StayVancouver's Gift Card offer returns - Earn up to a $250 Mastercard Gift Card for a two night stay

StayVancouverHotels has brought back their gift card offer for the fall. You may remember them as BeVancouver previously and that they also used to offer Amex gift cards and then it switched to Visa Gift Cards, then Mastercard gift cards and and the latter is what we have this time.  

Check out these regional tourism board offers for hotel stays across Canada - receive free gift cards, discounts & more

 
Regional and city tourism boards here in Canada are back at it again looking to stimulate travel and have people stay in their areas! Over the summer we saw many of them provide incentives for hotel stays in their respective regions and a lot of those offers are back for the fall and winter. Typically the incentive is providing a gift card, discounts, free nights or other perks for booking and staying at hotels in that said region or city. This type of promotion is steadily increasing in  popularity in Canada ever since one of early trendsetters started it off many years ago. That trendsetter was Tourism Vancouver  and Vancouver Hotel Destination Association who launched BeVancouver as early as 2015. Now known as StayVancouverHotels we see them run their gift card offers for stays in the Vancouver region several times per year.

Check out these regional tourism board offers for hotel stays across Canada - receive free gift cards, discounts & more

 
Regional and city tourism boards are always looking at ways of attracting visitors to their part of the country by offering various incentives and promotions. One such incentive has been to provide some sort of promotion like providing gift cards for booking and staying at hotels in that said region or city. This type of promotion has seen increased popularity in Canada ever since one of early trendsetters started it off many years ago. That trendsetter was Tourism Vancouver  and Vancouver Hotel Destination Association who launched BeVancouver as early as 2015. Now known as StayVancouverHotels we see them run their gift card offers for stays in the Vancouver region several times per year and it is back for this summer. Vancouver is not the only region however running promotions right now. In fact at the time of posting we here at Rewards Canada were aware of five offers across Canada and are sure there are even more.

StayVancouver's Visa Gift Card offer returns - Earn up to a $125 Visa Gift Card for your first night + $50 Visa Cards for additional nights

 

StayVancouverHotels has brought back their awesome gift card offer. You may remember them as BeVancouver previously and that they also used to offer Amex gift cards but for the past little while that has switched to Visa Gift Cards.  Like the last few versions of the offer you can get up to a $125 Visa Gift Card when you book select Vancouver hotels via their website.  Each additional night on the same stay will earn  up to a $50 gift card  for up to four nights. The promotion allows you to cancel at no charge up to 48 hours prior to check-in.

Learn more about and book this offer here

Here's an example of a one night stay in November:

Those are some pretty good deals! $135 at the Listel and you get $100 back!

Terms and conditions:

• Book through StayVancouverHotels.com using promo code “Visa”.
• Booking subsequent nights as separate reservations will be treated the same as a single reservation for multiple nights.
• The first night will qualify for the full reward amount plus a $50 Visa Reward card per up to 4 subsequent nights.
• Three bookings maximum per person.
• Stay must be between now and February 28, 2021.
• Bookings are cancellable up to 48 hours before check-in date.
• Visa Reward card(s) will be delivered at check-in.
• Bookings can be made using VISA, MasterCard, or American Express.
• This offer is limited and may end at any time.
• Please note that hotel amenities & services may be limited. Please check with the hotel directly.
• StayVancouverHotels.com Terms & Conditions Apply. 

January 14 Update: Amex Platinum AIR MILES now coding correctly for Tim Hortons reloads, Amex Centurion & Escape Lounge open in Phoenix, StayVancouver Visa Reward Card offer

Thanks to Rewards Canada reader Harry B. for alerting us to an issue he encountered with his American Express Platinum AIR MILES Credit Card. The card as many of you know underwent some changes last November (read about them here) and one was the enhanced earning of 1 AIR MILE Reward Mile per $5 spend on eats and drinks. He noticed that when he went to reload his Tim Hortons card online those transactions were not being awarded the 1 mile per $5 but rather the base earn rate. He had no luck with Amex customer service so he reached out to us to let us know. We reached out to our Amex contacts and are happy to report that American Express has fixed this issue:

(we) have now made the necessary updates to ensure Amex Platinum Air Miles Cardmembers will receive 1 AM for every $5 made at Tim Hortons, whether it’s online or in store.

Last week saw the newest American Express Centurion Lounge open up in Phoenix. This lounge is in Terminal 4 where both Air Canada and WestJet fly out of so this is great news for the whole slew of Canadians who escape to the PHX area! We'll be travelling their later this year and will provide a review (as long there is space in the lounge as they are extremely popular and tend to get crowded. For those who don't have a Platinum Card or Centurion Card there is also a brand new Escape Lounge right next to the Centurion Lounge which can be accessed with both of these cards or by paying an one time entry fee. Learn more about the Centurion lounge here and the Escape Lounge here.

Also check out our Guide to Business Class Lounge Access for all things lounges!
 

Not sure if I missed this earlier (I believe I did as I remember seeing something about it) but an email from Sandman Hotels let us know that the StayVancouver Visa Gift Card promotion is on right now. When you book a hotel via StayVancouver with the promo code VISA you will get a $75 to $125 Visa reward card for the first night and a $50 card for each additional night. This promotion runs until April 30. Find out more here.

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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

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Marriott Bonvoy
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- 500 Bonus Bonvoy Points PER NIGHT at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Buffalo Amherst University. More... Until Mar 31, 20
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Stash Hotel Rewards
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United MileagePlus
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October 21 Update: WestJet's new We treat people like people ad campaign + StayVancouver's $125 gift card offer returns!

WestJet's newest ad campaign was released today and you'll probably see their commercials a lot tonight during the eletion coverage! As always, their commercials and YouTube videos are always lots of fun and this latest one is no different. Check it out here:

StayVancouverHotels has brought back their awesome gift card offer. You may remember them as BeVancouver previously and that they also used to offer Amex gift card. This time you can get up to a $125 Visa Gift Card when you book select Vancouver hotels via their website. Each additional night can bring you up to $50 more in Gift Cards. Book and stay by February 29, 2020! Find out more here!

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Travel Deals

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Best Western Rewards
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Marriott Bonvoy
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Book hotel stays in Vancouver, Calgary & Edmonton and receive American Express or Amazon gift cards

You may recall many of our posts in the past about BeVancouver - the website tied in with Vancouver Tourism that offered American Express gift cards when you booked hotels via their site (And the value was really good) Well that offer has returned however it is no longer BeVancouver rather it is now StayVancouver (HT Points, Miles & Bling) and not only is it Vancouver. As well in the past we let you know about similar offers in Calgary and Edmonton as those are still around!

Vancouver

You can get up to a $125 American Express Gift Card when you book select Vancouver hotels via beVancouver. Each additional night can bring you up to $50 more in Gift Cards. Book and stay by February 28, 2019! Find out more here!

Calgary

 

The Calgary offers provides a $25 Amazon gift card with each stay that is booked (consecutive nights at the same hotel booked under different reservations only count as one stay) Find out more here.

Edmonton

 

The Edmonton offers provides a $25 Amazon gift card with each stay that is booked (consecutive nights at the same hotel booked under different reservations only count as one stay) Find out more here.