Sep 15 Update: WestJet adds 1st Checked Bag Fee, WestJet Price Drop Guarantee, SimplyCash added to RC Charts

Today has been one of the busiest Monday’s in quite sometime especially with lots of news out of WestJet!

News, Tips & Tricks

Earlier today we brought you the details of the new Elite Status tiers in the WestJet Rewards program. That announcement comes hand in hand with their announcement
today that travellers flying on Econo fares (their cheapest fares) will
now have to pay for their first checked bag on WestJet flights in Canada
and to the U.S.. Flights to Mexico, Caribbean, Central America and
Europe will contiune to have their first bag free. New Silver Elite Tier
members will get their first bag free as well while Gold members will
receive their first and second checked bags free. Air Canada in the
meantime continues to not charge a fee for the first checked bag on
their flights within Canada. (Source: WestJet)

Along with today’s announcement is a new price drop guarantee from WestJet and WestJet Vacations.
Should the price of your flight or WestJet Vacations package drop after
booking and prior to departure you can get that difference refunded in
the form of WestJet Dollars. Remember though that within 24 hours of
your original WestJet flight booking you can always cancel it and have
all the money refunded and then book a lower fare, that way your
‘refund’ is not trapped as WestJet Dollars. But remember that is only
within 24 hours of your initial WestJet flight booking and is not
applicable to WestJet Vacations. Find out more about the Price Drop Guarantee here.

The new SimplyCash cash back credit cards from American Express have been added to our Cash Back card comparison chart. Now you can see how these cards stack up against the rest.

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