flights and Hotel search, so you can see available flight and hotel prices instantly. So instead of jumping…

Aeroplan Members will soon have the option to fly cash-free!

Aeroplan Members will soon have the flexibility to use their Aeroplan Miles to cover the cost of taxes, fees, charges and carrier surcharges when making a flight reward booking via aeroplan.com, the Aeroplan Mobile app or through Aeroplan’s Contact Centre. Here is how it works on aeroplan.com: Find your flight reward via aeroplan.com Select ‘Pay it all with miles’ when…

TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card: 30,000 Aeroplan Miles and First Year Free!

I found a great new offer for you to pad your Aeroplan miles! In addition to the free 25,000 American Express Membership Reward Points (convertible to 25,000 Aeroplan miles) with no annual fee for the first year, TD has a new offer to give you 30,000 Aeroplan Miles and the first year free! • Receive a Welcome Bonus of 15,000…