April 11 Update: New Starbucks program starts tomorrow, Marriott & Starwood deal finalized, Toronto flight bonuses!

News, Tips & Tricks
Just a reminder that the new Starbucks Rewards launches tomorrow. You will no longer earn stars per transaction but rather on how much you spend. Read all the details on our post from February.

Last last week Starwood Hotels shareholders approved the takeover by Marriott. I'm sure you've all seen the email from SPG and/or Marriott. If not essentially the major news is that Starwood Preferred Guest will more than likely cease to exist in its current form sometime in 2018. So you don't really have to panic now and can continue to earn/burn and enjoy SPG benefits for nearly two more years. When SPG and Marriott Rewards get combined into a new program that according to Marriott and Starwood will provide the best of both programs.

Excerpt from SPG:

Since the original announcement, our members have asked many questions about the future of Starwood Preferred Guest^® (SPG^®). Soon we will begin the long journey to integrate the very best of SPG and Marriott Rewards^®. Through this process, your perspective will help guide these discussions as we consider the following:

• How do we continue to deliver the unique experiences, benefits and rewards you’ve come to expect both in and out of our hotels and resorts?
• How do we take full advantage of the extraordinary new range of hotels, resorts and destinations that will be the hallmark of a combined Starwood and Marriott to add new recognition and benefits for you?
• How do we protect the value of your currency and status, whether your Starpoints^® balance, lifetime status or membership level?

Getting answers to these complicated, important questions will take time. In fact, we don’t anticipate launching a newly combined program until 2018. This means SPG will continue to run separately until then. In the meantime, we're actively exploring ways to build bridges between the two programs to further enhance your experience.

You can keep up to date on the integration process here.

Posts since our last update:

• Earn up to 5,000 Bonus MilleMiglia Miles when you fly Alitalia between Toronto & Rome
  Toronto is the place to be for flight bonuses! Earlier we brought you the details of the Turkish Airlines…
• Earn 25% Bonus Miles&Smiles Status Miles when you fly on Turkish Airlines between Toronto and Istanbul
  Turkish Airlines is offering 25% bonus Status Miles&Smiles miles on their Toronto flights until the end of the year.…

Bonus Offers
Alitalia MilleMiglia
- Earn up to 5,000 Bonus MilleMiglia Miles for each flight on Alitalia between Toronto and Rome. More... Until May 17, 16

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Quadruple Asia Miles for stays at Anantara, AVANI and PER AQUUM hotels Worldwide.More... Book by Apr 30 for stays until May 31, 16
- Triple Asia Miles when you rent a car at participating Europcar locations Worldwide (except in Canada, Japan and the US) More... Until May 18, 16

Garuda Indonesia GarudaMiles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Garuda Miles for stays at participating Meritus Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Jun 30, 16

Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 1,000 Bonus HawaiianMiles for stays at the Fairmont Orchid Hawaii. More... Until Dec 17, 16

Marriott Rewards
- Earn up to 5,000 Bonus Rewards Points per NIGHT for stays at any one of 14 Marriott Hotels in Paris. More... Until May 13, 16
- 500 Bonus Rewards Points per NIGHT for stays at the JW Marriott Hotel New Delhi Aerocity. More... Until May 8, 16
- 2,000 Bonus Rewards Points per stay at the Courtyard Little Rock West. More... Until May 11, 16
- 5,000 Bonus Rewards Points per NIGHT for stays at the Residence Inn Portland Downtown/Lloyd Center. More... Until May 8, 16
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points per stay at the at the Courtyard Shippensburg. More... Until May 12, 16
- Earn up to 5,000 Rewards Points on rentals at participating Hertz locations in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Australia and New Zealand. More... Until Jul 31, 16

Starwood Preferred Guest
- Double Starpoints when you book a group at a participating Starwood hotel or resort in Asia Pacific. Plus, earn a signing bonus of 1,000 Starpoints for every 10 room nights booked. More... Book by Oct 31 for completion by Dec 31, 16
- 3,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays at the Aloft Bangkok – Sukhumvit 11.  More... Until Jun 30, 16
- 3,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays in a Suite at the Aloft Bangkok – Sukhumvit 11. More... Until Dec 31, 16

Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- Earn 25% Bonus Status Miles&Smiles Miles when you fly Turkish Airlines between Toronto & Istanbul. More... Until Dec 31, 16
- Receive a 25% Miles&Smiles discount when you redeem miles to fly Turkish Airlines between Toronto and Turkey. More... Until Dec 31, 16
- 3,000 Bonus Miles&Smiles Miles on your first Rocketmiles booking More... Book by Jun 30, 16

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Earn up to 5,000 Bonus MilleMiglia Miles when you fly Alitalia between Toronto & Rome

Toronto is the place to be for flight bonuses! Earlier we brought you the details of the Turkish Airlines offer for their Toronto flights and here is another offer. This one is for Alitalia flights between Toronto and Rome! Outside of that Torontonian's can also earn bonuses on flights to London England, Kingston Jamaica and Beijing China. See our route bonus listing for all those offers and more!

Offer details
Earn up to 5,000 Bonus MilleMiglia Miles for each flight on Alitalia between Toronto and Rome. Full details Until May 17, 16 

• 2,500 bonus miles for Economy Class fares
  
• 3,500 bonus miles for Premium Economy Class fares
  
• 5,000 bonus miles for business Class Fares

Earn 25% Bonus Miles&Smiles Status Miles when you fly on Turkish Airlines between Toronto and Istanbul

Turkish Airlines is offering 25% bonus Status Miles&Smiles miles on their Toronto flights until the end of the year. Have enough miles and want to redeem? You can also save 25% on Miles&Smiles award tickets between Toronto and Turkey also until the end of the year!

Offer Details
Earn 25% Bonus Status Miles&Smiles Miles when you fly Turkish Airlines between Toronto & Istanbul. Full details Until Dec 31, 16

 

Receive a 25% Miles&Smiles discount when you redeem miles to fly Turkish Airlines between Toronto and Turkey. Full details Until Dec 31, 16 

April 7 Update: Offers to earn elite status, save 35% on Radisson stays in Canada, Top 5 Credit Card Sign up offers for April

News, Tips & Tricks
Want to earn airline or hotel elite status faster? Take advantage of status match offers, fast track challenges and bonus status mile/point promotions. You can find many of these offers on our Elite Status Bonus Mile & Point Offers page.

Posts since our last update:

• Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for April
  Here are the Rewards Canada Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of April! This is…

Travel Deals
Save 35% when you stay 2 nights at Radisson Hotels in Canada and the rest of the Americas! Valid for stays until May 14. Find out more here

 

Bonus Offers
Air Canada / Aeroplan
- Triple Aeroplan Miles for Avis rentals of 3 or more days in Canada and the U.S. More... Until Aug 31, 16

ANA Mileage Club
- Triple Mileage Club Miles when you rent a Compact car or larger on rentals of three days or more at participating Dollar locations worldwide. More...Until Dec 31, 16

Eurowings Boomerang Club (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Boomerang Miles when you fly from Cologne, Dusseldorf, Nurnburg or Stuttgart to Berlin. More... Book by Apr 30 for travel until May 31, 16

Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
- Triple Mileage Bank Miles when you rent a Compact car or larger on rentals of three days or more at participating Dollar locations worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 16

Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- Earn up to 14,000 Bonus QMiles when you fly between Birmingham and Doha. More... Until Jun 30, 16
- Save up to 18,000 QMiles when you redeem for an award ticket to or from Birmingham. More... Until May 31, 16
- 5,000 Bonus Qmiles when you book 5 hotel nights across one or more stays via Kaligo. More... Book by May 15 for stays until Dec 31, 16
- Double QMiles for stays at the Marriott Marquis City Center Doha Hotel. More... Until Sep 30, 16
- Double QMiles for stays at the Doha Marriott Hotel. More... Until Jul 31, 16
- Triple QMiles for stays at Anantara, AVANI and PER AQUUM hotels Worldwide.More... e Until Jun 30, 16
- Double QMiles for stays at the Radisson Bali Tanjung Benoe. More... Book by Apr 30 for stays until Jul 14, 16
- 3,000 Bonus QMiles on your first Rocketmiles booking More... Book by Jun 30, 16
- Triple QMiles for stays at the Downtown Rotana Manama or the Centro Capital Doha. More... Until Sep 30, 16
- Double QMiles and 4th night free for stays at participating Shangri-La Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Jun 30, 16
- Double QMiles when you rent with Hertz for 3 days or more in Australia. More... Book by May 31 for rentals May 1 - Jul 31, 16

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Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for April

Here are the Rewards Canada Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of April! This is not a 'best' credit card list like our Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings but instead a look at cards that have very good acquisition offers. As always when choosing a card you should always take other factors into account other than the sign up bonus, but when most or all of these cards are first year free, they can and do pay off even when not taking into account insurance packages and other non-reward benefits. In fact all 5 cards on this list for April are first year free so you can try them out at no cost, get over $1,000 in rewards and decide later on if the card is right for you. All the while earning the sign up bonus which can be used to subsidize your travels!  Just ensure you drop any cards you don't like before your 1st year anniversary.
   
No changes this month from the March list. Enjoy!

So here are our top 5 credit card sign up offers for April (in alphabetical order)

American Express Gold Rewards Card - 25,000 Points (Apply here)
A mainstay offer here on Rewards Canada, the American Express Gold Rewards card has its first year fee of $150 waived and will award you 25,000 Membership Rewards points when you complete $500 in spending in the first three months. That 25,000 points is worth a $250 travel credit via Amex's TripFlex feature or can be converted to 25,000 Aeroplan Miles (1 Round trip Economy Award ticket within North America) or 25,000 British Airways Executive Club Avios (as much a 3 one way Economy Award tickets in North America, see this post for details.)


American Express Air Miles Platinum Credit Card - 2,000 Reward Miles (Apply here)
A newcomer to our monthly Top 5 sign up offers, the American Express Air Miles Platinum card comes first year free and comes with a 2,000 Reward Miles sign up bonus when you complete $500 in spending in the first three months. That 2,000 Miles is worth anywhere from $220 to $300 in flight value when you get around to redeeming them.

Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Visa - 30,000 Points  (Apply here)
The best no foreign transaction fee card in Canada makes it to this list due to a very strong acquisition offer. I mean who can complain with 30,000 points awarded on approval and a certificate for a free night stay at a Category 1-4 hotel for a potential of 5 free nights, all at no cost as the card has the annual fee waived in the first year! They also give you a 15 night credit into the mix which automatically provides you with Marriott Rewards Silver Elite status. There is also a 50,000 Point offer meant only for Marriott Elite members which many non-elites have had success with when they apply for it. (You may or may not get the full 50k and if they find out you are not Elite you may only receive the 30k)

TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card - 25,000 Miles (Apply here)
Earn up to 30,000 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.  15,000 Bonus miles awarded on first purchase, 10,000 after 90 days and 5,000 for adding an authorized user. That means those 25,000 are free and worth well over $400 and you'll save the $120 fee in the first year. The 5,000 additional miles for the authorized user come with a $50 cost for that additional card.

TD First Class Visa Infinite Card - 40,000 Points (Apply here)
Still with an increased sign up bonus but now with  the first year fee waived, the TD First Class Visa Infinite Card has also been a good card. The regular sign up of offer 20,000 TD Rewards Points has now been boosted to 40,000 (20,000 upon 1st purchase, 20,000 after 90 days) and the first year $120  fee waived which means you essentially get $200 of travel for free when you redeem those points via ExpediaForTD.

If you went for all these cards you ultimately could end up with over  $1000 in travel credits and hotel free nights but even if you only take on one or two you are helping your travel budget significantly at no cost other than regular credit card spend

April 6 Update: Double Points on Amtrak out of Montreal, Toronto & Vancouver, KLM to Kuwait for $999 and 14 new bonuses!

News, Tips & Tricks
Air New Zealand will be adding a fourth weekly flight out of Vancouver for the month of November. Not huge news but always provides that extra slight chance of getting a redemption via Aeroplan or other Star Alliance airlines (or even AIR MILES) although expect huge carrier surcharges on some of those redemptions (AIR MILES primarily). (Source Airlineroute.net)

If you are planning to travel by train to the U.S. on Amtrak be sure to register for their Double Days promotion to earn bonus Guest Rewards points. See the link below in the bonus offers section.

Posts since our last update:

• Hotel Review: Canalta Hotel, Melfort SK
  Fast forward to March 2016 and we have more travel to rural Saskatchewan where hotel choices are slim pickings.

Travel Deals
Its Wednesday, so you know what that means! KLM Wild on Wednesday! This week it is Kuwait for only $999 from the east or $1099 from the west! Book by Apr 7 for travel May 7-Jun 18 and Sep 11-Oct 15. Find out more here

 


Bonus Offers
Aegean Miles&Bonus
- Double Miles&Bonus Miles on Hertz car rentals in Greece. More... Book by May 7 for rentals Apr 22 - May 8, 16

Amtrak Guest Rewards
- Double Guest Rewards Points on all qualifying Amtrak travel. More... Until May 21, 16

Best Western Rewards
- Double Rewards Points for stays at the BEST WESTERN PLUS Hotel le 18 - Paris More... Until Jul 4, 16
- Double Rewards Points for stays at the BEST WESTERN Hotel San Damianu - Sartene More... Until Jun 30, 16

British Airways Executive Club
- Earn up to 50,000 Bonus Avios when you apply for and receive the RBC British Airways Visa Infinite Card. For residents of Canada only. More... Until May 31, 16
- 3,000 Bonus Avios on your first hotel booking made via Kaligo. Minimum GBP150 spend required. More... Book by May 31 for stays until Dec 31, 16
- 750 Bonus Avios on Avis rentals of 2+ days with minimum car group C Worldwide. More... Until Apr 30 for rentals until Jun 30, 16

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Double Asia Miles on most Cathay Pacific and Dragonair flights in Economy Class out of Hong Kong. More... Apr 13 - Jun 15, 16
- Triple Asia Miles for stays on the Family 2 room package (50% off the second room) at participating Fairmont Hotels in Asia. More... Book by May 31 for stays Jun 1 - Aug 31, 16
- Triple Asia Miles for stays on the Family 2 room package (50% off the second room) at participating Swissotels in Asia. More... Book by May 31 for stays Jun 1 - Aug 31, 16

La Quinta Returns
- 500 Bonus Returns Points on qualifying rentals of 3 or more days at participating Budget airport locations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. More... Until Sep 30, 16

Le Club accorhotels
- Earn up to Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Accor Hotels in Austria.More... Book by Apr 30 for stays untl Jul 15, 16
- Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for staysof 2 or more nights at participating Mercure Hotels in Czech Rep., Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Romania. More... Book by Apr 30 for stays until May 31, 16

Turkish Miles&Smiles
- Earn up to 10,000 Bonus Miles&Smiles Miles when you book hotels via Kaligo. More... Book by May 31 for stays until Dec 31, 16

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Hotel Review: Canalta Hotel, Melfort SK

The Canalta Hotel Melfort

Points required for a free night : 25,000 Canalta Rewards Points for standard room

Almost a year ago the Rewards Canada family stayed at the Canalta Hotel in Humboldt Saskatchewan and really enjoyed it. The hotel was awesome for the type and star rating. You can read the review of that hotel here.

Fast forward to March 2016 and we have more travel to rural Saskatchewan where hotel choices are slim pickings. Lucky for us and many other travellers, Canalta Hotels is springing up in these smaller towns across Western Canada where previously only hotels that aren't very good exist. This time we were north of Humboldt in the Melfort area and seeing that Canalta has a hotel in Melfort it was the most logical choice. They also have one 20 minutes away in my wife's childhood stomping grounds of Tisdale. All I can say is the other hotel options in the area aren't so appealing so we are very happy to have Canalta around. In fact I believe this move by the Drumheller based company to open up nice, clean, comfortable hotels with decent amenities in rural spots is a very smart one.

The Canalta in Melfort is very similar to the one in Humboldt although smaller. It does not have a pool and waterslide like Humboldt, only a very large hot tub with steam room. We had a standard 2 queen bed room that looked and felt just like the one in Humboldt although once again smaller. The rooms next to us were a bit bigger based on the fire exit map on our door and the build of the hotel, so I believe it was one of those larger ones we had in Humboldt. The little bit of size difference could be felt however with two adults and teen and a tween all with our own luggage as the room did seem a bit stuffed. We do love how they give pillow options of firm and soft (the choice is embroidered on the pillow cover) but for some reason we found the beds not very comfortable even though they are probably the same ones in Humboldt? They are very 'loose' in that you can feel every little movement in them. Perhaps I'm nitpicking a bit but the fact is all four of us didn't have very good sleeps. Other features we like in the room are the microwave and fridge. It was nice to have fridge to place our drinks etc. as that is one item I seem to miss in a lot of higher end hotels. Even though the Sheraton in Saskatoon we stayed at on the same trip (review coming soon) had a smaller mini bar fridge which was usable only if you removed the items for sale. Here are some of my pictures from the room.

The bathroom had your standard hotel fixtures, nothing fancy at all but appropriate for this type of hotel. This is the picture from the hotel website as I didn't grab a photo myself:

Just like the stay last year in Humboldt what impressed us the most was how clean the room and the hotel was. Canalta definitely knows how to take care of their properties and have employees who take care in keeping the hotel in great condition. The shower and bathroom were spotless. The same goes for the carpets, beds and other room furniture. They didn't show signs of aging, stains or anything else.

Probably the most lacking part of the stay was the Continental Breakfast that was included. Compared to the one in Humboldt this one needs work.  Unlike Humboldt there wasn't any hot meat items, only what seemed to be powdered eggs which were horrible and not very warm hashbrown patties. If you are making your way through Melfort and stay here I'd suggest avoiding the hot foods and go for traditional continental breakfast items or utilize the make your own waffle station. There is always another option, Tim Horton's which is 30 seconds away on the other end of the parking lot.

Overall I would stay at this location again or the Tisdale one as it seems to be a duplicate build but chances are more of our future Saskatchewan travel will be a bit south so we'll base ourselves in Humboldt at the larger Canalta with the pool and waterslide with the better breakfast. In general though I really have to commend Canalta for their rural presence and providing some great hotels to stay at when all the other options are well not so good.

Have you stayed at any of Canalta's locations in Western Canada? What are you impressions of this small Canadian chain? Let us know by commenting below!

April 5 Update: Redeem Mileage Plan miles for Hainan flights, Tunisair proposes Montreal service, AF KLM Promo Awards

News, Tips & Tricks
Tunisair is proposing to fly twice weekly between Montreal and Tunis. They aren't part of any of the major airline alliances so you can really choose from Tunisair's Fidelys program or use a proprietary credit card program to redeem for Tunisair flights once the route gets approval. (Source Airlineroute)

Yesterday we mentioned the change to Emirates awards for Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan but we did mention their are other airline options. We mentioned Hainan as one example (for Canadians you can choose to fly Hainan from Calgary, Toronto or Seattle for those of you in the Vancouver/Victoria area) but did you know those redemptions only started on March 30th? We did a quick check on the YYC flights and you can get Economy or Business Class Mileage Plan award tickets on the inaugural flight out of YYC! Economy class one way is 30,000 miles but a better deal is the 50,000 for Business Class! It does come with $202 in taxes and fees but we looked up what Hainan was charging for the one way business class ticket and you're looking at over $3,000 all in. So what's better? 50K miles + $202 or spending over $3,000? I know which one I would choose.

Mileage Plan availability for Hainan's inaugural flight out of YYC

and the cost if you were to buy the same ticket

On March 26th Aeroplan changed the mileage earned for flying on Air China. Many of the fare classes went down in mileage earned, primarily discounted economy class fares however some business class and full fare economy class tickets will now earn more miles. (Source Aeroplan)

Air France KLM Flying Blue has released their latest promo awards (see link below in the bonus offers section) and only Montreal is included this time. You can save 25% on the regular amount of miles required for flying in Business Class this June and July.




Posts since our last update:

• RBC and British Airways bring back the 50,000 Avios sign up bonus for their Visa Infinite Card
  The 50,000 Avios sign up bonus for RBC British Airways Visa Infinite Card is back! We received an email…
• REMINDER: Redeem your Diners Club Club Rewards points by the end today for Tailored Travel credits at 1.7%
  Just a reminder that today is the last day to receive 1.7% back from Diners Club Club Rewards for Tailored…
• Earn 25 bonus AIR MILES Reward Miles on top of Double Miles for IHG stays in Alberta and Saskatchewan
  Months ago we brought you the details of IHG Rewards Club's Double Airline Miles offer where people who don't…

Bonus Offers
Air France KLM Flying Blue
- April Promo Awards - Save 25% to 50% on the Award Miles usually required for an award ticket. Destinations vary by each promotional period. More... Book by Apr 30 for travel between Jun 1 - Jul 31, 16

AIR MILES
- Double AIR MILES Reward Miles for stays at IHG Hotel stays Worldwide. Stays in Alberta & Saskatchewan will earn an additional 25 Reward Miles. More... Until Apr 30, 16

Copa ConnectMiles
- Double Business Class Bonus ConnectMiles when you fly in Business Class on Copa Airlines to or from Caracas, Maracaibo or Valencia. More... Until Jun 30, 16
- Triple ConnectMiles on rentals of 2 or more days at participating Avis locations in the contiguous U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean. More... Until Jun 30, 16
- Double ConnectMiles on qualifying rentals of 1 or more days at participating Budget locations in the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean. More... Until Jun 30, 16

Le Club accorhotels
- Earn up to Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Accor Resorts in Africa and the Indian Ocean area. More... Book by May 1 for stays until May 31, 16
- 4X Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at new Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Book by Apr 30 for stays until May 31, 16
- Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays of 3 or more nights at participating Accor Hotels in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany or Switzerland. More... Book by Apr 30 for stays untl Jun 14, 16
- Double Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Accor Hotels in Barcelona. More... Book by May 10 for stays until May 15, 16

Starwood Preferred Guest
- Earn 1,500 bonus Starpoints for every three eligible stays you book for your clients via SPG Pro. More... Until Jun 30, 16

Virgin America Elevate (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Elite Status Match - Virgin America will match your other airline elite status with silver or gold Elevate status. More... Until Sep 30, 16

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RBC and British Airways bring back the 50,000 Avios sign up bonus for their Visa Infinite Card

The 50,000 Avios sign up bonus for RBC British Airways Visa Infinite Card is back! We received an email from a reader yesterday who took advantage of the bonus last fall with some concerns and while looking up the details from our old post we see that it has now returned!

The sign up bonus remains the same at 15,000 Avios however 35,000 additional Avios will be awarded to any new cardholder who applies by May 31, 16 and spends $9,000 within the first 3 months of card membership. That's right $9,000! Remember back in 2012 when it used to be $5,000 for that extra 35,000!

What can you get for 50,000 Avios? Just one example is 6 one way or 3 round trip short haul trips between Canada & North America in Economy Class(+taxes/fees).

Some additional details of the card are:

• Receive 15,000 Avios upon approval^Λ.
• Receive 35,000 bonus Avios when you spend $9,000 in the first three months account opening^Λ.
• Collect 1 Avios for every $1 CAD spent on qualifying net purchases*.
• Collect double Avios when you shop with British Airways and BA Holidays*.
• Earn a companion voucher when you spend $30,000 CAD annually˜.
• 250 bonus Avios when you rent a car with Avis and pay with your RBC British Airways Visa Infinite card†.
• 10% off British Airways flights when you book and pay with your RBC British Airways Visa Infinite card∞.

For complete details please visit BA.com

REMINDER: Redeem your Diners Club Club Rewards points by the end today for Tailored Travel credits at 1.7%

Just a reminder that today is the last day to receive 1.7% back from Diners Club Club Rewards for Tailored Travel Credits as it drops to 1.5% tomorrow. Just called in myself and redeemed $515 worth of points to a recent WestJet ticket. I think even with the change I'll keep the card but will use it less and use whatever points that I do earn on it to redeem against car rentals due to the card's superior CDW or as a top off card by converting points  to Alaska Airlines or other programs if I am short some miles for awards.

In case you missed it, here is what we posted back on March 17th about this change:

Ouch, one of the cards that has been in my wallet the longest and one of my favourites is about to get devalued! The tailored travel credit for the Diners Club Club Rewards MasterCard is getting cut back. This is the book any travel and redeem points against the charge feature of the card. Granted to start with the rate was a 1.7% return which is lower than other cards out there with 2% however the card comes with an awesome airline lounge programs, costs less then those other cards and has one of the best CDW insurance coverage of any card out there as they don't put a dollar limit on cars (just types of cars like all others) so when we were in Maui last month our free upgrade to a fully loaded Infiniti QX80 didn't concern me as Diners doesn't max out at $65,000 like other cards.