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Tutorial: How to Use the $100 Travel Credit From the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card

Tutorial: How to Use the $100 Travel Credit From the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card
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For former HSBC World Elite Mastercard Cardholders only

On February 28, 2025, RBC confirmed that a new $100 travel credit will be issued for a second year, expiring on April 7, 2026!

As a reminder, holders of the former HSBC World Elite® Mastercard® had their cards migrated in March 2024 to the new RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card. Certain benefits have been maintained, such as:

  • A travel credit of up to $200 for any hotel stay or car rental of CAD 200 or more booked with Avion Rewards until April 5, 2025;
  • No conversion fees for foreign currency transactions.

For this famous travel credit to be used before April 5, 2025, it is distributed as follows:

  • $100 travel credit from HSBC / RBC transition;
  • Any unused portion of your previous $100 HSBC credit.

So you have a travel credit opportunity of up to $200 for 2024-2025. If you don’t use it after April 6, 2025, it’s lost and there’s no way to get it back.

RBC seemed to be saying that this travel credit would be available only once.

With today’s good news, you’ll have another one for next year! It will be available starting April 8, 2025, and you’ll need to reload it onto your card.

Here’s how to activate this offer and how it works.

How to Book with Avion Rewards and Your $100 RBC Travel Credit

Log in to Avion Rewards. You will need to log in to your profile with your RBC Online Banking credentials.

Directly on the Homepage, you’ll find Avion Travel Credit, under Shop offers.

Click on Load offer.

Tutorial: How to Use the $100 Travel Credit From the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card - rbc credit voyage

That’s all! You’ll automatically see that the travel credit is activated, highlighted in yellow.

Still can’t see the Travel Credit offer?

Check both on theAvion Rewards website and in the Avion Rewards mobile application (on the App Store or Google Play).

If you still don’t see the Travel Credit option, call Customer Service at 1 800 769-2511.

Tutorial: How to Use the $100 Travel Credit From the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card - rbc credit active

Then all you have to do is use your Travel credit. Here are the conditions:

  • Valid only for hotel reservations and car rentals
  • Payment must be made in the amount of $200 or more (or $100 as of April 8, 2025), including taxes and fees, to RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card, which holds the travel credit.

In the Travel section of Avion Rewards, select your destination and date.

Then choose the hotel you want.

Tutorial: How to Use the $100 Travel Credit From the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card - hotel rbc avion recompenses

When you confirm your reservation, you can also use your RBC Avion points to deduct part of the cost of your hotel stay!

The redemption rate for RBC Avion points via Avion Rewards is higher than usual: 1.5% (100 points = $1.50) instead of 1.0% (100 points = $1).

In fact, this is the special exchange rate dedicated only for former HSBC World Elite® Mastercard® cardholders, who have had their card replaced by a RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card.

In this example, 4,002 points X 1.5 = $60.03 off the cost of the room.

Tutorial: How to Use the $100 Travel Credit From the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card - reservation credit voyage 100 RBC FR

After booking, you will see on your statement:

  • A deduction of 4,002 RBC Avion points;
  • A hotel purchase of $246.38;
  • An accumulation of 308 RBC Avion points for making this reservation.

The payment on the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card is over $200, so this will be enough to trigger the travel credit of up to $200.

Approximately 3-5 business days later, the $100 credit will automatically appear in your account!

Tutorial: How to Use the $100 Travel Credit From the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card - RBC Credit compte 100

Bottom Line

The first portion of this travel credit is available only until April 5, 2025. If you do not use it, it will be lost.

Then another will be issued for a second year from April 8, 2025 to April 7, 2026. All you have to do is book a stay or rental car of $100 and more, instead of $200 as with the previous credit.

Don’t let it go to waste and take advantage of it to spoil yourself on your travels!

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For a limited time, the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card offers a welcome bonus of up to 70,000 Avion points, worth up to $1,500 in travel.

  • 35,000 points upon approval of your application
  • 20,000 points when you charge $5,000 in purchases to your account within the first six months
  • 15,000 points on the first anniversary of your account

You can redeem your Avion points for flights with more than 500 airlines, with no blackout periods or seat restrictions, or transfer them to partner programs such as American Airlines AAdvantage, The British Airways Club, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles and WestJet Rewards.

The card earns you 1.25 points per dollar on eligible travel purchases and 1 point per dollar on all your other eligible purchases. It also includes extensive insurance coverage: emergency medical, trip cancellation and interruption, collision coverage for rental vehicles, and mobile devices.

The annual fee is $120.

Annual fee

Primary card$120
Additional card$50

Annual income required

Individual$60,000
Household$100,000

Conversion fees

2.5%

Earning rate

  • 1.25xTravel
  • 1xAll spending

Value

1st Year Value$1,369
2nd Year Value$271

Transfer partners

  • American Airlines AAdvantageAirline
  • British Airways ClubAirline
  • Cathay Asia MilesAirline
  • WestJet RewardsAirline

Card benefits

Concierge service24/7

Travel insurance

Travel medical (under 55)Included
Travel medical (55-64)Included
Travel medical (65+)Included
Trip CancellationUp to $1,500
Trip InterruptionUp to $5,000
Delayed BaggageUp to $500
Lost BaggageUp to $500
Flight DelayUp to $500
Hotel BurglaryUp to $2,500
Travel AccidentUp to $500,000

Purchase protection

Purchase ProtectionIncluded
Extended Warranty+1 years
Mobile DeviceUp to $1,500 / 1 years
Auto Rental CollisionUp to $65,000 / 48 days

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Annual fee
$120
Our valuation
$1,050
Milesopedia first-year estimateFirst-year valueWelcome bonus$1,050Total$1,050Rewards on your spending are not included. The calculator that adds them from your own profile is on the card's page.
Welcome offer
Up to 70,000 points
Ends Nov 25, 2026
Apply Now

on RBC's website

For a limited time, the RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card offers a welcome bonus of up to 70,000 Avion points, worth up to $1,500 in travel.

  • 35,000 points upon approval of your application
  • 20,000 points when you charge $5,000 in purchases to your account within the first six months
  • 15,000 points on the first anniversary of your account

You can redeem your Avion points for flights with more than 500 airlines, with no blackout periods or seat restrictions, or transfer them to partner programs such as American Airlines AAdvantage, The British Airways Club, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles and WestJet Rewards.

The card earns you 1.25 points per dollar on eligible travel purchases and 1 point per dollar on all your other eligible purchases. It also includes extensive insurance coverage: emergency medical, trip cancellation and interruption, collision coverage for rental vehicles, and mobile devices.

The annual fee is $120.

Annual fee

Primary card$120
Additional card$50

Annual income required

Individual$60,000
Household$100,000

Conversion fees

2.5%

Earning rate

  • 1.25xTravel
  • 1xAll spending

Value

1st Year Value$1,369
2nd Year Value$271

Transfer partners

  • American Airlines AAdvantageAirline
  • British Airways ClubAirline
  • Cathay Asia MilesAirline
  • WestJet RewardsAirline

Card benefits

Concierge service24/7

Travel insurance

Travel medical (under 55)Included
Travel medical (55-64)Included
Travel medical (65+)Included
Trip CancellationUp to $1,500
Trip InterruptionUp to $5,000
Delayed BaggageUp to $500
Lost BaggageUp to $500
Flight DelayUp to $500
Hotel BurglaryUp to $2,500
Travel AccidentUp to $500,000

Purchase protection

Purchase ProtectionIncluded
Extended Warranty+1 years
Mobile DeviceUp to $1,500 / 1 years
Auto Rental CollisionUp to $65,000 / 48 days

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