May 4 Update: RSVP Rewards – Canada’s newest hotel loyalty program, earn 40,000 PC Optimum points for shopping beauty & 3 Lufthansa lounges join Priority Pass + MORE May 4th

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. In April the Sandman Hotel Group consolidated several of their loyalty programs and relaunched them as one program called RSVP Rewards. The new frequent guest program combines Sandman Hotel’s Lucky 13 Rewards and Sutton Place Hotels Prestige into one. The new RSVP Rewards program is points based which is more like the Sutton Presitge program as Lucky 13 Rewards was a stamp based program (think buy 10 get 1 free punch cards. All Sutton Prestige members will retain their existing points balances and elite status levels while Lucky 13 members will have their stamps converted to points, unless you have a full card in which you can still redeem that for a free night. The program is giving Lucky 13 members until June 1, 2022 to convert their stamps into electronic points. The RSVP Rewards program has a three level elite status program with Gold, Platinum and Diamond tiers which are earned based on your annual spend with the program…

Early in February we brought you the news that BMO  would be revamping their BMO CashBack® World Elite®* MasterCard®* in addition to changes coming to some of their other cards. In comparison to those other card changes the changes for the CashBack World Mastercard were the only bright spot as for most people this change was truly an enhancement.Image via BMO Those changes to the card affect the earn rates and interest rates. Most of you will be concerned about the earn rates as the card has been an easy one in that category – a nice simple 1.5% on all purchases. BMO even advertised that fact that it is easy to understand your earn rates with no confusing category bonuses or spending caps. Well BMO has gone down the rabbit hole as the card now offers category bonuses with spending caps. Don’t let this sway way away from the card as in fact these changes are for the better for most people.  Let’s take a look at new earn rates and what it could mean for you: - 5% cash back on grocery purchases – up to $500 per statement cycle then 1% after (effectively capped at $6,000 per year)- 4% on ground transportation – including ride sharing, taxis and public transit up to $300 per statement cycle then 1% after  (effectively capped at $3,600 per year)- 3% on gas and electric vehicle charging – up to $300 per statement cycle then 1% after  (effectively capped at $3,600 per year)- 2% on recurring bill payments like your monthly phone bill or gym membership – up to $500 per statement cycle then 1% after (effectively capped at $6,000 per year)- 1% unlimited cashback on all other purchases with no limit on how much cash back you can earn If you add up the categories you have $19,200 in annual spending that can be bonused…

 I believe I may have made a quick a mention of this offer a few months ago in one of our daily update blog posts but didn’t go into detail on it and wanted to remind our readers of this offer since it ends this month. That offer is for 10,000 Aeroplan Points when you open select chequing accounts with TD in combination with their TD Aeroplan Platinum or higher credit cards.New customers who have never held a TD chequing or youth account before easily qualify but even if you had you may still qualify for the offer as well.  To be eligible for the offer previous TD customers must have closed their accounts prior to January 18 of this year and never received a previous offer between the years of 2018 and 2021. If you meet that criteria you are also eligible for this bonus.There are a few more requirements for this offer as well – you have to have a TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite* Card, TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege* Card, or TD Aeroplan Visa Platinum* Card that is opened before May 30, 2021 and you have to keep your new chequing account open and in good standing for 90 days…