Earn points
To earn points in the NBC À la carte Rewards Plan, you must have a credit card that is part of the loyalty program. There are 3 Mastercard credit cards available in the NBC À la carte Rewards Plan.
NBC Rewards points are earned differently depending on the credit card used:
National Bank's World Elite Mastercard®
The National Bank’s World Elite Mastercard® is the best NBC credit card.
With this exclusive welcome offer for Milesopedia readers, you can get up to 70,000 points, and the first year’s annual fee is waived for the primary cardholder. Here’s how:
- 30,000 points after $5,000 in Card purchases within the first 3 months of account opening
- 30,000 points if $12,000 or more in net purchases are charged to the credit card within 12 months of account opening
- 10,000 points if you sign up for Credit Card Payment Protection for a minimum of 3 months
With this card, you earn up to 5 points per dollar on your purchases:
- 5 points per dollar on grocery and restaurant purchases
- 2 points per dollar on gas and electric recharge purchases
- 2 points per dollar on recurring bills
- 2 points per dollar on À la carte Travel
- 1 point per dollar on all other purchases
And since this credit card is a Mastercard, you can use it at Costco. With this card, you have access to a $150 annual travel credit that you can use in any of these categories:
- Airport parking
- Baggage fees
- Seat selection
- Access to airport lounges
- Flight upgrades
In addition, you can enjoy access to DragonPass airport lounges and free Wi-Fi with Boingo. And unlimited access to the National Bank Lounge at Montreal-Trudeau.
Finally, in 2022, we voted The National Bank’s World Elite Mastercard® as the Best Travel Credit Card for Insurance.
This promotion is intended for individuals who do not have a National Bank Mastercard credit card and have not held a National Bank credit card within the last 24 months.
National Bank Platinum Mastercard
Unlike the other two travel rewards cards, the National Bank Platinum Mastercard does not require a minimum income.
With this exclusive welcome offer for Milesopedia readers, you can get up to 35,000 points and the first year’s annual fee waived for the primary cardholder. Here’s how:
- 15,000 points after $3,000 in Card purchases within the first 3 months of account opening
- 10,000 points if $6,000 or more in net purchases are charged to the credit card within 12 months of account opening
- 10,000 points if you sign up for Credit Card Payment Protection for a minimum of 3 months
You can earn 2 points per dollar on grocery store and restaurant purchases, and 1.5 points per dollar on gas, electric vehicle recharges, recurring bills and À la Carte Travel.
In addition, you get premium insurance usually dedicated for high-end credit cards:
- 180-day Purchase protection in the event of theft or damage
- Possibility of tripling the manufacturer’s warranty (up to 2 additional years)
- Trip Cancellation Insurance
- Trip Interruption Insurance
- Out-of-province hospital insurance
- Flight delay insurance
- Baggage insurance in case of delay, theft or loss
- Car rental insurance
- Mobile Device Insurance
This promotion is intended for individuals who do not have a National Bank Mastercard credit card and have not held a National Bank credit card within the last 24 months.
National Bank's World Mastercard
Don’t have the minimum income requirement for The National Bank’s World Elite Mastercard® ? Then the National Bank World Mastercard may be a good option for you. It requires a minimum personal income of $60,000 (or $100,000 household income).
You can earn up to 2 points per dollar in Card purchases, including at Costco.
Besides, you can enjoy access to the LoungeKey airport lounges as well as free Wi-Fi with Boingo.
And you’ll enjoy up to 60 days’ coverage with its travel, trip cancellation/interruption, baggage loss and car rental insurance.
Redeem points
À la Carte Travel Agency
To redeem your NBC Rewards points, you need to log in to the NBC À la carte Rewards portal.
You can book your vacation with your points (plus monetary supplement if required) through the À la carte Travel Agency: 10,000 points for every $100.
This is simply the best use you will make of your NBC Rewards points!
Statement credit
You can use your NBC points as an account credit for all travel expenses charged to your credit card (you have to redeem your points within 60 days after the travel expense).
Eligible purchases are:
- Flights
- Vacation packages
- Car rentals
- Hotel nights
- Cruises
- Condominium or cottage bookings for tourism purposes
- Airbnb
- Excursions
- Camping
- And more!
However, for this type of redemption, the rate is different (see table below).
You can also redeem your points for a product in the À La Carte Rewards catalogue.
NBC Rewards Chart
You can book your vacation with your points (plus monetary supplement if required) through the À la carte Travel Agency: 10,000 points for every $100.
| Rewards | Points for $100 |
| A La Carte Travel Agency Redemptions | 10 000 |
| Flexible travel rebates (from 55,000 points redeemed) |
11 000 |
| Flexible travel rebates | 12 000 |
| Extras À La Carte RRSP or TFSA contribution Reimbursement of your all-in-one line of credit or mortgage loan |
12 000 |
| Gift-card | 12 000 – 13 500 |
| Statement credit | 25 000 |
Benefits
$150 in free travel expenses per year
Through the NBC Bank Smart Traveller program, each calendar year, the cardholder National Bank’s World Elite Mastercard® cardholders have a total of $150 available to them on certain travel-related expenses.
With this card, you have access to a $150 annual travel credit that you can use in any of these categories:
- Airport parking
- Baggage fees
- Seat selection
- Access to airport lounges
- Flight upgrades
Access to the National Bank Lounge at Montreal-Trudeau (YUL)
National Bank’s World Elite Mastercardholders are the only National Bank clients who now have free unlimited access to theNational Bank Lounge at Montreal-Trudeau Airport.
The cardholder and 1 guest have complimentary access to the lounge upon presenting the National Bank’s World Elite Mastercard®.
This is a significant advantage for frequent flyers: the lounge is accessible for all international flights.