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Shopping with Knix? Stack the new Amex Offer with the Avion Select offer to earn more cash back + MORE Feb 22nd
This week saw the return of Knix to the Amex Offers program with a new statement credit offer for American Express cardmembers as well as Scotiabank American Express cardholders. On top of this, RBC’s Avion Select program (the portion of Avion Rewards that is open to all Canadians) also has Kn.... More »
September 7 Update: Update for the Amex Gold Rewards Card waitlist offer, Amex Aeroplan Reserve Card also gets a NEXUS credit & updates to two of our features + MORE Sep 7th
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. Wanted to provide a heads up to the American Express Gold Rewards Card waitlist offer we posted early this morning. If you read our post .... More »
November 9 Update: Get ready for a bunch of loyalty program news, Marriott adds a new hotel in Sarnia and Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection joins Marriott Bonvoy + MORE Nov 10th
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. This update is brought to you by the HSBC World Elite Mastercard which is currently offering a welcome bonus of up to 100,000 bonus points.... More »
Canada’s best credit cards for grocery purchases 2022 + MORE Nov 18th
Everybody needs to put food on the table, so you might as well earn rewards while doing so. Considering that in 2022 the price of food in Canada has risen at the fastest pace in decades, with the annual rate of food inflation sitting above 10% in recent months, there’s no better time to earn usefu.... More »
Two weeks left to grab the increased 35,000 point welcome bonus on the RBC Avion Cards Nov 1st
A friendly reminder if you have one of the RBC Avion Visa cards in your sights that the current increased welcome bonus offers will end on November 15. We have been told by RBC the offer will revert to the standard 15,000 RBC Rewards points after that date. So if 35,000 RBC Rewards points for .... More »
March 4 Update: Update for Air Canada flights to China, Hong Kong & Seoul, Marriott Bonvoy adds two new airline partners, earn 5,000 Bonus Aeroplan miles with Rocketmiles
– RewardsCanada.ca
Air Canada provided their latest update on flights for regions with Coronavirus scares yesterday. Here is the jist of the latest update:Flights to Beijing and Shanghai are suspended until April 10Flights from Toronto to Hong Kong are suspended until May 30 however the Vancouver-Hong Kong route contiunes to be operatedFlights from Toronto to Seoul will be temporarily suspended between April 1 and 30Many U.S. airlines are now providing free flight change waivers for any international flights while United has gone one step further waiving change fees on all flights – domestic or international (Source One Mile at a Time)Image via Air Canada Marriott Bonvoy has added two new airline partners that you can convert points to. You can now convert points to Aer Lingus Aer Club and Vueling Club. Aer Lingus is of more importance to the Canadian market as Vueling is a Spanish low cost carrier flying intra-Europe flights. This brings the total number of airline programs for the Marriott Bonvoy program to 45…A look at the business class redemption feature for the CIBC Aventura Visa Infinite Privilege Card – it offers up to a 7.5% return!
– RewardsCanada.ca
The CIBC Aventura Visa Infinite Privilege Card is a relative newcomer to our market with it only being released late in 2019 but it is really starting to make some inroads in our market. The card comes with a 50,000 point welcome bonus, a $200 annual travel credit, Priority Pass Lounge access with 6 passes per year, 2 NEXUS fee rebates and much more.One thing we didn’t cover when the card came out was that you can actually redeem the CIBC Rewards Points earned on the card for business class flights. This is a redemption feature that is exclusive to the Aventura Infinite Privilege card – you won’t find it on any of the other Aventura cards. And the redemption rates are really good for a fixed point credit card program:This is a pretty impressive business class redemption chart! Here are the maximum cents per point redemption values for each area:Canada and U.S. (short-haul):2.5 cents per pointCanada and U.S. (long-haul): 2.5 cents per pointSun Destinations: 2.5 cents per pointEurope: 2 cents per pointsRest of the world: 2 cents per pointsWhen you factor in how you earn points with the card – 3 points per dollar on travel booked via CIBC Rewards, 2 points per dollar on eligible dining, entertainment, transportation, gas and groceries and then 1…
