Building resources for Candian rewards points collectors

Custom dashboard & credit card rewards flowchart for travel redemptions

Project Information:

What's This?: A suite of web tools for a small-knit group of dedicated travellers and rewards points collectors.

Role: UX Designer & Graphic Designer - wireframing, high fidelity assets, content creation, user research

Project Year: 2022

Timeframe: Ongoing

Tools: Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator

Background

Towards the 2nd half of 2022, I had the opportunity to join a small and close-knit community of Canadian travel and rewards points enthusiasts. While mainly based within a private Discord server, there was a use case for resources that existed outside of these messaging channels.

With the feedback from fellow travellers and developers, we had put together a suite of web-based tools, links, and graphics that offered valuable information for members, and helped foster a community of knowledge sharing.

Feature list at a glance

1. Dedicated homepage with link out to common resources, upcoming events, and deals.

2. Air Canada flights search aggregator

3. Travel Rewards cards bonuses & referral flowchart

MPC Homepage & Search Tool

Dedicated Members-Only Dashboard 

The homepage was put together with feedback from the community about features and quick links they would most like access to. 

The latest iteration of the homepage involved the following:

- Webpage access by Discord login/logout

- Quick references to externally linked community-made material

- View upcoming member events in Discord server

- View a summary top-rated deals from Aeroplan eStore, Rakuten Canada, and Great Canadian Rebates

- View latest Premium and General deals from Flyertalk Forums

Power-User Friendly Search Tool

One of the most used features by members is a powerful Air Canada flights aggregator. 

This search tool involves the following features:

- MUI React component library based form elements for quick deployment

- Ability to search by multiple origin airports, destination airports, and departure dates all at once

- Powerful filter capabilities, including number of stops, duration, departure & arrival times, fare class, and aircraft

Rewards Flowchart

A Quick Reference Guide to Rewards

This flowchart is a helpful guide for standard points offerings available through Amex CA.

Key points of information include:

- Which cards can earn Membership Rewards, Aeroplan Points, or Marriot Bonvoy

- Standard welcome bonuses, annual fees, minimum spend requirements, and rewards points available

- Detailed flowchart of referral bonuses, and total rewards points earnable through referral amongst two account holders.

- Additional notes and referral policy information for certain rewards cards