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Scene+ redemption rate for groceries will be a great 1,000 points for $10 Jul 2nd
Today sees Scene+ revealing a few more details on the upcoming partnership with their new co-owner Empire Company Limited. The Atlantic Canada based corporation that operates grocery stores, pharmacies, liquor and convenience stores announced last month they were leaving the AIR MILES program to bec.... More »
Marriott Bonvoy™ Business American Express® Card Review + MORE Mar 17th
Falling into the Rewards Canada "Hotel" category the consumer version of this card used to always take top spot in that category in our annual credit card rankings. However with the demise of most hotel credit cards in Canada we no longer have a hotel category. However the consumer version.... More »
RWRDS Daily Update – November 20, 2023 + MORE Nov 20th
New Amex Offers for Luxury Escapes and Just Golf Stuff, Save 40% on Pointsyeah Online Award search premium memberships and Air Canada is bringing back non-stop Calgary to Ottawa flights. Check out today's points & miles updates here:
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University of Toronto - Astronomers discover actively forming galaxy that may resemble a young Milky Way - Education News Canada + MORE Jan 13th
University of Toronto - Astronomers discover actively forming galaxy that may resemble a young Milky Way Education News Canada.... More »
Hold up, wait a minute! Up to 7% cash back? Neo Financial is in it to win it + MORE Nov 2nd
As we detailed in a previous post the yet to be released Neo Financial World Elite Mastercard is being tweaked but the information we had at the time of writing that article only told part of the story. Neo has since reached out to RWRDS Canada with the complete changes being instituted on the World.... More »
RBC Cathay Pacific Visa Platinum card sign up bonus increased to 30,000 miles (Apply by April 30)
– RewardsCanada.ca
The larger sign up bonus for the RBC Cathay Pacific Visa Platinum card that we saw last year has returned! This new bonus is enough miles to fly round trip in Economy Class on Cathay Pacific’s 5th freedom flight between Vancouver and New York:or even one way in Business Class:Of course there are many more options out there as well on Cathay Pacific and any of their oneworld or other airline partners.The 30,000 Asia Miles bonus is split into two parts. You’ll get 15,000 miles upon approval and then you have to spend $7,500 on the card in the first three months to receive the next 15,000 miles. That’s a little bit of a steep spend amount compared to other cards but definitely achievable for many. If you do want to take advantage of this offer be sure to apply by April 30th.Click here to find out more about this offer or to apply for this card. RBC Cathay Pacific Visa Platinum card privileges: Card spendEarn rate1Local spend2CAD1 = 1 MilesForeign currency spend3CAD1 = 1.25 MilesCathay Pacific tickets purchased online4CAD1 = 2 MilesIn-fight purchases (minimum net purchase of 500 HKD)5HKD5 = 2 MilesEnjoy comprehensive insurance coverage Travel at ease, with coverage that includes Out of Country/Province Emergency Medical Insurance6, Travel Accident Insurance6 and more!Receive membership to Cathay Pacific’s Marco Polo Club The first year complimentary Green Tier membership for the primary cardholder to the Marco Polo Club includes amazing perks like priority boarding and extra baggage redemption.What happens when you go over your credit limit?
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Credit card issuers can’t charge over-limit fees without your permission
March 6 Update: Podcast Episode 18, CIBC Dividend Visa Infinite with 4% back on all spending & Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer changes
– RewardsCanada.ca
News, Tips & TricksEpisode 18 of our weekly round up podcast is out! We discuss the WestJet trans Canada bonus, the Scotia Amex Gold increased sign up bonus and converting Aeroplan Miles to RBC Avion! Listen to the podcast here! Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer announced last week that there will be some changes coming to the program on March 23rd. KrisFlyer isn’t a huge program for us Canadians especially after they stopped flying here many moons ago. However some of you may make use of the program either by flying SQ outside of Canada, crediting Air Canada & Star Alliance flights to SQ or transferring hotel points like SPG’s Starpoints to KrisFlyer. So these changes will be of interest to those of you who do use this program. The biggest and worst change is the loss of th 15% discount for booking awards online, everybody loved this option! Fuel and other surcharges for award flights on Singapore Airlines are being nixed however most standard mileage amounts for award tickets are going up to accomodate for this…The Best Student Credit Cards of 2017
– canadianfinanceblog.com
Best Student Credit Cards
MBNA Rewards Student Awards Card
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2,000 bonus SCENE points, earn points towards movies
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