Automatic Elite Status from Credit Cards

O Canada! Canadian credit cards that offer automatic elite status

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If you are looking to enhance your travels within Canada or globally, earn more points or miles on a variety of your travels, or perhaps get more value from your miles for redemptions – you can do that with Canadian Credit Cards that provide automatic loyalty program elite status!

The perks from having elite status!

Frequent travellers or shoppers are often chasing status in their favourite loyalty programs so they can enjoy the benefits that come from reaching those elite tiers but you don’t have to be a frequent traveller or shopper to get your foot in the elite status door!

 

Any Canadian can get elite status automatically in a variety of loyalty programs simply by getting one of the few credit cards in our market that offer these statuses as a benefit. Once you have any of these of cards and have the elite status set up you can then enjoy a variety of perks like higher points earning, room upgrades, priority check in at the airport, discounted merchandise rewards and much more.

Then depending on the program and the status you have you can then parlay these automatic elite statuses into elite status in other programs that offer status match opportunities. For example, Best Western Rewards has their famous Status Match No Catch so you could use any of the hotel statuses listed below to get elite status with Best Western.

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The cards that offer automatic elite status:

These are all the publicly available cards in Canada that will give the cardholder automatic elite status.

The Platinum Card® from American Express
The Business Platinum Card® from American Express

Status provided:

  • Marriott Bonvoy Gold
  • Hilton Honors Gold
  • Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Five Star Status

Some of the benefits you can expect to get with Marriott Gold status include:

  • 25% bonus Bonvoy points on paid stays
  • Enhanced Room Upgrade (Subject to availability)
  • 2 p.m. Late Checkout (Subject to availability)
  • Member Rates

Some of the benefits you can expect to get with Hilton Gold status include:

  • 80% bonus points on all Hilton stays
  • Space available room upgrades
  • Daily Food & Beverage Credit (U.S. hotels only) or Continental Breakfast (non-U.S. hotels)
  • Member Rates

Some of the benefits you can expect to get with Hertz Five Star status include:

  • 25% bonus points on Hertz rentals
  • One car class upgrade
  • Expedited rental service

 

Marriott Bonvoy™ American Express®* Card
Marriott Bonvoy™ Business American Express® Card

Status provided:

  • Marriott Bonvoy Silver

Some of the benefits you can expect to get with Silver status include:

 

BMO VIPorter World Elite Mastercard

Status provided:

  • Porter Airlines VIPorter Venture Avid Traveller

Some of the benefits you can expect to get with Venture status include:

  • 6 points per dollar on Porter flights
  • Dedicated airport check-in
  • Priority security screening
  • Early boarding
  • Priority re-accommodation for flight delays
  • One complimentary checked bag
  • Carry-on bag, free of charge, with PorterClassic Basic fare
  • Complimentary PorterClassic seat selection
  • Priority call centre service
  • Click here to apply for the BMO VIPorter World Elite®* Mastercard®*

 

BMO VIPorter Mastercard

Status provided:

  • Porter Airlines VIPorter Passport Avid Traveller

Some of the benefits you can expect to get with Passport status include:

 

BMO AIR MILES World Elite Mastercard
BMO AIR MILES World Elite Business Mastercard

Status provided:

  • AIR MILES Onyx Status

Some of the benefits you can expect to get with Onyx status include:

  • Unlimited mileages transfers between Cash Miles and Dream Miles
  • Get 1 Mile for every $5 you spend towards travel via AIR MILES Travel
  • Up to 10% off merchandise redemptions
  • Personal Shopper service
  • Priority customer support
  • and more

 

BMO AIR MILES Mastercard
BMO No Fee AIR MILES Business Mastercard

Status provided:

  • AIR MILES Gold Status

Some of the benefits you can expect to get with Onyx status include:

  • Transfer up to 3,000 Miles per day between Cash Miles & Dream Miles
  • Get 1 Mile for every $10 you spend towards travel via AIR MILES Travel
  • Up to 5% off merchandise redemptions
  • and more

 

Any Canadian Visa Infinite Card

Status provided:

  • RSVP Rewards Platinum Status (Sandman Hotels/Sutton Place Hotels)

Some of the benefits you can expect to get with Platinum status include:

 

Any Canadian Visa Infinite Privilege Card

Status provided:

  • RSVP Rewards Diamond Status (Sandman Hotels/Sutton Place Hotels)

Some of the benefits you can expect to get with Diamond status include:

 

The American Express Air Canada Card

There is also one more card in the market, the American Express Air Canada card which offers automatic Air Canada Aeroplan 50K status for primary and additional cardholders. This is an invite only card. Click here to learn more about this exclusive card.

 

Wrapping it up

Whether it’s for flights, hotels or merchandise, Canadian consumers have some decent credit card options to get automatic elite status to elevate their travels or shopping rewards. With all these cards the status is automatic so there is no spending requirement to receive them and depending on the card are available as soon as you activate your card or within a few weeks with other cards as you need to activate them and then apply to have the status applied (namely the Platinum Cards from American Express)

 

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Visa benefits image via RSVP Rewards