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Buy Aeroplan points with up to a 75% bonus (plus receive an extra 15% on future offers) + MORE Jul 6th
Aeroplan is out with another buy or gift points promotion where you can buy Aeroplan points with up to a 75% bonus. This offer runs until July 12, 2023 and allows members to buy up to 500,000 points per transaction up to the annual limit of 1 million points. On top of this if you […]
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Details of the HSBC to RBC transition (Last updated Jan 23) + MORE Jan 24th
RBC has laid out a timeline for the transition of banking products from HSBC to RBC and they aren’t wasting any time with the migration! January 23: We now have confirmation that the HSBC Cash Rewards Mastercard is being migrated to the RBC Cash Back Mastercard. No additional extras for HSBC c.... More »
Young adults shouldn't wait too long to get started with credit Sep 14th
Waiting until you're 25 to apply for your first card can slow down the path to adulthood, such as qualifying for a car loan or apartment lease..... More »
Earn up to 40x AIR MILES when you purchase a MAX PASS May 14th
AIR MILES’ next set of MAX PASS Bonus offers that provide up to 40x miles are out now. Launched in September 2022 AIR MILES MAX PASS is pay for play option to earn extra bonus miles when shopping at select retailers. This is the fourth such set of offers and are available for purchase until [&.... More »
June 7 Update: Club Carlson Status Match, Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up Offers plus 18 new bonuses
– RewardsCanada.ca
News, Tips & Tricks Club Carlson has now launched a public page for their elite status match program. If you hold elite status with another hotel program you may be eligible to receive status with Club Carlson. Seeing that several credit cards in Canada give status like the Marriott Rewards Premier Visa and mbna Best Western MasterCard you can easily use those to match with Carlson. Find out more here.Posts since our last update:Rack up the Rewards: Canadians are loyal to Loyalty Rewards Programs It seems that every few months we see surveys about the world of loyalty rewards in Canada. Each bank, credit…Official – American AAdvantage going revenue based on August 1st plus they detail some elite changes coming in 2017 We’ve known since last November that the American Airlines AAdvantage program was going to move to a revenue based…Scotiabank SCENE Visa Card sign up bonus increased to 4,000 points An offer we saw last year has returned. The increased sign up bonus of 4,000 points for the Scotiabank…Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for June Here are the Rewards Canada Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of June! This is not… Travel DealsAvianca is offering a decent deal on flying to to Cartagena from Toronto…Rack up the Rewards: Canadians are loyal to Loyalty Rewards Programs
– RewardsCanada.ca
It seems that every few months we see surveys about the world of loyalty rewards in Canada. Each bank, credit card issuer and even loyalty programs themselves conduct interviews to get a feel of what are on Canadian’s minds. One of the latest comes to us from TD and the survey confirms how entrenched Canadian’s are with their loyalty programs. 72% of us have credit cards that offer some type of reward, which is great! Canada you’re learning. If you are going to pay for something with a credit card why not be rewarded for it! 82% of you make it a priority when looking for a new credit card that it offers some type of reward. Good for you!The survey results were compiled into an infographic which is featured below and we provided TD with the 5 tips on how to maximize your rewards on credit cards. Being big time Aeroplan mile and other loyalty program point earners, the Rewards Canada family definitely follows each of these steps.The first, “Check under the hood” is just that, open it up and learn the mechanics of your reward program…Splitting reward points from a small business
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Credit card rewards usually belong to whoever signed up for the account. But small-business partners should discuss whether to split them up or use them for business expenses.
Fed: April card balances rise 2.1 percent
– creditcards.com
Americans continued to favor credit cards in April, as card balances rose $1.7 billion (2.1 percent), according to the Fed’s latest consumer credit report.
