Apr 17 Update: MeliaRewards 12,000 free points = a free night, Up to 3,500 Avios for Hilton stays, Rocketmiles Caribbean bonus

Here is our last daily update until April 27th!

News, Tips & Tricks
Please note that this will be the last Daily Update until April 27th! It's vacation time for the RC family.  Be sure to follow us here on the blog, Facebook, or  Twitter  for any breaking news, bonuses and more. The main RC site will not be updated during this time.

I'm have to pass along an apology! I didn't follow my own rules that I preach about making sure you read all emails you get from various loyalty programs and not deleting them or ignoring them. Well I did the latter! After seeing this bonus make its way out on several blogs I wondered why I had not received notice on it. Well in fact I did, going through my emails there it was, sent on April 8th! Mind you the subject was a bit ambiguous "Limited Time Spring Offer" but that is no excuse. Anyways here it is nine days later than it should be, hopefully some of you can take advantage of this offer! The points post right away by the way, as you see in the screen shots below my MeliaRewards balance in the email was 0 points and as of today that is now 12,000 which is enough for a free night at select Melia locations in Europe or a nice addition for a Points+Cash redemption

Bonus Offers
British Airways Executive Club
- Earn up to 3,500 Bonus Avios when you register and complete stays at any hotel or resort from the Hilton HHonors portfolio of brands Worldwide. More... Until Jun 30, 14

IHG Rewards Club
- Earn 10,000 Bonus IHG Rewards Club Points for stays of 2+ nights at the Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan. More... Until Jul 31, 14

La Quinta Returns
- Earn up to Triple Returns Points for stays at participating La Quinta locations in the U.S. More... Until May 6, 14

Melia International MeliaRewards
- Earn up to 12,000 Bonus MeliaRewards Points when you join MeliaRewards or login to your account via the promotion page. More... Until Apr 30, 14

Rocketmiles
- 1,000 Bonus Miles/Points in the Rocketmiles partner program of your choice for stays in the Caribbean More... Book by Apr 21 for stays until Oct 16, 14

SAS EuorBonus
- Triple EuroBonus points for all stays at Radisson Blu hotels in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway. More... Book by Jun 15 for stays until Aug 17, 14
- 2,000 Bonus EuroBonus points on all Avis Rentals worldwide. More... Until Jun 17, 14

Shangri-La Golden Circle
- Triple GC Award Points for stays in a Horizon Club room at the Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok. More... Apr 21 - Jun 30, 14

Stash Hotel Rewards
- Triple Stash Rewards Points for stays at the Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa. More... Book by May 10 for stays Apr 20 - May 31, 14
- Triple Stash Rewards Points for stays at the Gateway Canyons Resort. More... Book by May 31 for stays until Oct 31, 14
- Triple Stash Rewards Points for stays of 2+ nights at the Inn at Saint Mary's South Bend. More... Until May 31, 14
- Triple Stash Rewards Points for stays of 2+ nights at the Magnolia Hotel Dallas. More... Until Jun 15, 14

Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- 50% Bonus Miles&Smiles Miles or 25% Miles&Smiles Discount on select Turkish Airlines International Routes. More... May 1 - 31, 14

United MileagePlus
- Double MileagePlus Miles and a compllmentary upgrade for stays of 2+ nights at participating Fairmont Hotels & Resorts locations in Canada & the U.S. More... Until Jun 30, 14

Oct 11 Update: Milepoint Premium Membership perks, Melia Mas Rewards Buy Points Bonus, iPrefer booking bonus (today & Oct 22 only)

Last one for this week. Updates and everything else will be back next Tuesday. Happy Thanksgiving to you all!


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News, Tips & Tricks
Milepoint.com, the second largest frequent flyer community forum is once again offering limited premium memberships with some decent perks (Hilton Gold Status, 10% off Hyatt Gift Cards, 1,000 MileagePlus miles + more) for only $49.95. Full details here

Of course, if you missed it yesterday be sure to check out our latest feature:
Rewards Canada's Guide to Business Class Lounge Access

In the bonus offer section, two offers of note:
The first is from Melia International's Mas Rewards program. It is a buy points offer and while there so-so value in buying the points for actual Melia stays there can be great value in buying them for transfers to two airlines. Mas Rewards only began selling points late in 2012 and we broke the news that you could use them for getting business class flights on Air Berlin for cheaper than buying them outright (see our posts here and here) and then Jeff over Boarding Area discovered another great redemption, transferring to Miles and More for first/business class redemption within the U.S. or Canada. You can read his take on this here. The only word of warning seems to come in the comments on his piece that some people's miles that were transferred to Miles and More have disappeared from their accounts.

Also check out the 'today only' and 'October 22 only' booking bonus foir with Preferred Hotel Group's iPrefer program


Bonus Offers
Hilton HHonors
- Double HHonors points when you stay on the 2X Points Package at participating Hilton Hotels Worldwide. More...  Untill Nov 1, 14
- Double HHonors Points for stays on "The HHonors Weekend, " rate at the Hilton Alexandria Corniche.  More...  Until Oct 30, 14

IHG Rewards Club
- Earn up to 5,000 Bonus IHG Rewards Points for stays at select IHG Hotels in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, the Middle East and Africa. More... Until Dec 31, 13

Korean Air SKYPASS
- Earn up to Triple SKYPASS Miles for stays at Hilton Hotels and Resorts Worldwide. Earn double miles when you stay 2 nights or triple miles for 3 nights or more.  More...  Until Dec 31, 13

Melia International Mas Rewards
- Earn up to 30% Bonus Mas Points when you buy Mas points online. More... Until Oct 31, 13

Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer
- Earn Double iPrefer Point when you book any hotel or resort on iPrefer.com on double digit days. More... Book on Oct 11 or 22 for stays until Feb 28, 14