WestJet's accelerator offer for their two credit cards issued by RBC has now been extended to September 30. Initially slated to end on August 31 the 2x rewards on grocery and restaurant purchases can now be enjoyed by cardholders (both existing and new) for another month. If you missed our initial post from the end of June about this promotion you'll want to read on to how this offer differs from some of the others in the market right now. The main difference is that WestJet and RBC are giving you three options to choose from on how you want to receive your double rewards. Those options are double your WestJet dollars (the regular type of earn for these cards), a statement credit (cash back) or a donate those rewards to help support your community.
When you go to the offer registration page
you will be asked which reward you want and you'll need to input your
16 digit card number as well as your WestJet Rewards ID.
This was a smart move by WestJet and RBC to offer the various reward
options due to the uncertainty of travel for many Canadians right now
and have been holding back on using their WestJet cards for purchases.
By providing the additional reward options outside of just earning
WestJet dollars it will definitely encourage cardholders to shift their
spend back to these cards. I feel a lot of those
cardholders have or will choose the statement credit option to help
keep finances in check. The good news about the statement credits is
that they will post within 3-5 days after each transaction, you don't
actually have to wait until your statement date to receive them. Then
there will be some who are planning for future travel who will obviously
be choosing to earn the extra WestJet dollars while a smaller
percentage will say "I don't need more WestJet dollars, I don't need
statement credits, I'm going to donate those double rewards" which by the
way will be going to Food Banks Canada.
The double rewards will be awarded on all eligible grocery, restaurant
and fast food purchases until September 30 with Mastercard's Merchant
Category Codes: 5411, 5812 and 5814. Popular food delivery services
likes UberEats and DoorDash are included in those. However some like
Costco are not but I do recall some readers of ours letting us know that
Walmart Supercentres do code as grocery so it should count towards
double rewards.
The double rewards will be offered on all eligible purchases up to
$10,000 per primary and secondary card. That means if you have one
WestJet card and have a supplementary user on your account you can each
earn the double rewards for $10,000 spend on each card ($20,000 in
total). For example in our household both of our kids are supplementary
cardholders on my wife's account which means each cardholder gets that
$10,000 cap or the potential to earn double rewards on up to $30,000 in
spending. Add in my separate WestJet card (my wife and I each have our own accounts: Why my wife and I each grabbed our own WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercards) and
we have $40,000 total in our household that we can earn double rewards
on. I know we won't hit $40,000 in
those categories but it's nice to know we're not capped like some other
issuers who have done so at amounts as low as $1,000.
Click
here to learn more and to register your card to take part in the 2x
rewards on grocery and restaurant purchases on WestJet Mastercards
If you don't have a WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard or WestJet RBC Mastercard
the great news is that you can also get in on this offer. As soon as
you apply and are approved for the cards be sure to register for the
offer and you'll start earning those double rewards. I would recommend
applying sooner than later so that you can maximize the time period you
have for earning the double rewards. Ideally you'd want to go for the
WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard as it has a boosted welcome bonus of
350 WestJet dollars (which has now been extended until October 31) and
the ever famous companion flight vouchers and first bag free benefits
for when you are ready to travel again but if you don't need those extra
benefits or don't meet the eligibility criteria for it the WestJet RBC
Mastercard is also a great option.
