Best ever bonus of 450 dollars on the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard extended to March 31 + MORE Feb 5th

The BMO AIR MILES®† World Elite®* MasterCard®* will be the next card in our market to undergo some changes when it is modified in May. The changes affect the card’s earn rates, the interest rates and the Mastercard Airport Experiences provided by LoungeKey. Of the earn rate changes, one is positive and the other is negative while both interest rate and airport lounge access changes both fall into the negative category.Image via BMOThe one positive change sees the card’s earn rate at AIR MILES partners being bumped up to 3 Miles for every $12 spent. The current pre-May earn rate for the same is 1 Miles for $10. So that’s a pretty good bump in earning as you’ll earn 2.5 times more miles when you shop at AIR MILES partners. However the earn rate for shopping everywhere else is being lowered to 1 Mile for every $12 spent. Currently it sits at 1 mile for $10 which means you’ll earn about 17% less miles on all other purchases (Think Costco). BMO states ‘We’re helping you get more Miles’ with these changes and I have to somewhat disagree with that…

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. This update is brought to you by the HSBC +Rewards Mastercard which is currently offering a welcome bonus of up to 30,000 bonus points, no annual fee in the first year and a low 11.9% interest rate! Air Canada announced they will be temporarily suspending all Air Canada Rouge flights as of February 8, This is primarily due to the Government of Canada requesting the suspension of flights to Mexico and the Caribbean. (Source Canadian Travel News)Image via Air Canada — IHG revealed a brand refresh today that sees their name become IHG Hotels & Resorts. They have also renamed their loyalty program from IHG Rewards Club to IHG Rewards. “The word ‘Club’ has been removed from its name to reflect the warm welcome that is available to all, with members able to make the most of their travels with exclusive rates, special benefits and easy ways to earn and redeem points at all IHG hotels and partner locations including the breath-taking Mr & Mrs Smith collection…

  Here are the Rewards Canada Top 5 Travel Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of February 2021! This is not a ‘best’ credit card list like our Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings but instead a look at cards that have very good acquisition (welcome/sign up) offers. As always when choosing a card you should always take other factors into account other than the just sign up bonus, but when some of these cards are first year free, they can and do pay off even when you grab them strictly for the sign up rewards. This month we see three first year free cards on the list No changes as to which 5 cards are on this list but there are two valuation changes and that’s on the TD And CIBC Aeroplan Visa Infinite Cards as they have had their welcome bonus value boosted to $540 thanks to an additional 10,000 points available on each card.Editor’s Note:As travel is curtailed right now these offers are more forward looking and can and should be used towards your long term travel plans – whether that’s later this year, next year or even beyond…

 The highest ever publicly available bonus of 450 dollars on the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard has been extended. Originally slated to end on January 31 the offer now has a new deadline of March 31, 2021. The offer provides 250 WestJet dollars upon activation of the card and then an additional 200 WestJet dollars when you spend $5,000 within 3 months of account open date. That means you need to spend on average $1,667 per month. Everything else about the card remains the same – you’ll get the first checked bag free for yourself and up to 8 others travelling on the same reservation. With checked bags on WestJet running between $30 to $35.40 for the first bag you can already see how this card can provide some huge savings on WestJet travel.Related:  Credit cards that help you avoid those dreaded airline feesThen the card has its companion voucher benefit that you can use for travel anywhere on WestJet’s network for travel in Economy or Premium Class. Business Class is not included…