For nearly a decade now I have heard from hundreds of Canadians that the sole reason they have the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard is for the first checked bag free benefit. And rightfully so, that benefit can provide huge savings for individuals, families, infrequent or frequent flyers who check bags when they travel. For […]
Category: Loyalty Lesson
Loyalty Lesson: Be aware of this quirk with Desjardins Baggage Insurance
Over the past few months I have completed several updates to features on Rewards Canada such as our credit card comparison charts and the guide to credit card emergency medical coverage. For these updates I reviewed the insurance documents of well over 100, perhaps even over 150 credit cards. Despite differences in the amount of […]
Loyalty Lesson: Earn points on your airport lounge visits
Airport lounge access membership has become synonymous with many premium and ultra premium credit cards in Canada. Whether it is the annual membership fee covered or covering the fee plus annual free visits, many cards have this benefit to make your travels a little better. But did you know even with those free or paid […]
Podcast Episode 99: Loyalty Lesson – Credit Card Spending Caps Explained
In this episode we provide our first Loyalty Lesson podcast. If you read the Rewards Canada site regularly you may have already seen this feature but just in case you haven’t, the Loyalty Lesson is Credit Card Spending Caps explained! We look at how credit card issuers place caps on the accelerated earn rate […]
Loyalty Lesson: The revamped National Bank World Elite Mastercard is good but….
I’ve noticed a surge of posts on other sites about the recently revamped NBC World Elite Mastercard on being an amazing 5x points card. Don’t get me wrong, it is a good card, in fact it verges on being very good but there is an elephant in the room that needs to be addressed. I […]
The new Air Canada Aeroplan reward flight pricing compared: no status no credit card pricing versus elite status + credit card Preferred pricing
A new feature or benefit of the new Air Canada Aeroplan program comes on the flight reward side. That benefit is preferred pricing for members who have elite status and/or have an Aeroplan co-brand credit card. In this post we look at the significance of having elite status and/or an Aeroplan credit card when […]