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AAdvantage sweet spots: redeeming American Airlines miles

The partner redemptions where AAdvantage miles go furthest from Canada.

Using Aeroplan points to get the most value

Where Aeroplan shines, from business class to the flat-rate stopover.

The airline alliance guide for Canadians: Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam

How the three alliances work and how a Canadian reaches each with points.

Airport lounge access for Canadians: how it actually works

The real ways into a lounge, and which cards get you through the door.

How to convert Amex Membership Rewards to Aeroplan

Moving Amex points to Aeroplan, at what ratio, and when to do it.

Avios sweet spots, and converting RBC Avion to Avios

The best Avios redemptions and how RBC Avion feeds your balance.

Business-class sweet spots from Canada: where your points go furthest

The lie-flat redemptions that give Canadians the most value per point.

How to search for and book award flights from Canada: the method

A repeatable method for finding award seats before you transfer a point.

The Canadian points-transfer map: which points actually transfer, and where

Which Canadian points move to airlines and hotels, and at what ratio.

How to transfer RBC Avion points to American Airlines AAdvantage

Moving RBC Avion to AAdvantage, and the sweet spots waiting on the other side.

Avios sweet spot: Toronto to Dublin on Aer Lingus from about 13,000 points

Aer Lingus gives Canadians one of the friendliest ways into Europe on Avios, economy from roughly 13,000 points or business for about 50,000.

Aeroplan sweet spot: Toronto to Europe in business for about 60,000 points

A worked example of the redemption Aeroplan is famous for, a lie-flat seat across the Atlantic for roughly 60,000 points one-way.

Air Canada Vacations is adding 5,000 bonus Aeroplan points on San Antonio packages

A new promo hands Aeroplan members 5,000 bonus points on select San Antonio flight and hotel packages booked by July 26.

WestJet trims the companion voucher fuel surcharge from $60 to $40

As fuel prices ease, WestJet has cut the surcharge on companion voucher bookings to $40, with Porter going further down to $20.

British Airways and Porter launch a codeshare, and you can earn Avios on Porter flights

From July 8 you can book 17 Porter destinations across Canada on a single British Airways ticket and earn Avios and tier points on the Porter legs.