An amazing offer from RBC that we last saw in 2020 has returned! The offer is for their flagship card, the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card and it provides a flat 35,000 RBC Rewards Points, that get this – are
awarded on approval – no minimum spend, no spend this much each month
over this many months. You simply have to be approved for the card and
the bonus is yours. Yes you do have to pay the annual fee of $120 but it
is more than worth it with the value of the bonus (minimum $350 in value) and you get the
points at the end of your first billing period. No waiting 3 months, 6 months or
longer.
Here is what the 35,000 points will get you:
- One economy class flight anywhere in Canada or the U.S. (Hawaii and
Alaska excluded) or two economy class flights to a neighbouring province
or state when redeeming via the RBC Avion Air Travel Redemption
schedule. Taxes and fees are not included but you can redeem points
towards them at 100 points to $1 rate or just pay for them with your
credit card - $350 credit towards any other travel booked via RBC Rewards (100 points = $1)
- Convert the 35,000 points to WestJet Rewards at a 100 to 1 ratio.
This means the offer provides 350 WestJet dollars. Several times per
year RBC also offers a bonus when you transfer to WestJet. That bonus
tends to be 10% so these 35,000 points could be converted to 385 WestJet
dollars or more if the bonus is higher - Convert the 35,000 points to British Airways Executive Club at a 1:1
ratio. 35,000 Avios will get you an economy class flight between
Toronto and Dublin (as little as 26,000 Avios required) or a whole slew
of other flight options. RBC also offers transfer bonuses several times
per year (which should see the next one around May or so) and those
range from 30% to 50% meaning you could potentially have 52,500 Avios. - You can also convert to Cathay Pacific Asia Miles at a 1:1 ratio or American AAdvantage Miles at 1:0.7 ration
Recommended reading: Utilizing British Airways’ Executive Club for flights in North America
This is a pretty amazing offer considering there is no spending required
at all other than paying your $120 annual fee. I expect a lot of uptake
on this offer and if you are considering it you have until July 26 to
apply for the card and get this bonus offer. Note the excerpt from the
terms that I have listed below – there are restrictions for those who
hold existing RBC products.
Find out more and apply for the card here.
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T&C’s Excerpt:
Additional cardholder(s), as well as existing RBC Avion Visa Infinite
or RBC Avion Visa Platinum, Cathay Pacific Visa Platinum, British
Airways Visa Infinite, RBC Rewards Visa Preferred, RBC Rewards+ Visa,
RBC Avion Visa Infinite Privilege and RBC Avion Visa Infinite Privilege
for Private Banking credit cardholders, applying for or transferring to
an RBC Avion Visa Infinite credit card, RBC Avion Visa Infinite
Privilege credit card or RBC Avion Visa Platinum credit card as of the
start of the Offer Period, are not eligible for this offer.