The Scotia Passport Visa Infinite Card has a new limited time increased welcome bonus of 30,000 points and no annual fee in the first year. Points wise this is a boost of 5,000 points over the previous offer and now you also have a $150 savings with the first year free. This offer is available for all approved applications made from today through to July 1, 2024.
The 30,000 bonus Scene+ points offer
The new increased welcome bonus for the Scotia Passport Visa Infinite Card is one of the easiest to earn thanks to a low spend requirement:
- Earn 30,000 bonus Scene+ Rewards points by making at least $1,000 in everyday eligible purchases in your first 3 months.
- $150 primary card fee waiver for the first year
The offer is promoted as up to 40,000 bonus points in the first year as they take into account the card’s standard annual offer of a 10,000 Scene+ Rewards point bonus when you spend at least $40,000 in everyday net eligible purchases annually.
Earn rates
The Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite Card earns Scene+ points as follows:
- 3 Scene+ points for each dollar charged to your account on all eligible purchases1 at Sobeys, IGA, Safeway, Foodland, FreshCo, Voilà by Sobeys, Voilà by IGA, Voilà by Safeway, Chalo! FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, IGA West, Les Marchés TradItIon, Rachelle Béry and Co-Op.
- 2 Scene+ points per eligible dollar spent on grocery, dining, entertainment and daily transit (including buses, subways, taxis, Ubers and more) .
- 1 Scene+ point for every $1 you spend on all other eligible everyday purchases
The accelerated earn rates of 2 points per dollar are capped at $50,000 spending annually. Unlike this card’s sibling the Scotia Gold American Express Card whose accelerated earn rates are limited to purchases in Canada, the Passport Infinite will earn the 2 points per dollar on purchases outside of Canada and you won’t pay the foreign transaction fee.
Redeeming points
Scene+ points are some of the most versatile points for Canadians as they can be redeemed for a variety of rewards and the value is not lost across the primary redemption options. Whether you redeem for travel, groceries at Scene+ grocery stores, dining at Scene+ restaurant partners, movies at Cineplex or even at Home Hardware the point value is the same at 100 points for $1.
Card features & benefits
The number one feature of the Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite Card that most people get this card for is the No Foreign Transaction fee benefit. Most cards in Canada charge between 2% and 3% on purchases that are made in a foreign currency. This can provide a significant savings if you make a lot of purchases in US$, Euros or any other currency.
The card also offers free Visa Airport Companion membership which allows access to over 1,300 business class lounges Worldwide including Plaza Premium lounges. Normally the pass costs US$99 per year plus your entry fee into each lounge of US$35. The Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite card also gives you six complimentary lounge access passes each year valued at a total of US$210. As you can see the lounge benefit is worth about C$400 alone which more than covers the $150 annual fee on the card.
On the insurance side of benefits the card has the full slate of coverage that can be expected with a premium travel card like this one. It has the standard Travel Accident, Flight Delay and Car Rental insurance. On top of that it has Price Protection, Trip Cancellation and Interruption insurance as well as a really good out-of-province emergency medical insurance benefit.
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Wrapping it up
If you are looking for a well rounded rewards card with good points earning, flexible rewards and great benefits the Scotia Passport Visa Infinite Card is great choice. And, now you can try the card out without paying the annual fee in the first year and can earn $300 in points value with a super easy $1,000 spend requirement over the first three months.