The new IHG Hotels & Resorts program is here - IHG One Rewards will offer better status benefits & milestone rewards

 

 

The wait is finally over. The refreshed and revamped IHG Hotels & Resorts loyalty program is here. Now branded as IHG One Rewards, the program that has had a quite few names through its history is upping its game for those who stay frequently at the chain's 6,000 hotels worldwide. The first update to the program was revealed this past January and that provided a peek at the changes to the elite status tiers which included some name changes and the addition of one more tier. Today, the rest of the new program was revealed and included such things as more benefits for elite members and milestone rewards.

IHG Hotels & Resorts New Hotel Openings in Canada for 2022 - 7 hotels in the works including the avid hotel Toronto - Vaughan Southwest

Welcome to the fourth and final part of our series on new hotel openings in Canada for 2022! In this part we take a look at IHG Hotels & Resorts who are planning on opening seven new hotels in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec. So let's see what they have in store for this year!

IHG Rewards announces changes to the program starting with the elite status tiers

Earlier today we brought you the new global IHG Rewards bonus points offer and in that post mentioned the hotel chain has more news that was released today. That news is about changes coming to the IHG Rewards program in March and today they only revealed the first of the program's updates and that is to the elite status portion program. The changes in elite status include renaming the Spire tier to Diamond, adding an additional tier, changing the qualification requirements and adjusting the bonus points earned by elite members.

100% bonus when you buy IHG Rewards Points by September 9

 
We see the return of IHG Rewards Club’s buy points bonus offer as a Flash Sale for the start of September  The promotion is a 100% bonus when you purchase 7,000 or more points at a time and once again the annual purchase limit has been raised to 250,000 points before the bonus.

Earn up to 6,000 bonus IHG Rewards points for multiple night stays

 
Check your email in-box to see if you have been targeted for this offer. IHG Rewards sent out a pre-registration email yesterday and it appears a lot of members are receiving it. The offer awards 3,000 bonus points on your first stay of 2 or more nights plus an additional 3,000 bonus points on your next stay of 2 or more nights. The promotion is for stays between August 19 and September 30.

Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Express & Suites Saskatoon Centre

 
Another Bill W review for you! Bill is a true road warrior, his work has him driving and flying across Western and Central Canada every week while staying in a variety hotels from a variety of chains.  Bill is a regular contributor to Rewards Canada and has been reading, following giving tips and providing updates for a very long time so let's welcome him back with this latest review!  

This Holiday Inn Express Hotel underwent extensive renovations that were completed in late 2019. The renovations transformed the hotel into a very modern and upscale place to lay your head. 

Earn up to 3x IHG Rewards points on all IHG stays Worldwide from May 5 to August 16

IHG Rewards systemwide global promotion for the remainder of spring and the better part of the summer has been revealed. The promotion has been developed to encourage multiple stays with the brand as there is no bonus on your first stay. You have to complete multiple stays to start earning bonus points. You’ll earn 2x points on your second stay and 3x points on your third and every stay after that.

IHG Rewards Fast Track to Elite Status returns - Stay 2 nights get Gold, 5 nights get Platinum

 
IHG Rewards has brought back their fast track offer to elite status that we saw during the last half of 2020. The offer makes it very easy to obtain status in the recently rebranded IHG Rewards program! It is perfect for those who don’t have status in the program as it takes very few nights to reach elite with this promotion. The main difference between this 2021 version of the offer from 2020 is that there is now a 90 day time limit for completing the required nights whereas in 2020 you had until the date the promotion ended which was December 31. So in this case you'll want to time your registration for the offer correctly so that you can make sure you can complete the 2 or 5 nights within those 90 days. And that brings us to the elite status you get. After you register if you complete 2 nights within those 90 days you'll be granted IHG Rewards Gold Status. Complete 5 nights and Platinum Status is yours. By comparison if you don't register it would take a COVID-19 adjusted level of 7 nights to earn Gold Status or 30 nights to reach Platinum. As you can see it doesn’t take a lot of nights to earn status with this offer!

IHG Hotels & Resorts' New Hotel Openings in Canada for 2021 - 5 hotels in the works including the Holiday Inn Gatineau - Ottawa

We continue our new hotel openings in Canada series with this latest post where we take a look at what IHG Hotels & Resorts has planned for 2021.

 IHG Hotels & Resorts (nee InterContinental Hotels Group) is one of the largest hotel chains in the world best known for their Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express brands. IHG however comprises of 16 brands in total and well over 5,900 hotels Worldwide. They have a significant presence here in Canada with nearly 200 hotels from coast to coast.

Summary of global hotel systemwide bonus points promotions – February Edition

Here is your monthly update of all the global hotel bonus points promotions that are available. One of the easiest ways to rack up lots of hotel points is to take advantage of these systemwide bonuses that come from many of the big chain programs and also from the lesser known programs. In fact, right now it should be rare for you NOT to earn a bonus. Unless you are staying at a boutique hotel or perhaps an independent hotel most other hotels out there have a bonus. So take advantage of it! These systemwide bonuses simply require you to register beforehand and they do not affect hotel pricing as long as you book a point eligible rate which are most rates out there. Of course booking through a third party site like Expedia or Rocketmiles does not count as most chains only award points on bookings that are made directly with them.  Here are all the current promotions that are available to everyone this month:

February 4 Update: Air Canada Rouge to suspend all flights temporarily and IHG Hotels refreshes their logo and name

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 +Rewards Mastercard which is currently offering a welcome bonus of up to 30,000 bonus points, no annual fee in the first year and a low 11.9% interest rate! 

Air Canada announced they will be temporarily suspending all Air Canada Rouge flights as of February 8, This is primarily due to the Government of Canada requesting the suspension of flights to Mexico and the Caribbean. (Source Canadian Travel News)

Image via Air Canada

Summary of global hotel systemwide bonus points promotions – January Edition

 

Here is your monthly update of all the global hotel bonus points promotions that are available. One of the easiest ways to rack up lots of hotel points is to take advantage of these systemwide bonuses that come from many of the big chain programs and also from the lesser known programs. In fact, right now it should be rare for you NOT to earn a bonus. Unless you are staying at a boutique hotel or perhaps an independent hotel most other hotels out there have a bonus. So take advantage of it! These systemwide bonuses simply require you to register beforehand and they do not affect hotel pricing as long as you book a point eligible rate which are most rates out there. Of course booking through a third party site like Expedia or Rocketmiles does not count as most chains only award points on bookings that are made directly with them.  Here are all the current promotions that are available to everyone this month:

IHG Rewards Club first promo of 2021: Earn 2,000 bonus points after every 2 nights for stays in Canada and Worldwide

 

 IHG becomes the next hotel chain to provide details of their first major promotion of 2021. The follow in the footsteps of Hilton, Marriott and Choice who have already released their offers (or details of them) and IHG’s offer is similar to Marriott’s in that their is an elite status component. The offer awards 2,000 bonus points for every 2 nights you complete at IHG hotels Worldwide. The nights do not have to be consecutive or on the same stay. As well all bonus points earned with this promotion will count towards elite status.

Two Toronto Area IHG Hotels offering bonus points as they are now part of Sonesta Hotels - including the InterContinental Toronto Yorkville

 
Back in August we let our readers know that two of IHG's hotels in the Toronto area would be moving from that family of hotels to the Sonesta Hotels brand. That transition has now happened which means the following two hotels have changed as such:

100% bonus when you buy IHG Rewards Club points by November 27

 

We see the return of IHG Rewards Club's buy points bonus offer for Black Friday. The promotion is the a 100% bonus when you purchase 5,000 or more points at a time and once again the annual purchase limit has been raised to 250,000 points before the bonus.

October 23 Update: Double PC Optimum or Esso Extra points at Esso & Mobil this weekend, IHG extends the Ambassador free night offer, Air Transat winter flight schedule

This weekend you can earn double the PC Optimum or Esso Extra points at participating Esso and Mobil stations across Canada. The offer runs Oct 23-25. ` 

Image via Esso

IHG Rewards Club has extended the free night offer when you buy an IHG Ambassador membership. Originally it was set to end on November 15, now you have until December 31 to register, book and stay to get that free night. You do have four hotels in Canada to achieve this bonus! Learn more here

These are the four hotels:

• InterContinental Toronto Yorkville
  
• InterContinental Toronto Centre
  
• InterContinental Montreal
  
• Kimpton St. George Toronto

 Image via IHG

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

Air Transat has published their schedule for the winter season and the list is quite a bit bigger now so I won't post it here. Check out the list on RoutesOnline Remember Air Transat is a Rewards Canada partner and you can book their flights right here! (We earn a small commission on those bookings so we thank you in advance if do choose to book via our link!)

Image via Air Transat

I can't recall if I covered this before in this spot but for the Winter season KLM will be returning to Edmonton as part of the airline's Calgary service. 2 of 5 flights per week between Calgary and Amsterdam will have a stop in Edmonton. Meanwhile Toronto is being bumped up to 9 flights per week and Vancouver is being scaled back to 3. (Source RoutesOnline)

For the month of November British Airways will be increasing service between Toronto and London to 11 flights per week. (Source RoutesOnline)

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

 

Posts since our last update:

• Reward night sale at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas – Stay for as little as 30,000 IHG Rewards Club points
    The following offer may only be of interest to a select few of you as I know a…
• Governments of Canada and Alberta to run COVID-19 rapid testing program at Calgary International Airport & Coutts land border crossing
  The Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta announced a new 26 week pilot project for rapid COVID-19…
• WestJet expands refund policy - more tickets are now eligible for full refunds including domestic flights (leads to a Twitter fight with Air Canada!)
    The events of yesterday afternoon and evening played out quite interestingly for the airline industry in Canada, namely…
• An introduction to Neo Financial - one of Canada's newest credit card and savings reward programs
   About a year and a half ago one of the founders of SkipTheDishes reached out to me to discuss…
• October 21 Update: 50% discount on award nights at the Shangri-La Toronto and Save up to 25% on last minute stays at 50+ Marriott Hotels in Canada
  In the bonus offers section below you'll note a new redemption offer from Shangri-La Hotels that provides a 50%…

Deals:

Earn $300 cash when you open a new Scotiabank Ultimate Package! Plus earn Scotia Rewards or SCENE Rewards points. Find out more here.

Enterprise Rent A Car - Weekend Car Rental Special! Available now through 20/5/2021 at participating locations .Find out more here.

Fairmont's Stay Close offer of every 2nd night free returns with a vengeance and you can earn triple ALL Accor Live Limitless points on those stays

If you aren't using the Ampli Cash Back app yet you can get $5 when you download the app and join today with promo code AMPLI5 Find out more here

SkipTheDishes - Sign up with this link to get $5 off your first order over $15. Find out more here

WealthSimple Trade:  Receive $5 when you deposit and trade at least $100 worth of stock with WealthSimple Trade. Find out more here (We will also receive $5 when you receive $5)

Rewards Canada receives a small commission when you use any of the above offers. You don't have to chose to use our links but we thank you in advance if you do.

Canadian Bonus Offers

AIR MILES
- 5x AIR MILES Reward Miles when purchase a qualifying Pennzoil or Shell Rotella oil change at a participating Jiffy Lube locations in Canada. More... Until Dec 31, 20

Other Bonus Offers

ALL Accor Live Limitless
- Earn up to 1,000 bonus ALL Rewards Points for stays at Accor Hotels in Europe. Bonus can be earned up to 5 times. More... Register and book by Nov 16 for stays until Dec 13, 20
- Earn up to Triple ALL Rewards Points plus a status match in Europcar's program when you rent a car for 1 or more days with Europcar in France, Germany, Australia, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Portugal or Belgium. More... Book by Dec 15 for rentals until Dec 31, 20

American AAdvantage
- Triple AAdvantage Miles for stays at participating Hyatt Hotels Worldwide. More... Targeted Offer - may not work for everyone Register by Dec 1 for stays until Dec 31, 20

Hainan Fortune Wings
- Triple Fortune Wings Points for hotels booked via Booking .com More... Book by Oct 31 for stays until Dec 31, 20

IHG Rewards Club
- OFFER EXTENDED Receive a free night (worth up to 40,000 points) when you enroll in or renew an InterContinental Ambassador membership and stay once at an InterContinental, Kimpton or Regent Hotel. More...   Enroll/join/stay by Dec 31, 20

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- Double KrisFlyer Miles, 35% off and daily breakfast for stays at the Gili Lankanfushi Maldives. More... Until Nov 30, 20

World of Hyatt
- 500 Bonus World of Hyatt points per night at the Grand WUJI Hotel, Hyatt Regency Lanzhou or the Andaz Xiamen More... Until Dec 30, 20
- 500 Bonus World of Hyatt points per night for stays at the Hyatt Place Atlanta / Perimeter Center or the Hyatt Place Atlanta / Centennial Park More... Until Dec 30, 20
- 500 Bonus World of Hyatt points per night for stays at the Hyatt House Louisville - East More... Until Dec 30, 20
- 500 Bonus World of Hyatt points per night for stays at the Hyatt Place National Harbor More... Until Dec 30, 20
- 500 Bonus World of Hyatt points per night for stays at the Grand Hyatt Nashville More... Until Dec 30, 20
- 500 Bonus World of Hyatt points per night for stays at the Hyatt Place Austin / Lake Travis / Four Points More... Until Dec 30, 20


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Reward night sale at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas – Stay for as little as 30,000 IHG Rewards Club points

 

The following offer may only be of interest to a select few of you as I know a lot of Canadians are avoiding travel to the U.S. for numerous reasons like their high case counts and 14 day quarantine upon return etc. However there are a bunch Canadians who winter in the U.S. and are itching to get those homes way down south regardless of those reasons listed above. One such popular destination is Las Vegas which I know some of you like to visit from those winter homes in Arizona and the Palm Springs areas. Not to mention Air Canada will be launching Toronto-Las Vegas flights on November 5 and Montreal-Las Vegas flights on December 1. Then with the new rapid COVID-19 testing at YYC launching on November 2 we may see WestJet relaunch Vegas flights before we know it! That's why I'm bringing you this offer that I published earlier today on Frequent Flyer Bonuses right here on Rewards Canada.

Summary of global hotel systemwide bonus points promotions – October Edition

 

 Here is your monthly update of all the global hotel bonus points promotions that are available. We are continuing to see more offers emerge as hotel companies try to encourage any sort of travel now that there is even the smallest glimmer of hope that parts of the world are starting to return to normal.

One of the easiest ways to rack up lots of hotel points is to take advantage of these systemwide bonuses that come from many of the big chain programs and also from the lesser known programs. In fact, right now it should be rare for you NOT to earn a bonus. Unless you are staying at a boutique hotel or perhaps an independent hotel most other hotels out there have a bonus. So take advantage of it! These systemwide bonuses simply require you to register beforehand and they do not affect hotel pricing as long as you book a point eligible rate which are most rates out there. Of course booking through a third party site like Expedia or Rocketmiles does not count as most chains only award points on bookings that are made directly with them. Without further ado here are all the current promotions that are available to everyone:

Provider	Offer	Validity Date
ALL Accor Live Limitless	No offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all ALL Accor Live Limitlessbonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's ALL Accor Live Limitless page
Best Western Rewards	Receive a $25 Best Western Gift Card for each night you stay at Best Western hotels in the United States, Canada or the Caribbean. You can receive one gift card for each night up to four nights in total ($100 in gift cards) Full details, online registration & booking. (Registration is required)	Sep 14 – Nov 23, 20
	Receive a $25 Best Western Gift Card for each night you stay at a Best Western Hotel in Australia or New Zealand. You can receive one gift card for each night up to four nights in total ($100 in gift cards) Full details, online registration & booking  (Registration is required)	Sep 14 – Oct 19, 20
	For a complete listing of all Best Western Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Best Western page
Choice Hotels Privileges	Earn up to 8,000 Bonus Privileges Points after every two separate qualifying stays at participating Choice Hotels Worldwide. Full details, online registration & booking (Registration is required) For residents of the U.S. and Canada only	Sep 21 – Nov 15, 20
	For a complete listing of all Choice Privileges bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Choice page
Coast Hotels Coast Rewards	No offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Coast Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Coast Rewards page
GHA Discovery	Double Elite Night Credit for stays at participating GHA Hotels Worldwide. Register online (Registration is required)	Until Dec 31, 20
	For a complete listing of all GHA Discovery bonus offers please visit Rewards Canada's GHA page
Hilton	Double Honors Points & Double Elite Night Credits per stay at Hilton Hotels worldwide. Full details, online registration & booking (Registration is required)	Sep 8 - Dec 31, 20
	For a complete listing of all Hilton HHonors bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Hilton page
Hyatt	Triple World of Hyattt Points on all Hyatt stays Worldwide starting right with your first stay. World of Hyatt credit cardholders will earn quadruple points on eligible spend at over 350 Hyatt Resort locations. Plus earn one Tier-Qualifying Night credit toward elite status the year in which they earn it and they will receive one bonus Tier-Qualifying Night credit toward elite status in 2021. Full details, online registration & booking	Register by Nov 30 for stays until Jan 4, 21
	For a complete listing of all Hyatt Gold Passport bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Hyatt page
InterContinental Hotels Group	Earn Double IHG Rewards Club points on every eligible stay you make at participating IHG Hotels Worldwide. Full details, online registration & booking. (Registration is required) U.S. based IHG credit card holders will also earn an additional 10,000 bonus points on their first stay	Register and book now for stays Oct 1 – Dec 15, 20
	For a complete listing of all IHG Priority Club bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's IHG page
Marriott	2,500 Bonus Bonvoy Points per stay at any participating Marriott Hotel Worldwide. Plus earn a one time bonus of 5,000 points when you complete 3 stays. Full details, online registration and booking (Registration is required)	Until Nov 1020
	For a complete listing of all Marriott Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Marriott page
Millennium Hotels My Millennium	No offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Millennium Hotels My Millennium bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's My Millennium page
Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer	No offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's iPrefer page
Radisson Rewards	Earn 5,000 Bonus Radisson Rewards points on each stay at all Radisson Collection, Radisson Blu, Radisson, Radisson RED, Park Plaza, Park Inn by Radisson, and Country Inn & Suites by Radisson hotels worldwide. Full details, online registration & booking (Registration is required)	Until Dec 31, 20
	For a complete listing of all Radisson Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Radisson Rewards page
Red Lion Hello Rewards	10 bonus Hello Bucks when you complete stays at participating Red Lion hotels across the US and Canada. Full details	Book by Oct 22 for stays until Nov 15, 20
Red Roof Inns RediRewards	No offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Red Roof bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's RediRewards page
Sandman Hotels	Double Lucky13 rewards stamps for stays at all participating Sandman Hotels in Canada and the U.S. Full details	Until Dec 31, 20
	For a complete listing of all Radisson Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Sandman Hotels Lucky13 Rewards page
Shangri-La Golden Circle	No offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Shangria-La bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Golden Circle page
Sonesta Hotels Travel Pass	No offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Sonesta Hotels bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Travel Pass page
Voila Hotel Rewards	No offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Voila Hotel Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's VHR page
WorldHotels Rewards	No offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Wyndham Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's WorldHotels page
Wyndham Rewards	Earn 7,500 Bonus Wyndham Rewards Points when you complete two consecutive nights at participating Wyndham Rewards Hotels Worldwide. Full details, online registration & booking. (Registration is required)	Book by Jan 13 for stays until Jan 18, 21
	For a complete listing of all Wyndham Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Wyndham page

 

October 2 Update: Air Canada makes eUpgrade process easier, AIR MILES adds Canadian Appliance Source as a new partner & IHG Rewards Club's 2x points offer now live

 Air Canada announced today that they have made the eUpgrade process easier and more rewarding.

The eUpgrade improvements include:

• Simplified eUpgrade Request Process – Beginning October 6, members or their travel agents can request upgrades when they book, or any time prior to check-in at aircanada.com or with Air Canada Reservations. When seats are available, members will clear automatically within their upgrade clearance window.
• Simplified eUpgrade Requirements – Beginning today, all Air Canada fare options will be eligible for eUpgrades, with the exception of Economy Basic fares. Plus, members will be able to upgrade all Aeroplan flight rewards. What's more, Air Canada has further simplified the eUpgrade requirements across its network, and in most cases reduced the credits and add-ons required for an upgrade.
• eUpgrades for Companions – The transformed Aeroplan is built for families, with all-new features like Family Sharing and Status Pass. Our members told us how important it is to be able to share the experience of our premium cabins with their travel companions. With that in mind, beginning November 8, when seats are available, upgrade requests for companions traveling in the same reservation will clear with the priority of the member's Altitude status – including at the airport.

Aeroplan has also introduced a special offer for eUpgrades. For a limited time, members can enjoy an eUpgrade add-on waiver for upgrades from Premium Economy to Business Class on international flights operated by Air Canada. This applies for upgrade requests through March 31, 2021. Learn more about eUpgrades here. Air Canada also provided us with PDF's detailing the process, eUpgrade requirements and more. You can access the English version here and the French version here.

Image via Air Canada 

 

AIR MILES added Canadian Appliance Source as a new partner where you can earn AIR MILES Rewards Miles at. You can earn 1 Mile for every $40 spent in-store and online plus you can also get 3x the Miles on almost anything in-store and online as part of the AIR MILES Bonus Boom event that runs until October 14th. 

Image via AIR MILES

IHG Rewards Club double points on all stays promotion officially kicked off yesterday. Don't forget to register for it right away so that you can earn those points until December 15. Register & book here.

Image via IHG

 It's the start of the month and that's when we see the new Air France KLM Promo Rewards and Lufthansa Miles & More Mileage Bargains come out for the month. Once again there are no offers from Canada (AF KLM has nothing at all for North America) but Miles & More does have some out of the U.S.. 

Image via Air France

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

WestJet released their international flight schedule for October as follows:
Calgary – Cancun 1 weekly 737-800
Calgary – London Gatwick 2 weekly 787-9
Calgary – Los Angeles 3 weekly 737-700
Calgary – Los Cabos 1 weekly 737-800
Calgary – Palm Springs 2 weekly 737-800
Calgary – Phoenix 3 weekly 737-700/-800
Calgary – Puerto Vallarta 2 weekly 737-700/-800
Toronto – Cancun 1 weekly 737-800
Toronto – Kingston 1 weekly 737-700
Toronto – London Gatwick 2 weekly 787-9
Toronto – Montego Bay 2 weekly 737-800
(Source RoutesOnline)

LOT Polish Airlineswill operate three flights per week between Toronto and Warsaw for most of the month of October. (Source RoutesOnline)

ANA will continue to operate three flights per week between Vancouver and Tokyo for the montsh of October and November. (Source RoutesOnline)

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

 

Summary of global hotel systemwide bonus points promotions – September Edition

 

Here is your monthly update of all the global hotel bonus points promotions that are available. We are starting to see more offers emerge as hotel companies try to encourage any sort of travel now that there is even the smallest glimmer of hope that parts of the world are starting to return to normal.

One of the easiest ways to rack up lots of hotel points is to take advantage of these systemwide bonuses that come from many of the big chain programs and also from the lesser known programs. In fact, right now it should be rare for you NOT to earn a bonus. Unless you are staying at a boutique hotel or perhaps an independent hotel most other hotels out there have a bonus. So take advantage of it! These systemwide bonuses simply require you to register beforehand and they do not affect hotel pricing as long as you book a point eligible rate which are most rates out there. Of course booking through a third party site like Expedia or Rocketmiles does not count as most chains only award points on bookings that are made directly with them. Without further ado here are all the current promotions that are available to everyone:

Chain	Offer	Validity Date
ALL Accor Live Limitless	Earn up to 6,000 Bonus ALL Rewards Points for stays of 2 or more nights at Accor Hotels Worldwide. Full details, online registration & booking. (Registration is required) Earn 500 bonus Reward points on your first stay, 2500 Reward points on your second stay and 3000 Reward points on your third stay!	Book by Oct 9 for stays until Dec 15, 20
	For a complete listing of all ALL Accor Live Limitlessbonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's ALL Accor Live Limitless page
Best Western Rewards	Receive a $25 Best Western Gift Card for each night you stay at Best Western hotels in the United States, Canada or the Caribbean. You can receive one gift card for each night up to four nights in total ($100 in gift cards) Full details, online registration & booking. (Registration is required)	Sep 14 – Nov 23, 20
	Receive a $25 Best Western Gift Card for each night you stay at a Best Western Hotel in Australia or New Zealand. You can receive one gift card for each night up to four nights in total ($100 in gift cards) Full details, online registration & booking  (Registration is required)	Sep 14 – Oct 19, 20
	For a complete listing of all Best Western Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Best Western page
Choice Hotels Privileges	Earn up to 8,000 Bonus Privileges Points after every two separate qualifying stays at participating Choice Hotels Worldwide. Full details, online registration & booking (Registration is required) For residents of the U.S. and Canada only	Sep 21 – Nov 15, 20
	For a complete listing of all Choice Privileges bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Choice page
Coast Hotels Coast Rewards	Double Coast Rewards Points, Aeroplan Miles, Mileage Plan Miles, HawaiianMiles and More Rewards Points when you stay at any Coast Hotels location in Canada or the U.S. Full details	Until Sep 14, 20
	For a complete listing of all Coast Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Coast Rewards page
GHA Discovery	Double Elite Night Credit for stays at participating GHA Hotels Worldwide. Register online (Registration is required)	Until Dec 31, 20
	For a complete listing of all GHA Discovery bonus offers please visit Rewards Canada's GHA page
Hilton	Double Honors Points & Double Elite Night Credits per stay at Hilton Hotels worldwide. Full details, online registration & booking (Registration is required)	Sep 8 - Dec 31, 20
	For a complete listing of all Hilton HHonors bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Hilton page
Hyatt	No offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Hyatt Gold Passport bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Hyatt page
InterContinental Hotels Group	Earn Double IHG Rewards Club points on every eligible stay you make at participating IHG Hotels Worldwide. Full details, online registration & booking. (Registration is required) U.S. based IHG credit card holders will also earn an additional 10,000 bonus points on their first stay	Register and book now for stays Oct 1 – Dec 15, 20
	For a complete listing of all IHG Priority Club bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's IHG page
Marriott	2,500 Bonus Bonvoy Points per stay at any participating Marriott Hotel Worldwide. Plus earn a one time bonus of 5,000 points when you complete 3 stays. Full details, online registration and booking (Registration is required)	Until Oct 18, 20
	For a complete listing of all Marriott Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Marriott page
Millennium Hotels My Millennium	No offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Millennium Hotels My Millennium bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's My Millennium page
Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer	No offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's iPrefer page
Radisson Rewards	Earn 5,000 Bonus Radisson Rewards points on each stay at all Radisson Collection, Radisson Blu, Radisson, Radisson RED, Park Plaza, Park Inn by Radisson, and Country Inn & Suites by Radisson hotels worldwide. Full details, online registration & booking (Registration is required)	Until Dec 31, 20
	For a complete listing of all Radisson Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Radisson Rewards page
Red Roof Inns RediRewards	No offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Red Roof bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's RediRewards page
Sandman Hotels	Double Lucky13 rewards stamps for stays at all participating Sandman Hotels in Canada and the U.S. Full details	Until Dec 31, 20
	For a complete listing of all Radisson Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Sandman Hotels Lucky13 Rewards page
Shangri-La Golden Circle	Double GC Points for stays at any Shangri-La hotel, resort, Kerry hotel, JEN hotel and Traders hotel Worldwide. Full details & online registration (Registration is required)	Until Aug 31, 20
	For a complete listing of all Shangria-La bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Golden Circle page
Sonesta Hotels Travel Pass	No offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Sonesta Hotels bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Travel Pass page
Voila Hotel Rewards	30% Bonus VHR Points for each stay at any participating VOILÀ hotel Worldwide. Full details & online registration (Registration is required)	Until Sep 30, 20
	For a complete listing of all Voila Hotel Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's VHR page
WorldHotels Rewards	No offers at this time	--
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Wyndham Rewards	OFFER EXTENDED Earn 7,500 Bonus Wyndham Rewards Points when you complete two consecutive nights at participating Wyndham Rewards Hotels Worldwide. Full details, online registration & booking.	Register by Sep 30 for stays until Oct 2, 20
	For a complete listing of all Wyndham Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Wyndham page