Air Canada's planned acquisition of Air Transat has been terminated

 

On Good Friday news came out that Air Canada and Air Transat agreed to terminate the agreement for Air Canada to buy Air Transat. The acquisition of Air Transat by Air Canada was subject to approval and conditions set out by various governments and regulatory authorities and one of them, the European Commission put onerous conditions in place according to Air Canada. Thus even after making some concessions the two airlines have agreed to call it off due to those conditions.

Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for April - These cards provide the most value out of their welcome bonuses

 
Here are the Rewards Canada Top 5 Travel Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of April 2021! This is not a 'best' credit card list like our Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings but instead a look at cards that have very good acquisition (welcome/sign up) offers. As always when choosing a card you should always take other factors into account other than the just sign up bonus, but when some of these cards are first year free, they can and do pay off even when you grab them strictly for the sign up rewards. This month we see three first year free cards on the list

Earn double ALL Accor Live Limitless Rewards Points for stays at Fairmont and Accor Hotels in Canada

 Accor Hotels has extended the booking window of their Double Points offer for stays at participating Accor Hotels in Canada and this includes stays at Fairmont Hotels. You now have until April 15 to book this offer for stays until the end of June. Hotels in the U.S., Mexico and Panama are also participating.

The Fairfield Inn & Suites Orillia is now open and offering 5,000 bonus points per stay

Back in February we started off our 2021 series of looking at new hotels opening in Canada with what Marriott has planned and one of those nine hotels slated for this year has opened early! The Fairfield Inn & Suites Orillia was originally set to open on April 8 but it appears to have actually opened up this past weekend!

Earn Double Elite Tier Skywards Miles on Emirates flights out of Toronto and worldwide

If you find yourself requiring essential travel out of Canada this year and that travel will take you on Emirates you'll be happy to know that Emirates has brought back their Double Elite Tier Miles on all flights offer that we saw for the last few months of 2020. Well, in reality it just ended yesterday but you had to register for it back in December. Difference this time is there no registration requirement so all members will earn the extra tier miles so long as the flights are credited to their Skywards account and are booked by June 30 for travel until the end of the year.

April 1 Update: New Amex Offer for Direct Energy and more American Express Cobalt Card Confirmed Multiplier Locations

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

Earlier today we brought you details of the awesome new Amex Offer for select Marriott Bonvoy cardmembers but that wasn't the only offer released today. We also see the return of the Direct Energy offer. We received it on our Platinum, Cobalt and Bonvoy Cards. The offer is as follows:

Awesome new Amex Offer for Marriott Bonvoy cards - 5,000 bonus points for every $2,000 spend (25,000 bonus points max)

Thanks to Rewards Canada contributor Jeff W. for alerting us this morning to this amazing new Amex Offers offer that came out for the  Marriott Bonvoy™ American Express® Card:

 

New WestJet card offers: 350 dollars, 2x dollars on grocery, restaurant & food delivery + $0 companion voucher for the World Elite, 100 welcome dollars for the basic card

The next set of offers on the suite of WestJet Mastercards were revealed today. Gone is the best ever offer on the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard but this latest offer is pretty good in its own right and is well suited for those who didn't jump on the last one due to that high $5,000 spend requirement. Also, in a rare move by WestJet and RBC, we see an increased welcome bonus on the basic WestJet RBC Mastercard. 

Alaska Airlines has officially joined the oneworld Alliance

We've talked it about here on Rewards Canada for many months now and are excited to bring you the news that we all knew would happen today and that is of Alaska Airlines officially joining the oneworld Alliance! This is huge for the airline that prior to this dabbled in partnering with airlines from across all three alliances and thankfully will still have some of those other partnerships but now with the power of belonging to one alliance. Alaska Airlines 14th airline to become a full member of oneworld and this plays well for many Canadians - well mainly for those that know the value of Alaska Airlines' Mileage Plan program as there are those who have never considered the program since the airline only serves cities in Alberta & B.C.. This was even despite some amazing partnerships with airlines that do serve many Canadian cities where the program can be utilized and now there are even more airlines to add to the mix.

March 31 Update: Last day to score 450 WestJet dollars on the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard & Flair Airlines announces new service to Montreal

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

 
Today is the last day to get in on the best ever offer for the WestJet RBC World Mastercard. The offer sees a limited time $0 companion voucher and up to 450 WestJet dollars. After today the $0 companion voucher will remain on offer until May but the bonus dollars will drop. We still don't know what it will drop to exactly but have double confirmation from WestJet that it won't be 450. Do note that to get the 450 WestJet dollars you do have to be able to spend $5,000 on the card in the first three months of having it. If you know you can't spend $5K in three months then wait until the next offer comes out but if you can meet that spend then you should probably apply for the card today. You can apply for the card here

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