February 23 Update: FedEx is back with Amex Offers with up to $270 in credits and an easy offer to earn 5,000 free Petro-Points

Here's your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your daily dose (or near daily dose) of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more.

We see the return of an Amex Offers credit for utilizing FedEx. Simply make a qualifying purchase of at least $45 using your registered Card at www.fedex.ca or at a participating FedEx location by 23/05/2021 and earn a $45 statement credit. Limit of 6 credits for a total value of up to $270. Here at Rewards Canada we received it on the Platinum Card. Find this offer and more in our Guide to American Express Canada 'Amex Offers'

One week left to grab the 50,000 bonus point offer on the BMO Rewards® Business Mastercard®

If you have had your eye on the BMO Rewards^® Business Mastercard^® you'll want to make sure you apply for it between now and March 1. After that date the welcome bonus will drop by a significant amount although retain a first year free offer. Currently the card is offering 50,000 BMO Rewards Points when you spend $5,000 on the card in the first three months along with no annual fee in the first year.

World of Hyatt Bonus Journeys spring edition - 2,000 bonus points for every 2 nights + a free night award after 10 nights

 
Great news for World of Hyatt members - there isn't going to be any gap in being able to potentially earn bonus points for your Hyatt stays. The current World of Hyatt Bonus Journeys will be wrapping up on February 28 and right away on March 1st the new spring variation of Bonus Journeys will be in play. You can register for the promotion right now and then all your qualifying stays from March 1st to June 15th will count towards the bonuses. Those bonuses are 2,000 points for every 2 nights you complete (they don't have to be consecutive), an additional 500 points each 2 nights if you are World of Hyatt Credit Cardmember (I know some of our readers do have the U.S. card) and then if you complete at least 10 nights during the promotional period you'll receive a Category 1-4 Free Night Award. This is a pretty sweet bonus offer from Hyatt!

February 22 Update: More hotels added to Canada's authorized list of quarantine hotels, Rewards Canada Podcast now on vurbl & American Airlines will not resume several Canadian flights

Here's your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your daily dose (or near daily dose) of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more.

 
Last week we let you know about the list of authorized hotels for the new mandatory hotel stopover requirement when travelers return to Canada. At that time there were 11 approved hotels in the four Canadian cities accepting international flights. That list has now grown to 18 hotels as it seems like more locations are coming online each day. This mandatory requirement of a 3 night starts at 11:59pm ET is now in effect. Remember this requirement is over and above the other requirements already in place of having a negative COVID-19 molecular test within 3 days of your departure and the mandatory 14 day quarantine (the 3 day hotel stay counts as part of those 14 days) Learn more here.

The Ultimate Cash Back Credit Card Portfolio

 
Today we released an update to our Ultimate Cash Back Credit Card Portfolio on Rewards Canada!

In this feature of Rewards Canada' Ultimate Credit Card Portfolios we look at the ultimate one for earning cash back. We have always recommended that you should carry a Visa, a Mastercard and an American Express card in your wallet and that's what these portfolios encompass. Here we outline one card from each brand that will help you build up those cash back returns faster than ever. Ultimately there are various options that could be utilized for a cash back portfolio but we feel this trio of cards can earn you the most cash back across the board. Read the complete feature here to learn more!

Find all our Ultimate Card Portfolios here!

February 19 Update: List of authorized hotels for Canada's mandatory hotel stopover requirement, Amex mobile payment bonus points posting & another 100K offer for PC Financial Mastercards

Here's your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your daily dose (or near daily dose) of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. This update is brought to you by the HSBC +Rewards Mastercard which is currently offering a welcome bonus of up to 30,000 bonus points, no annual fee in the first year and a low 11.9% interest rate! 

 
The Government of Canada released their list of authorized hotels for the new mandatory hotel stopover requirement when travelers return to Canada. This mandatory requirement of a 3 night starts at 11:59pm ET on Sunday February 21. Remember this requirement is over and above the other requirements already in place of having a negative COVID-19 molecular test within 3 days of your departure and the mandatory 14 day quarantine (the 3 day hotel stay counts as part of those 14 days) Learn more here.

Earn up to 5,000 bonus Hilton Honors points when you join the program and complete stays with the hotel chain

 

A little late to the party with this offer as it has been out for sometime now but just in case you missed it here it is. For 2021 Hilton has brought out this member acquisition bonus  for joining the Honors program and then completing some hotel stays. If you are not  a member yet simply join via the link below and then complete one stay to earn 2,000 bonus Honors points. Complete one more stay after that and they’ll give you 3,000 more points for 5,000 bonus points in total. Now you will want to time it right for joining the program to ensure you can complete the one or two stays within 6 months of joining as is required by the promotion.

Targeted Offer: Earn double elite qualifying spend on WestJet flights until December 16 (book by Feb 28)

 
WestJet has just launched their first major frequent flyer promotion of the year with this new offer that doubles elite qualifying spend. WestJet Rewards members who are targeted for the offer will receive a 100% bonus on all eligible flight spending for travel within Canada. The flights must be booked between February18 and 28 meaning bookings made prior to this will not count. The flights themselves need to be completed by December 16, 2021. 

New Hyatt Hotel Openings in Canada for 2021 - Now 6 hotels confirmed including the reopening of the Park Hyatt Toronto

 
Continuing on with our new hotel openings in Canada series we now take a look at what Hyatt has planned for 2021.

Out of the major hotel chains, Hyatt Hotels are one of the smallest globally and their presence in Canada reflects that with less than a dozen hotels operating here.  This number has been changing relatively fast, it was only a couple of years ago when they only had four hotels across our country and over the next few year they are looking to expand that number.

February 18 Update: CIBC Aventura NEXUS credit upped to $100?, WestJet cuts four more Canadian cities and an update to the Marriott buy points bonus

Here's your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your daily dose (or near daily dose) of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. This update is brought to you by the HSBC +Rewards Mastercard which is currently offering a welcome bonus of up to 30,000 bonus points, no annual fee in the first year and a low 11.9% interest rate! 

 
I'm not entirely sure when this happened but I noticed yesterday that CIBC may have bumped up their NEXUS benefit on their Aventura cards to C$100 from the previous $50. Even our last update direct from CIBC at the start of February had it listed as $50 so if this is really the case it is nice welcome change to the Aventura cards. I will check with CIBC however as there is some confusing wording on CIBC's website as some pages state a $50 credit in their messaging while others don't and then the terms and conditions state $50 and/or $100.  If it has been bumped up I'm guessing it was done in response to TD offering a $100 NEXUS credit on their Aeroplan cards as those are the only other cards in our market that offer this benefit.