How to redeem Scene+ points (step by step)

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Scene+ points are literally the absolute simplest travel rewards that exist. You can redeem them for literally any travel expense booked on literally any website. You can actually even redeem them for something other than travel without losing value (a rarity in the world of rewards).

Logistically, Scene+ points are extremely easy to redeem too — just like almost every reward currency is. 

So the current amazing deal for $825 free is great for travel rewards beginners who want things to be simple! Or for those who are already part of our Flytrippers fans who have earned over 3 million dollars with our travel rewards deals but want a huge bonus for simple points!

Here’s exactly how to redeem your Scene+ points, including a step-by-step with screenshots.  

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All redemption options for Scene+ points
Best redemptions of Scene+ points
How to redeem Scene+ points for any trips on any website
How to redeem Scene+ points with Scene+ Travel, Powered by Expedia
How to redeem Scene+ points at participating stores
How to redeem Scene+ points for merchandise and gift cards online
How to redeem Scene+ points for cash back as a statement credit
Step by step: How to redeem Scene+ points for travel online
Step by step: How to login to your Scene+ account
Learning how to travel for less
Summary

 

All redemption options for Scene+ points

The goal is always to have the most rewards and to maximize the value of all your rewards. As rewards of the more simple type, Scene+ points are very easy to understand, redeem, and maximize.

Obviously, one of the basics of travel rewards is that all reward programs offer many redemption options, most of which give you a different value.

For each available redemption option, here is the value per Scene+ point:

  • 1¢: Any trips on any website
  • 1¢: Any trips on the Scene+ website
  • 1¢: Merchandise at participating stores
  • 1¢: Gift cards for participating stores
  • ≈ 0.7¢: Merchandise and gift cards online
  • 0.7¢: Cash back as a statement credit

Unfortunately, many people don’t quite grasp how huge of a difference there is between 0.7¢/pt and 1¢/pt (a whopping 43% more value!!!). When the value is expressed in ¢/pt (the standard measurement unit for rewards value), the difference seems less major than it is.

So, for a concrete example, here’s the value of the 82,500 points you’ll have by unlocking the Scotiabank Gold American Express Card‘s current increased welcome bonus:

  • $825: Any trips on any website
  • $825: Any trips on the Scene+ website
  • $825: Merchandise at participating stores
  • $825: Gift cards for participating stores
  • ≈ $578: Merchandise and gift cards online
  • $578: Cash back as a statement credit

And here’s a reminder of how many Scene+ points you can easily get with the best cards:

Best credit cards for
Scene+ points
Scotiabank Gold American Express® Card
Scotiabank Gold American Express Card
Min. income (card):
Min. spend (bonus): $7.5k in 12 mos. (or $2k for lower bonus)
WELCOME BONUS
(Flytrippers VALUATION)
ends July 1st
Rewards: $775
Card fee: $120
Points & benefits: 77,500 pts &
5%-6% earn rate
& 0% FX fee
NEW
 Scotiabank Platinum American Express® Card
Scotiabank Platinum American Express Card
Min. income (card):
Min. spend (bonus): $10k in 14 mos. (or $3k for lower bonus)
WELCOME BONUS
(Flytrippers VALUATION)
ends October 31st
Rewards: $1000
Card fee: $399
Points & benefits: 100,000 pts &
10 airport lounge
passes & 0% FX fee
Scotiabank Passport® Visa Infinite* Card
Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite Card
Min. income (card):
Min. spend (bonus): $2k in 3 mos.
WELCOME BONUS
(Flytrippers VALUATION)
ends July 1st
Rewards: $340
Card fee: $150
Points & benefits: 34,000 pts &
6 airport lounge
passes & 0% FX fee
Scotiabank American Express® Card
Scotiabank American Express Card
Min. income (card):
Min. spend (bonus): $1k in 3 mos. (or $250 for lower bonus)
WELCOME BONUS
(Flytrippers VALUATION)
ends July 1st
Rewards: $80
Card fee: $0
Points & benefits: 8,000 pts &
no-fee card
& Amex Offers benefit
Scotia Scene+®* Visa* Card
Scotiabank Scene+ Visa Card
Min. income (card):
Min. spend (bonus): $1k in 3 mos. (or $250 for lower bonus)
WELCOME BONUS
(Flytrippers VALUATION)
ends July 1st
Rewards: $95
Card fee: $0
Points & benefits: 9,500 pts &
no-fee card
& more widely accepted
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Best credit cards for
Scene+ points		 WELCOME BONUS
(Flytrippers VALUATION)		 Points &
benefits
Scotiabank Gold American Express Card
Scotiabank Gold American Express® Card
Min. income (card):
Min. spend (bonus): $7.5k in 12 mos. (or $2k for lower bonus)
Rewards: $775
Card fee: $120
77,500 pts &
5%-6% earn rate
& 0% FX fee
ends July 1st
NEW
 Scotiabank Platinum American Express Card
Scotiabank Platinum American Express® Card
Min. income (card):
Min. spend (bonus): $10k in 14 mos. (or $3k for lower bonus)
Rewards: $1000
Card fee: $399
100,000 pts &
10 airport lounge
passes & 0% FX fee
ends October 31st
Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite Card
Scotiabank Passport® Visa Infinite* Card
Min. income (card):
Min. spend (bonus): $2k in 3 mos.
Rewards: $340
Card fee: $150
34,000 pts &
6 airport lounge
passes & 0% FX fee
ends July 1st
Scotiabank American Express Card
Scotiabank American Express® Card
Min. income (card):
Min. spend (bonus): $1k in 3 mos. (or $250 for lower bonus)
Rewards: $80
Card fee: $0
8,000 pts &
no-fee card
& Amex Offers benefit
ends July 1st
Scotiabank Scene+ Visa Card
Scotia Scene+®* Visa* Card
Min. income (card):
Min. spend (bonus): $1k in 3 mos. (or $250 for lower bonus)
Rewards: $95
Card fee: $0
9,500 pts &
no-fee card
& more widely accepted
ends July 1st
Terms and conditions apply. Flytrippers editorial opinion only. Financial institutions are not responsible for maintaining the content on this site. Please click "See More" to see most up-to-date information.

With the Scotiabank Gold American Express Card currently offering one of the best welcome bonuses ever seen in Canada for simple points, we’ll have a lot more content about this program.

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Best redemptions of Scene+ points

It’s one of the simplest reward currencies and offers the most flexibility, so it’s really not very hard to decide.

If you want things to be simple, you should simply redeem your Scene+ points for any travel expense booked directly with the airline, hotel, Airbnb, car rental agency, train/bus company, or any other travel site if they have a really lower price than booking directly.

It allows you to book where the price is the lowest and to earn rewards on your purchase (on your credit card and with the travel provider’s own rewards program directly).

For flights, it makes no sense at all to not redeem your points that way, because you should always book directly on the airline’s website to avoid problems (one of the most basic things to know). The only exception is the price is much lower on Scene+ Travel or any other website (which can happen, but it’s rare).

For hotels, car rentals, and others, booking direct isn’t as important, so you can consider the other option.

The only upside to redeeming points with Scene+ Travel instead of with the travel provider directly is you’ll earn 3 pts/$ (3%) even when redeeming points.

That’s more than what you’ll get with your card’s earn rate for the travel category if you book directly, but it’s lower than 10% back with Hotels.com or even more with hotel chains’ reward programs directly (like Marriott Bonvoy). It can make sense in some cases if the merchant’s own rewards are 2% or less or if they’re not as flexible and easy to use.

But there’s a good redemption that is surprising.

You can also redeem Scene+ points for free merchandise at many Scene+ retail partners such as Sobeys-affiliated grocery stores, Home Hardware, and more.

To be very clear, it’s the only example of a time when it makes sense to redeem for something other than travel because, with Scene+ points, you don’t lose value by choosing that option. With every other reward program, travel redemptions give you more value than other options. But Scene+ is as much a retail program as it is a bank program.

So if you shop at these stores anyway, it actually makes more sense to redeem for merchandise in order to redeem your points faster! Because Scene+ points have a fixed value of 1¢ anyway… but 1¢ today is obviously worth more than 1¢ in 2 months, given our government-spending-induced inflation.

 

How to redeem Scene+ points for any trips on any website

This is by far the best way to redeem points for travel, to have the most flexibility and to earn rewards on your credit card and with the travel provider’s reward program directly.

Here’s what to do:

  • Book any travel expense on any website
  • Pay with your Scotiabank credit card
  • Go to the Apply Points to Travel page
  • Login to your Scene+ account
  • Apply points to the travel expense

This is very easy to do, and I show you exactly how below.

Here are a few other details:

  • You can redeem for travel expenses up to 12 months old
  • You can redeem for any purchases coded in the travel category
  • You can redeem in any increments of points (no minimum)
  • You can redeem even without having the points to cover the whole expense
  • You will earn rewards on your credit card and with the provider’s program

 

How to redeem Scene+ points with Scene+ Travel, Powered by Expedia

This can sometimes be the better way to redeem to earn simpler rewards, depending on the travel provider’s own rewards program and the Expedia price.

Here’s what to do:

  • Go to the Scene+ Travel page
  • Login to your Scene+ account
  • Find travel on Scene+ Travel
  • Pay with points on the payment page

This is also very straightforward so the step-by-step guide below for redemptions for any travel expense should be enough to help you. You just choose the other option and book normally on the Scene+ Travel website, with the only difference being you pay with points at the end.

Here are a few other details:

  • You can redeem for many types of travel purchases
  • You can redeem in any increments of points (no minimum)
  • You can redeem even without having the points to cover the whole expense
  • You will earn rewards through Scene+ Travel (3 pts/$, which is 3%)

 

How to redeem Scene+ points at participating stores

This is by far the best way to redeem if you shop at these stores, to redeem faster and keep your points from losing value due to inflation.

Here’s what to do:

  • Go to a participating store
  • Show your Scene+ membership card at checkout
  • Apply points by telling the cashier

This is extremely straightforward and doesn’t require a step-by-step. 

Here are a few more details:

  • You can use the Scene+ app or your digital wallet
  • You must redeem in minimum increments
    • 1,000 points ($10) at grocery stores
    • 1,000 points ($10) at pharmacies
    • 1,000 points ($10) at Home Hardware
    • 500 points ($5) at restaurants
    • 500 points ($5) at The Rec Room and Playdium
    • 100 points ($1) at Cineplex (movies)
    • 500 points ($5) at Cineplex (food and drinks)

 

How to redeem Scene+ points for merchandise and gift cards online

This should always be avoided, as with all rewards!

Here’s what to do:

  • Go to the Scene+ Rewards page
  • Login to your Scene+ account
  • Buy merchandise or gift cards
  • Pay with points

Once again, I can’t stress how terrible this is, apart from maybe buying the specific gift cards that offer a 1¢/pt value (the ones for the participating Scene+ stores like Sobeys).

 

How to redeem Scene+ points for cash back as a statement credit

This should always be avoided, as with all rewards!

Here’s what to do:

  • Go to the Scene+ Rewards page
  • Login to your Scene+ account
  • Select the terrible statement credit option

There’s absolutely no circumstance where this makes sense with points that are so easy to use for free groceries and that give you 43% more value for groceries. Don’t do it.

 

Step by step: How to redeem Scene+ points for travel online

Judging by the many questions we get on this topic, many people very much overestimate the difficulty of redeeming or managing any reward currency.

It’s really not complicated: everything can easily be done on any program’s website since it’s 2024 (with very few exceptions). That’s obviously the first place you should look, for any rewards program. 

We’ll help you with this one to save you time (and many more are coming), but for others, you can always just take the time to read on any program website, and you’ll surely find what you are looking for.

 

1. Login to your Scene+ account

You have Scene+ points, so you redeem them on the Scene+ website (or on the Scene+ app). 

I’ll assume you know how to log in, but if not, the steps are in the next section.

Scene+ website on Scene+ website.
Scene+ website (image credit: Scene+)

 

2. Go to the rewards dashboard

There are only 4 options in the Scene+ website’s top menu. 

Scene+ dashboard on Scene+ website.
Scene+ dashboard (image credit: Scene+)

 

You want to use rewards, so click “Rewards” (“Points” could’ve been a good guess, too; again, there aren’t that many options, so you can always figure it out for any program if you simply take a few minutes to play around with them).

Scene+ dashboard rewards option on Scene+ website.
Scene+ rewards option (image credit: Scene+)

 

3. Go to the travel option

The rewards redemption menu’s very first icon is “Travel” so that’s obviously the one to choose.

Travel redemptions on Scene+ website.
Travel redemptions (image credit: Scene+)

 

If you scroll down just a little bit, you’ll see “Ways to redeem” with your 2 travel redemption options.

Travel redemption options on Scene+ website.
Travel redemption options (image credit: Scene+)

 

Click on “Apply Points to Travel.”

Apply points to travel on Scene+ website.
Apply points to travel (image credit: Scene+)

 

4. Redeem your rewards

You now see a list of all the recent travel expenses that you charged to your card (you’ll need to select the right card in the dropdown menu if you have more than one).

List of travel expenses on Scene+ website.
List of travel expenses (image credit: Scene+)

 

If it’s empty, just change the date to select any month in the last 12 months. 

Month option on Scene+ website.
Month option (image credit: Scene+)

 

You simply select the travel expenses for which you want to redeem points.

Select any of them and do it right away; these points are so flexible and easy to use that there’s no reason at all to wait, as they have a fixed value anyway.

Select any of them on Scene+ website.
Selection of any travel expense (image credit: Scene+)

 

You’ll see a message when you reach the maximum amount of points you have.

You can do partial redemptions, so it’s really as flexible as possible. Click on the purple “Continue” button.

Message when you hit the maximum amount of points you have on Scene+ website.
Message when you hit the maximum amount of points you have (image credit: Scene+)

 

You click on “Yes, continue” to finalize the redemption.

Continue with partial redemptions on Scene+ website.
Continue with partial redemption (image credit: Scene+)

 

You click on “Agree and confirm” to complete.

(I didn’t redeem all my points here even if I could’ve; I wanted to keep some to be able to take the same screenshots for the French version of this post!)

Agree and confirm on Scene+ website.
Agree and confirm (image credit: Scene+)

 

You’re done!

It took about 2 minutes to redeem the points.

You’re all set! on Scene+ website.
Redemption complete (image credit: Scene+)

 

You also get a confirmation email.

Email confirmation (image credit: Scene+)
Email confirmation (image credit: Scene+)

 

Step by step: How to login to your Scene+ account

You actually have 2 options to access your Scene+ points. It’s not more complicated; it’s more easy: it means you have more options. They both take you to the same place.

 

Login to your Scene+ account (via Scene+ directly)

Go to the Scene+ website.

Scene+ website on Scene+ website.
Scene+ website (image credit: Scene+)

 

Click on the “Sign in” link in the top right corner.

Sign in link on Scene+ website.
Sign in link (image credit: Scene+)

 

Click on “Login with Scotia account” (obviously, creating a Scotia account is the first step, like every time you apply for a new credit card; it takes 2 minutes).

Scotia button on Scene+ website.
Scotia button (image credit: Scene+)

 

Fill out your login information.

We highly recommend the 1Password tool for security and simplicity. It protects your information and identity and you won’t ever have to remember a password or account number. We use it ourselves and it has changed our lives

Login information on Scene+ website.
Login information (image credit: Scotiabank)

 

Flytrippers always strongly recommends activating multifactor authentication for all your financial logins, so follow those steps as usual.

Multifactor authentication steps on Scene+ website.
Multifactor authentication steps (image credit: Scotiabank)

 

Login to your Scene+ account (via Scotiabank)

This is just an alternative if you prefer accessing your rewards through your main Scotiabank dashboard.

Go to the Scotiabank website.

Scotiabank website on Scotiabank website.
Scotiabank website (image credit: Scotiabank)

 

Click on the red “Sign in” button in the top right corner.

Sign in link on Scotiabank website.
Sign in link (image credit: Scotiabank)

 

Sign in — with the same multifactor authentication recommendation as above (even more important as this is your bank login).

Login information on Scene+ website.
Login information (image credit: Scotiabank)

 

On your main Scotiabank dashboard, click on your card.

Card name on Scotiabank website.
Card name (image credit: Scotiabank)

 

On your card account summary, go to the “Your Rewards” section right there in the middle and click on “View Scene+ rewards” (logically).

Scene+ rewards on Scotiabank website.
Scene+ rewards (image credit: Scotiabank)

 

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Summary

Scene+ points are extremely flexible and easy to use, offering 1¢ per point for travel or purchases at partner stores. You can redeem them for any travel expense on any website or for any store purchase without losing value. Their simplicity and fixed value make them a must-have in your stash of rewards.

 

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Andrew D'Amours

Andrew is the co-founder of Flytrippers. He is passionate about traveling the world but also, as a former management consultant, about the travel industry itself. He shares his experiences to help you save money on travel. As a very cost-conscious traveler, he loves finding deals and getting free travel thanks to travel rewards points... to help him visit every country in the world (current count: 71/193 Countries, 47/50 US States & 9/10 Canadian Provinces).

This Post Has 2 Comments

  1. Janet July 30, 2024 Reply

    Is it the same value when booking a flight through the Scene+ Expedia link? Step by step instructions for that process would be great too.

    1. Andrew D'Amours July 31, 2024 Reply

      It’s the same value, but as explained, it’s really best to book directly with airlines for flights.
      We can do a step by step, but in the meantime it’s really exactly like booking any flight, you just do it on the Scene+ website and select “pay with points” on the last screen 🙂

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