Scene+ is not just for movies anymore - it's become a versatile powerhouse for all types of rewards

 
With Scene+ replacing AIR MILES at Sobeys, Safeway and other store across Canada you may be asking yourself why should I bother with a movie rewards program. Well you should, as Scene+ is not just about movies or even dining anymore. The actual revamped Scene+ program launched late in 2021 and was the joining of Cineplex and Scotia's separate reward programs into one. 

RBC Avion Rewards add Lowes, RONA and Réno-Dépôt as their newest cash back partners

What a day for news in the crazy world that are loyalty programs in Canada. Scene+ launches with Sobeys, Safeway and other stores in Western Canada, AIR MILES counters with offers at Save-On- Foods and other stores, PC Optimum launches their Points Days on the same day and now RBC comes out with news about former AIR MILES partners: Lowes, RONA and Réno-Dépôt

RBC provides clarification on Avion Rewards via bank accounts/ION Cards, Brim drops their World Mastercard & a new way to access the Priority Security Lane at Toronto Pearson Airport

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We have received a reply from RBC on how their Avion Rewards redemptions are handled when you have bank account and an ION card (but not an Avion credit card) Here is the question we asked in our RBC Rewards has now officially become Avion Rewards post:

If you have an RBC bank account that qualifies for Avion Premium and gets the 100 points to $1 redemption rate and you add in an ION card, what redemption rate for travel do you get? The 100 to $1 or the 172 to $1? 

Earn 100 bonus AIR MILES when you spend $100 at Save-On-Foods, Urban Fare and other grocery stores

The AIR MILES card linked offers for Save-On-Foods and affiliated grocery stores in Western Canada have now been revealed - you can earn 100 bonus miles when you spend $100 or more at these stores. We first brought you the news of this development last week and as today marks the day that AIR MILES can no longer be earned at Western Canadian Sobeys and Safeway stores the loyalty program has brought in this measure for collectors to continue earning more miles on their groceries. The offer provided

American Express referral bonuses doubled until Oct 26

After the big summer bonuses ended earlier this week American Express has shifted gears with their next acquisition campaign and are looking to existing cardmembers to do some pumping for them. You may ask how are the planning to do that? Simple reward the existing cardmembers with more points. American Express is offering existing Cardmembers Double Points for each approved referral between September 21st and October 26th, 2022 

Earn up to 6,000 bonus Aeroplan points on Air Canada sun destination flights

If early season sun destination vacations are in store for you then check out this new bonus points offer from Air Canada. Right now you can earn up to 6,000 bonus points for flights or vacation packages to select destinations in the U.S., Mexico and Caribbean.

A look at the new RBC ION and ION+ Visa cards

RBC Royal Bank launched two new credit cards this past week, the RBC ION Visa and RBC ION+ Visa cards. These two cards will replace the Rewards+ and Signature Visa cards and feature changes to earn rates, redemption rates and benefits. The naming of these cards falls inline with RBC's move of rebranding their RBC Rewards program to Avion Rewards.

StayVancouver's Gift Card offer returns - Earn up to a $250 Mastercard Gift Card for a two night stay

StayVancouverHotels has brought back their gift card offer for the fall. You may remember them as BeVancouver previously and that they also used to offer Amex gift cards and then it switched to Visa Gift Cards, then Mastercard gift cards and and the latter is what we have this time.  

New Amex Offers for Lenovo and Parachute plus PC Optimum Points Days return this week

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Two new Amex Offers were revealed today from Lenovo and Parachute. for For a once I actually didn't receive these on my Platinum Card rather this time I received them on my Cobalt Card. The offers are as follows:

TAP Air Portugal Seat Sale: Fly from Toronto or Montreal from $469 economy class or $1559 business class

Another really good seat sale to let you know about. This time it is from TAP Air Portugal. Today they launched a worldwide promotion that also includes their flights from Toronto and Montreal. Economy Class tickets to Lisbon from Toronto are coming in under $450 for the most basic fare but what is really noteworthy are the business class fares running in the $1500s for round trip flights!