This week we look at how you can pay no FX fees and earn up to 5x points outside of Canada, using your Air Canada or WestJet elite status to get SkyTeam alliance status for a full year and much more in our weekly credit card and loyalty rewards newscast! Watch This Week in RWRDS […]
Tag: Elite Status
Purchase a SkyTeam Elite Status Match using your Air Canada Aeroplan or WestJet Rewards Elite Status
Vietnam Airlines has had a paid status match opportunity in market since last summer which we only covered on FFB as it was not available to Canadians. That has all changed as the status match has now been expanded to include more countries such as Canada and airline programs like WestJet Rewards. This is a […]
Use your airline or hotel status to receive a free status match with Club Avolta
Club Avolta, which was formerly known as Red by Dufry, is the loyalty program for hundreds of duty free retailers all around the world where members earn points for their duty free purchases and receive discounts for having elite status in the program. And just like the previous iteration, there is a FREE Status Match […]
Podcast Episode 116: Dissecting WestJet’s Elite Status changes for 2025 with the former head of WestJet Rewards
In this episode we discuss and dissect the recently announced changes to WestJet Rewards’ Elite Status Tiers for 2025 with the former head of WestJet Rewards, Sol Zia. Sol was at the helm of the program when they first launched elite status in the program Listen to the podcast here: Watch the podcast here: Topics […]
WestJet Rewards Elite Tier Status Updates for 2025
WestJet Rewards has revealed their Elite Status Updates for 2025 which include increased qualifying spend thresholds, enhanced priority boarding, improvements to upgrades, milestone awards adjustments and more. This is the first set of updates we can expect fro the WestJet Rewards program and these will take place in January 2025. The airline has told RWRDS […]
RWRDS Daily Update Nov 6: Earn 20% Bonus Points when booking Fairmont and Accor stays via their app
Earn 20% Bonus Points when booking Fairmont and Accor stays via their app and Earn 6x Elite Status Miles on TAP Air Portugal flights booked by November 10. Check out today’s points & miles updates here:
Air Canada Aeroplan and Marriott Bonvoy Launch Expanded Loyalty Partnership Offering Status Match and Two-Way Currency Transfer
Big news out of Air Canada and Marriott today as they have launched an expanded partnership that has them offering reciprocal elite status matching and re-affirming the two-way points transfers between the programs. This partnership follows in the footsteps of other enhanced partnership that Marriott has with airlines such as United, Emirates and Singapore Airlines. […]