Rewards Canada News

Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for October

WestJet announced the first long haul routes for their new three class Boeing 787 Dreamiliners this week. Starting in April the planes will fly from Calgary to London, Paris and Dublin.

On this week's Podcast - WestJet Platinum Elite Status and 787 routes, new BMO card offers, CIBC Aventura update & flying to Europe in Business Class for 53,000 miles

We cover a lot of topics this week with the big news coming from WestJet with the announcement of theiir first long haul Boeing 787 Dreamliner routes along with the addition of a new top end elite status tier. We also look at the return of some first year free offers on some of BMO's top credit card and more!

HSBC World Elite Mastercard Review

The HSBC World Elite Mastercard is a relatively new card in the Canadian market. This is not their 'Premier World Elite' which is meant for people who bank at HSBC but rather this card is for any Canadian and it is essentially the same as the Premier version.

Rewards Canada over the past week:

• HSBC World Elite Mastercard Review
  The HSBC World Elite Mastercard is a relatively new card in the Canadian market. This is not their 'Premier…
• Receive a 20% to 40% bonus when you buy Choice Privileges points
  Another buy points bonus to let you know about. This one comes to us from Choice Privileges and offers a…
• October 18 Update: Hertz becomes Skyteam's first non-airline partner, American Airlines raising Admirals Club fees and more!
  Hertz has become the first ever non-airline partner of an airline alliance. On October 16th it was announced that…
• Loyalty Lesson Learned - Don't brush off reward programs
  We welcome guest contributor, Matthew Couto - a Millennial traveller who left his desk job to travel the world.…
• Kimpton Hotels Annual Sale - 30% off and 2x Elite Qualifying Points for stays until Feb 28, 19 - Must book by Oct 22
  As we mentioned in yesterday's update, Kimpton Hotels has now launched their annual sale that offers up to 30%…
• WestJet travellers can save 20% on Plaza Premium lounge fees
  What happens if you are flying WestJet and don't have elite status with their Rewards program or don't have…
• October 17 Update: Aeroplan renews Accor Hotels partnership, 2x Elite Qualifying Points for Kimpton stays & Triple Aeroplan Miles at Coast Hotels
  Aeroplan announced today the renewal of their partnership with Accor Hotels. This is now more significant for many of us…
• RBC to WestJet transfer bonus returns - 10% bonus until November 15
  The RBC Rewards transfer bonus to WestJet is back until November 15. Once again it is only a 10%…
• Great offer for the HSBC World Elite Mastercard - Up to 75,000 bonus points + first year annual fee waived
  Of course only a few hours after we posted our Top 5 Credit Card sign up offers for October…
• October 16 Update: Update to No Foreign Transaction Fee Credit Cards for Canadians feature, Lufthansa lounge in DTW now part of Priority Pass & more!
  We made a small update to our No Foreign Transaction Fee Credit Cards for Canadians feature. We have now…
• Earn 5x Aeroplan Miles for Choice Hotels stays Worldwide until December 31
  Aeroplan's next bonus with Choice Hotels is here and they have made it one of the best yet. Normally…
• United MileagePlus: 30% bonus when you convert hotel loyalty points to MileagePlus Miles
  United MileagePlus has brought back their bonus for transferring hotel loyalty program points to MileagePlus. The bonus is 30%…
• October 15 Update: CIBC Aventura new card benefits launch today, save 15% off Air Canada sun destination flights and more!
  The new benefits associated with CIBC's Aventura cards launched today. You can now go apply for NEXUS (or renew),…
• Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for October
  Here are the Rewards Canada Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of October! This is not…
• Earn up to 6,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles on Air Canada flights to Asia
  Air Canada launched a new flight bonus promotion for travel to Asia last week. This offer provides up to…
• On this week's Podcast - WestJet Platinum Elite Status and 787 routes, new BMO card offers, CIBC Aventura update & flying to Europe in Business Class for 53,000 miles
  Episode 46 - October 15, 2018 -- WestJet Platinum Elite Status and 787 routes, new BMO card offers, CIBC…
• Earn 500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for Best Western stays until December 15
  For the fall Best Western is offering double points on all stays  but what if you don't stay at…
• Marriott 29 Ways to Stay contest - Enter to win free stays and free points (daily entry)
  Marriott has finally launched their 29 Ways to Stay contest. It seems that it was delayed by almost a…

Bonus Offer Highlights

All the programs that had new bonus offers added these past week: