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Sunday, July 9, 2017

Kaligo: miles on the go

牧羊博士 July 09, 2017 0

This post is about to introduce a very amazing OTA that you can earn miles booking via their website: Kaligo.（Register now）. There are a variety of miles you can earn by booking hotels through this website.

If you live in Canada (as I do), there are several options that I recommend: AC, UA, AS and BA.

I will give an example here by choosing earning Avios (British Airways miles). I am looking at one night this upcoming Friday in Toronto, and I want to stay with Fairmont:

The price is not surprisingly reasonable-240 CAD for one night stay, and you can earn 3500 Avios ! Remember, you only need 4500 Avios to redeem an one-way economy flight for selected routes:

Be advised that Kaligo tend to have higher prices than other OTA websites (although not always..). So here I recommend using HotelsCombined to double check if the deal is worth it:

The results indicate that actually I am lucky enough to not only be able to earn miles but also find lower price...If the price from Kaligo is indeed higher, you need to consider the worth of the miles that you earn through this difference in cash price.

Find the best deal with HotelsCombined.com

New Website Launched: Collect Miles and Smiles

牧羊博士 June 20, 2017 0

Travel can be a smile if you use miles, so the good news here: our new website: MilesCollection is ready to go.

For Canada and U.S residents...

www.milescollection.com

Great Deal You Don't Want to Miss: Up to 100% Bonus on Purchased Points from IHG

Offer

牧羊博士 June 14, 2017 0

IHG Rewards Club is offering their "Mysterious Bonus" promotion on purchased points. By that it means if you are lucky enough, you are entitled 100% bonus on the points you purchase, and this offer is valid until July 12.

Promotion Link：Click Here
(If you are new to IHG rewards program, please sign up first）

If you are wondering if it is worth it to buy points, here's an example to visualize how much you can save：

You are looking at 350 USD per night before tax for a night beside Hollywood, but if you are using points, it is 40000 points that you need to redeem:

And you actually just paid 250 USD for the points ：

Without doubt, you save at least 100 US dollars for just one night at Hollywood in L.A, would that be wonderful for you? Plus, you can keep your eye on IHG's Points Break promotion from time to time, when you just have to use 5000 points to redeem one night.

By the way, SPG is also having their points purchase promotion, which is a good deal, too:

Promotion Link: Click here.

Register for Paypal now and Get 2 US Dollar Cashback

Topcashback

牧羊博士 June 12, 2017 0

If you use Topcashback to register for a personal account and have one valid transaction，you are entitled to a 2 US dollar cashback.

【Hotel Review】Delta Hotels by Marriott Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort: Classic Outside, Modern Inside

Marriott

牧羊博士 June 10, 2017 0

Victoria is a beautiful and cozy city where I would love to have my escape from the busy and stressful city life for a few days. I have heard of the Butchart Gardens and the high-tea at Fairmont Empress before I really took the visit. Hesitating between Fairmont Empress and this lovely Delta hotel, I chose the latter-which turned out to be a surprise during this trip.

【Shopping Deals】Club Monaco Two Items 20% off

Shopping

牧羊博士 June 09, 2017 0

Club Monaco now has its promotion here: if you purchase two items online or in-store, you will have an extra 20% off. This is a very good promotion because there is no limitation on what to buy.

On top of that, if you go to Club Monaco online store through Great Canadian Rebates (GCR), you will have 3.25% cash back:

And of course, if you are new to GCR, you can use our referral link to register: http://www.GreatCanadianRebates.ca/register/203630/
Just remember to copy and paste our email as your referee: qingyangliurick@gmail.com. You will get 2.5 dollars of sign-up bonus, and so will we, thanks very much for using our refer to sign up.

【Hilton】Bonus Miles or Points for Stay in Canada

Hilton

牧羊博士 June 08, 2017 0

Earn 1,500 Bonus Points & an additional bonus with your preferred airline or rail partner for every night you stay.

Promotion Link: Click to be redirected.

Earn 1,000 Kilometers per night with the following partners:AeroMexico
LATAM Airlines

Earn 500 Miles per night with the following partners:
Delta Air Lines®
Aeroplan/Air Canada
Alaska Airlines
Amtrak†
United Airlines
American Airlines

Earn 50 Air Miles per night with the following partner:AIR MILES Canada

【Hotel Review】Loews Hotel Vogue: Luxury Choice in Montreal

Hotel Review

牧羊博士 June 07, 2017 0

This hotel has been on the Top 10 list of the best luxury hotels in Montreal for quite a while with affordable price. If you want to stay luxury on a tight budget, Loews will not let you down.

(Photo from Internet)

【Hotel Review】Calgary Marriott Downtown Hotel

Marriott

牧羊博士 June 06, 2017 0

Introduction

Marriott has redesigned and renovated many of its hotels since last year, and Calgary Marriott Downtown is a great example. This hotel is located in the heart of the city: right across the Calgary tower and by the Stephen Avenue, you are literally within walking distance to many great restaurants, shopping centers. And if you are lucky enough, there would be some parades near that area on weekends if a major event is held.

You can find a list of redesigned Marriott Hotels here.

FREE Coffee is Within Touch: How to Share Your Offers On Drop

Offer

牧羊博士 June 06, 2017 0

There are lots of to say about this unique and amazing app: it's totally free for registration, and can help you accumulate points with your everyday purchase by just a few steps. More details on how this app works can be found here.

SPG Buy or Gift Points Promotion: 35% off of up to 30,000 Points

SPG

牧羊博士 June 01, 2017 0

For those who travel a lot on your own expenses, this promotion is worth your consideration: between June 1st and June 30th, you will be entitled 35% off on your purchase of Starwood Points (up o 30,000 points per account).

For the promotion, simply go to this link and login in your account.

Alternatively, you can apply for Amex SPG credit cards (personal & business version) to earn 20,000 welcome bonus each.

【Drop Deal】Save Extra 2 Dollars On Amazon

Drop

牧羊博士 May 30, 2017 0

I have previously mentioned Drop, an app that can help you accumulate points to redeem many free stuff through spending on your linked cards.

There is a deal recently that may be of interest to many of you: Spend 50 dollars on Amazon and get 2000 extra points, that's equal to a 4% cash back!

If you haven't used Drop yet, you can download it using our link to get a 1,000 sign-up bonus (worth 1 dollar): https://b.ewd.io/custom-code?c=phdguy

Alternatively you can enter the refer code: phdguy

If you don't see this offer on your Drop, try this link:http://b.ewd.io/agtq/UksjSgAbAD

Hyatt Gift Cards 23% off at CardCash (One Day ONLY)

Offer

牧羊博士 May 30, 2017 0

If you have plans to put your future stays with Hyatt, you definitely should go for this deal: for today only, you have have 23% off purchasing Hyatt gift cards at CardCash.

Purchase Link: Click Here.

16 Billion Dollars of Loyalty Program Points Unused in North America

牧羊博士 May 25, 2017 0

I read this article on Money Sense today (read news first), and according to my personal experience, it is very true that lots of Canadians don't bother use their points.

Save an Extra 8% with Swagbucks When You Book Marriott Hotels

Swagbucks

牧羊博士 May 23, 2017 0

There are lots of cashback websites out there with which we can save a lot of money making purchases online. From my personal perspective, Swagbucks is one of the best when you want to make reservations with Marriott, and there is a trick here you can make use of:

If you are using Google Chrome, search "Swagbucks" and you will find SwagButton in the results. Simply install it and log into your Swagbucks account. Next time when you are on Marriott.com official website, you will be reminded to activate Swagbucks for extra cashback-and that has been at 8% !

If you don't have Swagbucks account, you can register using our referral link: http://www.swagbucks.com/p/register?rb=21979409 You will get extra 500 Swagbucks (worth of 5 dollars) as a sign up bonus, and so will we.

Last Day to Register: Save up to 5 Dollars or Earn 50 Air Miles with Shell

Offer

Unknown May 23, 2017 0

This is a limited-time offer by Airmiles and Shell：send a text message SHELL to 111222, and reply accordingly to choose your offer. You will be asked to provide your Airmiles collector number.

Check the promotion link for more details.

Marriott Q2 MegaBonus is Here!

Offer

牧羊博士 May 16, 2017 0

After the long wait, Marriott has launched their 2017 Q2 MegaBonus Promotion here, and you have the chance to earn an additional of 4,000 points for your stay.

More details are enclosed below.

Register Now.

Updates on AC Oversale Issue

news

牧羊博士 May 15, 2017 0

There are a few things to clarify:

1. I asked for compensation at YWG when I had my changed flight. I did not feel like taking the red-eye flight so paid the hotel myself, and I did not ask to be compensated for that.

2. Some people (or competitors? who also run a blog) post my link on the website indicating I am trying to "self promote my website through this experience", which sounds really ridiculous: if I need to promote my website, why didn't I go to the forum and post this myself? And what is the point of leading "fire" to my personal website here?

3. News coverage is focused on attracting readers' eyes. I did not write out the story and try to make "emotional thing" the leading angle there. If you read my post, I am calm and recapping the facts here.

Buy Alaska Miles, Get up to 50% Bonus

Offer

牧羊博士 May 15, 2017 0

This is the best deal ever to buy Alaska Miles:

10,000 – 19,000 = 20% bonus

20,000 – 39,000 = 35% bonus

40,000 – 60,000 = 50% bonus

Note that the deadline is July 1, 2017.

The purchase link: https://storefront.points.com/mileage-plan/en-US/buy

Air Canada Being Arrogant about Denying Boarding

exclusive

牧羊博士 May 14, 2017 0

CBC has the exclusive news on my experience here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/air-canada-passenger-bumped-wants-compensation-1.4114718

I have reported the "overbooking" story of United Airline on my Simplified Chinese version of website before, but have never thought of that I would personally encounter overbooking myself. Here is a brief recap of what I have witnessed and experienced myself:

My girl friend and I were supposed to take the Air Canada (AC8297) from Winnipeg to Saskatoon on May 13, 2017. We were at the airport an hour or so before departure time: and it proved to be plenty of time ahead given the fact that YWG was not busy at all on Saturday morning. When we were checking in, I was told that since I used United Airline Silver Status, they need to clear my identity before giving me the boarding pass. So I waited for around 20 minutes until they finally managed to get the phone call through and "clear my identity".

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