WestJet Rewards Program Updates

As of April 30, 2025, please note that WestJet dollars will be changing to WestJet points at the ratio of 1 WestJet dollar = 100 WestJet points. 1 WestJet dollar and 100 WestJet points are both redeemable for $1 CAD off base fares and base vacation packages.

Effective April 30, 2025, primary cardholders on a WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard and/or WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard for Business credit card account (“Eligible Cardholder(s)”) will have access to an improved version of “Status Lift”, an annual benefit to help Eligible Cardholders achieve the Silver, Gold or Platinum status faster each year, by providing them a supplemental method to earn tier qualifying spend (opens in a new window).

Eligible Cardholders will earn the equivalent of 200 CAD in tier qualifying spend for every $5,000 in Eligible Purchases (as defined below) (“Status Lift”) charged to their WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard and/or WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard for Business credit card account (each, an “Eligible RBC World Elite Account”) during a Qualifying Year (as defined below). Status Lift(s) will be added to their other tier qualifying spend and count towards reaching their next WestJet Rewards tier. If an Eligible Cardholder has two (2) Eligible RBC World Elite Accounts, the Eligible Purchases (as defined below) made with both accounts will be combined towards reaching the $5,000 in Eligible Purchases.

Applicable to existing Eligible Cardholders prior to April 30, 2025: Eligible Purchases (as defined below) that appear on the January, February, March and April 2025 monthly statements of an Eligible Cardholder will count towards the new Status Lift qualifying spend of $5,000 in Eligible Purchases. This means that an Eligible Cardholder who spends $5,000 or more between January 1, 2025, and April 30, 2025 will earn Status Lift(s), which will be credited by WestJet to their WestJet Rewards account in May 2025.

“Eligible Purchases” means the total of net purchase transactions, made by all cardholders on the Eligible RBC World Elite Account, that appear on the Eligible RBC World Elite Account monthly statements prepared during a Qualifying Year (as defined below), minus returns, other credits, fees, interest charges, and cash advances (such as balance transfers, cash-like transactions and bill payments that are not pre-authorized charges set up with a merchant). “Qualifying Year” means January 1 to December 31 of each calendar year. For new Eligible RBC World Elite Accounts, it means the period between the first Eligible RBC World Elite Account’s monthly statement date, and December 31. A Status Lift may be awarded up to fifty (50) times per Qualifying Year, which is equivalent to 10,000 CAD in tier qualifying spend. A Status Lift will be awarded approximately ten (10) business days after the monthly statement date for which the $5,000 in Eligible Purchases is reached. For each Qualifying Year, Status Lifts are awarded based on the total Eligible Purchases posted to an Eligible RBC World Elite Account(s) until the December monthly statement date (that is the date the statement is prepared). This means that some purchases made in December may not count towards the $5,000 in Eligible Purchases for that Qualifying Year. For example, if monthly statements are prepared on the 27th day of each month and a purchase is made on December 28, the transaction will be posted to the January monthly statement and will not count towards the $5,000 in Eligible Purchases for the current Qualifying Year. Status Lift(s) and Eligible Purchases will reset to zero (0) at the start of each Qualifying Year. For an Eligible Cardholder to earn a Status Lift, their Eligible RBC World Elite Account must be open and in good standing at the time the Status Lift is awarded. If an Eligible RBC World Elite Account is closed before the end of a Qualifying Year, WestJet reserves the right to remove any Status Lift(s) and/or tier upgrade(s) the Eligible Cardholder may have received through this benefit.

Tier qualifying spend earned through Status Lift have no monetary or other exchange value and cannot be sold or transferred.  WestJet and Royal Bank of Canada reserve the right to change or withdraw the Status Lift benefit at any time.  WestJet, not Royal Bank of Canada, is solely responsible for the WestJet Rewards Program (“Program”), the terms of the Program (including earning, redemption and administration of WestJet points), Program changes and providing Silver Benefits to eligible Primary Business Cardholders. For full Program terms and conditions, visit www.westjet.com.

WestJet points can be used towards payment of: (1) WestJet-marketed base fares; (2) certain WestJet ancillaries, such as checked baggage, cabin upgrades and pre-reserved seats; (3) all taxes, fees and other ATC (Air Transportation Charges) on WestJet-marketed flights; (4) WestJet Vacations packages, eligible Sunwing Vacations packages or WestJet Vacations Quebec packages; (5) purchases from participating designated partners; and (6) purchases through the WestJet eStore. No retroactive redemption of WestJet points will be permitted. Minimum redemption of 2,500 WestJet points applies when purchasing UltraBasic, Economy, Premium and Business fares; the entire base fare and other Air Transportation Charges (Other ATC) must be paid with WestJet points when purchasing a Member Exclusive fare. A minimum redemption amount of 5,000 WestJet points per booking applies for WestJet Vacations package bookings, Sunwing Vacations package bookings or WestJet Vacations Quebec package bookings. Other restrictions may apply and are subject to change at any time. Full details available at westjet.com/redeem (external site opens in a new window).

Earn 2 WestJet points per $1 spent on eligible WestJet flights and WestJet Vacation packages and 1.5 WestJet points per $1 spent on all other purchases when you pay with your WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard credit card. The additional 0.5 WestJet point per $1 spent on eligible WestJet flights and WestJet Vacations packages (i) is in addition to the 1.5 WestJet points per $1 you earn on all other purchases and is calculated separately, and (ii) will only be awarded if WestJet or WestJet Vacations appears as the merchant on your monthly credit card statement. This means that if you purchase a WestJet flight or a WestJet Vacations package from a travel agency or a third-party booking site, you may not be eligible for the additional 0.5 WestJet point per $1. WestJet points are earned on net purchases only; they are not earned on cash advances (including balance transfers, cash-like transactions and bill payments that are not pre-authorized charges that you set up with a merchant), interest charges or fees, and credits for returns and adjustments will reduce or cancel the WestJet points earned by the amounts originally charged.

Applicable to Companion Vouchers issued on or after June 30, 2024: Once approved for the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard, please allow 4-6 weeks after the first purchase transaction date for the welcome round-trip companion voucher (the “Companion Voucher”) to appear on your WestJet Rewards account, accessible at westjet.com/account (external site opens in a new window). The Companion Voucher is offered to new WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard cardholders only, and annually thereafter 4-6 weeks after the annual fee is charged. Primary cardholder may use the 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 for UltraBasic, Econo and EconoFlex fares (“Economy Fares”) or for $219 for Premium and PremiumFlex fares (“Premium Fares”); or B) round-trip flight to/from the rest of the WestJet network from $399 for Economy Fares or from $499 for Premium Fares. Applicable taxes, fees, charges and other ATC (Air Transportation Charges) on the Companion Voucher must be paid at time of booking. Unless otherwise stated, companion voucher fees are quoted in Canadian dollars (CAD) and are quoted for flights originating in Canada. Companion Voucher bookings originating outside of Canada will be in the currency of the departure country. Visit westjet.com/creditcard-companion-voucher (external site opens in a new window) for complete details. Additional fees may apply for bookings made via the Contact Centre.

Companion Voucher may only be used: A) for all published and eligible Economy Fares and Premium Fares wholly marketed and operated by WestJet; B) if the companion is travelling with you on the same itinerary; and C) for new bookings made through westjet.com (external site opens in a new window) or WestJet’s Contact Centre. Companion Voucher cannot be: A) used for Business, BusinessFlex or Member Exclusive fares; B) applied to existing reservations; nor C) used for group bookings, WestJet Vacations, WestJet Vacations Quebec or Sunwing Vacations bookings. Other terms and conditions apply. Visit westjet.com/companion-voucher (external site opens in a new window) for complete details. The welcome (first) Companion Voucher is not available to existing or former WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard primary cardholders applying for or transferring to a WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard. Additional cardholders (co-applicant and authorized user(s)) are also not eligible for the Companion Voucher offer. This offer may not be combined or used in conjunction with any other offer. Terms and conditions of the Companion Voucher are established by WestJet, not Royal Bank of Canada, and WestJet reserves the right to change or withdraw this offer at any time. For complete details, visit westjet.com/companion-voucher (external site opens in a new window)

Valid for primary cardholders of the WestJet RBC World Elite MasterCard and up to eight (8) additional guests travelling on the same reservation; not valid for companions when travelling on a group booking (10+ guests on the same reservation). Eligible member’s 9-digit WestJet Rewards ID must be on the reservation at the time of check-in. Valid on itineraries marketed and wholly operated by WestJet; not valid when travelling with WestJet’s code-share or interline partners. Size and weight of baggage must comply with WestJet’s standard checked baggage allowance. Any piece of baggage exceeding the size or weight allowance is subject to all applicable oversized weight and size restrictions and fees.

More details are available at www.westjet.com/fees (external site opens in a new window). This offer may only be used as described and has no monetary or other exchange value.