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A look at the great value provided with the Annual Worldwide Companion Pass from Aeroplan's Ultra Premium Credit Cards + MORE Jan 27th
In this "A look at the value' post we welcome back Rewards Canada contributor Dee who delves into the value that can be received from the Annual Worldwide Companion Pass benefit on select Aeroplan co-brand credit cards. This pass is an annual benefit available on four Ultra Premium Air Canada.... More »
How Long Does an e-Transfer Take? + MORE Nov 4th
Interac e-Transfer has revolutionized how Canadians move money to each other, reducing the number of cheques written by the millions. But how long do e-Transfers take, and is there a way to speed up the process?
In this article, I explain why some e-Transfers are almost instant, and others can take .... More »
This Week in RWRDS February 7, 2025: Changes coming to Air Canada Aeroplan Feb 8th
This week we discuss the upcoming changes to Air Canada Aeroplan, the new More Rewards RBC Visa cards, up to $225 in rewards for hotel stays in Edmonton and much more in our weekly credit card and loyalty rewards newscast! Watch This Week in RWRDS here: Listen to This Week in RWRDS here: Link.... More »
American Express Cobalt Card: 46 new confirmed multiplier locations Oct 26th
Here’s our next update to the American Express Cobalt Card Confirmed Multiplier Locations with 46 new locations being added today from Canada and the U.S.. This is our first update to multipliers list after the (sad) changes to outside of Canada locations although some U.S. locations still appear .... More »
March 29 Update: Further update to Mastercard switching to DragonPass and Marriott's switch to dynamic pricing will take place later today + MORE Mar 29th
Here's your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your near daily dose of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. Here is a further update to the news we broke yesterday on Mastercard Canada switching their lounge access membership from LoungeKey to DragonPass. One of.... More »
A look at how you can extract enormous value out of the best ever welcome bonuses on American Express Aeroplan cards
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Back in June American Express and Aeroplan revealed the best ever welcome bonuses on their co-brand cards. With offers ranging from 75,000 to 150,000 points these unprecedented new bonuses scream huge value thanks to the Aeroplan program being able to provide outsized value on award flight redemptions. In this post will show you just a couple examples of that huge value from the three American Express cards that have these big time new bonuses. Do note that you only have until August 3 to apply for one or more of these cards to score these big bonuses. Now, let’s see how you can get $1,170 to nearly $6,000 in value from these card’s welcome offers.Below we provide two examples on the value that can be had from the welcome bonuses on the American Express® Aeroplan®* Card, American Express® Aeroplan®* Reserve Card and American Express® Aeroplan®* Business Reserve Card. For the sake of keeping this an easy read we decided to limit it to just these two as we could literally provide dozens of examples by looking at flights to Europe, Asia and anywhere else in the world…
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. I think this might be the biggest bonus yet that we’ve seen for Rexall’s Beauty Thursday. You can earn 100,000 Be Well points if you spend $100 or more on beauty products on July 15. Those points are worth $40. Check the app to add this bonus to your account! Image via Rexall— Meanwhile continuing on with drug store bonuses – you can earn 30,000 PC Optimum points when you spend $100 or more as Shoppers Drug Mart online or in store until July 15. Those 30,000 points are worth $30. Shop online here.Image via PC Optimum— And one more retail bonus. This weekend you can earn double Esso Extra or PC Optimum points at participating at Esso and Mobil stations across Canada. This offer runs July 16 – 18. Image via Esso— This week’s Marriott Bonvoy Escapes feature 51 hotels across Canada where you can save 25% on last minute weekend stays over the next four weekends…
