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Monday, July 11, 2022
Amtrak resumes service between Toronto and New York & a new Amex Offer for Lordco Auto Parts
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
April 10 Update: More confirmed American Express Multiplier locations, Amtrak Guest Rewards changes inactivity policy without notice & more!
We have completed another update to our American Express Cobalt Card Confirmed Multiplier Locations. Despite the not so good news from earlier this week that the 5x points on Eats & Drinks will be capped at $30K spending annually you'll still want to know where you can earn those 5x or 2x or even 1x points. So this feature will not go away, and in fact, even though we named it the Cobalt Confirmed Multiplier locations it in reality can be used for other Amex cards that have dining bonuses like the 3x points that was recently added to The Platinum Card from American Express or even the 4x points for the Scotiabank Gold American Express card. You can visit the feature here and see new additions from Toronto, Calgary and the Palm Springs area. Thanks again to all of our readers who have been contributing to this piece!
Heads up if you use Amtrak's services from Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver and are a member of their Guest Rewards program. Without notice they have changed the expiration of their points from 36 months to 24 months. This is an inactivity rule that is, as long as you have qualifying activity in your account once every 24 months you are good to go and is inline with lots of programs out there but still to change this without any notice to its members is not a good way to keep your program in the good books. (Source VFTW)
Posts since our last update:
- Hilton Honors: 100% bonus when you buy 5,000 or more points until May 28
Hilton Honors has released their latest buy points promotion for their members and much like the one from January…
Cathay Pacific is offering 15% off economy class flights to India from Vancouver. Book by Apr 30. Find out more here!
Remember to visit Rewards Canada's Travel Booking site to book travel directly with many of your favourite airlines, hotels and more!
Canadian Bonus Offers
Marriott Bonvoy
- 1,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points per night for stays of 2+ nights at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Calgary Downtown. More... Until Jun 15, 19
Other Bonus Offers
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
- Earn Double Mileage Plan Miles when you fly on Qantas from Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, or Dallas to Australia. More... Register & book by Apr 30 for travel May 1 - Dec 6, 19
ANA Mileage Club
- Earn up to 1,500 Bonus Mileage Club Miles when you book hotel stays via at ANA Global Hotels. More... Book by Dec 31, 19 for stays until Jan 6, 20
Avianca LifeMiles
- 1,500 Bonus LifeMiles for your first hotel booking completed via LifeMiles Hotels. More... Book by Apr 30 for stays until Dec 31, 19
Marriott Bonvoy
- 2,500 Bonus Bonvoy Points for stays at the Courtyard Edinburgh West. More... Until May 31, 19
- 4,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points for stays of 2+ nights at the Miami Airport Marriott, and Courtyard or Residence Inn Miami Airport. More... Until May 10, 19
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016
April 6 Update: Double Points on Amtrak out of Montreal, Toronto & Vancouver, KLM to Kuwait for $999 and 14 new bonuses!
News, Tips & Tricks
Air New Zealand will be adding a fourth weekly flight out of Vancouver for the month of November. Not huge news but always provides that extra slight chance of getting a redemption via Aeroplan or other Star Alliance airlines (or even AIR MILES) although expect huge carrier surcharges on some of those redemptions (AIR MILES primarily). (Source Airlineroute.net)
If you are planning to travel by train to the U.S. on Amtrak be sure to register for their Double Days promotion to earn bonus Guest Rewards points. See the link below in the bonus offers section.
Posts since our last update:
Travel Deals
Its Wednesday, so you know what that means! KLM Wild on Wednesday! This week it is Kuwait for only $999 from the east or $1099 from the west! Book by Apr 7 for travel May 7-Jun 18 and Sep 11-Oct 15. Find out more here
Bonus Offers
Aegean Miles&Bonus
- Double Miles&Bonus Miles on Hertz car rentals in Greece. More... Book by May 7 for rentals Apr 22 - May 8, 16
Amtrak Guest Rewards
- Double Guest Rewards Points on all qualifying Amtrak travel. More... Until May 21, 16
Best Western Rewards
- Double Rewards Points for stays at the BEST WESTERN PLUS Hotel le 18 - Paris More... Until Jul 4, 16
- Double Rewards Points for stays at the BEST WESTERN Hotel San Damianu - Sartene More... Until Jun 30, 16
British Airways Executive Club
- Earn up to 50,000 Bonus Avios when you apply for and receive the RBC British Airways Visa Infinite Card. For residents of Canada only. More... Until May 31, 16
- 3,000 Bonus Avios on your first hotel booking made via Kaligo. Minimum GBP150 spend required. More... Book by May 31 for stays until Dec 31, 16
- 750 Bonus Avios on Avis rentals of 2+ days with minimum car group C Worldwide. More... Until Apr 30 for rentals until Jun 30, 16
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Double Asia Miles on most Cathay Pacific and Dragonair flights in Economy Class out of Hong Kong. More... Apr 13 - Jun 15, 16
- Triple Asia Miles for stays on the Family 2 room package (50% off the second room) at participating Fairmont Hotels in Asia. More... Book by May 31 for stays Jun 1 - Aug 31, 16
- Triple Asia Miles for stays on the Family 2 room package (50% off the second room) at participating Swissotels in Asia. More... Book by May 31 for stays Jun 1 - Aug 31, 16
La Quinta Returns
- 500 Bonus Returns Points on qualifying rentals of 3 or more days at participating Budget airport locations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. More... Until Sep 30, 16
Le Club accorhotels
- Earn up to Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Accor Hotels in Austria.More... Book by Apr 30 for stays untl Jul 15, 16
- Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for staysof 2 or more nights at participating Mercure Hotels in Czech Rep., Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Romania. More... Book by Apr 30 for stays until May 31, 16
Turkish Miles&Smiles
- Earn up to 10,000 Bonus Miles&Smiles Miles when you book hotels via Kaligo. More... Book by May 31 for stays until Dec 31, 16
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Air New Zealand will be adding a fourth weekly flight out of Vancouver for the month of November. Not huge news but always provides that extra slight chance of getting a redemption via Aeroplan or other Star Alliance airlines (or even AIR MILES) although expect huge carrier surcharges on some of those redemptions (AIR MILES primarily). (Source Airlineroute.net)
If you are planning to travel by train to the U.S. on Amtrak be sure to register for their Double Days promotion to earn bonus Guest Rewards points. See the link below in the bonus offers section.
Posts since our last update:
- Hotel Review: Canalta Hotel, Melfort SK
Fast forward to March 2016 and we have more travel to rural Saskatchewan where hotel choices are slim pickings.
Travel Deals
Its Wednesday, so you know what that means! KLM Wild on Wednesday! This week it is Kuwait for only $999 from the east or $1099 from the west! Book by Apr 7 for travel May 7-Jun 18 and Sep 11-Oct 15. Find out more here
Bonus Offers
Aegean Miles&Bonus
- Double Miles&Bonus Miles on Hertz car rentals in Greece. More... Book by May 7 for rentals Apr 22 - May 8, 16
Amtrak Guest Rewards
- Double Guest Rewards Points on all qualifying Amtrak travel. More... Until May 21, 16
Best Western Rewards
- Double Rewards Points for stays at the BEST WESTERN PLUS Hotel le 18 - Paris More... Until Jul 4, 16
- Double Rewards Points for stays at the BEST WESTERN Hotel San Damianu - Sartene More... Until Jun 30, 16
British Airways Executive Club
- Earn up to 50,000 Bonus Avios when you apply for and receive the RBC British Airways Visa Infinite Card. For residents of Canada only. More... Until May 31, 16
- 3,000 Bonus Avios on your first hotel booking made via Kaligo. Minimum GBP150 spend required. More... Book by May 31 for stays until Dec 31, 16
- 750 Bonus Avios on Avis rentals of 2+ days with minimum car group C Worldwide. More... Until Apr 30 for rentals until Jun 30, 16
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Double Asia Miles on most Cathay Pacific and Dragonair flights in Economy Class out of Hong Kong. More... Apr 13 - Jun 15, 16
- Triple Asia Miles for stays on the Family 2 room package (50% off the second room) at participating Fairmont Hotels in Asia. More... Book by May 31 for stays Jun 1 - Aug 31, 16
- Triple Asia Miles for stays on the Family 2 room package (50% off the second room) at participating Swissotels in Asia. More... Book by May 31 for stays Jun 1 - Aug 31, 16
La Quinta Returns
- 500 Bonus Returns Points on qualifying rentals of 3 or more days at participating Budget airport locations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. More... Until Sep 30, 16
Le Club accorhotels
- Earn up to Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Accor Hotels in Austria.More... Book by Apr 30 for stays untl Jul 15, 16
- Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for staysof 2 or more nights at participating Mercure Hotels in Czech Rep., Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Romania. More... Book by Apr 30 for stays until May 31, 16
Turkish Miles&Smiles
- Earn up to 10,000 Bonus Miles&Smiles Miles when you book hotels via Kaligo. More... Book by May 31 for stays until Dec 31, 16
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016
March 23 Update: Choice & Hilton buy points bonuses, Amtrak Choice Hotels stay bonus and more!
News, Tips & Tricks
Just bonus offers for you today!
Posts since our last update:
Bonus Offers
Amtrak Guest Rewards
- Double Guest Rewards Points for stays at Choice Hotels Worldwide. More... Until May 21, 16
Bangkok Airways FlyerBonus (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 6x FlyerBonus Points for stays at Chatrium Hotels & Residences in Bangkok and Yangon. More... Until Apr 30, 16
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Triple Asia Miles for stays on the Bed and Breakfast package at any participating Raffles property Worldwide. More... Apr 1 - May 31, 16
Choice Hotels Privileges
- Up to 40% Bonus Privileges Points when you buy points online. More... Until Apr 14, 16
Emirates Skywards
- Quadruple Skywards Miles on all Europcar rentals Worldwide except in the U.S. and Canada. More... Until May 15, 16
Ethiopian Sheba Miles
- Double Sheba Miles when you fly Ethiopian between Addis Ababa and Tel Aviv. More... Until Jun 30, 16
- 4,000 Bonus Sheba Miles when you fly Ethiopian between Addis Ababa and Sao Paulo. More... Until Jun 30, 16
- Receive a Sheba Miles Discount when you book award flights on Ethiopian from Los Angeles, Abuja, Sao Paulo or Dubline. More... Until Nov 30, 16
- Double Sheba Miles when traveling between London, Entebbe, Juba, Dubai, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Kigali and Khartoum and connecting to Lusaka and/or Harare on Ethiopian Flight 893. More... Until ?
Hilton HHonors
- 80% Bonus HHonors Points when you buy points online (min. purchase of 5,000 points) More... Until Apr 1, 16
Southwest Rapid Rewards (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 35% Bonus Rapid Rewards Points when you buy points online. More... Until Apr 24, 16
Just bonus offers for you today!
Posts since our last update:
- Hilton HHonors - 80% Bonus when buying HHonors Points until April 1 (~0.56 US cents per point)
Hilton HHonors is once again running another buy points bonus of 80%. This is a really good bonus, not…
Bonus Offers
Amtrak Guest Rewards
- Double Guest Rewards Points for stays at Choice Hotels Worldwide. More... Until May 21, 16
Bangkok Airways FlyerBonus (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 6x FlyerBonus Points for stays at Chatrium Hotels & Residences in Bangkok and Yangon. More... Until Apr 30, 16
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Triple Asia Miles for stays on the Bed and Breakfast package at any participating Raffles property Worldwide. More... Apr 1 - May 31, 16
Choice Hotels Privileges
- Up to 40% Bonus Privileges Points when you buy points online. More... Until Apr 14, 16
Emirates Skywards
- Quadruple Skywards Miles on all Europcar rentals Worldwide except in the U.S. and Canada. More... Until May 15, 16
Ethiopian Sheba Miles
- Double Sheba Miles when you fly Ethiopian between Addis Ababa and Tel Aviv. More... Until Jun 30, 16
- 4,000 Bonus Sheba Miles when you fly Ethiopian between Addis Ababa and Sao Paulo. More... Until Jun 30, 16
- Receive a Sheba Miles Discount when you book award flights on Ethiopian from Los Angeles, Abuja, Sao Paulo or Dubline. More... Until Nov 30, 16
- Double Sheba Miles when traveling between London, Entebbe, Juba, Dubai, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Kigali and Khartoum and connecting to Lusaka and/or Harare on Ethiopian Flight 893. More... Until ?
Hilton HHonors
- 80% Bonus HHonors Points when you buy points online (min. purchase of 5,000 points) More... Until Apr 1, 16
Southwest Rapid Rewards (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 35% Bonus Rapid Rewards Points when you buy points online. More... Until Apr 24, 16
Monday, January 6, 2014
Jan 6 Update: Last to book Hyatt Award Nights at old redemption rates, Amtrak offer out of Vancouver, Aeroplan bonus for Best Western stays
Welcome to the first full work week of 2014! Here is what transpired on Rewards Canada and the world of travel rewards programs in Canada today:
News, Tips & Tricks
Today is the last day to book Hyatt Gold Passport reward nights at the old rates! The new, more expensive chart comes into effect tomorrow. If you have any planned Hyatt stays coming up where you wanted to redeem Gold Passport points for then you should do it by 11:59EST tonight!
Air Canada is running a contest where you can win 125,000 Aeroplan Miles when you participate in their Carbon Offset program on Air Canada flight until Feb 28. Full details.
Thanks to long time Rewards Canada subscriber Andrew S. for alerting us to another new hotel reward program. EveryStay Rewards is the frequent guest program for Rodd Hotels & Resorts in the Maritimes. You can be sure this program is now on our radar and will keep you up to date with any news and promotions from them!. Find out more about EveryStay here.
In the bonus offer section you'll find lots of bonuses and one of note is the travel twice and get one free for Amtrak's Cascade service. This is Amtrak's service to Vancouver so if you are in the lower B.C. mainland and use Amtrak be sure to register for this offer!
Travel Deals
EVA Air has a great deal on flights between Toronto and Manila, only $2,042 all in for premium economy or $1,230 in economy. The fare must be booked by Feb 2 for travel Feb 2 - May 31. Full details can be found here.
Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- 750 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for each qualified "Internet Only" stay at Best Western branded hotels Worldwide More... Until Jan 31, 14
- 250 Bonus Aeroplan Miles per night for up to three nights at the Eaton Chelsea, Toronto. More... Until Jun 30, 14
- Triple Aeroplan Miles when staying at least three consecutive nights or Double Miles for two consecutive nights at any Shangri-La Hotel and Resorts, Traders Hotel or Kerry Hotel at the Best Available Rate. More... Until Feb 28, 14
- OFFER EXTENDED Earn Triple Aeroplan Miles when you rent an Intermediate (Group C) or larger vehicle for 2 days or more at participating locations in Canada, the U.S., Europe, Australia and New Zealand. More... Until Mar 31, 14
- 3,750 Bonus Aeroplan Miles on rentals of 5 or more day at participating airport and off-airport locations in Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United States. More... Until Feb 28, 14
Air France KLM Flying Blue
- Double Flying Blue Miles and save up to 33% when you rent from Hertz during their Global Sale for three days or longer in participating countries Worldwide. More... Book by Jan 26 for rentals until Jun 30, 14
Amtrak Guest Rewards
- Receive a free trip on Amtrak's Acela when you take three qualifying roundtrips on Acela. Travel January 6 – March 1, 2014 to earn one free roundtrip for travel Jul 1 – Aug 31, 2014. More... Travel by Mar 1 for free travel Jul 1 - Aug 31, 14
- Receive a free trip on Amtrak Northeast Regional when you take two qualifying roundtrips on Amtrak's Northeast Regional . Travel January 6 – March 1, 2014 to earn one free roundtrip for travel March 2 – Apr 30, 2014. More... Travel by Mar 1 for free travel Mar 2 to Apr 30, 14
- Receive a free trip on Amtrak Cascades when you take two qualifying roundtrips on Amtrak's Cascades. Travel January 6 – March 1, 2014 to earn one free roundtrip for travel March 2 – Apr 30, 2014. More... Travel by Mar 1 for free travel Mar 2 to Apr 30, 14
- Receive a free trip on the Hiawatha when you take two qualifying roundtrips on Amtrak's Hiawatha. Travel January 6 – March 1, 2014 to earn one free roundtrip for travel March 2 – May 31, 2014. More... Travel by Mar 1 for free travel Mar 2 to May 31, 14
Carlson Hotels Club Carlson
- Earn 38,000 bonus Gold Points when you complete at least three eligible nights during one or more stays at participating Radisson Blu, Radisson, Park Plaza, Park Inn by Radisson and Country Inns & Suites By Carlson hotels worldwide. More... Until Apr 13, 14
Oman Air Sindbad (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Sindbad Miles for stays of 3 or more nights at participating Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Mar 31, 14
- Double Sindbad Miles on Budget rentals in Europe, Middle East and Africa. More... Until Feb 28, 14
- Double Sindbad Miles and save up to 33% when you rent from Hertz during their Global Sale for three days or longer in participating countries Worldwide. More... Book by Jan 31 for rentals until Jun 30, 14
Miles & More
- Earn Double Miles & More Miles when you fly on Austrian Airlines between Vienna and Newark. More... Valid for travel Jul 2 - Sep 30, 14
- Double Miles & More Miles for stays aat all Lindner Hotels & Resorts in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Slovak Republic, Spain, Switzerland. More... Until Feb 28, 14
- Triple Miles & More Miles when staying at least three consecutive nights or Double Miles for two consecutive nights at any Shangri-La Hotel and Resorts, Traders Hotel or Kerry Hotel at the Best Available Rate. More... Until Feb 28, 14
- Double Miles & More Miles on all Europcar rentals Worldwide .More... Until Apr 30, 14
- Double Miles & More Miles and save up to 33% when you rent from Hertz during their Global Sale for three days or longer in participating countries Worldwide. More... Book by Jan 31 for rentals until Jun 30, 14
- Double Miles & More Miles for every euro you spend with WESTbahn. More... Until Feb 28, 14
Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- Double Miles&Smiles Miles and save up to 33% when you rent from Hertz during their Global Sale for three days or longer in participating countries Worldwide. More... Book by Jan 31 for rentals until Jun 30, 14
News, Tips & Tricks
Today is the last day to book Hyatt Gold Passport reward nights at the old rates! The new, more expensive chart comes into effect tomorrow. If you have any planned Hyatt stays coming up where you wanted to redeem Gold Passport points for then you should do it by 11:59EST tonight!
Air Canada is running a contest where you can win 125,000 Aeroplan Miles when you participate in their Carbon Offset program on Air Canada flight until Feb 28. Full details.
Thanks to long time Rewards Canada subscriber Andrew S. for alerting us to another new hotel reward program. EveryStay Rewards is the frequent guest program for Rodd Hotels & Resorts in the Maritimes. You can be sure this program is now on our radar and will keep you up to date with any news and promotions from them!. Find out more about EveryStay here.
In the bonus offer section you'll find lots of bonuses and one of note is the travel twice and get one free for Amtrak's Cascade service. This is Amtrak's service to Vancouver so if you are in the lower B.C. mainland and use Amtrak be sure to register for this offer!
Travel Deals
EVA Air has a great deal on flights between Toronto and Manila, only $2,042 all in for premium economy or $1,230 in economy. The fare must be booked by Feb 2 for travel Feb 2 - May 31. Full details can be found here.
Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- 750 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for each qualified "Internet Only" stay at Best Western branded hotels Worldwide More... Until Jan 31, 14
- 250 Bonus Aeroplan Miles per night for up to three nights at the Eaton Chelsea, Toronto. More... Until Jun 30, 14
- Triple Aeroplan Miles when staying at least three consecutive nights or Double Miles for two consecutive nights at any Shangri-La Hotel and Resorts, Traders Hotel or Kerry Hotel at the Best Available Rate. More... Until Feb 28, 14
- OFFER EXTENDED Earn Triple Aeroplan Miles when you rent an Intermediate (Group C) or larger vehicle for 2 days or more at participating locations in Canada, the U.S., Europe, Australia and New Zealand. More... Until Mar 31, 14
- 3,750 Bonus Aeroplan Miles on rentals of 5 or more day at participating airport and off-airport locations in Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United States. More... Until Feb 28, 14
Air France KLM Flying Blue
- Double Flying Blue Miles and save up to 33% when you rent from Hertz during their Global Sale for three days or longer in participating countries Worldwide. More... Book by Jan 26 for rentals until Jun 30, 14
Amtrak Guest Rewards
- Receive a free trip on Amtrak's Acela when you take three qualifying roundtrips on Acela. Travel January 6 – March 1, 2014 to earn one free roundtrip for travel Jul 1 – Aug 31, 2014. More... Travel by Mar 1 for free travel Jul 1 - Aug 31, 14
- Receive a free trip on Amtrak Northeast Regional when you take two qualifying roundtrips on Amtrak's Northeast Regional . Travel January 6 – March 1, 2014 to earn one free roundtrip for travel March 2 – Apr 30, 2014. More... Travel by Mar 1 for free travel Mar 2 to Apr 30, 14
- Receive a free trip on Amtrak Cascades when you take two qualifying roundtrips on Amtrak's Cascades. Travel January 6 – March 1, 2014 to earn one free roundtrip for travel March 2 – Apr 30, 2014. More... Travel by Mar 1 for free travel Mar 2 to Apr 30, 14
- Receive a free trip on the Hiawatha when you take two qualifying roundtrips on Amtrak's Hiawatha. Travel January 6 – March 1, 2014 to earn one free roundtrip for travel March 2 – May 31, 2014. More... Travel by Mar 1 for free travel Mar 2 to May 31, 14
Carlson Hotels Club Carlson
- Earn 38,000 bonus Gold Points when you complete at least three eligible nights during one or more stays at participating Radisson Blu, Radisson, Park Plaza, Park Inn by Radisson and Country Inns & Suites By Carlson hotels worldwide. More... Until Apr 13, 14
Oman Air Sindbad (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Sindbad Miles for stays of 3 or more nights at participating Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Mar 31, 14
- Double Sindbad Miles on Budget rentals in Europe, Middle East and Africa. More... Until Feb 28, 14
- Double Sindbad Miles and save up to 33% when you rent from Hertz during their Global Sale for three days or longer in participating countries Worldwide. More... Book by Jan 31 for rentals until Jun 30, 14
Miles & More
- Earn Double Miles & More Miles when you fly on Austrian Airlines between Vienna and Newark. More... Valid for travel Jul 2 - Sep 30, 14
- Double Miles & More Miles for stays aat all Lindner Hotels & Resorts in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Slovak Republic, Spain, Switzerland. More... Until Feb 28, 14
- Triple Miles & More Miles when staying at least three consecutive nights or Double Miles for two consecutive nights at any Shangri-La Hotel and Resorts, Traders Hotel or Kerry Hotel at the Best Available Rate. More... Until Feb 28, 14
- Double Miles & More Miles on all Europcar rentals Worldwide .More... Until Apr 30, 14
- Double Miles & More Miles and save up to 33% when you rent from Hertz during their Global Sale for three days or longer in participating countries Worldwide. More... Book by Jan 31 for rentals until Jun 30, 14
- Double Miles & More Miles for every euro you spend with WESTbahn. More... Until Feb 28, 14
Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- Double Miles&Smiles Miles and save up to 33% when you rent from Hertz during their Global Sale for three days or longer in participating countries Worldwide. More... Book by Jan 31 for rentals until Jun 30, 14
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Sep 11 Update: Double Amtrak Guest Rewards points and September's Emirates Miles Accelerator Offers
Wednesday was pretty much a bonus offer day!
News, Tips & Tricks
We have updated our Emirates' Skywards page with the latest Miles Accelerator offers, unfortunataly Toronto is not on that list again however if you are connecting to other EK flights in Dubai there are dozen's of those connecting routes that do have a Miles Accelerator bonus so be sure to check our list before you book! For complete details see the bonus offer section below.
Also if you missed the post earlier this morning, RBC has upped the sign up bonus for the RBC British Airways Visa Infinite card to 45,000 Avios. See here for details.
Travel Deals
Escape to Hawaii: SAVE 25% at Wyndham Grand Koloa Landing at Poipu Beach
Bonus Offers
Air Baltic BalticMiles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Triple BalticMiles Points for stays of two nights and more on Triple Miles special rate at participating World Hotels locations Worldwide. More... Until Mar 31, 14
- Triple BalticMiles Points when you shop online via the BalticMiles Online Shops. More... Until Sep 30 , 13
Amtrak Guest Rewards
- Double Guest Rewards Points on all qualifying Amtrak travel. Limit of two qualifying one-way trips per day. More... Until Oct 31, 13
British Airways Executive Club
- 100 Bonus Avios when you join Heathrow Rewards (bonus awarded as 100 Heathrow Rewards points). More... Ongoing
- 500 Bonus Avios when you spend £30 or more in a single day showing your Heathrow Rewards card (bonus awarded as 500 Heathrow Rewards points). More... Ongoing
Emirates Skywards
- Earn up to 17,500 Bonus Skywards Miles with Emirates' October Miles Accelerator offers. Miles Accelerator enables you to earn more Skywards Miles when you fly with Emirates, irrespective of the fare you pay or where you buy your ticket. More... Until Sep 30, 13
Frontier Airlines EarlyReturns (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Earn up to 3 EarlyReturns Miles per dollar spent when you use GroundLink car services. More... Until Sep 30, 13
Iberia Plus
- Double Avios for stays at participating Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Book by Sep 30 for stays until Oct 15, 13
- Double Avios for stays at the Hoteles Andaluces con Encanto hotels. More... Until Oct 31, 13
- 30% Bonus Avios when you convert your Melia Mas Rewards points into Iberia Plus Avios. More... Until Oct 31, 13
- Double Avios when you stay on Official or Business rates at ParadoresHotels. More... Until Oct 31, 13
- Double Avios on prepaid Enterprise Atesa rentals in Spain. More... Until Oct 31, 13
- Double Avios on all Europcar rentals Worldwide More... Until Oct 30, 13
Marriott Rewards
- Earn up 10,000 Bonus Points for stays at participating Marriott Hotels in San Antonio. More... Oct 10 - Dec 28, 13
Stash Hotel Rewards
- Triple Stash Rewards Points The Island Inn at 123 West Friday Harbor. More... Oct 1 - 31, 13
US Airways Dividend Miles
- 2,000 Bonus Dividend Miles when renting any car type for three days or longer at participating locations worldwide. More... Until Mar 31, 14 Valid for US AirwaysDividend Miles Preferred Members only
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News, Tips & Tricks
We have updated our Emirates' Skywards page with the latest Miles Accelerator offers, unfortunataly Toronto is not on that list again however if you are connecting to other EK flights in Dubai there are dozen's of those connecting routes that do have a Miles Accelerator bonus so be sure to check our list before you book! For complete details see the bonus offer section below.
Also if you missed the post earlier this morning, RBC has upped the sign up bonus for the RBC British Airways Visa Infinite card to 45,000 Avios. See here for details.
Travel Deals
Escape to Hawaii: SAVE 25% at Wyndham Grand Koloa Landing at Poipu Beach
Bonus Offers
Air Baltic BalticMiles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Triple BalticMiles Points for stays of two nights and more on Triple Miles special rate at participating World Hotels locations Worldwide. More... Until Mar 31, 14
- Triple BalticMiles Points when you shop online via the BalticMiles Online Shops. More... Until Sep 30 , 13
Amtrak Guest Rewards
- Double Guest Rewards Points on all qualifying Amtrak travel. Limit of two qualifying one-way trips per day. More... Until Oct 31, 13
British Airways Executive Club
- 100 Bonus Avios when you join Heathrow Rewards (bonus awarded as 100 Heathrow Rewards points). More... Ongoing
- 500 Bonus Avios when you spend £30 or more in a single day showing your Heathrow Rewards card (bonus awarded as 500 Heathrow Rewards points). More... Ongoing
Emirates Skywards
- Earn up to 17,500 Bonus Skywards Miles with Emirates' October Miles Accelerator offers. Miles Accelerator enables you to earn more Skywards Miles when you fly with Emirates, irrespective of the fare you pay or where you buy your ticket. More... Until Sep 30, 13
Frontier Airlines EarlyReturns (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Earn up to 3 EarlyReturns Miles per dollar spent when you use GroundLink car services. More... Until Sep 30, 13
Iberia Plus
- Double Avios for stays at participating Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Book by Sep 30 for stays until Oct 15, 13
- Double Avios for stays at the Hoteles Andaluces con Encanto hotels. More... Until Oct 31, 13
- 30% Bonus Avios when you convert your Melia Mas Rewards points into Iberia Plus Avios. More... Until Oct 31, 13
- Double Avios when you stay on Official or Business rates at ParadoresHotels. More... Until Oct 31, 13
- Double Avios on prepaid Enterprise Atesa rentals in Spain. More... Until Oct 31, 13
- Double Avios on all Europcar rentals Worldwide More... Until Oct 30, 13
Marriott Rewards
- Earn up 10,000 Bonus Points for stays at participating Marriott Hotels in San Antonio. More... Oct 10 - Dec 28, 13
Stash Hotel Rewards
- Triple Stash Rewards Points The Island Inn at 123 West Friday Harbor. More... Oct 1 - 31, 13
US Airways Dividend Miles
- 2,000 Bonus Dividend Miles when renting any car type for three days or longer at participating locations worldwide. More... Until Mar 31, 14 Valid for US AirwaysDividend Miles Preferred Members only
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Mar 19 Update: Amtrak Guest Rewards added to RC, BA & AA Transatlantic bonuses of up to 200K Avios/Miles, Virgin Atlantic sale out of YVR
Tuesday brings a bit more news and lots of great bonus offers (especially for those of you planning 'full fare' travel to the U.K or Europe!)
News, Tips & Tricks
Today's news comes straight from Rewards Canada! Seeing that U.S. based Amtrak
does serve several Canadian cities with rail service, I have added the Amtrak
Guest Rewards program to the bonus offer section on Rewards Canada. You
find the dedicated Amtrak page here.
The timing is perfect too for their Double Points promo launched yesterday for
all Amtrak travel including their services out of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.
If you missed it yesterday I announced a new bonus offer from British Airways for Transatlantic flights from Canada and now I have also added the American Airlines version of the offer as well. You can find both of them below in the Bonus Offers portion.
Travel Deals
Virgin Atlantic is returning to Vancouver in a few months and they have a sale to celebrate, but that sale ends today! Check it out here.
Bonus Offers
airberlin topbonus
- Triple topbonus Miles for stays at participating Accor hotels Worldwide. More... Until May 31, 13
- Double topbonus Miles for stays at participating Wyndham Rewards hotels Worldwide. More... Until May 6, 13
Air China Phoenix Miles
- Double Phoenix Miles Kilometers when paying the Best Available Rate for stays at any Shangri-La resort for a minimum of three consecutive nights; or any Traders hotel for a minimum of two consecutive nights worldwide. More... Until May 31, 13
American AAdvantage
- Earn up to 200,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles when you fly round-trip between the U.S., Canada, or Mexico and Europe for flights that are operated and marketed by British Airways, American Airlines, Iberia or OpenSkies. More... Until May 31, 13 Valid for residents of the U.S.,Canada and Mexico only
Amtrak Guest Rewards
- Double Guest Rewards Points on all Amtrak travel systemwide until May 18, 13. More... Until May 18, 13
- Double Guest Rewards Points for stays at over 5,500 Choice Hotels® locations throughout the U.S., Canada, Ireland, Mexico and the Caribbean. More... Until May 18, 13
- Triple Guest Rewards Points for stays at La Quinta properties in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. More... Until May 18, 13
- 20 Guest Rewards Points per dollar spend at 1-800-Flowers.com. More... Until May 18, 13
- Double Guest Rewards Points for every Broadway ticket you purchase More... Until May 18, 13
- 20 Guest Rewards Points per dollar spend at Teleflora. More... Until May 18, 13
- Quadruple Guest Rewards Points on select wine purchases at Vinesse. More... Until May 18, 13
- Triple Guest Rewards Points on a qualifying rental of 2 or more consecutive days at participating Budget locations in the U.S. More... Until Jun 30, 13
- Triple Guest Rewards Points on a qualifying rental at participating Enterprise locations in the U.S. and Canada. More... Until May 30, 13
- Quadruple Guest Rewards Points on all Hertz rentals in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada. More... Until Jun 30, 13
British Airways Executive Club
- Earn up to 200,000 Bonus Avios when you fly on a full-fare, transatlantic round-trip ticket for travel beginning and ending in the United States or Canada for flights that are operated and marketed by British Airways, American Airlines, Iberia or OpenSkies. More... Until May 31, 13 Valid for residents of the U.S. and Canada only
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Earn up to 15,000 Bonus Asia Miles for hotel bookings made via Ctrip. More... Until Apr 30, 13
Jumeirah Sirius
- Double Sirius Points for stays at the Jumeirah Pera Palace Hotel, Istanbul. More... Until Apr 30, 13
TAP Portugal Victoria
- Triple Victoria Miles for rentals of 5 or more days at participating Sixt rental locations Worldwide. More... Until May 15, 13
US Airways Dividend Miles
- Double Dividend Miles for hotel stays of 2 or more consecutive nights that are booked through US Airways Hotels on usairways.com. More... Book by Apr 16 for stays until Jul 31, 13
Remember to follow Rewards Canada on Facebook and Twitter or subscribe to our Newsletter and RSS feed
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News, Tips & Tricks
Today's news comes straight from Rewards Canada! Seeing that U.S. based Amtrak
does serve several Canadian cities with rail service, I have added the Amtrak
Guest Rewards program to the bonus offer section on Rewards Canada. You
find the dedicated Amtrak page here.
The timing is perfect too for their Double Points promo launched yesterday for
all Amtrak travel including their services out of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.If you missed it yesterday I announced a new bonus offer from British Airways for Transatlantic flights from Canada and now I have also added the American Airlines version of the offer as well. You can find both of them below in the Bonus Offers portion.
Travel Deals
Virgin Atlantic is returning to Vancouver in a few months and they have a sale to celebrate, but that sale ends today! Check it out here.
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| Fares are each way and include all taxes and fees |
Bonus Offers
airberlin topbonus
- Triple topbonus Miles for stays at participating Accor hotels Worldwide. More... Until May 31, 13
- Double topbonus Miles for stays at participating Wyndham Rewards hotels Worldwide. More... Until May 6, 13
Air China Phoenix Miles
- Double Phoenix Miles Kilometers when paying the Best Available Rate for stays at any Shangri-La resort for a minimum of three consecutive nights; or any Traders hotel for a minimum of two consecutive nights worldwide. More... Until May 31, 13
American AAdvantage
- Earn up to 200,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles when you fly round-trip between the U.S., Canada, or Mexico and Europe for flights that are operated and marketed by British Airways, American Airlines, Iberia or OpenSkies. More... Until May 31, 13 Valid for residents of the U.S.,Canada and Mexico only
Amtrak Guest Rewards
- Double Guest Rewards Points on all Amtrak travel systemwide until May 18, 13. More... Until May 18, 13
- Double Guest Rewards Points for stays at over 5,500 Choice Hotels® locations throughout the U.S., Canada, Ireland, Mexico and the Caribbean. More... Until May 18, 13
- Triple Guest Rewards Points for stays at La Quinta properties in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. More... Until May 18, 13
- 20 Guest Rewards Points per dollar spend at 1-800-Flowers.com. More... Until May 18, 13
- Double Guest Rewards Points for every Broadway ticket you purchase More... Until May 18, 13
- 20 Guest Rewards Points per dollar spend at Teleflora. More... Until May 18, 13
- Quadruple Guest Rewards Points on select wine purchases at Vinesse. More... Until May 18, 13
- Triple Guest Rewards Points on a qualifying rental of 2 or more consecutive days at participating Budget locations in the U.S. More... Until Jun 30, 13
- Triple Guest Rewards Points on a qualifying rental at participating Enterprise locations in the U.S. and Canada. More... Until May 30, 13
- Quadruple Guest Rewards Points on all Hertz rentals in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada. More... Until Jun 30, 13
British Airways Executive Club
- Earn up to 200,000 Bonus Avios when you fly on a full-fare, transatlantic round-trip ticket for travel beginning and ending in the United States or Canada for flights that are operated and marketed by British Airways, American Airlines, Iberia or OpenSkies. More... Until May 31, 13 Valid for residents of the U.S. and Canada only
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Earn up to 15,000 Bonus Asia Miles for hotel bookings made via Ctrip. More... Until Apr 30, 13
Jumeirah Sirius
- Double Sirius Points for stays at the Jumeirah Pera Palace Hotel, Istanbul. More... Until Apr 30, 13
TAP Portugal Victoria
- Triple Victoria Miles for rentals of 5 or more days at participating Sixt rental locations Worldwide. More... Until May 15, 13
US Airways Dividend Miles
- Double Dividend Miles for hotel stays of 2 or more consecutive nights that are booked through US Airways Hotels on usairways.com. More... Book by Apr 16 for stays until Jul 31, 13
Remember to follow Rewards Canada on Facebook and Twitter or subscribe to our Newsletter and RSS feed
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Oct 10 Highlight: Mobile-Based Wallet To Convert Points and Miles into Cash, Priority Club Point Breaks and free Amtrak points
I want to thank everyone who has voted so far in the Canada's Choice portion
of our Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings 2012 and want to welcome new
readers and subscribers who may have only joined us today as result of the social
media coverage provided by Aeroplan (Thanks AP!)
News, Tips & Tricks
PointsPay, a division of Swiss based loyalty consulting company Loylogic, is being heavily promoted as the first Mobile Payment solution for using your points and miles as cash. PointsPay launched earlier this year with the Etihad Airways Guest rewards program (if some of Rewards Canada's 10th Anniversay winners of Guest miles haven't used their miles yet, here is another option) and allows you to use your miles/points right at the point of sale. In the first few days of the program’s launch on Etihad Guest, PointsPay issued close to 1,500 PointsPay Virtual and Plastic Cards and loaded 50 million miles. For online purchases it can be done right on your phone and what is really cool is that you can order a free plastic PointsPay card that works at over 30 Million merchants Worldwide that accept Visa or MasterCard. You load the card (so like a prepaid credit card) with the currency of your choice by converting your miles and points. For Canadians, this is similar to Air Miles Cash where you can use your Air Miles Rewards Miles right at the cash register however only at several Air Miles sponsors. So this is where PointsPay is different as it treats your miles/points like true cash in that you are not limited to where you can use them. This is definitely an interesting development in the loyalty industry and I will keep a watch on it for Rewards Canada readers as right now, unless you have Etihad Guest miles, there isn't a huge market for it here. For more details you can visit PointsPay.com
Yesterday Qatar Airways announced that they are joining the oneworld alliance, which is a boost for Canadian members of American's AAdvantage program as Qatar Airways serves Canada directly with their Montreal-Doha route that has ongoing connections to many destinations in Asia, Africa and Australia. It is always good to get another option for earning and burning miles regardless of which oneworld program you may be a member of.
In the bonus offers sectoin there is an offer for free Amtrak Guest Rewards points, anyone can get them but unless you plan on earning Guest Rewards points from other methods it probably won't be worthwhile for you. Really it would only be useful to those who may use Amtrak service to the U.S. from Montreal, Toronto or Vancouver
Bonus Offers
Amtrak Guest Rewards (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 100 Guest Rewards Points when you connect your Amtrak Guest Rewards with your Facebook account. More... Until Nov 3, 12
Ethiopian Sheba Miles
- Double Sheba Miles for flights between Ouagadougou and Addis Ababa. More... Until Dec 31, 12
InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club
- 5,000 points per award night - Priority Club Point Breaks. 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 Dec 10, 2012. More...
Miles & More
- Earn up to Quadruple Miles & More Miles on all Hertz rentals Worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 12
Starwood Preferred Guest
- 1,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays at the Sheraton Silver Spring Hotel. More... Until Dec 31, 12
- 1,000 Bonus Starpoints on every Sheraton Club stay at the Sheraton Anchorage Hotel & Spa. More... Until Nov 30, 12
Virgin America Elevate (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Elevate Points on qualifying flights between Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle. More... Until Nov 15, 12
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- 100 Bonus Flying Club Miles per transaction when you book any car rental Worldwide using your Hertz #1 Club Gold® profile. More... Ongoing
PointsPay, a division of Swiss based loyalty consulting company Loylogic, is being heavily promoted as the first Mobile Payment solution for using your points and miles as cash. PointsPay launched earlier this year with the Etihad Airways Guest rewards program (if some of Rewards Canada's 10th Anniversay winners of Guest miles haven't used their miles yet, here is another option) and allows you to use your miles/points right at the point of sale. In the first few days of the program’s launch on Etihad Guest, PointsPay issued close to 1,500 PointsPay Virtual and Plastic Cards and loaded 50 million miles. For online purchases it can be done right on your phone and what is really cool is that you can order a free plastic PointsPay card that works at over 30 Million merchants Worldwide that accept Visa or MasterCard. You load the card (so like a prepaid credit card) with the currency of your choice by converting your miles and points. For Canadians, this is similar to Air Miles Cash where you can use your Air Miles Rewards Miles right at the cash register however only at several Air Miles sponsors. So this is where PointsPay is different as it treats your miles/points like true cash in that you are not limited to where you can use them. This is definitely an interesting development in the loyalty industry and I will keep a watch on it for Rewards Canada readers as right now, unless you have Etihad Guest miles, there isn't a huge market for it here. For more details you can visit PointsPay.com
Yesterday Qatar Airways announced that they are joining the oneworld alliance, which is a boost for Canadian members of American's AAdvantage program as Qatar Airways serves Canada directly with their Montreal-Doha route that has ongoing connections to many destinations in Asia, Africa and Australia. It is always good to get another option for earning and burning miles regardless of which oneworld program you may be a member of.
In the bonus offers sectoin there is an offer for free Amtrak Guest Rewards points, anyone can get them but unless you plan on earning Guest Rewards points from other methods it probably won't be worthwhile for you. Really it would only be useful to those who may use Amtrak service to the U.S. from Montreal, Toronto or Vancouver
Bonus Offers
Amtrak Guest Rewards (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 100 Guest Rewards Points when you connect your Amtrak Guest Rewards with your Facebook account. More... Until Nov 3, 12
Ethiopian Sheba Miles
- Double Sheba Miles for flights between Ouagadougou and Addis Ababa. More... Until Dec 31, 12
InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club
- 5,000 points per award night - Priority Club Point Breaks. 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 Dec 10, 2012. More...
Miles & More
- Earn up to Quadruple Miles & More Miles on all Hertz rentals Worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 12
Starwood Preferred Guest
- 1,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays at the Sheraton Silver Spring Hotel. More... Until Dec 31, 12
- 1,000 Bonus Starpoints on every Sheraton Club stay at the Sheraton Anchorage Hotel & Spa. More... Until Nov 30, 12
Virgin America Elevate (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Elevate Points on qualifying flights between Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle. More... Until Nov 15, 12
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- 100 Bonus Flying Club Miles per transaction when you book any car rental Worldwide using your Hertz #1 Club Gold® profile. More... Ongoing