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Here at Milesopedia, we have been tracking the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card for over 10 years and have personally used it to book dozens of tickets via the fixed points redemption schedule. The current welcome bonus is simply the highest we have seen offered on this card.
At its maximum valuation within the fixed schedule (up to 2 cents per point), the bonus points alone can cover a round-trip Montreal–Europe flight in economy class for two people.
This is a limited-time offer and RBC may end it without notice. If you are interested in the card and meet the eligibility criteria (personal income of $60,000 or household income of $100,000), now is the right time to submit your application via the offer page. A bonus of this magnitude usually only reappears once a year, and rarely at this level.
This card allows you to accumulate RBC Avion points from the Avion Rewards program based on your spending categories.
For all your travel purchases:
You’ll earn 25% more RBC Avion points. This corresponds to an accumulation of 1.25 RBC Avion points per dollar of purchases.
For all other purchases, you’ll earn 1 RBC Avion point per dollar.
With this RBC Avion credit card, you can:
This is where you get the most out of your points RBC Avion Points.
RBC offers a fixed reward chart divided into 6 levels depending on the type of flight :
The most interesting use is when the price of the flight you want to book is close to the maximum amount (excluding taxes and surcharge ).
Here’s an example of a plane ticket I booked to use 70,000 RBC points I had accumulated.
This is a flight between Montreal and Las Vegas for a weekend. The fare is 35,000 Avion points (“Discover North America” level from the table above) and $164.85 in taxes.
Flights were direct, operated by Air Canada Rouge (but sold by United).
When we look at the fare details on ITA Matrix (to get the ticket price + taxes applied), we see that the ticket price is $370 + $345 = $715 (below the maximum allowed by RBC of $750 for 35,000-point tickets):
The taxes are within a few cents of those charged by RBC (approximately $165).
Here, 35,000 RBC Avion points saved me $715.40. This values my use at 2 cents per RBC Avion point (you can hardly get more!).
It is also possible to use Avion points via the flexible fare structure. It’s the famous “100 points = $1”.
Here, the 70,000 Avion points obtained as a welcome bonus can therefore be used for a $700 discount on your trip, exclusively on the Avion Rewards website.
Simply use this option when you :
The best use of RBC Avion points obtained with the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card is for transferring to other programs (especially during point conversion promotions like with British Airways Executive Club or Asia Miles). This is what we did in Australia (and had to do in Japan).
Additionally, you can use your Avios points to travel with Qatar Airways as I do regularly to enjoy the Qsuite business class:
Here are the transfer partners and the normal conversion rate.
From time to time, RBC Avion Rewards organizes point conversion promotions such as +30% to British Airways Club. Watch out for these promotions to convert your Avion points at the best possible rate! Subscribe to our free newsletter to make sure you don’t miss out.
If booking trips with points isn’t for you, there’s another way to use your Avion points: by purchasing gift cards.
We generally do not recommend this method for travel. However, the Avion Rewards loyalty program regularly offers promotions for exchanging Avion points for gift cards!
Here’s an example of an interesting hotels.com gift card promotion. With 18,750 points Avion Rewards, you could get a $250 hotels.com gift card:
RBC cardholders can link their card to Petro-Canada’s Petro-Points program to earn :
By linking your RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card to your Be Well card:
Add your RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card to your DoorDash account to:
During the winter season, holders of the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card get a free lift ticket with the purchase of a Friday lift ticket at participating ski areas across Canada.
With your RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card, you can get a 20% discount on the base rate at Hertz and 3 times the Avion points.
As this card is designed for travellers, it includes the usual “Visa Infinite” level of insurance:
The insurance booklet is available here.
The RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card is one of Canada’s best credit cards for travelers. Don’t hesitate to take advantage of this welcome offer!
And if you’d like to enjoy additional travel benefits (such as 6 annual airport lounge accesses) and a higher welcome bonus, you could opt for the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Privilege Card.
Savings this way:
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