News, Tips & Tricks
Ouch, one of the cards that has been in my wallet the longest and one of my favourites is about to get devalued! The tailored travel credit for the Diners Club Club Rewards MasterCard
is getting cut back. This is the book any travel and redeem points
against the charge feature of the card. Granted to start with the rate
was a 1.7% return which is lower than other cards out there with 2%
however the card comes with an awesome airline lounge programs, costs
less then those other cards and has one of the best CDW insurance
coverages of any card out there as they don’t put a dollar limit on cars
(just types of cars like all others) so when we were in Maui last month
our free upgrade to fully loaded Infiniti QX80 didn’t concern me as
Diners doesn’t max out at $65,000 like other cards.
So what is the new
tailored travel credit value? 1.5%. Not bad, kind of like the old TD
First Class rate but now its a full half percent lower than major
competitors. I need to decide whether it is worth it to keep this card
after the change. Chances are I will as I can covert Club Rewards
points to Alaska Airlines or British Airways or any one of their large
list of airline and hotel programs plus the Diners Airport Lounge
program has lounges not found with The Platinum Card from American
Express or Priority Pass. This change takes effect on April 6th. So if
you hold this card (there are still tens of thousands of you out there
according to BMO) and wanted to redeem points for a travel charge do so
by April 6th to get full value. Even if the charge was long ago as Diners
gives you up to 12 months prior to redeem against so you can get the better
value out now. Sad to see this change, how about the rest of you DC
cardholders? What are your thoughts and are you going to keep the card
after this?
In the bonus offers section we added a new Le Club accorhotels
offer for up to triple points for stays in Canada and the U.S..
Remember Accor is the French hotel chain that is buying Canada’s
Fairmont Hotels. That integration hasn’t happened yet so you can’t earn
this bonus at Fairmont Hotels but you can at any Accor Hotels in
Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. Find out more here
Remember as well today is the last day to earn bonus Aeroplan miles for online bookings at AirCanada.com. You’ll earn your share of 10 million Aeroplan miles (min. 500 awarded)
Posts since our last update:
- Earn up to 5,000 bonus Aeroplan Miles for stays at Carlson Rezidor hotels in Canada (Radisson, Country Inns, Park Inn)
Offer Details Earn up to 5,000 Aeroplan Miles when you stay three times at participating Radisson, Country Inns &…
- The Ultimate Cash Back Credit Card Portfolio
In this feature of Rewards Canada’ Ultimate Credit Card Portfolios we look at the ultimate one for earning cash back.…
- Reminder
– AIR MILES Reward Miles start expiring at the end of this year,
here’s how you can find out just how many you stand to loseOver the past couple of days I have completed several media interviews about the AIR MILES Expiry rule and…
Travel Deals
Air Canada St. Patrick’s day sale is on! Book by 11:59pm tonight to save on flights throughout most of this year. Find out more here
Bonus Offers
American AAdvantage
– Triple AAdvantage Miles for stays at La Quinta Inns and Suites in the U.S., Canada and Mexico More… Until Jun 30, 16
Emirates Skywards
–
50% Skywards Miles Discount on Economy Saver awards between select destinations Worldwide. More… Book by Mar 31 for flights Apr 13 – Jun 23, 16
–
25% Skywards Miles Discount on Business Class Saver awards from Europe and Dubai to selected destinations Worldwide More… Book by Mar 31 for flights Apr 13 – Jun 23, 16
Eurowings Boomerang Club (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
–
Double Boomerang Miles when you fly between to/from Stockholm. More… Book by Mar 31 for travel until Apr 30, 16
Hilton HHonors
– Quadruple HHonors Points when you shop at Chic Outlet Shopping Villages in Europe. More… Until Apr 30, 16
JetBlue TrueBlue (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
– Triple TrueBlue Points for stays at La Quinta Inns and Suites in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.More… Until Jun 30, 16
Le Club accorhotels
– Earn up to Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Accor Hotels in the U.S. or Canada. More… Book by May 15 for stays until May 31, 16
– Earn up to 1,500 Bonus Le Club accorhotels points for stays at participating Accor Hotels in France. More… Book by Jun 9 for stays Jun 10 – Jul 10, 16
Shangri-La Golden Circle
– 50% GC Award Points Discount on all standard room award night redemptions for stays at Shangri-La Hotels Worldwide. More… Book by Mar 31 for stays Apr 1 – May 31, 16
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