June 8 Update: CIBC AC Conversion Visa offering 1% cash back until Oct 31, up to 5x points via the Aeroplan eStore & 50% bonus points for Esso purchases

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 World Elite Mastercard which is currently offering a welcome bonus of up to 70,000 bonus points and no annual fee in the first year! 

 
CIBC's AC Conversion Visa - the prepaid credit card option offered by CIBC and Air Canada has introduced a limited time 1% cash back offer for all spending on the card until October 31st. Learn more about this card here.

How to score 350 to 700 WestJet dollars for only $120 to $240

Right now there are two RBC credit card welcome bonus offers that provide the potential to come out with at least 700 WestJet dollars for as little as $240 in annual fees and purchases. The two cards are the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard and the RBC Avion Visa Infinite  card.

Best ever welcome bonuses on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Cards - 60,000 points + statement credits

After spending most of 2020 supporting existing customers we can say 2021 is the year American Express is back in the game for acquiring new customers! We've seen increased welcome offers on the American Express Cobalt™ Card (now gone) The Platinum Card®, the Choice Card from American Express™ (now gone) as well as offers on the SimplyCash™ Preferred Card from American Express and the SimplyCash™ Card from American Express. Of course we also saw increased welcome bonuses for the Marriott Bonvoy™ American Express® Card, the Marriott Bonvoy™ Business American Express® Card come out earlier this year to which this post is a reminder of the amazing offers on these two Marriott cards!

Podcast Episode 80 - How to earn bonus miles and points on travel, shopping and credit cards

 

 In this episode we look at all the steps is takes to earn those coveted bonus miles and points from promotions being offered from airlines, hotels, car rental companies and credit cards. From how to find the offers, to registering and how to chase after them if they don't post. This How To episode guides you in your quest to earning the most points and miles on all your travels, shopping and credit cards!

Flight Review: Air Canada AC215 Calgary to Vancouver - There is nothing like that new plane smell

It's time for another Bill W review for you! Bill is a true road warrior, his work has him driving and flying across Western and Central Canada every week while staying in a variety hotels from a variety of chains.  Bill has been reading, following and even giving Rewards Canada tips and updates for a very long time so let's welcome him back with this contribution!  COVID-19 put a stop to much of his travels for awhile but he's back at it now!

I am on my first Air Canada flight of 2021 and was booked on Air Canada’s newest aircraft, the A220-200. For this flight I was able to upgrade to Business Class which on this aircraft is 3 rows, 12 seats.  

WestJet providing elite tier status extensions to December 2022

 

On top of the earlier news of WestJet providing up to 2x qualifying spend on WestJet flights, the airline also announced today that they are going to extend current member's elite status to December 31, 2022.

WestJet elite members can earn up to 2x qualifying spend on WestJet flights for the remainder of the year

WestJet is looking forward to travel returning this year and to encourage their elite members to fly with them they launched this pretty sweet offer! For the remainder of the year all WestJet Rewards elite tier members (Silver, Gold, Platinum) can earn up 2x qualifying spend when they fly on WestJet. If a member has already reached Platinum there is an additional offer to earn some business class companion vouchers. Read on to find out more.

Top 5 Cash Back Credit Card Sign Up offers for June - These cards provide the best value out of their welcome bonuses

Here are Rewards Canada's Top 5 Cash Back Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of June 2021. This is not a 'best' credit card list like our Top Cash Back Credit Card rankings but instead a look at cards that have very good acquisition (welcome/sign up) offers. As always when choosing a card you should always take other factors into account other than the just sign up bonus, but when some of these cards are first year free, they can and do pay off even when you grab them strictly for the sign up rewards.

Wyndham Rewards summer promo: Earn a free night when you stay 2 or more nights

Another summer hotel promotion to take into account for your travels across Canada!

Wyndham Rewards summer promotion is here and it is similar to their offer seen last fall in that it provides 6,500 bonus points which when added to your base earn will provide at least 7,500 points which is enough for a free night at a good selection of their hotels. You can earn the bonus up to three times which you boost you free night options even further as the next redemption level is 15,000 points followed by 30,000.  The main difference between the last promo and this one is that this time you have to complete stays of two or more consecutive nights whereas the old promotion was for two separate stays.

Offer details:
Earn 6,500 Bonus Wyndham Rewards Points when you complete a stay of  two consecutive nights at participating Wyndham Rewards Hotels Worldwide.  Bonus can be earned up to 3 times. Full details, online registration & booking. (Registration is required) Valid for stays until Sep 6, 21

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June 3 Update: New minimum valuation for Aeroplan points and Marriott adds six more All Inclusive resorts to earn and redeem points at

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 World Elite Mastercard which is currently offering a welcome bonus of up to 70,000 bonus points and no annual fee in the first year! 

We've bumped up our valuation of Aeroplan points to 1.5 cents per points from 1.2 cents per point. We have used that 1.2 benchmark for some time now as the lowest value you should get when redeeming for an economy class ticket. Recently in some of our searches we are finding any tickets that low anymore. In fact they are running with much better values so it seems time to boost that rate! We don't publish a set chart of valuations but we do use them in a lot of our calculations on the website and for the value of credit card welcome offers and earn rates. Learn more about the new Aeroplan program here.