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New increased welcome bonus of up to 40,000 Asia Miles on the Cathay World Elite® Mastercard® – powered by Neo Feb 2nd
Neo and Cathay have revealed a new increased welcome bonus offer on the Cathay World Elite Mastercard – powered by Neo. When you apply for and are approved for the card you can receive up to 40,000 bonus Asia Miles. This is highest public bonus seen on the card since it was introduced in late .... More »
Ontario Securities Commission hearing into Home Capital put over to June 2 May 5th
The Ontario Securities Commission’s hearing into Home Capital Group (TSX:HCG) has been put over to June 2.
The Toronto-based lender has seen its share price tumble in recent weeks following allegations from OSC staff that the company, two former CEOs and the current CFO broke the law in their .... More »
September 12 Update: Aer Lingus to start Montreal-Dublin service (a great Avios redemption possibilty), 5,000 Bonus Marriott Points in Victoria and more + MORE Sep 12th
Ireland's Aer Lingus announced their second Canadian destination today. Starting next summer they will offer direct flights between Montreal and Dublin with their new Airbus A321LR aircraft. The flights will launch on August 8, 2019 and operate daily. This is significant news for those of you us.... More »
FanDuel refunding bets on Blues after Game 3 ends in controversy - theScore + MORE May 16th
FanDuel refunding bets on Blues after Game 3 ends in controversy theScoreNHL needs better way to get calls right after another OT controversy Sportsnet.caControversial non-call helps Sharks beat Blues in overtime TSNSan Jose Sharks Aspire to Rebound on the Road in Ga.... More »
Air Canada St. Patrick's Payout - Get your share of 10 million Bonus Aeroplan miles for bookings made by March 17 + MORE Mar 10th
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 t.... More »
November 12 Update: Canada’s Choice Credit Card rankings, American Airlines announces New Zealand service, Fly KLM to Dubai for as little as $849,
– RewardsCanada.ca
Lots of news, bonuses and more for you today! News, Tips & Tricks The biggest news today is the release of our Canada’s Choice credit card rankings. Nearly 7,000 of you voted and here you can find the results.Here is a program we haven’t really covered much in the past, Chapters Indigo Plum Rewards. Right now you can earn 10x Plum Points when you spend $30 or more online.You also get free shipping on all orders over $25! This offer runs until November 15th. Find out more here.(Remember to go through Aeroplan eStore or Airmilesshops.ca to earn miles on top of those bonus plum points!)InterContinental Hotels has opened yet another location in Canada. Now open is the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Cold Lake Alberta. We here at Rewards Canada are super excited about this little news tidbit – Air Canada mainline is coming back to YYC-LAX (and YVR-SFO/LAX) marking the end of Air Canada Rouge service on the routes as of May next year. We fly to California quite often and it will be nice to have regular AC aircraft back on the route…How hard and soft inquiries affect your credit score
– creditcards.com
Credit inquiries can be either soft or hard, and your credit score can suffer damage if you drop too many hard inquiries into it
Canadians Pick their Top Travel Rewards Credit Cards for 2015 – Results of our Canada’s Choice Vote!
– RewardsCanada.ca
For the fifth year in a row RewardsCanada.ca, the country’s leading source for frequent flyer and travel reward information, asked Canadians to rank their favourite travel reward credit cards as part of its ‘Canada’s Choice’ Awards.More than 6,000 users of the popular website responded by choosing their favourite card from the more than 85 travel rewards credit cards available in Canada.“RBC is Canada’s largest bank so it’s not surprising so many of their customers voted for their cards,” said Patrick Sojka of Rewards Canada. “I suspect many aren’t aware of the incredible amount of choice available in Canada. When it comes to comes to maximizing travel rewards it really pays to get informed and shop around.”When compared to Reward Canada’s annual ranking there are some surprising omissions in the Canada’s Choice results including the top ranked BMO World Elite MasterCard and TD’s Aeroplan Visa Infinite card. “While it may be convenient to pick a travel reward credit card associated with your bank it should really come down to matching up features and benefits to your needs,” add Sojka…
