VIA Rail eBoutique

[brothernoble]

As an alternative to airmilesshops.com:

https://eboutique.viapreference.com/?lang=en

Earn 1 preference point for each dollar spent at the retailers listed.

Why this is hot:
Spending $1125 @ Dell.ca on airmilesshops.com = 56 air miles
Spending $1125 @ Dell.ca on viapreference.com = 1 way comfort class ticket from Toronto to Montreal (or vice versa). ($137.55 regular fare, $72.45 special fare) Thus the reward is worth somewhere between 6.4 and 12.2 % vs ~1% on airmilesshops (or less depending on how much you value an airmile at).

[toronto_slim]

nice find, espectially if you travel on short hauls (eg TO-Ottawa).

[lillilland]

As an alternative to airmilesshops.com:

https://eboutique.viapreference.com/?lang=en

Earn 1 preference point for each dollar spent at the retailers listed.

Why this is hot:
Spending $1125 @ Dell.ca on airmilesshops.com = 56 air miles
Spending $1125 @ Dell.ca on viapreference.com = 1 way comfort class ticket from Toronto to Montreal (or vice versa). ($137.55 regular fare, $72.45 special fare) Thus the reward is worth somewhere between 6.4 and 12.2 % vs ~1% on airmilesshops (or less depending on how much you value an airmile at).

It is especially hot now with 3x the points on select merchants.

[ezddrstyle]

Yeah, eboutique is one of the least known really hot loyalty programs in existence. It combines with your normal Via Preference points received through travel. Earlier this year I bought a Samsung 40 inch TV from sears at $780 - got an amazing 1560 points. Check out what you need for a free ride (no tax or fees)

https://www.viapreference.com/Content.aspx?NavID=7247

So basically the percentages are huge. Way beyond any other loyalty program.

[Bimselsteiner]

Thank you for this one, really interesting!

I also just found out that I can use my RBC Rewards (Visa) points for ViaRail. 10.000 points = $100 on VIA. Not bad, considering you would need 12.000 RBC points for a $100 HBC voucher...

[ezddrstyle]

current deal: get 1000 eboutique points if you switch to Vonage home phone, and get the first month free. So I basically just got nearly enough for a one way trip Toronto to Ottawa just for that one transaction.