Your summer just got sunnier thanks to Shell and AIR MILES

Summer comes around only once a year and once it does, you’re nipping at its heels, welcome mat unfurled, flip-flops at the ready and sun-kissed activities organized down to the very last detail.

Yep, summertime and the living is easy, as they say. That is, until you see your bills. Whether heading northward, family in tow, for some well-deserved respite at the cottage, taking a weeklong drive along the Cape Breton Trail, or simply planning a day trip, you quickly come to realize that summer livin’ can also be quite pricey.

But there’s some good news on that warm horizon. AIR MILES and Shell have teamed up to make your family’s summer fun even more delightful, and way less stressful, by offering an easier way to save your money whenever you get behind the wheel.

Next time you visit your local Shell gas station, remember to take advantage of your ability to get and use Miles. If you’re an AIR MILES Collector and are opted in to AIR MILES Cash, you can use your Cash Miles to save your money with every trip.1 Get $10 off when you use 95 AIR MILES Cash Miles at Shell. (You can save up to $60 towards your purchase in a single transaction, for up to five transactions a day.) At Shell, getting and using Miles is fast, simple and convenient, and you can do it whether you’re at the pump or in the store.

You can get more Miles when you make purchases – from snacks for the road to lottery tickets and car washes – at any one of more than 1,300 Shell retail sites across Canada.

If that’s not enough, Collectors with a BMO®* AIR MILES® Mastercard®† with no annual fee can get 2x the Miles on every $20 spent at participating AIR MILES Partners, 2 including Shell.

It comes down to bringing every Canadian family closer to the moments that matter by making it easier for them to plan the experiences they want to enjoy – helping them get the most out of the season. Summer is about having fun and spending quality time with your loved ones, after all.

It’s no wonder the AIR MILES Reward Program is Canada’s most recognized loyalty program, with nearly 11 million active Collector Accounts, representing approximately two-thirds of all Canadian households. Collectors can get Miles at hundreds of leading brandname Partners across the country at their thousands of retail and service locations and online. And now, with Shell, your drive out of Dodge with the fam just got a lot easier – and more fun.

1. Use the Cash Miles in your AIR MILES Cash Account in-store in increments of 95 Cash Miles for every $10 towards your purchases at participating AIR MILES Partner locations to a maximum of $750 (7,125 Cash Miles) per day (gift cards and nearcash products are excluded and other exclusions may also apply); maximum of $60 per transaction (570 Cash Miles), up to 5 eligible transactions totaling $300 per day at Shell. You must have accumulated sufficient Cash Miles in your Collector Account in order to use Miles towards your purchases at participating Reward Partner locations. All Rewards offered are subject to the Terms and Conditions of the AIR MILES Reward Program, are subject to change and may be withdrawn without notice. For complete details, visit airmiles.ca.

2. Accelerator Reward Miles will be earned at a rate of 2 Reward Miles for $20 spent at participating AIR MILES Partners. A list of participating AIR MILES Partners can be found at bmo.com/moremiles. Accelerator Reward Miles will be calculated on the total eligible cumulative spend at all participating AIR MILES Partners made during your most recent account statement. Accelerator Reward Miles earned are issued in whole numbers only. For example, if your total eligible purchases made at participating AIR MILES Partners totaled $248, then 24 Reward Miles would be issued at the Accelerator rate ($248 divided by $20 equals 12.4, times 2 equals 24.8). Offer is cumulative over the statement period. Award of AIR MILES Reward Miles is made for purchases charged to your account (less refunds and excluding cash advances, cash-like transactions, interest charges, fees, credit or debit adjustments) and is subject to the AIR MILES Reward Program Terms and Conditions and the BMO Mastercard Cardholder Agreement. The number of Miles will be rounded down to the nearest whole number. Fractions of Miles will not be awarded.

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