Sign up for the RBC British Airways Visa Infinite credit card before November 30, 2013 and earn 45,000 Avios points, which goes into your British Airways Executive Club membership rewards program. For some reason this promotion does not show up on the regular RBC listing of the credit card, so apply directly from the link and be sure to follow-up with RBC about this promotion to ensure you get your points.
To cut to the chase, it’s a close call between AMEX AeroplanPlus Gold Card over the AMEX AeroplanPlus Platinum Card. It will depend on your spending habits. I’ll explain. But before I describe the cards, keep in mind that you can only take advantage of the larger sign up bonuses that I will be referring to if you have a friend or family member who can refer the credit card to you. Also keep in mind that they are both Charge Cards, so you will have to pay your balance off in full every month.
Whether you are a newcomer to Canada, a student just getting out of school with no income or whatever you situation is that prevents you from applying for a credit card to take advantage of benefits, below are some of the top options available to you.
Air Miles does not have the reputation of being a very lucrative loyalty points program, but it does have some gems. You can sign up for Air Miles here.
American Express has a promotion for 25,000 membership rewards points sign up bonus. This is the highest sign up bonus ever for the American Express Gold Rewards Card.
It does not specify when this promotion will expire, so now is the time to get this card. Keep in mind that this is a charged card, so you have to pay off your balance right away, there will not be a minimum payment option available. The highlights of the credit card are as follows:
Even though CIBC is not completely losing Aeroplan, it will only be a matter of time probably before they are fully separated from Aeroplan. So CIBC is preparing for life without Aeroplan by ramping up its own program called Aventura. CIBC currently has a 30,000 sign up bonus points promotion that ends on December 31, 2013. The regular sign up bonus is 15,000.
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I have been following a few fellow bloggers extensively about how to earn loyalty points to reduce the cost of traveling. The mains ones I follow are: