Scotia Momentum VISA Infinite - $100 Statement Credit when you spend $500 in the first three months (Essentially 1st year free)

The first year free offer for the Scotia Momentum® VISA Infinite* Card ended on October 31st only to be replaced with an offer that is actually better (well buy $1!)

The new sign up offer for the Scotia Momentum® VISA Infinite* Card is a $100 statement credit with $500 in purchases in first three months. So yes now you have to actually spend some money on the card but you'll get the $100 credit which covers the $99 annual fee essentially making this card first year free again with a $1 bonus! This offer runs until Feb 28, 16 and can be accessed here.

Card details

• 4% on eligible gas station and grocery store purchases
• 2% on drug store purchases and recurring bills
• 1% cash back on all other eligible purchases
• VISA Infinite Complimentary Concierge Service – available 24/7
• Access to VISA Infinite Luxury Hotel Collection
• VISA Infinite Dining Series – Unique dining experiences in some of Canada’s top restaurants
• Special access to unique offers and experiences
• Rental car collision insurance
• Purchase security and extended warranty protection

Book stays in Vancouver and receive up to $125++ in Gift Cards with beVancouver

We welcome back the American Express Gift Card offer from beVancouver! If you are a regular Rewards Canada visitor then you should know this offer well. When you book a beVancouver partner hotel through their site you can earn up to a $125 American Express Gift Card (value depends on the hotel) and that card is for the first night. Each additional night after that will earn you another $50 gift card!

Here is an example of the offerings:

This is a great promotion that provides a decent return on what you would spend at these hotels. However you must be sure you are going to complete your stay as these bookings are prepaid and you cannot cancel or transfer them. Depending on the hotel as well, you may or may not receive your elite status benefits nor earn points or miles on these stays.

Find out more about this promotion here.

Promotion Details

• Check-in must be before or on February 29th 2016
• Bookings can be made using VISA, MasterCard, or American Express
• Bookings are Pre-Paid, Non-Cancellable and Non-Transferrable
• All bookings will be made in CAD and any other currency displayed is a representative value
• Guests will receive their $50, $75, $100 or $125 AMEX Prepaid Gift Card per 1st night of booking
• Guests will receive an additional $50 AMEX Prepaid Gift Card for every additional night after the 1st night
• Separate consecutive night bookings at the same hotel will not result in the guest receiving more than one $50, $75, $100 or $125 AMEX Prepaid Gift Card
• A Maximum of 3 bookings per person is enforced - all subsequent bookings will be converted into normal Best Available Rate bookings (and will apply the corresponding Terms and Conditions) and the guest will not receive an AMEX Prepaid Gift Card
• beVancouver Terms and Conditions Apply

November 3 Update: American AAdvantage slashes earning on British Airways & Iberia, new credit card offers, bonuses and more!

The start of the month means lots of news, bonuses, new credit card offers and more!

News, Tips & Tricks
Even though we technically took yesterday and the weekend off we still posted about some new credit card sign up offers and the return, albeit smaller, of the RBC Rewards to British Airways transfer bonus. You can find all that news in the Posts since our last update section!

If you credit British Airways or Iberia flights to American AAdvantage be prepared to earn less miles in 2016! As of February 1st there will be new AAdvantage mileage earning rates for flying on these two airlines and unless you are flying in Business Class, First Class or full fare premium economy you are going to earn less miles. The biggest hits are to the lower end of the economy class spectrum of course with Discount Economy going to 50% miles from 100% and Deep Discount dropping to 25% from 100%!! Find out more about the British Airways changes here and Iberia changes here. (Source One Mile at a Time)

Starwood Preferred Guest has launched member's only pricing (up to a 10% discount) for bookings made via Starwood. The discount is interesting and may be worthwhile for those who are not CAA/AAA members. If you are a CAA/AAA member you should be able to get a better discount with more favourable cancellation terms. Find out more here.

Croatia Airlines has expanded their code sharing with Air Canada. You will now find Croatia Airlines flight numbers on many of AC's transatlantic routes. Croatia Airlines is a Miles & More member airline (Lufthansa's Frequent Flyer Program) Since they are a Miles & More airline, Croatia Airlines does not have their own page on Rewards Canada as you can find all Miles & More offers on our M&M page. (Source Airlineroute.net)

Voting is now closed for our Canada's Choice Top Travel Rewards Credit Cards. Thank you to all of you who took the time to vote. The results will be revealed soon!!

CONTEST ALERT!
You have a little over a day to enter to win 2 tickets to the Aeroplan dExclusives "An Evening with Rod Stewart" in Toronto. Find out more here.


Posts since our last update:

• Carlson Rezidor Hotels Club Carlson: Double Elite Nights on all stays Worldwide
  As the end of the year approaches we tend to see an increase in status earning bonus offers to…
• 30% Transfer Bonus for RBC Rewards (Avion only) to British Airways Executive Club - November 1 to December 15, 15
  Not only has British Airways been devaluing their program this year (early on it was long haul flights and just…
• New TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Offer - up to 20,000 Bonus Miles with First Year Free!!
  On October 30th the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Offer of 25,000 miles, 50% off and bonus…
• New TD First Class Visa Infinite offer: 20,000 Bonus Points, $150 Expedia for TD Credit and 50% off first year annual fee
  The TD First Class Visa Infinite has a new sign up offer as of this month.…
• Scotiabank Gold American Express Card - First Year Free with a 20,000 points sign up bonus!
  The card with some very strong category earning (Gas, Grocery, Dining & Entertainment) has had the 20,000 point sign…

Bonus Offers
AIR MILES (Canada)
- 25 Free AIR MILES Reward Miles when you subscribe to Rona E-News. More... Until Dec 31, 15

British Airways Executive Club
- 30% Bonus Avios when you transfer RBC Rewards Points (Avion only) to British Airways Executive Club. More... Residents of Canada only Until Dec 15, 15

Carlson Hotels Club Carlson
- Double Elite Qualifying Nights for any Eligible Night completed at a Carlson Rezidor hotel worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 15

Germanwings Boomerang Club (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Boomerang Miles when you fly between Hamburg or Dusseldorf and Madrid. More... Book by Nov 30 for travel until Dec 31, 15

IHG Rewards Club
- Triple IHG Rewards Club points on rentals of 2 or more days at participating Avis locations globally. More... Until Dec 31, 15

TAP Portugal Victoria
- Double Victoria Miles on Hertz rentals of 3 or more days in Europe. More... Until Nov 30, 15

Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- Double Miles&Smiles Miles and 3 nights for the price of 2 at selected Swissotel Hotels & Resorts in Europe. More... Until Dec 31, 15

United MileagePlus
- Triple MileagePlus Miles per stay at Choice Hotels locations Worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 15
- 25% Bonus MileagePlus Miles when you convert IHG Rewards Club points to MileagePlus Miles. More... Until Nov 15, 15
- Earn up to 80% Bonus MileagePlus Miles when you buy miles online. More... Until Dec 14, 15

Carlson Rezidor Hotels Club Carlson: Double Elite Nights on all stays Worldwide

As the end of the year approaches we tend to see an increase in status earning bonus offers to entice those close enough to earning the next elite level in their program to fly, stay, drive or otherwise so that they hit that elite level. Such is the case with this latest status offer that comes to us from Carlson Rezidor Hotel's Club Carlson program:

Offer Details:
Double Elite Qualifying Nights for any Eligible Night completed at a Carlson Rezidor hotel worldwide. Register Online (Registration is required) then book online at Radisson, Park Plaza, Radisson Blu, Country Inns or Park Inn. Until Dec 31, 15

Find many more Club Carlson bonuses here!

30% Transfer Bonus for RBC Rewards (Avion only) to British Airways Executive Club - November 1 to December 15, 15

Not only has British Airways been devaluing their program this year (early on it was long haul flights and just last week it was short haul in North America) but we are seeing smaller transfer bonuses to the program! Over most of summer you could transfer Amex Membership Rewards Points to British Airways Executive Club with a 25% when in the past it was 50%. Same with the famous RBC Avion transfer bonus, it has always been 50% for as long as we have run this website (well the website is older than the offer but it sure seems that long!) and now the twice annual bonus has been cut to only 30%.

This offer is for all of you RBC Avion cardholders (Infinite and Platinum) and runs from today to December 15th, which is the same length as the 50% offer earlier this year but roughly two weeks shorter than we normally see. Despite the BA devaluations, this transfers bonus is still a decent deal as  BA Avios are a great option for flights to Asia (via Cathay Pacific), short to medium haul within North America until February and even after that despite the increased redemption rate (short haul offer is great on Alaska Airlines, TAM or American Airlines see this post here) and even though huge surcharges are added to their UK/Europe redemptions they can still be an alright value because of this bonus transfer based on your spend with the credit card (see my post about Earn & Burn for an explanation). As always though with any frequent flyer program you will have to be flexible in your options when redeeming due to seat availability issues (ie it may be hard to get tickets to Europe in Summer etc.) so take this into consideration before transferring.



Overall in the light of the all changes, do you still find value in BA Executive Club or will you now be hesitant to convert based on the devaluations and the decrease in this bonus?

Full details can be found here

New TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Offer - up to 20,000 Bonus Miles with First Year Free!!

LINK IS WORKING NOW!

On October 30th the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Offer of 25,000 miles, 50% off and bonus miles for shopping at Shop.ca ended. Now we know the next offer! It has a lower sign up bonus (by 5,000 miles) but is first year free!! That's means you can get the 20,000 miles at no cost at all to you other than making your first purchase and keeping the card for at least 90 days.

Offer Details
Earn up to 20,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles and a 100% rebate off your first year annual fee when you apply for and receive the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card. Earn 15,000 miles when you complete your first purchase and an additional 5,000 miles when you keep your Account active and in good standing for 90 days. Full details Apply by Jan 4, 16

TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card
• Receive a Welcome Bonus of 15,000 Aeroplan Miles with  your first Purchase
•Get an additional 5,000 Aeroplan Bonus Miles when you keep your Account active and in good standing for 90 days!2                                                          
• 100% Fee Rebate3 (Primary Cardholder only) for the first year – that’s $120 in savings
• Offer Valid until Jan. 4, 2016
• Earn 1.5 miles5 for every $1 spent on eligible gas, grocery, drugstore and aircanada.com Purchases made with your Card.
• Earn 1 mile6 for every $1 you spend on all other Purchases on your Card.
• Earn miles twice7 when you pay with your TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card and present your Aeroplan Membership Card at over 150 Aeroplan partner brands and with 100 online retailers
• Your Aeroplan miles will not expire as long as you are a TD Aeroplan Credit Cardholder                                                                                                
• Enjoy an extensive suite of travel insurances8 for peace of mind on your next getaway.

Air Canada Benefits:
• Your 1st checked bag is complimentary when travelling on an Aeroplan flight reward operated by Air Canada (for Primary Cardholder)
• You get Priority Check-in when travelling on an Aeroplan flight reward operated by Air Canada (for Primary Cardholder)
•  You’ll enjoy Priority Boarding when travelling on an Aeroplan flight reward operated by Air Canada (for Primary Cardholder)

New TD First Class Visa Infinite offer: 20,000 Bonus Points, $150 Expedia for TD Credit and 50% off first year annual fee

LINK IS WORKING NOW!

The TD First Class Visa Infinite has a new sign up offer as of this month. Gone is the great 40,000 point and 1st year free sign up offer. The new offer is yet another obvious push for TD's partnership with Expedia. As you may or may not be aware this card was devalued on the redemption side when it was announced that travel bookings made outside of Expedia for TD would cost more points as of August 16th however that was further extended to November 15th. Now with this latest sign up offer you can see that push for Expedia as not only is that your best avenue for redemption but instead of offering 40,000 points you now get 20,000 points and a $150 Expedia for TD rebate. The value of which is worth more than the old 40,000 bonus points as those were worth $200 and now the combination of points and rebate is $250 but also gone is the first year free rebate. Now with a 50% rebate you have to pay $60 in the first year meaning your total sign bonus value is brought down to $190. So this offer is not as good as the previous one.

TD First Class Visa Infinite Card
• Receive a Welcome Bonus of 20,000 TD Points1 after you make your first purchase with your Card. Your Welcome Bonus is worth $100 in travel savings when you redeem2 it for travel booked either online or by phone through Expedia For TD.                                                           
• Make a minimum $150 travel purchase through Expedia For TD with your Card by June 15, 2016 and your Account will receive a $150 credit from Expedia For TD. 
That's a total travel savings of $250 for travel booked through Expedia for TD3.                                             
• 50% Fee Rebate (Primary Cardholder only) for the first year – that’s $60 in savings
• Offer Valid until Jan. 4, 2016 
Apply online for the  TD First Class Visa Infinite Card

Scotiabank Gold American Express Card - First Year Free with a 20,000 points sign up bonus!

The card with some very strong category earning (Gas, Grocery, Dining & Entertainment) has had the 20,000 point sign up bonus since July 1 however it had the annual fee attached. However now we see the return of the FYF with the 20,000 points if you spend $500 in the first three months! The offer of 20,000 points is worth $200 in travel and since it is first year free you essentially get that $200 for free!  This offer is valid until February 28, 2016

This card ranked third in the Travel Points Card with annual fee category in our 2015 Top Travel Rewards Credit card rankings. Here are some details on the card:

Scotiabank Gold American Express Card
20,000 Scotia Rewards bonus points,with $500 in net purchases in first three months 

4 points for every dollar spent on the card at gas stations, grocery stores and on dining and entertainment, 1 point for all other purchases with the card
No blackouts, no points expiry, no seat restrictions and no booking fees
Travel service with access to global concierge specialists
Ability to redeem points at or after booking for travel including airfare, hotel, car rental, cruise and vacation packages. Points can also be redeemed for merchandise and credits to Scotiabank investment and credit products
Highly competitive insurance benefits, such as Travel Emergency Medical (including travelers age 65+) and Rental Car Collision insurance
$99 annual fee (among the most competitive fee for a premium travel reward card currently on the market). Additional card annual fee is $29 and the interest rates are 19.99% on purchases and 21.99% on cash advances, balance transfers and Scotia Credit Card cheques.

For more details or to apply for the card please see here.

You can also read our in depth review of the card here

October 30 Update: Aeroplan Distinction changes, Edmonton route cancellations, Air France KLM Flying Blue Promo Awards

Lots of news but not many bonuses to bring you in this last update of the month! Happy Halloween everyone!

News, Tips & Tricks
The latest Air France KLM Flying Blue Promo Awards are out! We see more Canadian options for the booking month of November with the highlight being Vancouver - Europe at 50% off!! Find out more here.

Aeroplan has made some changes to the Distinction program for 2016. (Thanks to Charles T and Sheri for the notes!) The Distinction only flights have been discontinued as have the SPG redemption bonus. The program sees the addition of Delta Hotels as a Distinction bonus partner.

Starting in 2016, some of Distinction benefits will be updated and enhanced while others will no longer be available.

Here are the benefits affected next year:

The Air Canada Getaway Bonus is extended
The Air Canada Getaway Bonus has been extended until December 31st, 2016. Details on some additional and exciting new destinations will be made available very soon. Ensure to travel by December 31st, 2015 to take advantage of 2015's eligible destinations.
Learn more

The Fairmont preferential treatment offer is extended
Aeroplan's Distinction members will continue to benefit from the Fairmont Preferential Treatment Offer until December 31st, 2016, when booking a stay directly at Fairmont.com using their exclusive Fairmont Distinction Promotional Code. Make sure to complete your stay by January 15th, 2017.
Learn more

Earn bonus miles at Delta Hotels and Resorts
Delta Hotels and Resorts® is now part of the Marriott family. Starting January 1st, 2016 dBlack and dDiamond members will be able to earn 250 Distinction bonus miles on eligible stays at Delta Hotels.
Learn more

The following benefits will no longer be available as of 2016
• Distinction Flights
• The redemption bonus on stays at Starwood Hotels & Resorts©: To ensure that you receive your 2015 Distinction bonus, book by December 31st, 2015, and complete your stay at participating Hotels & Resorts through December 31st, 2016.

All other benefits remain unchanged, and are there for you to enjoy whenever you want. This includes your favorite and most appreciated benefits like up to 35% off Market Fare Flight Rewards™ and Distinction bonus miles on stays at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Marriott and Starwood Hotels & Resorts.

Air Canada is bringing back its Toronto - Seoul flight in Summer 2016! The flight will be operated with a 787-8. (Source Airlineroute.net)

However Air Canada is also cancelling their Edmonton - London route, decreasing service between Calgary and London while increasing service between Vancouver and London (Source Airlineroute.net)

WestJet announced new Encore service between Toronto and London, ON starting in March 2016. (Source Airlineroute.net)

And possibly another cancelled route for Edmonton as it appears American Airlines will cut their Edmonton - Dallas route in February. (Souce Airlineroute.net)

HOT CONTEST!! Don't forget to enter to win 2 tickets to the Aeroplan dExclusives "An Evening with Rod Stewart" in Toronto. Find out more here.

One and half days left to vote for your favourite travel rewards credit card! Vote here!


Posts since our last update:

• Air France KLM Flying Blue Promo Awards - Save 50% b/w Vancouver & Europe in Business Class + 25% off YUL & YEG
  The newest set of Air France KLM's Promo Awards were released today but won't be bookable until November 1st

Bonus Offers
Air France KLM Flying Blue
- November Promo Awards - Save 25% to 50% on the Award Miles usually required for an award ticket. Destinations vary by each promotional period. More... Book between Nov 1 - 30 for travel between Jan 1 - Feb 29, 16

Etihad Guest
- Earn up to 15,00 Bonus Miles for joining the Etihad Guest Business Connect program and at least two employees from your organization takes a flight before 20 December 2015. More... Until Dec 20, 15

Le Club accorhotels
- Earn up to Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Accor Hotels in Switzerland. More... Book by Dec 23 for stays Nov 1 - Dec 31, 15

United MileagePlus
- 3,000 Bonus MileagePlus Miles on your first Rocketmiles booking More... Book by Dec 31, 15

Wyndham Rewards
- 200 Bonus Wyndham Rewards Points + 15% off when you book the Best Available Rate at 7 days in advance at participating locations Worldwide. More... Ongoing

Air France KLM Flying Blue Promo Awards - Save 50% b/w Vancouver & Europe in Business Class + 25% off YUL & YEG

The newest set of Air France KLM's Promo Awards were released today but won't be bookable until November 1st (well 6pm EST on the 31st) The discount ranges from 25 to 50% off the regular amount of miles required. As you can see just by the discount this can be a very good offer if you get 50% off for Business Class!

A nice change of pace this month with many more Canadian cities being included however the stand out is the  50% off Air France Business Class between Europe and Vancouver!!! At the 50% off you could actually make a real go of this offer with the Flying Blue Buy Points bonus that is on right now.  We just detailed last week how it would save you money to buy points and fly business class between Vancouver and Europe with a 25% discount now that it has a 50% discount you'll save even more! Now you can get that ~$4800 business class flight for just under C$2500!!!

Offer Details:
Save up to 50% with Promo Awards Save 25% to 50% on the Award Miles usually required for award ticket. Destinations vary by each promotional period. Full Details Book between Nov 1 - 30 for travel between Jan 1 - Feb 29, 16

Here are the Canadian offers available for booking during November: