BMO AIR MILES Credit Cards Now Offering 3x Miles At Participating Partner Locations

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updated on Apr 5, 2023
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If you’re an AIR MILES collector, the latest news from BMO should have you pretty excited.

It’s no secret that BMO is at the top of the AIR MILES game here in Canada, and the recent change they rolled out for 4 of their AIR MILES credit cards, only reinforces that.

Most BMO AIR MILES credit cards have some way to earn more than just the base rewards.

The best no annual fee Air Miles credit card:

1.5x the miles at Shell or 1.25x the miles at IGA, but now some of BMO’s no fee AIR MILES credit cards are upping the ante and offering cardholders 3x the miles at participating AIR MILES partner locations.

Related: How I Earned 11,172 AIR MILES In 1 Year

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Which cards are included in this new offer?

Anyone who collects AIR MILES (or wants to start), should know which no fee credit cards can get you up to 3 miles for every $25 spent

So here they are:

All 4 of these cards normally allow cardholders to earn 1 mile for every $25 spent ‒ but now you can earn 3 miles for every $25 spent at all participating AIR MILES partners. Sweet!

With this heightened earning, if you can do 25% of your shopping at AIR MILES Partners, you’ll be getting roughly a 1% return on your spending if you redeem your AIR MILES for flights.

What companies are AIR MILES partners?

The nice thing about this new feature is that your multiplied earn rate is no longer limited to just gas or just groceries. Instead, with some creative planning, you have the potential of earning 3 miles for every $25 spent in a number of different spending categories:

  • Gas – Shell and Irving
  • Groceries – Sobeys, Foodland, Urban Fresh, Safeway, and Metro
  • Drugstore – Jean Coutu, Lawtons, Pharmasave
  • Car rental – Budget and Alamo
  • Other – Global Pet Foods, and Staples

(If you want a full list of partners, head to this link and put in your province to find out.)

Current BMO Offers

Aside from this new deal from BMO, check out these other great offers from the Canadian bank:

BMO Credit Cards Current Deal Annual Fee Apply
BMO AIR MILES® Mastercard®*
  • Sign up bonus of 1,500 AIR MILES
  • 3x the miles at participating AIR MILES partners
$0 Apply
BMO AIR MILES® World Elite®* Mastercard®*
  • Sign up bonus of 3,000 AIR MILES
  • 15% discount on AIR MILES flights in North America
$120 (annual fee waived for the 1st year) Apply
BMO AIR MILES® Mastercard®* for students
  • Sign up bonus of 800 AIR MILES
  • 3x the miles at participating AIR MILES partners
$0 Apply
BMO Ascend World Elite®* Mastercard®*
  • Sign up bonus of 40,000 points
  • One of the best insurance packages out there
$150 (annual fee waived for the 1st year) Apply
BMO CashBack® Mastercard®*
  • 5% cash back for your first 3 months (up to $2,500 in spend)
  • Up to 3% cash back on all other purchases
$0 Apply

Now it’s your turn…

Are you an AIR MILES collector?

How does earning 1 mile for every $10 spent sound to you?

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Jim Mills
Jim Mills
May 18, 2018
Stephen: Loews in Ontario offer Airmiles too, as they bought Rona
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creditcardGenius Team
May 31, 2018
Thanks for writing in Jim. Above we're actually talking about the stores where you can receive the 2x bonus through BMO, and unfortunately you cannot get that bonus at every store where AIR MILES are given. You can go to this link ( https://bmoairmilesmastercard.airmiles.ca ) for the list of where stores you can get the 2x bonus in your area.
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