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September 2 Update: 50,000 bonus PC Optimum points for Shoppers Drug Mart online purchases, 50,000 bonus Be Well points on Thursday and earn 150 AIR MILES on a free hearing test + MORE Sep 2nd
Today and tomorrow you can earn 50,000 bonus PC Optimum points when you spend $150 or more online with Shoppers Drug Mart. Those 50,000 points are worth $50. Find out more here. Image via Shoppers Drug Mart Meanwhile Rexall will also be awarding 50,000 bonus points on beauty products but on Th.... More »
Top Canadian Credit Card Issuers Cut Interest Rates and Pause Planned Hikes Apr 13th
The COVID-19 pandemic has swept many Canadians into unanticipated financial uncertainty. Mass temporary layoffs and job losses have left hundreds of thousands of people wondering how they are going to pay their rent and credit card bills in the coming months.
While the federal government is taking .... More »
February 9 Update: HBC chooses Neo Financial to issue their new Mastercard, Guide to Credit Card Cash Back Liquidity & Air Canada announces more lay offs and route cuts Feb 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 +Rewards Mastercard which is currently offering a welcome bonus of up to 30,000 bonus poin.... More »
BMO AIR MILES Mastercards offering up to 15,000 bonus miles (Biggest ever bonuses!) Sep 14th
If the offers we have seen over the past month from AIR MILES are any indication of the direction the program is heading under their new ownership – then watch out! The program has been doling out some very lucrative bonuses when earning miles with their partners, online shopping and their car.... More »
New 40,000 point welcome bonus and no fee in the first year for the HSBC World Elite Mastercard + MORE Jan 21st
Earlier this week HSBC's revealed a new offer for their HSBC World Elite Mastercard that is better than the standard welcome offer we've seen since late December but by no means does it come close to the 100K offer they ran for the last four months of 2020. The new offer provides up to 40,000 .... More »
March 24 Update: New Amex Offers offer for William Ashley, Tokyo 2020 postponed – time to start planning for next year & five new bonus offers
– RewardsCanada.ca
There is a new Amex Offers offer out for William Ashley. I received the offer for my American Express Gold Rewards Card and provides a $50 statement credit when spending $350 or more. See it on our Guide to Amex Offers The 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo have been officially postponed until no later than the Summer of 2021. If you were planning on attending and have been holding on to your existing travel reservations you’ll want to start thinking about making those cancellations. No point in trying to change travel to next summer as no dates have been set yet and most airline schedules are even out yet for next summer. However you can start planning for it now by doing research on hotels, Olympic sites and more. (Source IOC)** Remember to visit and bookmark our COVID-19 resource page where we are keeping you up to date with all the latest airline, hotel, lounges and loyalty program news, policies, closures and more. **Other resources on Rewards Canada to help you make the most of your points and miles right now:Shifting your loyalty program strategy to help during these trying and tough financial times In light of what’s going on in the world should you shift to a cash back credit card instead of a travel card? Why not a card that has both? Use Instacart to circumvent Loblaw stores non-acceptance of Amex and to earn 5x points with the Cobalt Card Posts since our last update:Summary of global hotel systemwide bonus points promotions – March Edition Here is your monthly update of all the global hotel bonus points promotions that are available! One of the…Aeroplan soft launches using miles to bid for upgrades and a full time buy/gift miles option Air Canada’s Aeroplan soft-launched two new features today for program members…Aeroplan soft launches using miles to bid for upgrades and a full time buy/gift miles option
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Air Canada’s Aeroplan soft-launched two new features today for program members. The first is using Aeroplan Miles to bid for upgrades on flights and the second is the full time availability to buying or gifting Aeroplan miles.Here are the details as provided to us by Air Canada:Use Aeroplan Miles to submit offers for Bid Upgrades. Members now have the option to use Aeroplan Miles when bidding for an upgrade to a higher cabin. Previously, customers could only bid for a cabin upgrade using cash at https://upgrade.plusgrade.com/offer/AirCanada?lang=en. This is the first of what will be many new ways for members to access popular extras and premium travel to make their trip more relaxing and rewardingBuy or Gift Aeroplan Miles at any time. Members can now purchase miles for themselves, and give the gift of miles to other Aeroplan Members, at any time, through https://www.aeroplan.com/buy-gift-miles.do#/. Previously, members could only purchase miles to top up their Aeroplan account when they were making a flight reward booking…
