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Frequently Asked Questions About RRSPs Feb 20th
A Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) is a useful financial tool to help Canadians save for their future. Many Canadians will open an account through their bank, a credit union, trust, insurance company, or may contribute to an RRSP through their employer and their chosen financial institutio.... More »
RWRDS Daily Update April 8: WestJet expands Calgary to Tokyo to year round daily service + MORE Apr 9th
WestJet expands Calgary to Tokyo to year round daily service, Air Canada increasing overhead storage space on A220 Fleet and AIR MILES Flash Offer to earn 100 bonus miles at Global Pet Foods. Check out today's points & miles updates here:
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MyPoints Review: Get Rewarded for Surveys, Online Shopping, and More + MORE Oct 16th
I’ve often said that one of the easiest ways to make a few extra bucks is by participating in online surveys. While paid surveys are never going to make you rich, it’s something that you can try while you’re doing other things, like watching Netflix, or sitting in a waiting room.
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Top 5 Small Business Credit Card Sign Up offers for April - These cards provide the best value out of their welcome bonuses Apr 13th
Here are the Rewards Canada Top 5 Small Business Credit Card Sign Up offers for this month! This is not a 'best' credit card list like our Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings but instead a look at cards for small businesses that have very good acquisition (welcome/sign up) offers. As a.... More »
The best travel credit cards in Canada for 2025 + MORE May 8th
To be one of the best travel credit cards in Canada on our list, the card must combine strong earn rates with perks like lounge access, no foreign transaction fees and travel insurance coverage. We’ve compiled this list of the top cards in this category to help you get started.
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Aeroplan IHG Hotels Boxing Week offer – 4x miles if you book by Dec 31 for stays until Apr 30, 20
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Not only does Boxing Week mean bonuses from Aeroplan from their eStore (see our post from earlier today) but also some bonus miles for IHG stays! The Boxing Week Aeroplan IHG offer is a great bonus of 4x Miles! Simply register for the offer and book your stay by December 31st to earn 4x miles on all IHG stays until Apr 30, 2020. Remember that you no longer earn a flat rate of miles per stay rather miles are awarded per US$1 spent, 1 to 2 miles depending on the brand which means you’ll earn between 4 to 8 Aeroplan miles per US$1 with this offer. You will have to set your IHG Rewards Club account to earn Aeroplan miles to make sure you receive the bonus. This offer also has a limit to the number of bonus miles you can earn during the promotion and that is 15,000 miles.Offer detailsQuadruple Aeroplan Miles for stays at all participating IHG Hotels Worldwide. Full details, online registration & booking. (Registration is required) Book by Dec 31 for stays until Apr 30, 20Here are some other Aeroplan offers to check out:Double Aeroplan Miles when you fly on GOL Airlines in an eligible fare class…Home Trust Preferred Visa to stop awarding cash back on foreign currency transactions
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Thanks to Rewards Canada reader Mike S. for alerting us on Facebook about this upcoming change to the Home Trust Preferred Visa Card.As of January 1, 2020 the Home Trust Preferred Visa card will no longer award cash back on foreign currency transactions however it will continue to offer no foreign transaction fees. The card achieved some popularity in the rewards world by being an early adopter in the field of no foreign transaction fees and awarding 1% cash back on all eligible purchases – including those made in a foreign currency. Looks like they may feeling the pinch and have decided that not charging the foreign transaction fee is enough and need that 1% in their coffers.Related: No Foreign Transaction Fee Credit Cards for Canadians There aren’t many no annual fee card options in the No FX Fee market which leads me to believe Home Trust thinks they can keep their small portion of market share. I don’t think this will be the case – you have the Rogers/Fido portfolio of no annual fee cards, Brim has a no annual fee card and you also have the Amazon…Aeroplan eStore Boxing Week event – Earn up to 7x miles for your online shopping until December 29
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Aeroplan is once again offering some extra mileage offers for shopping online via the Aeroplan eStore. During their Boxing Week event you can earn up to 7x miles at 61 of their 170+ retailers. These bonuses run until December 29.Some of the offers to look out for are 7x miles at Bed Bath & Beyond, lululemon and Sephora, 5x miles for Dyson, Gap and Indigo. There are even two 10x miles offers (Even though the event is promoted at up to 7x miles) from Apple Music and Tidal.At the time of posting this there is still the chance you can maybe find a last minute gift via one of these retailers as long as they have an overnight shipping option – the most famous, Amazon.ca is part of this promotion as you can earn 3x miles on their purchases.You can learn more and access all the offers at aeroplan.com/estoreRelated: Top 6 tips for maximizing miles & points earning on your holiday shoppingAmex AeroplanPlus Gold The American Express® AIR MILES®* Platinum Credit Card’s welcome offer of up to 3,500 AIR MILES®* Bonus Miles provides big time value
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This post was sponsored by Amex Bank of Canada. The views, opinions, Mile calculation and valuation expressed in this blog, however, are my own. American Express is not responsible for maintaining or monitoring the accuracy of information on this website.We’ve had a good amount of coverage on our site about the newly enhanced American Express® AIR MILES®* Platinum Credit Card and we continue that coverage with a closer look at what the new welcome offer and enhancements to the Card provide.To recap, this is the current limited time welcome offer on the Card:New American Express AIR MILES Platinum Credit Card Cardmembers, earn a welcome bonus of up to 3,500 AIR MILES®* Bonus Miles – here’s how:Earn 1,700 Bonus Miles when you charge a total of $1,500 in purchases to your Card in the first 3 months of Cardmembership.Earn up to 1,800 Bonus Miles – In your first 6 monthly billing periods as a new American Express AIR MILES Platinum Credit Card Cardmember, you can earn 150 Miles for every $500 you spend in purchases in each monthly billing period (up to a maximum of 300 Miles per monthly billing period)…

