BMO Rewards: Ultimate Guide

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BMO eclipse Visa Infinite* Card

When you sign up for our exclusive offer on the BMO eclipse Visa Infinite* Card, you can earn up to 70,000 BMO Rewards points as well as a$120 annual fee waiver for the first year:

• 40,000 points after $3,000 in purchases in the first three months
• 30,000 points at annual renewal if you have made $25,000 in purchases with the card in the first 12 months

Plus, you’ll get a $50 annual lifestyle credit – per calendar year – to spend however you want.

With the BMO eclipse Visa Infinite* Card, you can earn 5 BMO Rewards points per dollar spent on:

• Groceries
• Dining
• Food delivery
• Gas
• Transit

And 1 BMO Rewards point for every $1 spent on everything else. Plus, if you add an authorized user to your account, you’ll earn 10% more points.

You can use BMO Rewards points for all travel purchases made through the agency or website of your choice (flights, hotels, car rentals, all-inclusive resorts, Airbnb, etc.) or for rewards and gift cards on the BMO Rewards platform.

The New BMO eclipse Visa Infinite Privilege* Card

The BMO eclipse Visa Infinite Privilege* Card is a premium metal card! With this card, you can earn up to 120,000 BMO Rewards points:

• 50,000 points when you spend $6,000 in the first 3 months
• 30,000 points after $30,000 in card purchases in the first six months
• 40,000 points at annual card renewal if you have made $75,000 in card purchases in the first 12 months

Plus, you’ll get a $200 annual lifestyle credit – per calendar year – to spend however you want.

As well as a Visa Airport Companion membership with 6 complimentary airport lounge visits per year.

With this Card, you earn 5 BMO Rewards points per dollar of purchases for:

• Groceries
• Gas
• Drugstores
• travel purchases
• Dining
• Food delivery

And 1 BMO Rewards point for every $1 spent on everything else.

You can use BMO Rewards points for all travel purchases made through the agency or website of your choice (flights, hotels, car rentals, all-inclusive resorts, Airbnb, etc.) or for rewards and gift cards on the BMO Rewards platform.

BMO eclipse rise Visa* Card

The new BMO eclipse rise Visa* Card is a no-annual-fee travel rewards credit card with no minimum income required.

With this offer, you can earn up to 25,000 points as a welcome bonus:

• 20,000 points after $1,500 in purchases in the first 3 months
• 2,500 bonus points for redeeming at least 12,000 points annually towards your statement balance with Pay with points
• 2,500 bonus points for paying your full credit card balance on time for 12 consecutive months

Moreover, you can get a 0.99% introductory interest rate on Balance Transfers for 9 months (a 2% fee applies to balance amounts transferred).

With the new BMO eclipse rise Visa* Card, you get :

• 5 points for every two dollars spent on recurring bill payments
• 5 points for every two dollars spent at the grocery store
• 5 points for every two dollars in dining and takeout purchases
• 1 point per two dollars spent on everything else

You can use BMO Rewards points for all travel purchases made through the agency or website of your choice (flights, hotels, car rentals, all-inclusive resorts, Airbnb, etc.) or for rewards and gift cards on the BMO Rewards platform.

The new BMO eclipse rise Visa* Card also offers:

• Mobile Device Insurance
• Purchase Protection
• Extended warranty insurance

BMO Ascend World Elite Mastercard

The BMO Ascend World Elite Mastercard is one of the best World Elite Mastercard credit cards with travel points in Canada. With our exclusive offer, you can get up to 100,000 bonus points:

• 55,000 points after $4,500 in Card purchases in the first 3 months
• 3,750 points per month after $2,500 in monthly purchases from the 4th to the 15th month (up to 45,000 points)

Plus, the annual fee is waived in the first year for both the primary cardholder and authorized users.

With the BMO Ascend World Elite Mastercard, a premium credit card from BMO, you get:

• 5 points per dollar on travel purchases
• 3 points per dollar on dining purchases
• 3 points per dollar for entertainment purchases
• 3 points per dollar on recurring bill payments

And 1 point for every $1 spent everywhere else, including at Costco. You can use BMO Rewards points for all travel purchases made through the agency or website of your choice (flights, hotels, car rentals, all-inclusive resorts, Airbnb, etc.) or for rewards and gift cards on the BMO Rewards platform.

The BMO Ascend World Elite Mastercard also offers:

• Four annual complimentary passes to airport VIP lounges
• Excellent Premium insurance for your travels or purchases
• a premium concierge service

BMO Rewards^® World Elite^®* Business Mastercard^®*

The BMO World Elite®* Business Mastercard®* is one of Canada’s best travel points Mastercard for Business credit cards. You can earn up to 70,000 points as a welcome bonus:

• 50,000 points after you spend $5,000 in the first 3 months
• 20,000 points after you spend $35,000 in the first twelve months

Plus, there is no annual fee for the first year! And you get 2 free visits a year to DragonPass airport lounges.

You can also enjoy a 0% introductory interest rate on balance transfers for nine months (with a 3% transfer fee).

With the BMO World Elite®* Business Mastercard®*, you earn 4 points per dollar spent on:

• gas purchases
• office supply purchases
• cell phone/internet payments

And 1.5 points for every dollar you spend, including at Costco or for significant purchases at home improvement stores.

You can use BMO Rewards points for all travel purchases made through the agency or website of your choice (flights, hotels, car rentals, all-inclusive resorts, Airbnb, etc.) or for rewards and gift cards on the BMO Rewards platform.

You can also combine the points you earn with the other two BMO Rewards cards to save even more on your travels.

With the BMO World Elite®* Business Mastercard®*, you get many travel insurance coverages:

• Collision Damage Waiver
• Car Rental Personal Effects & Business Property
• Car Rental Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• Baggage & Personal Effects
• Baggage insurance in case of delay
• Flight Cancellation
• Trip Interruption/Trip Delay
• Flight delay
• Common Carrier Insurance

And for your purchases :

• Extended Warranty
• Purchase Protection

Great cards for Costco!

Redeem points

Redeem your BMO Rewards Points for travel

The most significant advantage of BMO Rewards points: there are no blackout periods.

You can redeem your BMO Rewards points anytime.

Unlike a loyalty program like Aeroplan or AIR MILES, you can redeem anytime for flights, hotels, cruises and vacation packages.

BMO Rewards points can be used for various types of travel booked with your BMO credit card at the travel agency or website of your choice:

• flights
• Hotels
• Car rentals
• Cruises
• Vacation packages
• Airbnb
• etc.

To redeem your BMO Rewards points, you’ll need to use the BMO Rewards website.

In all of these cases, the value of your BMO Rewards points will be 15,000 points = $100 (or 0.67¢/point). And that’s the most value you can get out of them !

If you decide to cancel your car rental, BMO will make a statement credit on your credit card account (rather than a BMO Rewards points credit). An excellent way to redeem your BMO points for cash!

BMO Rewards Price Guarantee

You can call BMO Rewards if you can’t find what you want on the online portal.

But it is also possible to claim a price match guarantee!

Several rules are governing this price guarantee. BMO will match the price for most Canadian travel providers:

• Vacation Packages:Sunquest Vacations, ALBATours, TransatVacations, Nolitours, Signature Vacations, Air Canada Vacations, Sunwing and WestJet Vacations
• Airfare:Air Canada or WestJet

Redeem BMO Rewards points for investments/statement credit

After travel, the second-best BMO Rewards points redemption is through a BMO investment account. Not yet a BMO banking customer? Get a welcome offer with one of these BMO Banking Packages.

Here, 15,000 points = $100 (or $0.67/point).

On the other hand, we will totally advise you not to use your points as a statement credit: the rate is far from advantageous: 15,000 points = $50 (or $0.33 /point).

Redeem BMO Rewards points for Gift cards

Another option to redeem your BMO Rewards points is for gift cards.

Here, BMO Rewards points value is variable:

Gift-card	Cost in points	Value of 1 point
Best Buy = $100	19 300	¢0.52
Amazon / Costco = $100	20 300	¢0.49
Indigo = $100	18 700	¢0.53
Gap = $100	17 200	¢0.58
Best Western = $100	17 500	¢0.57

On average, here 10,000 points = $54 (or $0.54/point).

Products with BMO Rewards Points

Like any loyalty program, you can redeem your BMO Rewards points for products.

But, as we say in travel hacking:

You don’t buy a toaster with your points!

Here, we made the comparison on a product, the “Four Smart Oven Air Breville” sold for 90,000 BMO Rewards points.

This same oven costs $599 plus taxes on Best Buy / Amazon, or $688.70 in Quebec. This makes a valuation of 10,000 points = $76.52 (or 0.765 ¢).

Surprisingly, you find more value in buying this item than through travel! The exception confirming the rule?

After several valuation tests, we found that the value varies greatly from product to product (between 0.30 and 0.80 ¢!).

It will be up to you to test for your desired products!

Redeem BMO Rewards Points for experiences

Finally, you can redeem your BMO Rewards points for experiences!

This option applies to only a few cities in Canada. When writing this post, the only one in Quebec is in Mont-Tremblant.

64,500 BMO Rewards points for a getaway for two at Le Grand Lodge Mont-Tremblant:

• One night for 2 in a suite
• Breakfast for 2
• Bottle of wine
• Welcome cocktail

Compared to the rates spotted on the web, this values 10,000 points = $62 (or 0.62 ¢ per point).

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