The “Big Five” Canadian banks offer credit cards and include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD Canada Trust), Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Did you know that there are many other options?
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TD® Aeroplan® Visa Infinite* Card Review + MORE Feb 18th
One of the most popular travel rewards credit cards in Canada, the TD® Aeroplan® Visa Infinite* Card was first reviewed by Rewards Canada in 2014 when it was introduced. For the better part of six years the card didn't change very much but then we saw the entire Air Canada Aeroplan saga tr.... More »
September 16 Update: Toronto to Dublin flights for under $400 round trip, Marriott flash sale offering 25% off stays in Canada & Rewards Canada site updates Sep 16th
Here's your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your daily dose (or near daily dose) of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. Aer Lingus launched a new seat sale today for their flights out of Toronto. You can fly in Economy Class between Toronto and Dublin for .... More »
September 27 Update: Today is SCENE's No Excuses day - see movies for half the points, further update to enhanced Amex AIR MILES Platinum Card, Air Canada Asia sale sees fares as low as $570 + MORE Sep 27th
Today is No Excuses day with Cineplex's SCENE program. You can see any movie today only for half the amount of SCENE points, you can get 1,000 bonus SCENE points on Combos 1-3 at the concession, 50x Bonus Points at their restaurant partners and much more! Check it all out here!We have some furth.... More »
Final week? The best ever bonus on the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card Apr 23rd
The current best ever bonus of up to 55,000 Avion Rewards points on the RBC Avion Visa Infinite card is set to end on April 30, 2023. This is one of the easiest welcome bonuses to achieve in the market and great for someone looking to quickly get a lot of points that they can […]
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Loyalty Lesson: Be aware of this condition with National Bank of Canada and Desjardins out of province emergency travel medical insurance coverage + MORE Jul 9th
Many of Canada’s top credit cards offer out of province emergency travel medical insurance coverage and for some Canadians, it is actually the number one determining factor in choosing a credit card. Despite differences in the amount of coverage, age brackets of coverage and length of coverage.... More »
Supreme Court considers credit card surcharges
– creditcards.com
If New York’s surcharge ban falls, other states could domino, bringing retailers a step closer to charging extra to use plastic
January 10 Update: Plaza Premium loyalty program – earn free visits for free, 50% bonus Aeroplan Miles on 1st Rocketmiles booking & more
– RewardsCanada.ca
News, Tips & Tricks Plaza Premium Lounges has launched their own loyalty program and this is significant for us Canadian’s since the brand has a decent network of airport lounges in Canada! Called Arrture, the program awards 100 points per visit to a Plaza Premium lounge and here is where it gets good. Most types of visits count including free access visits provided by credit cards like The Platinum Card from American Express, Diners Club MasterCard and visits when you use you Priority Pass membership (Either paid for or via a credit card)! Once you have 20 lounge visits you’ll have accumulated 2,000 points which can then be redeemed for a free lounge visit voucher. Of course, depending on how you get into the lounge you may not need the voucher that you just got for free but you could easily give it to family member or friend. Or if you only have the base level of Priority Pass you can save yourself the US$27 entry fee by using the voucher instead of your Priority Pass…Grab the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from Amex TODAY if you don’t have it!
– RewardsCanada.ca
I won’t go into huge details about the card as we have covered it lots here on Rewards Canada but if you have been considering getting the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express apply for it TODAY!The change that is happening is that you will have to spend $1,500 instead of $500 to get the 20,000 bonus Starpoints. Not a huge change, and glad that it does not affect any other of the great options with the card but still spending $500 to get 20,000 Starpoints instead of $1,500 is a much better option so apply for it now! Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express• New Starwood Preferred Guest®* Credit Card from American Express Cardmembers, earn 20,000 bonus Starpoints® after you charge $500 in purchases to your Card in your first three months of Cardmembership.• Earn 2 Starpoints for every dollar of eligible purchases charged to the Card at participating SPG®* and Marriott Rewards®* hotels from November 15, 2016 through November 15, 201720• Earn 1 Starpoint for every $1 in purchases charged to the Card• Enjoy a Free Weekend Night Award when you reach $40,000 in purchases each year• Experience Starwood Gold Preferred Guest status when you reach $30,000 in purchases each year• Redeem Starpoints for Free Nights with no blackout dates at over 1,200 of the world’s most desired hotels in nearly 100 countries• Use Starpoints for flights on over 150 airlines with no blackout dates with SPG Flights• Experience once-in-a-lifetime events with SPG Moments• American Express Invites™ opens the door to great music, theatre, dining, film, fashion and shopping experiences…
