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BMO AIR MILES Mastercards offering up to 15,000 bonus miles (Biggest ever bonuses!) Sep 14th
If the offers we have seen over the past month from AIR MILES are any indication of the direction the program is heading under their new ownership – then watch out! The program has been doling out some very lucrative bonuses when earning miles with their partners, online shopping and their car.... More »
Porter Airlines credit cards will be issued by BMO – Join the wait list and earn up to 10,000 VIPorter points + MORE Jan 29th
Porter Airlines co-brand credit cards are one step closer to reality with the announcement that the cards will be issued by BMO. The BMO VIPorter Mastercard suite of cards will become available to Canadians in spring 2025. Details of the card offerings should be provided closer to the launch date..... More »
Astronomers Catch Supermassive Black Holes On Verge Of Merger - Forbes + MORE Feb 25th
Astronomers Catch Supermassive Black Holes On Verge Of Merger ForbesTwo Supermassive Black Holes on Track to Collide Will Warp Space and Time CNETAstronomers Find Two Giant Black Holes Spiraling Toward a Collision NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryCaltech-led Team of Ast.... More »
AIR MILES lowers requirements to reach Gold and Onyx Elite status - is it enough to help the struggling program? Aug 10th
AIR MILES has let us know they are lowering the qualification thresholds for acquiring Gold or Onyx Elite Status with the program. Up until now collectors were required to earn 1,000 Reward Miles in a calendar year to achieve Gold Status and 6,000 miles for Onyx Status. Those requirements have now b.... More »
Podcast Episode 107: Canada’s Favourite Credit Cards & Loyalty Programs for 2023 + MORE Oct 26th
In this episode we take a look at and dissect our Canada’s Choice 2023 awards! These are our annual awards where Canadians vote for their favourite credit cards and loyalty programs. And that they did with a record turn out of over 82,000 votes! Click Here to listen to the podcast (mp3) You ca.... More »
Rewards Canada’s Guide to Business Class Lounge Access – Updated for 2022
– RewardsCanada.ca
The next long running Rewards Canada feature to get its yearly update and also be moved to the new format on our site is our Guide to Business Class Lounge Access. There weren’t a ton of changes to this 8+ year old feature which looks at all the ways Canadians can access business class lounges at airports without having elite status or flying in business or first class.The Rewards Canada Guide to Business Class Lounge access is broken down into the following sections Single Entry OptionsThird Party Lounge Access ProgramsCredit Cards with Lounge AccessAirline Lounge Access Programs The whole piece was cleaned up and updated across all those sections and these were the main updates to the feature:Pricing updates – updated the prices for accessing lounges across the board whether it was single entry, annual passes or airline club programs.Priority Pass discounts – Priority Pass is still offering up to 50% off annual memberships so that has been reflected in the piece. The Priority Pass sale is best for the Standard and Standard Plus memberships while our ongoing partner discount with Priority Pass is best for the top end Prestige membershipPlaza Premium Access: We’ve listed which Visa cards have the limited time Plaza Premium access due to the whole Priority Pass losing Plaza Premium news from last yearMore Credit Cards: We’ve added more credit cards to the section for cards that provide access (like the Amex Gold Rewards card which now has lounge access)LoungePair: We added this new company from New Zealand who let you bid a price on lounge access…
Top 5 Small Business Credit Card Sign Up offers for January – These cards provide the best value out of their welcome bonuses
– RewardsCanada.ca
Here are the Rewards Canada Top 5 Small Business Credit Card Sign Up offers for this month! This is not a ‘best’ credit card list like our Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings but instead a look at cards for small businesses that have very good acquisition (welcome/sign up) offers. As always when choosing a card you should always take other factors into account other than the just sign up bonus, but when some of these cards are first year free, they can and do pay off even when you grab them strictly for the sign up rewards. This month we see three first year free cards on the list! And remember this list is based on minimum value towards travel which we calculate as the minimum value of the welcome bonus less the annual fee. It is entirely possible to receive more value out of the welcome bonuses on all of these cards since they earn Aeroplan points or Marriott Bonvoy points – both of which can provide some huge outsized value rewards!Here are our top 5 small business credit card sign up offers for January:CIBC® Aeroplan® Visa* Business CardMinimum value: $1,200CIBC’s equivalent of the above TD card has a new offer this month that provides up to 60,000 Aeroplan points, a Buddy Pass and an annual fee rebate…
