Cards work best for you in Canada

 When I stayed at Tokyo Conrad, I went to Hotel's Kazahan restaurant for its Kanade Teppan course. The course was listed for 22000JPY per person.  But after the dinner, I was told as a Hilton Gold member, there was a 25% discount. And my Amex Hilton surpass now has a 50 US dollars credit on Hilton spending every quarter, so I ended up paying just 62 US dollars! 

 

 If you have an iPhone, you can add digital Suica or Pasmo card to your iPhone or Apple Watch as a transit card. Unfortunately, Android phones, unless bought in Japan, won't work. If you have Canadian HSBC travel credit card, loading money to Suica or Pasmo card by HSBC credit card using Apple Pay counts as travel expenses, hence there is a 3% cash back.  Adding Suica or Pasmo to your iPhone is easy, in your iPhone wallet, touch plus sign on the right top corner, choosing Transit card, scrolling down to Japan, choose Suica or Pasmo, then agree the terms and add money using Apple Pay. Then you are all good to go!

 US Amex new offer: Spend 500 US dollars on luxury Marriott hotels across Noth America, including Canada, receiving 200 dollars statement credit. Canadian Amex also has a spend 500 Canadian dollars and receive 100 dollars statement offer. But US offers are targeting stays at luxury Marriott hotel brands. Enjoy if you have received the offers!

Lunch at Ginza Onodera Sushi!

  When you are booking airfare on AirCanada.com, there will be credit card sign up offers popping up. If you are interested in TD Aeroplan VIP Visa card, it has 300 dollars statement credit extra and more sign up bonus points than you apply for the card on TD's web site. The offer will end on May 28,2023! If you do in path application, you will get the offer as follows: Earn 20k Aeroplan points after your first purchase Earn additional 60k points when you spend 7,500 CAD in the first 6 months Earn an additional 35k points when you spend 12,000 CAD and the account is open and in good standing at 12th month Earn 300 CAD statement credit on spending at least 300 CAD on an Air Canada purchase within the first 6 months As a Visa infinite privilege card, the card annual fee is 599 CAD.