July 28 Update: Best Western Hotels makes face coverings mandatory, SCENE will donate to Boys & Girls Club for every point earned or redeemed and more!

Another follow up to our post last week detailing the move that most major hotel chains made requiring mandatory face coverings. Now Best Western is also making face coverings mandatory in indoor public places as of today at all their locations in Canada and the U.S. Find out more here.

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A great move from SCENE for this month and next - they will make a donation to the Boys & Girls Club of Canada for every SCENE point that is earned or redeemed at Cineplex theatres, RECIPE Unlimited restaurants, The Rec Room, or Playdium. This move runs until August 27 and the donation from SCENE will be capped up to a maximum donation value of $210,000 ($50,000 and 16,000,000 SCENE points). Learn more here.

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As of late last week you can now earn and redeem PC Optimum points on purchases made at the Real Canadian Liquor store. Learn more here.

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AIR MILES reached out to me to clarify entries into their Summer Stay-Cay Giveaway are doubled if you choose to subscribe to emails even if you were already subscribed before. You'll recall in my post last week I got an email saying I already subscribe so no to the 25 bonus miles but no mention of entries. AIR MILES let me know that if you are already an email subscriber you automatically receive double entries and if you are not a subscriber when you do choose to do so via the contest you'll get the double entries and the 25 bonus AIR MILES.

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Airline Schedule Updates
A summary Canadian operations based on data from RoutesOnline and other sources. Remember that many of these route plans are subject to change and right now they are changing frequently!

ANA All Nippon Airways will be flying three flights per week between Vancouver and Tokyo Haneda for the month of August. (Source RoutesOnline)

China Eastern Airlines will be running 1 flight per week between Nanjing and Toronto during the month of August as well as one flight per week between Shanghai and Toronto. (Source RoutesOnline)

Remember to visit and bookmark our COVID-19 resource page where we are keeping you up to date with all the latest airline, hotel, lounges and loyalty program news, policies, closures and more.

Posts since our last update:

• Up to a 50% bonus when you buy or gift Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Miles
  Alaska Airlines has launched a new buy miles offer that runs from today all the way through to August…
• Two Plaza Premium lounges have reopened at Vancouver International Airport
  Yesterday we brought you the news that Air Canada will be re-opening one of their Maple Leaf lounges today…
• July 23 Update: Share your airline refund or lack thereof stories, OWG reveals initial flight schedule, hotel occupancy rates in Canada increasing
  Just a reminder that we are looking for feedback from our readers on the airline refund (or lack thereof)…

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Fairmont Hotels Stay Close - Buy Night 1 Get 1 Night free at select hotels in Canada, U.S. and Mexico. Find out more here

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