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November 27 Update: Aeroplan contest winners, 40,000 bonus Be Well points at Rexall and tell us your Mobile Device Insurance stories + MORE Nov 28th
The "Big Five" Canadian banks offer credit cards and include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD Canada Trust), Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Did you know that there are many other options?
November 27 Update: Aeroplan contest.... More »
October 26 Update: Air Transat adding more U.S. and Europe flights for summer 2022 and a new RBC Offer for Boston Pizza purchases + MORE Oct 27th
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 »
American Express Cobalt Card to have 5x points on Eats & Drinks capped at $30,000 per year starting this August + MORE Apr 9th
If you follow Rewards Canada on Twitter you'll have seen this news late last week. On Thursday Anshul at Points, Miles and Bling alerted us to a Reddit thread where someone who just received a new American Express Cobalt Card and the welcome package contained an insert. This insert stated that as of.... More »
November 6 Update: 7x Aeroplan Miles for Apple store purchases now live, new RBC offers for Fairmont Hotels & the Keg, 50% off TAP Air Portugal award tickets + MORE Nov 7th
Just a friendly reminder that as of today you can earn 7x Aeroplan Miles for Apple store purchases. This offer only runs until November 8. Find out more here.RBC cardholders have a new set of offers that are available to them. You've seen us write about Amex offers and these are of the same manner.... More »
What Is a Black Card & Black Credit Card Alternatives + MORE May 6th
A select few credit cardholders in Canada benefit from the exquisite benefits of a credit card known as the black card. You can’t apply for a black credit card – it’s invite-only, and the bar to qualify is set pretty high.
When most people bring up the black card, they likely refer to the .... More »
Minimum payment: How it appears on credit card statements
– creditcards.com
On a statement, the interest-plus-1-percent formula might look like interest is counted twice — but it actually speeds up repayment
Aeroplan reveals more details of the program post July 2020 – most economy redemptions remain the same, charter flights and conversion to other frequent flyer programs
– RewardsCanada.ca
Late yesterday evening Aeroplan sent out a press release and posted a video giving us a better picture of just some of what they are planning to offer come 2020 when they split from Air Canada. I was a little surprised by an evening news release on Thursday in July when many people are on summer holidays but maybe, just maybe, they heeded my advice.A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to speak with Jeremy Rabe who is the new CEO at Aimia, the parent company of Aeroplan. We discussed many topics during our hour long call and one thing I mentioned was to not leave the Canadian public hanging. The earlier news from May didn’t really give us much and I said if you have details of what the program will be like, even if it was just one good thing let us know, don’t wait and don’t give it a chance to lose members by keeping them in the dark. Now chances are I didn’t influence the decision for Aeroplan to release this news and video that they did last night but who knows maybe I did. ;-)So let’s dive into what Aeroplan is telling us in the press release and video:Economy Class award flight redemption rates will remain the same for most flightsIn the phone call I stressed, as I have in some media interviews that to remain competitive in the market against programs like AIR MILES, proprietary credit card programs and even the new Air Canada program they can’t change their economy class offerings and the good news is they aren’t for the most part… Aeroplan’s parent company received its biggest boost since announcing a change in CEO in April after its shares surged more than eight per cent Friday after it unveiled changes to the loyalty program once its exclusive partnership with Air Canada ends in 2020.
