School spring breaks are a hop and a skip away and travel leader Booking.com has compiled data on where Canadian families and students are planning to go. A few common destinations that appear to be popular across the country this spring break season are Cancun, Puerto Vallarta and Playa Del Carmen in Mexico, Punta Cana in Dominican Republic, and our own Toronto, Canada. Tropical beaches are to be expected. A full 43 per cent of Canadian travellers are interested in water-centric vacations in 2024, with three quarters (76%) agree that being close to water instantly makes them feel more relaxed, as reported by Read more
loyalty programs
Happy Anniversary to TD Bank and Aeroplan. The Toronto-Dominion Bank is celebrating a 10-year milestone as the primary credit card issuer for Aeroplan, Canada’s Top Airline Loyalty Program. The first TD Aeroplan credit cards were issued in January 2014, and have provided more than 1 million Canadians with accelerated Aeroplan point-earning potential, Air Canada travel benefits and flexible redemption options ever since: TD Aeroplan credit cardholders have travelled to more than 1,800 destinations worldwide with Air Canada and 45+ partners Aeroplan members earned over 300 billion Aeroplan points on TD Aeroplan credit cards TD Aeroplan credit cardholders have redeemed more Read more
Folks in Southern Ontario have some great new options for sun vacations, and a new way to reach a cool part of Canada. Toronto Pearson Airport put out a note on social media the other day to point out several new routes to great destinations. Here’s a short list, along with the airlines that are flying there. Fort Myers, Florida — Lynx Air Montego Bay, Jamaica — Canada Jetlines Bonaire, Netherlands — WestJet Miami, Florida — Porter Airlines Fort-de-France, Martinique — Air Canada Kingston, Jamaica — Flair Airlines Lima, Peru — Air Transat Yellowknife, Northwest Territories — Air Canada Read more
Travel rewards programs are a great, no-cost way to save money and earn valuable points towards great trips. And Air Canada’s Aeroplan is one of the best for Canadians. With help from Aeroplan, you can turn your travel dreams into reality with endless redemption opportunities on flights to more than 1,300 destinations worldwide through the biggest network of airline partners. Better still, there are no restrictions or blackout dates to hold you back. I’ve been an Aeroplan member for a good 30-40 years now. I’ve used my points to book dozens of great trips around the world; Europe, Hawaii, Vancouver, Read more
Three of Canada’s loyalty powerhouses captured eight out of the ten categories in Canada’s Choice 2023. Rewards Canada’s annual survey of Canadians had a record breaking turnout of over 82,000 votes cast over the course of two weeks which saw Aeroplan, TD Bank and PC Optimum dominate the rankings. Detailed results and more can be found at https://rewardscanada.ca/canadaschoice/. “In general the results do show the prowess that the large loyalty programs and credit card issuers have,” says Patrick Sojka, founder of RewardsCanada.ca. “In many categories the results were much closer this year with RBC, WestJet, Scotia/Scene+ and Best Western making strides to challenge last Read more
