Top 5 Cash Back Credit Card Sign Up offers for July - 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 July 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.

July 6 Update: 5,000 bonus points at the new Delta Hotels by Marriott Mont-Sainte-Anne, new Amex Offer for Dell & save up to $100 on flights between Toronto & Dublin

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.

The conversion and renovation of the Chateau Mont Sainte-Anne to the Delta Hotels by Marriott Mont-Sainte-Anne is complete and the hotel is now open. They are celebrating with a grand opening offer of 5,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points for stays of 2 or more nights. And like many Marriott offers right now you do not pay extra for the bonus points - the bonus points rate is the same as the best flexible member rate. This offer is good until September 7. Find out more and book this offer here.

Awesome new Amex Offers for hotel stays in Alberta, B.C., Ontario & Quebec - $50 credit for $250 in spend

 

I was wondering when Canadian American Express cards would start to have travel related Amex Offers as we have seen dozens emerge south of the border over the past few months. I can stop wondering now as American Express Canada revealed four new offers today for hotel stays in Alberta, B.C., Ontario and Quebec. 

Choice Card from American Express™ is changing to become the NEW American Express Green Card with enhanced benefits

 
Earlier today we brought you the news about the changes to the American Express Cobalt Card but the changes didn't end with only that card. The other card in Amex's Membership Rewards Select category, the Choice Card from American Express™ is undergoing some changes as well. The big one being the name and look of the card. American Express is bringing back their iconic Green Card by changing the Choice Card to the card that was first introduced in 1969 (Although this one has a microchip in it!)

Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for July - These cards provide the most value out of their welcome bonuses

Here are the Rewards Canada Top 5 Travel Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of July 2021! 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 (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. This month we see three first year free cards on the list

American Express improves the Cobalt Card - yes the best card in Canada just got even better

 
Another one of these file this news into that category of 'we didn't see that one coming'! News broke this morning for American Express Cobalt Card members who logged into their accounts and saw this nice little banner ad! As of August 16 there are some changes happening to the Cobalt Card and for the most part they are better!

Podcast Episode 81 - Why Hybrid Rewards Credit Cards are the best bet for most Canadians

In this episode we look why Hybrid Credit Cards are a favourite of Rewards Canada and why they are the best bet for most Canadians! We answer what a Hybrid Card is, why they are the best and look at the hybrid card options that are available in our market!

New limited time offer for the Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite Card - Up to 40,000 bonus points, no annual fee in the first year & 5x points on travel!

Earlier we detailed the awesome new bonus offer for the Scotia Gold American Express Card and as mentioned in that post there is also a new offer for the Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite card.

The new offer for the Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite card sees it retain the up to 40,000 points we've now seen since late 2020 but now Scotia has sweetened the detail by making the card free in the first year for primary and secondary cardholders and adding an limited time accelerated earn rate on travel purchases. When you are approved for and receive the card you can will earn 5x Scotia Rewards points on travel purchases made in the first three months of having the card up to $2,500 in total. That could equate to an additional 12,500 points (or a 5% return on those purchases when you redeem them for travel)

Best ever offer for the Scotiabank Gold American Express Card - Up to 50,000 bonus points + first year free

 

The credit card market in Canada is heating up just like the heat wave we've had for the past week here in Western Canada! The latest issuer to jump into to mix is Scotia with two new offers revealed today on their two primary Scotia Rewards cards - the Scotia Gold American Express Card and the Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite card. In this post we'll look at the Gold Amex offer and follow up with a separate post on the Passport Visa offer.

Great news! Select Canadian Visa cards receive limited time Plaza Premium business class lounge access

 
That didn't take too long at all! Over the past few months we here at Rewards Canada have been providing you with coverage of how Priority Pass and LoungeKey would be losing access to all Plaza Premium lounges in Canada and how that affects some of our credit cards. And then only a few days ago we posed the question as to who would be the first Canadian card issuer to drop Priority Pass/LoungeKey and move to a different program like Dragon Pass. The great news is we have a partial answer to that question and it is not just one issuer but a select few that offer Visa cards. Before we give you the details let's give a big thanks to our reader Raffaele F. for alerting us to this news!