Clash of the Credit Cards! American Express Cobalt Card vs. RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card

 

Welcome to another Rewards Canada Clash! Here we have two cards we have compared in other fashions on Rewards Canada but never as a head to head battle like this. In this Clash we have one of Canada's most popular travel cards that is in the wallets of many, the RBC Avion Visa Infinite heads into the ring with the card that Rewards Canada considers to be the best overall card in Canada , the American Express Cobalt™ Card..

WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard: 450 WestJet dollars welcome bonus and receive your first checked bag free on all WestJet flights

 

WestJet and RBC have further extended the offer of earning 450 WestJet dollars on the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard. The 450 bonus WestJet dollars are awarded when you spend $5,000 in the first three months and can be applied directly as a cash discount towards flights that you book with WestJet.

Rewards Canada reviews the Neo Mastercard, redeem for Amex prepaid cards with a discount & 40% off AeroMexico award flights out of Montreal

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! This time we review the Neo Mastercard® which entered the Canadian market in mid 2020. The Neo Mastercard is a cash back rewards card that has been continually evolving since its launch in 2020. The focus is on earning higher cash back earn rates with specific Neo partners from coast to coast. You can earn upwards of 15% back on your first purchase with many partners and then earn an average of 5% cash back after that. Click here to read the entire review

WestJet Elite members can earn 2x qualifying spend on WestJet flights over the summer

WestJet is offering their elite members a nice bonus for summer travel! Bookings made between today and July 5 for travel until September 6 will earn double tier and milestone qualifying spend on all eligible fare classes on all WestJet flights. Elite members simply need to register first for the offer and then go ahead and book their flights.

One week left for our special discount offer with point.me & we have a new hotel reviews page

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

 There is one week left to grab the special Rewards Canada discount with the new award search site Point.me! When you use our exclusive promo code RWRDSCA you can choose to receive your first month point.me membership for only US$1 or you can choose a yearly membership and receive 20% off the annual price. To use the promo code you will need to choose the Standard Plan, select either Monthly or Yearly, and then enter the promo code RWRDSCA. This offer is only available for sign ups until May 31, 2022.  You can sign up with point.me here.

Be sure to read our introductory review of Point.me here!

Earn 3x miles when you fly on Air France's new Quebec City flight!

A week ago today Air France flew the inaugural flight to their fourth city in Canada, Quebec City. To celebrate this new route they are now offering triple Flying Blue Miles to anywhere Air France flies as long as you depart from or arrive at Quebec City! The new route to Paris operates 3x weekly and you can earn the bonus if you book by June 24 for travel until August 24, 2022. As an additional bonus if you happen to fly by June 30 you will also earn 50% Bonus Flying Blue XP elite status credits to accelerate your way to status! 

New RBC Offers include statement credits and discounts for Fanatics, Chatters & Aveda

 
The latest batch of new RBC Offers sees over half a dozen statement credit or discount promotions for using your RBC card at select retailers! In total there are nearly 30 offers in place with this program.

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 most if not all should also available for RBC's most popular card the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card and most other RBC cards.

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