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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September 2 Update: 50,000 bonus PC Optimum points for Shoppers Drug Mart online purchases, 50,000 bonus Be Well points on Thursday and earn 150 AIR MILES on a free hearing test + MORE Sep 2nd
Today and tomorrow you can earn 50,000 bonus PC Optimum points when you spend $150 or more online with Shoppers Drug Mart. Those 50,000 points are worth $50. Find out more here. Image via Shoppers Drug Mart Meanwhile Rexall will also be awarding 50,000 bonus points on beauty products but on Th.... More »
Hamilton staycation bonus points - 2,500 bonus points for stays of 2 or more nights at The TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Hamilton Mar 19th
Here's a nice little bonus offer to take a look at if you have been itching for a staycation in Southern Ontario. Starting tomorrow and running through to June 4 you can earn 2,500 bonus Bonvoy points for a 2 night or longer stay at the new TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Hamilton. This o.... More »
FINAL REMINDER The credit card to consider getting right now - August 2022 + MORE Aug 31st
We continue our monthly feature where we recommend a card to consider applying for right away during the course of the current month. How do we pick which card should be highlighted? We'll look at numerous factors however in most cases it will primarily be due to the limited time off.... More »
This Week in RWRDS: November 18 – 24, 2023 + MORE Nov 24th
This week we talk about the much anticipated Shoppers Drug Mart PC Optimum Big Bonus Redemption Event, touch upon the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan changes and much 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.... More »
November 3 Update: Guide to Credit Card Cash Back Liquidity updated, Cobalt Card also gets Sandman & Sutton Place Hotels offer + more Cobalt multipliers + MORE Nov 3rd
We've updated a feature we launched early on during the pandemic - that feature is our Guide to Credit Card Cash Back Liquidity. This useful article provides details on how soon you can redeem for cash back from most cash back cards and travel rewards cards with cash back options in Canada.... More »
Aeroplan Availability Alert – Lie Flat Business Class on 787 Dreamliner between Vancouver and San Francisco
– RewardsCanada.ca
For the summer Air Canada is flying one of their five daily flights between Vancouver and San Francisco with an internationally configured Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. The plane will be flying the 1:30pm flight AC566 from Vancouver and the return 5:30pm flight AC571 until September 1st. If you are lucky enough to be travelling on a day that there is availability you could fly on this plane for only 12,500 miles one way in Economy or treat yourself to the amazing business class option for only 25,000 miles one way.Here are two examples of some Aeroplan redemption opportunities for this route:For the above business class option you could redeem 25,000 miles plus pay the $116 in fees versus an all out cost of $664. The miles would save you $548.64, for a value of about 2.2 cents per mile.For economy class we did find some options that actually priced below the standard 12,500 mile redemption rate. The Market Fare pricing on select dates was 500 miles lower at 12,000 miles:Now the Economy Class pricing to buy this ticket outright wasn’t very much – $205 for the lowest Economy (Standard) or $284 for Economy Flex…July 10 Update: Redeem for an AIR MILES Dream Reward for a chance to win a $5,000 gift card, more free points from Stash Hotel Rewards & more!
– RewardsCanada.ca
AIR MILES in collaboration with Redtag.ca are offering members a chance to win a $5000 Redtag.ca gift card and other prizes. All you have to do to enter is make a Dream Rewards redemption. For every mile you redeem for a Dream Reward you will receive one entry into the contest. In addition to the gift card, the other prizes consist of 5,000 AIR MILES Reward Miles and 2,000 AIR MILES Reward Miles. The contest runs until August 4. Find out more here!In the bonus offers section below you’ll find another free points offer. Once again it is from Stash Hotel Rewards who have revamped their refer a friend program. Previoulsy the program would award you with 500 points when a referral completed a stay. That bonus remains but they have now added 100 points just for making that referral and the person you refer will get 500 points just for joining. Check it out here! (This is my referral link – thanks in advance to anyone who uses it!) Posts since our last update:Aeroplan Availability Alert – Lie Flat Business Class on 787 Dreamliner between Vancouver and San Francisco For the summer Air Canada is flying one of their five daily flights between Vancouver and San Francisco with…Summary of global hotel systemwide bonus points promotions – July Edition Here is your monthly update of all the global hotel bonus points promotions that are available! One of the…Domestic companion voucher added to base level WestJet RBC Mastercard WestJet and RBC have just added a new benefit to their base level co-brand Mastercard that really ups the…July 8 Update: Travel Hacking 102 Update, Flair Air now flying Toronto to Calgary and Vancouver & more! Last week we updated our Travel Hacking 101article and today we updated the Travel Hacking 102 article…
