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.
First year fee waived offers are amazing, because it allows you to try a card for one year (less one day) without incurring an annual fee. Once you get used to it, you can decide whether you want to continue with the card the subsequent years. Often times, cards offer enough additional benefits to justify paying the annual fee year after year. Other times, not so much.
For this month, I am going with the featured card theme, as there is a card that I did not ever expect to waive its annual fee.
I previously wrote a post about this transfer bonus offer and it was set to expire yesterday. Well good news, it has now been extended another 3 days, so the promotion is set to expire on September 25, 2019.
Below is a recap of the partners that are participating in the 30% transfer bonus miles:
CBC recently published a story about two stories of people who received compensation for being denied boarding. One from Air Canada and another from WestJet. It took some work to receive their share of the compensation, no shortage of frustrations, but they finally received what they felt they were owed.
Basically, the Federal Government enacted a new law for more passenger protection. The new law comes into effect in two phases:
Since July 15, 2019, airlines have been required to meet new obligations concerning communication, denied boarding, tarmac delay, baggage and the transportation of musical instruments.
On December 15, 2019, the remaining obligations will come into effect.
For September’s list, quite a few National Bank credit card offers have been added to the list. Only one offer is expiring before the end of the month, otherwise most offers run until the end of October.
RateSupermarket is offering a $100 e-Gift card promotion if you sign up for the Scotiabank Gold American Express® Card between September 9, 2019 and October 10, 2019, when you apply through RateSupermarket.ca.
Seems like I am almost writing daily about Air Canada’s Aeroplan lately. They seem to be on a roll in terms of offering bonus miles. The latest promotion is the conversion bonus from hotel loyalty programs to Aeroplan, which runs from September 9, 2019 to September 22, 2019.
During this promotion, Aeroplan members can earn 30% bonus miles with the following chains:
Starting today (September 9, 2019) until November 29, 2019, Air Canada is once again running it’s Earn Your Wings campaign. This is where Air Canada Altitude members can participate in a number of travel-related challenges in order to earn Wings and Badges that translate into bonus Aeroplan miles.
With fall coming around the corner, Aeroplan is offering several bonus miles opportunities to kick off the season.
The changes from last time include two of TD offers ending, but they started some new ones. Furthermore, the BMO SPC card has been discontinued completely. Most offers listed below end on October 31, 2019, so if you are still thinking about the cards, there is still time.