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July 23 Update: Receive a $100 Visa card for stays in London, ON., 3,000 bonus points when you stay with your pets at IHG Hotels & 20x PC Optimum points this weekend Jul 23rd
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. On Tuesday we published an article looking at the various tourism board stay offers across Canada and thanks to Rewards Canada reader Ha.... More »
Notley pleads with political foes, allies to support Alberta pipeline projects + MORE Nov 23rd
OTTAWA _ Alberta Premier Rachel Notley issued warnings to all political parties to take off their partisan blinders or both the environment and Canada’s energy industry will fail.
Notley was in Ottawa on Tuesday as part of a national outreach effort to get more buy in for pipeline expansions i.... More »
CIBC Dividend® Visa Infinite* Card – 10% cash back up to $300 and a first year annual fee rebate + MORE Nov 28th
The CIBC Dividend® Visa Infinite* Card has a new boosted welcome bonus that provides up to $300 cash back. The bonus cash back rate of 10% is awarded on up to $3,000 in spending in the first four statement periods. Up until the beginning of November 2024 RWRDS Canada considered the CIBC Dividend V.... More »
Poll: Lending out your credit card often leads to disaster + MORE Mar 6th
Nearly half of Americans who have owned credit cards lent them out to other people. For a third of them, it didn't end well.... More »
June 29 Update: Be sure to check out our Discounted Rewards page and 10 new bonuses + MORE Jun 29th
Super quiet start to the week (typical of the end of the month though!) News, Tips & Tricks No news today but our tip of the day is to check out our Discounted Rewards page to see if you can save miles/points on upcoming redemptions. A lot of them end tomorrow so have a quick look to see if .... More »
Competition watchdog vows to continue credit card fight
– thestar.com
Canada’s Competition Tribunal says it will continue to fight Visa and MasterCard over $5 billion in merchant swipe fees.
The Competition Bureau says it will not appeal a tribunal decision to dismiss a bureau complaint that accused Visa and MasterCard of exerting too much power in forcing merchants to accept credit cards that carry higher fees.
50% Transfer Bonus for RBC Rewards (Avion only) to British Airways Executive Club is back this Nov/Dec
– RewardsCanada.ca
I am happy to let you all of you RBC Avion cardholders (Infinite and Platinum) that the much coveted 50% transfer bonus for RBC Rewards points to British Airways Executive Club Avios is coming back soon! The promotion will run from November 1st to December 31st so now is the time to ramp up your spending if you have been planning to take advantage of this great transfer bonus! As always BA Avios are a great option for flights to Asia (via Cathay Pacific), short to medium haul within North America (Alaska Airlines, American Airlines) and even though huge surcharges are added to their UK/Europe redemptions they can still be an alright value because of this bonus transfer based on your spend with the credit card (see my post about Earn & Burn for an explanation)Full details will be found here although this link is not live yet.COMING THIS NOVEMBER!!!Sep 30 Update: Air Canada Aeroplan release more award seats, Iberia Plus Avios+Money Hotel option, IHG Rewards Club Flash Sale
– RewardsCanada.ca
Vote now! rewardscanada.ca/vote News, Tips & TricksAir Canada and Aeroplan have apparently ‘teamed up’ (aren’t they always a team?) to offer more reward seats on select Air Canada destinations in November. The release of more seats is for economy class award tickets to Brussels, London, Paris, Newark, New Yor,k Narita (Japan), Seoul (Korea) and Sydney and of course are available on a first come first served basis. Full details Iberia Plus has added a new redemption feature called Avios&Money in Hotels. Taking a page from Miles+Cash options that a few airlines now offer whereby you can book a flight using part miles and part cash, Iberia Plus members can now do the same for hotels and use part Avios + part Cash to book hotel stays. Full details IHG Rewards Club is running a 24 hour reward night flash sale at select hotels worldwide. Participating properties are offering reward nights for 25-75% off for stays between Oct 8 and Nov 8. They must be booked today! Full details can be found here…Canada visa delays rankle Colombia
– theglobeandmail.com
Immigration issues dilute benefits of free-trade agreement, ambassador says
