Starbucks Rewards Double Star Days now require activation & save 20% on WestJet flights to/from Alberta and B.C. + MORE Aug 24th

Here’s your Rewards Canada update! Your near daily dose of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. If you are a Starbucks Rewards member they have made a slight change to their Double Stars Day. Previously members would earn double stars for simply making purchases on a Double Stars Day however now they require members to activate the offer beforehand. This is basically the same process we see with so many loyalty promotions in that you have to register for them beforehand. Loyalty programs put these registrations in place as it saves them from awarding extra points (and thus extra costs) to any members who don’t activate or register don’t earn the bonus. Image via Starbucks— WestJet has launched an Alberta and B.C. seat sale. The sale provides savings of 20% off select base fares between Alberta or BC and the rest of Canada. Book by August 26 for travel September 1 to December 15, 2022. Click here for more details— Be sure to subscribe to the Rewards Canada News email newsletter so that you don’t miss out on any loyalty program news and offers! You can subscribe to the newsletter here Posts since our last update:New RBC Offers include statement credits and discounts for Landmark Cinemas, Wayfair & Etnies REMINDER The credit card to consider getting right now – August 2022 We review the American Express Gold Rewards Card and Neo drops their cashback guarantee to 0…

 UPDATE: Looks like it will be September 22 for all of Western Canada and Western Ontario!Scene+ Grocery launched earlier this month in Atlantic Canada and today we learned it will be available in Manitoba Western Canada and Western Ontario as of September 22. Thanks to Rewards Canada contributor Jeff W. who forwarded the details to us from an email he received from Sobeys. Empire Company Limited stores such as Sobeys and Safeway will make the switch from AIR MILES to Scene+ on that day.Here is a further update from AIR MILES:Effective September 22, Sobeys and its affiliated banners in Western Canada and select Ontario stores, will no longer be part of the AIR MILES Reward Program. Western Canada (BC, AB, SK, MB)-        Safeway-        Safeway Wine & Spirits-        Sobeys-        Sobeys Liquor-        Sobeys Pharmacy -        IGA West-        Needs -        FreshCo Ontario :-        Safeway locations in Kenora, Fort Frances, Dryden, Thunder Bay (Arthur Street and Dawson Road)-        IGA location in Red Lake-        FreshCo location in Thunder Bay Please note, Collectors can continue to earn and redeem at all Thrifty Foods locations in BC, AB, SK, MB excluding the following Thrifty Food Liquors in BC:-        Tuscany Village, Saanich-         Mill Bay-         Salt Springs, Salt Spring Island-         CourtenayAs we detailed earlier in the year, the primary difference between earning AIR MILES and Scene+ points at Sobeys and all their other grocery stores is that there is not a base earn rate…

The latest batch of new RBC Offers sees 13 new and extended statement credit or discount promotions for using your RBC card at select retailers! In total there are nearly 40 offers in place with this program. 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 RBC World Elite Mastercard but most if not all should also available for RBC’s most popular card the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card and most other RBC cards.The new and  extended offers are as follows:Landmark CinemasFrom now until October 4, 2022, get a 10% statement credit on eligible spend of $25 or more at Landmark Cinemas in store or online at www.landmarkcinemas.com when you pay with your eligible RBC debit or credit card(s)Wayfair Get a $15 statement credit when you spend $100 or more at Wayfair.ca or in the Wayfair.ca App from now until October 8, 2022 and pay with your eligible RBC Royal Bank credit card…