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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March 2 Update: WestJet to acquire Sunwing Vacations and Sunwing Airlines; Fly Aer Lingus from Toronto to Dublin for under $500 roundtrip + MORE Mar 3rd
Here's your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your 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 worth $500, ha.... More »
RWRDS Daily Update Oct 30: Last chance for increased welcome bonuses on the RBC ION Visa Cards and the WestJet World Elite Mastercard + MORE Oct 31st
Last chance for the increased welcome bonuses on the RBC ION Visa Cards and the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard & Earn up to 25,000 bonus Be Well points on Well.ca purchases. Check out today's points & miles updates here:
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Tips for Paying Off Credit Card Debt + MORE Jun 15th
Credit card bills got you down?
That’s the trouble with paying with plastic. It is easy to spend, but not quite as easy to pay off the debt you accrue – especially if you are only paying the minimum each month. Carrying too much credit card debt can make it harder to get a loan for a house .... More »
April 10 Update: More confirmed American Express Multiplier locations, Amtrak Guest Rewards changes inactivity policy without notice & more! + MORE Apr 11th
We have completed another update to our American Express Cobalt Card Confirmed Multiplier Locations. Despite the not so good news from earlier this week that the 5x points on Eats & Drinks will be capped at $30K spending annually you'll still want to know where you can earn those 5x or 2x or .... More »
September 20 Update: 9% cash back returns on TD Cash Back Visa Infiinte, great bonus for flying on Lufthansa, Swiss or Austrian + more! + MORE Sep 20th
The TD Cash Back Visa Infinite Card is once again offering 9% cash back on gas, grocery and recurring bill payments for the first 3 months up to a total spend of $3,500 in the first three months of having the card. If you reach that spend it is the equivalent of getting a $210 bonus on the card..... More »
Starwood and Marriott announce some changes for 2018 including no integration… yet
– RewardsCanada.ca
As we said in September “The Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express isn’t going away – at least for the time being” as people were speculating on its demise due to the upcoming integration of Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest. Based on news from Marriott we knew this wouldn’t happen until late 2018 or some time in 2019. Well we now have confirmation from the programs that it will not happen in 2018. We also have some details on some changes coming to the programs:This is from Marriott’s emailThe first is new benefits with Hertz for both Marriott Rewards members and Starwood Preferred Guest members. Prior to this Starwood has not had a relationship with Hertz so we can sort of see this an a step towards integration by equaling out the partnerships that both programs have. You’ll be able to earn Starpoints for Hertz rentals and Elite members from both programs will receive elevated status in the Hertz Gold Plus Rewards program.The second change is the end of the rollover nights and status buy back offers from Marriott…November 28 Update: Marriott teams up with Maple Leaf sports, AC Altitude members to have Gogo WiFi option, AIR MILES ups Cash Redemption cap for the holidays
– RewardsCanada.ca
14 years ago today we sent out our 32nd issue of the Rewards Canada News newsletter. The big highlights in that newsletter were the Canadian specific offer of 3,000 miles for joining Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan and the buy SkyMiles bonus for Canadians only when redeeming for an award! This week we will be sending out our 600th issue! If you don’t subscribe to the newsletter yet you can do so here Rewards Canada reader Ryan has confirmed that the American Express Cobalt’s multipliers do work in the U.S.. He was confirming our post “Are the American Express Cobalt Card category multipliers available globally?” as many had questioned if the category bonuses were just for Canada or available globally.Last week Marriott announced a Canadian specific partnership that will resonate well with Marriott Rewards and SPG members in our great country! The partnership is with Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment and it will see members in both program being able to bid on hockey experiences with their points via Marriott Rewards Moments and SPG Moments: Marriott International, the country’s leading lodging company, is proud to announce a multi-year partnership with Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE), making Marriott International the preferred hotel company for the Toronto Maple Leafs…
