Last Chance Reminder: I first blogged about this deal on December 2nd. Here’s a reminder that December 31, 2016 is the last day to order the free pass online. This is a very popular deal – it was so popular that it crashed Canada.ca’s website for a few days. I got my pass in the mail last week.
The pass will provide free admission for the entire year to Parks Canada places from coast-to-coast! Find adventure, fun for the whole family, or a short break from the everyday. There’s never been a better time to make your Parks Canada dream a reality!
You can order your free pass here. Parks Canada will begin shipping the 2017 Discovery Pass Orders in mid-December.
For all of 2017 this pass gives you unlimited opportunities to enjoy National Parks, National Marine Conservation Areas and National Historic Sites across the country! Please note:
You only need to order one pass for your group or family if you are all travelling together. A 2017 Discovery Pass is valid for everyone arriving in the same vehicle at a national park, or arriving together at a marine conservation area or historic site.
The Discovery Pass is only accepted at national historic sites which are operated by Parks Canada.
Activities such as tours or parking that normally carry a separate fee may not be covered by the Discovery Pass.
Camping fees are not included with the Discovery Pass
Validity Period: January 1st 2017 to December 31st 2017.
Display: The 2017 Discovery Pass must be hung from the rear view mirror of the vehicle facing forward or it can be placed on the front driver side dashboard facing up.
Click here to order your Free 2017 Parks Canada Discovery Pass
Reminder Update: I first blogged about this yesterday. This was a very popular post! A lot of people have taken advantage of this offer so don’t miss out!
I’m always learning about travel hacking and wanted to share with you another amazing, even better offer –American Express Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) Credit Card! For a limited time, they’re offering an incredible 20,000 Welcome Bonus Starpoints (normally 10,000)! That’s enough points for up to 5 Free Nights Hotel at a Category 2 property! Each SPG point is worth around 2.7 cents USD so you’re getting tremendous value. I now use this card as my primary go to (daily use) card. I charge whatever I can to it because it gives me twice the value compared to my other credit cards.
Plus, the card has an awesome referral program – get 10,000 bonus Starpoints for each friend/family you refer to this card (earn up to 150,000 bonus points annually)!
To get the 20,000 welcome Starpoints, all you have to do is sign-up for the card and charge $500 in purchases to the card within the first three months of card membership. The card has a $120 annual fee, but even with that, this is the absolute best card to have because of the generous welcome bonus (worth over $500). If you don’t like the card, you can cancel the card at any time without penalty and keep your points.
If you’re new to the Starwood Preferred Guest program, it’s one of the best loyalty programs in the world because it gives you access to nine exciting hotel brands with more than 1,000 hotels and resorts in nearly 100 countries. Because of this, the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card is one of the best travel cards for earning travel rewards!
This is a special limited-time offer so don’t miss out! Sign-up now before the offer ends. The exclusive offer is valid for Canadians only. I did a lot of research before I got this card due to the $120 fee, but I’m so glad I got it! Here’s why:
Welcome Bonus: Earn 20,000 Welcome Bonus Starpoints, after you charge $500 in purchases to your Card in your first three months of card membership. That’s enough for up to 5 free nights.
Referral Bonus: Refer a friend or family, and get 10,000 bonus points for each successful referral! This is the absolute best part of this card, as the SPG card sells itself!
Earnings: You can earn 2 Starpoints for every dollar of eligible purchases charged to the Card at participating SPG and Marriott Rewards hotels. Earn 1 Starpoint for every $1 in all other purchases charged to the Card. You are getting over 2.5 cents return per dollar, higher than almost every other card out there!
Free Travel Insurance: Get $500,000 Travel Accident Insurance, Flight Delay Insurance, Baggage Delay Insurance, Lost or Stolen Baggage Insurance, Hotel/Motel Burglary Insurance and more! Travel with peace of mind!
Free Entertainment Access: Get special Front of Line Advance Access to all the popular concerts that are always sold out. Purchase tickets before everyone else! With this perk, I’ve never had a problem purchasing any concert tickets that I’ve wanted to go to!
Free Shopping Coverage: Buyers Assurance Protection Plan doubles manufacturer’s warranty automatically up to 1 year longer, and Purchase Protection Plan automatically insures your products for physical damage and theft!
The exciting thing is what you can do with your SPG Points:
SPG Moments: Experience once-in-a-lifetime events with SPG Moments (biggest music, sports and cultural events in the world).
No Black Out Dates: Redeem Starpoints for Free Nights with no blackout dates at over 1,200 hotels and resorts in nearly 100 countries. Here’s a list of hotels available.
5th Night Free: Book 4 nights and get the 5th night free if you book Category 3 and above
Transfer to Marriott: With Starwood and Marriott’s partnership, you can instantly transfer to and from Marriott points at 1:3 ratio. Get even more hotel choices!
Transfer to Frequent Flyer Miles: Transfer Starpoints to frequent flyer miles with nearly 30 airlines, usually on a 1:1 basis.
I’ve already saved thousands of dollars thanks to SPG. I started by signing up for the card and then referred my wife – just by doing that, we got 50,000 SPG points for $240 ($120 annual fee X 2 cards). We recently took a trip to New York City and stayed at the Element New York Times Square West for 5 nights. Because the 5th night was free, we only used 48,000 points with no additional fees or taxes! For our dates, the price would have been about $1,850 all in, so we got almost 4 cents per point value! Just by signing up these 2 cards, we managed to save over $1,600 and still have a couple thousand points to spare!
I won a SPG Moments auction and went to the NHL All-Star game!
Because the card sells itself, I’ve been able to easily refer friends and family to also sign-up for the card and accumulate lots of bonus points (10K bonus points for each referral). Earlier this year, I used a bunch of points to bid and win a SPG Moments auction and got to go to the NHL All-Star Game in Nashville! It was truly an once-in-a-lifetime experience and I was only able to go because of SPG.
If you consider all the points, this is a deal you can’t ignore! Worst case, you take the 20,000 Starpoints and cancel the card before the first year.
I’m always learning about travel hacking and wanted to share with you another amazing, even better offer –American Express Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) Credit Card! For a limited time, they’re offering an incredible 20,000 Welcome Bonus Starpoints (normally 10,000)! That’s enough points for up to 5 Free Nights Hotel at a Category 2 property! Each SPG point is worth around 2.7 cents USD so you’re getting tremendous value. I now use this card as my primary go to (daily use) card. I charge whatever I can to it because it gives me twice the value compared to my other credit cards.
Plus, the card has an awesome referral program – get 10,000 bonus Starpoints for each friend/family you refer to this card (earn up to 150,000 bonus points annually)!
To get the 20,000 welcome Starpoints, all you have to do is sign-up for the card and charge $500 in purchases to the card within the first three months of card membership. The card has a $120 annual fee, but even with that, this is the absolute best card to have because of the generous welcome bonus (worth over $500). If you don’t like the card, you can cancel the card at any time without penalty and keep your points.
If you’re new to the Starwood Preferred Guest program, it’s one of the best loyalty programs in the world because it gives you access to nine exciting hotel brands with more than 1,000 hotels and resorts in nearly 100 countries. Because of this, the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card is one of the best travel cards for earning travel rewards!
This is a special limited-time offer so don’t miss out! Sign-up now before the offer ends. The exclusive offer is valid for Canadians only. I did a lot of research before I got this card due to the $120 fee, but I’m so glad I got it! Here’s why:
Welcome Bonus: Earn 20,000 Welcome Bonus Starpoints, after you charge $500 in purchases to your Card in your first three months of card membership. That’s enough for up to 5 free nights.
Referral Bonus: Refer a friend or family, and get 10,000 bonus points for each successful referral! This is the absolute best part of this card, as the SPG card sells itself!
Earnings: You can earn 2 Starpoints for every dollar of eligible purchases charged to the Card at participating SPG and Marriott Rewards hotels. Earn 1 Starpoint for every $1 in all other purchases charged to the Card. You are getting over 2.5 cents return per dollar, higher than almost every other card out there!
Free Travel Insurance: Get $500,000 Travel Accident Insurance, Flight Delay Insurance, Baggage Delay Insurance, Lost or Stolen Baggage Insurance, Hotel/Motel Burglary Insurance and more! Travel with peace of mind!
Free Entertainment Access: Get special Front of Line Advance Access to all the popular concerts that are always sold out. Purchase tickets before everyone else! With this perk, I’ve never had a problem purchasing any concert tickets that I’ve wanted to go to!
Free Shopping Coverage: Buyers Assurance Protection Plan doubles manufacturer’s warranty automatically up to 1 year longer, and Purchase Protection Plan automatically insures your products for physical damage and theft!
The exciting thing is what you can do with your SPG Points:
SPG Moments: Experience once-in-a-lifetime events with SPG Moments (biggest music, sports and cultural events in the world).
No Black Out Dates: Redeem Starpoints for Free Nights with no blackout dates at over 1,200 hotels and resorts in nearly 100 countries. Here’s a list of hotels available.
5th Night Free: Book 4 nights and get the 5th night free if you book Category 3 and above
Transfer to Marriott: With Starwood and Marriott’s partnership, you can instantly transfer to and from Marriott points at 1:3 ratio. Get even more hotel choices!
Transfer to Frequent Flyer Miles: Transfer Starpoints to frequent flyer miles with nearly 30 airlines, usually on a 1:1 basis.
I’ve already saved thousands of dollars thanks to SPG. I started by signing up for the card and then referred my wife – just by doing that, we got 50,000 SPG points for $240 ($120 annual fee X 2 cards). We recently took a trip to New York City and stayed at the Element New York Times Square West for 5 nights. Because the 5th night was free, we only used 48,000 points with no additional fees or taxes! For our dates, the price would have been about $1,850 all in, so we got almost 4 cents per point value! Just by signing up these 2 cards, we managed to save over $1,600 and still have a couple thousand points to spare!
I won a SPG Moments auction and went to the NHL All-Star game!
Because the card sells itself, I’ve been able to easily refer friends and family to also sign-up for the card and accumulate lots of bonus points (10K bonus points for each referral). Earlier this year, I used a bunch of points to bid and win a SPG Moments auction and got to go to the NHL All-Star Game in Nashville! It was truly an once-in-a-lifetime experience and I was only able to go because of SPG.
If you consider all the points, this is a deal you can’t ignore! Worst case, you take the 20,000 Starpoints and cancel the card before the first year.
Your favourite coupons are back! Enjoy another season of savings right from your mobile phone or print them at home. The coupons vary by province and are valid until February 5, 2017.
You can get the coupons by downloading McDonald’s mobile app (iTunes App Store or Google Play), or you can print them the old fashion way from McDonald’s website. I find it more convenient to download McDonald’s App and display the coupons on your smartphone instead of having to manually print and cut the coupons. Plus, you’ll also get exclusive offers every week on the ‘My McD’s’ mobile app.
The coupon’s vary by province, but typically include the following:
C$20 for C$175 toward the designer two-for-one prescription eyeglasses offer
This offer includes a complete pair of prescription eyeglasses with a free second pair. C$175 will be discounted off the total two-for-one purchase. This offer is redeemable at all Optiks International locations.
Customers can peruse up to 5,000 frames that line each store, including brand-name options from Oakley, Gucci, Versace, and Ray-Ban. Once customers have chosen frames, opticians will fit single vision, progressive, digital and/or high index lenses. Customers who purchase a complete pair of glasses receive a second pair for free. The second pair can be for different prescriptions, lenses, and frames, so customers can easily have them made for a family member or a friend.
This is a limited time offer while quantities last so don’t miss out!
• C$79.00 (C$119.00 value) for A. For Two People: Nine Holes of Golf, Cart Rental, and $20 Clubhouse Credit • C$149.00 (C$238.00 value) for B. For Four People: Nine Holes of Golf, Cart Rental, and $40 Clubhouse Credit
This is a limited time offer while quantities last so don’t miss out!
I did a lot of research before I got this card due to the $120 fee, but I’m so glad I got it! Here’s why:
