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RWRDS Daily Update – July 20, 2023 Jul 20th
Choice Hotels integration of Radisson Rewards Americas delayed, Coast Capital switching credit card portfolio from Visa to Mastercard and Receive 25% off Air Canada in-flight dining purchases with TD Aeroplan cards. Check out today's points & miles updates here:
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How often should you check in on your finances? + MORE Jan 3rd
New year, new financial goals. That’s how many of us begin each January, only to see progress falter as the weeks go on. One way to combat that problem is to create regular check-ins for yourself to stay on track. The Canadian Press spoke to experts to help build out a list of financial tasks .... More »
The revamped Scotiabank Platinum American Express Card is here with a 60,000 point welcome bonus + MORE Jul 5th
The revamped Scotiabank Platinum American Express Card debuted on July 1st along with a new best ever welcome bonus offer! The card's revamp takes place in the earn rates, benefits and insurance offered. It is now has a flat earn rate across all spending, no foreign transaction fees and now of.... More »
25 New RBC Offers include statement credits and discounts for H&M, Indigo & Apple + MORE Oct 14th
The past six weeks have seen RBC Offers explode with 25 new and extended statement credit or discount promotions for using your RBC card at select retailers! The program has really grown and we are starting to see a lot more attractive offers, in that we mean retailers that will appeal to a broader .... More »
RWRDS Daily Update – October 3 + MORE Oct 4th
Here’s your Rewards Canada update! Your near daily dose of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. On top of the Small Business Shop Small Amex Offer there were other Amex Offers for consumer cards that came out today. These are the offers: Spend at least $125 in.... More »
Air Canada Aeroplan adds Virgin Australia as their newest airline partner
– RewardsCanada.ca
Air Canada’s Aeroplan keeps on adding more travel partners to program – namely airlines which shows they are hyper focused on the program being a true frequent flyer program rather than the coalition program they had been known as for the better part of almost two decades. In 2020 alone the program added four new airline partners Etihad, Azul, Vistara and Air Serbia and as of January 19 you can add Virgin Australia to that list.Virgin Australia is already a code share partner of Air Canada’s but the partnership did not go beyond that. Now it will and Aeroplan members will be able to earn and redeem Aeroplan points on flights with Australia’s second largest airline. Like all airlines around the world the pandemic hit Virgin Australia hard with the airline going into bankruptcy protection last April which was followed by new ownership and a restructuring of the airline. The airline now operates mostly as a domestic airline with international flights to New Zealand, Bali, Fiji and several other southwest Pacific islands…The best American Express credit cards in Canada 2021
– moneysense.ca
As American Express ads from the 1970s onward suggest, it’s the card many of us don’t leave home without, and with good reason—many reasons, in fact. Amex offers some of the highest-earning and most-perk-filled credit cards around, regularly landing it on the annual rankings of the best credit cards in Canada. As well, it’s the only credit-card company that issues its own cards, rather than going through a bank. And while Amex isn’t accepted as widely as Visa and Mastercard, it is taken at virtually all major retail and food chains, particularly in major Canadian cities. Which card is right for you? Here, we break down the top five American Express credit cards by category to help you decide.The best American Express credit cards in Canada
Card
Rewards / Features
Annual fee
American Express Cobalt
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5 pts/$1 on groceries & dining
2 pts/$1 on travel, gas & transit
1 pt/$1 on everything else
1 pt = 1% / up to 1.75% in travel rewards
$120
SimplyCash Preferred
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2% cash back on all purchases
$99
SimplyCash
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