RBC Avion Credit Cards: Earn Up to 70,000 Points

RBC® has refreshed its Avion welcome offers, with updated bonuses across all three personal cards running through August 12, 2026.

As a reminder, the RBC® Avion Visa Infinite^† and RBC® Avion Visa Platinum^† have refreshed promotional offers for up to 55,000 Avion points^ — giving cardholders a very rewarding start.

Meanwhile, the premium RBC® Avion Visa Infinite Privilege^† leads the lineup with an offer of up to 70,000 points^, anchored by a 15,000-point anniversary bonus.

With offers on all three personal Avion cards running through August 12, 2026, this is an excellent window to consider adding one to your wallet and setting yourself up for plenty of flexible travel redemptions in 2026 and beyond.

RBC^® Avion Visa Infinite^†: Up to 55,000 Avion Points^

The RBC^® Avion Visa Infinite^† is currently offering a promotional offer of up to 55,000 Avion points until August 12, 2026^, structured as follows:

• Earn 35,000 Avion points upon approval.^
• Earn 20,000 Avion points upon spending $5,000 in the first six months.^

That’s as easy as it gets: apply, get approved, and receive your first allotment of points. Then, you need to average $833 in spending per month for the first six months to earn the second allotment of 20,000 points.

We value Avion points at 2 cents apiece, given their flexibility and frequent transfer bonuses to airline loyalty programs.

Using this valuation, we’d estimate that the promotional offer of 55,000 Avion points is worth at least $1,100^†. However, you’d certainly be able to squeeze more value than that by transferring points out to The British Airways Club, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles, or American Airlines AAdvantage and redeeming them for travel in premium cabins.

If you haven’t added this card to your wallet yet, now’s a great time to do so with the current offer, which runs through to August 12, 2026.

RBC^® Avion Visa Platinum^†: Up to 55,000 Avion Points^†

The RBC^® Avion Visa Platinum^† mirrors the RBC^® Avion Visa Infinite^† bonus, also coming in at up to 55,000 Avion points when you apply and get approved by August 12, 2026^:

• Earn 35,000 Avion points upon approval.^
• Earn 20,000 Avion points upon spending $5,000 in the first six months.^

There are a few minor differences between the RBC^® Avion Visa Platinum^† and the RBC^® Avion Visa Infinite^†, including the following:

• The Visa Infinite^† earns 1.25 Avion points per dollar spent^† on travel, whereas the Visa Platinum^† earns a flat 1 Avion point per dollar spent^† on all purchases
• The Visa Platinum^† offers a less comprehensive insurance package – emergency medical insurance and mobile device insurance aren’t included, whereas they are included on the Visa Infinite^†
• The Visa Platinum^† doesn’t offer the unique dining, hotel, and events benefits that are exclusive to Visa Infinite^† cards

However, the most important difference is that the RBC^® Avion Visa Platinum^† has no minimum income requirement, so this would be the right choice for you if you don’t meet the $60,000 or $100,000 in personal or household annual income, respectively, required for the Visa Infinite.^†

While it lacks some of the premium perks of the Infinite^† version – like mobile device insurance, emergency medical, and access to the Visa Infinite lifestyle benefits — it’s still a solid card with flexible redemption options.

RBC^® Avion Visa Infinite Privilege^†: Up to 70,000 Avion Points^ + VIP Benefits

The high-end premium product in the Avion family, the RBC^® Avion Visa Infinite Privilege^†, is now offering a bonus of up to 70,000 Avion points, structured as follows:

• Earn 35,000 Avion points upon approval.^
• Earn 20,000 Avion points upon spending $5,000 in the first six months.^
• Earn 15,000 Avion points as a one-time anniversary bonus upon renewing the card for a second year.^

That’s a hefty sum, especially when you factor in the 1.25x earn rate on all purchases^† and the ability to redeem against premium fares at 2 cents per point.

The welcome bonus of up to 70,000 Avion points^ comfortably outweighs the $399 annual fee on this card over the first two years; however, the $200,000 minimum personal or household income requirement may be prohibitive for some applicants.

Nevertheless, if you’re looking to earn 1.25x Avion points on all purchases^†, and try out the ability to redeem points directly against premium fares at 2 cents per point, now’s as good of a time as any to apply for the RBC^® Avion Visa Infinite Privilege^† with this bonus in play.

The Best Ways to Redeem Avion Points^†

Avion Rewards is a powerful transferable points currency, which allows you to transfer the points you earn from any of these Avion cards to four frequent flyer programs:

• 1,000 Avion points = 1,000 British Airways Avios^†
• 1,000 Avion points = 1,000 Cathay Pacific Asia Miles^†
• 1,000 Avion points = 700 American Airlines AAdvantage miles^†
• 1,000 Avion points = 1,000 WestJet points^†

Therefore, you have the option of converting the 55,000 Avion points^† you’d earn from the welcome bonus on the RBC® Avion Visa Infinite^† or RBC® Avion Visa Platinum^† into any of the following:

• 55,000 British Airways Avios
• 55,000 Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
• 38,500 American Airlines AAdvantage miles
• 55,000 WestJet points

On top of the usual transfer ratios, RBC^® is known for offering occasional transfer bonuses of 15%, 30%, or even 50% to its transfer partners. This means that you can boost your balance even further by holding off for one of these transfer bonus events.

In addition, RBC^® features the Air Travel Redemption Schedule, which allows to redeem a fixed number of points for a flight to a certain region with a maximum cash ticket cost allowance.

With this chart, the value is capped due to the maximum ticket cost, so it’s generally recommended to maximize your opportunities with RBC^®’s frequent flyer partners instead.

Indeed, that’s where the bulk of the value in the Avion program lies, since you can transfer to any of their partners for a desired booking and aren’t locked in to a single loyalty program.

If, however, you find yourself in a situation in which you’re looking to book a one-way or round-trip flight within Canada and the mainland US, and you aren’t able to find any satisfactory options via The British Airways Club, American Airlines AAdvantage, or WestJet Rewards, then the RBC^® Air Travel Redemption Schedule is a great option.

Conclusion

The welcome bonuses on two of RBC^®‘s Avion credit cards have been set at up to 55,000 Avion points,^† or up to 70,000 RBC Avion points^† in the case of the RBC® Avion Visa Infinite Privilege^†, which keeps a 15,000-point anniversary bonus in the mix.

If you’ve been thinking about adding an Avion card to your wallet, it’s worth locking in these offers before they end on August 12, 2026, especially if you can later combine your Avion balance with a transfer bonus to one of RBC®’s frequent flyer partners.

That’s where Avion points really shine, unlocking the type of premium-cabin travel you’d probably think twice about paying cash for.

^†Refer to RBC^® page for up-to-date offer terms and conditions.