For a limited time, American Express is doubling the sign up bonus for one of the top Canadian Travel Rewards cards, the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card. Normally the sign up bonus is 10,000 Starpoints but if you apply by December 15th and spend $1,000 within the first three months of cardmembership you will receive […]
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Diners Club transition update
This post is more for those of you who are already Diners Club cardholders here in Canada as the card is not available at this time to new customers. For those of you who are and have not received the new welcome package from BMO (who took over the Diners Club brand in North America […]
$350 Sign Up Bonus for the WestJet RBC World MasterCard extended
You may recall our post from July 15th announcing the larger sign up bonuses for the WestJet MasterCards from RBC. At that time the offer was to run only until August 31 but the offers of $350 for the World MasterCard and $100 for the regular WestJet MasterCard have been extended to November 14. For […]
American Express Gold Rewards Card: A Hidden Gem for earning Aeroplan Miles
When it comes to earning Aeroplan miles, there is no easier way to earn them than on everyday Credit Card spending. Nowadays Canadians have nearly a dozen Credit Card choices to earn Aeroplan miles with. Whether it be through cards that earn the miles directly or through others that allow you to exchange points for […]
Will Canadian Credit Card Foreign Exchange Fees start to disappear like they have in the U.S.?
In Canada, the issuers of travel rewards credit cards have taken many steps in their attempts to attract and retain customers for their card products. Whether it be a sign up bonus, renewal bonus, enhanced insurance packages, first year free, you name it, it has been done except for one new marketing move that is […]
Capital One credit cards now available in Quebec and Northern territories
This is a topic I received many emails on, asking whether we knew why Capital One Cards were not available in Quebec or when would they be. Well, people in Quebec, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and the Yukon will be happy to know that on Tuesday July 19th Capital One opened up their offerings to […]
RBC Avion 50% Transfer Bonus to British Airways Executive Club
In case you missed it on our main or in our newsletter, British Airways and RBC are once again offering Avion cardholders a 50% bonus on transferring RBC Rewards points to BA Miles. The offer runs until August 31 and if past years are any indication we should see it again this November. This is […]