The “Big Five” Canadian banks offer credit cards and include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD Canada Trust), Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Did you know that there are many other options?
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Shoppers can earn Aeroplan points on Amazon.ca + MORE Mar 23rd
Canada’s more than five million Aeroplan members can now earn rewards points when shopping on Amazon.ca.
Starting April 24, 2018, shoppers will be able to earn one Aeroplan Mile per dollar spent through the online retail giant.
Just make sure you access Amazon.ca through Aeroplan’s shopp.... More »
The no fee SimplyCash Card from American Express will see increased earn rates of 2% cash back on gas and groceries + MORE Aug 8th
Not only is the SimplyCash™ Preferred Card from American Express seeing changes but its no annual fee sibling the SimplyCash™ Card from American Express is also being changed for the better The card retains its base earn rate with no annual fee but will now see accelerated earn rates for g.... More »
Card issuers impose limits on rewards card churning + MORE Jul 6th
Limits make it tougher to churn through credit cards to milk them for sign-up bonuses while ducking the fees.... More »
April 6 Update: Double Points on Amtrak out of Montreal, Toronto & Vancouver, KLM to Kuwait for $999 and 14 new bonuses! + MORE Apr 6th
News, Tips & Tricks Air New Zealand will be adding a fourth weekly flight out of Vancouver for the month of November. Not huge news but always provides that extra slight chance of getting a redemption via Aeroplan or other Star Alliance airlines (or even AIR MILES) although expect huge carrie.... More »
The real costs of buying a car + MORE Mar 29th
The thrill of driving a new car off a dealer’s lot is appealing, but experts warn not to let the new car smell go to your head when it comes to borrowing money to make it happen.
Mark Kalinowski, a credit counsellor and financial educator at the Credit Counselling Society, says you need to know.... More »
751 Aeroplan Miles for $1+tax with the latest UPS Store Get More promotion
– RewardsCanada.ca
You’ve seen us cover various The UPS Store Aeroplan promotions since the became an Aeroplan partner in 2013 and once again a new promo popped up yesterday for new or existing Get More members. Get More is the The UPS Store’s program that anyone can join for free and if you haven’t joined then you are one of the lucky ones who can get the 750 miles for as little as $1+tax. New Get More members earn 500 Aeroplan on their first purchase at The UPS Store and there is not minimum spend other than having to meet the $1 spend requirement to actually earn miles, which is 1.5 Aeroplan Miles per dollar. The promo that was released yesterday is for 250 Bonus Aeroplan Miles on your next transaction at the UPS Store with no requirement like the $50 we saw in March. So there you have it, join The UPS Store Get More Program and spend at least $1 at the UPS Store (an envelope or two should do it) to get yourself the 751.5 Aeroplan miles. Of course if you are already a Get More member you can get the 250 Miles for that $1 spend…May 6 Update: Porter adds 1st checked bag fees, Aegean bonus for flying on Air Canada, Rocketmiles bonus for Mexico stays
– RewardsCanada.ca
Porter to charge for 1st checked bag, four decent Aeroplan promos, and an Aegean bonus for flying on Air Canada News, Tips & Tricks Porter Airlines has updated their checked baggage policy as they will now charge for each piece of luggage that is checked in including their flights within Canada. The changes take affect on May 14th. For an airline that diiferentiates itself based on service and has a hard enough time competing against Air Canada and WestJet this is a poor move in our opinion as their competitiors still don’t charge for the 1st checked bag within Canada and WestJet doesn’t for the first bag on flights to the U.S.. Mind you I would wager a guess that a good proportion of Porter’s customers don’t actually check baggage and strictly do carry on. In the bonus offer section you’ll a bonus from Greece’s Aegean Airlines for flying on select Air Canada Transatlantic flights. This should be of particular interest to those people going for the ‘easier Star Alliance Gold Status’ trick by crediting flights to Aegean’s Miles&Bonus program…
