London Drugs will be revamping their LDExtras program and Star Alliance gains their first non-airline partner – Deutsche Bahn + MORE Jul 6th

National Bank of Canada has announced some changes that will be coming to their Platinum and World Elite Mastercards as of September 1. Both cards will see revised earn rates and some slight changes to the insurance provided on them. While the World Elite Mastercard will also see its annual travel credits benefit changed as well.National Bank of Canada World Elite Mastercard ChangesAs of September 1st the National Bank of Canada World Elite Mastercard will undergo changes for earn rates, insurance and travel expense benefits.Earn Rate ChangesThe card will move from its current 1.5 to 2 points per dollar earned to the following:5 points per dollar in eligible purchases for Groceries and restaurants when the total gross monthly amount charged to the credit card, regardless of the category, is between $0 and $2,5002 points per dollar in eligible purchases for Groceries and restaurants when the total gross monthly amount charged to the credit card, regardless of the category, is over $2,5002 points per dollar in purchases for Gas and electric vehicle charging, Recurring bill payments and À la carte Travel…

Here’s your Rewards Canada update! Your near daily dose of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. LDExtras, the loyalty program for London Drugs will be undergoing its first revamp soon! Thanks to our reader Tony L. for alerting us to the announcement from the Western Canadian retailer. There aren’t a lot of details surrounding the change just yet other than the Beauty Rewards portion of the program will be discontinued as of July 31 and the new program will be even easier. Click here to learn more. Here are the details provided by London Drugs so far: Registration and EnrollmentYour LDExtras account information including any Visits and Vouchers will be transferred into the new LDExtras program. However, to access your LDExtras account and continue your journey with the new LDExtras program, you will need to re-register on the new LDExtras website or via the London Drugs app once the new LDExtras program is launched. For the re-registration, your LDExtras member ID (which is usually your phone number) will remain the same but you will need to set up a new password and agree to our updated Terms and Conditions…

July is upon us and that means both Mastercard and Visa Canada are now officially utilizing DragonPass as their business class lounge access provider. Earlier this year Rewards Canada was first to break the news of this unexpected switch for both brands. Mastercard began making the switch throughout April and May while Visa officially launched with DragonPass on July 1st. Recently I had the pleasure of speaking with DragonPass’ Andrew Harrison-Chinn about the programs for both issuers and what Canadians can expect from them in the near future.What is DragonPass?Most Canadian are familiar with Priority Pass, which is a third party business class lounge program that you can buy annual memberships with or receive that annual membership from their credit cards. Virtually any credit card in Canada that has or had business class lounge provided as a a benefit used Priority Pass until this year. Recommended reading: Rewards Canada’s Guide to Business Class Lounge Access  DragonPass is basically the same, it is a lounge access program that competes with Priority Pass however by virtue of Priority Pass having held a near monopoly in Canada the DragonPass name was unknown…