WestJet Travel Credit Cards in Canada

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.

The Free First Checked Bag benefit is available to the primary cardholders of a WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard (“Eligible Primary Cardholders”) and up to eight (8) additional guests travelling on the same reservation, provided that (i) the ticket purchase (original and/or exchange) is paid for with a WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard (“Eligible Card”); and (ii) the Eligible Cardholder’s 9-digit WestJet Rewards ID appears on the reservation at the time of check-in.

The Free First Checked Bag benefit will apply if a booking is made entirely (or partially, in combination with an Eligible Card) using any of the following (or any combination of the following), as long as the Eligible Primary Cardholder’s WestJet Rewards ID appears on the reservation at the time of check-in: (a) redemption of WestJet points; (b) Travel Bank; or (c) WestJet gift card. “WestJet” or “WestJet Vacations” must appear as the merchant of record for the form of payment. This means that a WestJet flight or a WestJet Vacations package purchased from a travel agency, Visa Checkout or a third-party booking site, may not be eligible for the First Free Checked Bag benefit.

The Free First Checked Bag benefit will be cancelled if the account associated with the Eligible Card is closed for any reason. Guests with reservations booked prior to becoming an Eligible Primary Cardholder are eligible for the Free First Checked Bag benefit, as long as the Eligible Primary Cardholder’s WestJet Rewards ID is added to the reservation prior to check-in.

The Free First Checked Bag benefit is valid only on itineraries marketed and wholly operated by WestJet. The Free First Checked Bag benefit is not valid (i) for companions when travelling on a group booking (10+ guests on the same reservation); (ii) on WestJet Vacations Quebec or Sunwing Vacations bookings; or (iii) when travelling with WestJet's codeshare 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.

Complete details are available at www.westjet.com/fees. This benefit may only be used as described and has no monetary or other exchange value.

The primary cardholder on a WestJet RBC^® World Elite Mastercard for Business^‡ account (“Primary Business Cardholder”) will enjoy all the benefits of WestJet Silver status (“Silver Benefits”), starting within ten (10) days from their WestJet RBC^® World Elite Mastercard for Business^‡ account (“WestJet RBC Business Account”) approval date, until December 31st of the following calendar year (“First Year Silver Benefit”).

Once the First Year Silver Benefit expires, the Primary Business Cardholder will continue to enjoy the Silver Benefits for the next Qualifying Year (as defined below) if a total of at least $30,000 in Eligible Purchases (as defined below) was charged to their Eligible WestJet RBC Business Account in the preceding Qualifying Year (“Subsequent Silver Benefit”), and so on thereafter.

“Eligible Purchases” means the total of net purchase transactions, made by all cardholders on the WestJet RBC Business Account, that appear on the Eligible WestJet RBC Business 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 WestJet RBC Business Accounts, it means the period between the first WestJet RBC Business Account’s monthly statement date, and December 31.

If, while enjoying the First Year Silver Benefit or a Subsequent Silver Benefit, a total of less than $30,000 in Eligible Purchases is charged to their Eligible WestJet RBC Business Account during that Qualifying Year, the Primary Business Cardholder will lose the Silver Benefits starting on the following January 1st. Thereafter, each time at least $30,000 in Eligible Purchases is charged to their Eligible WestJet RBC Business Account at any time during a Qualifying Year, the Primary Business Cardholder will re-gain access to Silver Benefits starting on the first day of the following account statement period, and will enjoy the Silver Benefits until December 31st of the following Qualifying Year.

To establish if a minimum of $30,000 in Eligible Purchases was charged to a Eligible WestJet RBC Business Account in a Qualifying Year, we will look at the Eligible Purchases posted to the Eligible WestJet RBC Business Account 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 $30,000 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 $30,000 in Eligible Purchases for the current Qualifying Year. Eligible Purchases will reset to zero (0) at the beginning of each Qualifying Year.

First Year Silver Benefit and Subsequent Silver Benefit (i) are solely for the benefit of the Primary Business Cardholder whose Eligible WestJet RBC Business Account is open and in good standing, whether the Primary Business Cardholder is a business owner, a signing authority or an employee, (ii) are not transferrable, (iii) do not provide the Primary Business Cardholder with the 4,000 CAD in tier qualifying spend normally required to achieve Silver status, (iv) do not replace nor override any higher WestJet tier status the Primary Business Cardholder may otherwise be enjoying in accordance with the WestJet Rewards Program, and (v) are not available to existing or former WestJet RBC^® World Elite Mastercard for Business^‡ primary business cardholders, applying for or transferring to a WestJet RBC^® World Elite Mastercard for Business^‡.

For more information on the Silver Benefits, visit westjet.com/silver(opens to external site)

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.