AmEx was the only credit card accepted at Costco stores in Canada, and has worked with the warehouse-club chain to issue co-branded cards. Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST), the largest U.S. warehouse-club chain, will stop accepting all American Express Co. (AXP) cards in Canada on Jan. 1 after a breakdown in negotiations between the two companies. “The credit card relationship between…
Air Canada is revising its checked baggage policy for customers travelling with an Economy Class ticket issued after September 17, 2014 for travel on or after November 2, 2014 as indicated below. It is more important than ever to pack light! This is in response to the WestJet charge (I hate that we have not enough competition in this space).…
WestJet Airlines (TSX:WJA) says it will charge a $25 fee for the first checked bag for passengers travelling on economy fares within Canada and also between Canada and the U.S. The new fee will apply to bookings starting Monday for travel as of Oct. 29. WestJet says the new charge is expected to affect one in five of its travellers…
I am a big fan of hotel wifi (when it is fast)! Most modern hotel rooms have Ethernet jacks. In our experience the Ethernet jacks in hotel rooms are very rarely secured in any fashion and you can simply plug in a device and go. Although its rare, if the hotel does have a login/authentication splash page for Ethernet users…
The Home Depot is truly sorry for any inconvenience caused by the data breach and is letting affected Canadian customers enroll in the Equifax Premier service at no cost to them at any time during the next 12 months. These services are available through September 8, 2015, and include credit monitoring and an identity theft insurance policy. You are eligible…
KLM always has some interesting freebies. Request a free personalized map and get tips from your friends! Simply choose a destination they travel to and build a map that they ship to you. Here is a link to the builder tool (it is free to request a map).
I have seen my fair share of travel scams (mainly in Europe with many gypsys), not as much in North america. I thought it would be valuable to share with my readers. This is courtesy of Just The Flight. Which travel scams have you seen?
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Sobeys is winding down its Club Sobeys Program — As of September 12, 2014, at Sobeys locations and as of September 10 at Thrifty Foods locations in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Aeroplan members will no longer be able to convert their Club Sobeys/Club Thrifty Foods points to Aeroplan Miles. I am disappointed, the ratio was nice to earn Aeroplan Miles and I am a big Thrifty’s fans (they are transferring the plan to…
One of my must haves is free wifi when I am on the road (as a blogger and someone that is always connected). Many hotels offer this but sometimes it could be slower than a Starbucks in Seattle! Hotel WiFi Test is crowdsourcing its speed data by having you test the Wi-Fi in a hotel. It can pin down your location…