It appears that you can donate dream miles to Fort McMurray relief funds (which is an awesome way to contribute)! Remember your donation is matched by the Canadian Federal government. A Tax Receipt for your donation will be mailed to you by the Canadian Red Cross. To donate dream or cash rewards, do the following: 1) Go to Airmiles.ca, login with your account.…
I read an interesting article today about a family that found out that their two-year old was not guaranteed a seat adjacent to her parents on a forthcoming Air Canada flight. Air Canada only guarantees a child between the ages of two and eight will be seated in the same cabin as a parent or guardian, not an adjacent seat, or…
Having taken Air Canada many times I can attest to this Buzzfeed post that shows some of the worst airline food they had. I enjoy Alaska Airlines but even their meal in business class for the flight to Hawaii wasn’t that great (few years ago now). I always fly economy and some of my favourites include British Airways and Air…
Yikes! Alex Soldano, 28, and his girlfriend, Sam Jones, 26, were supposed to fly out at 5 p.m., but they were delayed five times due to weather, and finally were told to board the plane at 10:45 p.m. Then, as the bleary-eyed passengers were lining up after multiple delays, Soldano said they were told that due to an 11 p.m. curfew at…
TripAdvisor®, the travel planning and booking site, today announced its “Best Time to Book” report, revealing the least expensive times to book hotels for summer travel in popular destinations around the globe, based on TripAdvisor hotel booking and meta click data . The research showed that the best time periods to book can vary depending on the region or city…
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…
I found this great new website that lets you compare the 2 main ride sharing competitors: Uber / Lyft. You just plug in your starting point and destination, and the app uses real-time estimates for Lyft and Uber prices. They use real-time prices so it saves you time from using both websites. Here is a link to try this out.
This is an amazing perk of the AAA / CAA membership (other than the discounts). The next time you need to bring the uber heavy car seats on your trip, call the AAA office near your destination to see if you can borrow a car seat, but you’ll have to find some way to get your kid from the airport to…
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…
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,…