Surprising value out of Amex’s new no fee card when you use it for Marriott stays + MORE Dec 15th

If I recall correctly it has been a good six months or more since we’ve seen RBC push out any enhanced offers for their flagship RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card but now we finally have one albeit a targeted one. Once again a big thank you to Anik D. for alerting us to this offer!Based on the terms and conditions from the offer landing page this offer appears to come from either an email and/or mail out being sent out to select Canadians as it states the following: To be exempt from the annual fee for one year (the “annual fee waiver offer”) and to receive 15,000 RBC Rewards points (or “welcome points”), your application must be received by the date indicated on the communication you received from us for this offer, and it must be approved by us. Upon enrolment, 15,000 welcome points will appear on your first monthly statement. To receive the additional 5,000 RBC Rewards points (“bonus points”) when you spend $1,000 or more within 3 months of account opening your (i) application must be approved by us, (ii) credit card account must be in good standing since your account open date and the bonus points will be credited to your account on the first monthly statement after the spend criteria has been met…

Air Canada Aeroplan sent out news today revealing the launch of their first extra perk that they have been highly taunting us with since the revealing of the new program earlier this fall. The perk is a new redemption option where you can now redeem Aeroplan points for Wi-Fi onboard Air Canada flights.Starting December 14th, members will be able to redeem their points for a single use Wi-Fi pass on board all Gogo equipped aircrafts on all routes. Passes are available starting as low as 850 points for select flights under 2 hours, and some example prices for entire flight passes include:YYZ-YUL: 850 ptsYYZ-YVR: 1,400 ptsYYZ-LHR: 2,100 ptsMembers can redeem their points by visiting aircanadawifi.com onboard the aircraft, selecting the desired pass they want, and logging in with their Aeroplan number and password.A quick look at the points pricing places the redemption rates at below1 cent per point for short flights (the YYZ-YUL flight costs C$6.50 if you pre-buy) and then it goes up in value when you redeem for longer flights…

Last week on December 9th American Express re-launched their Choice Card from American Express. This was a card that was offered nearly a decade ago and shut down for new applications after only a few years of being in the market. The launch of this card marks American Express Canada’s reentry into the no annual fee card space with a card that earns Membership Rewards points. The only other no annual fee cards that Amex offers currently are the SimplyCash Card which is a cash back card and the Essential card which is low interest card with no rewards. And contrary to what you might read on some forums – this card has its place and it can provide suprisingly good value!  The Choice Card is the perfect card for someone looking to establish a relationship with American Express as it can be considered an entry level card and an introduction to Amex. It’s also that breaking in card if you tried to get the Cobalt Card, Gold Rewards or other Amex cards but were declined by them in your latest application…