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Weekly Shopping Bonus Offers Round Up: Scene+, PC Optimum, AIR MILES & more Dec 26th
It’s Thursday! So you know what that means! Here is your weekly shopping bonus offers round up. Be sure to check your accounts and load all your personalized shopping offers. AIR MILES AIR MILES has a great Boxing Day bonus of 20x miles on all eligible purchases made site wide via AIR MILES Shops..... More »
Loyalty Lesson: Is a 30% return on credit card spending possible? Yes, it sure is! + MORE Oct 23rd
This is one of those posts that wasn't planned but it kind of fell right into my lap and I had to write it after I completed another post on our site. That other post was A closer look at the credit card that Canada voted as the number one overall travel rewards card in Canada where we took a .... More »
Financial independence and travel: Can you have both? Apr 24th
In February and early March, as is increasingly our custom, my wife Ruth and I spent five weeks in a sunny clime in order to avoid the tail end of Canada’s winter. On our return from Malta, regular guest blogger Devin Partida contributed a relevant article titled “Can you pursue financial indepe.... More »
This Week in RWRDS January 31, 2025: Porter Airlines credit cards will be issued by BMO Feb 1st
This week we discuss the upcoming Porter Airlines BMO VIPorter Mastercards, the return of the 55,000 point bonus on the RBC Avion Cards, Marriott Bonvoy’s new global promotion and much more in our weekly credit card and loyalty rewards newscast! Watch This Week in RWRDS here: Listen to This We.... More »
Amex Offers: Spend with Amex Travel and receive a statement credit (varies by card) + MORE Nov 30th
This week has already seen a few new Amex Offers come out (which we'll cover in our daily update later today) as is typically seen on Mondays but it's Tuesday and we have even more offers emerge. This one is for purchasing travel via American Express Travel and it appears to have two variation.... More »
Who sees credit report 100-word statements
– creditcards.com
Not many lenders bother with them; you may want to remove old ones
Earn Quadruple Aeroplan Miles on all IHG hotel stays until August 31st
– RewardsCanada.ca
We’ve already brought you the details of the new Share Forever and Accelerate promotions for those people who like to earn IHG Rewards Club points. But what happens though if you don’t stay at IHG hotels very often and prefer to credit those stays to your favorite airline program? Well we brought you the Double Up Miles offer for earning 2x airline miles but now if you like to credit to Aeroplan, the offer is even better than Double Up, its 4x the miles for Aeroplan members!! The bonus can be earned up to 5 times.Offer DetailsQuadruple Aeroplan Miles when you stay at IHG Hotels Worldwide. (InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental® Alliance Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, EVEN® Hotels, Holiday Inn®, Holiday Inn Express®, Holiday Inn Resort®, Holiday Inn Club Vacations® hotels, Staybridge Suites® or Candlewood Suites® hotels) Maximum bonus award is 7,500 bonus miles during this campaign. Full details, online registration and booking (Registration is required) Until Aug 31 16 Earn 40 Bonus AIR MILES Reward Miles for Best Western stays until the end of the year
– RewardsCanada.ca
The latest Best Western stay bonus for AIR MILES members is slightly weaker than the spring offer but it is still better than nothing! If you like to credit your BW stays to AIR MILES be sure to register for this offer that is good for stays for the rest of the year.Offer details40 Bonus AIR MILES Reward Miles for each qualified stay at any Best Western® branded hotel in Canada, the United States, or the Caribbean Islands. Full details, Online Registration and Booking (Registration is required) Until Dec 31, 16
South African firefighters are seen on a an Air Canada plane in Johannesburg, South Africa destined for Edmonton on Sunday, May 29, 2016 in this handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-CNW Group/Air Canada-MANDATORY CREDITEDMONTON – A group that employs 300 South African firefighters on loan to Alberta to battle the Fort McMurray blaze says it is bringing its workers home after they complained about what they are being paid.
The organization Working on Fire says senior managers have been sent to Canada to address concerns and oversee the return to South Africa after a week on the job.
An Alberta government spokesman says some of the firefighters refused to work on Wednesday.
Working on Fire says an agreement that was signed called for the firefighters to earn their normal stipend, plus any overtime, as members of South Africa’s public works department.
They also were to receive an additional $50 a day in two separate payments: $15 while in Canada and the remaining $35 after returning home…
Getting The Most Value From Your Travel Rewards
– ratesupermarket.ca
Canadians are clearly believers when it comes to racking up loyalty rewards points.
Nearly three-quarters of us – 72 per cent to be exact – carry at least one credit card that offers a rewards program, according to recent TD Canada Trust research. For more than eight out of 10 cardholders, loyalty perks are a big priority when selecting a card.
However, figuring out exactly how to use those miles or points so you’re not simply wasting them can be a bit confusing. For instance, you can convert points into cash, buy gift cards, book a holiday, transfer them into other loyalty programs or simply buy the bike you’ve had your eye on for a long time.
But what’s a point really worth? With cash back credit cards, the reward you earn is clear: it’s always a percentage of every dollar spent. With other types of rewards though, it’s all about the dollar value of the rewards earned.
Make Sure You’re Getting a Decent Deal
For most programs, a reward mile is going to be worth between one and two cents but that value can vary widely depending on how you choose to redeem it…
