WestJet dollars

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^ Only available to residents of Canada. Once approved for the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard, please allow 4-6 weeks after the first purchase transaction date for the 250 welcome WestJet dollars plus the additional 100 WestJet dollars (“Additional WestJet dollars”) and round-trip companion voucher (the “World Elite Companion Voucher”) to appear in your WestJet Rewards account, accessible at westjet.com/account. To be eligible for the Additional WestJet dollars, you must apply for the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard between April 1 and August 31, 2021, be approved by Royal Bank of Canada (“RBC”) and make your first purchase within 3 months of your account open date. The Additional WestJet dollars do not apply to product changes from another RBC credit card to the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard. The World Elite Companion Voucher is offered to new WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard cardholders, and annually thereafter 4-6 weeks after the annual fee is charged. Primary cardholder may use their annual World Elite Companion Voucher only once for one of these options of A) round-trip flight for travel in Canada and the continental U.S. for $119 CAD; or B) round-trip flight to/from the rest of the WestJet network for $399 CAD. Applicable taxes, fees and other ATC charges on the World Elite Companion Voucher must be paid at time of booking. Additional cardholders are not eligible for the welcome WestJet dollars, Additional WestJet dollars or World Elite Companion Voucher offer. This offer may not be combined or used in conjunction with any other offer, except as otherwise set out. RBC and WestJet reserve the right to modify, cancel or withdraw this offer at any time.

Terms and conditions of the World Elite Companion Voucher are established by WestJet and WestJet reserves the right to change or withdraw this offer at any time.

New primary cardholders who apply for the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard between July 1 and August 16, 2021, and who make their first purchase by September 30, 2021, may use their first World Elite Companion Voucher for a round-trip Economy flight within Canada or, to/from the U.S. (including Hawaii), or Mexico for $0 base fare. Taxes, fees and other ATC charges will apply. The $0 base fare companion voucher offer is valid on new bookings only, for bookings up to one year from the date of issue of the companion voucher. Other terms and conditions apply. Visit westjet.com/companion-voucher for complete details on the World Elite Companion Voucher and westjet.com/companionoffer for full details of the $0 base fare companion voucher offer.

* Get 2x the WestJet dollars earn rate for every $1 spent (an additional 1.5% bonus) (“Bonus Offer”) on all purchases at eligible grocery and restaurant merchants (including eligible food delivery services) in Canada (“Eligible Merchants”), when using your WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard to pay within the first 3 months of your credit card account open date. All WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard cardholders who applied and were approved for the card between April 1 – August 31, 2021 are eligible to earn the Bonus Offer subject to these terms and conditions. The Bonus Offer is calculated separately and is in addition to the WestJet dollars you earn on everyday purchases on your credit card. WestJet dollars are earned on net purchases only; they are not earned on cash advances (including balance transfers, cash-like transactions and certain bill payments), interest charges or fees, and credits for returns and adjustments will reduce or cancel the WestJet dollars earned by the amounts originally charged.

The WestJet dollars will be deposited into your WestJet Rewards account on a monthly basis, up to 6-8 weeks after eligible purchases are made. Account must be open and in good standing at the time the Bonus Offer is awarded. For full WestJet dollars terms and conditions visit: westjet.com/rewards.

Eligible Merchants

You can earn the Bonus Offer on purchases at: 

1. Eligible Grocery Merchants in Canada: Eligible grocery merchants are classified under Mastercard merchant category codes (“MCCs”) 5331, 5411, 5441, 5451, 5462, 5499 and includes Real Canadian Super Store, Sobeys, Safeway, Save-on-Foods, Metro, Loblaws, IGA, Food Basics Canada, Fortinos, Freshco, Maxi, No Frills, Provigo, Super C, T & T Supermarket, and Zehrs. Purchases at grocery merchants whose primary business is not grocery sales (including wholesale clubs, alcohol retailers, and general merchandise retailers) do not qualify for the Bonus Offer in this category. 

2. Eligible Restaurant Merchants in Canada: Eligible restaurant merchants are classified under MCCs 5812 and 5814 and include Boston Pizza, Cactus Club Café, Denny’s, Earls, East Side Mario’s, IHOP, Milestones Grill & Bar, Montana’s Cookhouse, Moxie’s, Nando’s, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Red Robin, St. Hubert, Swiss Chalet, The Keg, White Spot and many fast food outlets: A&W, Burger King, Dairy Queen, Domino’s Pizza, Harvey’s, KFC, Little Caesar’s Pizza, McDonald’s, Panago, Pizza Hut, Pizza Nova, Pizza, Popeye’s, Starbuck’s, Subway, Tim Horton’s, and Wendy’s. It also includes food delivery services under these MCCs including Uber Eats, Skip the Dishes and DoorDash. Purchases at restaurant merchants whose primary business is not food sales (including bars, taverns, cocktail lounges, and nightclubs) do not qualify for the Bonus Offer in this category. 

The Bonus Offer is not applicable on purchases in other categories. Eligible Merchants may be subject to change if their MCCs change and the above list of Eligible Merchants is not exhaustive. Purchases made through a third-party or on an online marketplace (with multiple retailers), with the exception of eligible food delivery services, will not be eligible for the Bonus Offer.  

Royal Bank of Canada and WestJet cannot guarantee that any merchant, operating in whole or in part as a grocery store, restaurant, or food delivery service, is classified by MCC 5331, 5411, 5441, 5451, 5462, 5499, 5811, 5812, 5813 or 5814, and in no event will Royal Bank of Canada or WestJet be liable or responsible for any claims with respect to a purchase made at a merchant that is not classified by an eligible MCC above. 

This Bonus Offer may not be combined or used in conjunction with any other offer, except as otherwise set out. WestJet and RBC reserve the right to cancel, modify or withdraw this Bonus Offer at any time.

WestJet Rewards program

All other WestJet Reward program terms and conditions remain in effect.

Legal note1

WestJet dollars can be used towards payment of the base fare of an eligible flight or vacation package, available on westjet.com or through WestJet’s contact centre. WestJet dollars cannot be applied against taxes, fees or charges and can only be used for new bookings. Minimum redemption rules on flights apply when purchasing Economy, Premium or Business fares; the entire base fare must be paid with WestJet dollars when purchasing a Member Exclusive fare. A minimum redemption amount of 50 WestJet dollars per booking applies for WestJet Vacations package bookings. Other restrictions may apply and are subject to change at any time. All terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to WestJet Rewards are established by WestJet and shall apply to all bookings, travel arrangements and other services offered or provided by WestJet. WestJet, not Royal Bank of Canada, is responsible for WestJet Rewards.

Legal note2

Remaining base fare, taxes, fees, and charges to be paid with a credit card.

Legal note3

Taxes, fees, and charges to be paid with a credit card.

Legal note4

WestJet flights are flights marketed by WestJet, which is any flight with a WS carrier code preceding the flight number (eg. WS 656, WS 3109, WS 5010). The flight may be operated by WestJet, WestJet Encore, WestJet Link by Pacific Coastal Airlines, or a partner airline.

Legal note5

Earn rates on eligible WestJet-marketed flights and vacation packages are calculated as a percentage back in WestJet dollars on the base fare or package price paid; taxes, fees, charges and any portion of the base fare or package price paid with WestJet dollars are not eligible. Earn rates are subject to member’s tier status at time of travel. For more details, visit westjet.com/tiers.

Legal note6

Subject to the exclusions below, qualifying spend is:

1) one hundred per cent of the amount spent on eligible published base fares for WestJet-marketed flights flown by the member within a qualifying year, and

2) twenty per cent of the individual portion of the base price of eligible WestJet Vacations packages completed within a qualifying year.

The following are not eligible toward qualifying spend: Basic fares, Member Exclusive fares, contracted fares, tour operator fares, WestJet Vacations group package bookings, partner-marketed flights, ancillary partner bookings made on westjet.com, WestJet Vacations land-only bookings, gift cards, taxes, fees, charges, any portion paid with WestJet dollars or any other reward program redemption. See WestJet Rewards terms and conditions for more details.

Legal note7

A WestJet-marketed and operated flight is one that has a WS carrier code preceding the flight number and is operated by WestJet, WestJet Encore or WestJet Link by Pacific Coastal.