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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New 35,000 RBC Rewards point welcome bonus on the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Business Card + MORE Sep 13th
Back in April RBC revealed new 35,000 bonus point welcome offers on their consumer Avion cards, namely the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card as well as the RBC Avion Visa Platinum Card and the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Privilege. Noticeably absent at the time was no increased bonus for the busi.... More »
5 times when a no annual fee card is worth it + MORE May 25th
High-end credit cards come with a lot of perks, but sometimes a no annual fee card can offer what you really need, without you having to worry about closing it once you no longer use the rewards.... More »
This Week in RWRDS: August 16, 2024 – The 3 most overrated cards in Canada Aug 17th
This week we look at the three most overrated credit cards, Hilton Honors Fall Power Up Promotion, Hotels.com Rewards continuing on in Canada 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: The.... More »
RWRDS Daily Update – March 20, 2024 Mar 21st
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March 11 Update: Enter to win 2 Business Class Tickets + more from Edmonton's Best Hotels, last day to enter our contest & more confirmed Cobalt Multipliers + MORE Mar 12th
Here's your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your near daily dose of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. Not only are Edmontons Best Hotels offering the great gift card and rewards offer we brought to you back in February (read all about that offer here) but n.... More »
Appeals court rejects $7.25 billion swipe-fee settlement
– creditcards.com
An appeals court overturned a 2012 swipe-fee settlement that allowed merchants to surcharge Visa and MasterCard credit card transactions
Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down to discuss the news of the week. And what a week it was!
U.S. President Barack Obama travelled to Canada and delivered a historic speech to Parliament. He also attended the Three Amigos Summit with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. The leaders signed a comprehensive clean energy deal. We talk about it with Environment Minister Catherine McKenna.
Ahead of the summit, Canada and Mexico reached a quid pro quo agreement. Canada will lift visa requirements for Mexican visitors, while Mexico will open its borders to Canadian beef. Conservatives are warning of the risks of striking down the visa requirements. We talk about that with Tory MP Michelle Rempel.
The Trudeau government has launched a marijuana task force to study the best ways to regulate and legalize pot. To handle this complex task, the Liberals have put Anne McLellan in charge. She joins us to discuss her role in making weed legal.
Finally, in honour of the Canada Day long weekend, the podcast takes you to the centre of Canada — literally…
June 30 Update: Alaska Airlines & JAL Mileage Bank partnership, Save 25% on KLM Business Class awards & Alaska cuts many AA earning rates
– RewardsCanada.ca
News, Tips & Tricks To coincide with American AAdvantage moving to their revenue based mileage earning model, Alaska Airlines will be adjusted the earn rate for Mileage Plan members who fly on American as of August 1st. Full fare business and first class will go up to 200% miles flown while discounted economy which used to earn 100% of miles flown will vary from 25% for the cheapest tickets to 75% for the pricier discounted tickets. Full fare economy and discounted premium classes remain the same. Find out more here.Also on the Alaska Airlines newsfront is the approval of their partnership with Japan Airlines that we mentioned sometime ago. You can now earn and redeem miles with each other airline’s programs Mileage Plan and Mileage Bank. The redemption chart for Japan Airlines Mileage Bank members looks really good for travel within North America and competes well with Aeroplan and British Airways Executive Club! Now JAL Mileage Bank miles are relatively hard to come by for us Canadians unless of course you credit all your flights and hotel stays to JMB but the easiest way to earn them for those who may not travel JAL often but want an awesome option for redeeming on Alaska Airlines is the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express…
Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down to discuss the news of the week. And what a week it was!
U.S. President Barack Obama travelled to Canada and delivered a historic speech to Parliament. He also attended the Three Amigos Summit with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. The leaders signed a comprehensive clean energy deal. We talk about it with Environment Minister Catherine McKenna.
Ahead of the summit, Canada and Mexico reached a quid pro quo agreement. Canada will lift visa requirements for Mexican visitors, while Mexico will open its borders to Canadian beef. Conservatives are warning of the risks of striking down the visa requirements. We talk about that with Tory MP Michelle Rempel.
The Trudeau government has launched a marijuana task force to study the best ways to regulate and legalize pot. To handle this complex task, the Liberals have put Anne McLellan in charge. She joins us to discuss her role in making weed legal.
Finally, in honour of the Canada Day long weekend, the podcast takes you to the centre of Canada — literally…
