20% bonus when you convert Marriott Bonvoy points to Air Canada Aeroplan points

For the first time since 2019 we see a Marriott transfer bonus being provided by Air Canada's Aeroplan! Until the end of the month you can choose to convert your Marriott Bonvoy points to Air Canada Aeroplan and you'll receive a 20% bonus. The bonus kicks in when you convert at least 3,000 points from Marriott but ideally you'll want to convert in 60,000 point increments if you can the earn the additional bonus that Marriott provides. This is the second hotel transfer bonus for the Aeroplan program this month as Coast Hotels is offering 3x points when you convert Coast Rewards points to Aeroplan.

WestJet RBC Mastercards: 50% off the companion voucher fee for flights within Canada or to/from continental U.S.

WestJet has launched a limited time offer for those members who have the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard or WestJet RBC Mastercard  All cardholders who currently have companion vouchers from the cards in their WestJet Rewards accounts can a 50% discount on the standard companion voucher fee for travel within Canada or to/from the continental U.S.

American Express Business Gold Rewards Card Review & More Rewards offering a 50% points rebate on select gift cards

Here's your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your near daily dose of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. Today's update is brought to you by the HSBC High Rate Savings Account with which you can enjoy a total annual interest rate of up to 2.65% on new deposits± Click here to learn more about this offer

 
We have a new credit card review on the main Rewards Canada site! We now review the American Express® Business Gold Rewards Card which has been a mainstay in American Express' Small Business card portfolio for quite sometime now. The card underwent some slight changes in 2021 that saw its bonus earn rate structure change, had its annual fee decrease and had mobile device insurance added. So let's take a look at what this card has to offer. Click here to read the entire review

Simplii Financial Cash Back Visa: 10% bonus cash back at restaurants and bars for first four months

Another 10% cash back offer to pass along your way although this one isn't on all spending like the majority of the big bank offers that are available right now. This offer is for the Simplii Financial Cash Back Visa card and it provides that 10% cash back welcome bonus on spend at restaurants and bars for the first months of having the card.

Get free IHG One Rewards Platinum Status to try for 120 days and then keep that status or get Diamond status when you complete IHG stays

IHG recently revamped their frequent guest program which included a new name, IHG One Rewards. Now, they want members from other hotel programs to come give them a shot with a status offer and status challenge. 

Earn up to 4x points on IHG stays as of today & Wyndham launches a new offer of 7,500 bonus points after 2 stays

Here's your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your near daily dose of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. Today's update is brought to you by the HSBC High Rate Savings Account with which you can enjoy a total annual interest rate of up to 2.65% on new deposits± Click here to learn more about this offer

A reminder to our readers that IHG One Rewards global promotion officially kicks off today! You can now earn up to 4x points on all your IHG stays (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, etc) as of today and right through to August 31, 22. Click here to register for this offer and book your IHG stays. (Registration is required)

CIBC Aventura Cards: 50% off points required when redeeming for any travel via Shopping with Points

 

CIBC has a new redemption promotion in place for holders of their CIBC Aventura Cards. This offer provides a 50% discount in the number of points required when you utilized their Shopping with Points redemption for any travel that you book on your Aventura card. That's right - you don't have to book travel via CIBC Rewards, you can go out to any travel provider - airline, hotel, car rental and so on book directly with them and then redeem your CIBC Rewards points against that charge.

Podcast Episode 90: Loyalty Lesson - The first points & miles credit card you should get

If you are new to world of points, miles and/or rewards credit cards but want to get a head start at the game as you begin to immerse yourself in research to learn the ins and out of loyalty programs, there is one credit card you should get right away. Not only is this card a great card for beginners, it is in fact the number one card to have for even the most seasoned points and miles enthusiasts and we discuss why in this episode of the Rewards Canada podcast!

Koho prepaid switches to Mastercard from Visa and JetBlue nixes Vancouver to Boston prior to next month's launch

Here's your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your near daily dose of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. Today's update is brought to you by the HSBC High Rate Savings Account with which you can enjoy a total annual interest rate of up to 2.65% on new deposits± Click here to learn more about this offer

 
Koho which provides prepaid credit cards has switched to issuing Mastercard cards as of this week instead of Visa cards. This means you'll be able use it at places such as Costco. New users who signup for a KOHO account will be receiving a Mastercard from this point forward. Existing KOHO users will have the option to switch their existing card to a Mastercard before October 2022. A new KOHO Physical Mastercard will be sent to the user within 10 business days once they receive the requests. Users will still be able to utilize all of the same features available in the KOHO mobile app. Click here to learn more about Koho.

Earn 3x Points when you convert Coast Hotels Coast Rewards points to Aeroplan

Coast Hotels Coast Rewards is once again offering a bonus when converting points to Aeroplan. Thanks to David D.  for alerting us to this latest version of the offer that runs until May 30. Coast Rewards members can convert points between now and the 30th and receive 3x the Aeroplan points.