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How to recognize delivery scams during the holidays and Canada Post strike + MORE Dec 3rd
Canadians face a fresh wave of scams as fraudsters seize on the Canada Post strike to try to trick victims out of their cash.
The last few weeks have seen an “exponential” rise in fraud attempts, ranging from phishing emails to deepfake phone calls, says Octavia Howell, chief information secu.... More »
American Express Centurion Lounge in Los Angeles set to open on Monday + MORE Mar 7th
The next American Express Centurion Lounge is set to open in Los Angeles on Monday. This is the 12th Centurion Lounge and third to open up this year after Phoenix and Charlotte. Los Angeles is a popular destination for Canadians and the airport itself plays an important connection point for many of .... More »
Scene+ will launch at IGA, Sobeys and other stores in Quebec & New Brunswick on March 23 Feb 23rd
On March 23 the Scene+ program will finish their nationwide roll out at Empire Company Limited stores such as IGA and Sobeys. Stores in the provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec will switch from AIR MILES to Scene+ as will the only hold out in the west, Thrifty Foods. This will mark the completion o.... More »
Should you sell your home before you buy another? + MORE Apr 16th
Q: We are moving and plan on buying before we sell. We know this is risky, but we are pretty confident our current house will sell relatively quickly. Is there a way to buy a home with, say 5% down, and then increase that down payment as soon as our current home sells? We’d like to keep the month.... More »
Event Review: Sneak peek at Air Canada’s transformed loyalty program event in Montreal [Guest post] + MORE Aug 19th
Today we welcome a new contributor to Rewards Canada as we collaborate with Anshul Singh of Points, Miles & Bling. Based in Ottawa, Anshul is well known in the Canadian points and miles circuit hosting weekly virtual points & miles events, having presented at PointsU and much mor.... More »
Even in Alberta, Canadian Western has weathered the oil storm – so far
– theglobeandmail.com
Canadian Western Bank, whose home base is Edmonton, is showing that it is perfectly capable of reporting strong profit and low credit losses
Miles & More Award Ticket Sale – Save up to 50% on award tickets to Europe from Montreal
– RewardsCanada.ca
Once again we bring you the latest set Miles & More “Meilenschnaeppchen” discounted mileage awards! This month we only see offers for Lufthansa flights out of Montreal for travel between January 1 and February 15, 2016 with booking completed by September 30th.You can redeem Miles & More miles for round trip tickets from Montreal to Europe for only 55,000 miles in Business Class. This is nearly a 48% discount off the normal Business Class award ticket price of 105,000 miles. The other option is a full 50% discount on economy class which means an award ticket price of only 30,000 miles. Granted all these tickets will also have fuel surcharges but this is still a pretty good deal when you look at it as a whole in terms of miles+cash outlay. The crazy thing is that you can actually get the round trip Economy Class ticket for only $5,000 in credit card spend (and a $120 annual fee). How so? As we usually mention in this post you can boost your Miles & More account with the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express…5 questions every authorized user should ask
– creditcards.com
“Piggybacking” — being added as an authorized user — is usually a credit-boosting gift, but needs to be looked over carefully first
Earn 4x Orbitz Rewards Orbucks on select WestJet flights and still collect WestJet Rewards dollars
– RewardsCanada.ca
We don’t provide much coverage of the Orbitz Rewards program here on Rewards Canada but do cover all their bonuses on our global site FrequentFlyerBonuses.com. However when an offer comes up that we Canadians should take advantage of then we’ll mention it. That’s the case with this offer that awards bonus Orbucks (Orbitz Rewards currency) on select WestJet flights within Canada and from Canada to the U.S.. Beauty is that you can double dip since you’ll earn WestJet Rewards dollars on the flight as well once it is completed! One thing to note though is that Orbitz will charge you in US$ which should be roughly equivalent to the C$ price however your credit card will incur the foreign exchange transaction fee unless you use a card like the Marriott Rewards Premier Visa or Amazon.ca Rewards Visa which don’t charge those fees!Offer DetailsEarn 4x Orbucks on on select WestJet flights between the U.S. and Canada, and within Canada, including Montreal to Toronto, and Toronto to Ottawa. Full details and online booking Book by Sep 28, 15 WestJet Terms & Conditions You must be an existing Orbitz Rewards member signed into your account at time of booking or join Orbitz Rewards at time of booking to be eligible for this promotion…
