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RWRDS Daily Update – February 14, 2024 + MORE Feb 15th
American Express opens Largest Centurion Lounge at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and New Amex Offers provide statement credits for Chewy and Lordco. Check out today's points & miles updates here:
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October 25 Update: Air Canada adding new Quebec City to Calgary & Vancouver flights and earn 1,000 bonus points on your next Best Western stay + MORE Oct 26th
Here's your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your daily dose (or near daily dose) of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. This update is brought to you by the HSBC World Elite Mastercard which is currently offering a welcome bonus of up to 100,000 bonus points.... More »
Top Cash Back Credit Card Sign Up offers for September 2023 + MORE Sep 9th
Here are Rewards Canada’s Top 5 Cash Back Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of September 2023. This is not a ‘best’ credit card list like our Top Cash Back Credit Card rankings but instead a look at cards that have very good cash back acquisition (welcome/sign up) offers. This includes .... More »
November 9 Update: Get ready for a bunch of loyalty program news, Marriott adds a new hotel in Sarnia and Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection joins Marriott Bonvoy + MORE Nov 10th
Here's your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your daily dose (or near daily dose) of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. This update is brought to you by the HSBC World Elite Mastercard which is currently offering a welcome bonus of up to 100,000 bonus points.... More »
Final week? The best ever bonus on the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card Apr 23rd
The current best ever bonus of up to 55,000 Avion Rewards points on the RBC Avion Visa Infinite card is set to end on April 30, 2023. This is one of the easiest welcome bonuses to achieve in the market and great for someone looking to quickly get a lot of points that they can […]
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Encana deal’s low fees serve as warning to Bay Street
– theglobeandmail.com
Share offering engineered by Credit Suisse Securities Canada Inc. and JPMorgan cut standard fee by more than half
Credit bureau policies vary when freezing a child's credit
– creditcards.com
It is often difficult to place a credit freeze on a child when no ID theft has been committed
It’s Never Too Early to Think about Holiday Shopping
– ratesupermarket.ca
While it may seem a bit early – especially if you’re still basking in the neverending summer heat in Southern Ontario – now is the time that retailers really start thinking about the holidays.
Whether looking at November’s Cyber Monday or the big Christmas push, smart merchants are unleashing their online holiday campaigns earlier than ever to be in a better position to attract new audiences and convert those buyers into customers.
And it seems we’re certainly ready to help. Nationally, consumer spending grew by 5.5 per cent from April to June on a year-over-year basis, according to Moneris Solutions, which processes debit and credit card payments. Those numbers are expected to head higher still.
All of this means more people than ever before will likely be paying for some – if not all – of those Christmas gifts with a credit card. If you’re one of them, here are a few tips to help you spend a bit more wisely during the 2016 holiday season.
Prepare a Detailed Shopping List
One of the best ways to stay on budget this holiday season is to have a shopping list for your gift giving – just as if you were heading for the grocery store…
TD Travel Visa cardholders in Quebec may win a reprieve from the 2015 devaluation
– RewardsCanada.ca
TD’s spin on their inherent devaluation last yearAs many of you may be aware back in 2015 TD Canada Trust announced changes to the TD Rewards program that ticked off a lot of cardholders. The changes were posted to the Rewards Canada blog in June 2015 which you can read here. In our search for some details on the current AIR MILES class action lawsuit we came across another class action lawsuit we had not seen before. This one was brought up in Quebec so it is only good for residents of Quebec but it appears a settlement has been reached. The courts need to approved the settlement still with that decision to come on October 21st.If approved it means credit card holders of TD’s proprietary rewards program (TD First Class, Platinum or Classic Travel visa) that reside in Quebec won’t be subject to the devalued point requirements for book anyway travel purchases until August 31st, 2017. The rest of Canada (and we’re guessing Quebec right now) have been subject to the new redemption rates since November 2015…
