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Canada’s Top Travel Rewards Credit Cards Revealed
– RewardsCanada.ca
For many Canadians, the month of January is marked with an assortment of goal setting and New Year’s resolutions from fitness promises to personal finance makeovers. If leisure travel is on your ‘do more’ list it’s equally important to set a goal with a clear action plan. Travel reward credit card programs can help, but sifting through the more than 75 travel rewards credit card offerings can be a daunting task. Thankfully, Rewards Canada has taken the guesswork out of the equation with its 9th annual Travel Rewards Credit Card Ranking.Credit cards are ranked in six major categories including: Travel Points (with annual fee), Travel Points (with no annual fee), Hybrid (flexible currency), Airline, Hotel and Best Overall Card. The credit cards are evaluated by key factors including cost, co-brand partnerships, rate-of-return, benefits and redemption options. “Without exaggeration, 2016 was one of the most turbulent years in the Canadian Travel Rewards Program industry,” says Patrick Sojka, founder of RewardsCanada…January 18 Update: 2017 Top Travel Credit Cards, bonus points on Hainan’s YYC & YYZ flights, SPG earn rate with Uber reduced
– RewardsCanada.ca
News, Tips & Tricks Big news day here on Rewards Canada as we revealed the Top Travel Rewards Credit Cards for 2017! Check out the rankings here! The two big moves are the crowning of a new champ for No Annual Fee Travel Points card and the continuing drop of the BMO Rewards World Elite MasterCard. Cathay Pacific is further expanding the number of flights they have between Toronto and Hong Kong for the summer. They will now be offering 14 flights per week (2x daily) instead of the previously announced 12 flights per week. Good news for Asia Miles members, and of course also British Airways Executive Club and Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan members. (Source Routesonline)In the bonus offers section check out the return of Hainan Airlines Fortune Wings’ International flight bonus. You can earn up to 20,000 bonus points when flying Hainan out of Calgary or Toronto. The amount of Starwood Preferred Guest Starpoints you earn with Uber will be less starting on February 1st. Gone is the increased earn for elites so all members will now earn as follows:Posts since our last update: Earn 4x Aeroplan Miles for Choice Hotels stays Worldwide! The Aeroplan bonuses for stays at Choice Hotels just keep coming! The good news this time is that its…Canada’s Top Travel Rewards Credit Cards Revealed For many Canadians, the month of January is marked with an assortment of goal setting and New Year’s resolutions…Travel DealsAir Canada has flights within Canada on sale with their latest seat sale offering…Earn 4x Aeroplan Miles for Choice Hotels stays Worldwide!
– RewardsCanada.ca
The Aeroplan bonuses for stays at Choice Hotels just keep coming! The good news this time is that its not limited to one month. Right now you can earn 4x the miles for Choice Hotels stays until the end of March. Remember there is no such place a Choice Hotel, that’s just the parent company name for hotels like Quality Inn, Comfort Inn, Econolodge, Clarion and more.Offer details:Earn Quadruple Aeroplan Miles for stays at over 5,500 Choice Hotels Worldwide. Full details and online booking. Until Mar 31, 17Find many more Aeroplan bonus offers here.
