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July 31 Update: The 2% return on travel Envision World Mastercard now on Rewards Canada, hotel occupancy rates in Canada continue to rise slowly and seven new bonus offers Aug 1st
Sometime ago our Facebook follower Jeremy B. introduced us to the Envision World Mastercard and I'm finally getting around to putting the card's details on the Rewards Canada site and will begin to consider it for any potential rankings, portfolios and so on that I publish. This is credit union card.... More »
Haven’t you damaged your credit card products enough? More negative changes coming to BMO cards Nov 13th
For long time readers of RWRDS Canada you know I have no love lost with BMO. Out of the big 5 banks they have been the absolute worst in devaluing, changing and shadily marketing their products over the past decade or so. Now, we get even more negative changes from this bank, whose cards don’t.... 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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May 7 Update: Aeroplan buy miles sale craziness and have we seen the last of WestJet's 767s? + MORE May 8th
The Aeroplan buy miles sale that launched at 10am this morning was so successful that it created a lot of issues. Some of our readers and ourselves couldn't even log on to the system and/or got errors and that seemed to be the case for a lot of people as Points.com who facilitates the process saw.... More »
Here are the latest RBC Offers including a Mastermind Toys $5 statement credit, bonus Petro-Points and more + MORE Nov 4th
The RBC Offers program has added and extended quite a few promotions this month to bring the complete list to 27 offers. Be sure to login to your RBC account right away to load these offers (if required) or get the promo codes if required. Personally I received these offers on the WestJet RB.... More »
October 4 Bonus Offer Highlight: Double Elite Night Credits with GHA Discovery, World of Hyatt Lindblad Expeditions partnership is here & IHG Points+Cash Discount offer
– RewardsCanada.ca
GHA Discovery has launched their semi-annual Double Elite Night credit offer. This lesser known hotel loyalty program is offering double night credits for the remainder of the year, registration is required of course. GHA Discovery has five hotels in Canada that participate in the program and over 500 locations worldwide. Find out more here Image via GHA Air Transat will be adding a new European route in 2020 with flights between Montreal and Copenhagen. The flight will operate twice weekly from June to September. As Air Transat does not have their own frequent flyer program (maybe they’ll be integrated into Aeroplan should the Air Canada takeover finalize) your best bet is to use proprietary credit card programs to earn and burn points for this flight. Learn more about proprietary credit card programs here. (Source Routesonline) Image via Air TransatEarlier in the year we let you know that World of Hyatt was launching a partnership with Lindblad Expeditions. That partnership went live last week and as a World of Hyatt member, not only will you earn points for Lindbald Expeditions purchases, nights will count towards your World of Hyatt elite status! Find out more here…How to Make the Most of RBC Rewards
– canadianfinanceblog.com
Canadians love earning credit card rewards, so it’s no surprise that some of the largest programs out there today are run by Canada’s big 6 banks. In recent months, I’ve reviewed the rewards programs offered by both Scotiabank and BMO. Today it’s RBCs turn. In this article, I’ll cover everything you need to know about RBC Rewards and the Avion program. I’ll also show you how to get the most out of your rewards points.
How to Earn RBC Rewards Points
Since this is a credit card rewards program, you’ll need to use one of 6 personal RBC credit cards to earn points. They also have a couple of business credit cards included in the rewards program. Here are the three most popular cards, at a glance:
RBC Rewards+ Visa: No Annual Fee, $1=1 point on gas, grocery and drugstore purchases.
Signature RBC Rewards Visa: $39 annual fee, $1=1 point on all purchases.
RBC Avion Visa Infinite (Best Pick): $120 annual fee, $1=1 point on all purchases, +25% on eligible travel spending. In addition, RBC Avion Rewards are worth more when redeemed for travel, which is a major distinguishing feature of this card, and something I’ll get into in more detail further down…
How to Earn RBC Rewards Points
Since this is a credit card rewards program, you’ll need to use one of 6 personal RBC credit cards to earn points. They also have a couple of business credit cards included in the rewards program. Here are the three most popular cards, at a glance:
RBC Rewards+ Visa: No Annual Fee, $1=1 point on gas, grocery and drugstore purchases.
Signature RBC Rewards Visa: $39 annual fee, $1=1 point on all purchases.
RBC Avion Visa Infinite (Best Pick): $120 annual fee, $1=1 point on all purchases, +25% on eligible travel spending. In addition, RBC Avion Rewards are worth more when redeemed for travel, which is a major distinguishing feature of this card, and something I’ll get into in more detail further down…
