Just yesterday, the Scotiabank Amex Gold (this is a referal) card bonus was a $150 travel credit plus first year free. As of today, there’s a new bonus: $300 travel credit, but the first year fee of $99 is not waived. In the end, that it a raise of $51 dollars of travel credit.
I don’t usually pay for hotel rooms. Most of my hotel stays are IHG BRGs, point stays, or mistake fares… sometimes, I even stay at hostels (the shame!).
This is a list of all international routes that go to and leave US/Canada. This list can be quite helpful when you’re trying to build an award ticket with OneWorld carriers, using BA Avios, or AAdvantage (or other OneWorld frequent flyer programs). All Canadian destinations are in bold.
My favourite Aeroplan redemption is travelling within the Pacific region. For 25,000 points (40k in J and 55k in F) you can travel in economy anywhere in the region. What’s so special about these redemptions is that typically getting from island-to-island, or from Australia/New Zealand to some of these small (but beautiful) Pacific islands can be prohibitively expensive.
As some of my readers might know, I’m currently in the United Kingdom taking courses in International Business Law. Want to see what my school looks like?
HURRY! This is probably a mistake fare, as a number of travel agents can see it, but it won’t book. Search on opodo.co.uk.
I’m currently in the UK, and I can’t seem to figure out how to change currencies. Nonetheless, it’s £307, which Google says is $555CAD.
