Earn 4x Aeroplan Miles for stays at the Chelsea Hotel Toronto

Offer details:
Earn 4x Aeroplan Miles when you stay for 2 or more nights on weekends (Thu-Sun) at the Chelsea Hotel Toronto. Full details & online booking Until Mar 30, 20

Stay two nights, earn 500 regular miles + 1500 bonus miles
Stay three or more nights, earn 750 regular miles + 2250 bonus miles

Here are some other Aeroplan bonus mile offers to check out:

• Earn up to 30% Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you fly on Air Canada or Air China between Canada and China. Bonus is awarded on both one way and round trip flights. Full details, online registration & booking.
• Double Aeroplan Miles for stays at all participating IHG Hotels Worldwide. Full details, online registration & booking. (Registration is required) 

Find these and many more Aeroplan bonus miles offers here

March 23 Update: AIR MILES halts in-store Cash Miles redemptions, new Meet the Collectors interview & Chelsea Toronto Aeroplan bonuses

News, Tips & Tricks
Most of today's news has been covered in separate blog posts, see the 'Posts since our last update' section below.

We missed out a small but important program on our Expiry and Inactivity Rules of Canadian Loyalty Programs feature, Porter Airlines VIPorter! The program is now on the list with their 24 month inactivity rule.

Posts since our last update:

• AIR MILES Cash Miles in-store redemptions halted temporarily due to fraud
  Loyalty program fraud has been making the rounds in the news recently with programs like PC Points having been breached.…
  
   
• Meet the Collectors: Young professional makes mile & point consolidation work to his favour
  Today we bring you our latest Meet the Collectors feature. These are interviews with our readers, who are everyday Canadians…
  
   

Canadian Bonus Offers
Air Canada / Aeroplan
- Earn up to Quadruple Aeroplan Miles when you stay at the Chelsea Hotel, Toronto. More... Until Jun 30, 17
- 1,250 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you stay 5 nights at the Chelsea Hotel, Toronto. More... Until Jun 30, 17

Other Bonus Offers
China Southern Sky Pearl Club
- Earn up to Triple SkyPearl Kilometers when you stay at Mandarin Oriental Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Apr 30, 17

Iberia Plus
- Triple Avios when you subscribe to The Economist. More... Until Apr 30, 17

JAL Mileage Bank
- Earn up to 7,500 Bonus Mileage Bank Miles when you fly on American Airlines between Asia and the U.S.. More... Apr 1 - May 31, 17
- Earn up to Triple Mileage Bank Miles for stays at participating Hilton hotels Worldwide. More... Until Jun 30, 17

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July 29 Update: We're Back, United & Marriott launch a new partnership, free Langham Hotels Elite Status and tons of bonus offers

Hello Canada! We are back from nearly 3 weeks in Hawaii! It was great to relax, refresh and recharge. Now things will get back into full swing here at Rewards Canada and the FFB Group. We did manage a couple of updates over the 3 weeks, primarily bonus offers, all of which are listed below in the bonus offers section. we have lots of news (which may be old for some of you) and tips bookmarked and will try to get them all to you over the next two weeks so that you don't miss out anything. We are also catching up on emails so if we have not responded to yours yet hold on tight as we should get to it soon. Thanks for your patience over the month of July in the lack of info streaming out of Rewards Canada. - Patrick, founder RewardsCanada.ca



News, Tips & Tricks
United MileagePlus and Marriott Rewards have launched a new partnership called RewardsPlus. This is the second major airline-hotel enhanced partnership to come out in 2013 with the first being Crossover Rewards from Delta and Starwood. Here are the basics of the partnership as pulled from United:

(United) Premier Gold, Premier Platinum, Premier 1K® and Global Services members can now register for RewardsPlus and enjoy complimentary Marriott Rewards Gold Elite status and benefits. Also, all Premier members will be able to convert MileagePlus award miles into Marriott Rewards points at an exceptional rate, and all MileagePlus members will be able to enjoy greater value when they convert Marriott Rewards points into MileagePlus miles.

As you can see if you hold Elite Status with United you can automatically get Gold Elite status with Marriott Rewards which is a great benefit. Also for United Elite members is the ability to convert MileagePlus miles into Marriott Rewards points which is a so-so benefit as the conversion ratio is 1 Mile = 1 Point and MileagePlus miles tend to be worth more than Marriott Rewards points. This is only a good benefit if you need to top off you Marriott account for a reward. Finally all MileagePlus members who register for RewardsPlus will be able to transfer Marriott Rewards points to MileagePlus miles for 20% less than previously required.

On Marriott's side, Marriott Rewards Platinum Elite and Platinum Premier Elite members who register for RewardsPlus will receive complimentary MileagePlus Premier Silver status.
More details on this new partnership can be found on United's and Marriott's websites.

Air Canada has announced a new Calgary to Red Deer service that will start on September 3rd utlizing an Air Georgian Beech 1900D. The three times daily service should prove interesting and many are wondering if it will last based on past airline failing. The one difference here is that is offers seemless connections to many Air Canada flights out of YYC whereas all the other airlines did not. With prices very similar or the same as flying out of Calgary, no Airport Improvement fee and free parking, this just may work and if not then at least while it is operating it can prove to be a good place for Calgarians and Central Albertans to add extra segments to a route if you are planning on qualifying for Aeroplan (or other Star Alliance Elite programs) Altitude status by segments. (Source: Airline Route Updates)

Last year I mentioned an offer to earn free Elite Status (Voyager) with the Langham Hotels 1865 program. Well thanks to Jeff K. trying it out again it appears it is still working (I signed up last week and it still worked for me using my TD First Class Visa Infinite card). If you hold a Canadian Infinite Visa, this will work legitimately, if not you can always use 453826123 in the promo code field when you sign up. As with many of these offers this may not last as long as they state in the terms and conditions so I would suggest you sign up sooner than later. You can then use this status to parlay elite status in other programs like Best Western Rewards. Sign up for the offer here. Also see Langham's current Aeroplan bonuses for more miles if you choose to stay at any of their properties

Following in the footsteps of airlines like EVA Airways and SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Singapore Airlines has now launched a miles and cash option for booking Singapore Airlines flights.While the redemption rate isn't great it is a good option for KrisFlyers members who may never accrue enough miles for a redemption or for those who have miles expiring to make sure they use them up. Full details can be found here.

Bonus Offers
AeroMexico Club Premier
- Triple Club Premier Kilometers for Hertz rentals in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Reservations must be made in advance from Latin America and the Caribbean, More... Until Sep 30, 13

Air Canada Aeroplan
- Earn up to 50,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles with the American Express AeroplanPlus Platinum. More... Until Aug 31, 13
Canadian Residents Only
- Triple Aeroplan Miles when you book an Everyone's an Original Summer rate at participating Fairmont Hotels Worldwide after entering the Fairmont Win Your Original Summer Contest. More... Until Aug 15, 13

Air China Phoenix Miles
- Earn up to 50% Bonus Phoenix Miles Kilometers when you fly Air China between Beijing and Delhi or Ho Chi Minh. More... Until Sep 30, 13
- Earn a 30% Bonus Phoenix Miles Kilometers when you fly Air China between Beijing and Guangzhou. More... Until Sep 30, 13
- 50% Bonus Phoenix Miles Kilometers when you fly in select in First or Economy class fares between Dalian and Shanghai, Xian, Huhehaote or Baotou. More... Until Sep 30, 13
- Earn up to Triple Phoenix Miles Kilometers for stays on the Bed and Breakfast or Best Available rate at participating Mandarin Oriental Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 13

airberlin topbonus
- 1,000 Bonus topbonus Miles for stays at all participating Melia Hotels Worldwide. More... Book by Aug 30 for stays until Sep 15, 13

American AAdvantage
- 5,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles when you purchase a new annual Admirals Club membership. More... Until Aug 7, 13

Asiana Club
- Triple Club Miles for stays at participating Hilton Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 13

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Double Asia Miles when you stay at participating Nikko Hotels International and JAL City Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 13
- Triple Asia Miles when you book and stay at New Century Hotels & Resorts in Mainland China. More... Until Sep 30, 13
- 50% Bonus Asia Miles when you stay at any participating Small Luxury Hotels of the World property for three consecutive nights or more Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 13
- Earn up to Quadruple Asia Miles when you rent a car at participating Hertz locations in the US, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. More... Until Sep 30, 13

China Southern SkyPearl Club
- 2,000 SkyPearl Kilometers when staying in a Club Room or higher room category at participating Langham properties worldwide. More... Until Aug 31, 13

Ethiopian Sheba Miles
- Double Sheba Miles for Ethiopian flights between Addis Ababa or Lome and Rio De Janeiro or Sao Paulo. More... Until Aug 31, 13

Hilton HHonors
- Double HHonors Points for stays at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Dallas-Farmers Branch. More... Until ?

Iberia Plus
- Double Avios for all Iberia Plus Kids cardholders who fly on any Iberia Group fight (operated by Iberia. Iberia Regional Air Nostrum and Iberia Express. More... Until Sep 1, 13
- Double Avios for stays of 3+ nights at select Hoteles Andaluces con Encanto hotels. More... Until Aug 31, 13
- Earn up to Triple Avios for stays at select Melia Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Aug 31, 13
- Double Avios on Avis rentals of 2 or more days at participating locations Worldwide. More... Until Aug 31, 13
- Double Avios on prepaid Enterprise Atesa rentals in Spain. More... Until Aug 31, 13
- Double Avios on Europcar rentals at all of Iberia's destinations. More... Until Aug 31, 13
- Double Avios on all Hertz rentals of 3 or more days at participating locations Worldwide. More... Book by Aug 31 for rentals until Sep 15, 13
- Triple Avios on all Sixt rentals of 4 or more days at participating locations Worldwide.. More... Until Aug 31, 13

Miles & More
- 1,500 Welcome Bonus Benefitpoints when you join Lufthansa PartnerPlus Corporate rewards program. More... Until Dec 31, 13

Oman Air Sindbad (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Earn up to Triple Sindbad Miles for stays at any Shangri-La hotel, resort, Traders hotel or Kerry hotel Worldwide. More... Until Aug 31, 13

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- Triple KrisFlyer Miles for stays at participating Hilton Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 13

Southwest Rapid Rewards (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Earn up to Triple Rapid Rewards for rentals of 3 or more days at participating Hertz locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Canada. More... Until Dec 31, 13
- Earn up to 400 Bonus Rapid Rewards points when you join and participate in e-miles. More... Until Aug 31, 13

SriLankan FlySmiles
- Triple FlySmiles Miles for stays at participating Hilton Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 13

TAP Portugal Victoria
- Earn Double Victoria Miles for ticket purchases in any fare class for any TAP/PGA destination made through the flytap Mobile website. More... Book by Aug 16 for travel Sep 15 - Dec 15, 13
- Earn Double Victoria Miles for stays at the Altis Hotel, Altis Park Hotel, Altis Prime, Altis Suites, Altis Avenida Hotel or Altis Belém and SPA. More... Book by Aug 31 for stays between Nov 1, 13 - Feb 28, 14

Thai Royal Orchid
- Triple Royal Orchid Miles for stays at participating Hilton Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 13

Turkish Miles&Smiles
- Quadruple Miles&Smiles Miles for Hilton stays in Turkey and South Africa. More... Until Sep 30, 13

United MileagePlus
- 1,000 Bonus MileagePlus Miles and a double upgrade when you rent a compact through midsize car in the United States and Canada for rentals of 3 days or more. More... Until Dec 31, 13
- Triple MileagePlus Miles when you book an Everyone's an Original Summer rate at participating Fairmont Hotels Worldwide after entering the Fairmont Win Your Original Summer Contest. More... Until Aug 15, 13
- 1,000 Bonus MileagePlus Miles per night at any one of over 50 Waldorf Astoria or Conrad hotels or resorts Worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 13

Virgin Australia Velocity Rewards (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Triple Velocity Points for stays of 2 or more nights at the Ayers Rock Resort. More... Book by Aug 31 for stays until Nov 17, 13
- Triple Velocity Points for stays of 2 or more nights at the Home Valley Station. More... Book by Aug 31 for stays until Oct 31, 13
- Triple Velocity Points for stays of 3 or more nights at the Longitude 131°. More... Book by Aug 31 for stays until Nov 30, 13
- Double Velocity Points when you book and stay at any of the TAJ Hotels, Palaces and Resorts worldwide More... Until Oct 31, 13


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June 25 Update: Langham Hotels now partnered with Aeroplan, Delta & Virgin Atlantic partnership, Bonus Points for booking with BW Mobile App

Finally back at it today! The past few days here in YYC have been pretty crazy to say none the least. I want to thank everyone who took the time to make bookings via RC yesterday. Once all reports are in a few days I will let you know how much we raised for the Canadian Red Cross' Alberta Flood Relief efforts.

News, Tips & Tricks
 

Aeroplan has added the Langham Hospitality Group as its newest hotel partner. The Langham Hospitality Group is a family of distinctive luxury hotels under The Langham, Langham Place, Eaton and 88 Xintiandi brands that are located on four continents. This agreement will enable Aeroplan Members to earn Aeroplan Miles for each of their stays at 19 participating hotels and resorts around the globe. As a special launch promotion, Aeroplan Members who book and stay at a participating The Langham, Langham Place, Eaton and 88 Xintiandi properties, can earn 2X the miles, until October 31, 2013, and until December 31, 2013 at Eaton Chelsea, Toronto.

Delta Airlines and Virgin Atlantic have announced the details of their joint venture partnership. All reciprocal frequent flyer benefits will begin on July 3. Full details can be found on Delta and Virgin Atlantic.

Bonus Offers
Best Western Rewards
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points for each stay you book through the BEST WESTERN TO GO® app for Android or iPhone. More... Until Sep 30, 13

Hyatt Gold Passport
- 1,500 Bonus Gold Passport Points for stays at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. More... Until Aug 31, 13
- 1,500 Bonus Gold Passport Points for stays at the Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile. More... Until Aug 31, 13
- 1,500 Bonus Gold Passport Points for stays at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place. More... Until Aug 31, 13
- 3,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points for stays in a deluxe room at the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile. More... Until Aug 31, 13

Jet Airways JetPrivilege
- Triple JetPrivilege Miles for stays at the Fairmont Jaipur. More... Until Sep 30, 13
- Double JetPrivilege Miles for stays at Harbour Plaza hotels in Hong Kong and Chongqing. More... Until Aug 31, 13
- Double JetPrivilege Miles when booking a Club room or above category at any select Langham Hotel Worldwide. More... Until Aug 31, 13
- Double JetPrivilege Miles for stays of 2 or more nights at The Sukhothai Bangkok. More... Until Oct 31, 13
- Earn up to Triple JetPrivilege Miles for stays at participating Mandarin Oriental Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Jul 31, 13
- Triple JetPrivilege Miles for stays at the Swissotel Kolkata or the Swissotel Goa. More... Until Sep 30, 13
- Double JetPrivilege Miles when you book a stay of two nights or more at prepaid rates at least 20 days in advance at participating World Hotels locations Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 13
- Earn up to Quadruple JetPrivilege Miles for Hertz rentals at participating locations in USA, Canada, Europe, Australia or New Zealand. More... Until Jul 31, 13

Miles & More
- Double Miles & More Miles for stays at any participating Movenpick Hotels in Europe that are booked online. More... Until Sep 2, 13

Starwood Preferred Guest
- 500 Bonus Starpoints for stays at participating Starwood Hotels in Florida. More... Until Jul 31, 13

United Mileage Plus
- Triple Mileage Plus Miles on Hertz rentals in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Australia and New Zealand. More... Until Aug 31, 13

Virgin America Elevate (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Earn up to 5,000 Bonus Elevate Points on your first hotel booking with Rocketmiles.com. More... Until Jul 15, 13

Oct 16 Update: Flying Blue Promo Awards, 4x AAdvantage Miles for Thrifty rentals, free Langham Elite status

Welcome to the Rewards Canada update for Tuesday Oct 16th. By the time you read this chances are there will be less than 24 hours left in the voting for our Canada's Choice - Canada's Top Travel Rewards Credit Cards. So if you have not voted be sure to do so before 11:59pm EST on the 17th!

News, Tips & Tricks
Air France KLM have released their latest Flying Blue Promo Awards. These are award tickets that are available for a reduced amount of miles, typically between 25 and 50%. The latest list includes award tickets for flights between Montreal or Toronto and Flying Blue's Europe 1/2/3 categories. Luckily both cities are at the 50% level so award tickets can be had for 12,500 one way or 25,000 round trip in economy or Voyageur class and 25,000 o/w or 50,000 r/t for Affaires (Business Class.) More details can be found at http://www.flyingbluenews.com/promo-awards.html (you may have to select your airline and country if you have never visited Flyingbluenews.com before)

View from the Wing is reporting that Hyatt will be removing their Passport Escape award option as of November 1st. The Passport Escape award were longer stay awards for 5 or 7 days that included such items free nights, breakfasts, dinners and welcome amenities.

Finally, in case you missed it earlier today on the RC blog, Langham Hotels 1865 has a free Elite Status offer for Visa Infinite cardholders (In Canada that would be CIBC Aerogold, CIBC Aventura, RBC Avion and TD First Class) with the possibility of non-Infinite cardholders getting it with a little workaround. See the post for more details. As I am not an Infinite cardholder, I tried the workaround today and will report on my success or lack thereof when the details come through.

Bonus Offers
American AAdvantage
- Quadruple AAdvantage Miles on rentals of a Compact car or larger vehicle for three days or longer at all worldwide locations. More... Until Jan 31, 13
- 500 Bonus Advantage Miles when you rent a compact through full-size car for a minimum of 3 days at any participating National locations in the United States. More... Until Dec 31, 12

Avianca TACA LifeMiles
- Double LifeMiles for Hertz rentals in the United States. More... Until Nov 30, 12
- 250 LifeMiles for each purchase made via the LifeMiles e-store. More... Until Oct 31, 12

China Eastern Eastern Miles
- Double Eastern Miles points for stays on the “Bed and Breakfast” package rate or “Delight Rate” at participating Mandarin Oriental Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 12

Delta SkyMiles
- 1,000 Bonus SkyMiles when you register book and fly within 90 days. More... Until ? Targeted offer - May Not Work for everyone

Hainan Fortune Wings
- Triple Fortune Wings Kilometers when you stay at any participating hotel and resort in the Hilton Worldwide portfolio. More... Until Nov 30, 12

InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club
- 10,000 Bonus Priority Club points for stays of 2 or more nights at the Montelucia Resort & Spa, an InterContinental Alliance Resort Scottsdale. More... Until Jan 31, 13

Miles & More
- Double Miles & More Miles on LOT flights between Warsaw and New York. More... Register by Dec 11 for travel until Dec 13, 12
- Double Miles & More Miles on LOT flights between: - Warsaw and Amsterdam, Milan, Moscow, Paris, Saint Petersburg or Vienna; Cracow and Frankfurt. More... Register by Dec 28 for travel until Dec 31, 12
- Double Miles & More Miles on LOT flights between Warsaw and Stuttgart. More... Register by Nov 28 for travel Nov 5 - 30, 12
- Double Miles & More Miles on LOT flights between Warsaw and Katowice, Szczecin or Tel Aviv . More... Register by Dec 28 for travel Nov 1 - Dec 31, 12
- Double Miles & More Miles on LOT flights between Warsaw and Hanover. More... Register by Oct 29 for travel until Oct 31, 12

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 50% Bonus KrisFlyer Miles when you book the Economy Class EarlyBird special for flights between New Zealand and the U.K. or Europe. More... Book by Dec 17 for travel Feb 1 - Nov 30, 13
- 25% Bonus KrisFlyer Miles when you book the Business Class EarlyBird special for flights between New Zealand and the U.K. or Europe. More... Book by Dec 17 for travel Feb 1 - Nov 30, 13

TAP Portugal Victoria
- Triple Victoria Miles for each qualifying stay that includes a Friday, Saturday or Sunday night at participating Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Book by Nov 25 for stays until Dec 30, 12

United Mileage Plus
- 2,000 Bonus Mileage Plus Miles perstay at the St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel or Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel London. More... Until Dec 31, 12

Free Langham Hotels 1865 Elite Membership with a Visa Infinite Card

Visa Infinite cardholders can enjoy free Langham 1865 Voyager Elite status simply by inputting the first 6 digits of their Visa Infinite card when registering for the 1865 program.  Much like the Hilton promo from earlier this year, it appears that you can 'grab' any Visa Infinite 6 digit number of the Internet and register for this promotion.

Normally, Langham 1865 Voyager status requires 5 stays within 12 months to achieve the status, so of course this offer negates that and saves you the time an d money required. 1865 Voyager status provides member-exclusive benefits, including complimentary room upgrade (subject to room availability), in-room broadband internet access, late check-out till 6pm, personalised welcome amenities and many more. For more details please visit the 1865 website.

This offer appears to have been available since February although we just found out about thanks to Gary at View from the Wing and unlike the Hilton offer which quickly had the terms and conditions modified to reflect regional restrictions so that it was harder for 'non-Visa Infinite' people to register, this one does not appear to have many restrictions (yet!). For a list of some Visa Infinite issuer numbers see this Wikipedia page.

If this ends up working for you, you can always leverage it for (not as glamorous) Best Western Status with their Status Match No Catch offer