MoneySense magazine ranks WestJet RBC World Elite MasterCard top
travel rewards card for the third consecutive year
CALGARY,
Sept. 22, 2015 /CNW/ - The WestJet
RBC World Elite MasterCard has done it again. Following top marks
in 2013 and 2014, it is once again rated first in the travel
rewards category.
"The WestJet RBC World Elite MasterCard remains
Canada's top travel rewards card
because of its high value, flexibility, premium features and
connection to WestJet Rewards," said Marshall Wilmot, WestJet Senior Vice-President,
Marketing and Digital. "With $250
WestJet dollars as a welcome bonus, an annual $99 round-trip companion flight and the first
checked bag free for the primary cardholder and up to eight
additional guests on the same reservation, this card delivers
exactly what travel rewards cardholders are looking for."
"For the third consecutive year, the
MoneySense ranking has reinforced our shared commitment with
WestJet to provide Canadians with the benefits they value in a
travel rewards card," said Linda
Mantia, Executive Vice-President, Cards and Payment
Solutions, RBC. "The WestJet RBC World Elite MasterCard offers our
clients a suite of premium benefits unmatched in Canada. Clients enjoy being part of a flexible
rewards program that makes it easy to travel where, when and how
they want with WestJet."
According to MoneySense.ca, the magazine examined
more than 200 credit cards issued by more than a dozen lending
institutions and retail outlets. Its ranking is based on each
card's rewards program offerings including cash-back, travel and
retail rewards for consumers, businesses and students. The data is
current as of July 2015. For more
information on the methodology, please visit
moneysense.ca.
WestJet is the only national airline in
Canada that still owns and
operates its rewards program, offering members online, direct and
immediate access to seats like cash toward any WestJet flight
without any restrictions or blackout periods. The number-one-ranked
WestJet RBC World Elite MasterCard allows cardholders to earn
WestJet dollars for every purchase made that can be redeemed in any
amount, to anywhere WestJet flies, at any time. The primary
cardholder also receives a welcome bonus of $250 WestJet dollars, a yearly companion flight
for $99 in Canada and the continental US (excludes
Hawaii and Puerto Rico), plus applicable taxes, fees and
charges and their first checked bag free for themselves and up to
eight additional guests travelling on the same reservation.
About WestJet
We are proud to be Canada's
highest-rated airline for customer service, powered by an
award-winning culture of care and recognized as one of the
country's top employers. We offer scheduled service to 100
destinations in North America,
Central America, the Caribbean and Europe. Through our regional airline, WestJet
Encore, and with partnerships with airlines representing every
major region of the world, we offer our guests more than 120
destinations in more than 20 countries. Leveraging WestJet's
extensive network, flight schedule and remarkable guest experience,
WestJet Vacations delivers affordable, flexible travel experiences
with a variety of accommodation options for every guest. Members of
our WestJet Rewards program earn WestJet dollars on flights,
vacation packages and more. Our members use WestJet dollars towards
the purchase of WestJet flights and vacations packages on any day,
at any time, to any WestJet destination with no blackout
periods ΜΆ even on seat sales. For more information about
everything WestJet, please visit westjet.com.
Recent recognition includes:
2015 Best Employers in Canada
(Aon Hewitt)
2015/2014/2013 WestJet RBC World Elite MasterCard ranked #1 in
Canada (MoneySense magazine)
2014/2013 WestJet RBC World Elite MasterCard ranked #1 in the
Canada's Choice ranking
(RewardsCanada.ca)
2014 Interbrand Canada's Best Canadian Brands (Rank #20)
2014 Brands of the Year (Strategy magazine)
2014 Canada's Most Preferred Airline (Ipsos)
2014 Value Airline of the Year (Air Transport World magazine)
2014/2013/2012 Canada's Most
Attractive Employer (Randstad)
and
2014/2013/2012/2011 Highest equity score: airline, vacation package
supplier brands (Harris/Decima EquiTrend Study)
Connect with WestJet on Facebook at
facebook.com/westjet
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Subscribe to WestJet on YouTube at youtube.com/westjet
Read the WestJet blog at blog.westjet.com
About RBC:
Royal Bank of Canada is
Canada's largest bank, and one of
the largest banks in the world, based on market capitalization. We
are one of North America's leading
diversified financial services companies, and provide personal and
commercial banking, wealth management, insurance, investor services
and capital markets products and services on a global basis. We
employ approximately 79,000 full- and part-time employees who serve
more than 16 million personal, business, public sector and
institutional clients through offices in Canada, the U.S. and 38 other countries. For
more information, please visit rbc.com.
RBC supports a broad range of community initiatives
through donations, sponsorships and employee volunteer activities.
In 2014, we contributed more than $111
million to causes worldwide, including donations and
community investments of more than $76
million and $35 million in
sponsorships.
SOURCE WestJet