About - Points Miles and Bling

Points Miles and Bling

Points Miles and Bling (PMB) is dedicated to improving personal travel, by optimizing points earned through various loyalty programs. On PMB, you’ll find a mix of travel strategies, loyalty program management, flight + hotel reviews, and luxury travel content focused on maximizing the value of points and miles. At PMB we believe that travel should be accessible to everyone, and we strive to provide valuable insights on how to make the most of your loyalty programs and travel rewards. Whether you’re a seasoned traveler or just starting to plan your next vacation, we hope you’ll find something useful on PMB. Thank you for stopping by and happy travels!

Meet the Team

Greetings! My name is Anshul, and I am the founder of Points Miles and Bling. I grew up in Mumbai, India, before moving to Canada as an international student, which is now my adopted home. While I grew up around recreational travel in India, the travel itch truly gripped me when I started to travel for work – traversing four continents, and about 20 countries each year. It wasn’t long before I was diving into the deep end trying to figure out the best use of the points accumulating in my accounts. PMB was born in 2014, out of personal need to share the ‘cool tricks’ I had learnt along the way. ‘Talking points’ became my favourite pass-time, and I have not stopped yakking since. Weekend livestreams, cross-country meetups, organizing points workshops, have all become part of my identity. Can’t stop, won’t stop 🙂

Dalia was born in the desert of Kuwait and then moved to the snowy Capital of Canada as a child with her family. She frequently travelled to Jordan during the summers to get away from the Arabian Gulf heat when she lived in Kuwait. After moving to Canada, she continued to travel to Jordan often to maintain her connections with family and her roots.

Dalia has always been in love with travel. Planning a trip in anticipation of a new adventure excites her even before stepping foot into an airport. Her love of travel accelerated to new heights when she discovered Points and Miles – she was hooked! Travelling in comfort and luxury suited her well. Besides travelling from Coast to Coast in Canada, Dalia has travelled to countries within the Middle East, Northern Africa and Europe. She is eager to add more stamps to her passport as she travels to more destinations around the world, while maximizing Points and Miles to make her travel experiences even more rewarding.

Sash believes that the journey is as important as the destination. Whether it’s for a slow-paced family adventure or for a fast-paced solo globetrotting tour, he strives to ensure each journey is in utmost comfort.

Sash grew up in small-town Fredericton, New Brunswick on the east coast of Canada before moving to Ottawa after his post graduate studies. He has travelled the world with his family growing up and continued the travel adventures while working as a management consultant living out of hotels 300+ days/year and zigzagging across the globe continuously. Having attained top tier statuses and many reward points, Sash made it his mission to learn how to optimally redeem. Today, he travels solely for pleasure employing diverse booking strategies and is on a quest to continuously push the limits of luxe travel using his points and miles.

Comfy lie flat seat? Deep fried street food? Macarons as a welcome amenity? Mohammad loves it all! Having grown up in the UAE and originally from Pakistan, jumping on airplanes, with the smell of biryani in the cabin was a familiar childhood memory. Despite longingly peeking into the forward cabin on many an occasion, it wasn’t until life required him to start travelling frequently between Calgary and Ottawa, that Mohammad would stumble upon the world of points, miles and travelling in relative comfort.

Nowadays, Mohammad’s travel style has evolved to a slower pace on the ground, spending more time understanding the culture, history, food and general vibe of a destination, all whilst spending time in the very best hotels a miles enthusiast can hope to choose from. Mohammad can often be found helping friends and family plan travel in the hope of helping them check off bucket list destinations for a fraction of the normal cost. When not contributing to PMB, it’s a sure bet he’ll either be nose deep into his newest cookbook or busy excitedly planning his next adventure with an eye on sharing his insights and experiences with the wider community – hopeful that it inspires others to step out of their comfort zone while exploring this magnificent planet.