Finnair has brought back their best ever buy points bonus and since the airline is part of the oneworld alliance this offer may be of use to some oneworld flyers. This buy points bonus has two parts to it – the first is your standard bonus on the points you buy, which in this case is anywhere from 0% to 100% and the second is the awarding of elite qualifying tier points on those purchases as well. They’ve also upped the maximum you can buy this year to 200,000 points from the previous 150,000. This offer is available until December 27, 2021
Thursday, December 16, 2021
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
December 8 Update: SCENE unavailable at select restaurants until December 13, stay 2 nights in Mississauga and get a $100 prepaid card, Finnair launching Seattle to Helsinki flights
Here's your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your daily dose (or near daily dose) of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. This update is brought to you by the HSBC World Elite Mastercard which is currently offering a welcome bonus of up to 100,000 bonus points worth $500, has no foreign transaction fees and no annual fee in the first year!
One further Scene+ update made its way through our email. As a follow up to last week's news about Scene being unavailable the program let members know as well that as they prepare the upgrade members will not be able to earn or redeem points from today to December 12 at the following restaurants:
Swiss Chalet®, Harveys®, Montana’s BBQ & Bar®, East Side Mario’s®, Kelseys Original Roadhouse®, Bier Markt®, The Prime Pubs®.
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
You can buy yourself oneworld elite status with Finnair's latest buy points offer of up to 100% bonus points + 25% bonus tier points
What makes the offer worthy of its own post beyond our typical listing of it in our bonus offer pages (Rewards Canada does have a Finnair Plus bonus points page here) is the bonus tier points portion of it. Right now when you buy Finnair Plus points you can receive up to 100% bonus Plus Points AND 25% bonus tier points. Here's where things get interesting - the 25% bonus tier points is on the entire amount you receive from buying points - that is the base amount plus the bonus. So if you buy150,000 Finnair Plus Points you'll end up with 300,000 points and 75,000 Tier Points! Those 75,000 Tier Points will automatically give you Finnair Plus Silver Status which provides oneworld Ruby status and you would only be 5,000 Tier Points shy of Gold and 75,000 shy of Platinum. Both of which you can achieve with this buy points offer. How so? Read on...
Friday, May 13, 2016
May 13 Update: WestJet Elite Fast Track Offer, Finnair Transatlantic Bonus, 2 Weeks left for the up to 30,000 mile offer on TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite
Just post from the last 24 hours and bonuses for you today!
Posts since our last update:
- WestJet Simplicity - Fast Track to Elite Status, On-time guarantees and more for flying the Eastern Triangle and to New York LGA
On May 6th WestJet launched WestJet Simplicity, a new initiative for their flights on the Eastern Triangle and to…
- Choice Hotels Summer Promo: 8,000 Privileges Points after two separate stays
Choice Hotels Privileges is the next major hotel chain to release their summer systemwide promo and guess what? It's…
- Two weeks left to grab the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card with up to 30,000 bonus miles & first year free
You have two weeks left to grab this card with its current higher sign up bonus of 25,000 miles…
- Earn Double Aeroplan Miles on Avianca Brazil flights
Air Canada is celebrating their codeshare partnership with Avianca Brazil by offering members double miles for flying on Avianca…
- Hotel Review: Canalta Hotel Tisdale (Guest Post)
We welcome a hotel review guest post today from Bill W.! Bill has contributed to Rewards Canada previously with some…
Travel Deals
Alberta, B.C. and Saskatchewan residents can get some great rates (up to 30% off) for stays in Alberta's national parks at Fairmont Hotels. Alberta residents can enjoy all three Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper while Sask. residents get the discount at Lake Louise and Jasper and B.C. residents get the discount in Jasper. To find out more about these discounts visit the special offer page for the Fairmont Banff Springs, Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise or the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge.
Bonus Offers
AeroMexico Club Premier
- Earn up to 2,000 Bonus Club Premier points when you stay 2 or more nights at participating Marriott Hotels in Mexico. More... Until Jul 31, 16
Air Canada / Aeroplan
- Earn Double Aeroplan miles on all eligible routes and booking classes for every one-way segment flown with Avianca Brazil. More... May 15 - Jul 31, 16
China Southern Sky Pearl
- Double Sky Pearl Kilometers and 4th night free for stays at participating Shangri-La Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Jun 30, 16
Choice Privileges
- Earn up to 8,000 Bonus Privileges Points when you complete 2 separate stays at participating Choice Hotels Worldwide. More... For residents of the U.S. and Canada only Until Aug 18, 16
Finnair Plus
- Earn up to 50,000 Bonus Plus Points when you fly with Finnair, American Airlines, British Airways or Iberia between the U.S., Canada or Mexico and Europe or the U.K.. More... Until Jul 31, 16
WestJet Rewards
- Fast track to Silver or Gold Status when you fly on WestJet Simplicity routes between Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and New York La Guardia. More... Until Jul 15, 16
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Monday, January 18, 2016
January 18 Update: 5,000 Bonus Gold Points for Club Carlson stays, big Finnair PointsHound bonus and Amex Travel Hotel sale
News, Tips & Tricks
Quiet on the news front today!
Some of you may be recovering from attending the Canadian Points University over the weekend. As you may know we had a last scheduling matter that prevented us from coming out and speaking. Hopefully things work out for the next Points U! I'm sure those of you who did attend learned a lot of the ins and outs of making the most of your travel rewards programs!
Posts since our last update:
- Club Carlson - 5,000 Bonus Gold Points when you complete stays at two of their brands anywhere in the world
This email came through about half an hour ago. A new bonus from the folks at Carlson Rezidor hotels…
Travel Deals
American Express Travel is once again running a major hotel sale. You can save up to 40% on bookings at select hotels until Feb 29, 16. Find out more here.
SWISS is offering some decent fares on their flights out of Montreal. Fly to Europe for as little as $817 all in. Find out more here.
Bonus Offers
Carlson Rezidor Hotels Club Carlson
- 5,000 Bonus Gold Points when you stay at two different Carlson Rezidor brands anywhere in the world More... Until Mar 31, 16
Finnair Plus
- 10,000 Bonus Plus Points on hotel stays booked via PointsHound. More... Until Jan 31, 16
IHG Rewards Club
- 3,000 Bonus IHG Rewards Club Points for Platinum Members on your next stay at IHG Hotels Worldwide. More... Until ? Targeted Offer - May not work for everyone
Oman Air Sindbad (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Earn up to 4x Sindbad Miles for stays at participating Shangri-La Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Feb 29, 16
- Double Sindbad Miles for stays at the at Swiss-Belhotel Sharjah. More... Until Feb 28, 16
Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer
- Double iPrefer Points for stays at AKA Serviced Residences in North America and Europe. More... Until Mar 31, 16
TAP Portugal Victoria
- 2,000 Victoria Miles for stays of 3 or more nights at the PortoBay Liberdade Lisbon. More... Until Feb 15, 16
- Triple Victoria Miles for stays of 2 or more nights at participating World Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Feb 29, 16
Thursday, October 22, 2015
October 22 Update: BMO World Elite Grand Cru offer returns, LifeMiles award chart changes, Finnair Transatlantic bonus
News, Tips & Tricks
I want to thank everyone way down East who tuned in and called or emailed their questions for my appearance on CBC Maritime Noon. The 45 minutes went by quickly and I was told there were many calls and emails that they just weren't able to get to. So feel free to email them us! Simply visit our contact page to submit your questions.
WestJet's Boeing 767 has finally entered revenue service! It performed flight 655 between Toronto and Calgary this morning. (Source WestJet)
Thanks to Rewards Canada reader Stephen H for forwarding the details of the return of the Grand Cru BMO World Elite MasterCard offer. Looks like have really tighten their grip on it this time round as I'm guessing a lot of non-Grand Cru supporters applied for this amazing deal the last time it was offered. This time you have to attend the Grand Cru event/auction next week (Oct 29/30) to be able to apply for the card. If you are going to the event make sure you do apply for it! You get a 40,000 point sign up bonus (instead of 30,000) and the first THREE YEARS with no annual fee (that saves $450!!) Find out more about this offer here.
Many times over the past few years we have brought you details about buying Avianca LifeMiles and how you can use them for Star Alliance flights. Good news from that program today as they have reduced the miles required (how often do we see that happen!!) for award flights in Business Class or First Class between North America and Brazil (like Air Canada's flights) and between Brazil and Europe in all fare classes. (Source LoyaltyLobby)
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Posts since our last update:
- Redemption Stories: Using WestJet Rewards Dollars and Diners Club Reward Points for WestJet flights
Highlights from our SFO trip (www.instagram.com/rewardscanada)Back in July the Rewards Canada family took a vacation to San Francisco. This was…
- Rewards Canada to be on CBC Maritime Noon on October 22 - Get your reward program questions answered
If you live in the Maritimes and are able to listen to CBC Radio's Maritime Noon tomorrow (Oct 22)…
- American Express Front Of The Line gets even better with a new multi-year agreement signed with Live Nation
You may recall our post from nearly a month ago where we discussed what we think is one of…
Air New Zealand Airpoints
- Double Airpoints for every qualifying stay at any Choice hotel (Econo Lodge®, Comfort™, Quality™, Clarion® or Ascend Hotel Collection® member) in New Zealand. More... Until Nov 30, 15
Best Western Rewards
- Earn 5,000 Bonus Rewards Points when you download the new Best Western to Go Mobile® app and book your next stay at a Best Western hotel through the app or on a mobile device. More... Until Nov 22, 15
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Earn up to Triple Asia Miles for stays of 2+ nights at Harbour Plaza Hotels & Resorts across Hong Kong and China. More... Until Dec 31, 15
Finnair Plus
- Earn up to 125,000 Bonus Plus Points on all Finnair, British Airways, American Airlines or Iberia flights between North America and Europe. More... Until Jan 31, 16
- Fast Track to Silver Elite Status - fly one return Finnair Long Haul flight from Tallinn to Asia in Business Class, or two Long Haul return flights with the eligible booking classes to earn Silver Elite status. More... Register by Jan 31 for travel until Feb 29, 16
JetBlue TrueBlue (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Triple TrueBlue Points for stays at participating Morgans Hotel Group Hotels in the U.S. and U.K.. More... Book by Oct 30 for stays until Mar 31, 16
Orbitz Rewards (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 4x Orbucks when you book select flights on Japan Airlines between the US and Japan. More... Book by Nov 15, 15
- 4x Orbucks on select Korean Air flights to Sao Paulo, Manila, Bangkok, Hong Kong and more. More... Book by Nov 15, 15
- 4x Orbucks on select Alantis hotel + flight packages. More... Book by Nov 17, 15
- $50 Orbucks when you spend $1,000+ on Walt Disney World® tickets. More... Book by Nov 8, 15
- $60 Orbucks when you book select Norwegian Cruise Line purchases. More... Book by Nov 9, 15
Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- Double QMiles for stays at any participating Jumeirah Hotels and Resorts properties Worldwide. More... Until Mar 31, 16
- Double QMiles for stays in a Club room or Suite at Langham Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 15
- 1,500 Bonus QMiles for stays at the Riyadh Marriott Hotel or the Courtyard by Marriott Riyadh Diplomatic Quarter. More... Until Dec 30, 15
- 1,000 Bonus QMiles for stays at the Marriott Marquis City Center Doha. More... Until Dec 30, 15
- Double QMiles for stays of 3 or more nights at Millennium & Copthorne Hotels in the Middle East. More... Until Nov 29, 15
- 3,000 Bonus QMiles on your first Rocketmiles booking More...Book by Dec 31, 15
- Double QMiles for stays at the Capital Centre Arjaan by Rotana.More... Book by Nov 30 for stays until Jan 31, 16
- Double QMiles for stays of 2+ nights at over 170 World Hotels locations Worldwide. More... Until Mar 31, 16
Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- Triple Miles&Smiles Miles for stays at Constance Hotels in Mauritius, Seychelles, Maldives and Madagascar. More... Book by Dec 31 for stays until Mar 31, 16
- Double Miles&Smiles Miles for stays at all Titanic Hotels. More... Until Dec 31, 15
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
May 20 Update: BMO Sobeys AIR MILES MasterCard added to comparison charts, American & Finnair buy miles/points bonuses
News, Tips & Tricks
More Rewards Canada's credit card comparison chart updates today. Today we added the BMO Sobeys AIR MILES MasterCard to the mix. You'll find the card on the following two charts:
Canadian Travel Credit Card Comparison: All Credit Cards
Canadian Travel Credit Card Comparison: Travel Poins Credit Cards
COPA Airlines sent out another email about their new ConnectMiles program with details on when enrollment will begin. Everything seems to be lining up properly for their July 1st launch.
Posts since our last update:
- Destinations you can fly to with WestJet dollars
We've been asked when we release various rankings on the site, how come WestJet dollars didn’t make it into our…
Bonus Offers
American AAdvantage
- Earn up to 50,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles when you buy or gift AAdvantage Miles online. More... Until Jun 12, 15
Emirates Skywards
- 1,000 Bonus Skywards Miles for stays at all Marriott Hotels in India. More... Until Jul 31, 15
Finnair Plus
- Triple Plus Points for stays at over 2,800 Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Jun 1 - Aug 31, 15
- Earn up to 40% Bonus Plus Points when you buy Finnair Plus points. More... Until Jun 30, 15
Hyatt Gold Passport
- 2,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points for stays at the Hyatt Place Taghazout Agadir. More... Until Jul 15, 15
Philippine Airlines Mabuhay
- Double Mabuhay Miles when you fly in Business Class between Manila and Cebu or Davao. More... Until Jun 29, 15
Starwood Preferred Guest
- 3,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays in suite at the Sheraton Iguazú Hotel More... Until Dec 31, 15
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
May 12 Update: Big Bonuses for Finnair's Toronto-Helsinki flight, KLM WOW $799 to Krakow and more!
News, Tips & Tricks
Home Hardware is offering 3x Aeroplan Miles on all purchases made at Home stores or online until May 16. (and of course they still have their 100 Free Aeroplan Miles for email subscriptions going on) Find out mre here
In the bonus offers section there is another big Transatlantic bonus just like those we brought to you last week from American Airlines and British Airways. This one is identical as it is from their partner Finnair. This may be of use to some of you as Finnair does fly between Toronto and Helsinki during the summer season. For details see the bonus offers section below.
Posts since our last update:
- Philippine Airlines: Double Mabuhay Miles between Vancouver and New York
Recently Philippine Airlines started flying a new 5th freedom rights route between Vancouver and New York. Just like their Asian…
Travel Deals
KLM's Wild on Wednesday offer is Krakow this week! Fares are only $799 all in from the East and $949 from the West. Book by 11:59PM EST on May 14 for travel until Jun 18 or between Sep 11 and Dec 10. Fare is valid for weekday travel only from Sunday to Thursday (on transatlantic flights). Find out more and book this deal here.
Bonus Offers
British Airways Executive Club
- Triple Avios when you fly on Flybe in or out of London City Airport. More... Until May 31, 15
Etihad Guest
- Earn up to Quadruple Guest Miles on all Etihad flights Worldwide. More... Register and book by Jun 4 for travel until Feb 29, 16
Finnair Plus
- Earn up to 115,000 Bonus Plus Points when you fly round-trip between Europe and the United States, Canada or Mexico on First Class, Business Class or select full-fare Economy Class fares with Finnair, American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia, OpenSkies or US Airways. More... Until Aug 7, 15
Le Club accorhotels
- 1,000 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays on the Picnic in the Park offer atthe Sofitel London St James. More... Until Aug 31, 15
Philippine Airlines Mabuhay
- Double Mabuhay Miles when you fly Philippine Airlines or PAL Express on select routes Worldwide. More... Until Jul 15, 15
- Triple Mabuhay Miles for stays at participating Hilton hotels Worldwide. More... Until Jul 31, 15
Starwood Preferred Guest
- 500 Bonus Starpoints for stays at the Sheraton JFK Airport Hotel More... Until Jun 30, 15
United MileagePlus
- 2,000 Bonus MileagePlus miles for Premier members who join MileagePlus Dining. More... Until Jul 1, 15