Here are the Best Travel Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of May 2025. This is not an overall ‘best’ credit card list like our Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings for 2025 but instead a look at cards that have the most valuable welcome bonus sign up offers. It must be said however many of the cards in this list do rank as some of the best cards in Canada.
As always when choosing a card you should always take other factors into account other than the just sign up bonus, but when some of these cards are first year free, they can and do pay off even when you grab them strictly for the sign up rewards.
The Best Travel Credit Card Welcome Bonus Offers for May
Here are the best credit card sign up offers for this month (in order of welcome bonus value, calculated as our minimum mile/point value for the program minus the annual fee(s))
BMO VIPorter World Elite®* Mastercard®*
Up to 70,000 VIPorter Points. Min. value: $851
The offer on the BMO VIPorter World Elite Mastercard provides up to 70,000 bonus VIPorter points and includes a first year annual fee waiver
You’ll receive 20,000 points when you spend $5,000 within 110 days of account opening, 20,000 points when you spend $9,000 within 180 days of account opening and another 30,000 points when you spend $18,000 within 365 days of account opening
70,000 VIPorter Points are worth at least $1,050 however with the last part of bonus being awarded after a full year you’ll have to pay the annual fee in year 2 so we take the $1,050 and subtract the $199 fee for the $851 in value.
Minimum Income: $80,000 annual personal income or $150,000 annual household income
Click here to apply for the BMO VIPorter World Elite Mastercard
BMO AIR MILES®† World Elite®* MasterCard®*
Up to 7,000 AIR MILES Min. value: $615
The offer on the BMO AIR MILES World Elite Mastercard provides up to 7,000 bonus AIR MILES and includes a first year annual fee waiver
You’ll receive 3,000 bonus miles when you spend $4,500 within the first 110 days after the account open date, 2,000 bonus miles when you spend $10,000 within the first 180 days after the account open date and another 2,000 bonus miles when you spend $20,000 within the first 365 days after the account open date.
7,000 AIR MILES are worth at least $735 when redeemed as cash miles however with the last part of bonus being awarded after a full year you’ll have to pay the annual fee in year 2 so we take the $735 and subtract the $120 fee for the $615 in value.
Minimum Income: $80,000 annual personal income or $150,000 annual household income
Click here to apply for the BMO AIR MILES World Elite Mastercard
RBC British Airways Visa Infinite Card
Up to 60,000 Avios. Min. value: $585 (Year 1) or $570 (into year 2)
The offer on the RBC British Airways Visa Infinite Card continues to provide up to 60,000 bonus Avios.
You’ll receive 15,000 Avios as welcome bonus upon approval then 35,000 bonus Avios when you spend $6,000 CAD in the first 3 months. Finally you can earn another 10,000 bonus Avios after your first year.
60,000 Avios are worth at least $900 and subtract out two years of annual fees to get $570. The value in year one with the anniversary bonus is actually higher at $585!
Minimum Income: $60,000 annual personal income or $100,000 annual household income
Click here to apply for the RBC British Airways Visa Infinite Card
TD First Class Travel® Visa Infinite* Card
Up to 135,000 TD Rewards points. Min. value: $540
Earn up to $1,000 in value†, including up to 135,000 TD Rewards Points, no Annual Fee for the first year† and additional travel benefits. Conditions Apply. Offer effective as of January 7, 2025.
You earn 20,000 TD Rewards points when you make your first purchase with your new card and 115,000 more points when you spend $5,000 in the first 180 days.
Those 135,000 TD Rewards Points are worth $540 when using them for a travel booking you make yourself or $675 when redeemed for travel via Expedia For TD.
Minimum Income: $60,000 annual personal income or $100,000 annual household income
Click here to apply for the TD First Class Visa Infinite Card
CIBC Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card
Up to 45,000 Aeroplan points. Min. value: $536
This card is offering up to 45,000 bonus Aeroplan points and no annual fee in the first year.
The bonus is awarded as 10,000 Aeroplan points when you make your first purchase. 10,000 Aeroplan points when you spend $5,000 or more during the first 4 monthly statements periods and 25,000 Aeroplan points as an additional anniversary bonus when you have at least $10,000 in net purchases posted on your account during the first 12 monthly statement periods.
Those 45,000 Aeroplan Points are worth $675 at a minimum however with the last part of bonus being awarded as an anniversary bonus you’ll have to pay the annual fee in year 2 so we take the $600 and subtract the $139 fee for the $536 in value.
Minimum Income: $60,000 annual personal income or $100,000 annual household income
Click here to apply for CIBC Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card
Here are the next 5 cards offering the best value:
6. BMO VIPorter Mastercard®*
Up to 4o,000 VIPorter Points + first year free Min. value: $511
7. WestJet RBC® World Elite Mastercardǂ
Up to 70,000 WestJet Points Min. value: $462
8. TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card
Up to 40,000 Aeroplan Points + first year free Min. value: $461
9. BMO AscendTM World Elite®* Mastercard®*
Up to 90,000 BMO Rewards Points Points + first year free Min. value: $450
10. CIBC Aventura Visa Infinite Card / CIBC Aventura® Gold Visa* Card
Up to 45,000 Aventura Points + first year free Min. value: $450
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Originally posted on May 1, 2024 @ 2:00 pm