With all the negativity surrounding Aeroplan, Canada’s current largest frequent flyer program, it may be time to take a closer look at Canada’s second largest frequent flyer program, WestJet Rewards. Let’s do a quick rundown of the highlights of the program.
Expiry Policy
Expiry policies are always a hot topic, as it is often a deal breaker for someone deciding whether to bother becoming a member.
This year marks the 150 anniversary of Canada (founded in 1867), so it is a big one! As we continue our annual tradition, this is the time to give my mid-term report card from my beginning of the year wish list.
Here’s a quick recap of my grading system:
TD has introduced a new cash back credit card. This is very exciting news actually. But before I get too excited, let’s break down the benefits and features of this credit card. Below are the highlights:
TD Cash Back Visa Infinite Card
Another month, another Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards list. I divided the list into two types: permanent offers (i.e. no specified expiry date) and promotional offers (with an expiry date).
We also have two other types of monthly lists going on:
In celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary, Marriott launched the Epic Canada Adventure Sweepstakes. Enter to win at either MarriottCanada150.dja.com or SPGCanada150.dja.com.
Is it just me or does it feel like more credit cards are being shut down than introduced to the market? It started with Petro-Canada, now it is Esso’s turn. Seems like gas loyalty programs are having difficulty maintaining their partnerships with credit card companies. You will noticed that the RBC Esso Visa Card has already been taken down from the RBC website. On the Esso website, they still show the card, but mention that new applications are no longer accepted.
When selecting seats on an Aeroplan reward flight, members now have access to the Star Alliance partner site online. This feature eliminates the need to call the Aeroplan Contact Centre to select seats when flying on a Star Alliance carrier. Instead, members can now go directly to the Star Alliance carrier site using the Star Alliance record locator to select their seat.
I have been on the road quite a bit for the past month; thus, the slowdown on posts. Since I have been on the road so much, I thought it would be a great time to update the list of top credit cards to for road trips.
See Also: Top Reasons to go on Road Trips
A lot has changed since I last created this list, so there will be lots of updates.
Every time I update this post, I seem to be adding a little extra. Thank you Scott for sharing the latest suggestion.
Keep in mind that you can also check out the Top Cash Back Credit Cards page, which is frequently updated. Unlike that page though, this post focused on temporary promotional offers only.
I have listed the credit cards ranked by annual fees.
As requested by one of our readers, we will be comparing the American Express AIR MILES Reserve Credit Card and the BMO AIR MILES World Elite MasterCard. A second question was whether Air Miles is worth a second look considering the upcoming end of the Aeroplan and Air Canada partnership. Feel free to share any other suggestions in the comment section below!
Before we get into the comparison, let’s start with some of the highlights of each card:
American Express Air Miles Reserve Card