New increased welcome bonus of 50,000 points + first year free on the BMO Rewards® Business Mastercard® + MORE Jul 20th

 Regional and city tourism boards are always looking at ways of attracting visitors to their part of the country by offering various incentives and promotions. One such incentive has been to provide some sort of promotion like providing gift cards for booking and staying at hotels in that said region or city. This type of promotion has seen increased popularity in Canada ever since one of early trendsetters started it off many years ago. That trendsetter was Tourism Vancouver  and Vancouver Hotel Destination Association who launched BeVancouver as early as 2015. Now known as StayVancouverHotels we see them run their gift card offers for stays in the Vancouver region several times per year and it is back for this summer. Vancouver is not the only region however running promotions right now. In fact at the time of posting we here at Rewards Canada were aware of five offers across Canada and are sure there are even more. So if you are still planning some summer vacations and even early fall vacations here are the offers to check out from these tourism boards:Image via Tourism Outaouais GatineauTourism Outaouais is offering a $100 Visa prepaid card when you book and stay three or more nights at their participating hotels in Gatineau…

BMO’s mainstay premium small business card, the BMO Rewards® Business Mastercard® sees the return of it’s 50,000 point welcome bonus which ran for the latter half of 2020 all the way into February of this year. The 50,000 bonus points are awarded when you spend $5,000 or more on the card in the first three months of having it. On top of that the annual fee of $120 is waived for the first year of having the card. That means you basically get those 50,000 points at no cost outside of the spending that you actually put on the card.Once you meet the minimum spend requirement you’ll receive those 50,000 bonus points which are worth $333 towards any travel booked via bmorewards.com. Here are some of the key features of the BMO Rewards® Business Mastercard® to also take into account on top of the welcome bonus·         Get 3 BMO Rewards points  for every $1 you spend on gas, office supplies and cell phone/internet bill payments·         Earn 1…

American Express has recently been sending out numerous emails letting cardmembers know that American Express Experiences and Front of the Line are set to return for live events. If you you are a first time Amex cardmember who just got their card during the pandemic when FOTL wasn’t running or are unfamiliar with FOTL it essentially  allows American Express Cardmembers to enjoy exclusive access to ticket presales and reserved seating offers for concerts, musicals, shows and much more. During the pandemic FOTL switched to offering and still do offer access to virtual events but come this fall that all changes as live events are set to return.In fact in the latest email, which just came today (July 20, 2021) the program now has tickets up for grabs for select concerts and events like The Sam Roberts Band, Letterkenny, Big Wreck Monster Truck and more You can visit this page to see all of the tickets that are currently available via FOTL. Front of the Line is a benefit our family has used extensively over the years to go to some of the biggest concerts from Lady Gaga and Katie Perry to the Tragically Hip farewell tour…

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.   As of today there are only two weeks left for the best ever bonuses and accelerated earn rates on seven American Express cards. With offers of up to 150,000 points these are some of the largest points offerings ever seen in Canada. All of these offers end on August 3 You can learn more about the cards and the offers here. Or if you don’t feel like reading that post here are the 7 cards and their offers:American Express® Aeroplan®* Reserve Card A welcome bonus of up to 100,000 Aeroplan points, plus earn 10x the points on eats and drinks up to 50,000 points, for a total value of up to 150,000 Aeroplan points. American Express® Aeroplan®* Card A welcome bonus of up to 50,000 Aeroplan points, plus 5x the points on eats and drinks up to 25,000 points, for a total value of up to 75,000 Aeroplan points.The Platinum Card® A welcome bonus of up to 100,000 Membership Rewards points, plus 10x the points on eats and drinks up to 50,000 points, for a total value of up to 150,000 Membership Rewards points…