Today, January 7th 2021 marks the day that any travelers flying back to Canada from outside our borders will need to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test result prior to boarding their flights. The test must be administered within 72 hours of your planned departure time and if you don’t meet the requirements you are […]
Year: 2021
Air Canada Aeroplan adds Virgin Australia as their newest airline partner
Air Canada’s Aeroplan keeps on adding more travel partners to program – namely airlines which shows they are hyper focused on the program being a true frequent flyer program rather than the coalition program they had been known as for the better part of almost two decades. In 2020 alone the program added four […]
January 6 Update: Spend $150+ online with Shoppers Drug Mart and get 50,000 bonus PC Optimum points & Sonesta buys Red Lion Hotels
Here’s your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your daily dose (or near daily dose) of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. You can earn 50,000 PC Optimum bonus points (worth $50) when you spend $150 or more on almost anything online with Shoppers Drug Mart. This offer runs until January 7. […]
Which credit card earns the most Aeroplan Points? Version 2.0
Way back in 2012 we published a feature and infographic that compared how various credit and charge cards in Canada earned Aeroplan miles. The last time it was updated was 2014 and a lot has changed since then! We’ve seen cards that were on that list disappear, cards go through earn rate changes and most […]
January 5 update: The new RWRDS logo, AIR MILES Shop adds new partners & offers 5x miles and an update to Airline & Hotel programs that you can earn miles/points in with Canada
Here’s your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your daily dose (or near daily dose) of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. This is the first update post of 2021 and the main thing you may have noticed since the onset of the New Year is a transformation that is happening […]
There is one very popular travel rewards credit card in Canada that is due for a major overhaul
The credit card market in Canada is ever changing – it doesn’t seem like a month goes by without a new card being released or an existing card being revamped. And it is the latter that is the subject of this post. We have seen a lot of the major cards in our market go […]
Today only – save an extra 15% when booking WestJet flights within Canada
WestJet released a promo code today that will provide an additional 15% off base fares (Basic and Econo) during their first sale of 2021. This code is valid for any travel within Canada on WestJet for travel between January 14 and April 24. While their first seat sale does run until January 7 the […]