一、经常出差、旅游想用卡积累里程的用户
ScotiaGold Passport
$110 annual fee/$30 additional card fee
$1=1 point
Interest rate 19.5%
5% cash back on travel purchase
Reward options: merchandise, investment, travel purchase
*Scotia还有一种no-fee ScotiaGold VISA可以选择
RBC VISA Gold preferred
$110 annual fee/$40 additional card fee
$1=1 point
no cash back on travel purchase
Reward options: merchandise, investment, travel purchase
insurance coverage
TD First Class Travel Infinite
$120 annual fee/$50 additional card fee
$1=3 points purchases
$1=9 points on travel purchases with TD
no cash back on travel purchase
Reward options: travel purchases
redemption in 10,000 points increments
Limited insurance coverage
CIBC AeroGold
$120 annual fee/$50 additional card fee
$1=1 mile
$1=1.5mile on gas, drug stores and grocery
no cash back on travel purchase
15,000 points for short haul flights
Reward options: merchandise, investment, travel purchases
BMO Mosaik Air Mile MC
$90 annual fee/$15 additional card fee
$15=1 Air Mile
Cash back available for a fee
Travel Restrictions: Round trip only, Saturday stay over, Advance booking
Limited insurance coverage
超级低端卡,还用来推荐,你说的出差是开车么?如果真的出差,使用Amex 的Platinum,在机场可以进lounge,在多伦多机场check-in不用排队。而且众多benefits。
二、Cash back即返现金的信用卡
你推荐的cash back卡没有任何一个可以和mbna 的smart cash比,不用年费,3% on gas and grocery, (包括T&T,鼎泰,这些中国店), 其他任何地方都是1%
三、Low Rate即低利率的信用卡(个人认为华人或许并不看重这一Feature,但是对很多Local people,他们把信用卡当小额短期贷款,这个低利率可是很重要的)
如果要low rate,当然要去capital one的网站看看,capitalone.ca,lifetime 6.99 还不要年费。
总结,
- TD 有几款卡还不错,你如果和他们有premium checking account,所有卡都是免费(checking account自己也可以免费,只要你存5000)。
- Scotia bank 的卡不管从那个角度来说都是最差的。要远离。
- BMO最主要的是airmiles 卡,但是airmiles 这个currency相当不值钱。你花1000快钱,还不容易搞100AirMiles,但是你到metro ,经常都是买100,送100。所以让这个AirMiles 根本不值钱。所以不推荐。
- 很多银行都有好卡,Amex Costco cashback, 1-2-3 percent, gas 2%, 饭馆3%; 如果你使用卡来travel,他们的platinum, gold, 很多高端卡非常适合你,不过年费很贵,但服务很多。
- 小公司如capitalone.ca, 也有很多好卡,最近推出乐一个aspire, 年费120, 但是每年公司送你10,000 点,相当于100快钱。所以年费是20。所有的东西都是2%。但是他们redeem的时候有catch,你需要好好研究。以后可以探讨。