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The Equal Credit Opportunity Act: Protecting yourself from credit discrimination + MORE Sep 22nd
An August 2017 discrimination settlement against American Express highlights why regulators and consumers need to be more wary..... More »
UPDATED: Top Travel Credit Card Sign Up offers for May - These cards provide the best value out of their welcome bonuses May 14th
Here are Rewards Canada's Top Travel Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of May 2022! This is not a 'best' credit card list like our Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings but instead a look at cards that have very good acquisition (welcome/sign up) offers. As always when choosing a card yo.... More »
Upcoming changes to Aeroplan points, Elite Status, and credit cards + MORE Aug 15th
Air Canada has announced that some big changes are coming to its popular Aeroplan loyalty program in the new year. As of Jan. 1, 2026, members will earn Aeroplan points based on how much they spend rather than how far they fly and their fare type. Qualifying for Elite Status is also being revamped w.... More »
It's time for American Express to tweak the venerable Gold Rewards Card + MORE May 25th
You may recall that early in the year I published the article "There is one very popular travel rewards credit card in Canada that is due for a major overhaul" which detailed my thoughts on how the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card is due for a change. That article was originally planned as five cards th.... More »
Clash of the Credit Cards! Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card vs. MBNA Best Western Rewards Mastercard Dec 24th
Welcome to another Rewards Canada Clash! If you listened to our podcast from June entitled Clash of the Credit Cards - you'll know that we've changed our Showdown features to Clashes. The reason why is that lots of sites and blogs are using Showdown now, some are using battle so we .... More »
MADRID — Spain’s El Mundo newspaper on Thursday called on Queen Letizia to explain herself after leaked text messages emerged showing her supporting a prominent business executive caught up in a scandal involving alleged corporate credit card abuse.
The open letter published in the newspaper came a day after the digital publication eldiario.es reported messages in October 2014 between Letizia and Javier Lopez Madrid, a longtime friend of King Felipe VI and former Bankia bank board member.
Letizia used an expletive to describe to Lopez Madrid the section of El Mundo that printed a story about him and the credit card scandal, adding “we know each other, like each other, respect each other.”
Lopez Madrid, one of dozens of former bank executives and board members being investigated for the credit card purchases, thanked Letizia and wrote: “I’ll make every effort to be careful in the future, we live in a very difficult country and I will be even more conscious about my conduct…
To diversify or not to diversify – that is the question
– RewardsCanada.ca
A question that has been asked by our readers and the media quite often is whether or not it is wise idea to diversify your loyalty program portfolio. The primary reason behind diversifying your loyalty program portfolio is just like diversifying any financial portfolio, to minimize risk. Too often we see loyalty programs make changes to their earning or redeeming rates which amount to the program being devalued. In an ideal world the answer to question is yes, you should make the most of any and all programs that you can. But in the real world this isn’t always the case or possible. If you are a frequent traveller, a big time credit card spender or happen to travel on your parents dime and use their credit rating to obtain the best credit cards then yes you most definitely should. You are in a place where diversification can benefit you and help you avoid devaluations seen from your traditional airline and hotel reward programs, and sometimes, though rare, from proprietary credit card reward programs…March 9 Update: Loyalty Program Diversification, WestJet doubles up London and more
– RewardsCanada.ca
Here is your midweek update! News, Tips & TricksLast week we mentioned that Aeroplan partner Ethiopian Airlines was slated to add a 4th weekly flight between Toronto and Addis Ababa. Well it looks like that flight will not come to fruition and will remain at 3 flights per week. (Source Airlineroute.net) Posts since our last update: To diversify or not to diversify – that is the question A question that has been asked by our readers and the media quite often is whether or not it is…WestJet Rewards: Double dollars on flights between Canada and London WestJet is responding to Air Canada’s offer for Double Miles to London that launched last week with their own… Travel Deals Hilton HHonors members save up to 35% across Europe, Middle East and Africa in the Hilton Flash Sale with rates as low as $89. Bonus Offers AeroMexico Club Premier- Triple Club Premier Points for stays at Best Western Hotels Worldwide. More… Until Mar 31, 16- Double Club Premier Points for stays at Choice Hotels Worldwide…
Infographic: Average card balances by age 2003-2015
– creditcards.com
Seniors have more credit card debt, other age groups less
Air Canada St. Patrick’s Payout – Get your share of 10 million Bonus Aeroplan miles for bookings made by March 17
– RewardsCanada.ca
We see the return of Air Canada’s St. Patrick’s Payout promotion today! The payout is a minimum of 500 bonus Aeroplan miles on each booking made at aircanada.com using the promo code STPATRICK2016. The bonus can be even higher as Air Canada will dole out 10 million miles for all bookings made with that code. 10,000 people book, everyone will get 1,000 miles and so on and so forth. For complete details in English see here or en français voir ici
