The events of yesterday afternoon and evening played out quite interestingly for the airline industry in Canada, namely on Twitter. Around 3:30pm MT WestJet came out with a news release stating they were the “first national carrier in Canada to voluntarily provide refunds to original form of payment” to which that statement was quickly […]
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October 14 Update: WestJet cuts majority of Atlantic Canada flights, American AAdvantage lowers elite qualifying requirements & Air Canada’s U.S. flight schedule for November
Some unwelcome news from WestJet today as they have announced that they pulling the majority of their flights from Atlantic Canada. Granted this should have been expected with the Maritimes bubble that prevented most Canadians from travelling to the region. The only city that WestJet will operate to now is Halifax. (Source WestJet) WestJet […]
New RBC Offers for Microsoft (up to $100 back) and Jewlr (10% back)
It’s been less than a week since our last update of our RBC offers page and two new offers have emerged in that time! The best one is a really good offer for Microsoft purchases: Get a $50 statement credit when you spend $499.00-$999.99 and pay with an eligible RBC Royal Bank credit card. […]
September 17 Update: WestJet providing refunds for cancelled Europe flights, Air Canada provides complimentary COVID-19 insurance coverage & Hawaii set to reopen on October 15
WestJet continues to make some headway in regaining consumer confidence as they are now providing refunds for travellers who had flights booked to or from Europe between March 1 and October 31. Europe makes up a very small portion of WestJet’s overall traffic and with strict policies in place from the EU on cancelled […]
September 14 Update: You can now book Aeroplan reward tickets for Canadian North online, WestJet adds no charge COVID-19 Travel Insurance ahead of slightly expanded international flying schedule
Aeroplan members can now book Canadian North reward flights online on the Aeroplan website. Prior to this you had to call in to book reward flights and pay the phone in booking fee. This is nice little update to the program in your ability to search and book these famous flights online. They are […]
WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard everyday spending to count towards tier status for the next three months
WestJet is the latest airline to jump into the fray with a promotion that provides its members a way to earn elite status without even flying the airline! We’ve already seen offers likes this from Air Canada, Alaska Airlines and others but now it’s WestJet’s turn. Although they may seem late to the party sometimes […]
WestJet Rewards offering double qualifying spend on all eligible flights until December 15
As part of today’s broader update from WestJet that detailed the extension of member’s elite status and qualifying spend period they also released this promotion for fall travel which we quickly mentioned in that first post. All members who register for this offer will earn Double Qualifying Spend for WestJet flights booked between today and […]