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There are several RBC credit cards linked to the Avion Rewards program. One of the best is the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card.
It has excellent insurance, including mobile device coverage, which is rare. Plus, as a welcome offer, it gives you a lot of points with very little effort.
The other cards that allow you to earn Avion points are as follows:
One way to use your Avion points for travel is by purchasing a flight. This is the best way to get the most value from the RBC Avion Rewards program. This was described in detail in this article.
Depending on the destination, 15,000 to 100,000 Avion points per ticket are required.
RBC Avion Rewards points allow you to travel anywhere in the world with a round-trip ticket. A one-way ticket requires only half the Avion points. Here is the air redemption schedule for a round-trip flight:
So, this is equivalent to about 2 cents per Avion point on average.
The Flexible Reward Grid uses 100 Avion points for a $1 discount on your flight. The transaction must be made directly on the Avion Rewards website using the flight search tool.
For example, with the fixed redemption grid, 35,000 points can get you a round-trip ticket anywhere in Canada and the United States, up to a value of $750.
If you choose to buy that same $750 ticket using the flexible reward grid, you will need 75,000 points. Therefore, using the flexible grid would be a disadvantage in this case. It’s up to you to do the math, depending on the number of points you have in the bank.
For more flexibility, book a hotel, car rental, cruise, or flights as you wish on the Avion Rewards site to receive a statement credit.
Avion credit cardholders can redeem 100 Avion points to deduct $1 from this travel expense. For example, for a night at the hotel that cost $200, 20,000 points are required to bring the balance down to zero.
As for ION and ION+ credit cardholders, it’s different. They redeem their points at a conversion rate of 172 points = $1.
There are about 250 gift card choices to buy with Avion points (242 physical gift cards and 86 electronic ones, at last count). For travel-related ones, there are about ten. Such as buying a gift card for future stays at Fairmont or Best Western hotels, for example.
In general, the cost is 1 cent per Avion point, so 5,000 points for a $50 gift card.
Uber and Tim Hortons seem to be different, with a less favourable rate of around 7,000 points for $50 (for Tim Hortons, save your points for a road trip instead!).
Did you know that it’s possible to transfer your Avion points to other airline programs? We explain how to do it in our guide on the subject:
Sometimes, the Avion Rewards site may experience technical difficulties or your searched flight may not appear in the search results.
At that point, call Avion Rewards Customer Service at 1-800-769-2512.
Subsequently, Avion Rewards will deduct the required points from your RBC Rewards points account to credit the cost of your flights, according to their redemption grid.
Savings this way:
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