October 13 Update: Earn up to 1,000 bonus points at Shangri-La hotels in Canada, save up to 40% with Kimpton's Secret Sale & more!

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 100,000 bonus points and no annual fee in the first year! 

 
You can earn up to 1,000 bonus GC (Golden Circle) Award points for stays at the Shangri-La Vancouver or Shangri-La Toronto Hotels. This offer runs from tomorrow to January 15, 2022. There are also five other hotels globally that are participating in this offer. The offer awards 250 bonus points on stays of 2 nights, 500 bonus points on 3-5 night stays and 1,000 bonus points for 6 or more nights.. Click here to learn more about and to book this offer.

Air Canada launching new Montreal to Delhi flights

 
Air Canada only recently re-started flying to India after the Canadian Government lifted the ban on flights to the country and now the airline is planning to expand on those flights. Starting on October 31 Air Canada will launch 3x weekly service between Montreal and Delhi. They are also increasing flights between Toronto and Delhi to 10 times per week as of October 15. The airline's flights from Vancouver to Delhi will remain the same with daily service.

Here are the latest RBC Offers including 10% off at McDonald's, 10% off at DSW & up to 5,000 points with Petro-Canada

 The RBC Offers program has added a quartet of new promotions this month to bring the complete list to 24 offers.

Be sure to login to your RBC account right away to load these offers (if required) or get the promo codes if required. Personally I received these offers on the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard but I know most if not all should also available for RBC's most popular card the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card and most other RBC cards.

New welcome bonus for MBNA Alaska Mastercards: $200 statement credit + up to 30,000 bonus Mileage Plan Miles

 

MBNA and Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan have come out with new welcome offers for their Canadian Mastercards. Right now when you apply for and approved for either of the cards not only will you earn the standard welcome bonus miles but you'll also be able to earn a $200 statement credit. These are the best ever offers seen to date on these cards surpassing last fall's $100 statement credit offer. 

Earn 7x Aeroplan Points for Apple Store purchases made by October 14

 
Aeroplan has brought back their 7x points offer for shopping online with Apple! This works for eligible online purchases, even those you pick up in store! This is how I used to do all my Apple purchases, buy online and pick up typically within 2-3 hours at the Apple store all the while earning tons of Aeroplan points (plus the points or miles earned on the credit card!). Now with the pandemic however I have had my Apple orders shipped to my home but I wanted to let you know you do have the option of doing the in store pick up. 

American Express Centurion Lounge opens at London Heathrow

 

Canadian Platinum Card from American Express and American Express Centurion Cardmembers have a new lounge to access at London's Heathrow airport!  The card issuer has opened their first Centurion Lounge in Europe and marks their third overall lounge opening this year.  Now with over 20 lounges worldwide the Centurion Lounge brand is definitely making a name for itself in the market.

Clash of the Credit Cards! American Express Green Card vs. CIBC Aeroplan Visa Card

 

Welcome to another Rewards Canada Clash! This time in our Clash of the Credit Cards we have two no annual fee credit cards that earn Air Canada Aeroplan points go against each other! Those cards are the American Express® Green Card  and the CIBC Aeroplan® Visa* Card. You will also find this Clash posted on the main Rewards Canada site.

Receive up to a 55% bonus for buying Marriott Bonvoy points and we show you how it can save you some money

 
As part of Marriott's Week of Wonders a buy points bonus has returned that offers 50% extra is you are a base member or 55% extra for Bonvoy Elite members. The 55% gets close to the record 60% seen last November and actually whether you get 50 or 55% this is at a level where it can make sense to buy some to top off for an award or even to be lots for free night stays. . The bonus is awarded on purchases from 2,000 to 100,000 points and that 100,000 is a doubling of the typical 50,000 point annual limit for buying points. 

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Plus Your Points is back! Double Points on rentals until January 31 + earn over 300 points for free

 
Enterprise has launched their annual Plus Your Points promotion for double points on rentals! This year they’ve gone back to an October to January run instead of August to January as seen in the 2020 version. As always the primary part of the promotion is double points on rentals but they also have the badges to earn extra points that we see in each incarnation of Plus Your Points. The badges provide an opportunity to earn over 300 points for free (no rentals needed) and many more on top of that if you do complete rentals.

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