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Amex Membership Rewards: 30% Bonus Avios when transferring to British Airways Executive Club + MORE Sep 25th
Showing up only a few weeks later than last year we see the return of a transfer bonus from American Express Membership Rewards to British Airways Executive Club. The good news this time is the bonus has been increased to 30% from 25%! These transfer bonuses are the one thing many owners of hybrid c.... More »
Credit Memo vs. Debit Memo: What’s the Difference? + MORE Apr 8th
If you pay close attention to your bank statements, you may notice an item labelled, “credit memo”, from time to time. But without more information, it’s hard to know what the credit memo is for; why you received extra money in your account. The same goes for “debit memos.” Businesses also.... More »
August 19 Update: More Air Canada A220 route details, Targeted offer to earn 250 bonus Aeroplan Miles at Starbucks & more Aug 20th
Last week we brought you details of the new Air Canada A220 routes that are coming (YYZ-SJC & YUL-SEA) and mentioned it would be flying some routes in Canada and to the U.S. prior to those new routes starting. We now know the routes and schedules for the plane and it is as follows (Sou.... More »
December 10 Update: Aeroplan extends generous refund policy to February 28, Choice Card from Amex added to site & an update to the Top 5 Cash Back offers + MORE Dec 11th
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. 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!&.... More »
Credit cards that help you avoid those dreaded airline fees - Updated for 2022 + MORE Jan 29th
The next long running Rewards Canada feature to get its yearly update and also be moved to the new format on our site is article on Credit cards that help you avoid those dreaded airline fees. There weren't a ton of changes to this 8+ year old feature which looks at all the ways Canadians ca.... More »
Miles & More Award Ticket Sale – Save 50% on Economy Class award tickets between Toronto & Austria!
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As we do each month we bring you the latest set Miles & More “Meilenschnaeppchen” discounted mileage awards! This month the 50% off economy class tickets between Toronto and Austria on Austrian Airlines returns! This is a great offer and below we’ll even show you how to get these for just an annual credit card fee (outside of the award ticket taxes/fees)These offers are good for travel until May 31, 17You can redeem Miles & More miles for round trip tickets on Austrian from Toronto to Austria for only 30,000 miles. This is a 50% discount off the normal Economy Class award ticket price of 60,000 miles. Here are the offers: As we mention every time they have the 50% off economy offer is that you could in theory get the tickets with grabbing a couple of credit cards and a $120 annual fee! – there aren’t many cards that will get you a round trip flight to Europe for that amount of spend! How so? As we usually mention in this post you can boost your Miles & More account with the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express…What’s the minimum age to be an authorized user?
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You can boost a child’s credit by adding them as an authorized user, but cards’ policies vary widely on how old the child must be
Give A Mile – Crowdfunding miles to help families fly to see loved ones who are critically or terminally ill
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This is one of those posts that we love to write and it really puts meaning behind all the miles and points we collect. We are excited to share with you details of a loyalty rewards charity that is also based in our home town of Calgary. We’re sure some of you have heard of them but for those of you who have not we’d like to introduce you to Give A Mile. Established in Calgary, Canada in February 2013, Give A Mile is dedicated to bringing together the terminally ill, or critically sick, with family members or close friends by crowdfunding airline flights through micro-donations of travel loyalty points. We work across Canada. We are 100% donation model so all miles donated go to flights. We are 100% volunteer team with a Big Hairy Audacious Goal of giving 1 billion miles to families that need these flights. A federally registered not-for-profit agency in Canada, Give A Mile is recognized as a charity by Aeroplan’s Beyond Miles program, and offers tax receipts for money donations to donors through an agreement with the Place2Give Foundation…Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for April
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Here are the Rewards Canada Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of April! This is not a ‘best’ credit card list like our Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings but instead a look at cards that have very good acquisition offers. As always when choosing a card you should always take other factors into account other than the sign up bonus, but when most or all of these cards are first year free, they can and do pay off even when not taking into account insurance packages and other non-reward benefits. In fact 4 of 5 cards on this list for March are first year free so you can try them out at no cost and decide later on if the card is right for you. All the while earning the sign up bonus which can be used to subsidize your travels! The only card that isn’t first year free is the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express. It has an annual fee of $120 but the sign up bonus of 20,000 Starpoints is worth no less than $400 depending on what you value Starpoints at…
April 6 Update: Scotia Amex Platinum Tip as well as 20% off Hilton stays for Easter & Memorial day
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News, Tips & Tricks Here is a tip for you! Now that the Amazon Visa is no longer available there aren’t many ways to get ahead of a foreign transaction fee (other than the Chase Marriott Rewards visa) but reader Brian K. pointed out the following: …as a Scotia Platinum AMEX holder, I have noticed that I still get 4% return in category spending when traveling in the US. In light of the Amazon Visa news, this is actually comparable to the Rogers MasterCard. The only difference I see is that with Rogers, the return is on all foreign spending, not just certain categories. Just thought I’d mention it.Good to know! Thanks Brian! So essentially for Gas, Grocery and Dining Entertainment spend on the Scotia Platinum Amex (and assuming the Scotia Gold Amex) you’ll get the 4% back meaning you come out 1.5% ahead on those foreign currency purchases. We find this significant as there are cards out there like the American Express Gold Rewards card whose category bonuses (save for travel) only count for purchases in Canada…
