RWRDS Daily Update – December 12, 2023

Here’s your RWRDS Canada update! Your near daily dose of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more.

New RBC Offers for bonus Avion Rewards points with Marriott, Lyft & more!

A big thank you to Jsuota on RFD who has let us re-post the RBC Offers Avion Rewards bonus points promotions they received on their RBC ION+ Visa Card. Most of these offers should also be available to other Avion Rewards cards including the popular RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card:

Lowes
Earn 5X Avion points between December 5, 2023 and January 5, 2024 when you shop at Lowe’s or online at https://www.lowes.ca/ and pay with your eligible RBC Avion or Premium Tier credit card(s), up to a maximum of $5,000 in purchases.* Simply load this offer before you shop. Limit of 1 Bonus Points offer per client during the Offer Period. No minimum spend required. Please see terms and conditions for more details.

Lyft
Download the Lyft app and add your Premium Tier credit card(s) to the payment tab of your account in the app in order to earn 8X the Avion points when you ride with Lyft until January 31, 2024.* Simply load this offer before you ride. No minimum spend required. Qualifying purchases exclude Lyft rides outside of Canada. Please see terms and conditions for more details.

Lyft
Download the Lyft app and add your eligible RBC debit or credit card(s) to the payment tab of your account in the app in order to earn 250 Avion points when you spend $20 or more with Lyft in Canada until January 31, 2024.* If you are not already an Avion Rewards member, you must accept the Avion Rewards terms and conditions at www.avionrewards.com in order to join the Avion Rewards program and to access and redeem points earned through this offer. Simply load this offer before you ride. Minimum spend required. Qualifying purchases exclude Lyft rides outside of Canada. Please see terms and conditions for more details.

Marriott
Load this offer by January 7, 2024 before booking your stay at https://www.marriott.com/en/destinations/canada.mi and spend at least $300 to earn 1,000 Avion points at hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy™ in Canada. Valid for one stay between December 7, 2023 and February 7, 2024. You must reserve and pay using an eligible RBC debit or credit card.* Offer valid on completed stays. Hotel stay requires minimum spend of $300 including taxes and fees. Limit of 1 offer per client. Offer subject to room availability, exclusions apply. See terms and conditions.

Réno-Dépôt
Earn 5X Avion points between December 5, 2023 and January 5, 2024 when you shop at Réno-Dépôt or online at https://www.renodepot.com/en and pay with your eligible RBC Avion or Premium Tier credit card(s), up to a maximum of $5,000 in purchases.* Simply load this offer before you shop. Limit of 1 Bonus Points offer per client during the Offer Period. No minimum spend required. Please see terms and conditions for more details

Rona
Earn 5X Avion points between December 5, 2023 and January 5, 2024 when you shop at RONA or online at https://www.rona.ca/en and pay with your eligible RBC Avion or Premium Tier credit card(s), up to a maximum of $5,000 in purchases.* Simply load this offer before you shop. Limit of 1 Bonus Points offer per client during the Offer Period. No minimum spend required. Please see terms and conditions for more details

Be sure to login to your RBC account right away to load these offers or get the promo codes if required. These offers have also been added to our official Guide to RBC Royal Bank ‘RBC Offers’

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PointsYeah improves their online award searches

The online award search tool PointsYeah has rolled out another set of improvements that make the site even better for both free members and paid members. Those updates are as follows:

For Free Members:

All free members can now search for 4 days at a time instead of 3 for one way awards and 2 days each direction for round trip awards
Award alerts are increased to 4 per free account
Search and alerts will include a “just give me all option”

For Paid Members

Search days increased to 8 from 7 days for one way, or 4 days each direction for round trip
Multi airport search now allows for 4 segments one way within 8 days simultaneous search where the member will have the option to enter 2 departure airports and 2 arrival airports and search at the same time.

Click here to check out PointsYeah!

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Discounted free night rewards at two Choice Hotels properties in Canada

Choice Privileges has updated their ‘Sweet Spot Rewards’ that offer discounts on reward nights at select locations. This time we see discounts available at 27 locations in the U.S. and two each in Canada and Europe. These offers are available until January 31, 2024.

Both the Le Noranda Hotel & Spa, Ascend Hotel Collection in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec and the Quality Inn Leamington, Ontario are available for 12,000 points which is a 40% discount from the standard 20,000 points.

Click here for more details & to book this offer.

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Six new Cobalt Multipliers added and one removed

Thanks to Chetan and Mark for the new 1x and 5x locations in Ontario, and to Shantelle who let us know Wow Chicken in Calgary no longer accepts American Express so we have removed them from the list

Cabottos Restaurant- Ottawa, Ontario 5x points
Dominion City Brewing (taproom) – Ottawa, Ontario 5x points
Dominion City Brewing (bottle shop) Ottawa, Ontario 1x points
Revel Cider (online shop) – Guelph, Ontario 1x points
Montreal Road Animal Hospital – Ottawa, Ontario 1x points
Dexcom Canada (online) – Canada wide 1x points

Click here to check out our complete Cobalt Confirmed Multipliers list.

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Deals:

Check out our Holiday Deals page for the latest travel and shopping offers throughout the holiday season! Check it out here for all the latest deals!

Join Asking Canadians today and earn 200 AC points when you complete your profile. Then complete surveys to earn more points and start redeeming when you reach 500 points. Click here to join.

British Airways: Fly from Toronto to London from $899 round trip economy class: Click here to book this offer.

Fairmont Hotels: AAA/CAA members can receive 15% off and a $50 dining credit for stays in North America. Book now for stays until Jan 31, 24. Click here for more details & to book this offer.

Canadian Bonus Offers

Marriott Bonvoy
– Calgary Earn 3,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points PER NIGHT for stays at the Courtyard Calgary Dowtown or The Dorian, an Autograph Collection Hotel Calgary. Book now for stays until Feb 29, 24 More…
– Calgary Earn 3,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points for stays at The Westin Calgary. Book by Dec 25 for stays until Dec 31, 23 More…

Other Bonus Offers

ALL Accor Live Limitless
– Double ALL Rewards Points when you rent a car for 2 or more days from Sixt worldwide. Book by Jan 15 for rentals until Feb 9, 24. More…

Marriott Bonvoy
– Johannesburg 5,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points for stays on the Orlando Pirates package at the Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! Johannesburg Melrose Arch. Book now for stays until Jan 2, 24 More…
– Milan Earn up to 4,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points for stays at the Sheraton Milan San Siro Sheraton Milan San Siro. Book by Dec 31, 23 for stays until Feb 5, 24 More…
– Okinawa 10,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points PER NIGHT for stays at the IRAPH SUI, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Miyako Okinawa. Book now for stays until Dec 28, 23. More…

Radisson Rewards
– Worldwide Earn 2,500 Bonus Radisson Rewards points + save up to 25% off for stays at Radisson Hotels in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Book by Dec 15 for stays Dec 16, 23 – Mar 15, 24. More…

Royal Air Maroc Safar Flyer
– Earn 4x Safar Flyer Miles when you rent with Sixt Rent A Car Worldwide for 3 or more days. Book by Dec 24 for rentals until Mar 31, 24 More…
– Earn up to Triple Safar Flyer Miles when you shop at any of nine Bicester Collection Shopping Villages in Europe. Offer valid until Jan 15, 24 More…

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
– Double KrisFlyer Miles for stays of 2+ nights at the The Boathouse Phuket. Book now for stays completed by Jan 31, 24. More…