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AIR MILES Cash Miles < > Dream Miles transfer option now open to AIR MILES Blue collectors & they’ve added a new buy miles option Mar 12th
In another big step to making their program better for everyone, AIR MLES has expanded the Cash Miles <> Dream Miles transfer option to Blue collectors. When launched in 2024 the transfer option was only made available to Gold and Onyx Collectors so this is great news to see it now availab.... More »
World & World Elite Mastercards losing free Boingo Wi-Fi benefit on September 30, 2024 Sep 16th
Canadian issued World Elite Mastercard and World Mastercard card’s will be losing their much advertised free global Wi-Fi benefit from Boingo at the end of this month. As of September 30th the benefit which was key to bringing free Wi-Fi on WestJet flights will no longer be available on the ro.... More »
Canada’s best travel credit cards 2022 + MORE Jan 5th
With a good travel credit card in your name, going on a trip can suddenly become more affordable (when you are ready to travel again, of course). And, you can get even more value if you sign up for the right travel credit card—one that doesn’t just focus on points, but also has perks such as lou.... More »
Money management: What to do when COVID-19 debt payment deferrals are over + MORE Apr 1st
You remember last year when credit card companies and other financial institutions offered payment deferrals for people who needed the help? Well, those payments are coming due.
Beth works in real estate, and deferred both her credit card and mortgage payments for six months last year, after the C.... More »
ENDS SOON: TD® Aeroplan® Visa Infinite* Card – Up to 50,000 Aeroplan points and no annual fee for the 1st year Dec 13th
The current increased welcome bonus offer on the TD® Aeroplan® Visa Infinite* Card that provides up to 50,000 Aeroplan Points and no annual fee in the first year will be ending soon. We are providing a somewhat earlier than usual reminder notice as the wording for the offer states “Account.... More »
January 12 Update: AIR MILES losing Lowe’s, Rona & Reno Depot, Alaska Airlines will not adjust oneworld partner charts and Virgin Atlantic status match to British Airways
– RewardsCanada.ca
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. And so it continues – as first reported by Milesopedia. AIR MILES will be losing a major partner at the end of this month. The Lowe’s group of partners (Lowe’s, Rona, Reno-Depot) will end their partnership with AIR MILES on January 31. This marks another blow to the AIR MILES program and further adds fuel to the topic of the coalition program model dying a slow death in Canada. After this there aren’t many prominent nationwide partners left in the program, you have Amex, BMO, Shell, Safeway/Sobeys, Staples and a few other major players but gone are the days of having so many nationwide partners to choose from. Image via Rona—Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan will not be adjusting their flight reward charts when they join oneworld – at least not for oneworld partner airlines! Just as predicted in our latest podcast episode where Anshul stated that there is the possibility of a devaluation but not right away…
BMO’s ad on TwitterTaking a page right out of TD’s playbook we see BMO come out with an advertising campaign for their new BMO eclipse Visa Infinite* Card. The campaign that I saw on Twitter highlights the card’s 5x points earn rate and the card’s welcome bonus but nothing else. It is ads like these that irk me as they don’t tell the whole story. Technically speaking there is absolutely nothing wrong with them nor are they advertising anything falsely. In fact many banks and credit card issuers do it. For me it brings back memories of when I heard that radio ad for Canada’s first ever 100,000 point credit card welcome bonus on the ATB Gold My Rewards Travel Card back in 2013. The radio ad made it seem like or should I say implied those 100,000 points were huge and provided amazing value when in fact they were only worth $100. Other cards at that time were only offering 15,000 to 25,000 points but those were worth way more than that $100 but ATB’s hope was that people didn’t realize that…
