November 23 Update: Scotia credit card updates, Hotels. com Black Friday Double Stamps plus 30% off & an earn and burn loyalty lesson

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 worth $500, has no foreign transaction fees and no annual fee in the first year! 

 
Yesterday was supposed to mark the launch of the new Scene+ program however technical difficulties behind the scene delayed that. However it also was the day for updates across the board from Scotia for their credit cards. All of the Scotia Rewards points earning cards are now worded as earning Scene+ points and for entire Scotia portfolio we only see one card with a new increased welcome bonus and that's the Scotia SCENE Visa Card. That card is now offering 5,000 bonus points as its welcome bonus. Their two most popular points cards, the Scotia Gold American Express Card and Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite card both saw their point offers lowered while the Momentum cash back cards all had their current offers extended. Click here to see all of the Scotia card offers on our site.

New limited time increased welcome bonus of up to 5,000 RBC Rewards Points on the RBC Rewards+ Visa

For the first time in about two years a limited time offer on the RBC Rewards+ Visa came out today. When you apply for and are approved for the card you can now earn up to 5,000 RBC Rewards Welcome Points.

Earn 2x points for stays at Choice Hotels from Nov 29 to Dec 31

 
We’ve been without a systemwide promo from Choice Hotels for a couple of weeks now – in part due to their Members Madness promo last week but now they have revealed a good offer for stays for the rest of the year (well stays from November 29 and on). The offer awards double points on all qualifying stays which is good for those longer or more expensive stays since you aren’t capped with a flat rate bonus.

Accor Hotels Black Friday Offer: Save up to 40% & earn 3x points for stays in the Americas

 
Accor Hotels in the Americas have revealed their offer for Black Friday! This offer provides up to a 40% discount for stays at Accor Hotels in North and Central America including a new hotel in Vancouver that is joining Accor this December*. Plus you have the opportunity to earn extra ALL Rewards points on those stays.

Receive up to a 170% bonus when buying Avianca LifeMiles

 
Avianca LifeMiles is famous for their buy miles sales, especially so during the Black Friday / Cyber Monday period! They have returned with an offer providing up to a 165% bonus (This is what all members can get per the email from them this morning) however One Mile at a Time has once again secured a better deal that provides up to a 170% bonus. Note that last year LifeMiles offered a 200% bonus so this one doesn't match that! Buying miles at the 170% level works out to US$ 1.22 cents per miles.

Fairmont Hotels Black Friday sale: Up to 40% off on stays in the Canada, the U.S., Mexico & Bermuda

Fairmont Hotels have revealed their offer for Black Friday! This offer provides up to a 40% discount for stays at Fairmont Hotels in North and Central America plus you have the opportunity to earn extra ALL Rewards points on those stays.

November 22 Update: RBC Offer for The Source, 50% rebate when you redeem for select gift cards with More Rewards & Air Transat and WestJet to code-share!

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 worth $500, has no foreign transaction fees and no annual fee in the first year! 

 

Missed one RBC offer in our post on Friday from The Source. We got the offer on the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard but it should be available for most RBC cards:

Get a $10 statement credit when you spend $125 or more at The Source. Shop at The Source a second time and spend $75 or more to get a $10 statement credit, for a total of $20 in statement credits, when you pay with your Eligible RBC card!

These offers have been added to our official Guide to RBC Royal Bank 'RBC Offers'

New Amex Offers for Amazon and Parachute

 
Its Monday so that typically means time for some new Amex Offers and sure enough there were two new promotions added. The first which I'm sure many will be happy about is an Amazon Offer and the second is for Parachute which is a home goods merchant.  I received the Amazon offer on my Gold Rewards Card while the Parachute offer came on the Platinum Card. The Parachute offer does show up on Amex's general shopping page which means it will be open to most if not all Amex cards including those from Scotia.

The launch of Cineplex's and Scotia's Scene+ delayed up to December 31

 

Due to launch today, the new Scene+ program which is the combined entity of Cineplex's SCENE and Scotiabank's Scotia Rewards is now delayed. Thanks to @joshnet on Twitter for alerting us to the change in plans and now the program will launch on or before December 31, 2021.

Earn 3,650 bonus Qmiles on all Qatar Airways flights out of Montreal (book by Nov 23)

 
Qatar Airways is celebrating being one year away from the start of the FIFA World Cup 2022 with a three day flight booking bonus. For each flight booked with Qatar Airways between now and November 23 for travel until October 31, 2022 you will earn 3,650 bonus Qmiles. This bonus includes Qatar Airways' flights to and from Montreal.

Click here for more details and to book this offer.