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One of the most rewarding ways to redeem Scene+ points is to use them to pay yourself back for a travel expense.
There are several credit cards that earn Scene+ points.
The one used for this example is the Scotiabank Gold American Express Card.
On top of that, Scene+ promotions and offers come around often and let you earn points even more easily. Keep an eye out and check our article, updated regularly with every promotion:
The redemption process itself is simple. Knowing where to start it, however, is not necessarily obvious.
First, go to your profile in Scotiabank online banking. Your Scene+ points balance appears under your credit card. Click View Scene+ Rewards.
A new window then opens. Choose View All, under “For rewards”.
Next, click the Travel section.
On the next page, click Redeem points for travel.
And there you are, on the page you were looking for.
Eligible travel expenses show up automatically. The Scene+ program is very flexible, accepting expenses from the last 12 months. It does require a minimum balance of 5,000 Scene+ points to make a redemption.
Check off the travel expense or expenses you want. For example, against the $353 cost of the Intercontinental Chicago, I can apply all 32,041 points I hold.
Since 100 points = $1 in credit, that comes to $320.41 in value.
To confirm the redemption, click Continue.
To confirm the redemption, click Yes, I want to continue.
To wrap up, Scene+ summarizes the redemption along with your new Scene+ points balance. If everything looks right, click Accept and submit to finalize the transaction.
A confirmation message appears and the transaction is done. An email is also sent for your records.
Through Scene+ Travel, powered by Expedia, you can earn 3 points for every dollar spent on hotel bookings, car rentals and activities.
Your Scene+ points can then simply be used to bring down the cost of that travel expense.
Thanks to Scene+ points, this stay at the Intercontinental Chicago will cost me $33 net ($353 bill less $320 in Scene+ points). That is excellent.
On top of that, because this Scotiabank Gold American Express® Card charges no foreign transaction fees, I will have avoided an extra 2.5% charge on my hotel bill. That makes me doubly happy.
Interested in the Scene+ program? Take a look at these offers on Scene+ credit cards:
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