Rewards Canada's Tips & Tricks
Tips & Tricks Highlights:
Combining Credit Card Insurance Benefits with Additional Travel Insurance Coverage
Many credit cards offer built-in travel insurance, but sometimes the coverage might not be comprehensive enough for your needs, or your trip exceeds the number of days allowed by your current credit card
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How to join Avion Select when you are an existing RBC client
Avion Select is the part of Avion Rewards where you can earn points and cash back with non-RBC credit cards. Find out how to join as an RBC client
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Why you should use our comparison charts to compare your existing credit cards
Did you know our comprehensive comparison charts also come in handy for the credit cards you already have?
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The 5 best DQ Rewards redemptions
A look at the 5 best options found with DQ Rewards in Canada
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The 5 best MyMcDonald’s Rewards redemptions
A look at the 5 best options found with MyMcDonald’s Rewards in Canada
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How to earn Preferred Hotel Group I Prefer Gold Elite status with just one stay
Here is a relatively simple and inexpensive way to earn Gold Elite Status in the Preferred Hotel Group I Prefer program
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Five amazing flight rewards you can redeem for with really low spend on the American Express Cobalt Card
This card’s earn to burn ratio provides rewards to cardmembers for incredibly low spending that simply cannot be matched by other rewards cards in Canada!
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Marriott still uses hotel categories for free night awards – here’s how to find them
Here you have one more tool to add to your toolbox of methods, hacks, and websites to help you in your ever elusive search for rewards!
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Earn extra Avios with Qatar Airways card linked offers
Canadian issued Mastercard cards can participate in Qatar Airways Privilege Club card link offers and then collect Avios at participating merchants.
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Marriott Bonvoy provides great value for everyday hotel stays in Canada
A program like Marriott Bonvoy can help you save on your domestic travel costs
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The 5 Best Travel Rewards Points Currencies for Canadians
These points and miles provide the most value and flexibility when it comes to travel
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10 great hotels in Canada to use your Marriott Amex free night award at
Use your anniversary free night for stays at these great hotels
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Rewards Canada's Guide to Business Class Lounge Access (2024)
Find out how you can access business class lounges around the globe without flying in Business or First Class. Now updated for 2024!
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How to pick a Points Earning Machine
Do you have a Points Earning Machine in your wallet? If not, here's our guide to picking the right one(s) so that you can rack up the most points possible
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An unsung benefit that provides big savings on premium travel with major airlines as well as WestJet economy class!
Also known as IAP, this benefit provides discounts for flying on some of the world's best airlines in premium cabins but it also provides discounts for economy class tickets on WestJet!
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Top 5 Mastercards to use at Costco
Use one of these 5 cards to ensure you are getting the best returns at Costco
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How to maximize value out of the RBC Avion Airline Award Chart
The Avion airline award chart let's you redeem fixed amount of points towards flights. Learn how to maximize your value in those redemptions
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Credit cards that help you avoid those dreaded airline fees
Bag fees, seat selection fees, you name it unless you are flying on a more expensive ticket you can expect to pay for extras. Here are some ways to alleviate those fees
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Which credit card earns the most Aeroplan Points?
Find out which cards earn the most Aeroplan points across a variety of credit card spend categories. You may be surprised here...
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Loyalty Lessons:
Loyalty Lesson: Why credit card reward charts rarely provide good value for economy class flights to Europe
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Loyalty Lesson: Selecting the right Aeroplan flight award option to maximize the value of your points
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Loyalty Lesson: How a card with 4.16% cash back can be better than one offering 5%
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Loyalty Lesson: How to extract more value from Avion Rewards
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Loyalty Lesson: Earn points
on your airport lounge visits
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Loyalty Lesson: Credit Card Spending Caps Explained
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Loyalty Lesson: The revamped National Bank World Elite Mastercard is good but….
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Loyalty Lesson: Is a 30% return on credit card spending possible? Yes, it sure is!
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Loyalty Lesson: Why hybrid rewards credit cards are the best bet for most Canadians
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There is one very popular travel rewards credit card in Canada that is due for a major overhaul
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More tips and tricks:
The top credit cards for everyday non-bonused category spending
Here we look at the best cards to use for spending that doesn't fall into the typical bonus categories like groceries, gas, etc.
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Why you shouldn't overlook the Scotiabank Platinum American Express Card
A sleeping giant in our market, the card fills a spot perfectly between Premium cards that offer less benefits and other Ultra Premium cards that charge higher annual fees.
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How to maximize the elite status benefits from The Platinum Card from American Express
9 Hotel Elite Statuses, 4 Car Rental Elite Statuses, 1 Cruise Line Elite Status and counting
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Four credit cards that can make flying with Flair Airlines even cheaper!
In this blog post we take a look at how you make flying Canada's biggest Ultra Low Cost Carrier even cheaper
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What happens to points & miles when a person passes away?
Some programs make it easy to transfer points to a beneficiary or family member while others state points or miles are forfeited upon death
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Canada's Top 10 Credit Cards for Dining
The best of the best for those who like to eat out, get take out or have their food delivered
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Why my wife and I each grabbed our own WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercards
Family of four or more? Travel in large groups? Find out why it can be beneficial for you and your partner to each get your own card
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Which airline miles & hotel points can you earn on your card spending
Airline & Hotel loyalty programs that you can earn miles or points in with Canadian Credit Cards
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What you actually have to spend to get some of the best credit card welcome bonus offers
Some cards give you the bonus right away, others may take a year with a lot of spending!
Expiry and Inactivity Rules of Canadian & International Loyalty Programs
Learn the expiry and inactivity rules of all the popular
Canadian and International loyalty programs!
Guide to Credit Card Cash Back Liquidity
Here we take a look at how quickly or how easily you can access your credit card points, miles or cash back
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The True Value in Reward Redemptions
What is a good value when you redeem your points or miles for an award? The answer will surprise you.
To diversify or not to diversify - that is the question
Should you diversify your loyalty program portfolio?
A look at the business class redemption feature for the CIBC Aventura Visa Infinite Privilege Card - it offers up to a 7.5% return!
A not so well known redemption option that should really be getting more coverage
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Maximize your Miles & Points
Here are 9 tips to help you earn more miles and points in your travel rewards programs!
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