British Airways Executive Club: 35% Bonus Avios when you transfer hotel points into Avios until December 2

 
British Airways Executive Club has brought back their transfer bonus for moving points from hotel programs into Avios. The bonus is 5% more than we saw this past spring as it is 35% this time which we haven't seen since March of 2018. It good for six major hotel programs: Marriott Bonvoy, IHG Rewards Club, Radisson Rewards, Shangri-La's Golden Circle, MeliáRewards  and  Best Western Rewards. If you are looking to boost your BA balance your best bet is converting Marriott Bonvoy points. 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points will get you 20,000 Avios + the 5,000 bonus miles from Marriott + the 35% for a total of 33,750 Avios. Although unlikely, there may just be enough time for you to get in on this even if you don't have enough Marriott points by grabbing the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card with its 50,000 point Welcome bonus and getting some spend on it right away.  This is also a good way to use up orphaned points in these hotel programs that you may never use otherwise!

For details on some of the best ways to use British Airways Executive Club Avios read our article on Utilizing British Airways' Executive Club for flights in North America
 
Offer details
35% Bonus Avios when you convert hotel points to British Airways Executive Club.  Full Details Until Dec 2, 19
Participating loyalty programmes include:
Marriott Bonvoy™
IHG® Rewards Club
Radisson Rewards®
Shangri-La's Golden Circle
MeliáRewards
Best Western Rewards®



Here are some other BA Executive Club bonus Avios offers to check out:

• Earn Double Avios on all British Airways flights Worldwide as well as British Airways flights operated by American Airlines, Iberia and Finnair when travelling between Europe and North America. Full details, online registration & booking (Registration is required)
  Bonus will be awarded for up to 10 flights (one way sectors, round trip counts as two)
• 30% Bonus Avios when you covert American Express Membership Rewards points to Avios. Full details
• 40% Bonus Avios when you convert Diners Club Club Rewards points to British Airways Executive Club Full details
  

Find more Executive Club bonus Avios offers here.

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

Mar 17 Update: Book an Air Canada flight to share in 7,000,000 Aeroplan Miles, Virgin Atlantic Hilton stay bonus, MeliaRewards partners with Wyndham Rewards

Happy St. Patrick's day everyone! We've got a couple promos to pass along that require booking today to celebrate this day of the Irish!

News, Tips & Tricks
Air Canada has a promo celebrating St. Patrick's day where they are giving away 7,000,000 Aeroplan Miles for flights booked online by the end of today for travel until June 1st. The amount of miles you get will be dependent on the number of bookings made for travel on Air Canada, Air Canada Express or Air Canada rouge™ for travel within Canada, between Canada and the U.S., and between Canada and Europe. You must use the promo code POTOFGOLD2014 when you book. Full details

Rocketmiles is also running a St. Patrick's Day promo for stays in Boston, Philadelphia or Chicago, Rocketmiles will award you Double Miles/Points in the Rocketmiles partner program  booked via the special promotion page at www.rocketmiles.com/irish-2x/. You must book today to take advantage of this offer.

Melia Rewards members now have access to thousands of more hotels to use their points at as the program has entered into a partnership with Wyndham Rewards. Melia Hotels is a small sized chain with most of their locations in Spain and the Caribbean so the places where you could redeem your Melia Rewards points were limited. Now you can transfer your MeliáRewards points to Wyndham Rewards to use them for stays at over 7,000 Wyndham Hotel Group Destinations worldwide which vastly improves your redemption options. The transfer rate is 2 MeliaRewards points for every 1 Wyndham Reward point. That transfer rate isn't great considering both programs essentially award you 10 points/$ spent not including any elite bonuses. I would only transfer the points if you definitely can redeem for a Melia stay when the redemption rates are between 11,000 points and 42,000 versus Wyndham Rewards 5,500 to 50,000. Find more details here

Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- Triple Aeroplan Miles for every qualifying stay at any Choice Hotels International location included in the Choice Privileges program to be eligible for the promotion. More... Mar 15 - May 31, 14

British Airways Executive Club
- Double Avios for stays at participating Le Club Accorhotels Worldwide that are booked 30 days in advance. More... Book between Apr 1 and Jun 30 for stays Apr 30 - Dec 31, 14

Shangri-La Hotels Golden Circle
- Receive up to a 30% GC Award Points Discount for award night stays at the Shangri-La Hotel, Haikou. Golden Circle members can redeem a free night in a Standard Room at 20% off and in a Club Room at 30% off. More... Mar 25 - Apr 30, 14
- Triple GC Award Points when staying in an Executive Suite or a Traders Club Room at Traders Hotel, Manila.More... Apr 1 - Jun 30, 14

Starwood Preferred Guest
- Triple Starpoints for stays of two or more nights at Luxury Collection hotels & resorts in Bangkok, Phuket and Koh Samui. More... Until Oct 31, 14

US Airways Dividend Miles
- 5,000 Preferred-qualifying miles when you buy or renew an annual US Airways Club membership. More...Until May 31, 14

Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus Plus (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Golden Lotus Plus Miles for stays at participating JAL Hotels and Hotel Nikko Worldwide. More... Until Apr 30, 14

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- Earn up to 6,000 Bonus Flying Club Miles when you register and complete a qualifying stay at any hotel or resort from the Hilton HHonors portfolio of brands Worldwide. More... Until Apr 30, 14

June 13 Update: Sobey's buying Safeway, Alaska Airlines adds more partners to one way award bookings, 25% Bonus on buying Mas Rewards points

Now more than half way through the week here is what Thursday June 13th has brought us:

News, Tips & Tricks
Potentially big news on the shopping side of loyalty programs coming out late yesterday with the announcement of Sobey's buying the Canadian operations of Safeway. No word yet on what exactly is going to happen to the 200+ Safeway stores out west but chances are they will eventually be re-branded as Sobey's which would also mean the integration of the Club Sobey's program into all these stores. If this happens the big loser will be Air Miles as Safeway has been the place to be for earning hundreds if not thousands of Air Miles Rewards miles since 1992! In fact Safeway has been the one of if not the most lucrative partner for Air Miles Rewards Miles. Back in the day it wasn't unheard of to earn hundreds of Air Miles when buying a few dollars worth of Safeway brand dish sponges! I've scoured the news sources and such but have not heard mention of what will happen to the Safeway stores and as a result the Air Miles earning. There is talk of integrating management, distribution etc. but maybe one of our readers has found these details, if so please let us know!

On a great news note, Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan has added many more of their airline partners to their online award ticketing and it includes the ability to book one way tickets on those partners for exactly half the cost of the round trip award ticket. The online booking engine now includes AeroMexico, Air France, Air Pacific, Emirates, KLM, and Qantas. This change makes the Alaska Airlines program even more lucrative because of certain redemptions like First Class on Emirates and Qantas and even though Alaska only flies to Alberta and BC you can see that through their partners you can redeem for flights out of other Canadian cities like YYZ (Emirates, AF KLM), YUL (AF KLM) etc. Outside of flying on Alaska and their partners the best way to earn Mileage Plan miles in Canada is via credit card spend. The best cards for this are the MBNA Alaska Airlines Platinum MasterCard, the Starwood Preferred Guest Card from American Express and the Diners Club Club Rewards MasterCard (well for those of us who hold this card). For details on redeemind Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles see here.
Over on the FFB Blog I explain how you can use the bonus for buying Melia International Mas Rewards points to get a $2500+ Business Class ticket on airberlin for only $1140.


Travel Deals
Emirates is offering summer flights from Canada to India, Africa, the Middle East and Asia from $1425 all in.  Tickets must be booked by June 14 for travel until July 31. Visit emirates.com/ca for more details.

Bonus Offers
Air Baltic BalticMiles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double BalticMiles Points 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... Jul 1 - Aug 31, 13

Emirates Skywards
- Double Skywards Miles when you travel in First Class or Business Class between New York JFK and Milan Malpensa. More... Register and Book by Jul 20 for travel Oct 1 - Nov 30, 13

La Quinta Returns
- Earn up to Triple Returns Points for stays at participating La Quinta locations in the U.S. More... Until Jul 11, 13

Le Club accorhotels
- Double Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Sofitel Hotels in Australia, New Zealand, or Fiji. More... Until Jul 31, 13
- 500 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at the ibis Barcelona Centro (Sagrada Familia) or Mercure Barcelona Augusta. More... Until Jul 31, 13

Malaysia Airlines Enrich (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Enrich Miles for stays at the G Tower Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. More... Until Jul 31, 13
- Double Enrich Miles for stays of 2 or more nights at participating Mandarin Oriental Hotels worldwide. More... Until Jul 31, 13
- Double Enrich Miles for stays of 2 or more night at the Pan Pacific Singapore. More... Until Jul 31, 13
- Earn up to Quadruple Enrich Miles when renting a Group C or higher car with Avis for 3+ days in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand. More... Until Jul 31, 13
- Earn up to Quadruple Enrich Miles when you rent a car on an Affordable Rate (leisure retail rate) from a participating HERTZ location in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia or New Zealand More... Until Jul 31, 13

Melia International Mas Rewards
- 25% Bonus Mas Points when you buy Mas points online. More... Until Jun 28, 13

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- Double Flying Club 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... Jul 1 - Aug 31, 13

Apr 25 Update: US Airways increasing some change fees, Melia Hotels sale & Triple Voyager Miles for Taj stays

Two of biggest new pieces had their own posts today (SPG and US Airways) so the daily update is a little thinner:

News, Tips & Tricks
US Airways is following in the footsteps of United and increasing their domestic ticket change fees by $50 to $200. All other tickets remain the same except Brazil have gone up by $50 as well to $300. (HT One Mile at a Time)


Travel Deals
Melia  Hotels is offering up to 30% off for stays in the U.S. and Latin America. Stay 1 night to get 10% off, 2 nights to get 20% or 3+ nights to get 30% off. Book by May 19 for stays until Sep 8. More details can be found here.

Bonus Offers
Air France KLM Flying Blue
- Double Flying Blue Miles for rentals at participating Hertz locations in Europe, North America, South America, New Zealand and Australia. More... Until May 31, 13

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Double Asia Miles when you book the “Summer Triple Miles” offer at participating Jumeirah Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Aug 31, 13

Hilton HHonors
- 1,000 Bonus HHonors Points for stays at the DoubleTree by Hilton Alice Springs. More... Until Jul 31, 13
- Double HHonors Points for stays at the DoubleTree by Hilton Montgomery Downtown.More... Until Sep 30, 13

Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
- Double Mileage Bank Miles when you stay two or more consecutive nights at any Regent Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. (three consecutive nights at Regent Palms Turks & Caicos) on the Summer to Remember package. More... Jun 1 - Aug 31, 13

Jet Airways JetPrivilege
- Double JetPrivilege Miles when you stay at participating IHG hotels in Australasia, Southeast & Southwest Asia, Japan & Korea and the Middle East & Africa. More... Until Aug 31, 13
- 1,000 JetPrivilege Miles for stays at the Café Royal or the The Landmark London. More... Until May 31, 13
- Earn up to Triple JetPrivilege Miles when you stay on an eligible rate at any participating Mandarin Oriental Hotel Worldwide. More... Until May 31, 13
- 2,000 Bonus JetPrivilege Miles for stays at the Bengaluru Marriott Hotel, Whitefield Courtyard by Marriott, or the Kochi Airport Courtyard by Marriott, Bhopal More... Until May 20, 13
- Double JetPrivilege Miles when you book Club rooms or Suites at participating Meritus Hotels & Resorts. More... Until May 31, 13
- OFFER EXTENDED Earn up to 40% JetPrivilege Miles when you purchase JPMiles online.. More... Until Jun 30, 13

South African Airways Voyager
- Triple Voyager Miles for stays at any Taj Hotel Worldwide.More... Until Jul 31, 13

Feb 22 Update: New name for Melia's Loyalty Program, Qantas sale out of YYC/YYZ, El Al Bonus with Diners Club Canada

Last day of the work week brings us the following news, tips and bonuses!

News, Tips & Tricks
Melia Hotels International has renamed their loyalty program from Mas Rewards to MeliaRewards. To celebrate the rebranding of the program Melia is giving away  a guaranteed prize every time you stay at one of their hotels. More...

Tip of the Day: Planning on renting a car in the near future for your travels? Be sure to visit Rewards Canada's Car Rental Bonus Offer Listing before you book to make sure you aren't missing out any potential bonus miles on your rental. Many of the offers also provide discounts over the regular rates while some do not. To get the best deal do dummy bookings with and without the promo codes for the bonus miles to see what gives you a better deal.

Over on the FFB Blog, this week's City Bonus Highlight is on Dallas, so if you have upcoming travel to this great city in Texas check out the post before you book any travel!

Travel Deals
Qantas has a fare sale to Australia from Canada. Sydney can be had for C$1664 all in from Calgary, C$1862 from Toronto. Flights must be booked by Feb 27 for travel between Aug 1 and Sep 13. Full details

Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- 250 Bonus Aeroplan miles for magazine subscriptions made via Rogers Magazine service. More... Until Jun 30, 13

American AAdvantage
- Earn up to 3,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles on a qualifying rental of 2 or more consecutive days at participating Budget airport locations in the U.S. and Canada. More... Until Apr 30, 13
- Quadruple AAdvantage Miles on qualifying rentals of 3 or more days at Dollar locations Worldwide. More... Until Jun 30, 13
- Quadruple AAdvantage Miles on qualifying rentals of 3 or more days at Thrifty locations Worldwide. More... Until Jun 30, 13

El Al Matmid Club
- 20% Bonus Matmid Points when you convert points from Diners Club Club Rewards into Matmid points. More... Until Mar 15, 13

Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
- Double Mileage Bank Miles for stays at the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach or the Outrigger Reef on the Beach Waikiki. More... Until Jun 30, 13
- Double Mileage Bank Miles + Breakfast for 2 for stays at participating Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts Worldwide on the Best Available rate. More... Mar 1 - May 31, 13

Miles & More
- Double Miles & More Miles for Brussels Airlines flights between Brussels and Washington D.C. More... Jun 18 - Aug 31, 13

Scandinavian EuroBonus
- Double EuroBonus points on SAS flights within Sweden for new EuroBonus Members who join the program by Mar 3. More... Join by Mar 3 for travel until Mar 17, 13 Restrictions Targeted Offer - May Not Work for Everyone
- Double EuroBonus points for stays at the Radisson Blu Riverside Hotel Gothenburg. More... Mar 18 - Aug 31, 13

Ukraine International Panorama Club (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Panorama Club Miles for flights between Kiev and Prague or Warsaw. More... Mar 31 - Apr 30, 13
- Double Panorama Club Miles for flights between Kiev and London. More... Until Mar 31, 13

United Mileage Plus
- 1,000 Mileage Plus Miles on qualifying rentals of 3 or more days at Thrifty locations Worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 13