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RWRDS Daily Update – May 28, 2024: RBC Avion Visa Infinite Privilege Review & a Guide to Canadian Hotel Loyalty Programs + MORE May 29th
We review the Ultra Premium RBC Avion Visa Infinite Privilege, updated our Guide to Canadian Hotel Loyalty Programs for 2024 and save 15% on Coast Hotels gift cards. Check out today's points & miles updates here:
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Small businesses cheer on Walmart in battle with Visa, hoping for lower fees + MORE Jun 17th
Many small businesses are cheering on Walmart for taking on Visa in a public battle over credit card fees. Smaller merchants feel gouged by transaction fees and hope the public dispute will lead to change..... More »
TD® Aeroplan® Visa Infinite* Card: Earn up to 40,000 bonus points + 1st year free + MORE Apr 21st
The TD® Aeroplan® Visa Infinite* Card is currently being offered with a welcome bonus of up to 40,000 Aeroplan points and no annual fee in the first year. This card is ranked as the best airline credit card and second best travel card overall by Rewards Canada as it provides strong earn rates on.... More »
Open a savings account for your toddler + MORE Mar 16th
OTTAWA — Omar Abouzaher remembers going to the bank with his daughter so she could make her first deposit into an account that was opened for her when she was just a toddler.
The regional vice-president for the Bank of Montreal’s daughter was four when they took her piggy bank to deposit the.... More »
5 things to know about the Air Miles lawsuit + MORE Sep 17th
Having trouble redeeming your Air Miles, or feel like there are rewards being kept from you? Well, you’re not alone. This week, JSS Barristers, a Calgary law firm, filed a class action lawsuit against LoyaltyOne, the company that owns and operates the Air Miles rewards program in Canada. We s.... More »
Jan 8 Update: Alaska Airlines First Bag Free in January, Link your AAdvantage & Dividend Miles accounts, Free miles for American & Virgin Atlantic
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Just bonuses for you today! News, Tips & TricksLooks like another benefit, albeit not a major one, has been removed from Visa Infinite Privilege cards (TD, RBC, CIBC et al). This time its the Hailo Car/Taxi services that have been removed. The 12 $5 credits are no longer available. You’ll see that this has been removed from the terms on their site.Alaska Airlines is offering the first checked bag free to their Mileage Plan members for the month of January. If you are flying Alaska Airlines this month out of their Western Canadian gateways make sure you join Mileage Plan if you are not a member yet (free to join). Find all the details here.American Airlines AAdvantage and US Airways Dividend Miles are now allowing you to link your accounts in both programs as the anticipated merge nears. There is no sharing of benefits, privileges etc. when you link your accounts, it simply makes the process easier when time comes to amalgamate your Dividend Miles account into your AAdvantage account…Partial payment agreements can hurt your credit score
– creditcards.com
Reaching a partial payment agreement with a lender at a lower interest rate does wonders for your budget, but can crush your credit score
2015: The Year Credit Card Rewards Come Crashing Down to Earth?
– RewardsCanada.ca
Short answer — yes. But before you get alarmed, credit cards are and will continue to be one of the easiest ways to earn rewards for travel, cash back and more despite pending changes. However, moving forward it will take longer to rack up points and as a result we can expect big changes in the payment card landscape and of course to our Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings!Over the past couple of years the value of miles/points/cashback for every dollar spent on a credit or charge card has increased as card issuers battled for your business. Card holders benefited with rewards returns ranging from 1.5%, 2% to as high as a 4% on your card spending. That will change on some if not many of the cards in Canada from two of the three main credit card types by April of this year. In the 14 years since I’ve been covering the credit card rewards industry, this is the first time a self initiated industry change will have a large scale negative impact on the rewards industry.Why is this the case?As you probably know, both Visa and MasterCard have voluntarily bowed down to pressure from the Canadian Government and the retail industry to limit the interchange fees charged to retailers each time a purchase is made with one of their cards…
