Happy Halloween Everyone!
We continue our annual (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) tradition of providing a rundown of the Scene rewards program on this day. We did write a post back in March 2019 to discuss what to do ahead of the major changes that kicked in on April 17, 2019.
Today’s post will recap the program for what it is currently.
You may have noticed by now that we added a new page to our menu bar due to popular demand. Under Top Credit Cards, you will find Top No Annual Fee cards. You will probably notice that most of the listed cards are sprinkled between all the other categories. But now we have all of them in one page. Out of all the lists that we have, this might be the longest one.
Quite a few offers are ending at month end, so if you are still thinking about it, now is your last chance to jump on the current offers. I am excited to see what is going to be offered in November. I expect some offers to be extended, but others to surface. If not, this list could be real short next month.
Ongoing Offers
The reason I left this list (ongoing offers) up is that there are so few (just 2 really) permanent first year fee waived offers. So they are worthy of being highlighted. Meridian Bank is the only company willing to do this at the moment. Granted, the terms and conditions do say that the offers are limited time, but with no specific end date.
Today, we have the pleasure of interviewing Andy Shibata Managing Director, Brand at Air Canada. He will be sharing the new Travel Like a Canadian initiative and will talk a little bit about Sixth Freedom travel. Thank you for taking out of your busy schedule to answer our questions Andy!
You will notice for this month’s list, there are quite a few promotional offers that finish at month end. So if you are interested in something, now would be the time to jump on the offers. There is no way to know what will happen come November 1, 2019. Some offers can be extended (e.g. TD cash back offer from last month), terminated or changed something else.
I have split the list into two categories. One with a limited time (but no end date offer) and another one with a limited time offer.
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! We really started adding to our collection of yearly traditions, Thanksgiving is no different (2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014). Below is a list of items that I have thankful for this year in the rewards industry!
Today we continue our interview series with Brett Mooney, the Senior Vice President of Credit Cards at Scotiabank. He will share with us his thoughts on the changes to the Scotiabank Gold American Express® Card. Thank you for your time, Brett!
You probably received an email a few days ago from VIA Rail with a few upcoming changes that will take effect on December 5, 2019.
Below are some of the notable changes.
Another month, but barely any changes from last month. However, most offers end at the end of the most. So if you are thinking about certain cards, you may want to consider getting them now. Chances are, some cards may extend their promotions, are offer something new. But if you have been on the fence about certain offers, this is the last month.
At the moment, the competition is mainly between BMO, CIBC, Scotiabank and TD. Would love to see some of the other credit card companies step up their game.
It has been over a year and a half since I last updated this post, I thought it was due for an update, as there were several changes in the industry. I am going to change this post a little from last time. In the post, I wrote about the Rogers Bank cards that gave a higher multiplier bonus for foreign purchases. But going forward, my post will focus only on cards who waive foreign transaction fees.