$25 welcome bonus returns on Neo Mastercards, earn 2x stamps on Hotels dot com app bookings & earn 100 bonus AIR MILES at Sobeys

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 Scotiaank Gold American Express Card which you can earn up to 45,000 bonus Scene+ Rewards points in your first year with (that’s up to $450 towards travel)
Click here to learn more about this offer

 

The $25 welcome bonus for the Neo Financial Mastercard has returned. Now when you apply for and are approved for the card you will receive a $25 welcome bonus. The bonus tends to post really quick, in fact in our own personal experience it posted even before the physical card arrived in the mail. Click here to learn more and apply for a Neo Mastercard (Note at the moment the landing page does not state the $25 bonus yet but it is being awarded!)

The TD Cash Back Visa Infinite* Card welcome bonus offer provides up to $290 cash back

The TD Cash Back Visa Infinite* Card currently has one of the best cash back welcome bonus offers in the Canadian market. This true cash back card provides up to $290 cash back in the first three months and new cardholders don't have to pay an annual fee in the first year so they can give the card a try without any additional expense. 

Earn 100 bonus AIR MILES Reward Miles for stays of 2+ nights at IHG Hotels Worldwide

As much as AIR MILES has been in the news for negative reasons there are still opportunities with the program to earn miles and this is one of them. For the remainder of 2022 AIR MILES members can earn 100 bonus miles for stays of 2 or more nights at IHG Hotels Worldwide. This is the perfect type of offer for those who do not stay at IHG Hotels often enough to justify earning points in the hotel chain's own loyalty program.

Earn up to 40,000 Scene+ points with the Scotiabank Gold American Express Card

The very popular Scotia Gold American Express Card is currently offering 40,000 points which are worth $400 towards any travel that you book via any method and charge to the card. On top of this they are offering a waiver on the first year annual fee which saves you $120. The bonus is broken up into two separate requirements. the first 20,000 points are awarded when you spend at least $1,000 on the card in the first 3 months and then you can earn an additional 20,000 points when you spend at least $7,500 in your first year of having the card. 

Aeroplan further updates reward flight change policy, we may see more Scotia card changes this fall & RBC BA Visa will not have the solo companion voucher option

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 Scotiabank Gold American Express Card which you can earn up to 45,000 bonus Scene+ Rewards points in your first year with (that’s up to $450 towards travel) Click here to learn more about this offer

Aeroplan made several changes to their reward ticket change policy today. The first changes see them removing change fees on one more award ticket economy fare class:

• Aeroplan’s Economy Flex fare option now includes waived change fees alongside Economy Latitude, Premium Economy (flexible), Business Class (flexible) and First Class (flexible) fare options.

They have also simplified the structure of the change fee for the reward ticket fare classes that do have fees levied:

Amex Offers: Spend $300 at Hyatt Hotels in Canada & receive a $60 statement credit

Another great travel Amex Offers offer came out today. This one provides a statement credit when you use your registered Amex card at Hyatt Hotels in Canada. Personally I received the offer on my Platinum Card but not on my Cobalt or Gold Rewards cards. 

AIR MILES loses another major partner - Staples will no longer participate in the program as of July 1

Two weeks to the day of the news of AIR MILES losing Sobeys, Safeway etc. as partners comes news of another big loss. We just received an email from Staples Canada announcing they will be leaving the AIR MILES program as of July 1st, 2022.

American Express Cobalt Card: The best card in Canada offering 30,000 welcome bonus points + 5x points on your eats and drinks

 
If you are a Rewards Canada regular then this card needs no introduction, however over the past couple of weeks we've had quite a few new visitors to the site so we want to introduce you to best credit card in Canada and the one that should be in every Canadian's wallet. 

That card is the American Express Cobalt® Card which has been ranked as the best travel rewards credit card in Canada since 2017 and more recently also the best cash back credit card in Canada.  With everyday earn rates of 1 to 5 points per dollar spent, super flexible travel and cash back redemption options and the ability to transfer 1:1 to Air Canada Aeroplan and British Airways Executive Club, it is the card for everyone to have. 

Will we see Amex's Shop Small promotion soon, four U.S. British Airways lounges join Priority Pass & increased interest rates on select Scotia savings accounts

Here's your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your near daily dose of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more.

A question I am starting to see more of right now is: when is Amex's Shop Small promotion returning? We've seen the annual Shop Small promotion already launch this month in France, Germany and the U.K.. So will Canada be next? Hopefully it will be! Over the past few years here it has launched as early as June 24 but as late as July 17 as well. American Express Canada has not given us any indication yet as to if and when the Shop Small promotion will launch but our fingers are crossed we will see it over the coming weeks. In the meantime you can brush up on Shop Small by checking out Rewards Canada's step by step guide to the American Express Shop Small Program

Heading to Nova Scotia? Earn 2,500 bonus points per night at the Delta Hotels Dartmouth

If your travels will take you to Nova Scotia this summer, more specifically the Halifax/Dartmouth area you'll want to check out this bonus offer from Marriott! From now until August 25 you can earn 2,500 bonus points per night for stays at the highly rated Delta Hotels Dartmouth.