November 15 Update: McDonald’s will keep the on-cup sticker program, RBC extends the 35,000 points offers on the Avion cards & top 6 tips for maximizing miles & points earning on your holiday shopping

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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 update is brought to you by the HSBC World Elite Mastercard which
is currently offering a welcome bonus of up to 100,000 bonus points
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Our post on the new MyMcDonald’s Rewards
has proven very popular with our readers and a lot of the comments and
responses we have received are those unhappy with the coffee side of
things. That is, in the old program you could buy 7 coffees (typically
at $1 each) and then get one free. In the new program via the app that
will now take 20 coffees at $1 a piece. That’s a big devaluation but
there is a way around this! We have confirmation from McDonald’s (and
via their T&Cs as well) the on-cup sticker program will remain in
place for the foreseeable future except in Manitoba and Northwest
Ontario. That means you’ll still be able to earn a free hot drink after
only buying seven. And I would be led to believe you’ll still earn your
100 points per $1 spent via MyMcDonald’s Rewards as I don’t see them
giving one type of cup for orders via the app and another with a sticker
for non Rewards orders. I’m thinking McDonald’s is keeping this in
place because of Tim Hortons, whose program still offers a free drink
after seven purchases. However, if you can technically double dip with
MyMcDonald’s Rewards it actually works out better than Tims! Read more about the MyMcDonald’s Rewards program here.

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Despite being told by the bank that they would revert to the standard offer, RBC has now decided to extend the 35,000 point welcome bonus on their Avion cards –
and it’s a long extension until April 18, 2022! That’s good news for
those still doing their due diligence on the cards and were worried as
the offer was set to expire today. I can totally see why RBC would do
this – the market is extremely competitive right now with so many
issuers offering amazing acquisition offers that if they went back to
the standard welcome offer of 15,000 points they would lose the battle. Learn more about the current RBC Avion card offers here.

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Our annual Top 6 tips for maximizing miles & points earning on your holiday shopping feature was updated and republished last Friday! Check it out here to see how you can earn more during this busy shopping season! 

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Don’t forget to check out our Black Friday / Cyber Monday /
Holiday 2021 Deals page! I have a sneaking suspicion the page will have a
lot of offers added this week! Check it out here and be sure to visit it often as new offers are being added all the time.

Posts since our last update:

Deals:

Hilton: Receive a free night at select Hilton
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$50 Disney Gift Card and US$20 Daily F&B Credit when you stay 2 or more nights at the JW Marriott, Anaheim Resort. Valid for stays until Dec 31, 21 Full details & online booking

Motley Fool Canada: Have Money to Invest? New Stock Picks Every Month from Legendary Investors. Now Only $99

Simplify the way you trade cryptocurrency by joining me on NDAX – Use my referral link and we will both get $10. Learn more here.

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Rewards Canada receives a small commission when you use any of
the above offers. You don’t have to chose to use our links but we thank
you in advance if you do.

Canadian Bonus Offers

AIR MILES

–
5x AIR MILES Reward Miles when you book a 3-day-or-more car rental with Budget in Canada or the U.S.. More… Book by Dec 27 for rentals until Jan 31, 22

Other Bonus Offers

ALL Accor Live Limitless

Earn up to Triple ALL Rewards Points and receive 25% off for stays at participating Accor Hotels in Europe More… Book by Nov 23, 21 for stays until Mar 6, 22

Best Western Rewards

– 2,000 Bonus Reward Points and up to 30% off on rentals 3 days or
longer at participating Avis locations in the U.S and Canada. More… Until Jan 31, 22

–
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at participating Budget locations in the U.S and Canada. More… Until Jan 31, 22

Marriott Bonvoy

– 2,500 Bonus Bonvoy Points for stays of 2 or more nights at the Hotel President Wilson, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Geneva. More… Valid for stays until Dec 23, 21

– 2,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points for stays at the Aloft Dubai Airport or Element Dubai Airport. More… Valid for stays Dec 6, 21 – Jan 6, 21

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