The welcome bonus on the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard has reverted to its new standard offer of up to 45,000 points! When you apply for and are approved for the card right now, you can earn that bonus in addition to the card’s famous benefits of receiving your first checked bag free on WestJet flights and the annual companion voucher.
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Breakdown of the up to 45,000 WestJet Points bonus
The 45,000 points bonus is awarded as follows:
- 25,000 WestJet points upon your first purchase1
- 20,000 WestJet points when you spend $5,000 in the first 3 months1
Features and Benefits
When you hold the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard, you and up to 8 guests travelling on the same reservation can each check your first bag for free. That is at least $35 or more in savings per person per direction of flight. If you have a family of four and you all check bags in both directions on a round trip that’s $280 in savings right there.
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The second valuable benefit is the annual Companion Voucher. You get it each year when you pay your annual fee on the card and it can provide some amazing value.
The way it works is that when you purchase one ticket with WestJet you can purchase a companion ticket on the same reservation starting from $119 or $399 depending on where you are flying to and what fare class you are travelling in.
Here are the annual companion ticket options (prices don’t include taxes, fees and other Air Transportation Charges):
- Canada and the Continental U.S.: $119 Economy / $219 Premium
- The rest of WestJet’s network: $399 Economy / $499 Premium
What does this mean? Well, it means it can save some money when you travel as the beauty of the voucher is that it works on any economy fare class including Premium at anytime with no blackouts. So you could book a more expensive Premium Fare to Hawaii and get your companion in Premium as well for only $499 + taxes, fees and other ATC. Or, you can use it for some huge savings on last minute travel where fares tend to skyrocket – this is typically when we here at Rewards Canada have used them as much of our travel is not planned very far in advance.
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Earning
The card earns WestJet points as follows:
- Earn 2 WestJet points per $1 spent on WestJet flights or WestJet Vacations packages using your card
- Earn 1.5 WestJet points per $1 spent for everyday purchases you make on your card
Status Lift
With the revamped WestJet program, you can earn elite tier status without even flying! Cardholders can now achieve Silver, Gold and even Platinum Status with Status Lift up to 50 times per year. Get 200 CAD in tier qualifying spend for every $5,000 in purchases on your card.
Wrapping it up
The great thing about this offer is that you can get all 45,000 of those points into your WestJet Rewards account in just a few months after getting the card. This is a stark difference from the card’s primary airline card competitors which require a year or more to get their entire bonus.
Click here to learn more and/or to apply for the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard
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Originally posted on May 1, 2025 @ 12:11 pm
