Starwood 2014 Annual Category Changes – Canadian Hotels

I am a big Starwood fan (most of the time), no blackout dates, valuable and flexible points, but today just over 20% of all their hotels are changing category, of these 56% are moving down and 44% are moving up. Most hotels chains reorganize their categories yearly to keep them current with the average rates that they charge.  The beauty…

Porter Airlines 60% off sale–Travel by June 2014

Porter has their seat sale posted! Choose your departure city:Halifax (YHZ) Moncton (YQM) Mont Tremblant (YTM) Montréal (YUL) Ottawa (YOW) Québec City (YQB) Sault Ste. Marie (YAM) St. John’s, NL (YYT) Sudbury (YSB) Thunder Bay (YQT) Timmins (YTS) Toronto (YTZ) Windsor (YQG) One-way flights from Toronto to: Windsor $ 89 CAD includes all taxes/fees Sudbury $ 91 CAD includes all…

Air Canada – YVR, YYJ, YYC, or YEG to Shanghai (PVG) Feb – May Under $735 Return

With this fare sale by Air Canada to China there’s been a price drop on the fares especially on flights to Shanghai from western Canada. Plenty of departure dates available from February to May inclusive. Victoria (YYJ) $712 Return (all in Vancouver (YVR) $722 Return (all in) Edmonton (YEG) $728 Return (all in) Calgary (YYC) $733 Return (all in)

US AIRWAYS: NO LONGER AN AEROPLAN PARTNER—EFFECTIVE MARCH 30, 2014.

Effective March 30, 2014, US Airways will no longer be an Aeroplan Partner. You will not be able to earn Aeroplan Miles on US Airways flights scheduled after that date.Accumulation: Mileage accumulation on US Airways flights will be permitted until March 30, 2014. Aeroplan Members will be allowed to claim retro credits until September 30, 2014 for eligible flight flown…

How to find free days at the museum? @FreeMuseumDay

I love to visit museums when I travel – so interesting and you get to experience more of the local culture. I found this great free website, http://freemuseumday.org/cities.html that lists major US cities and each city shows the days that the museum is free in the town. I found out that at the Seattle Children’s Museum the last hour of…

Hotels.com Canada: Save 11% on all US Destinations when you spend $350 Book by 2/24/14, Travel by 4/20/14.

Hotels.com Canada: Save 11% on all US Destinations when you spend C$350 or more with code BETTERFX. Book by 2/24/14, Travel by 4/20/14. Use this coupon to get 11% off the price of your booking at a participating Best Price Guarantee hotel when you spend a minimum of C$350 for your entire stay. You must pay for your stay when…

Canadian Resident Offer 20% off – Disney Cruises

For a limited time, Canadian residents enjoy 20% off prevailing rates (as quoted on the Disney Cruise Line website) on a 9-night Alaskan cruise departing from Vancouver, Canada on May 24, 2014 on the Disney Wonder. This special offer is only valid for new bookings in categories 4A – 11B. The number of rooms allocated for this offer is limited.…

20,000 or 25,000 Aeroplan miles for opening a new TD account

I am a big fan of no-fee chequing accounts and I have used PC Financial for years but this is an intriguing offer. Here is how the offer works. Earn 20,000 Aeroplan Miles when you open an All-Inclusive or Unlimited Personal Chequing Account at TD by March 31, 2014 and complete two of these three transactions through that account: Direct…