The revamped American Express Gold Rewards Card details are revealed!

 Back in May we had a post in our series on Canadian cards due for an overhaul that covered the American Express Gold Rewards card. At that time we had no knowledge of the changes that would happen to the Cobalt Card only a few short months later and heralded the fact the Gold Rewards Card was still one of the best in Canada. We actually put our opinion out there that the card was only due for a tweaking not an overhaul. However with the changes to the American Express Cobalt Card it pretty much made the Gold Rewards Card in its present form obsolete. There was speculation, even on our part based on emails we had received that the Gold Rewards card was going to be discontinued but that was quickly corrected that the card was only being paused for a revamp.

Air France KLM Flying Blue Promo Rewards - Save 25% on Economy class reward flights from Edmonton, Montreal, Toronto & Vancouver to Europe

 
For the second month in a row we see Air France KLM Flying Blue's Promo Rewards feature cities in  Canada! Due to the pandemic and shut down of international travel for the greater part of that time these discounted award flight offers had mostly been limited to flights within Europe and to French/Dutch overseas possessions over the past 8-10 months. But as of last month they made a return to Canada and for this month they are back again however they swap out Calgary for Edmonton and add in Toronto as well.

September 1 Update: 1,500 FREE Etihad Guest miles, Scotia Gold Amex 50K+first year free offer extended & the new Hyatt Place Montreal Downtown is a Category 3 hotel

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Etihad Airways, which flies to Toronto from Abu Dhabi are celebrating their 15th birthday with a promotion that award 1,500 free Etihad Guest Miles to all members who register for the offer. They are also offering a 15% rebate on award redemptions which would include their Toronto flights. Both offers are available until September 6. Learn more here.

450 WestJet dollars + $0 companion fare when you get the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard

WestJet and RBC have brought back the 450 WestJet dollar  + $0 companion fare offer for the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard that we saw a few short months ago. The 450 bonus WestJet dollars are awarded when you spend $5,000 in the first three months and is available on new applications made until January 5, 2022. The $0 companion fare voucher is currently available for applications made until December 5, 2021 but may be extended if we see TD extend the Buddy Pass offers on their Aeroplan cards past that date.

The WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard will now earn elite qualifying spend with Status Lift

Years ago when it was announced that Air Canada was going to split from Aeroplan and create their own loyalty program we predicted that the winners would be the consumers and in particular those utilizing credit cards. Fast forward to the present and while Air Canada didn't technically launch a new program since the bought back Aeroplan and revamped it, it was that revamping that helped our prediction come true. This year so far has been one of the best ever in terms of new credit card offers and credit card enhancements that are benefiting the consumer. That leads us into this post where WestJet and RBC have now added a new permanent benefit on the WestJet RBC World Mastercard that takes aim at the new Aeroplan co-brand cards. Not only does the card have a new benefit but as of September 1st we see the return of the 450 WestJet Dollar + $0 companion fare welcome bonus on the card! Read more about the new welcome offer here.

Earn 500 bonus points per night for stays at the newly renovated Park Hyatt Toronto

 
We are only two weeks away from one of the most highly anticipated hotel openings in Canada this year! That hotel is the Park Hyatt Toronto which has undergone a multi-year, multi-million dollar renovation. As we reported back in July the opening was finally set for September 15 after many delays and through some dummy bookings plus our bonus updates it seems like that date is a go!

30% bonus when you convert American Express Membership Rewards points to Marriott Bonvoy or Hilton Honors

 

This is kind of odd but welcome nonetheless - American Express' bonus for transferring Membership Rewards points to Marriott Bonvoy & Hilton Honors has returned only after a few months! Last seen for the month of June members now have all of September to convert Membership Rewards points to Marriott Bonvoy or Hilton Honors and receive 30% more points. The regular conversion ratio is 1 Membership Rewards Point = 1.2 Marriott Bonvoy points but with the bonus that is now 1.56 Marriott Bonvoy points. For Hilton it is 1 Membership Rewards Point = 1 Hilton Honors points but with the bonus that is now 1.3  Honors points.

Earn 7,000 bonus points per night for stays at Radisson Hotels in Canada & the rest of the Americas

 
Radisson Rewards Americas has come out with really good systemwide bonus points offer for the fall. This offer sees members earn 7,000 bonus points per night for up to 10 nights in Canada and the rest of the Americas. In total you can earn 70,000 bonus points. If you take into account the base points you'll earn on those nights as well you should easily have enough points for a free night award at their highest level Category 5 hotels. They are promoting the offer as $100 in gift cards as you can redeem 7,000 points for a $10 gift card so each night can earn you that but truth be told there is so much more value in those points for free nights. Even if you just complete two nights you should have enough points for a free night at a Category 1 Hotel.

Awesome new Amex Offers: $175 statement credit for dining, credits for using tap or mobile pay and more!

 
A whole new set of Amex Offers were released today that just continue to show how American Express wants to dominate this part of the market. The highlight offer is one that is only for The Platinum Card and its big - earn up $175 in statement credits when spend up to $175 on dining for the remainder of the year! The Amex site does state 'at participating restaurants' and the link for those restaurants isn't working just yet so we do have to wait just to how wide spread this offer really is. After that the next offer of note is for all American Express cards and it is a tap/mobile offer of a $2 statement credit card for each $5 spent using tap, Apple Pay, Google Pay etc. That offer can be earned up to 10 times.

Your September points & miles agenda - these offers are all slated to end this month

Here is a list of promotions, offers and more that are slated to end during the month. Whether its stay bonuses, registering for offers or signing up for a limited time credit card offer we'll have it here if it expires in this month.

* Note all offer end dates were current at time of posting this however some offers do get extended so there expiry date may change. We will do our best to update this list frequently to note those changes. Also note that your mileage may vary with credit card offers - just because they are ending on the date listed below does not mean the next offer will not be as good as the offers can be extended or the issuer may come out with an even better offer.