November 14 Update: Scotia will add Disney+ to streaming service category in the new year and 25% bonus Norwegian CashPoints for online shopping (yes Norwegian)

As many of you will know, Disney officially launched their own streaming service, Disney+ earlier this week. As it is a streaming service that naturally let us to reach out to Scotia Bank to see if the new service will fall into their 3x points for streaming services spend category on the Scotia Gold American Express Card. This is what Scotia told me:

We are looking to add the Disney+ streaming service in the near future. Although timing is still being confirmed, we anticipate to have it added early in the new year.

That's mostly good news for those who are going to subscribe to the new service as you may only go a few months without the accelerated earn rate.

We added a couple more promotions to our Top 6 tips for maximizing miles & points earning on your holiday shopping feature. As we mentioned previously we are dynamically updating this piece during this entire holiday season with the latest offers and promotions. Today we added the AIR MILES Shop the Block event to it and also another online shopping mall bonus - 25% Bonus CashPoints for online shopping via Norwegian Reward's eShop. The latter may not even be looked at by most of you but I know a couple of you out there do collect CashPoints even though Norwegian doesn't even set foot in Canada - you use them for their flights out of the U.S., within Europe and so on so that's why I added it. You can check out the feature here.

Posts since our last update:

• AIR MILES Shop the Block is back - earn up to 1,200 Bonus Reward Miles when earning from multiple partners
  The annual AIR MILES Shop the Block event launched today and presents a really nice bonus mile earning opportunity…
• November 13 Update: RBC Avion Holiday Experience Events released, 250 bonus AIR MILES on vacation packages & a dozen new bonus offers
  RBC is once again offering special holiday events for those who have any of their Avion cards. The main…

Travel Deals

IHG Cyber Sale – Save up to 30% on stays around the globe

Enjoy up to 25% off for stays at Fairmont Hotels in North America with their Fairmont Moments offer. Book by Mar 31 for stays until Apr 30, 20 Full details & online booking

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

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Other Bonus Offers

Aeroflot Bonus
- Earn up to 4,000 Bonus Miles when you rent with Avis for 3 or more days Worldwide. More... Book by Dec 15 for stays until Jan 31, 20

Avianca LifeMiles
- Triple LifeMiles for all hotel stays booked via Booking.com. More... Until Feb 8, 20

Choice Privileges
- 1,000 Bonus Privileges Points when you add the 1000 Points Package for stays at select Choice Hotels in Australia or New Zealand. More... Unknown End Date
- 2,000 Bonus Privileges Points when you add the 2000 Points Package for stays at select Choice Hotels in Australia or New Zealand. More... Unknown End Date
Marriott Bonvoy
- 1,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points per night on Thursday-Monday nights at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Paramus. More... Until Jan 17, 20
- 4,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points per stay at the Preston Marriott Hotel. More... Until Jan 12, 20
- 500 Bonus Bonvoy Points, a free upgrade, 3 course dinner and free breakfast for stays at the Hotel Goldener Hirsch, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Salzburg.  More... Jan 1 - Mar 25, 20
- 1,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points PER NIGHT for stays at the Residence Inn Big Sky/The Wilson Hotel. More... Dec 1 - Feb 23, 20
- 1,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points per stay at the TownePlace Suites Detroit Belleville. More... Dec 30 - Mar 23, 20

Nordic Choice Club
- Earn Double Club Points for all Nordic Choice stays booked via the Nordic Choice website or app. More... Book by Nov 17 for stays Dec 16, 19 – Feb 29, 20

Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus
- Up to a 50% ROP Miles Discount when you redeem for award flights between Bangkok and destinations across the THAI and THAI Smile networks. More... Book by Nov 30 for travel May 1 - Jun 30, 20


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November 23 Update: 15x AIR MILES for shopping online until Sunday, 3x points at Holt Renfrew on your Cobalt Card, Norwegian Reward online shopping bonus

AIR MILES is offering a huge 15x the miles + any other bonuses for shopping via airmilesshops.ca between today and Sunday! Find out more here

Continuing on the Holiday shopping tip, check out other Black Friday and Cyber Monday offers on our Holiday Shopping feature

Speaking of that feature we added Norwegian Reward's eShop offer of 25% bonus CashPoints until the end of the year.  Now's the time to start racking up CashPoints to redeem on their two Canadian flights that they just started and the Transatlantic ones that will start in 2019!

Yet another American Express Cobalt bonus points offer for shopping!

As a little extra gift for being a Cobalt Cardmember, when you shop in-store at Holt Renfrew, Ogilvy or online at holtrenfrew.com from November 23, 2018 to December 31, 2018 with your registered Cobalt Card, you can earn a total of 3x the points on eligible purchases up to a maximum of $500 (after taxes and shipping). After you reach $500 in purchases during the offer period you’ll still earn at the regular earn rate of 1x the points¹.

If you didn't get the email saying your card is registered be sure to call Amex and ask them to manually register you for the offer.

Air Canada is adding a new route between Montreal and Raleigh/Durham in June of 2019. The new route will operate once daily with a Jazz CRJ200. (Source Routesonline)

 It's the season of giving! Help support Rewards Canada's Flight Here campaign for Give A Mile. Help us reach 100,000 miles to provide up to 4 flights of compassion. Find out more here!
Posts since our last update:

• Summary of global hotel systemwide bonus points promotions - November Edition
  One of the easiest ways to rack up lots of hotel points is to take advantage of the systemwide…
• Expedia.ca Black Friday Sale - Extra 75% Off Select Hotels & More. Very limited quantity.
  In just a few minutes Expedia.ca will have a very limited amount of 75% off coupon codes available to…

Travel Deals
Hilton Waikiki Village Cyber Sale - Save up to 25% for stays Dec 1 to Jun 30. Book by Nov 26. Find out more here

Qatar Airways Cyber Offer from Montreal - Fares from C$970 to destinations around the globe! Book by Nov 25, 18 Full details & online booking

Hilton Winter Sale - Save up to 25% on weekend stays in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa

Radisson Hotels Cyber Week Offer - 30% off weekends until Aug 31, 19 at participating Hotels of Radisson Collection, Radisson Blu, Radisson RED, Radisson, Park Inn by Radisson in Europe, Middle East and Africa. (also available weekdays between April 5 and May 6) Book by Nov 27, 18 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
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Other Bonus Offers
Marriott Rewards
- 5,000 Bonus Rewards Points when you stay 2+ nights over the weekend (Friday and Saturday required) at the Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel. More... Until Dec 31, 18
- 3,000 Bonus Rewards Points PER NIGHT when you stay 2+ nights Friday-Sunday at the London Marriott West India Quay. More... Until Dec 31, 18

MEA Cedar Miles
- Triple Cedar Miles on all Sixt car rentals Worldwide. More... Until Jan 31, 19

Norwegian Reward
- 25% Bonus Cashpoints when you shop online via the Norwegian Reward eShop. More... Until Dec 31, 18

Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- 20% Discount when you buy, gift or transfer Qmiles. More... Until Dec 20, 18

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June 22 Update: Norwegian Airlines outlines first Canadian flights from Hamilton & Montreal, a great Iberia Plus promotion and more

We now know what routes Norwegian Airlines will initially fly from Canada when the Ultra Low Cost Carrier launches them later this year. They will launch seasonal service from Montreal to the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique in late October and serivce across the pond in March 2019 when they start flying their 737 MAX aircraft between Hamilton and Dublin. Unlike most other ULCC's Norwegian does actually have a frequent flyer program called Norwegian Rewards and the currency is called CashPoints. You can 2 to 12% CashPoints on Norwegian flights plus more on hotel bookings and car rentals. Learn more about Norwegian Reward here. As is always the case when a new airline launches in Canada that has an FFP we'll add them to our bonus offer listing page and provide upgraded news coverage of the program and the airline. Norwegian Reward isn't known for offering lots of bonuses but have had the occasional flight offer over the past few years. Find out more

This may interest some of you if you have travels within Europe or maybe from the U.S. to Europe,  or even want to buy 10 cheap tickets and not fly them, Spanish carrier Iberia is offering a sweet 9,000 Bonus Avios per flight if you book those flights this weekend. They say you have to use to Avios by December 1st so only go nuts for buying Iberia tickets if you know you can use those Avios by then and you quite possibly can as they can be redeemed for flights on oneworld airlines, hotels and so on. We also know that you will get the bonus even if you don't take the flights (just don't cancel them) and they are reports of flights around 33EUR (330EUR total for 90,000 Avios, which is a good deal)  Find out more here.  Thinking of going for it? Iberia is actually one of our travel partners and booking these flights via our link with them helps support Rewards Canada/FFB!

Posts since our last update:

• Transferring Starpoints between Starwood Preferred Guest accounts with the same residential address
  Earlier this week I posted a step by step guide to redeeming points from the American Express Cobalt Card…
• IHG Rewards Club: Earn up to 5,000 bonus points per stay starting with your 2nd stay in North or South America
  IHG Rewards Club has released a nice new bonus that you can stack on top of your custom Accelerate offers…
• Step by Step guide to converting points from your American Express Cobalt Card to Starwood Preferred Guest
  You may recall from our popular post "7 months in and The American Express Cobalt Card is still going strong…

Travel Deals
Hilton Summer Sale - Save up to 25% on weekend stays in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Find out more here

Save up to 15 % on Marriott stays in Canada! Book at a participating hotel by July 1, 2018 for stays until July 31, 2018 and save up to 10% on best available rates!  Marriott Rewards® Members save up to 5% more. Find out more here.

Receive a $100 CAD resort credit each night of your stay at the Kananaskis Mountain Lodge. Book by Jun 30 for stays until Jul 31, 18 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
IHG Rewards Club
- Earn up to 5,000 Bonus IHG Rewards Club Points for stays at IHG Hotels in North or South America starting with your second stay. For residents of North and South America only More... Jul 1 - Sep 16, 18

Other Bonus Offers
Emirates Skywards
- Earn up to 6,000 Skywards miles for Sixt car rentals of 3 or more days Worldwide. More... Book by Jul 31 for rentals until Sep 30, 18

Jet Airwys JetPrivilege
- Earn up to 1,000 Bonus JPMiles when you rent a car participating Hertz locations in USA, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. More.. Book by Jul 31 for rentals until Aug 31, 18

Shangri-La Golden Circle
- Triple GC Award Points for stays in a Horizon Room or Suite at Futian Shangri-La, Shenzhen. More... Until Aug 31, 18

TAP Portugal Victoria
- Double Victoria Miles for all eligible flights on Beijing Capital Airlines. More... Until Aug 21, 18

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- Triple Flying Club Miles for all UK and European Enterprise car rentals. More... Until Aug 31, 18

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