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By Credit Card Company Guide to Choosing a Travel Rewards Credit Card

Choosing a new Travel Rewards Credit Card can be a daunting task with all the options available to Canadians. We hope our guide here will help you out and make the decision a little bit easier for you.

STEP 1: Read our Choosing A Travel Rewads Credit Card article for a brief description of the types of travel rewards credit cards and what to look out for when choosing one.

STEP 2: View our
Choosing a Travel Rewards Credit Card Flow Chart(in the process of being updated) to help narrow down what category and type of card you should choose.

STEP 3: View one or all of our extremely popular Credit Card Comparison charts for a side by side comparison of Canadian travel rewards credit cards
1. Most Popular Travel Rewards Credit Cards
2. All Canadian Travel Rewards Credit Cards
3. Travel Points Credit Cards Only
4. Hybrid Credit Cards Only
5. Airline (Frequent Flyer) Credit Cards Only
6. Hotel (Frequent Guest) Credit Cards Only

7. Cash Back Credit Cards Only

STEP 3A
: If you are thinking of going with a travel points card see our Travel Anywhere Credit Card Comparison chart to see how much you need to spend to be rewarded.

STEP 4: See if the card you like the most made it into our Canada's Top Travel Rewards Credit Card 2021 feature (if not please don't despair as your original choice may be the best card for you!)

STEP 5: Make your decision!

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Hybrid Credit Card Comparison

Airline (Frequent Flyer) Credit Card Comparison

Hotel (Frequent Guest) Credit Card Comparison


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Credit Card Reviews

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American Express Gold Rewards Card
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BMO World Elite Mastercard
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Priority Club® World Mastercard® from Capital One®
RBC Visa Infinite Avion

Scotiabank Gold American Expres Card
SimplyCash Preferred Card from American Exoress
TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite
Find bonus mile/point offers for:
American Express | Mastercard | mbna | Visa
 

This month's Credit Card Spotlight:


HSBC World Elite® Mastercard® Top No FX Fee Credit Card

HSBC World Elite® Mastercard®

Top No Foreign Transaction Fee Credit Card for 2023

Primary Cardholder Annual Fee: $149 (1st year annual fee rebate*) | Authorized User Annual Fee: $0 Per Card | Annual interest rate: 20.99% on purchases and 22.99% on cash advances and balance transfers. | $80,000 personal or $150,000 household annual income



This card has been closed to new applications





• Receive a $100 annual travel enhancement credit*

• With the HSBC World Elite Mastercard you earn 6 points for $1 in Net Purchases which are Travel Purchases, 4 Points for $1 in Net Purchases that are Gas, Grocery and Drugstore Purchases and 2 Points for $1 in Net Purchases, other than Travel, Gas, Grocery and Drugstore Purchases.
• Save on all your foreign currency purchases (even online) with no additional foreign currency conversion charges.
• Enjoy maximum flexibility and redeem your Points on your terms for:

• Travel
• Gift cards and valuable merchandise
• Financial rewards
• Rewards for miles

*Terms and Conditions apply
®/TM Mastercard and World Elite are registered trademarks, and the circles design is a trademark of Mastercard International Incorporated. Used pursuant to licence

This offer is only available to residents of Canada other than the province of Quebec (Quebec residents eligible for separate offer)


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