September 2 Update: Save up to 25% at over 80 Marriott Hotels in Canada & your weekly bonuses from Be Well and PC Optimum

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 week's Marriott Bonvoy Escapes features 80 hotels in Canada where you can save up to 25% on weekend stays over the next four weekends. You simply need to book by this Sunday to take advantage of it. Learn more about and book Marriott Bonvoy Escapes here.

Earn 100 Aeroplan Points for every $5 donated to the Canadian Red Cross + a chance to win 250K Aeroplan Points

During the month of September if you donate to the Canadian Red Cross you will earn Aeroplan points for doing so. Members will earn 100 points for every $5 donated and if you donate $100 or more you'll also be entered for a chance to win one of two 250,000 Aeroplan points prizes. This offer runs until Sep 30. 21. Note that you will not receive a tax receipt for donations that earn Aeroplan points.

Click here to learn more about this initiative and donate to the Canadian Red Cross

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100% bonus when you buy IHG Rewards Points by September 9

 
We see the return of IHG Rewards Club’s buy points bonus offer as a Flash Sale for the start of September  The promotion is a 100% bonus when you purchase 7,000 or more points at a time and once again the annual purchase limit has been raised to 250,000 points before the bonus.

CIBC will become the new issuer of Costco Mastercards

American Express weren't the only ones wanting to release big credit card news today as only a few short hours later CIBC issued a press release with news a lot of people have been waiting for. The bank announced this morning that they will become the exclusive issuer of Costco Mastercards in Canada. The long term agreement is expected to start early in 2022.

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

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.

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!