[OFFER EXPIRED] 27,000 bonus points when you book a stay with Preferred Hotel Group

 

Preferred Hotel Group is celebrating International Pineapple Day with an offer of 27,000 bonus I Prefer points on stays at their hotels. This offer simply needs to be booked today for stays completed by December 31, 2022. The offer is similar to the their Cyber Monday offer of 2021 that provided 30,000 bonus albeit that one required a two night stay whereas this offer will be awarded on a one night stay.

Great deal! Preferred Hotel Group Cyber Monday offer of 30,000 bonus points for a two night stay

 

Last week we gave you a heads up about this offer and it is live now! Preferred Hotel Group has this awesome offer that is only bookable on today, Cyber Monday November 29th. They will award 30,000 bonus I Prefer points for stays of 2 or more nights that are booked with this offer. Those 30,000 points are enough to redeem for 1 night at their 30,000 point level hotels but they even have some 15,000 point hotels so you could earn two free nights for your stay of two nights. It is a tougher bonus for Canadians to achieve if you aren't traveling outside of Canada as none of their Canadian properties are part of the bonus offer. However if you are traveling to places like Mexico this may be something to check out. We have to give a big thank you to our long time reader Davidd418 who provides some details on some of the hotels you could check out in Mexico. Read on to find out!

November 25 Update: 5,000 bonus points for stays at Delta Mont Sainte-Anne, awesome Preferred Hotels Cyber Monday offer & half price SCENE movie tickets

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 World Elite Mastercard which is currently offering a welcome bonus of up to 100,000 bonus points worth $500, has no foreign transaction fees and no annual fee in the first year! 

 
There is a bonus offer available for stays at the Delta Hotels, Mont Sainte-Anne, Resort & Convention Center. This bonus awards 5,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points for stays of 2 or more nights until Feb 2, 22 when you book by Nov 30. If the Marriott Cyber Week sale wasn't happening right now this would be a really good offer! Well, technically it is a good offer - the Cyber Sale is only good for stays until January 17 and prices out cheaper than this offer. However if you may be heading here between January 17 and February 2 check out the bonus points offer as it prices out the same as the best flexible rate. Click here for more details and to book this offer

August 6 Update: Preferred Hotels Group adds a new elite tier, Best Western & AIR MILES parted ways & another 5x Cobalt Multiplier in Calgary

 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.

Preferred Hotels Group has updated the elite status offering in their I Prefer program. The program used to be a two tier system but as of August 1st they added a middle tier between the base level Insider and the only elite tier aptly called Elite. The new tier is called Explorer and it will require 25,000 points to achieve while Elite will remain at 50,000 points. They also appear to be adding more benefits to the elite level tiers with the top Elite level now receiving a food & beverage offering and a digital anniversary gift.

November 12 Update: Take heed if you are planning travel to Hawaii, Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer extends elite status & points expiry, Bonus More Rewards points at Panago

 

Travel to Hawaii - will it happen for Canadians any time soon? Long time Rewards Canada reader Peter K emailed us about traveling to Hawaii and the requirements to enter. Peter did some behind the scenes legwork and here is what the sent me:

Preferred Hotel Group offering bonus iPrefer points and automatic Elite status with a single two night stay in Canada

Preferred Hotel Group brings to us a new promotion for stays at any of their 4 hotels in Canada. The offer provides 2,500 bonus iPrefer Points and automatic elite status in the iPrefer program for a single 2 night stay at one of those four hotels. If you happen to already have iPrefer Elite status (they only have one elite status level called "Elite") they will award you with 5,000 bonus points instead.

 The four hotels in Canada that are part of the Preferred Hotel Group are:

Offer details
Earn up to 5,000 Bonus iPrefer Points + Automatic Elite Status for stays of 2 or more nights at participating Preferred Hotels in Canada. Full details & online booking Book by Jul 31 for stays until Dec 31, 20

• 2,500 bonus points for Insider Members and new I Prefer Members
• 5,000 bonus points for already-qualified Elite I Prefer Members

Once you complete that stay you'll get iPrefer Elite Status for one year - here is what Elite gets you:

As you can see Elite provides a 50% bonus on points earned per US$1 spent on stays as well as a welcome amenity when compared to the base level Insider level. That being said I would tend to think that Elites have better odds with the Room Upgrade and priority early check/late check out benefits - at least I would hope they do!

April 8 Update: Alaska Airlines extending paid lounge access memberships, 500 free iPrefer points in your email, update to our COVID-19 page

Yesterday we brought you the news about Alaska Airlines providing elite status extending elite status and voucher and wanted to let you know they are also extending memberships in their paid lounge access program by six months. (Source Alaska Airlines)

If you are a Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer member be sure to check your email for a survey that will net you 500 free iPrefer points. I received mine on April 6. The link in the email is individualized so I won't be sharing it here.

We've now added a drop down menu for easier navigation of our COVID-19 page:

 

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.
Other resources on Rewards Canada to help you make the most of your points and miles right now:

• Shifting your loyalty program strategy to help during these trying and tough financial times
  
• In light of what's going on in the world should you shift to a cash back credit card instead of a travel card? Why not a card that has both?
  
• Use Instacart to circumvent Loblaw stores non-acceptance of Amex and to earn 5x points with the Cobalt Card
• The ultimate guide to earning miles, points, and cash back for online shopping and food delivery services  

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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. Without further ado here are all the current promotions that are available to everyone:

Provider	Offer	Validity Date
ALL Accor Live Limitless	Earn up to 6,000 bonus Rewards points for stays of 2+ nights at participating Accor Hotels Worldwide. Full details, online registration & booking. (Registration is required) Bonuses as follows: – 500 Rewards points on your first stay (minimum two nights) – 2,500 Rewards points on your second stay (minimum two nights) – 3,000 Rewards points on your third stay (minimum two nights)	Register and book by Mar 6 for stays Feb 14 – Jun 7, 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	No Offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Best Western Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Best Western page
Choice Hotels Privileges	No Offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Choice Privileges bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Choice page
GHA Discovery	No Offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all GHA Discovery bonus offers please visit Rewards Canada's GHA page
Hilton	Earn 2,000 Bonus Honors points per stay at Hilton Hotels worldwide plus 10,000 bonus points for every 10 nights stayed. Full details, online registration & booking (Registration is required )	Until May 3, 20
	For a complete listing of all Hilton HHonors bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Hilton page
Hyatt	Double World of Hyatt Points with each stay starting with your second qualifying stay at over 1,000 participating Hyatt Hotels worldwide. Hyatt credit card holders will earn an extra 1,500 Bonus Points with each qualifying stay, starting with the second, that includes a Friday, Saturday or Sunday night. Full details, online registration and booking(Registration is required)	Register by Mar 31 for stays Feb 15 – May 15, 20
	For a complete listing of all Hyatt Gold Passport bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Hyatt page
InterContinental Hotels Group	Earn up to 4x IHG Rewards Club Points for stays at participating IHG Hotels Worldwide. Full details, online registration and booking (Registration is required) Earn 1,000 points on your 1st night Double Points for nights 2-5 Triple Points for nights 6-14 Quadruple points for night 15+	Register by Apr 15 for stays Feb 15 – May 15, 20
	For a complete listing of all IHG Priority Club bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's IHG page
Marriott	No offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Marriott Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Marriott page
Millennium Hotels My Millennium	2,000 Bonus My Millennium Points + up to 20% off for stays of 2 or more night at participating Millennium Hotels Worldwide. Full details & online booking.	Until Mar 31, 20
	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	8,000 Bonus iPrefer Points when you Book a Stay More, Save More package at participating Preferred Hotel Group hotels Worldwide  Full details & online booking	Until Feb 29, 20
	For a complete listing of all Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's iPrefer page
Radisson Rewards	Earn up to 150,000 Bonus Rewards Points 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) Eligible nights include your typical paid stays but also include Award Night and Points + Cash redemption stays. • Complete two (2) Stays, earn 5,000 Bonus Points when the second Eligible Stay is completed. • Complete three (3) Stays, earn 10,000 additional Bonus Points (totaling 15,000 Bonus Points) when the third Eligible Stay is completed. • Complete five (5) Stays, earn 15,000 additional Bonus Points (totaling 30,000 Bonus Points) when the fifth Eligible Stay has been completed. • Complete (10) Stays, earn 45,000 additional Bonus Points (totaling 75,000 Bonus Points) when the tenth Eligible Stay has been completed. • Complete (15) Stays, earn 75,000 additional Bonus Points (totaling 150,000 Bonus Points) when the fifteenth Eligible Stay has been completed.	Until Mar 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	Earn 7,000 Bonus RediPoints when you complete 2 separate stays at any Red Roof location, including The Red Collection and Hometowne Studios by Red Roof in the U.S., Japan, Brazil and Canada (if the Canadian location opens soon as it seems to be continually delayed) Full details, online registration and booking. (Registration is required)	Until Feb 29, 20
	For a complete listing of all Red Roof bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's RediRewards 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	5,000 Bponus VHR Points for each stay at any participating VOILÀ hotel Worldwide. Full details & online registration (Registration is required) Maximum of 100,000 bonus points awarded	Until Mar 31, 20
	For a complete listing of all Voila Hotel Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's VHR page
WorldHotels Rewards	Quadruple Rewards Points for stays at all participating WorldHotels locations Worldwide. Full details & online booking	Until Apr 30, 20
	For a complete listing of all Wyndham Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's WorldHotels page

Summary of global hotel systemwide bonus points promotions - April Edition

One of the easiest ways to rack up lots of hotel points is to take advantage of the 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
Best Western Rewards	Earn a Free Night when you complete 2 eligible stays at a Best Western® branded hotel in the United States, Canada or Caribbean. Limit of 1 free night voucher per member and that voucher is valid for 60 days.  Full details, online registration & booking(Registration is required)	Until Apr 14, 19
	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 (enough for a free nights) for 2 separate stays you complete at participating Choice Hotels Worldwide. Stay must be booked via ChoiceHotels.com, the Choice Hotels mobile app, or 800.4CHOICE at qualifying rates. Members will be awarded a minimum of 5,000 bonus points and a maximum of 8,000 bonus points, depending on the number of base points earned for 2 separate qualifying stays. Full details, online registration and booking (Registration is required) Restrictions For Residents of the U.S. and Canada only	Until Apr 26, 19
	For a complete listing of all Choice Privileges bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Choice page
GHA Discovery	No Offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all GHA Discovery bonus offers please visit Rewards Canada's GHA page
Hilton	Earn 2,000 Bonus Honors points per stay at Hilton Hotels Worldwide plus earn an additional 10,000 bonus points for every 5th stay or 10th night completed, whichever comes first.  Full details, online registration and booking(Registration is required)	Until May 5, 2019
	For a complete listing of all Hilton HHonors bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Hilton page
Hyatt	2,000 Bonus World of Hyatt Points for your first stay at each of Hyatt's new brands of Thompson Hotels (starting March 28), Joie de Vivre (starting May 15), Alila and Destination Hotels (both coming soon) Maximum bonus of 8,000 points. Plus earn a free night if you stay at all four brands. Full details and online booking	Until Dec 31, 19
	For a complete listing of all Hyatt Gold Passport bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Hyatt page
InterContinental Hotels Group	Earn 500 to 40,000 or more Bonus IHG Rewards Club Points when you complete stays at IHG Hotels Worldwide. Bonus varies by member. Full details, online registration and booking (Registration is required)	Until Apr 30, 19
	For a complete listing of all IHG Priority Club bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's IHG page
Le Club AccorHotels	No offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Le Club AccorHotels bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Le Club AccorHotels page
Marriott	Double Bonvoy Points on all eligible stays at participating Marriott Hotels Worldwide starting with your second stay. Full details, online registration & booking (Registration is required)	Register by May 21 for stays between Mar 19 and Jun 4, 19
	For a complete listing of all Marriott Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Marriott page
Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer	Earn 25,000 Bonus iPrefer Points for eligible stays of 2 or more nights at participating Preferred Hotel Group hotels Worldwide.  Full details & online booking	Book by May 14, 18
	For a complete listing of all Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's iPrefer page
Radisson Rewards	No Offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Radisson Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Radisson 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	Double Travel Pass Points for stays at participating Sonesta Hotels Worldwide. Full details	Book by May 31 for stays until Jun 30, 19
	For a complete listing of all Sonesta Hotels bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Travel Pass page
Voila Hotel Rewards	5,000 Bonus VHR Points for every stay completed at a participating VOILÀ hotel. Bonuses capped at 100,000 points per member. Full details & online registration (Registration is required)	Until Apr 30, 19
	For a complete listing of all Voila Hotel Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's VHR page

Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer Cyber Week Offer - Triple Points, up to 30% off and 3 month Journo subscription

Offer details:
Triple iPrefer Points, up to 30% off and 3 month subscription to the Journo travel journal app when you book a 3+ night stay at more than 400 Preferred Hotel Group hotels Worldwide. Full details and online booking. Book by Nov 26 for stays until Mar 31, 19




Here are the Canadian Preferred Hotel locations participating in this offer:

Find more iPrefer bonus points offers here!

Last week to book Preferred Hotel Group's 50,000 bonus iPrefer points offer (worth $100)

There is one week left to book Preferred Hotel Group's 50 year celebration that offers 50,000 bonus iPrefer points for stays of 2+ nights. Those 50,000 points are worth US$100 towards a future stay. Preferred Hotel Group has over 650 hotels Worldwide, 8 of which are in Canada. Many outside of Canada  have rates below US$100 a night which means these points can be a pretty big rebate! Here in Canada the best rates appear to be at the Hotel Grand Pacific in Victoria:

Offer details
Earn 50,000 Bonus iPrefer Points for eligible stays of 2 or more nights at participating Preferred Hotel Group hotels Worldwide.  Full details & online booking Book by Feb 28, 18

Terms & Conditions
Must book stay between January 29, 2018, at 12:01 AM PST through February 28, 2018 at 11:59 PM PST. Booking must include active I Prefer^SM Member Number and be made through PreferredHotels.com, IPrefer.com, the I Prefer App, or Preferred Hotels & Resorts Global Reservations. Minimum 2-night stay required. Limited to points-eligible stays. No promotion code required and may be combined with other offers, except I Prefer Exclusive and Last Minute Escapes. 50,000 bonus points will be awarded to eligible member accounts in April 2018, but may be deducted if the qualifying stay is not completed. Each stay and each member account will be limited to a maximum of 50,000 bonus points under this promotion.

Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer: 50,000 Bonus Points for stays of 2+ nights Worldwide

Preferred Hotel Group is celebrating 50 years with a great promotion that offers 50,000 bonus iPrefer points for stays of 2+ nights. Those 50,000 points are worth US$100 towards a future stay. Preferred Hotel Group has over 650 hotels Worldwide, 8 of which are in Canada. Many outside of Canada  have rates below US$100 a night which means these points can be a pretty big rebate! Here in Canada the best rates appear to be at the Hotel Grand Pacific in Victoria:

Offer details
Earn 50,000 Bonus iPrefer Points for eligible stays of 2 or more nights at participating Preferred Hotel Group hotels Worldwide.  Full details & online booking Book by Feb 28, 18

Terms & Conditions
Must book stay between January 29, 2018, at 12:01 AM PST through February 28, 2018 at 11:59 PM PST. Booking must include active I Prefer^SM Member Number and be made through PreferredHotels.com, IPrefer.com, the I Prefer App, or Preferred Hotels & Resorts Global Reservations. Minimum 2-night stay required. Limited to points-eligible stays. No promotion code required and may be combined with other offers, except I Prefer Exclusive and Last Minute Escapes. 50,000 bonus points will be awarded to eligible member accounts in April 2018, but may be deducted if the qualifying stay is not completed. Each stay and each member account will be limited to a maximum of 50,000 bonus points under this promotion.

25,000 Bonus iPrefer points when you book via the new iPrefer app (equivalent to a US$50 reward)

Preferred Hotel Group has launched a new mobile app for their iPrefer frequent guest program and to celebrate they have this awesome new bonus! Simply make one booking via the app after downloading it and you'll be awarded with 25,000 iPrefer bonus points. In the iPrefer program that 25,000 points is the equivalent of a US$50 certificate that can be used towards a stay at any of their participating hotels. This is a pretty good deal seeing that many Preferred Hotels are available for under $100 per night, in fact some like these two in India are in the $50 range! Getting $50 back on a $53 stay is an amazing return!

or if you really like, you can make more than you spend:

Offer details
25,000 Bonus iPrefer points when you download the iPrefer mobile app and make one booking via the app by April 21. Full details. Book by Apr 21, 17

Here are all the hotels they have in Canada that are iPrefer participating. As you can see rates tend to be quite high compared to India at least but to get a $50 return on these isn't too shabby!

February 23 Update: My Starbucks Rewards goes revenue based, killer iPrefer bonus points deal & lots of credit card changes coming soon!

Here is your Tuesday update!

News, Tips & Tricks
 
Starbucks is revamping their My Starbucks Rewards program. I discussed these changes earlier today on Calgary's Newstalk 770. The changes take affect on April 12th and will be good for some people and bad for others as Starbucks is following in the footsteps of many airline programs and going revenue based. Gone is the one star per transaction rather you'll now earn 2 Stars for every $1 spent. The rough breakeven point between the old and new program is just above $5. If you spend less than this in a transaction you're screwed, if you spend more than this you're golden. Personally 99% of my Starbucks purchases are over $5 as I am buying for multiple people so this is a welcome change but for those of you who just go for a single coffee it isn't.

Here is a brief summary of the changes:

1. It is moving from a transaction based program to a revenue based program. (taking note from the moves seen in the airline industry)
2. They will award 2 Stars per dollar spent versus the current 1 star per transaction - the program will be more beneficial for higher spenders (just like many frequent flyer programs)
3. The 3 levels of status are being simplified to 2. Previous was Welcome, Green, Gold. Now it is Green and Gold
4. Previously 12 stars got you a free drink, now 125 Stars does so.
5. On average those who spend over $5 per transaction will come out ahead, those below or at $5 will be losing out over the current offering.
6. You no longer have to reach 5 star before you get free refills on coffee and tea in store
7. and also bad as Stars have a 12 month expiry!

To maintain all benefits of the Green Level, you must earn at least one (1) new Star during each consecutive 12-month period following your enrollment date. If you do not earn at least one (1) new Star in each 12-month period, your Star balance will automatically reset to zero (0) and you may no longer be eligible to receive Starbucks Rewards benefits. If you do not earn at least three hundred (300) new Stars in each consecutive 12- month period, your Stars will expire and your Star balance will automatically reset to zero (0).
To maintain the Gold Level, you must earn at least three hundred (300) new Stars during each consecutive 12-month period following the date you reached the Gold Level. If you do not earn 300 new Stars in 12 months, you will be placed at the Green Level of Starbucks Rewards and your Star balance will automatically reset to zero (0). If you fail to requalify for the Gold Level, and you have between 125 and 299 Stars in your account, Starbucks will add one (1) free food or drink Reward onto your account (subject to the Gold Level exclusions and restrictions described below). This Reward will be loaded onto your account on your requalification date and will be available for you to use at participating stores for a period of thirty (30) days. If you have provided Starbucks with a current, valid email address, you will receive an email from Starbucks approximately twenty-four (24) hours after the coupon is loaded to your account indicating that your Reward is available to you.

Learn all about the Starbucks changes in their updated T&Cs

Yesterday we brought you some of the details of Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer changes and embedded at the bottom of the email was a booking bonus to celebrate the new program. If you can swing this and stay with PHG it can be a very lucrative promo as it is a flat 12,500 points for each booking made online. That 12,500 points translates to a US$25 reward certificate. Crazy thing is there are rooms out there from PHG going for as little as US$53 night (base rate) including one in Toronto! That mean's your achieving nearly a 50% return! Heck even at a $100 per night $25 is big return! Now is the time to move some stays to PHG iPrefer!! Read more about this on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com

And finally watch out next week as there are going to be a bunch of new offers for credit cards as of March 1st! We know of new offers and card changes from TD, Scotia and a really big one from RBC (a hint on the RBC one was alluded to in our Top Credit Card Rankings for 2016)

Posts since our last update:

• Starwood Preferred Guest 2016 Hotel Category Changes - 14 Hotels in Canada affected (282 Worldwide)
  Yesterday we mentioned that more hotel programs have come out with their 2016 hotel category changes. Now these aren't…
• Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan - Up to a 40% bonus when buying or gifting miles until March 31
  The Alaska Airlines buy Mileage Plan miles promo returns and is a good one but not the great one…

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- Double topbonus Miles for stays at any Best Western Hotel in Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia or Slovakia. More... Until Mar 31, 16
- Double topbonus Miles for stays at over 5,500 Choice Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Apr 15, 16
- 4,000 Bonus topbonus Miles on your first Rocketmiles booking More... Book by Mar 31, 16

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
- Up to 40% Bonus MIleage Plan Miles when you buy or gift Mileage Plan miles online. More... Until Mar 31, 16

British Airways Executive Club
- 1,000 Bonus Avios for new Hailo customers on their first journey booked through the app. More... Until Mar 31, 16
- Double Avios on all your Heathrow Rewards transactions in Terminal 3 and Terminal 5. More... Until Mar 31, 16

Etihad Guest
- Triple Guest Miles awarded to your BusinessConnect account when you fly Etihad in Business or First Class. More... Until Mar 21, 16

Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double HawaiianMiles on all rentals at participating Hertz locations in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. More... Until Mar 31, 16

Hyatt Gold Passport
- 30% Bonus Gold Passport Points when you buy Gold Passport points online. More... Until Mar 7, 16

Marriott Rewards
- Double Rewards Points on all rentals at participating Hertz locations in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. More... Until Mar 31, 16

Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer
- 12,500 Bonus iPrefer Points when you book any and all your Preferred Hotel Group stays via iPrefer. More... Book by May 31 for stays until Dec 31, 16

Shangri-La Golden Circle
- Double GC Award Points for stays at the Shangri-La Hotel, Tangshan. More... Until Jun 30, 16
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February 22 Update: We're back! Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer changes, AIR MILES Uber bonus returns and more!

We're back after nearly a two week hiatus! This will be a week of catch up on news and bonuses for you!

News, Tips & Tricks
Air Canada will be ending service between Toronto and New York JFK on April 26th. (Source Airlineroute.net)

Copa Airlines Connect Miles added Avis and Budget as their newest car rental partners as of February 17th! (Source Copa)

Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer underwent a revamp that launched on February 12th. They have moved from a three tier system (Silver, Gold, Platinum) to a two tier system (Insider, Elite). See the benefits in the chart below. They have also changed the points base earning rate to 10 points per US$1 spend (used to be 1 point/$) while the redemption rates have also increased by 10 so essentially the earn and burn rate remains the same. You can find out more about the changes here. Remember Preferred Hotels iPrefer does status match so give it a try by contacting them at iPrefer@preferredhotels.com and provide proof of your status at another hotel rewards program.

WestJet has added some limited-addition non-stop flights for this summer. The new flights are between Brandon and Toronto; Vancouver and both Hamilton and London, ON. (Source WestJet)

Also check out lots of great bonuses that were added to Rewards Canada. Of note is the return of the 100 Bonus AIR MILES when you take your first ride with Uber in Canada! Also if you are planning to fly Caribbean Airlines/Air Jamaica between Toronto and Kingston you'll earn double miles and there is also double miles on AC's new Vancouver-Brisbane route. You can see all these offers below in the bonus offers section.

Posts since our last update:

• Marriott Rewards 2016 Hotel Category/Tier Updates - 22 Hotels in Canada affected (nearly 800 Worldwide)
  Earlier this year we brought you the details of the IHG Rewards Club hotel category changes and said it…
• Air Canada / Aeroplan: Triple Miles for Accor stays Worldwide + a chance to win 80,000 miles
  Just like the Iberia, British Airways, Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines and airberlin Accor stay offers that have been posted…
• Current Bonus Mile Offers for flying within Canada or from Canada to the rest of the World
  Another reminder for you about the one page on the main Rewards Canada site that sees a good amount of…
• Air Canada: Double Aeroplan Miles on the new Vancouver - Brisbane route
  To celebrate to launch of Air Canada's new Vancouver to Brisbane route the airline is offering double miles to…
• Best Western Rewards: $35 Travel Card for every 2 stays at Best Western hotels for CAA Preferred Members
  Last week we brought you the details of the newest Best Western promotion that awards a $25 BW Travel…

Bonus Offers
Air Canada / Aeroplan
- Earn Double Aeroplan Miles when you fly a round-trip (or 2 one-way segments) on Air Canada non-stop between Vancouver and Brisbane. More... Register and book by Apr 30 for travel between Jun 1 - Dec 31

AIR MILES (Canada)
- 100 Bonus Air Miles Reward Miles after you take your first ride in any Canadian city Uber operates in. More... Until Mar 18, 16

Best Western Rewards
- Receive a $35 USD Best Western Travel Card® for every 2 separate stays at Best Western® branded hotels in the U.S., Canada or Caribbean when you are a AAA or CAA preferred member. More... Feb 8 - May 8, 16

Caribbean Airlines Caribbean Miles
- Double Caribbean Miles when you fly between Montego Bay and New York or Kingston and Toronto. More... Until Apr 30, 16

Copa Airlines Connect Miles
- Earn up to 2,000 Bonus ConnectMiles and a room upgrade for stays at Marriott hotels in the Caribbean and Latin America. More...Until Apr 30, 16

Hainan Airlines Fortune Wings
- 3,000 Bonus Fortune Wings Miles on your first Rocketmiles booking More... Book by May 31, 16

Le Club accorhotels
- 700 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Sofitel, Pullman or M Gallery Hotels in Poland, Hungary,  Czech Republic, or Romania. More... Until Apr 30, 16
- Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for weekend stays of 2 or more nights at participating Accor Hotels in the U.K. More... Until Apr 30, 16

Virgin Australia Velocity (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Earn up to Triple Velocity Points when you fly Virgin Australia or Delta between Australia and Los Angeles. More... Register and book by Mar 8 for travel until May 31 & Jul 18 - Sep 16, 16