Following closely on the footsteps of other Chase issued credit cards in Canada, the new Marriott Rewards Premier Visa card becomes the fourth card from Chase and also the fourth card in Canada to offer no Foreign Transaction fees. If you followed Rewards Canada for at least a year, you will know that I brought […]
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Sears MasterCards officially drop their Forex fees
As you know Rewards Canada has been pushing for the removal of foreign exchange fees on Canadian Credit Cards since last summer. We brought the topic up as the trend emerged in the U.S. over the past two or so years and has been proven to be a very popular selling point to many travellers […]
TD ups the sign bonus for the First Class Visa Infinite to 40,000 points
The card that took second spot in the Travel Points Credit Card with Annual fee in our 2012 Top Travel Credit Card rankings has doubled the sign up bonus for a limited time. The TD First Class Visa Infinite Card normally comes with a 20,000 point sign up bonus but as of today that has […]
New Rewards Canada Cash Back Credit Card Comparison Chart
Most of you are familiar with the Rewards Canada Travel Rewards Credit Card comparison charts (there are five six of them). These charts are a staple on Rewards Canada, in fact they are some of the most visited pages of all the pages on my site. That being said, I haven’t added a new chart […]
RBC Avion to British Airways 50% Transfer Bonus is back
One of the best conversion/transfer bonuses from a Hybrid card in Canada is back! We last saw this offer run from November 2011 to January 2012 and chances are it will be back later this fall as we have seen over the past few years. The offer is the RBC Avion transfer bonus to British […]
Canada’s Top Travel Rewards Credit Cards for 2012
Today on RewardsCanada.ca we posted our fourth annual picks for Canada’s top travel rewards credit cards. We have combed over 70 different credit cards offering travel rewards for Canadians and of those there are a few that really stand out. While it is practically impossible to give this question a perfect one card answer, we […]
Options outside of Aeroplan and Air Miles. Part 2: Credit Card Programs
The majority of Canada’s loyalty program market share is held by two programs, Aeroplan and Air Miles. While both programs have strong roots in travel they have grown into what the industry calls coalition loyalty programs, which in layman’s terms means many earning partners and a varied rewards catalog. Its hard not to be a […]