Is it not often that I promote secured credit cards, as they usually do not offer any significant rewards to talk about. However, Plastk changed the game with its Plastk Secured Visa Credit Card.
They currently have a decent offer for Canadian post secondary students looking to work on increasing their credit score. Let’s start with the highlights of the card.
Back in March of 2021, Starbucks and Air Canada’s frequent flyer program, Aeroplan announced its partnership.
They are currently offering an unlimited 70 Aeroplan bonus points opportunity for every $20 (before tax) spent at Canadian Starbucks airport locations.
Keep in mind that there is also the 50% bonus Aeroplan points for every $1 spent using TD co-branded Aeroplan credit cards until February 14, 2022.
Marriott Bonvoy launched its “Week of Wonders” promotion where members can redeem points at off-peak rates. The stay has to be booked by October 14, 2021 for stays between October 14, 2021 to October 31, 2021 at all its 7,000+ hotels around the world.
Below is a refresher of Marriott’s Reward chart. I put in bold the off-peak rates for each category.
This past spring, we wrote about the launch of the Plastk Secured Visa Credit Card, which took an interesting take on secure cards.
Today, we want to share with you a first year fee waived promotion for students. First off, let’s highlight the details of the card and discuss the promotion afterwards that runs until October 15, 2021.
Marriott Bonvoy is currently running bonus points opportunities that run well into the fall, but only begins a week from today. Members will need to register for this offer.
Highlights
Below are the highlights of this promotion:
Bonus points are issued for stays between September 14, 2021 and December 12, 2021
Promotion alert!
RBC is offering a 30% transfer bonus to British Airways’ Executive Club. The last time that RBC offered a bonus to Executive Club was back in November of 2019, albeit for 50%.
Aeroplan is offering a host of additional bonus opportunities with its co-branded credit cards. Even though travel restrictions are still tough in Canada, this has been a great time to load up just in time to travel, also known as the “Aeroplan Ahead” initiative.
Starting today, over the next 3 weeks, Air Miles is offering its spring Bonus Boom promotion. Effective March 25, 2021, until April 14, 2021, Air Miles collectors can earn 95 bonus miles after making purchases at 3 partners.
We value 1 Air Miles at 11 cents a piece, so 95 bonus miles is worth just over $10.
Current Members Double-Double Promotion
Marriott is offering a double-double promotion. Registration is required (must be done before April 13, 2021) to be eligible to earn 2x the elite night credits and 2x the points for stays of 2 consecutive nights or longer. The promotion is valid for stays between February 16, 2021 and April 27, 2021 at participating properties in Marriott Bonvoy.
Marriott Bonvoy made some new announcements regarding certain promotions, and we also mentioned a reminder of things that carried over from the year before.
Seems like the first part of 2021 is going to be a tough time to travel. Keep in mind that at Pointshogger, we do not endorse any sort of unnecessary travel. However, if you do have an essential trip, do watch out for these promotions to help boost your accounts.