A new fixed rewards card has been introduced to the market, just as the Capital One World Elite Aspire Travel MasterCard has been discontinued. Today, I will discuss the Alterna Savings Visa Infinite Card. Alterna Savings actually has quite a few credit cards to choose from, but I will be discussing its most premium credit card, as it usually has the most perks.
Below are the highlights of the Alterna Savings Visa Infinite Card
The situation continues to deteriorate with the recent closure of grandfathered Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Visa. Last year, I wrote a post about the Best Hotel Loyalty Program for Canadians to Collect, but with another shift in the industry, it looks like that post was due for an update.
In the past few years, I have exclusively redeem hotels points for all my stays. Rarely have I had to pay for a hotel night. However, as hotel partnerships continue to terminate with credit card companies in Canada, this trend will be very difficult to continue in the near future.
Below are the top ways to earn hotel points without actually staying at the hotels to accumulate points.
You probably heard on the news, how Canadians are racking up more debt than ever before. So the question remains, are credit card rewards worth it? The short answer depends on a few factors. Are you paying off the balances…
The news that the discontinued, but grandfathered, Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Visa and Chase Amazon.ca Rewards Visa cards will be terminated has been circulating for a few days now. I have been waiting for my letter in the mail for confirmation, but still have yet to receive it. But some of my family members already received it, so I thought I’d share what the letter looks like sooner rather than later.
Very little has changed over the last 2 months as the current cash back offers are still good for a while.
Though keep in mind that we also have a Top Cash Back Credit Cards page. The difference is that the main page focuses on any (permanent or temporary offers), while this post focuses on temporary offers only.
Note that we also have two other types of recent monthly lists going on:
Seems like the PayPower Reloadable Mastercard Prepaid Program issues are never-ending (also been receiving email concerns about PayPower.
The United States have quite a few credit cards that offer no foreign transaction fees. Comparatively speaking, Canadians have the short end of the stick. Especially with the discontinuation of the two Chase Canada credit cards (Amazon and Marriott) that offer no foreign transaction fees.
MBNA has quietly introduced a new Nordstrom Rewards Visa card that allows you to collect points with Nordstrom’s Debut Rewards program.
IHG Rewards is one of my favourite hotel chains. I feel that they offer decent value, especially during their Pointsbreak promotions where you can redeem 5,000 points for any of the hotel rooms on the list. I have personally taken advantage of these offers many times.
Unfortunately, it has been slim pickings for Canadians trying to earn IHG Rewards since the discontinuation of the amazing Capital One co-branded credit cards.
As per requested from last month, I included the normal sign up bonus information as well. Thanks for the suggestion Marja!
Note that we also have two other types of monthly lists going on:
Top Cash Back Credit Card Offers
Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards