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!

Posts since our last update:

• Utilizing British Airways' Executive Club for flights in North America - updated!
  Our feature Utilizing British Airways' Executive Club for flights in North America has been very popular on our site…
• New WestJet 787 Dreamliner route for summer 2020 - Vancouver to London Gatwick
  For the Summer 2019 season WestJet will be placing a new Boeing 787 Dreamliner on their Vancouver to London…
• October 18 Update: Canalta Rewards contest for 2 tickets to the Heritage Classic in YQR, 15% off Air Canada sun destinations & fly to London for as little $665
  Another contest for Canalta Rewards members! This time they are giving away two tickets to the Heritage Classic NHL…

Travel Deals

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

Aegean Miles+Bonus
- 3,000 Bonus Miles+Bonus Miles on your first hotel booking at select hotels made via Rocketmiles. More... Book by Nov 30 , 19
- 4,000 Bonus Miles+Bonus Miles for Silver & Gold members on your first hotel booking at select hotels made via Rocketmiles. More... Book by Nov 30 , 19

Best Western Rewards
- Double Rewards Points for stays at participating Best Western Hotels in Mexico. More... Unknown End Date

Marriott Bonvoy
- U.S - Maryland: Earn 2,500 Bonus  Bonvoy Points PER NIGHT for stays at 8 participating locations in Maryland.  Maximum bonus is 10,000 points per stay. More... Until Dec 31, 19

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- Double KrisFlyer Miles on the Best Available rate when you book a minimum of three consecutive nights stay at Casa del Mar Langkawi More... Until Nov 30, 19
- Double KrisFlyer Miles on the Best Available rate when you book a minimum of two consecutive nights stay at Casa del Rio Melaka. More... Until Nov 30, 19



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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.

November 6 Update: Air France KLM Flying Blue going revenue based, beVancouver Amex Gift Card offer returns & more

Air France KLM have announced changes to their Flying Blue program that will take place on April 1, 2018. The big news, is that they are following suit of many other airline programs and moving to a strict revenue based earning system rather than distance based. Earning for flights will be as follows:

Ivory members (Base level): 4 miles per EUR
Silver members: 6 miles per EUR
Gold members: 7 miles per EUR
Platinum members: 8 miles per EUR

Earning elite status will change to earning Experience Points (XP) rather than status miles/qualifying flights. Hit 100 XP in a rolling 12 month period and you'll get Silver status, 180 for Gold or 300 for Platinum. The key term now is rolling 12 month period, rather than calendar year. This will kick in on April 1.

Mileage expiry is also changing, the 24 month rule stays in place but all miles earned remain valid if you fly with Air France KLM or other SkyTeam airlines or use a Flying Blue credit card once every 2 years however miles earned on their own from flying non-SkyTeam partners, car rentals, hotels etc. will continue to be valid as long as you earn from those partners once every two years if you don't have an AF KLM SkyTeam flight or credit card purhcase. Make sense?

They don't reveal too much on the redemption side other than all seats will be available, which we can assume will be on a sliding scale much like Aeroplan's Market Fare awards and they will also give you the option to use Miles+Cash for awards (up to 25% of an award can be paid for with cash if you don't have enough miles) Promo Awards will continue however under the new moniker of Promo Reward Tickets. The redemption options are slated to go live in June 2018.

I'm sure we'll write about this even more as April and June of 2018 approach!

Find out more about the Flying Blue changes here.

Posts since our last update:

• 30% Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you convert hotel loyalty program points to Aeroplan until December 11
  We see the return of another Aeroplan conversion bonus! Last seen this past summer, the hotel only transfer bonus is…
• Starwood Preferred Guest: Receive a 35% discount when you buy or gift Starpoints (until Dec 29, 17)
  Last seen in the summer the great buy Starpoints offer of a 35% discount on the cost of the points…

Travel Deals
BeVancouver's offer of earning American Express Gift Cards for stays in the Vancouver area has returned. 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 December 31! Find out more here!
The beVancouver offers aren't the only ones out there! If you are travelling to Calgary or Edmonton the 'be' stay offers for those cities can earn a $25 Amazon Gift Card. Click here for Calgary or Click here for Edmonton

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
- 30% Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you convert Hotel loyalty programs points to Aeroplan Miles. More... Until Dec 11, 17


Other Bonus Offers
AeroMexico Club Premier
- 3,000 Bonus Club Premier Points for stays at Best Western hotels in Mexico. More... Until Nov 30, 17
- Quadruple Club Premier Points per stay at La Quinta properties in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. More... Until Dec 31, 17
- 3,200 Club Premier Points on stays of 2+ nights at Marriott Hotels in Mexico. More... Until Nov 30 , 17

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
- Earn up to 1,000 Bonus Mileage Plan Miles when you shop online via the Mileage Plan Shopping portal. More... Until Nov 19, 17

Delta SkyMiles
- Earn up to 1,000 Bonus SkyMiles when you shop online via the SkyMiles Shopping portal. More... Until Nov 19, 17

La Quinta Returns
- Earn up to Triple Returns Points for stays at participating La Quinta locations in the U.S.. More... Until Dec 7, 17
- 350 Bonus Returns Points on qualifying rentals of 3 or more days at participating Budget locations in the U.S. and Canada. More... Until Jun 30, 18

Starwood Preferred Guest
- Save 35% when you buy or gift 5,000 or more Starpoints online. More... Until Dec 29, 17
- Double Starpoints for stays at the Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel More... Until Apr 16, 18

World of Hyatt
- 1,250 Bonus World of Hyatt Points on rentals of 3 days or more at participating Avis locations in the U.S. and Canada. More... Until Dec 31, 17

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January 23 Update: Podcast Episode 14 is out, beVancouver Amex Gift Card offer returns & 20% off Radisson 2+ night stays

News, Tips & Tricks
Monday brings the latest Rewards Canada Weekly Round Up Podcast! Episode 14 was released today and is solely dedicated to our 2017 Canada's Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings. We discuss the history of the rankings, why the cards rank the way they do and even answer a couple of questions. You can find the podcast here or download it from iTunes or Google Play!
 
beVancouver's American Express Gift Card offer is back! 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 by April 30! Find out more here.

Finally we released another 'Tips & Tricks' post today. We look at how you can maximize the value of the RBC Avion airline award chart. Many of you can probably tell from posts of past and this one that we aren't huge fans of this redemption option with the card but when a good portion of Canadian's hold an Avion card it makes sense to discuss how you can maximize it!


Posts since our last update:

• How to maximize value out of the RBC Avion Airline Award Chart
  The RBC Avion suite of cards is one of a few major programs that runs primarily on a fixed redemption…

Travel Deals

You can save 20% off of a 2-night consecutive stay at participating Radisson hotels Worldwide for Sunday through Thursday stays. Offer is valid until Mar 31. Find out more here.
Participating hotels in Canada:
Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre Calgary Airport
Radisson Hotel Edmonton South
Radisson Hotel & Convention Center Edmonton
Radisson Hotel Red Deer
Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport
Radisson Hotel Winnipeg Downtown
Radisson Hotel Kitchener Waterloo
Radisson Hotel & Suites Fallsview, ON
Radisson Hotel Ottawa Parliament Hill
Radisson Hotel Sudbury
Radisson Hotel Toronto Airport
Radisson Hotel Toronto East
Radisson Admiral Hotel Toronto-Harbourfront
Radisson Hotel Saskatoon

Canadian Bonus Offers
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Other Bonus Offers
Air China PhoenixMiles
- Earn up to 15,000 Bonus PhoenixMiles Kilometers when you book Air China flights via the Air China app. More... Until Mar 31, 17

American AAdvantage
- Double AAdvantage Miles when you book the Linger Longer offer for stays at participating Langham Hotels Worldwide. . More... Until Feb 28, 17
- Quadruple AAdvantage Miles on rentals of a compact car or larger vehicle for three days or longer at all worldwide Dollar locations. More... Until Dec 31, 17

Avianca LifeMiles
- Earn up to 6x LifeMiles when you rent with Dollar in the Americas or Europe. More... Until Mar 31, 17
- Earn up to 6x LifeMiles when you rent with Thrifty in Canada, Caribbean, Latin America, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and United States. More... Until Mar 31, 17

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- 1,000 Bonus Asia Miles for Europcar rentals Worldwide except in Japan, Canada and the US. More... Book by Feb 12 for rentals until Mar 20, 17


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Book stays in Vancouver for the summer and receive up to $175 in Gift Cards with beVancouver

We welcome back the American Express Gift Card offer from beVancouver for the summer! If you are a regular Rewards Canada visitor then you should know this offer well. When you book a beVancouver partner hotel through their site you can earn up to a $175 American Express Gift Card (value depends on the hotel) and that card is for the first night. Each additional night after that will earn you another $50 gift card! This time for the summer you need to book a minimum of 2 nights to partake in the offer.

Here is an example of the offerings:

Promotion Details

• Check-in must be before or on August 31st 2016
• All Bookings must be made a minimum 5 days in advance of the check-in date
• Bookings can be made using VISA, MasterCard, or American Express
• This promotion is non-cancellable and non-transferrable
• All bookings will be made in CAD and any other currency displayed is a representative value
• Guests will receive their $100, $125, $150 or $175 AMEX Prepaid Gift Card per first 2 nights of booking
• Guests will receive an additional $50 AMEX Prepaid Gift Card for every additional night after the 2nd night
• Separate consecutive 2 night bookings at the same hotel will not result in the guest receiving more than one $100, $125, $150 or $175 AMEX Prepaid Gift Card
• A Maximum of 3 bookings per person is enforced - all subsequent bookings will be converted into normal Best Available Rate bookings (and will apply the corresponding Terms and Conditions) and the guest will not receive an AMEX Prepaid Gift Card
• beVancouver Terms and Conditions Apply

January 28 Update: beVancouver Amex Gift Card offer extended and use your RBC Rewards points for Apple products

Your Thursday news, deals and more!

News, Tips & Tricks
beVancouver has extended their American Express Gift Card offer of up to $125 per night to April 30th. Originally the end date was Feb 29. Find out more here.

Earn up to 100 bonus AIR MILES Rewards Miles for shopping at Rexall this weekend. 40 miles if you spend $40+, 60 if you spend $60+ and 100 if you spend $80+. No coupon required.

RBC has added a new redemption option for holders of RBC Rewards Points. You can now redeem your points for Apple products via their special redemption page. We are not RBC cardholders so we couldn't log in to see the redemption rate. If any of our readers could kindly do so and let us know what the redemptions are like that would be greatly appreciated! (Source RBC) You can find all the details and RBC's login page for Apple redemptions here.

Posts since our last update:

• How I maximize my everyday American Express card spending
  I have now had the American Express Gold Reward Card for almost six years and have to say it is…

Travel Deals
KLM Dreams Deals! Fly in business class between Canada and Europe or beyond from $2499 all in! Book by Feb 4 for travel this Spring and Fall.  Find out more here.

Bonus Offers
Air Canada / Aeroplan
- Earn up to Triple Aeroplan Miles when you shop at Bentley. More... . Until Mar 31, 16

Alaska Airlines MileagePlan
- Double Mileage Plan Miles on all rentals at participating Hertz locations in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. More... Until Mar 31, 16

American AAdvantage
- Earn up to 1,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles when you rent for 2 or more days at participating Avis locations in the U.S. or Canada. More... Feb 15 - Mar 31, 16

Delta SkyMiles
- Double SkyMiles for stays at participating Okura Hotels & Resorts, Nikko Hotels International and Hotel JAL City Worldwide. More... Feb 1 - Apr 30, 16

Virgin America Elevate (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 1,000 Bonus Elevate Points on your first purchase with Scorebig. More... Until ?