March 23 Update: Bonus Aeroplan miles for YVR parking and bonuses for booking Hainan or Lufthansa flights online

Not much going on over the past couple of days so it's all bonus offers for you in today's update!

Posts since our last update:

• TD Cash Back Visa Infinite Card: Earn 9% on gas, grocery and recurring bill payments for the first 3 months (up to $3,500 in spend)
  A new offer came out some time ago for the relatively new TD Cash Back Visa Infinite Card that…
• Miles & More: 50% Bonus Miles on all Lufthansa flights booked online
  We haven't seen this good of systemwide or global flight bonus in a long time. Right now Lufthansa will…

Travel Deals
Because one night is never enough! Stay one night and the next is 40% off at participating North and Latin American Starwood Hotels! 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
Air Canada / Aeroplan
- Double Aeroplan Miles when you reserve online and park with with jetSet Parking or Value Long Term Parking at Vancouver International Airport Parking, for 4 days or more. More... Until May 31, 18

Hainan Airlines Fortune Wings
- Earn up to 20% Bonus Points when you book your flights including those from Canada on Hainanairlines.com. More... Ongoing

Miles & More
- 50% Bonus Miles & More miles on all Lufthansa flights that are booked online including those from Canada More...  Book by May 31 for travel until Aug 30, 18 

TD Bank
- Earn 9% on gas, grocery and recurring bill payments for the first 3 months2 up to a total spend of $3,500 with the TD Cash Back Visa Infinite Card More... Until Jun 3, 18

Other Bonus Offers
Le Club AccorHotels
- Earn up to 500 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Accor Hotels in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia. More... Book by May 20 for stays Apr 1 - Jun 30, 18

SAS EuroBonus
- 2,000 Bonus EuroBonus Points for stays of 2 or more nights at any  participating Radisson Collection or Radisson Blu hotel. More... Until Apr 15, 18
- Earn up to 7,000 Bonus EuroBonus Points on Avis rentals of 3 or more days in Europe, The Middle East, Africa, Asia, USA and Canada. More... Book by Apr 30 for rentals until Dec 31, 18

Stash Hotel Rewards
- Double Stash Rewards Points for stays at the Thatch Caye Resort Dangriga, Belize. More... Book by Apr 21 for stays until Oct 31,18

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- 50% Bonus Flying Club Miles on your first hotel stay booked via Rocketmiles. More... Book by Apr 30, 18

Voila Hotel Rewards
- Double VHR Elite Status Credit when you stay 2 or more nights at participating VOILÀ network hotels Worldwide. More... Until Jul 31, 18

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November 29 Update: Podcast Episode 37 discusses PC Plus & PC Insiders, Ukraine International to fly to Toronto and big bonuses for Hainan / Hong Kong Airlines flights

The newest episode of the Rewards Canada Round Up podcast was released today! You can listen to or download it on Apple iTunes, Google Play, our website and Soundcloud. This week it features an interview with Richard from Bond Brand Loyalty, a Canadian loyalty consulting firm. Jeff and Richard discuss the history of Shoppers Optimum, the new PC Plus program and the new fee based PC Insider program.

Ukraine International has made plans to start flying being Toronto and Kiev. The three times per week service is schedule to start on June 6, 2018. Ukraine International does have their own frequent flyer program called Panorama Club. We cover Panorama Club offers over on our global site (see them here) and will add them shortly to the Rewards Canada bonus offer section. In all likelihood, based on our tracking of their offers, there will be a bonus available when the route launches. (Source Routes Online)

In other route news, IAG group which owns British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus etc. has announced the new routes of its new low cost trans-Atlantic airline Level. Included are flights between Montreal and Paris Orly airport. The airline will replace the current OpenSkies airline that British Airways launched many years ago, Open Skies does not serve Montreal however. The Montreal flights will launch on July 2 and operate 3 times per week. Find out more here!

We're going to keep this reminder going in each update until Christmas:
Check out the Give A Mile Flight Hero campaign! The charity can really use donations of miles to help provide flights to those who otherwise would be unable to travel to visit terminally ill or critically sick family and friends. Rewards Canada has pledged to raise 100,000 miles and we are half way there! We are putting the call out to all of our fans, readers and even new visitors, if you can give please do so. It can be as little as 1,000 miles! You can find out more and donate here.



Posts since our last update:

• Air Canada adds six new routes to the U.S.
  Lots of Air Canada news today including the announcement of 6 new routes between Canada and the U.S.! Canada's 2…
• Air Canada debuts Signature Suite for Premium International Customers at Toronto Pearson
  Air Canada debuted their newest lounge offering at YYZ Toronto Pearson today. The Air Canada Signature Suite will officially…
• How students can save money with loyalty programs
  So far in our Guide to Points & Miles for Students we've discussed tips on how you can earn…

Travel Deals
Remember to visit Rewards Canada's Travel Booking site to book travel directly with many of your favourite airlines, hotels and more! Since you are booking direct you'll earn your miles, points, elite status qualification and more!

Canadian Bonus Offers
Hainan Airlines Fortune Wings
- Earn up to 50,000 Bonus Fortune Wings Points when you fly on Hainan Airlines between Calgary or Toronto and Beijing as well as on Hong Kong Airlines between Vancouver and Hong Kong. More...   Until Feb 18, 18

Other Bonus Offers

Hainan Airlines Fortune Wings
- Earn up to 50,000 Bonus Fortune Wings Points when you fly on international and domestic flights operated by Hong Kong Airlines (HX), Hainan Airlines (HU), Grand China Air (CN), Lucky Air (8L), Capital Airlines (JD) and Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines (GX). More...   Until Feb 18, 18

Hilton Honors
- 33% Bonus Honors bonus points when you transfer Membership Rewards points to Honors. More... US Residents Only Until Dec 15, 17

Jumeirah Sirius
- Double Sirius Points for stays on the Leisure First Package at the Jumeirah at Etihad Towers. More... Until Dec 31, 18
- Double Sirius Points for stays on the Suite Sensation package at Jumeirah Hotels in Dubai. More... Until Apr 30, 18

Marriott Rewards
- 2,500 Bonus Rewards Points when staying Thursday-Sunday nights (Friday or Saturday required) at the Courtyard Novato Marin/Sonoma. More... Until Jan 14, 18
- 500 Bonus Rewards Points for stays at the Residence Inn Boston Burlington. More... Until Jan 15, 18
- 3,000 Bonus Rewards Points for stays at the SpringHill Suites & TownePlace Suites Minneapolis West/St. Louis Park. More... Until Jan 14, 18

Sonesta Hotels Travel Pass
- Triple Travel Pass Points for stays of 7 or more nights at the onesta ES Suites Gwinnett Place Atlanta. More... Until Jan 31, 18

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October 24 Update: Book an Air Canada flight with Masterpass & get a $60 eGift card, 5x Plum Points on books and $50 off Hainan flights

If you are Canadian, use Twitter and follow a lot of travel based people/companies on Twitter you have then most likely seen this offer. Simply use Masterpass to pay for an Air Canada flight and are one of the first 12,500 people to do so or book by Nov 19, whichever comes first, you'll receive a $60 Air Canada eGift card! Looking at the T&C's there does not appear to be a minimum flight price so you could buy a pretty cheap one way flight to get in on the offer! The amazing thing with Masterpass is that you can actually connect a Mastercard, American Express or Visa card to it so you are not limited to Mastercard. Find out more here

5X Plum Points on Online Book purchases at Indigo (Oct 24 - 26)

Posts since our last update:

• Kaligo: 30% Bonus Miles/Points on all hotel stays booked by October 31!
  A great way to boost your balances for stays at non-chain hotels or even at chains that aren't your…
• One week left for the Scotia Gold American Express with 30,000 points and first year free
  This is the final week to grab the Scotia Bank Gold American Express Card with the 30,000 point sign up…

Travel Deals
Hainan Airlines is offering a $50 Coupon code for their flights to China out of Calgary and Toronto. Simply book by Dec 31. 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
Air Canada / Aeroplan
- 300 bonus Aeroplan Miles when you service your Toyota at a Canadian Toyota Dealership or purchase a set of four (4) qualifying winter tires. More... Until Nov 30, 17

Other Bonus Offers
British Airways Executive Club
- Earn up to Quadruple Avios and save up to 25% for stays at Atlantis The Palm, Dubai. More... Book by Jan 18 for stays until Jul 27, 18

Le Club AccorHotels
- Triple Le Club AccorHotels Points for stays at over 250 participating Accor hotels in South America. More... Until Nov 30, 17

Marriott Rewards
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points for Thursday-Sunday nights stays (Friday or Saturday required) at Marriott Hotels in South Africa. More... Nov 15 - Jan 23, 18

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when stay at least two consecutive nights in a Deluxe Plus room at the Concorde Hotel Singapore. More... Until Nov 30, 17
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you book a stay through Constance Hotels & Resorts website. More... Until Nov 30, 17
- 1,000 KrisFlyer miles for stays of at least 2 consecutive nights at the Best Available Rate or selected special room packages at any of the 8 Fullerton & Sino Hotels in Singapore or Hong Kong. More... Until Jan 14, 18
- 1,000 KrisFlyer miles, 35% off your stay, and other privileges when you spend a minimum of three nights at Gili Lankanfushi Maldives. More... Until Nov 30, 17

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Hainan Airlines Fortune Wings Status Match Challenge - Airline and Credit Card Elite status matching!

Hainan Airlines and Hong Kong Airlines Fortune Wings have brought back their elite status match challenge that we saw in 2016. You will need to complete flights on Hainan Airlines (or any of their subsidiary airlines) or even Alaska Airlines to earn status faster than if you don't take part in the challenge. What is interesting, is that you may not have to hold status with another airline but hold 'status' with a credit card. How that works exactly is unknown, if you have a Platinum, Infinite, World Elite, Signature credit card does that mean your eligible? It does appear that way! Or does it mean airline status you've earned via a credit card? The terms don't clarify this. The Alaska Airlines component is awesome which means you don't even have to set foot in China, you could funnel your Alaska Airlines flights to Fortune Wings for this challenge.

Anyways you'll need to email Fortune Wings stating you want to do the challenge and tell them what level you want to achieve:

As you can see you'll have a little over 3 months from the day you want to start the challenge (you can specify the date) to complete the flight requirements. To compare, without the challenge you would need 50,000 points or 40 qualifying flight sectors for Gold or 30,000 points or 20 qualifying flight sectors for silver.

Offer details:
Fortune Wings Status Match Challenge - If you currently hold elite status on any other airline or airline alliance, with a platinum or higher elite credit card status on bank, you can participate in the Fortune Wings Club Elite Challenge to earn Fortune Wings Club elite (VIP) status. You will also receive a boutique gift when you complete the challenge! Full details Until Dec 31, 17

The Challenge period	Gold Level Challenge	Silver Level Challenge
100 days	12 base segments or 15,000 base points	6 base segments or 9,000 base points

Here are details on how you apply for the challenge:

Terms & Conditions:
1. A member who applies for this Challenge must have a currently valid elite status (silver or equivalent) or higher membership level on other airline/airline alliance/credit card VIP cards.
2. Members cannot start the challenge before the date of application, and the application cannot be cancelled. Members can only apply for a challenge again after the challenge period.
3. Members who have participated in the challenges in 2015 and 2016 and successfully upgraded cannot participate in the challenge this year. The members who successfully upgrade in this challenge cannot participate in it again within two years.
4. The Elite Gold challengers need to confirm whether they are willing to upgrade to the Elite Silver in case of failing the challenge during application. If yes, they will be upgraded to the Elite Silver after the challenge period in case they fail the Elite Gold challenge but are qualified for the Elite Silver challenge. Otherwise, it will be considered as failure by default and members may apply for the challenge again.
5. It is not real-time upgrade after reaching the standard. Members can enjoy their corresponding VIP privileges after the successful upgrade, and meanwhile their original membership level will become void automatically.
6. The validity of gold or silver card elite status earned in the Challenge is from the month the card was issued until the following month of the second year.. Members may keep their elite status if they achieve the qualified mileage requirement within the validity period of the elite card.
7. Elite members who upgrade via the challenge will not enjoy the Seat Upgrade Coupon when level achieved or maintained, and Points Over-draft privilege, that elite members who upgrade normally enjoy.
8. The 50% OFF domestic electronic upgrade coupon will be used only to domestic HU/CN operated flights and is valid for six months from the date it is posted into your account. Please consult hotline950717 for specific usage regulations.
9. Please check your account periodically to ensure you are credited with flights flown. Missing mileage should be claimed promptly as it will be used to determine your qualification to elite status.
10. According to this policy, only members themselves can apply for the challenge, and the recommenders cannot replace members. The materials of recommendation must be provided during the application process, which cannot be submitted afterwards. The recommenders’reward for their recommendation will be issued to them after the successful upgrade of the challengers. 

February 27 Update: Hilton & Hyatt changes come on Wednesday, fly from Canada to China for under $800 and more

News, Tips & Tricks
A quiet weekend and a quiet start to the week! No news for you today but prepare for the Hilton Honors changes to kick in on Wednesday and the new World of Hyatt to also launch that day. Read our post about the Hilton changes from earlier this month and our post from last October that highlights the new World of Hyatt program.

Posts since our last update:

• Earn up to 200 bonus WestJet dollars when flying on select WestJet flights across Canada
  WestJet is looking to reward its members with some really healthy bonuses for flying on many of their longer…

Travel Deals
Hainan Airlines are offering up some super cheap fares between Canada and China! Fly there for under $800 from Calgary, Toronto or Vancouver. Find out more here.

Canadian Bonus Offers
WestJet Rewards
- Earn up to 200 bonus WestJet dollars when you fly on select WestJet flights across Canada. More... Register & book by Mar 31 for travel until May 31, 17

Other Bonus Offers
Choice Privileges
- Earn up to 8,000 Bonus Privileges Points (enough for a free night) for every 2 separate stays you complete at participating Choice Hotels Worldwide. More... For residents of the U.S. and Canada only Mar 2 - Apr 27, 17

Le Club accorhotels
- Earn up to Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating AccorHotels in Germany, Austria and Sweden. More... Book by Apr 23 for stays until May 31,17
- Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating AccorHotels in Africa and the Indian Ocean. More... Until Apr 16, 17
- Earn up to 800 bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating AccorHotels in Switzerland. More... Book by Apr 24 for stays until May 13,17
- Earn up to Quadruple Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating AccorHotels in Egypt and the Middle East . More... Until Apr 16, 17


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