May 29 Update: Aeroplan Bonus for Marriott Canada stays and a huge SPG offer for Aloft stays in Latin America

The highlights for today are some nice hotel stays bonuses!

News, Tips & Tricks
Don't forget to enter our contest to celebrate the launch of Aeroplan's dExclusives! You could win 5,000 Aeroplan Miles! Find out more here.

In the bonus offers section we have the latest Aeroplan bonus for Marriott stays this summer. We usually sees some sort of varation of this promotion every winter and summer. This summer version seems to entail a lot more properties than usual here in our home country but does also come with a minimum 2 night requisite with one of those nights being a Friday, Saturday or Sunday. The offer definitely caters to the lesuire traveller versus the business traveller unless you head out for work on a Sunday. As always to be able to enhance your stay you could get yourself the Marriott Premier Rewards Visa card which comes with automatic Silver Elite status which will get you slightly better treatment like late check out for your Marriott stays.

If your travels are taking you to Latin America this summer you should check out this SPG promo for Aloft Hotel stays. If you need to stays in any of the five cities  participating or better yet two of the five cities then you should definitely book or move your stays to these Aloft properties as not only will you get double Starpoints on each stay but when you complete stays at two of the participating properties SPG will throw in 10,000 more Starpoints!

Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- 750 Bonus Aeroplan Miles per nights for stays of 2 or more nights (one of which must be a Friday, Saturday or Sunday night) at participating Marriott Hotels in Canada. More... Until Aug 31, 2014

Air Miles
- 100 Bonus Air Miles when you sign up for a Primus Wireless plan. More... Until Jul 31, 14

ANA All Nippon Mileage Club
- Double Mileage Club Miles when you fly on ANA between San Jose and Tokyo Narita. More... Jun 1 - Aug 31, 14 Valid for residents of North America only

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Triple Asia Miles for stays at the Pottinger Hong Kong. More... Jul 1 - Sep 30, 14
- Double Asia Miles for stays at all participating Sino Group of Hotels in Asia. More... Until Jul 31, 14

Emirates Skywards
- Double Skywards Miles when you fly on Emirates between Bahrain and Copenhagen. Travel must start in Bahrain  More... Until Jun 20, 14
- Double Skywards Miles when you stay in a suite at any Shangri-La hotels and resorts, Traders hotels, and Kerry hotels worldwide. More... Jun 1 - Aug 31, 14
- Double Skywards Miles for stays at any participating Anantara Hotels in Asia Pacific and the Middle East. More... Jun 1 - Sep 30, 14

Jumeirah Sirius
- Double Sirius Points for stays at the Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa. More... Until Sep 30, 14
- Double Sirius Points for stays at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel. More... Until Sep 30, 14
- Double Sirius Points for stays at the Grosvenor House Apartments by Jumeirah Living London. More... Until Dec 31, 14
- Double Sirius Points and fourth night free for stays of four or more nights at the Grosvenor House Apartments by Jumeirah Living London. More... Until Jun 15 and Jul 1 - 26, 14

Le Club accorhotels
- 500 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Acco Hotels in Hong Kong More... Until Jun 30, 14
- Double Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays of 2 or more nights at participating Accor Hotels in Melbourne or Victoria More... Book by Jul 31 for stays until Aug 31, 14
- Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Accor Hotels in Vietnam More... Book by Jun 15 for stays until Aug 31, 14
- Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Accor Hotels in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg More... Book between Jun 1-30 for stays Jul 1 - Aug 31, 14
- Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Accor Hotels in Thailand More... Book by Jun 15 for stays until Aug 31, 14

Starwood Preferred Guest
- Double Starpoints + 10,000 Bonus Starpoints on eligible stays at participating Aloft® hotels in Latin America. More... Register by Jul 31 for stays between May 1 - Jul 31, 14
- 1,000 Bonus Starpoints and Two welcome cocktails at the historic Staab House lounge for stays at the Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, La Posada de Santa Fe. More... Until Dec 31, 14

Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- Earn up to Quadruple Miles&Smiles Miles for stays at any Shangri-La hotels, Kerry hotels or Traders hotels Worldwide. More... Jun 1 - Aug 31, 14

May 28 Update: United Airlines to Kelowna, AC finally connects Toronto & Hawaii, we're giving away 5,000 Aeroplan miles!

Enter our Aeroplan dExclusives contest,  United and Air Canada launch new routes and more!

News, Tips & Tricks
United Airlines will be launching a new Kelowna to San Francisco service this fall. This will be once daily flight and is good news for Aeroplan, MileagePlus and other Star Alliance members in the Okanogan area as it presents another option for earning and burning your miles. The flights will start on September 20th and be operated with a CRJ. (Source Airlineroute.net)

Air Canada must have seen lots of connections from Ontario and beyond on their Western Canada to Hawaii flights as they have announced new Air Canada rouge service between Toronto and Honolulu. The flights will operate twice weekly beginning November 26th and will run year round. (Source Airlineroute.net)

Aeroplan has launched a new Auction site for their Distinction members called dExclusives. These are exclusive auctions that you can bid your Aeroplan miles on, some are very cool and once in a lifetime opportunities like the FIFA World Cup package of 2 business class tickets, hotels and tickets to the semi-final and finals! We have a separate post discussing the new feature for Distinction members with a contest attached to it where you can win 5,000 Aeroplan miles for letting us know which auction you would bid on or would like to see in the future! Read more about dExclusives and enter our contest here!

Travel Deals
To celebrate the above mentioned new Air Canada Rouge route between YYZ and HNL, they are offering 20% off all flights to Honolulu from anywhere in Canada. The flights must be booked by Jun 10 for travel November 21st to April 30, 15. This is prime season for Hawaii, so if you can book this far out you should look into this offer. Just too bad Maui isn't included as it is on my list again for next winter! Find all the details of the sale here.

Bonus Offers
airBaltic PINS
- 1,000 Bonus PINS on airBaltic flights to Nice, Olbia, Venice, Rijeka, Bari, Malta, Athens, Bucharest, Burgas, Varna, Chisinau, Baku, or Palma de Mallorca. More... Book by Jun 2 for flights Jun 1 - Aug 31, 14
- Quadruple PINS on any Hertz Car Rental worldwide. More... Book by Jun 30 for travel until Aug 30, 14
- 200 Bonus PINS with airBaltic Celebration services. Order flowers, cake or champagne to be delivered on-board the flight. More... Until Jun 20, 14

Alitalia MilleMiglia
- 900 Free MilleMiglia Miles when you join the Maggiore Club. More... Ongoing

British Airways Executive Club
- 2,000 Bonus Avios for stays at any one of 130 participating Marriott Hotels in Europe. More... Book by Jun 18  for stays between Jul 1 - Sep 21, 2014

Hyatt Gold Passport
- 1,500 Bonus Gold Passport Points for stays at the at Hyatt Place Charlotte/City Park, Hyatt Place Charlotte/Airport and Hyatt House Charlotte/Center City. More... Until Jul 31, 14

Icelandair Saga Club
- Triple Saga Club Award Points on any Sixt rentals in Geneva. More... Until Jun 30, 14

IHG Rewards Club
- 5,000 points per award night - IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks Redeem only 5,000 points for stays at select hotels Worldwide. Offer and participating hotels are subject to change at any time, valid for stays thru Jul 31, 14. More...

Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- Up to 50% QMiles Discount on Qatar Airways Privilege Club Award ticket redemptions for various routes via their "Easy Deals" offer. More... Until Jun 30, 14

Scandic Hotels Friends
- Receive up to a 5,000 Scandic Friends Points discount on reward night redemptions for stays at any Scandic Hotel. More... Book by Jun 22 for stays Jun 20 - Aug 17, 14

Starwood Preferred Guest
- 500 Bonus Starpoints for stays at the The Westin Cleveland Downtown. More... Until Oct 31, 14
- 1,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays on the Grand Opening Offer at the Sheraton Gunter Hotel San Antonio. More... Until Sep 15, 14
- 500 Bonus Starpoints and Complimentary breakfast for two when you stay in a newly renovated room at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield. More... Until ?
- 500 Bonus Starpoints and Two drink tickets per stay when you stay at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield. More... Until ?

Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- 1,000 Miles&Smiles Miles for weekend stays at the Surmeli Istanbul. More... Until Aug 30, 14

Aeroplan introduces dExclusives rewards for Distinction members - tell us which one you like for a chance to win 5,000 Aeroplan Miles!

Yesterday Aeroplan announced and launched the latest benefit for its Distinction members, dExclusives. What is dExclusives? It is an new reward option that will allow Distinction members to bid on or redeem Aeroplan miles on a wide variety of one-of-a-kind rewards.  This new reward option reminds us of SPG's Moments where you bid Starpoints on similar money can't buy experiences and is the first to be offered by a Canadian based loyalty program. This definitely can be a good reward option for those members who have more miles than they know what to do with, especially on the high end items like the FIFA World Cup or Grand Slam Tennis final offers!

From yesterday's press release:

dExclusives will offer everything from access to professional sporting events, tickets to sold out concerts and once–in-a-lifetime trips that are curated to offer some of the highest quality products and  some of the most in demand experiences from around the world.  dExclusives rewards include:

Escapes – Once-in-a-lifetime trips such as a trip to the world soccer championships in Brazil, and weekend getaways, such as a trip to the PGA Championship or a wine-tasting weekend in Napa Valley.

In the City – Amazing tickets to some of the best events in town such as: Sold-out concerts or exclusive access to sporting events. 
Money Can’t Buy – Building on Aeroplan’s Money Can’t Buy reward category, members can bid on a variety of truly priceless, highly coveted items such as a customized guitar signed by musical artists such as Alanis Morissette or Nickelback, or signed sports memorabilia like PK Subban’s autographed Team Canada Olympic jersey from Sochi.
 
Here is how it works:
Browse – Distinction members can check out all the rewards currently available for auction at the dExclusives auction site: www.aeroplan.com/dExclusives.
Bid – Place an entry or maximum bid on the site.
Win – If you’re the highest bidder when the auction closes, you win.  Miles will be automatically debited from your account and you will be contacted by an Aeroplan dExclusives representative about the next steps.

In addition, Distinction members will also have a chance to bid on ‘Redeem Now’ opportunities whereby special rewards will be offered in limited quantities and at a fixed amount of miles, giving members the thrill of accessing their dExclusives reward instantly.

For more information, or to place a bid, please visit www.aeroplan.com/dExclusives


Contest portion!

Now we want to know what auction you would bid on from the current list and/or would items you would like to see in the future! Aeroplan and Rewards Canada have teamed up to see what Rewards Canada readers and subscribers would bid their miles on by having you comment here on the blog. What do you stand to win? One lucky entrant from all the entries on the Rewards Canada blog will be picked at random and awarded 5,000 Aeroplan Miles

Here is how you can enter the contest:
Leave a comment below on what auction you would bid on (you don't actually have to bid, just tell us about the one that interests you the most) and/or tell us what type of items you would like to see in future dExclusives auctions!


The contest closes on Tuesday June 3rd, 2014 at 12:00om NOON MST!  Winner will be determined by random draw from all eligible entries received. Open to Canadian residents over the age of majority. Void where prohibited.  No purchase necessary.  Winner will be required to answer a skill testing question.

Now live - Latest IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks Offers (Valid for stays until July 31)

Despite the recent change in the terms and conditions of PointsBreaks, it is still one of the best redemptions in the hotel loyalty program world.  The new rules state that a member can only book up to 2 reward reservations per hotel participating in the individual offer (ie 2 at Pointbreaks hotels and 2 at Last Minute Reward Night hotels). What this means is that if you want to book a Pointbreaks offer at a hotel you can only have two reservations. No longer will you be able to grab 3, 5 or more reservations (one reservation per night) as some people did to make sure they got the nights at the low award price, plan a trip for some of those nights and then cancel the rest. This change is both good and bad. Good in that more members should be able to grab award nights at the lower levels but bad if you truly want to plan 3 or more trips at one location and have no plans on 'working' the system by cancelling some of those nights. My tip to get around this would be to book 2 reservations with one IHG Rewards Club account and then have your spouse book 2 more etc. Of course this is dependent on both accounts having enough points to redeem for these awards.
The latest set for stays until July 31st, are now available for booking via the primary PointsBreaks page or via the individual hotel links below.

Why are IHG Rewards Club Point Breaks such a great deal? Because they offer reward nights at participating IHG hotels Worldwide for only 5,000 Rewards Club points. For those of you not to familiar with Priority Club, normal redemption rates for Rewards Club reward nights run from as low as 10,000 points for some Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express locations to 50,000 points for ultra-luxurious InterContinental locations and even these locations can participate in Point Breaks. So as you can see you can receive a discount of 50 to 88% off the regular redemption rates. You may be thinking that the high end hotels won't participate but they do depending on the time of year! Please note that like most loyalty promotions these offers are capacity controlled so I advise to book sooner than later to ensure you get the Point Breaks rate. These offers are now bookable via the primary PointsBreaks page or via the individual hotel links below.

Here is the list of hotels participating this time and as you can see there are only 7 Canadian locations versus the 9 we had during the last PointBreaks.

Canada

ALBERTA

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS GRANDE PRAIRIE

NEW BRUNSWICK

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES MONCTON

ONTARIO

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES BRAMPTON
• CROWNE PLAZA HAMILTON HOTEL & CONF CENTER
• STAYBRIDGE SUITES OAKVILLE-BURLINGTON

QUEBEC

• HOLIDAY INN LAVAL – MONTREAL
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES CENTRE-VILLE DOWNTOWN

United States

ALABAMA

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CLANTON
• HOLIDAY INN BIRMINGHAM – HOOVER
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES MOBILE/SARALAND

ARKANSAS

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES HARRISON
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES SEARCY

ARIZONA

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS PINETOP

CALIFORNIA

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES CORNING
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES GOLD MINERS INN- GRASS VALLEY
• STAYBRIDGE SUITES PALMDALE
• CROWNE PLAZA SILICON VALLEY – UNION CITY

COLORADO

• STAYBRIDGE SUITES DENVER TECH CENTER
• CANDLEWOOD SUITES GRAND JUNCTION NW

DELAWARE

• STAYBRIDGE SUITES WILMINGTON-NEWARK

FLORIDA

• HOLIDAY INN JACKSONVILLE E 295 BAYMEADOWS
• HOLIDAY INN SARASOTA-LAKEWOOD RANCH

GEORGIA

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES ATLANTA NW- POWDER SPRINGS
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES ROME

IOWA

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS PELLA
• HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES DES MOINES-NORTHWEST

IDAHO

• CANDLEWOOD SUITES BOISE – TOWNE SQUARE

ILLINOIS

• HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES BOLINGBROOK
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HIGHLAND
• CANDLEWOOD SUITES BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES JACKSONVILLE
• HOTEL INDIGO CHICAGO-VERNON HILLS

INDIANA

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES ELKHART-SOUTH
• CANDLEWOOD SUITES INDIANAPOLIS – SOUTH
• CANDLEWOOD SUITES MERRILLVILLE

KANSAS

• CANDLEWOOD SUITES KANSAS CITY

KENTUCKY

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CARROLLTON
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES SHELBYVILLE

LOUISIANA

• HOLIDAY INN HOUMA
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS LEESVILLE-FT. POLK

MASSACHUSETTS

• HOLIDAY INN BERKSHIRES
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES SWANSEA

MARYLAND

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES SALISBURY – DELMAR
• HOLIDAY INN SOLOMONS-CONF CENTER & MARINA

MAINE

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES FREEPORT – BRUNSWICK AREA

MICHIGAN

• HOLIDAY INN BIG RAPIDS

MINNESOTA

• STAYBRIDGE SUITES EAGAN ARPT SOUTH – MALL AREA

MISSOURI

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS FULTON
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES HANNIBAL

MISSISSIPPI

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES CLEVELAND
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES PHILADELPHIA-CHOCTAW

MONTANA

• STAYBRIDGE SUITES GREAT FALLS

NORTH CAROLINA

• HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES RALEIGH-CARY (I-40 @WALNUT ST)
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES FAYETTEVILLE NW-SPRING LAKE

NEBRASKA

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES BELLEVUE (OMAHA AREA)
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES NORFOLK

NEW HAMPSHIRE

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS DURHAM – UNH

NEW JERSEY

• CANDLEWOOD SUITES BORDENTOWN-TRENTON
• HOLIDAY INN EAST WINDSOR
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES MOUNT ARLINGTON - ROCKAWAY AREA
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES VINELAND MILLVILLE

NEW MEXICO

• STAYBRIDGE SUITES ALBUQUERQUE NORTH
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES CLOVIS

NEVADA

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS FALLON
• STAYBRIDGE SUITES RENO

NEW YORK

• CANDLEWOOD SUITES BUFFALO AMHERST
• HOLIDAY INN AUBURN-FINGER LAKES REGION
• CANDLEWOOD SUITES WATERTOWN-FORT DRUM
• HOLIDAY INN JOHNSTOWN-GLOVERSVILLE
• HOLIDAY INN UTICA
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS ROCHESTER – GREECE

OHIO

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CELINA
• HOLIDAY INN CLEVELAND-AIRPORT
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS COLUMBUS – DUBLIN
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS MIDDLETOWN
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES NAPOLEON
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES CLEVELAND - STREETSBORO
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES WAUSEON

OKLAHOMA

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES OKMULGEE
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES VINITA

OREGON

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES MEDFORD - CENTRAL POINT
• HOLIDAY INN PORTLAND-GRESHAM
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES ONTARIO

PENNSYLVANIA

• HOLIDAY INN ALLENTOWN CENTER CITY
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES CHAMBERSBURG
• HOLIDAY INN JOHNSTOWN-DOWNTOWN
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS MT PLEASANT- SCOTTDALE
• HOLIDAY INN WARREN (KINZUA DAM-ALLEGHENY)

RHODE ISLAND

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES SMITHFIELD - PROVIDENCE

SOUTH CAROLINA

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES CAMDEN-I20 (HWY 521)
• CANDLEWOOD SUITES COLUMBIA-FT. JACKSON

SOUTH DAKOTA

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES ABERDEEN
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES STURGIS

TENNESSEE

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HURRICANE MILLS (WAVERLY)
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES MEMPHIS SOUTHWIND
• STAYBRIDGE SUITES KNOXVILLE OAK RIDGE

TEXAS

• HOLIDAY INN AMARILLO WEST MEDICAL CENTER
• STAYBRIDGE SUITES BROWNSVILLE
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES ENNIS
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES HEARNE
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES HOUSTON NW
• BELTWAY 8-WEST ROAD
• CROWNE PLAZA SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES AUSTIN SW
• - SUNSET VALLEY
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES VIDOR SOUTH

UTAH

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HEBER CITY
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES TOOELE

VIRGINIA

• STAYBRIDGE SUITES CHESAPEAKE – VIRGINIA BEACH
• CROWNE PLAZA HAMPTON-MARINA
• STAYBRIDGE SUITES QUANTICO-STAFFORD
• HOLIDAY INN PATRIOT-WILLIAMSBURG

WASHINGTON

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES CHENEY
• HOLIDAY INN YAKIMA

WISCONSIN

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES ANTIGO
• STAYBRIDGE SUITES MILWAUKEE AIRPORT SOUTH
• CANDLEWOOD SUITES MADISON – FITCHBURG
• CROWNE PLAZA MILWAUKEE AIRPORT
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES STEVENS POINT

WEST VIRGINIA

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS NEWELL-CHESTER WV
• HOLIDAY INN WEIRTON

WYOMING

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES TORRINGTON

Mexico

MEXICO

• CROWNE PLAZA TUXTLA GUTIERREZ
• CROWNE PLAZA MEXICO CITY NORTH-TLALNEPANTLA
• STAYBRIDGE SUITES GUADALAJARA EXPO
• HOLIDAY INN HERMOSILLO

Central & South America

ARGENTINA

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS ROSARIO

COSTA RICA

• CROWNE PLAZA SAN JOSE COROBICI
• HOTEL INDIGO SAN JOSE FORUM COSTA RICA

PANAMA

• HOLIDAY INN PANAMA CANAL

Europe

BELGIUM

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS ANTWERP CITY – NORTH

FINLAND

• HOLIDAY INN TURKU

FRANCE

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS ARRAS
• HOLIDAY INN TOULON – CITY CENTRE

GERMANY

• HOLIDAY INN FRANKFURT AIRPORT – NORTH
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS SINGEN

ITALY

• HOLIDAY INN GENOA CITY
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS MILAN – MALPENSA AIRPORT

LITHUANIA

• CROWNE PLAZA VILNIUS

ROMANIA

• CROWNE PLAZA BUCHAREST

SPAIN

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS BARCELONA – MONTMELO
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS VITORIA

TURKEY

• HOLIDAY INN BURSA

UNITED KINGDOM

• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS BRADFORD CITY CENTRE
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CANTERBURY
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS DONCASTER
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS GLENROTHES
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS KETTERING
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS LICHFIELD
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS PETERBOROUGH
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS RAMSGATE – MINSTER
• HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS STEVENAGE

Asia

INDIA

• HOLIDAY INN RESORT GOA

JAPAN

• CROWNE PLAZA ANA UBE

THAILAND

• CROWNE PLAZA BANGKOK LUMPINI PARK

Middle East & Africa

EGYPT

• HOLIDAY INN CAIRO – CITYSTARS

OMAN

• CROWNE PLAZA RESORT SALALAH

SOUTH AFRICA

• CROWNE PLAZA JOHANNESBURG – THE ROSEBANK

Oceania

AUSTRALIA

• HOLIDAY INN TOWNSVILLE

FIJI

• HOLIDAY INN SUVA

May 26 Update: Alitalia MilleMiglia targets flyers aged 14-25, US Airways buy miles bonus extended, Aeroplan bonus for Starwood redemptions

Happy Monday everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend

News, Tips & Tricks
In the bonus offers section we post new bonuses from Alitalia MilleMiglia that targets flyers aged 14-25. In many of my discussions with various levels of employees at loyalty programs I have often mentioned that there are two markets generally ignored or underserved by the programs and those are the youung person market and the old person/baby boomer market. Looks like Alitalia has taken noticed of the first at least with the MilleMiglia Young program which not only has the bonus offer listed below (2,000 of those miles are totally free) but thay also offer everyone in that age group 20% off award tickets. So you earn up to 4,000 miles for joining, you get a 50% bonus on all your flights and a 20% discount on award tickets? That's the way you should target a market! You have a group that cannot afford to fly as much (of course the ~14-18 year set probably have to rely on their parents) so what do you do? You award them more miles on their flights and a discount on redemption, this way that group of flyers who would normally take many years to earn enough miles for an award ticket (or perhaps even never!) may actually have a hope of a redemption and as anyone in the loyalty industry knows that once a member has actually redeemed for a reward, they are more likely to continue using that program and remain loyal as they actually feel the program provides them with value. So if you are in that age group or have kids that age get them to join now at least for the 2,000 miles that come totally free and then work on earning more miles if you are an Alitalia flyer!

The US Airways Dividend Miles up to 100% bonus on buying Miles has been extended to May 31st (you can ignore our post on the weekend stating the 'last day' was the 25th) Read more about this offer here.


Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- 750 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you redeem Aeroplan miles for a Starwood Hotel stay. More... Book between Jun 1 - Jul 31 for stays until Dec 31, 14

Alitalia MilleMiglia
- 50% Bonus MilleMiglia Miles for every flight you take on Alitalia or Air One. More... Valid for MilleMiglia Yonung members aged 14-25
- Earn up to 4,000 Bonus MilleMiglia Miles when you join the MilleMiglia program. More... Valid for MilleMiglia Yonung members aged 14-25

Best Western Rewards
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points on a qualifying rental of 5+ days on an intermediate (group C) through full-size four-door (group E) car at participating Budget locations in the U.S. and Canada. More... Until Dec 31, 14

Finnair Plus
- 2,000 Bonus Plus Points on your next Finnair flight systemwide. More... Register by May 31 for travel until Jun 30, 14

Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Triple HawaiianMiles and save up to 30% Off for Starwood Hotel stays in Hawaii. More... Until Dec 30, 14
- Earn up to 30% Bonus HawaiianMiles when you purchase HawaiianMiles online. More... Until Jun 3, 14

Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
- Double Mileage Bank Miles for stays of 2 or more nights on the "Club and Suite Retreat" package at participating Langham Hotels Worldwide. More... Jun 1 - Sep 21, 14

Le Club accorhotels
- 575 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Accor Hotels in the UK and Ireland. More... Until Aug 31, 14

United MileagePlus
- Triple MileagePlus miles on all qualifying roundtrips on United. More... Until Jul 31, 14 Targeted Offer - May not work for everyone

Last Day for the U.S. Airways up to 100% on buying Dividend Miles

Today is the last day to take advantage of this promotion and since we don't know when Dividend Miles will be integrated into AAdvantage this may be the last time we see this (doubt it but you never know!)

Earn up to 100% Bonus Dividend Miles when you buy or gift Dividend Miles. Full details Until May 25, 14

Buy/Gift	Bonus
10,000 - 19,000 Miles	50%
20,000 - 29,000 Miles	75%
30,000 - 50,000 Miles	100%

The promo allows you to buy up to 50,000 miles (so 100,000 in total with the bonus) at 3.5 cents per mile (effective rate is 1.75 cents per mile) plus taxes of $131.25 for total of $1881.25 (1.88 cents per mile). Considering that can get you an International business class ticket with this many miles between that can cost a lot more than that, this is a good deal! We do advise to only purchase however if you know you are going to use to miles soon as it is never good to sit on the miles for a long time due to possible program devaluations that can come at any time. Since US Airways allows 3 day holds on award tickets you can always find the award flights you want before you buy the miles and therefore you don't have dole out a hefty chunk of change just in case you cannot find availability for your preferred award flights.

May 23 Update: Utilizing British Airways for awards flights to the U.S., KLM Africa sale, Airmilesshops 10x bonus

Final update of the week!

News, Tips & Tricks
We got around to updating our popular post How to get select Canada to U.S. award flights faster by utilizing British Airways' Executive Club with the US Airways flights options now that they are a oneworld airline and of course a partner of British Airways. Be sure to read to article to see how you can fly in North America for as little as 9,000 Avios round trip.

In the bonus offers section check out the Virgin Atlantic offer of a 20% bonus on their Miles Booster feature. This is the option that allows you to 'buy' more miles when you fly on Virgin Atlantic. Miles Boosters allows you to essentially double or triple the miles you earn on flight, when you go for the triple miles route you are buying the miles a 1 pence a piece but with this offer you get 20% more which means you are buying the miles at 0.83 pence (about 1.4 US cents / 1.6 CDN cents). Considering the recently launched Flying Club buy miles bonus of also 20% will have miles costing 1.31 pence (2.2 US cents 2.5 CDN Cents) this is a great deal. Add to the fact that Virgin Atlantic is also running the 50% bonus + 2 Tier Points on economy class flights you should really be able to rack up lots of Flying Club miles on your upcoming VS flights! (this is mainly for those of you thinking of using VS's flights out of YVR)

Travel Deals
KLM is heavily promoting a sale to Africa from Canada! Flights can be had for as little $999 all in. simply book by May 26 for travel this fall The Canadian government has placed regional advisories for travel to Kenya (see here) so if you want to take advantage of the sale be sure to do some research before you book!  Full details and online booking

Bonus Offers
Air Miles
- 10X Air Miles when you shop online via airmilesshops.ca. More... Until May 28, 14

American AAdvantage
- Earn up to 3,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles at participating Budget airport locations in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Caribbean. More... Until Aug 31, 14

British Airways Executive Club
- Double Avios on all SriLankan flights Worldwide when flown in an eligible booking class. More... Until Jul 1, 14

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- 500 Bonus Asia Miles when you spend USD50 or more on online shopping via the Asia Miles iShop portal. More... Until ?

Hyatt Gold Passport
- 2,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points for stays at the Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills. More... Jun 11 - Aug 31, 14

The Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club
- Double Stay Credit for all stays at participating locations Worldwide that are booked during the Leaders Club Private Sale More... Book by Jun 3 for stays until Jul 30, 14

Southwest Rapid Rewards (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com)
- Triple Rapid Rewards Points for stays at any participating Hyatt Hotel Worldwide starting with your second stay.More... Until Aug 31, 14

Starwood Preferred Guest
- OFFER EXTENDED Double Starpoints, Up to 35% Off and 5th night free for stays in Hawaii, Tahiti or Bora Bora. More... Until Dec 31, 14

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- Flying Club Reward Ticket Seat Sale - Mileage requirements have been discounted on select Virgin Atlantic routes. More... Book by Jun 4, 2014
- 20% Bonus Flying Club Miles when you buy or gift Flying Club miles. More... Until Jun 23, 14
- 20% Bonus Flying Club Miles each time you use Miles Booster to purchase additional miles on your flight More... Until Jun 23, 14

New IHG PointBreaks to be released May 27

The new PointBreaks list will be posted on Tuesday, May 27 for bookings and stays from May 27 to July 31, 2014 (subject to availability). Each Reward Night at these participating hotels will be only 5,000 IHG Rewards Club points during the above mentioned dates. With only 6 hotels revealed at this time its hard to tell how many Canadian properties will be included but I can tell one thing for sure, the Holiday Inn Laval is included! ;-)

Here is a sampling of the more than 150 properties that will be featured:

• Crowne Plaza Hotel Bangkok- Lumpini Park, Thailand 
• Crowne Plaza Johannesburg-The Rosebank, South Africa
• Hotel Indigo San Jose Forum, Costa Rica
• Holiday Inn Hotel Laval- Montreal, Canada
• Holiday Inn Hotel Frankfurt - Airport, Germany 
• Staybridge Suites Guadalajara Expo, Mexico

May 22 Update: Delta to launch YYC-SEA, Leading Hotels of the World Private Sale, Aeroplan bonus for Wyndham stays

Delta brings Calgary into the mix for its fight in Seattle, nice Aeroplan bonus for Delta stays and more!

News, Tips & Tricks
If you follow our global site, FrequentFlyerBonuses.com you'll know about the fight going on between Alaska Airlines and Delta. Delta has been making a move in the Seattle market adding many more flights, bonusing up those flights and Alaska responded by ramping up flights at Delta's hub in Salt Lake City and also offering lots of bonus mile offers for flying. The good news for consumers for the time being at least, is more flights, cheaper prices and of course bonus miles. The latest news appears that Delta will launch Calgary-Seattle flights this fall as part of this Seattle expansion which means there will be three airlines serving this route, Alaska, Air Canada and Delta. There aren't many details of the flight yet but you could expect a SkyMiles bonus on it when it launches along with WestJet codesharing on the route.(Source: Skyscraper Pages)

Leading Hotels of the World is offering double stay credits during its private sale for members of its Leaders Club program. The program is one of a few loyalty program where there is a cost to join (US$150) but does include benefits that can make that fee worth it, mainly a free night after every 5 stays completed, which means with this promo you could actually get that free night after only 3 stays or 2 stays if you join Leaders Club Unlimited (US$1200 fee) The private sale must be booked by June 3 for stays until July 30. Find out more here.

Travel Deals
Hyatt Hotels has launched a sale called The Great May Escape Sale which offers up to 20% off stays in th U.S. Canada, Caribbean and Latin America. When looking at the list of hotels the only actual Canadian location participating is the Hyatt Regency Vancouver. To take advantage of the offer you must book by May 27 for stays Jun 10 - Sep 8 using promo code C48MAY. Full details and online booking



Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- Earn up to 10x Aeroplan Miles for stays of 2 or more nights at Delta Hotels in Canada. More... May 26 - Sep 1, 14
- 250 Bonus Aeroplan Miles per night for up to three nights at the Eaton Chelsea, Toronto. More...Until Sep 21, 14
- Double Aeroplan Miles when booking the "Club and Suite Retreat" package at Langham's portfolio of hotels Worldwide. More...Until Sep 21, 14
- Double Aeroplan Miles on all Wyndham Rewards Hotels stays Worldwide starting with your 2nd stay. Bonus also awarded on 3rd and 4th stays. More... Until Sep 5, 14

Air France KLM Flying Blue
- Driving Blue Double Flying Blue Miles when you book private ground transportation in any country where Driving Blue operates. More... Until Jun 30, 14

American AAdvantage
- Quadruple AAdvantage Miles on rentals of Compact or larger vehicles at participating Alamo locations in the United States and Canada. More... Until Dec 31, 14

Amtrak Guest Rewards
- Earn up to 50% Bonus Guest Rewards Points when you buy points online. More... Until Jun 30, 14

Bangkok Airways FlyerBonus (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double FlyerBonus Points for stays at any participating Anantara Hotels in Asia Pacific and the Middle East. More... Book by Jun 30 for stays until Jul 31, 14
- Triple FlyerBonus Points for staysof 2 nights or more at the Burasari Heritage, Luang Prabang. More... Until Jul 15, 14
- Triple FlyerBonus Points on Flexi Best Available rate at participating Centara Hotels in Thailand. More... Until Jul 15, 14
- Double FlyerBonus Points for stays at the dusitD2 Phuket Resort. More... Until Jul 31, 14
- Earn up to Triple FlyerBonus Points for staysof 2 nights or more at the Hansar Samui. More... s Until Jul 5 and Sep 11 - Dec 20, 14
- Double FlyerBonus Points for stays at SilverNeedle Collection Hotels in Bangkok, Chiang Mai or Luang Prabang. More... Until Jul 31, 14
- Quadruple FlyerBonus Points for stays of 2 or more nights at X2 Samui or X2 Kui Buri. More... Book by May 31 for stays until Jul 31, 14

China Eastern Eastern Miles
- Earn up to Quadruple Eastern Miles Points for stays at any Shangri-La hotels, Kerry hotels or Traders hotels Worldwide. More... Jun 1 - Aug 31, 14

Emirates Skywards
- Double Skywards Miles when you fly on Emirates from Stockholm to any Emirates destination Worldwide. More... Until Jun 20, 14
- Double Skywards Miles when you fly on Emirates between Ahmedabad, Bengaluru (Bangalore), Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Mumbai or Thiruvananthapuram and Copenhagen. More... Until Jun 20, 14
- Double Skywards Miles for stays on the Emirates Skywards Offer” at participating Jumeirah Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Jun 30, 14

Garuda Indonesia GarudaMiles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double GarudaMiles when flying Business or Economy Class on new routes served by a Garuda Indonesia CRJ-1000 Explore Jet. More... Until ?

Shangri-La Hotels Golden Circle
- Triple GC Award Points for stays at the Shangri-La Hotel, Tianjin. More... Aug 8 - Dec 31, 14