Rewards Canada News

Why The Platinum Card from American Express is the best card to use for booking WestJet flights

The Platinum Card is the best card on the market for booking WestJet flights with - yes even better than the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard. Don’t get me wrong - the WestJet Card is an amazing card but outside of select scenarios we’ll stick to using the Platinum Card for booking WestJet flights

Podcast Episode 64
Canada's Top Travel Rewards Credit Cards for 2020

We look at and discuss our 2020 Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings!
Find out some of the details behind the rankings, the cards that came out on top and more!

Marriott's 2020 hotel category changes are here and they aren't pretty globally - not as bad here in Canada

29% of all Marriott Hotels Worldwide are changing categories - most of them, namely 22% are going up. Here in Canada we actually see more hotels go down except in Vancouver where most hotels are now outside of reach for the Marriott Amex's Free Night Award.

InterContinental Hotels Group New Hotel Openings in Canada for 2020 - 13 hotels in the works

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) is a large worldwide hotel chain best known for their Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express brands. . They have a significant presence here in Canada with nearly 200 hotels from coast to coast and are planning to grow that presence by opening another 13 hotels this year

Rewards Canada over the past week:

• February 6 Update: Flair Airlines offering unlimited flights for 90 days and Air Canada now accepts PayPal
  Making the news over the past 24 hours is Edmonton based Ultra Low Cost Carrier Flair Airlines. Why? Simply…
• AIR MILES Bonus Boom - Over 1,000 Bonus Miles available from participating partners February 6 - 12
  AIR MILES Bonus Boom has returned for the next seven days! This time it is a longer period than…
• Alaska Airlines new partner airline flight bonus is one Canadians should really consider - earn 10,000 miles on round trip flights
  Alaska Airlines released a new flight bonus offer earlier this week that us Canadian's should take a closer look…
• February 5 Update: Turkish Airlines Vancouver route now open for reservations, new Amex Offer for Wayfair and 10 new bonus offers
  Back in October Turkish Airlines revealed they will start flying to Vancouver from Istanbul in 2020. We now know…
• Price increase coming to WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard companion vouchers, base level card voucher to be expanded to include the U.S.
  One of the most popular benefits on Canada's number one airline credit card will be taking a hit come…
• Earn 5x Aeroplan Miles for stays at Choice Hotels Worldwide from February 14 to April 30
  The latest Choice Hotels Aeroplan bonus miles offer has been revealed and it is the same one we have…
• February 4 Update: Aeroplan Costco partnership ending, Rexall launching own loyalty program and will drop AIR MILES, save up to $1,000 on Air Transat packages
  The partnership between Costco and Aeroplan will come to an end on April 30. We also noticed that Primus…
• 25% Off Business Class Award Tickets or Air France KLM between Calgary or Toronto & Europe
  The newest set of Air France KLM’s Promo Rewards were released over the weekend and some Canadian cities are…
• Earn double elite qualifying tier miles on Emirates' flights out of Toronto and globally if you book by February 10
  Here’s an awesome new bonus offer from Emirates Skywards! Simply register and book flights between now and February 10…
• Swissport Aspire Lounge set to open at Ottawa/Macdonald–Cartier International Airport this February
  More good news for Canadian travellers,  especially those flying to or from Ottawa. Rewards Canada reader Todd let us…
• New limited time welcome bonuses for Tangerine credit cards - Earn a $250 bonus when you spend $5,000 within three months
  Tangerine released new limited time increased sign up bonuses today for their Money-Back Credit Card and Tangerine World Mastercard®…

Bonus Offer Highlights

Air Canada Aeroplan
- 5x Aeroplan Miles for stays for stays at over 7,000 Choice Hotels worldwide. More... Feb 14 - Apr 30, 20

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
- Earn a minimum 10,000 Mileage Plan Miles when you fly on eligible Mileage Plan Global Partner flights between North America and a non-North America destinations. More... Mar 1 - Dec 31, 20

IHG Rewards Club
- Earn up to 4x IHG Rewards Club Points for stays at participating IHG Hotels Worldwide. More... Register by Apr 15 for stays Feb 15 – May 15, 20 

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