Showing posts with label Rocketmiles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rocketmiles. Show all posts

Thursday, March 3, 2022

March 3 Update: The new Hyatt Place Brampton will open in July and be a World of Hyatt Category 2 Hotel, Rocketmiles and PointsHound combine into one booking site

Here's your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your 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! 

 
We already have one update to our series on New Hotel Openings in Canada. This one comes to us from Hyatt who have now revealed more details on the Hyatt Place Brampton. First it will be called the Hyatt Place Toronto / Brampton now and an opening date of July 27, 2022 has been published on the hotel website. Also, they have added the hotel to the World of Hyatt program and it comes in as a Category 2 Hotel. This means it will require 8,000 points for a Standard free night award, 6,500 for Off Peak and 9,500 Peak. Click here to learn more about this hotel and others opening in Canada this year.

Thursday, June 11, 2020

Great offer from Rocketmiles – 5,000 bonus miles or points on your first hotel booking (includes Aeroplan)


You may have seen this over on our global site a couple of days ago and am finally getting around to posting here on RC!

Rocketmiles, the third party hotel booking site that award miles and points from dozens of airline and other loyalty programs has their eyes set on the return to travel! For the remainder of the year you can earn 5,000 bonus miles or points in most of their partner programs including Aeroplan for your first hotel booking made with them. That means you need to be a new customer or at least never booked with them if you are already registered and set up with Rocketmiles.

Offer details:
5,000 Bonus Miles / Points with most Rocketmiles partners when you make your first booing at select properties Worldwide. Full details & online booking. Until Dec 31, 20

Here is one example of a hotel booking in Toronto in July where the bonus applies for Aeroplan:

7,000 miles for one night isn't too shabby! Granted you don't earn points from the hotel program on these stays but it is a good bonus to consider for a one night stay.



Wednesday, March 4, 2020

March 4 Update: Update for Air Canada flights to China, Hong Kong & Seoul, Marriott Bonvoy adds two new airline partners, earn 5,000 Bonus Aeroplan miles with Rocketmiles


Air Canada provided their latest update on flights for regions with Coronavirus scares yesterday. Here is the jist of the latest update:
  • Flights to Beijing and Shanghai are suspended until April 10
  • Flights from Toronto to Hong Kong are suspended until May 30 however the Vancouver-Hong Kong route contiunes to be operated
  • Flights from Toronto to Seoul will be temporarily suspended between April 1 and 30
Many U.S. airlines are now providing free flight change waivers for any international flights while United has gone one step further waiving change fees on all flights - domestic or international (Source One Mile at a Time)
Image via Air Canada


Marriott Bonvoy has added two new airline partners that you can convert points to. You can now convert points to Aer Lingus Aer Club and Vueling Club. Aer Lingus is of more importance to the Canadian market as Vueling is a Spanish low cost carrier flying intra-Europe flights. This brings the total number of airline programs for the Marriott Bonvoy program to 45. We have updated our Complete list of Airline & Hotel loyalty programs that you can earn miles or points in with Canadian Credit Cards to reflect this update. (Source Loyalty Lobby)
Image via Marriot

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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


Air Canada Aeroplan
- 5,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you make 3 reservations, each for 2 nights or longer for any hotels booked via Rocketmiles More... Until Dec 31, 20

Other Bonus Offers


Air France KLM Flying Blue
- 75% Bonus Flying Blue Miles when you buy 4,000 or more miles online. More... Until Mar 11, 20
- 60% Bonus Flying Blue Miles when you buy 4,000 or more miles online. More... Mar 12 -29, 20

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
- Double Mileage Plan Miles when you fly on Condor between Seattle and Munich. More... Register by Mar 31 for travel May 30 – Oct 1, 20

ALL Accor Live Limitless
- Quadruple Rewards points for stays at participating new Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Book by Apr 19 for stays until May 31, 20

British Airways Executive Club
- Double Avios on Avis rentals of a Group C vehicle or higher for 3 or more days Worldwide. More... Book by Apr 15 for rentals until May 31, 20


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Thursday, October 24, 2019

October 24 Update: More confirmed Amex Cobalt Card multiplier locations & Current Bonus Mile & Point Offers for hotel stays booked via 3rd Party sites


Thanks to the Rewards Canada community we have another update to our American Express Cobalt Card Confirmed Multiplier Locations feature! Once again thanks to Noel for giving us another half dozen locations in Ottawa and Montreal! Check out the feature here and remember that as of November 4th this list will also apply to the American Express AIR MILES Platinum Card.


Over on our global site, Frequent Flyer Bonuses, we have a post that covers all the current bonus miles and points offers for booking hotels via third party booking sites Agoda, Kaligo, PointsHound, Rocketmiles and Trip.com. There are some really good offers on their especially the Qatar Airways up to 20,000 miles bonus via Kaligo and Rocketmiles' 5,000 miles bonus for most of their partners. Check it out here.

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Qatar Airways Stopover special - Travel from Montreal via Doha to anywhere Qatar Airways flies and enjoy a great stopover option on Doha. Book by 28 December for travel until 31 December 2019 to enjoy a luxurious holiday of up to four nights in a four or five-star hotel in Qatar from just USD 23! 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

Air Canada Aeroplan
- Earn 4x Aeroplan Miles when you stay for 2 or more nights on weekends (Thu-Sun) at the Chelsea Hotel Toronto. More... Until Mar 30, 20

AIR MILES
- 25 Free AIR MILES Reward Miles for subscribing to emails from Sobeys. More... Unknown end date

Other Bonus Offers

IHG Rewards Club
- 2x Elite Qualifying IHG Rewards Club Points plus up to 30% off for stays at Kimpton Hotels Worldwide. More... Book by Oct 28 for stays until Mar 31, 20

Le Club AccorHotels
- Quadruple Le Club AccorHotels Points for stays at participating new Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Book by Dec 9, 19 for stays until Jan 9, 20

Marriott Bonvoy
- 5,000 Bonus Bonvoy points PER NIGHT at the Four Points by Sheraton Bellingham Hotel & Conference Center. More... Until Nov 16, 19
- Earn 2,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points PER NIGHT for stays of 2 or more nights at the Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel at Keystone Crossing. More... Until Jan 30, 20
- Earn 2,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points PER NIGHT for stays of 2 or more nights at the Sheraton Suites Country Club Plaza. More... Until Jan 30, 20

Red Roof Inn 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. More... Until Feb 29, 20

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- 50% Bonus KrisFlyer Miles when you book hotels via Kaligo. More... Book by Nov 30 for stays until Mar 31, 20

United MileagePlus
- 30% Bonus MileagePlus Miles when you convert hotel loyalty program points into United MileagePlus Miles. More... Until Nov 30, 19


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Friday, July 19, 2019

Earn 3,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles on your first hotel booking made via Rocketmiles


Here we have another Aeroplan specific bonus for making your first hotel booking via Rocketmiles, the third party hotel booking site that awards miles on stays worldwide. Be sure you check pricing on the stays, sometimes these third party sites can be more expensive and you won't earn hotel loyalty points and may not have your hotel elite benefits recognized. That being said the mileage bonus may be worthwhile for you to book via Rocketmiles especially if the hotel isn't part of a hotel loyalty program (like a boutique hotel). Aeroplan miles earned via Rocketmiles do count towards Aeroplan status.

Offer details:
3,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles on your first hotel booking at select hotels made via Rocketmiles. Full details and online booking Book by Sep 30, 19

Can't make use of this offer? Check out some of these other bonus miles offers:
  • Earn 750 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for each stay at Best Western Hotels in Canada, the United States, or the Caribbean Islands Full details, online registration & booking (Registration is required) 
  • 1,500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles on qualifying Avis rentals Worldwide of 3 days or more during the week, or 2 days or more during the weekend. Book online at Avis.com 
  • Earn up to 25,000 Aeroplan Miles when you apply for and receive the TD® Aeroplan® Visa Infinite* Card
Find our complete list of Aeroplan Bonus Miles offers here!

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Rocketmiles: 3,000 Bonus Miles/Points in the program of your choice including Aeroplan for your first booking made by January 31


If you have signed up with Rocketmiles but haven't booked with them yet you would have received this email! Even if you didn't or haven't signed up with them you can take advantage of this offer.

Offer details:
3,000 Miles/Points in the partner program of your choice for your first stay booked via Rocketmiles. Stay must be booked via the special promotion page at www.rocketmiles.com/2019-travel/. The bonus can only be earned once per member. Book by Jan 31, 19

Friday, July 6, 2018

Current Bonus Mile & Point Offers for hotel stays booked via 3rd Party sites - Agoda, Kaligo, PointsHound, Rocketmiles

Ever since Pointshound launched quite a few years ago the market for earning miles and points in your favorite programs for hotel stays booked via third party sites has exploded. Second on the market was Rocketmiles and now we've seen huge growth from Singapore based Kaligo which launched in fall of 2014 as well as major booking engine Agoda grow their PointsMAX option. All four operate on pretty much the same premise. Book hotel stays with them and they will award a lot of miles for those stays in the partner program of your choice. As with many third party booking sites the stays may not earn hotel frequent guest points, status credits and the hotels may not recognize your hotel elite status. These sites tend to be best used for hotels that do not have loyalty programs or if they are from a major chain they are ones that you don't collect points with as they are not your brand of choice. Of course, occasionally (well more than occasionally right now) these 3rd party sites offer bonus miles on top of the regular miles they award and those offers can be found right here


If you don't see your program of choice listed below you can book and earn regular miles with our referral link. (we earn a commission on these bookings - thank you for your support!)
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer 2 Bonus KrisFlyer Miles for every US$1 spend on hotel bookings made via Agoda. Full details & online booking Until Jul 31, 18
If you don't see your program of choice listed below and have not booked via Kaligo before you can earn 1,000 Bonus Miles/Points when you make your first booking with our referral link. (we'll also earn 500 miles)
British Airways Executive Club Earn up to 20,000 Bonus Avios for all hotel stays booked via Kaligo.
- 5,000 bonus Avios for minimum spend of GBP300 on one or more hotel bookings with Kaligo
- 10,000 bonus Avios for minimum spend of GBP500 on one or more hotel bookings with Kaligo
- 20,000 bonus Avios for minimum spend of GBP1,000 on one or more hotel bookings with Kaligo. For British Airways American Express cardholders only. Full details and online booking
Book by Aug 31 for stays until Feb 28, 19
Ethiopian ShebaMiles 50% Bonus ShebaMiles for all hotel stays booked via Kaligo. Full details and online booking Book by Jul 17 for stays until Dec 31, 18
Hainan Airlines Fortune Wings 50% Fortune Wings Points for all hotel stays booked via Kaligo. Full details and online booking Book by Jul 31 for stays until Dec 31, 18
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Double Flying Club Miles for your first hotel stay booked via Kaligo. Full details and online booking Book by Jul 14 for stays until Dec 31, 18
30% Bonus Flying Club Miles for all hotel stays booked via Kaligo. Full details and online booking Book by Jul 14 for stays until Dec 31, 18
If you don't see your program of choice listed below and have not booked via PointsHound before you can earn 1,000 Bonus Miles/Points when you make your first booking with our referral link. (we'll also earn 1,000 miles)
American AAdvantage Earn up to 6,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles when you make your first booking on PointsHound. Full Details
Spend $150 - $299 = 1,000 Mile Bonus
Spend $300 - $999 = 2,000 Mile Bonus
Spend $1,000+ = 6,000 Mile Bonus
Until Jul 31, 18
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Earn up to 3,000 Bonus Flying Club Miles when you book hotels via PointHound. Full details Spend between £150-£399 (or the equivalent) on your booking, you'll receive a 1,000 mile bonus on top of the generous amount you'd usually earn. And if you spend £400 or more, you’ll enjoy a 3,000 miles bonus Until Jul 31, 18
If you don't see your program of choice listed below and have not booked via Rocketmiles before you can earn 1,000 Bonus Miles/Points when you make your first booking with our referral link. (we'll also earn 1,000 miles)
Alitalia MilleMiglia 5,000 Bonus MilleMiglia Miles when you make your first hotel booking via Rocketmiles. Full details and online booking Book by Sep 30, 18
Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles 2,000 Bonus HawaiianMiles when you make your first hotel booking via Rocketmiles. Full details and online booking Book by Dec 31, 18
United MileagePlus 3,000 Bonus MileagePlus Miles when you complete your first hotel stay booked via Rocketmiles. Full details and online booking Book by Jul 31, 18
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club 75% Bonus Flying Club Miles on your first hotel stay booked via Rocketmiles. Full details and online booking Book by Sep 30, 18

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

May 1 Update: Air Canada Maple Leaf lounge coming to Saskatoon, WestJet adding 737 MAX to Hawaii, 50% Bonus Aeroplan Miles on 1st Rocketmiles booking

Air Canada announced today that they will be opening a Maple Leaf Lounge in Saskatoon! Great news for Air Canada frequent flyers(or even those who buy Maple Leaf lounge access. The lounge is slated to open this fall. (Source Air Canada
Air Canada's Maple Leaf Lounge at Skyxe Saskatoon Airport will be located post security near gate 5. It will be 137 square meters (1,474 square feet) with seat capacity for 40 customers. Additional details will be announced when the lounge opens.

 Also on the lounge front Alaska Airlines opened up their first lounge in the Eastern U.S. yesterday. Their newest lounge is located in Terminal 7 of JFK airport and is also a Priority Pass lounge which should make many of our readers happy! (Source Alaska Airlines) You can also purchase access to the lounge via various methods inlcuding becoming an Alaska Airlines Lounge member. For more details read our Guide to Business Class lounge access.

WestJet will be introducing their 737 Max aircraft to their Hawaii routes this coming winter season just like Air Canada is. The first schedule update shows WestJet starting Calgary-Kahului Maui earlier for the season with 4x weekly flights beginning Oct 28 and as of Dec 8 the route will go to 8 times a week being split evenly with 4 flights on the 737 and 4 with the 767. Nice to see this Maui boost as the less than daily service we have seen over past winters made for very full and very expensive flights. (Source RoutesOnline)


If you have an RBC credit card check your email for an offer to get a $5 credit if you spend $50 or more at Boston Pizza.

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Jet Airways- All inclusive return fares from Toronto to Europe in Economy starting CAD 598 Find out more here
  • Special fares are applicable on return journeys in Economy for travel from Toronto to Europe on flights operated by Jet Airways and our interline partners
  • Travel must be via Amsterdam
  • Tickets must be purchased between Apr 30, 2018 and May 14, 2018
  • Travel must commence on or before Jun 18, 2018 or between Sep 11, 2018 and Dec 12, 2018 or between Jan 15, 2019 and Mar 31, 2019
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
Air Canada / Aeroplan
- 50% Bonus Aeroplan Miles on your first hotel stay booked via Rocketmiles. More... Book by Jun 30, 18


IHG Rewards Club
- IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks Redeem only 5,000 to 15,000 points for stays at select hotels Worldwide including two in Canada. Offer and participating hotels are subject to change at any time. More... Until Jul 31, 18

Other Bonus Offers
Air France / KLM Flying Blue
- May Promo Awards - Save 20% to 50% on the Award Miles usually required for an award ticket. Destinations vary by each promotional period. More... Book by May 31 for travel Jul 1 - Aug 31, 18

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Earn up to Triple Asia Miles when you stay for 2 or more nights at the Harbour Plaza Hotels & Resorts in Hong Kong. More... Until Dec 31, 18

Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
- Earn up to Triple Mileage Bank Miles for stays at Tokyu Hotels in Japan. More... Until Sep 30, 18

Le Club AccorHotels
- Earn up to 500 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at Accor Hotels in the Middle East and Egypt. More... Book by May 9 for stays until Jul 9, 18
- Earn up to 1,000 Bonus Le Club AccorHotels Points for stays at participating Accor Hotels in Belgium, Luxembourg or The Netherlands. More... Book by May 30 for stays until Jun 30, 18

Marriott Rewards
- Earn up to 5,000 Bonus Rewards Points for weekend stays in London. More...  Until Sep 2, 18
- 2,000 Bonus Rewards Points for Sun-Thu stays at any one of five Gaylord Hotels across the U.S. More... Until Jun 30, 18

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Friday, April 27, 2018

April 27 Update: Credit Cards that earn the most points, 3rd Party Hotel Booking site bonuses, Aeroplan makes commitments to members


Today saw us release another feature on the main Rewards Canada website. This feature looks at the credit cards that earn the most points and miles on everyday spend and nothing else. Read the feature here: The Top 5 Credit Cards for Earning Points and Miles (This feature will be updated as frequently as needed if and when cards change)



Are you someone who likes to earn miles or points for booking your hotel via third party sites? You'll want to check out our summary of Current Bonus Mile & Point Offers for hotel stays booked via 3rd Party sites - Agoda, Kaligo, PointsHound, Rocketmiles that was posted on our global site!


Aeroplan sent out a press release yesterday to detail their commitment to members for the present and the future in 2020 when they split from Air Canada. The press release doens't give specific details but as many of us have assumed it appears that you will be able to use Aeroplan miles to book flights on lots of airlines and at anytime - so in all likelihood a partnership with an OTA like Expedia, Orbitz etc. or at least they'll white label an OTA back end and run it is as their own booking engine. Here are the key highlights from the press release:
  • The freedom to choose any seat on more of your favourite airlines: Starting in July 2020, you won't be limited to seat inventory from one airline or one network when you want to redeem valued miles. Instead, you'll be able to choose any available seat from more airlines to more destinations than today.
  • The power to reach your travel plans faster: With the ability to earn miles faster and redeem for flights on more of your favourite airlines starting in July 2020, including with future preferred partners, we're committed to helping our members travel sooner than with other travel reward programs in Canada, just as we do today.
  • A complete travel offering in one place: Today, you can browse more car rental options than ever before. Tomorrow, an intuitive planning and booking engine will offer you a greater selection of accommodations, destination activities, vacation packages and inspiring content directly through our website and mobile app.
  • Unmatched convenience & flexibility: When you earn fast and often, you can get to your travel plans sooner. The convenience of earning on thousands of everyday items in-store and online at over 150 partner brands, flexible payment options plus the ability to earn miles on all cash bookings made with Aeroplan means realizing your plans is easier than ever.
  • A more personalized journey: Enjoy a unique travel experience that is more rewarding and tailored to your needs as we proactively serve up suggestions, content and offers based on the things you like.
  • An altogether transformed user experience: Staying at the forefront of technological trends, we will reinvent your user experience at every level from mobile to online right up to the Aeroplan Contact Centre.
What are your thoughts?

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Accor Hotels Private Sale - Save up to 40% on stays at Accor Hotels around the world! Book by May 3. 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
Hainan Airlines Fortune Wings
- Fast track to elite status - fly one flight on Hainan Airlines in Business Class from Calgary or Toronto, the U.S. Europe, Oceania, and the Middle East to China and receive Fortune Wings Elite status. More... Until Dec 31, 18

Other Bonus Offers
MEA Cedar Miles
- Double Cedar Miles when you stay at the Pearl Rotana, Abu Dhabi. More... Until Jun 20, 18
- Triple Cedar Miles when you stay at the Saadiyat Rotana Resort & Villas, Abu Dhabi. More... Until Dec 31, 18

Miles & More
- Earn up to 5,000 Miles & More Miles at participating Enterprise, Alamo and National locations in Europe and North America. More... Book by Jun 30 for rentals until Jul 31, 18

Radisson Rewards
- 1,000 Bonus Gold Points for stays on the Park Plaza Plus package at the Park Plaza London Park Royal. More... Until ?

TAP Portugal Victoria
- Double Victoria Miles for stays at Anantara Hotels Worldwide. More... Until May 31, 18

Monday, April 23, 2018

April 23 Update: 35% Discount on buying or gifting Starpoints, Aeroplan & Rocketmiles extend partnership, latest Fairmont Moments offer


Starwood Preferred Guest once again offering of a 35% discount when you buy Starpoints. This is always an ideal buy points offer as you can pull way more value out of the points when redeeming for expensive hotels or converting to airline miles for under US 2 cents apiece.  Your yearly limit remains at 30,000 Starpoints which can then convert to 90,000 Marriott Rewards points. This offer brings the price down to US 2.28 cents each or just above 1.82 cents per airline mile if you take advantage of SPG's 5,000 mile bonus when converting 20,000 Starpoints at a time. Plus you can take advantage of other programs adding bonus on top of those transfers like the current American AAdvantage 25% bonus that would bring the cost of each AAdvantage miles to under US 1.5 cents. You can buy Starpoints here!



Aeroplan announced they have renewed their contract with Rocketmiles, the third party hotel booking site that awards airline miles on those bookings and in some cases the offers of miles can be very rich. (Source Aeroplan) There is currently an offer for first time bookings that awards 50% more miles on the base number of miles awarded, you can access that offer here. My question on the relationship is that if it remains exclusive - that is when I spoke to Rocketmiles years ago when they first launched with Aeroplan, Aeroplan was the only Canadian based loyalty program allowed to be partnered with Rocketmiles.

...and finally keep an eye out right here on the blog tomorrow as we have a new contest launching for the remainder of the week!

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Travel Deals
Fairmont Hotels have released their latest Moments offers that provide up to a 25% discount (+10% more if you are Fairmont President's Club member) for stays at participating hotels Worldwide. 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
Alitalia MilleMiglia
- Earn 6,000 Bonus MilleMiglia Miles when you rent a car with Maggiore for at least two days in Italy. More... Until May 16, 18

Hilton Honors
- 100% Bonus when you buy 5,000 or more Hilton Honors points online. More... Until Jun 7, 18

Marriott Rewards
- 4,000 Bonus Rewards Points for stays of 3 or more nights at the Berlin Marriott Hotel, Courtyard Berlin City Center or Hotel am Steinplatz, Autograph Collection® More... Until Jun 3, 18

Philippine Airlines Mabuhay
- Double Mabuhay Miles when you fly between Davao and Siargao. More... Until Jul 15, 18

Shangri-La Golden Circle
- Double GC Award Points for Family Fun Package stays at the Golden Sands Resort, Penang. More... Until Jun 30, 18

Starwood Preferred Guest
- Save 35% when you buy or gift 5,000 or more Starpoints online. More... Until May 31, 18
- Double Starpoints per night for stays on the Grand Opening Offer at the Four Points by Sheraton Auckland. More... Until Oct 31, 18

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