I have decided to release my first book, Travel Hacking for Canadians, at no charge. Here is a link to download in PDF format. Please share and enjoy! If you have any questions, please e-mail me or use the contact page. Copyright Page Copyright © 2014 Steven Zussino All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced…
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…
Being heavy Aeroplan users, my family typically flies Air Canada for our local and international flights. I have always wanted to learn some additional tips that could help our readers learn some more strategies about saving on their flights (often the most expensive part of the trip). Enjoy! 1. 24-Hour Cancellation Policy. You can cancel an Air Canada flight within…
One of the main complaints I hear about redeeming miles in Canada is that many airlines charge enormous fuel surcharges that don’t make it worth it to redeem miles. Here is a list of carriers that do and do not collect fuel surcharge with Aeroplan. Aeroplan fuel surcharges (YQ) collected on the following airlines: Air Canada (AC) Lufthansa (LH)…
Jeopardy is my favourite game show – you learn a little obscure knowledge every time you watch it. Our friends in the US had problems with this category! I wonder though how many Canadians would have got them all right (I even had problems with 1 of them at first – it is not where I live)! Enjoy the clip…
I consider frequent flyer miles similar to currency as they have a value and how you choose to use those miles gives you a different return (i.e. high-end blender vs business class ticket reward). I have seen so many award booking services pop-up in Canada where you pay $100 for assistance on booking an award ticket. I feel this is…
When 3-star and 4-star hotels have unsold rooms, they use Hotwire to fill them, so you get them at prices lower than booking directly at the hotel. Hotwire® is similar to Priceline®, where you are shown the name of the hotel after you book to get hotel stays that are significantly below published prices. When you visit Hotwire.com, you simply…
I enjoy staying in nice hotels but I hate paying full price for them! I have been using this website for years. Priceline.com lets you bid for a hotel room. Priceline® has access to the excess hotel room inventory that hotel chains have. These are rooms that they believe they will not be able to book for a certain date.…
Heading to Vegas? What a great promo from Vegas.com Book your trip or buy tickets to your favorite show, attraction or anything else with a minimum of $100 on Vegas.com. Choose to pay with the convenience of Visa Checkout. Enter the promo code “Visa Checkout” in the “Heard About Us” link on top of the page OR Log in…
Earn your share of 10 million Bonus Aeroplan® Miles. Book at aircanada.com using promotional code, STPATRICK2015. Book by March 17 for travel until May 31, 2015. Here is a link to the promotion.