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

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FINAL CALL: Up to 50,000 Aeroplan points and first year free with the TD® Aeroplan® Visa Infinite* Card + MORE Dec 27th

This is a final boarding call to apply for the  TD® Aeroplan® Visa Infinite* Card with its welcome bonus offer that provides up to 50,000 Aeroplan Points and no annual fee in the first year. This offer is not being extended in the New Year. The TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card is ranked as the [.... More »

Final week? The best ever bonus on the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card Apr 23rd

The current best ever bonus of up to 55,000 Avion Rewards points on the RBC Avion Visa Infinite card is set to end on April 30, 2023.  This is one of the easiest welcome bonuses to achieve in the market and great for someone looking to quickly get a lot of points that they can […] The post Fi.... More »

Wow! Neo Financial to issue Cathay Pacific credit cards! Aug 3rd

File this under ‘didn’t see that coming’! News was sent to us this morning that Neo Financial has taken the Cathay Pacific co-brand credit card partnership away from RBC. The Cathay Pacific Credit Card powered by Neo Financial will be offered in both a standard non-secured version .... More »
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RBC Rewards to become Avion Rewards + MORE Jul 23rd

 RBC has just announced they will rebranding their RBC Rewards program. As of August 25 (or later) the program will be known as Avion Rewards. From a marketing standpoint this makes sense as there has always been some confusion around their Avion products and RBC Rewards. If I recall correctly .... More »

February 11 Update: Wait. What? Diners Club actually sent an email? Plus Swoop announces a major domestic expansion + MORE Feb 12th

 Here's your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your bear 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 $5.... More »
New targeted offer for the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card - Up to 20,000 points + first year freeIf 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…

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You can now redeem Aeroplan points for inflight Wi-Fi on Air CanadaAir 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…

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Surprising value out of Amex's new no fee card when you use it for Marriott staysLast 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…

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