Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for October + MORE Oct 6th

Here are the Rewards Canada Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of October! 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 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 October 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 or discounted is the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express. It has an annual of $120 but the sign up bonus of 20,000 Starpoints is worth no less than $400 depending on what you value Starpoints at…

Welcome to the first update of the week! News, Tips & TricksIf you haven’t voted yet be sure you do so for your favourite travel rewards credit card in Canada! Vote here!More Air Canada 787-9 news, as of May 2016 the new plane will be deployed on the Toronto-Zurich route. (Source Airlineroute.net) Hilton HHonors has now been providing continuous updates to hotels that move up or down in award night categories with the latest changes coming out last week. Most of the changes are in the U.S.. and no Canadian hotels were affected, all we had North of the border was the addition of two new hotels. See chart below for details. To find out about all the changes please see here. Posts since our last update:N/A Travel Deals Hilton Flash Sale!  7 day flash sale across Europe, Middle East & Africa with rates as low as $89. This is the perfect excuse to book a weekend getaway before the holiday season! Hurry the sale ends Oct 11th! Bonus Offers American AAdvantage- 20% Bonus AAdvantage Miles when you convert your Marriott Rewards points into American Airlines AAdvantage…

Air Canada has released new route launch bonuses for the upcoming new non-flights to Delhi and Dubai. The offer is essentially the same for both routes other than different first flight dates which of course correspond with the new flight launch dates.Offer DetailsEarn up to 10,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you fly on Air Canada between Toronto (YYZ) and Dubai. Register Online (Registration is required) Register and book by Nov 26 for travel Nov 3, 15 – Feb 24, 16—Offer DetailsEarn up to 10,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you fly on Air Canada between Toronto (YYZ) and Delhi. Register Online (Registration is required) Register and book by Nov 26 for travel Nov 1, 15 – Feb 24, 16TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite CardEarn 25,000 Aeroplan Miles and 50% off your first year annual fee when you apply for and receive the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card. Earn 15,000 miles when you complete your first purchase and an additional 10,000 miles when you keep your Account active and in good standing for 90 days…