Thursday, August 11, 2022

Scene+ officially launches at Sobeys and other grocery stores in Atlantic Canada today

 

Today is the day Scene+ officially launches with Sobeys and other Empire Company Limited stores in Atlantic Canada. The news which broke only a few short months ago came as a surprise to many and was a move that solidified Scene+ as a major nationwide loyalty program that isn't just a movie going program.

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

AIR MILES lowers requirements to reach Gold and Onyx Elite status - is it enough to help the struggling program?


AIR MILES has let us know they are lowering the qualification thresholds for acquiring Gold or Onyx Elite Status with the program. Up until now collectors were required to earn 1,000 Reward Miles in a calendar year to achieve Gold Status and 6,000 miles for Onyx Status. Those requirements have now been lowered to 500 and 5,000 miles respectively.

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Meridian Credit Union no longer accepting new credit card applications and a new Guide to Amex's International Airline Program

 

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According to a thread on RFD, Meridian Credit Union has stopped accepting new applications for their cards as they will be changing providers in the fall. There are no details of the planned switch or what the cards will offer when they are released. We have updated our Top Cash Back Card rankings since we had the Meridian Visa Infinite* Cash Back Card ranked as the third best card in the market but now the list shifts up and sees the TD Cash Back Visa Infinite* Card move back into the rankings into 5th spot. These rankings will be changing again in October when the new earn rates for the SimplyCash™ Preferred Card from American Express kick in and possibly seeing the Meridian card back in the mix of things should their new card remain competitive. Check out our top cash back rankings here.

The best flight, hotel, and car rental bonus offers for August

 
Here are our Top Travel Bonus Mile/Point Offers for this month. This post covers the best travel related bonuses for Canadian travellers. Whether it is for flying, hotel stays or car rentals you'll find our top picks here to earn more miles more points and more rewards. Many of these offers go beyond this month so don’t count them out if you need to book and/or travel beyond this month. 

Monday, August 8, 2022

Flair Airlines moving to LAX from Hollywood-Burbank, congratulations to our DragonPass contest winners & Air France's Montreal-Pointe-à-Pitre flight returns

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Flair Airlines
will be switching their Los Angeles area flights from Hollywood Burbank to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX The airline's flights from Vanouver and Edmonton will switch on October 31. The airline will also be adding a new 2 times per week flight between Toronto and Cancun for the upcoming winter season. (Source Flair Airlines)

The no fee SimplyCash Card from American Express will see increased earn rates of 2% cash back on gas and groceries


Not only is the  SimplyCash™ Preferred Card from American Express seeing changes but its no annual fee sibling the SimplyCash™ Card from American Express is also being changed for the better The card retains its base earn rate with no annual fee but will now see accelerated earn rates for gas and groceries as well.

SimplyCash™ Preferred Card from American Express moves to a monthly fee model and sees increased earn of 4% cash back on gas and groceries


One of Canada's top 5 cash back credit cards is going to see a fee increase this fall. News came out over the past few days that the SimplyCash™ Preferred Card from American Express will move from an annual fee to a monthly fee like the American Express Cobalt® Card as of October 12. This move to a monthly fee also marks an increase in the overall cost of the card over a 12 month period but they are adding in increased category earn rates with this change!

Receive up to a 100% bonus when you buy Air France KLM Flying Blue Miles


 

Flying Blue's buy miles bonus has returned not too long after we last saw it. The offer provides up to a 100% bonus when you buy Flying Blue miles and this time that 100% level starts at 20,000 miles instead of 30,000 miles. If you are short some miles for a redemption or want to speculatively buy for if and when we see a 50% off business class promo reward you'll want to check out this offer. This offer is available until August 18, 2022

Friday, August 5, 2022

Receive a 100% bonus when you buy Hilton Honors points and how it can be used to save on your stays

Hilton has once again brought out a bonus for buying their Honors points. This time the bonus is a flat 100% when you buy 5,000 or more points in one tranasction. Also the promotion this time does see the doubling of the annual cap on buying points so you can buy up to 160,000 points. That 160,000 cap does not include the bonus points so if you max out this offer and buy 160,000 points you’ll receive 320,000 into your account.

Canada Jetlines delays inaugural flights, new Amex Offer for Reigning Champ & 30 bonus PC Optimum points per litre with Esso Mobil

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Canada Jetlines, the newest Canadian leisure airline has had to delay their launch from August 15th to August 29th. The inaugural flights from Toronto to Winnipeg and Moncton have been pushed back as the airline will not have complete regulatory approval in time for the originally planned launch. (Source Canada Jetlines)