I have pretty much had it with aeroplan, so I am looking for advice regarding credit cards giving travel rewards. I have had an aeroplan card for so long, that I don't know what else is out there. Any recommendations?

westjet Mastercard is awesome....yearly $99 companion fare, free luggage and you collect westjet dollars.....

Oh and you get $250 westjet dollars just for signing up.....

I was so done with them so I switched to CIBC Aventura-still points but you can use them on any airline and also to pay taxes on the flight. They have a whole catologue of stuff you can order from if you don't want to use them for flights.

I use aeroplan points for gift cards, including my annual Costco renewal.

Royal bank Avion I have had it for years and have never had an issue with any thing

Me too!

Capital One Aspire, best of the best!

We love our westjet MC, the companion fare & free luggage are worth it alone!

RBC Avion is great. Can book any flught

I use the TD First Class infinite Visa. You earn points and can redeem them on any airline anywhere anytime or just use the points on whatever you like. Free cancellation and they don't charge for flight changes.

Scotiabank gold American express.

We also go through TD visa and our travel points collect so fast! Although my husband puts his business expenses on it that might be why
we just took our family of 4 to Florida in January on points and already have enough to go again if we wanted

Love my westjet MasterCard use it for everything and have saved so much!

With west jet you have to make over 120,000 income to get the best rewards. I have had aeroplan before. It is more difficult to get the dates to fly that you want. I have had to fly a different day then my husband with aeroplan. I like airmiles. You can collect miles quickly. Thrifty alway in there flyer offer spend 75.00 and get 100 airmiles,also prescription at thrifty give you 7 times the miles.the the bmo MasterCard will give you 1airmile for every 15.00 you spend

No you don't. I have the highest card with the most rewards and didn't make that when I qualified. Me and my husband each have our own to get the 2 buddy passes a year. I was told 70,000 income. Maybe 120,000 is combined household income?

No i think you have been misinformed also. Who makes $120,000 yr anymore. I have there card also and was told $60,000. westjet card saved me $850 last year on flights.

We used 2 buddy passes last year one trip was to the east coast so saved quite a bit there, plus no baggage fees and I'm up to another $750 in westjet dollars. I use that card for everything and it adds up quickly. If you're going to use the buddy passes it's worth it I think. Plus you can use the westjet dollars on their vacation packages also so it helps when you're trying to escape the snow.

You need $70K personal income or $120K household income for the WJ MC.

aeroplan is awesome if, you let it decide where to take you ! i use capitol one its one the best ravel cards hand down. west jet is okay but takes forever to get enough douhg to go anywhere and lets face it your only going where westjet goes

You have all given me a lot of food for thought. I am going to do a comparison of all of the suggested cards. I wonder if it is possible to transfer my aeroplan miles to any of them. I have over 140,000 miles.

Where do you want to go and when? aeroplan is more lucrative than it seems if you dig down a bit. Anytime around Christmas or major holidays is going to be tough. There are ways to search to find the specific flight you want aswell. Let me know where you want to go, when, and if you have any flexibility and I will take a look for you. 140,000 aeroplan miles are much more valuable than rbc, td, Cibc or any other points, I guarantee you!
They frustrate the hell out of me too but are much more useful if you know how to use them?

It's not the flights I am having an issue with. We are pretty much always flexible with our dates and times. Right now it is my inability to get in touch with customer service to lodge a complaint.

Have you tried 1-800-361-5373? I managed to talk to someone in customer service just a couple of weeks ago.

i would buy them off you if it was possible

The price they want to charge for selling the miles is outrageous. I don't think you'd want to do that. I thought you didn't like Aeroplan.

read my statement , i let it take me where i wan to go.

kinda of an adventure we just go on and search everywhere and then go

did switch to capitol one beceasue we wanted to go to mexico on primetime

their slogan is : where will it take you?

for a 120k you can get 4 american express gift cards worth 250 each

use then for 1000.00 travel anywhere

aeroplan is by far the best option for Canadians. It works best if you can take advantage of the very lucrative multiple free stopovers and open-jaws or the great deals for business class and first class. I can help you possibly. The only other good options are Alaska miles (MBNA has an alaska airlines master card) and American Express (which allows transfers to aeroplan, British avios, delta, air asia and a few more)..... Nothing else is that good. All other cards like the capital one are only 1 cent per point/mile so 25,000 points is only worth $250 of travel. For example, earlier this year I took a business class trip with aeroplan around the world stopping in Tanzania and Ethiopia Uganda for 2 months and then Japan for 3 weeks on the way home. It was just 150,000 points and $750. I got over 15 cents per mile. if they were "capital one" points or other rewards points it would be worth just $1500 plus the $750 in taxes. But the ticket price for this trip was $17,000. Big savings. So it totally depends on the trip. But I have found aeroplan shitty for some simply redemptions like YYC - new york or sometimes going to certain places in Europe.

I have found the same thing when I have done comparisons in the past - aeroplan is by far the best bang for the buck. My issue right now is that I had a negative experience with aeroplan with regard to a recent business class trip to Europe and I can't find anyone who will listen to my complaint. I'm frustrated with their lack of customer service these days.

I'm a big fan of the changes aeroplan has made by adding Distinction levels which give access to more flight options. We just booked two flights YYC to YVR to HKG return for a total of $388CAD and 130,000 points. Have used aeroplan for Maui and Honolulu trips in the past as well, great itineraries and you can check a 2nd bag for free when travelling on a points ticket / taxes paid with TD aeroplan Visa. Having worked for an airline in the past I've come to learn firsthand that all carriers have good and bad on time performance and customer service skills, it just depends on the day. For this reason I choose to dedicate my financial transactions to aeroplan / air canada. I'm impressed with your stats Chris!

Wow if you have 140000 aeroplan miles just use them-check the website for other options besides flights.

i think it depends on the type of traveller you are. I primarily travel within north america and the caribean. I'm not a world traveller like Matt. So westjet flies wherever I need to go. Here's a link that rates the best travel cards in Canada in several different categories. It will help you decide which would best fit your needs. http://www.rewardscanada.ca/topcc2015/
REWARDSCANADA.CA
Rewards Canada | Canada's Top Travel Rewards Credit Cards for 2015

Thanks Wendy. That will help.

I cashed ALL my points for Air Can credit and a BBQ lol...the black out dates and fees were wasting my time!!

The fees are insane. I do like the free stopover. My last trip was to Denmark with a stopover in Paris. But the business class ticket cost me $1100 in fees (taxes and fuel surcharges).

Money Sense does a great review and comparison of each of the cards every year.

Is that available online?

Chris http://www.moneysense.ca/.../canadas-best-credit-cards.../
MONEYSENSE.CA
Canada's Best Credit Cards of 2015 - MoneySense

Chris here's the http://www.moneysense.ca/.../best-travel-credit-cards-of.../
MONEYSENSE.CA
Best travel credit cards of 2015

We gave up on travel rewards cards because we travel at peak times and it rarely worked for us... And the fees were awful.. Find a good cash back card and look for seat sales.

That might not be a bad idea.

I hate being tied to one company or system... And I would rather have the cash so that I make some choices. We have a TD visa gold that gives us 1% and they waive the annual fee because we bank there. We also have the Costco Capital One Mastercard that gives 2% on gas and restaurants and 1% on everything else. We put everything on the card so the cash back is substantial.

That's why we like westjet get cash back in westjet dollars to put towards flights so no worry about blackout dates etc...

I do travel internationally, so I'm not sure westjet is the best option for me, but I will definitely look into it.

west jet is starting to add more international flights next year to Europe etc.

west jet credit card all the way.

yes but only taken by about 60% of businesses

I have never had a problem with aeroplan. I use Amex

PC MasterCard

Capital One Aspire

BMO world elite is the best on the market!

Why do you not like aeroplan? We have had it for years, and never had any problems! Just curious!

I have also loved it, but there were some issues regarding my recent trip to Europe and there is no way of contact anyone with my complaints. I'm just really frustrated.

What was ur issue? I found people to be very helpful with my issue by posting on flyertalk? aeroplan doesn't respond but other flyers do and that helps give you an idea of what has happened in the past and what they may do if they even try to help?

We had an issue in April, but air canada fixed it! Had to do with the flight

I just sent an email to air canada. Hopefully that will work. I really would like to keep my aeroplan card.

RBC Avion

Kristina
This months Money Sense magazine rated all available credit cards...including travel rewards cards. I don't see the specific article on there website so you might have to pick it up. But they did have this online tool for choosing:

http://credit-card-selector-tool.moneysense.ca/

Scotiabank Amex. I've had it for two years and they pay taxes and fees. I can book on my own. They have payed for flights, hotel stays, rv camping, airport parking, etc. You also have 12 months before you need to have to apply points to your trip.

My nephew is in banking in TO and says the cash back cards are the best reward. However, we still like getting airmiles. BMO world elite. We earn enough yearly to send the kids to the grands in ON each summer just with grocery shopping and watching for bonuses. Easy to use. We also used airmiles to get passes when went to Orlando.

LOVE TD soo easy to redeem..every time:)

Rbc avion

If you want to use your points for travel - westjet MasterCard!

I'm interested. How easy is it to use tho?

I like Capital one world aspire MasterCard - 2pts for every dollar - book whatever travel you want & then erase the cost with your points

Hi there...this is going to sound strange, but did you work at Jasper Park lodge in the 80's, and did your name used to be Lori Corrigan?

Hubby has rbc avion- I have TD travel rewards card - TD wins hands down! Super easy to redeem, dollar amount covers any type of travel expense including taxes for hotel or car rental or anything plus you can decide AFTER you've travelled already to use points for something you already did (I decided once to use points for a trip is taken a month prior and they applied the points to the back dated request) points seem to accumulate quickly too.

ATB has great rewards card , easy to redeem ... Dollar value so good for any travel any time ?and an awesome travel insurance ( misplaced luggage , rain , lots of good stuff)

Royal bank has the best ones and I believe Avion is the top of there's

Use your aeroplane points to buy merchandise online then don't use air canada!

RBC Avion Infinite

Royal Bank west jet card. Vancouver to Halifax every year in July 550 using the 99$ companion ticket.

I agree....TD. You can book hotels, cars, flights....!!!

TD. And if you don't ravel you can use for stuff.