Canadian Points University Calgary - Come learn the ins and outs of travel reward programs on Nov 3/4

 

The third installment of the Canadian Points University is just around the corner! This edition will be held in Calgary at the new Calgary Airport Marriott In-Terminal Hotel (read our review of the hotel here) If you have not bought tickets yet you can do so at PointsU.ca and use our code 'RewardsCanada' to save yourself $20 on the full ticket price.

Whether you are a newcomer to the world of miles and points or a seasoned expert conferences like this are always a great place to learn more about making the most of your loyalty programs. There are always new tips and tricks being revealed and with over a dozen speakers and guests you can be sure that you'll come away knowing more about rewards than you did coming in. Check out the PointsU.ca website for complete details including the agenda for the main day on November 4th, discounted rates for stays at the Marriott and of course ticket purchasing.

This third edition moves away from the traditional conference format and moves to a more interactive 'around the table' format:

Some of the topics that will be interactively discussed are Where to Start, Maximizing Aeroplan, Awards Search Hands on and much more. All in all it should be a great day of learning and sharing ideas to make the most of your loyalty programs!

October 12 Update: Canadian Points University to be held Nov 3/4 in YYC, WestJet partners with Chopped Leaf, 15% off Hertz rentals

The next Canadian Points University is just around the corner and it's in Rewards Canada's home town! The PointsU will be held on November 3 and 4th at the new Calgary Airport Marriott In-Terminal Hotel (read our review of the hotel here) If you have not bought tickets yet you can do so at PointsU.ca and use our code 'RewardsCanada' to save yourself $20 on the full ticket price. With it less than a month away we want to get the details out to you now but will follow up with another post next week with more details!

WestJet announced today that they have partnered with Chopped Leaf to provide the restaurant's whole-food offerings on board WestJet aircraft. The new food service will begin on November 15th. (Source WestJet)

Ethiopian Airlines is growing their Toronto to Addis Ababa service from 3 flights per week to 5 flights per week starting Dec 3. Ethiopian is an Aeroplan partner and is always a decent award flight option for flights to Africa, the Middle East and more. (Source Routesonline)



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Travel Deals
Hertz is offering 15% off weekly and weekend rentals in Canada and the U.S. if you book by October 31 for rentals until Jan 31, 18 Find out more here

 

Canadian Bonus Offers
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Other Bonus Offers
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Triple Asia Miles on rentals of 2 or more days with Avis in Asia, USA, Canada, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands. More... Book by Nov 30 for rentals until Dec 14, 17

Etihad Guest
- 20% Bonus Guest Miles when you covert points from select hotel and financial partners to Etihad Guest. More... Until Oct 31, 17

Marriott Rewards
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points per night for stays on Thursday-Sunday nights (Friday or Saturday required) at 8 Courtyard, Residence Inn & SpringHill Suites hotels in New Jersey or Pennsylvania. More... Until Dec 4, 17
- 2,000 Bonus Rewards Points per stay of 2+ nights at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel. More... Until Dec 4, 17

Qantas Frequent Flyer
- 500 Bonus Frequent Flyer Points for your first Airbnb booking. More... Ongoing

Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- Double QMiles for each qualified stay at any Millennium and Copthorne participating hotels in Middle East and Africa. More... Until Dec 31, 17
SAS EuroBonus
- Double EuroBonus Points when you book the SAS Dreams Hong Kong Sweet & Sour tour. More... Book by Nov 1, 17

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- Double KrisFlyer Miles for stays of at least two consecutive nights at Casa del Rio Melaka. More... Until Nov 30, 17
- Triple KrisFlyer Miles for stays at Anantara Hotels in Asia and Africa. More... Until Dec 31, 17
- Triple KrisFlyer Miles for stays at Avani Hotels in Asia and Africa. More... Until Dec 31, 17
- Triple KrisFlyer Miles for stays at TivoliHotels in Portugal, Brazil and Qatar. More... Until Dec 31, 17

Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus
- Earn up to 4,000 Bonus ROP Miles when you fly on Thai Airways between Bangkok and Vienna. More... Nov 16 - Feb 28, 18

United MileagePlus
- Double MileagePlus Miles for stays on the Family Moments package at the Fairmont Dallas. More... Until Dec 1, 17



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September 12 Update: Enter to win a Canadian Points University Ticket and the AIR MILES expiry issue continues!

News, Tips & Tricks
A quiet start to the week (as many Mondays tend to be) but a good one nonetheless as we have a giveaway! What's the giveaway you may ask? It is a ticket the next Canadian Points University in Toronto on October 22nd. One lucky reader who comments below will win this ticket valued at a minimum of $119 to attend the Points U. This is open to all Canadians (including Quebec) and we ask that you only enter if you know that you will be able to attend that weekend. Simply tell us below in the comments section what city (or cities) you would like the see the next Points U to be held in! You can enter until 11:59pm EST on Wednesday September 14th. Good luck everyone! As always you can find out more about Pointsu here and use our code RewardsCanada to save $40 on tickets.

The AIR MILES expiry topic isn't going away anytime soon! We were on 680 CJOB Winnipeg this morning discussing the issue and CBC had another article about it yesterday: Customers say Air Miles explanation for hiding rewards 'doesn't add up'

Of course you can find all kinds of info on this topic in Rewards Canada's guide to the upcoming AIR MILES Reward Miles expiration


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Bonus Offers
AeroMexico Club Premier
- Triple Club Premier Points for stays at participating Choice Hotels in Mexico. More... Until Nov 30, 16
- Earn up to Quadruple Club Premier Points for stays at La Quinta Inns and Suites. More... Until Dec 31, 16

Air France KLM Flying Blue
- Double Flying Blue Miles when you fly on select GOL routes in Brazil. More... Oct 1 - Nov 30, 16
- Earn up to Triple Flying Blue Miles for stays at participating Novotel, Mercure or Pullman hotels Worldwide. More... Until Oct 16, 16
- 3,000 Bonus Flying Blue Miles when you make your first hotel booking via PointsHound. More... Book by Oct 15, 16
- Triple Flying Blue Miles on all Hertz rentals of 3 or more days Worldwide. More... Book by Oct 7 for rentals until Nov 25, 16

American AAdvantage
- Triple AAdvantage Miles for stays at La Quinta Inns and Suite in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. More... Until Dec 31, 16

Marriott Rewards
- 5,000 Bonus Rewards Points PER NIGHT for stays at the Courtyard Detroit Pontiac/Auburn Hills. More... Until Oct 29, 16 3
- 2,000 Bonus Rewards Points PER NIGHT for stays at the Residence Inn Austin Northwest/The Domain Area. More... Until Oct 26, 16
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points per stay at the Courtyard Seattle North/Everett. More... Until Oct 31, 16

Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- 3,000 Bonus QMiles on all Avis rentals of 3 or more days Worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 16
- 2,000 Bonus QMiles on all Budget rentals of 2 or more days Worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 16

Starwood Preferred Guest
- Double Starpoints for stays on the Grand Opening Package at the Sheraton Seoul Palace Gangnam Hotel. More... Until ?



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August 24 Update: Save $40 on Canadian Points University tickets, Choice Hotels & Starwood launch their fall promotions

News, Tips & Tricks
The next Canadian Points University will be taking place this October in Toronto! It will feature some of the same speakers from the Vancouver conference held this past January and some new speakers as well. I personally will not be speaking at this one but we are working on having another speaker from Rewards Canada in place for the YYZ event. In the meantime you can already buy tickets for the event and if you use our code 'RewardsCanada' you'll receive $40 off of the ticket price. Full details can be found at PointsU.ca and you can order tickets directly at https://www.picatic.com/PointsUYYZ?code=RewardsCanada

Be sure you enter our second contest with Marriott International! You can win up to 30,000 Marriott Rewards points! Enter by August 31st. Click here for complete details and to enter the contest!


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Bonus Offers
Alitalia MilleMiglia
- Earn up to 1,000 Bonus MilleMiglia Miles for each flight on Alitalia between Rome and Tenerife. More... Oct 30 - Dec 30, 16

American AAdvantage
- Earn up to 5,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles on rentals of 3 or more consecutive days at participating Avis airport locations in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Caribbean. More... Until Oct 15, 16
- Earn up to 5,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles on rentals of 3 or more consecutive days at participating Budget airport locations in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Mexico, Latin America, and Caribbean. More... Until Oct 15, 16

Choice Hotels Privileges
- Earn up to 8,000 Bonus Privileges Points for every 2 separate stays you complete at participating Choice Hotels Worldwide. More... Restrictions For residents of the U.S. and Canada only Sep 1 - Nov 11, 16

Starwood Preferred Guest
- Earn up to Triple Starpoints for stays at Starwood Hotels Worldwide. More... Sep 12 - Dec 18, 16



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January 13 Update: Canadian Points U update, Flexibility feature update, up to 1,000 bonus miles for Marriott stays in Europe

Here is your mid week update!

News, Tips & Tricks
Due to a last minute scheduling conflict, I will no longer be speaking at the first Canadian Points University this Saturday in Vancouver. Don't worry thought you'll be in good hands with the other speakers and be able to learn tons about the world of points and miles for Canadians. If you haven't bought a ticket yet you can still use our promo code of REWARD20 to save $30 on your ticket at pointsu.ca

We updated our feature on Travel Points Card Flexibility! Be sure to check out how Not all Travel Points and Hybrid Credit Cards are created equal!



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Bonus Offers
Air France KLM Flying Blue
- Triple Flying Blue miles for stays at over 2,800 Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Book by Jan 24 for stays until Feb 14, 16

Alitalia MilleMiglia
- Triple MilleMiglia Miles for stays of 2 or more nights at NH Hotels in Italy. More... Until Mar 31, 16

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Double Asia Miles when you book hotels via Hotels.com. More... Book by Jan 31 for stays until Mar 31, 16
- Double Asia Miles and enjoy up to 25% off on car rentals of 3 or more days at participating HERTZ locations worldwide. More... Book by Jan 31 for rentals until Mar 31, 16

JAL Mileage Bank
- Double JMB Fly On Points when you fly JAL Business Class between Nagoya (Chubu) and Bangkok. More... Until Mar 31, 16
- 500 Bonus Mileage Bank Miles when you redeem and fly JMB award tickets on Fuji Dream Airways. More... Until Mar 31, 16

Le Club accorhotels
- 100 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays on the Extra Saver Package at over 300 Accor hotels in 28 countries. More... Until Mar 31, 16
- Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Accor hotels in Czech Republic, Slovakia or Poland More... Book by Feb 29 for stays until Mar 31, 16

Marriott Rewards
- Earn up to 1,000 Bonus Airline Miles for stays at Marriott Hotels in Europe. More... Feb 1 - Apr 25, 16

Starwood Preferred Guest
- 3,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays in a suite at the W Bangkok. More... Until Dec 31, 16

Voila Hotel Rewards
- Triple VHR Points & Double Elite Tier Status Points when you stay at any participating Voila Hotel Rewards hotels Worldwide. More... Until Mar 31, 16
- Double Elite Tier Credit for stays of 3 or more nights at any participating VOILÀ hotel worldwide. More... Until Mar 31, 16
- 250 Bonus VHR Points for each person you refer to the VHR program. More... Until May 31, 16

Canadian Points University - Come learn the ins and outs of travel rewards programs in Vancouver

If you follow lots of the U.S. based miles and points bloggers you'll know that several times per year there are seminars/conferences for the general public to go learn tips and tricks of the travel rewards industry. Well now the first such Canadian conference, the Canadian Points University is taking place in Vancouver on Saturday January 16th. This is the place to learn more about travel rewards programs for Canadians and how to make the most of earning and burning miles and points, achieving elite status and much much more.

There is Early Bird Pricing of $129 for the conference that ends at midnight on December 15th! Plus if you use our promo code REWARD20 you'll save an additional $20 so you can attend for only $109! If you aren't sure yet if you can attend you can buy tickets right up to the date of the event for $159 and still use our promo code of REWARD20 to save that $20 and pay only $139.

To learn more about the Canadian Points University and to buy tickets you can visit their website at www.pointsu.ca

November 9 Update: Save $20 on Canadian Points University tickets, Apple Pay with Amex Canada coming soon and more

This will be another four day week on Rewards Canada as we'll have no updates on Remembrance Day.

News, Tips & Tricks
On Friday we let you know about the Canadian Points University! and are happy to pass along a discount code if you want to buy tickets to this event! Use REWARD20 to save $20 on the ticket price! Visit the site here.

Super exciting news that Air France KLM have now released seats for the 50% off Promo Awards in Business Class between Vancouver and Europe in February. Read how you can combine this discount with their buy miles bonus to save some major coin on these flights. Find out more here.

You will soon be able to use your Canadian issued American Express card with Apple Pay. Find out more here.

Home Hardware is once again running an Aeroplan bonus. Earn triple miles on all purchases made at Home stores or online. Find out more here.



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Bonus Offers
Air China Phoenix Miles
- Earn up to 50% Bonus Phoenix Miles Kilometers when you fly on Air Macau. Earn 30% in Economy Class or 50% in Business/First class. More... Until Dec 31, 15
- 25% Bonus Phoenix Miles Kilometers when you convert Shangri-La Golden Circle Points into Phoenix Miles Kilometers. More... Until Dec 31, 15

Binter Canarias BinterMas(on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double BinterMas points for stays at Barcelo Hotels in the Canary Islands. More... Until Nov 30, 15
- Double BinterMas points for stays at Iberostar Hotels in the Canary Islands. More... Until Nov 30, 15

British Airways Executive Club (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 20% Bonus Avios for every £10 in Tesco Clubcard vouchers you exchange into British Airways Executive Club. More... Until Nov 30, 15

Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer
- Double iPrefer Points for stays at 15 participating hotels in Arizona, New Mexico & Texas. More... Until Nov 30, 15

Saudia Alfursan
- Double Alfursan Miles for stays at Millennium Taiba Hotel Madinah or Millennium Al Aqeeq Hotel Madinah in Saudi Arabia. More... Until Nov 30, 15

Starwood Preferred Guest
- Triple Starpoints, daily breakfast for two, dining credit and 4th night free at The Royal Hawaiian A Luxury Collection Resort or the Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort & Spa. More... Until Mar 31, 16

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 15% Bonus Flying Club Miles for every £10 in Tesco Clubcard vouchers you exchange into Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. Plus earn 1,000 more miles if opt-in to Auto-convert. More... Until Dec 5, 15