The “Big Five” Canadian banks offer credit cards and include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD Canada Trust), Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Did you know that there are many other options?
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A closer look at the newly refreshed Platinum Card from American Express + MORE Mar 11th
The Platinum Card from American Express is now three weeks into its refresh and for the most part the changes have been well received. Back on February 13th we detailed the refresh that saw two changes come to one of the best high end premium cards in Canada. The first change was the poi.... More »
Is Wealthsimple a bank? Not exactly, but it’s launching new “banking” services + MORE Jun 12th
Canadians aren’t short of credit card options, that’s for sure. At an average of two to three credit cards per person, we have more credit cards than debit cards in our wallets. But there’s still room for one more, suggests Wealthsimple with its recently launched bank-like offerings, including.... More »
April 27 Update: Credit Cards that earn the most points, 3rd Party Hotel Booking site bonuses, Aeroplan makes commitments to members + MORE Apr 27th
Today saw us release another feature on the main Rewards Canada website. This feature looks at the credit cards that earn the most points and miles on everyday spend and nothing else. Read the feature here: The Top 5 Credit Cards for Earning Points and Miles (This feature will be updated as frequ.... More »
May 25 Update: 3x AIR MILES on select outdoor items at Lowe's and Cathay Pacific YVR-JFK seat sale May 26th
Now that spring has hit most of Canada (Newfoundland we hope you get it soon after that big snow day this week!) lots of you will be doing gardening and outdoor updates which may include new patio furniture and more. Well if that's the case Lowe's is offering 3x AIR MILES Reward Miles when you spe.... More »
Earn up to 110,000 welcome bonus points on the American Express Gold & Platinum Cards + MORE Apr 22nd
For the past month American Express has had limited time increased welcome bonus offers on their consumer and business Gold and Platinum cards in place and we are coming down to those offers ending soon. These new offers are in place until May 11, 2022 and offer up to 110,000 welcome points. H.... More »
Up to 200 Bonus AIR MILES when you book a hotel stay via the AIR MILES Travel Hub
– RewardsCanada.ca
Another bonus for booking hotels via the AIR MILES Travel Hub! The AIR MILES Travel Hub, a is a hotel booking engine powered by PointsHound.com and allows AIR MILES Collectors to book stays at more than 150,000 hotels and all-inclusive resorts around the world and earn additional AIR MILES Reward Miles for those stays. As always with third party booking options there are pros and cons to booking with them. The pros are that you can earn miles at hotels that you may not normally earn any miles or points at (ie independent boutique hotels) and you can earn miles at hotels that are not normally associated with that loyalty program (ie a chain that does not partner with AIR MILES). The cons are that you may not be getting the best price (always compare with sites like Trivago, Expedia etc.), you may not earn hotel points or elite qualification (many hotel programs do not award points for booking via OTA’s and third party sites) and you may not receive hotel elite status perks like late check out, upgrades etc…The Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express isn’t going away – at least for the time being
– RewardsCanada.ca
Several of our readers have reached out to us asking about the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express and if it is on its last legs. Turns out there is some speculation on the internet that the card will be ending soon. Some say October 18 as that is when the current 25,000 Starpoint offer ends, some say November 15th since that is the last you can earn double Starpoints on Marriott and Starwood stays. Some don’t have dates but are scared since the Marriott Premier Visa card was recently discontinued by Chase. I have confirmation from American Express that neither of these dates are when the card will end. In fact, the card will continue on beyond those dates. Once we have a final date of the completion of the merger Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest program then possibly we could expect the card to end. The good news is that the programs aren’t anywhere near merging yet. If you read what Marriott and Starwood execs have stated at various conferences or interviews we shouldn’t see the merger happen until late 2018 or even possibly early 2019…
