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New welcome offer of 100,000 PC Optimum points on PC Financial Credit Cards Jul 16th
We see the return of a 100K credit card offer that seems to be coming around every few weeks now but when it is around it is only live for a short period. That offer is the 100K bonus for getting a PC Financial Mastercard. This time the offer is valid for applications until July 28, 2021 and is g.... More »
Earn up to 40x AIR MILES when you purchase a MAX PASS May 14th
AIR MILES’ next set of MAX PASS Bonus offers that provide up to 40x miles are out now. Launched in September 2022 AIR MILES MAX PASS is pay for play option to earn extra bonus miles when shopping at select retailers. This is the fourth such set of offers and are available for purchase until [&.... More »
AIR MILES Shop the Block is back - earn up to 1,200 Bonus Reward Miles when earning from multiple partners + MORE Nov 15th
The annual AIR MILES Shop the Block event launched today and presents a really nice bonus mile earning opportunity for AIR MILES collectors. If you meet the requirement of using Shop the Block coupons at 3 or more sponsors you'll be awarded with up to 1,200 Rewards Miles over and above the base m.... More »
Trump’s crew wants to declare Mexico a safe third country. That could be a death sentence for refugees + MORE Apr 6th
Donald Trump inspects border wall prototypes in San Diego, Calif. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
So Donald Trump has dispatched the military National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border to—well, it’s unclear what the president imagines the troop.... More »
April 25 Update: 12 new confirmed Amex Cobalt multiplier locations and a new Amex Offer for Mirvish Productions + MORE Apr 26th
Here's your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your near daily dose of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. Be sure to subscribe to the Rewards Canada News email newsletter so that you don't miss out on any loyalty program news and offers! You can subscribe to the ne.... More »
Sizing up a credit card rewards scheme
– creditcards.com
Points pros live lavish lifestyles with their rewards points they collect, but if you’re planning to get in on the game, make sure the fees won’t outweigh the benefits
Case Study: Fixed Return Travel Card versus a Reward Chart Travel Card
– RewardsCanada.ca
In this feature we look at two very popular Canadian credit cards and the return you get from them for your everyday spending. One has a fixed point rewards chart system while the other is a straight cash back towards any travel purchase. The cards are the RBC® Visa Infinite‡ Avion® and the Capital One® Aspire Travel™ World Elite MasterCard®. The RBC card has your traditional reward chart system whereas the Capital One® card is your book travel anywhere and redeem against the charge system. With RBC’s reward chart system they have set out a points requirement for various regions of travel, short haul North America, long haul North America and so on. That fixed reward chart points requirement means that you have to use a set number of points to redeem for travel within that region. Taking short haul for example, you need to redeem 15,000 points for tickets that can cost up to $350 before taxes and fees…Open Cuba's Market to U.S. Farmers
– online.wsj.com
Americans can sell food to the island, but only in cash transactions. It’s time to extend credit. Mortgage delinquency rates were low in Toronto and Vancouver during the fourth quarter of 2016, despite hot housing markets that have sent prices soaring, according to a new report from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation that examines consumer mortgage credit data.
June 13 Update: Fixed Return Travel Card versus a Reward Chart Travel Card, Marriott & Starwood won’t merge until late 2018 & more!
– RewardsCanada.ca
News, Tips & Tricks We released our first ‘case study’ that looks at the value you get from a Fixed Return Travel Card versus a Reward Chart Travel Card. Most proprietary credit card programs are the former save for several like Avion and Aventura which are the latter as well as your traditional programs like Aeroplan, AIR MILES and others using reward charts. In this feature we focus on two of Canada’s most popular and best cards with each one representing one of the categories. You can read the case study here. You may have even more time then we expected with Starwood Preferred Guest and of course the extremely strong Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express (Why you should still consider getting the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express) as Marriott gave some more details on the merger of the two programs during a lodging conference and it looks like it won’t happen until the end of 2018 and that even isn’t being promised. So yes now more than ever you should be taking advantage of the very strong Starwood Preferred Guest program as you have at least 1…
