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October 19 Update: Scotia buys Sears Card portfolio from Chase, Sonesta Hotels added to Rewards Canada + MORE Oct 20th
Election day here in Canada and lots of things going on behind the scenes mean our daily update is being posted later than usual today! News, Tips & TricksLast Thursday news broke the Scotiabank had bought JP Morgan Chase's credit card portfolio here in Canada. There was mixed news as to whet.... More »
Big new welcome bonus of 140,000 points on The Platinum Card from American Express + MORE Oct 30th
An awesome welcome bonus of up to 140,000 Membership Rewards points has been revealed The Platinum Card® from American Express This new offer is 40,000 points higher than the last offer and is available to new customers who are approved for the card and meet the minimum spending requirements set ou.... More »
New Hilton Honors promo: Double points on all stays from Sep 7 to Dec 31 + MORE Aug 25th
Hilton provided us with details of the next systemwide promotion for the Hilton Honors program. This new offer launches the day after the current promo ends so there is no gap at all where you won’t be able to earn extra points on your Hilton stays. This promotion is called Power Up and .... More »
July 29 Update: Aeroplan extends generous refund & rebooking policy + Air Canada adds more flights out of Quebec City + MORE Jul 30th
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. Air Canada Aeroplan has updated their refund and rebooking policy by extending it to August 31: Aeroplan flight rewards booked through&nb.... More »
ENDS SOON: Up to 100,000 points with the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege Card Dec 14th
Just like yesterday’s advance notice for the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite card offer ending soon, their Ultra Premium Aeroplan co-brand card, the TD® Aeroplan® Visa Infinite Privilege* Card will see its welcome bonus offer of up to 100,000 bonus Aeroplan points also end soon. We are providing .... More »
Credit card use and availability statistics
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How available is credit for U.S. consumers and how are we using it? Our research team investigates the trends in statistics
July 30 Update: Last Minute Travel Tips using Points & Miles, Aeroplan Transfer Bonus, AAdvantage Buy Miles Bonus
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A little less loyalty program action today! News, Tips & Tricks With the long weekend only two days away we released a new guide today, Rewards Canada’s Last Minute Travel Tips using Points & Miles. Give it a read to see how you can use loyalty programs to your advantage for travel that isn’t planned months ahead! And of course the other big news today is the new Aeroplan partner transfer bonus that sees the return of the 150,000 level bonus of 40,000 miles!. See the links below for details. Posts since our last update: Transfer points to Aeroplan to earn up to 40,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles Aeroplan has once again brought back their partner transfer bonus that we saw in March 2015, November 2014, April… Bonus Offers Air Canada / Aeroplan- Earn up to 40,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you convert points from a wide selection of Aeroplan partner loyalty programs (hotel, car rental, and points.com). More… Until Aug 24, 15Air China Phoenix Miles- Double Phoenix Miles Kilometers for stays on the Linger Longer for Less package at participating Langham Hotels Worldwide…Credit card delinquencies improve despite economic chill
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U.S. consumers improved their on-time payment performance on credit card bills during the first quarter, despite shrinkage in the economy
How credit reports handle balance transfers
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If your payment record was good, try to keep both the new and old accounts open — it’ll help your credit score
Transfer points to Aeroplan to earn up to 40,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles
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Aeroplan has once again brought back their partner transfer bonus that we saw in March 2015, November 2014, April 2014, November 2013, April 2013, November 2012 and so on. Basically what it entails is transferring points out of other select loyalty programs into your Aeroplan account. This time they have finally brought back the 40,000 bonus miles version that we haven’t seen since April of 2013 and there are no financial partners involved again, for Canadians that is, Americans get Diners Club Club Rewards in that category. Basically you can transfer from partners like Starwood, Hertz and more (see the last graphic) and as long as the total Aeroplan miles deposited from all of them reaches one of the bonus target levels you will be awarded the respective bonus miles. And just like the last four versions of this offer, American Express Membership Rewards is unfortunately not included. so chances are I will not use the promo this time (again). If you are a Starwood Preferred Guest collector you can really up the bonus by taking advantage of their 5,000 Mile bonus offer when you convert 20,000 Starpoints into Aeroplan…
