The “Big Five” Canadian banks offer credit cards and include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD Canada Trust), Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Did you know that there are many other options?
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How much debt is normal in Canada? We break it down by age + MORE Jun 22nd
Debt seems to be a normal thing for Canadians these days. After a brief decline during the pandemic, the Canadian household debt-to-income ratio soared to 184.5% in the first quarter of 2023. That means Canadians owe nearly $1.85 for every dollar of disposable income.
The ballooning debt has been.... More »
This Week in RWRDS: June 1 – 7, 2024 + MORE Jun 8th
This week we look at the return of the Amex Shop Small promotion for summer 2024, delve into the issue of PC Optimum accounts being frozen and more in our weekly credit card and loyalty rewards newscast! Watch This Week in RWRDS here: Listen to This Week in RWRDS here: Topics of discussion American .... More »
Ending soon: Elevated welcome bonus offers on select Scotia Visa & Amex cards + MORE Jun 20th
With July 1st fast approaching we will see the elevated welcome bonus offers on select Scotia Visa and American Express cards come to a close. The offers on the following three cards will not be extended nor improved after this date so now is a good time to get one if you have had it […]
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WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard adding data roaming and H&R Block discount benefits Sep 23rd
In the most recent email sent out to WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard holders they reveal several new benefits coming to the card including data roaming. Starting on October 1, 2024 the card will provide 3 x 1GB FlexiRoam global data packs to cardholders and it will also offer a 30% off discount f.... More »
AIR MILES Shops: Earn 3x miles sitewide for your online shopping Feb 4th
AIR MILES has a Valentine’s Day offer for shopping online via AIR MILES Shops. This promotion is available until February 12 and offers 3x miles sitewide on eligible purchases. An eligible purchase is one that will earn at least one base AIR MILES Reward Mile. Most partners will require at lea.... More »
Podcast Episode 91: The best ever bonus on the RBC Avion Cards, Best Western’s free night award, the Star Alliance credit card and more!
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This episode I am taking it back to the roots of the podcast! If you have been a faithful listener or have gone back to listen to the early episodes you’ll know that when the podcast was launched in 2016 we would cover a little bit of everything in an episode, from loyalty program or credit card news, to bonuses and other topics that were of note for the few weeks leading up to the episode release date. In this episode we cover the best ever bonus seen on the RBC Avion cards, Air France’s 3x miles on their new Quebec City route, Best Western’s free night award offer, the introduction of one way rewards from RBC Rewards, the new Star Alliance credit card and our tip of the week looks at the American Express Cobalt Card confirmed multipliers page on Rewards Canada. Click Here to download the podcast (mp3) or download/subscribe via: Links relating to this week’s topics:Loyalty Lesson: The first points & miles credit card you should getApply for the American Express Cobalt Card (This link supports Rewards Canada – thank you for using it!) IHG One Rewards new elite benefits and milestone rewards are now live & earn up to 5x points with Aeroplan eStore Father’s Day event
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Here’s your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your near daily dose of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. Today’s update is brought to you by the HSBC High Rate Savings Account with which you can enjoy a total annual interest rate of up to 2.65% on new deposits± Click here to learn more about this offer IHG One Rewards, the revamped program from IHG Hotels & Resorts took another step today in the evolution of the program as the new Elite Status Benefits and Milestone Rewards went live today. The elite status benefits include early check in /late checkout, hot breakfast for Diamond members and room upgrades. All the benefits are subject to availability. The Milestone Rewards are the additional rewards offered for completing stays with the brand during a calendar year. Rewards kick in once you complete 20 nights and then you get to pick more every 10 nights after that up to 100 nights per year. The rewards include confirmed suite upgrades, bonus points and food & beverage creditds…Scene+ scores big at the expense of AIR MILES – watch for grocery earning and redeeming to come soon to the program!
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In a very unexpected move, news came out today that Empire Company Limited, the parent corporation of Sobeys, Safeway, FreshCo, IGA and numerous other grocery and drug stores has become a co-owner in the Scene+ program. This will mark the end of the grocery empire’s involvement with the AIR MILES program. AIR MILES has counted Safeway and Eastern Canadian Sobeys stores as decades long partners and gained western Canadian stores which were aligned with Aeroplan after the Safeway takeover. Empire has now counted three major Canadian loyalty programs as partners! Over the coming months these stores that have currently been part of the AIR MILES program will move over to Scene+ starting no less than in the company’s own backyard, Atlantic Canada.By August 2022 stores in Atlantic Canada should be participating in the Scene+ program and more will follow after that: The Scene+ rollout will begin gradually with stores in Atlantic Canada in August 2022, and then continue across the rest of Canada culminating in early 2023…
