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November 15 Update: WestJet Rewards becoming a real contender, YYC to YYZ via AMS on Air France KLM & 2 new Canadian Marriott stay bonuses + MORE Nov 16th
This is just me thinking out loud here..... WestJet Rewards and Air France KLM Flying Blue finally announced reciprocal redemption from their respective reward programs today. We covered using WestJet dollars on AF KLM earlier today and this is great news that I wanted to talk about more. The ever .... More »
Top 5 Small Business Credit Card Sign Up offers for June - These cards provide the best value out of their welcome bonuses + MORE Jun 7th
Here are the Rewards Canada Top 5 Small Business Credit Card Sign Up offers for this month! This is not a 'best' credit card list like our Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings but instead a look at cards for small businesses that have very good acquisition (welcome/sign up) offers. As a.... More »
Wells Fargo boosts the sign-up bonus for the Cash Wise Visa to $200 + MORE Apr 27th
Wells Fargo has upped the sign-up bonus for the Cash Wise Visa card from $150 to $200. To earn the cash rewards bonus, a cardholder must make $1,000 in purchases in the first three months of opening his or her account..... More »
10 great Starwood Hotels in Canada to use your 40K free night benefit at from the SPG Credit Card from Amex + MORE Jan 9th
All photos in this post courtesy of Starwood HotelsAs my wife approaches the $40,000 spend threshold on her Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express she will soon receive her Category 1-4 free weekend night certificate for doing so. Well light bulb goes off since we did the post a .... More »
You can now earn and burn Aeroplan Miles on Azul Brazilian Airlines + MORE Jul 9th
A major decline in travel due to the current global pandemic has not stopped Air Canada's Aeroplan from growing the program for future travel. It was only a few short weeks ago the program announced their partnership with Etihad Airways and as of today they have added another airline, Brazil's Azul .... More »
June 3 Update: Swiss First Class via Aeroplan is gone, up to Triple Aeroplan Miles for Accor stays & great WestJet bonuses for California flights
– RewardsCanada.ca
News, Tips & Tricks In less than the span of 24 hours we posted about two amazing deals here on the Rewards Canada blog. A check before posting this morning shown one is still available and the other is gone. The offer that is still around is KLM’s Business Class deal to Germany where you can fly for less than $1,700 in the lap of luxury while the SWISS First Class availability with Aeroplan is gone. These are some good examples of why you need to keep up with our blog posts or follow us on social media to ensure you don’t miss out on deals like these!In the bonus offers section there are some decent new bonus offers for Aeroplan members like the up to Triple Miles for Accor Hotel stays, the new Marriott bonus with 4 U.S. airlines and some great bonuses from WestJet for their new California routes! Posts since our last update: Air Canada Altitude members can earn 2,500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for Fairmont Gold stays Here is a nice bonus offer for those Air Canada elite status members out there…Democratic Dissonance on the Economy
– online.wsj.com
Obama claims credit for an economy that Clinton and, even more stridently, Sanders are blasting.Air Canada Altitude members can earn 2,500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for Fairmont Gold stays
– RewardsCanada.ca
Here is a nice bonus offer for those Air Canada elite status members out there. Thanks to Rewards Canada reader Charles T. for the heads up on this one!Offer details: 2,500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for Air Canada Altitude members who complete Fairmont Gold stays at participating Fairmont Hotels in Canada, the U.S. and Bermuda. Full details and online booking. Until Sep 30, 16Find many more Aeroplan bonus miles offers here! How to save on foreign exchange fees on vacation
– moneysense.ca
OTTAWA – There are credit cards for major expenses like flights and hotels, Uber for getting around and Android or Apple Pay on smartphones.
But travellers still need at least a little cash if they’re vacationing outside of Canada this summer, and that means swapping loonies for euros, yuan or other foreign currencies.
Travel agent Omar Guechtal recommends clients plan ahead and exchange as much as they think they’ll need at their Canadian bank to get the best deal possible before travelling abroad.
Ignoring this travel insurance clause could cost you »
“Banks and exchange places are actually giving a better rate when they are selling a currency than when they are buying it,” said Guechtal, an assistant team leader at Flight Centre.
“If you’re looking for hard cash, it is always better to be purchasing it in Canada than purchasing it at destination.”
Using an ATM while travelling outside of Canada is a convenient way to get the cash wherever you are, but it comes at a cost…
But travellers still need at least a little cash if they’re vacationing outside of Canada this summer, and that means swapping loonies for euros, yuan or other foreign currencies.
Travel agent Omar Guechtal recommends clients plan ahead and exchange as much as they think they’ll need at their Canadian bank to get the best deal possible before travelling abroad.
Ignoring this travel insurance clause could cost you »
“Banks and exchange places are actually giving a better rate when they are selling a currency than when they are buying it,” said Guechtal, an assistant team leader at Flight Centre.
“If you’re looking for hard cash, it is always better to be purchasing it in Canada than purchasing it at destination.”
Using an ATM while travelling outside of Canada is a convenient way to get the cash wherever you are, but it comes at a cost…
