I was actually pretty shocked to see this promotion, as RBC rarely waive their annual fees, granted the RBC Visa Business Platinum Avion is a business card, rather than personal. Either way, I am just happy to see this offer. Below are the highlights of this credit card:
$120 annual fee (first year fee waived if you apply before May 31, 2017)
After Costco dropped American Express as the exclusive accepted credit card at its retail stores, they took at MasterCard in Canada and Visa in the United States. Today, we will be comparing the two respective co-branded Costco credit cards available.
Both cards require the cardholder to be an existing Costco member to qualify. Furthermore, in both cases, the cash back is received once per year in the form of a Costco certificate (or rebate coupon).
Another day, another negative Air Miles news article. Basically, Air Miles is warning its members that thieves managed to steal “cash miles” from some collections. To protect its members, Air Miles temporarily halted the option that allowed members to use their cash miles to buy products at participating retailers.
Effective June 1, 2017, Costco’s two membership levels are going up by $5 and $10 respective. The new fees are as follows:
Gold Star Membership increases from $55 to $60
Executive Membership increases from $110 to $120
I previously written a post about whether the annual fee is worth it.
As you know, we have teamed up with American Express Business to offer a better than advertised sign up bonus offer. Offers can include a 75,000 sign up bonus with the Business Platinum with free gold supplementary cards. The offer will vary depending on the business. If you are a business owner, I definitely recommend that you fill out the referral form and find out what you qualify for!
I was looking at the Petro-Canada updated program and their site seems like it’s got a lot going on. So I will simplify and identify some of the key highlights to watch for.
There is only 5 days left to participate in the 18,500 Scotia Rewards points giveaway. In case you were wondering, we set the contest period for a full month, so that you can get a chance to apply for a credit card to participate.
I last wrote a rundown about the Scene program on Halloween day. It is actually one of my favourite loyalty programs because of how much movies costs these days, these points have become even more valuable.
There is currently a promotion if you have the Scotiabank Scene Debit Card, which is also one of the rare debit cards that actually give rewards.
I would like to provide more information the new American Express Fixed Points Travel Program, along with answers to some previously asked questions.
Seriously Air Miles? They decided to take a page out of Aeroplan’s book. Remember when Aeroplan introduced a 7 year hard expiry on its points? Basically, your miles would have expired 7 years from the day they were deposited, regardless of activity. But just before the expiry was about to kick in, they backed out. The same thing is happening now with Air Miles, they were going to introduce a hard expiry of 5 years after miles were deposited, to be effective on December 31, 2016.