Monthly Archives: June 2014

Aeroplan members can continue to earn miles at Rexall pharmacies in Alberta

Aeroplan members can continue to earn miles at Rexall pharmacies in Alberta

Big news today from Aeroplan! Following a request for a judicial review of the Alberta College of Pharmacists’ resolution to prohibit patients from collecting reward points on prescription purchases at pharmacies, Aeroplan Members can continue to earn Aeroplan Miles on prescription purchases at Rexall in Alberta until the Court’s hearing in January 2015. Aeroplan continues to be confident that the…

WestJet 30% off flights within Canada, Ends June 29, 2014

WestJet 30% off flights within Canada, Ends June 29, 2014

Save up to 30%* on flights within Canada. Econo 30% off Flex 10% off Plus 10% off Promo code: WJP41 Coupon code: QZB3EQ2 Book by: June 29, 2014 (9:59 p.m. MT) Travel from: September 2 to November 5, 2014 Blackout dates from: October 9 to October 14, 2014 How to get this offer: To redeem this offer on westjet.com, enter the promo code in the booking…

AC Opens Maple Leaf Lounge at New Heathrow Terminal 2

AC Opens Maple Leaf Lounge at New Heathrow Terminal 2

Air Canada has opened its latest International Maple Leaf Lounge at London Heathrow Airport’s new Terminal 2, also known as The Queen’s Terminal, Departures Area 2B. Located at Star Alliance’s largest airport hub and Air Canada’s largest international station, Air Canada’s London Heathrow Maple Leaf Lounge is a “serene, stylish oasis where eligible Air Canada and Star Alliance customers can…

Review of Delta Hotels and Resorts Loyalty Program

Review of Delta Hotels and Resorts Loyalty Program

Delta Hotels and Resorts is a completely Canadian hotel brand, with 40 different locations across the country. The hotel chain also have a loyalty program called Delta Privilege. Here is a nice graphic that shows the benefits in each group. Delta Privilege members staying on a non qualifying rate are not entitled to receive tier level benefits, including stay credit for the…

Richmond Play for Free Promotion (Discounts when travelling to Vancouver this summer)

Richmond Play for Free Promotion (Discounts when travelling to Vancouver this summer)

Richmond, BC (home of YVR), always has the best promotions to save money on your travel budget. If you are headed to Vancouver, BC this summer and looking to save money and hoping to do many tourist activities, take a look at this promotion: Book three consecutive nights or more in a participating Richmond hotel between June 15 to September…

Things You Need to Know about Towing a Recreational Trailer

Things You Need to Know about Towing a Recreational Trailer

Travel isn’t always exotic hotels or flights – in Canada camping and hauling a trailer is very popular and economical! Here are some helpful points to keep in mind when you head out on the highway with your RV combination. Know how heavy your load is. Most recreational trailers weigh less than 4,600 kg.  If your trailer weighs under 4,600 kg…

Canadian Vanilla Re-loads equivalent

Canadian Vanilla Re-loads equivalent

We don’t have any Vanilla re-loads in Canada but we have some great tools to meet minimum spending for the great credit card bonuses. Currently the AMEX Gold Rewards card and the American Express Aeroplus Gold have bonuses of 25,000 Membership reward points and 30,000 Aeroplan Miles with minimum spending of $500 over the first 3 months of the card.…

Cathay Pacific Enhance – Bid to upgrade your flight

Cathay Pacific Enhance – Bid to upgrade your flight

I like new pricing models for airlines. Cathay is doing something interesting (announced today). Enhance – make an offer for an upgrade to the next higher cabin class. During the trial period, they invite passengers booked on Economy Class and Premium Economy Class to place an offer for a chance to upgrade, with the following criteria: Passengers travelling on 1 of our…