Posts Tagged ‘Rewards’

If you’ve been on the Air Miles website recently you may have noticed a few changes to how you earn and redeem your rewards.  First, there’s a new feature called Air Miles Cash. Starting March 2012 Air Miles collectors can instantly redeem the reward miles in their Air Miles Cash balance towards purchases at participating…

The Aeroplan rewards program is arguably the most popular (and reviled) loyalty program in Canada.  Aeroplan members can earn miles at over 75 sponsors in the travel, retail and financial sectors. Over two million Aeroplan rewards were issued to members last year alone, including more than 1.3 million flights on Air Canada and Star Alliance…

Using a cash back credit card can be a great way to earn rewards for your day-to-day spending. Just make sure you have the discipline pay off your balance in full each month, or the interest charges will more than offset your cash back rewards. With a young family at home, collecting travel rewards isn’t a priority, so…

The Air Miles travel program has developed a solid online booking tool that allows users to redeem their Air Miles for flights or purchase a flight using cash.

I am a big fan of using rewards cards to help save me money on my everyday spending. The way I see it, if I’m going to spend the money anyway, I might as well be putting some money back in my wallet in the form of points or rebates.

One of the most popular rewards programs in Canada is Aeroplan. In 2009, Aeroplan members redeemed their miles for over 1.5 million flight rewards.

Let’s take a look at some of the different categories available on the Air Miles website and see where the best Air Miles rewards are:

Some people enjoy travel rewards cards, but I prefer either cash back or points towards free groceries and free gas. So how did I maximize my rewards?

One of my goals this year is to maximize my rewards points. For years I have been a loyal Air Miles collector. I have always shopped at Safeway, filled up the car at Shell, and for one time purchases I generally went out of my way to purchase at an Air Miles sponsored business…