September 13 Update: Flair Airlines adds 3 new cities, AIR MILES discount at Plaza Premium Lounges, Qatar Airways seat sale

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More ULCC news for you! Yesterday Flair Airlines (nee newleaf) announced an expansion of their flights for the upcoming winter season and much to many people's surprise it includes flights to/from Toronto Pearson and Vancouver! Now with those two cities you have options of two airports in each region of the city. Also added to the network is Kelowna (Flair's hometown!) Source Flair Airlines

Schedule Highlights:
	Toronto to:	Edmonton, Vancouver, Kelowna 4 times weekly
		Edmonton, Kelowna 3 times weekly
	Vancouver to:	Kelowna,  4 times weekly
		Edmonton, Toronto 4 times weekly
	Kelowna to:	Edmonton, Toronto 3 times weekly
		Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto 4 times weekly

AIR MILES members now receive a 20% discount to Plaza Premium Lounges at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, Vancouver International Airport, and Edmonton International Airport. Like many programs AIR MILES are now looking for ways to add additional value to membership outside of earning and burning of loyalty currencies and the more they offer the better! Find out more here.

Posts since our last update:

• 1,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for Best Western stays extended to the end of the year
  The Aeroplan bonus for stays at Best Western hotels around the globe has been extended from its previous August…

Travel Deals
Qatar Airways Global Sale is offering double QMiles and fares starting at C$839 for flights out of Montreal! Book by Sep 19. Find out more here!

Canadian Bonus Offers Air Canada / Aeroplan
- Earn 1,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for each stay at Best Western Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 17

Other Bonus Offers
Air France KLM Flying Blue
- Earn up to 5,000 Bonus Flying Blue Miles when you book hotels via PointsHound. More... Book by Sep 24, 17 for stays until Sep 24, 18
- Triple Flying Blue Miles for all stays at Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Book by Sep 30 for stays Oct 1 - Dec 31, 17

British Airways Executive Club
- Double Avios when you make advance bookings for travel on Heathrow Express More... Until Oct 24, 17

Hyatt Gold Passport
- Up to 40% Bonus World of Hyatt Points when you buy points online. More... Targeted offer Until Oct 3, 17

Philippine Airlines Mabuhay
- Earn up to Triple Mabuhay Miles for stays at participating Hilton hotels in Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 17

Starwood Preferred Guest
- Double Starpoints for stays at participating Starwood Hotels in Japan, South Korea or Guam. More... Oct 1 - Dec 30, 17
- 1,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays on the grand opening offer at The Westin Jackson.. More... Until Dec 31, 17

TAP Portugal Victoria
- 200 Bonus Victoria Miles when you join the Victoria program. More... Until Dec 31, 17

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February 22 Update: rwrds.ca is Rewards Canada, WestJet continues to go after newleaf, Top Coalition Cards

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Our first update since going on vacation! There will be lots to catch up on over the next few days, some news you may have already read about but perhaps there is something new for you as well!

If you follow us on Facebook or Twitter you'll notice we have a new short url for our links to make them more identifiable and to maximize space for those 140 character limits. It is rwrds.ca and you can actually use it to get straight to Rewards Canada, if you type rwrds.ca into your web browser it will take you to rewardscanada.ca

WestJet continues to go after newleaf! They just announced new flights between Winnipeg and Abbotsford - one of newleaf's original routes! Any wagers on whether newleaf will survive 2017? WestJet's flights start on April 30. (Source WestJet)

Posts since our last update:

• The Top 4 Coalition Program Credit Cards for Aeroplan, AIR MILES, More Rewards & SCENE members
  There are so many credit card options in Canada that it can get really confusing for the consumer. At Rewards…
  
• Best Western Rewards: $10 BW Gift Card with every stay until April 30
  Best Western Rewards has extended their systemwide promotion where you can earn a $10 Best Western Gift Card with…
• Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan - Up to a 40% bonus when buying miles until April 6
  The Alaska Airlines buy Mileage Plan miles promo returns and is a good one and exactly the same as…
• Canada's Top Travel Points Credit Card with no annual fee now has a 15,000 point sign up bonus!
  In our 2017 Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings we crowned a new winner in the Travel Points Credit…
• Marriott and Starwood provide 2017 Hotel Category Award Night changes - 60+ hotels in Canada affected
  You may recall from earlier this year that we already mentioned the category changes for IHG Rewards Club and that…

Canadian Bonus Offers
Marriott Rewards
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points for stays at the Delta Hotel by Marriott Saint John. More... Until Mar 30, 17

More Rewards
- Earn up to 15,000 Bonus More Rewards Points when you apply for the Scotiabank® More Rewards®* Visa* Card. More... Until Mar 31, 17

WestJet Rewards
- 15% Bonus WestJet Dollars when you convert RBC Rewards Points  to WestJet Rewards. More... Until Mar 20, 17

Other Bonus Offers
Air China PhoenixMiles
- 1,000 Bonus PhoenixMiles Kilometers on your first hotel booking via the Kaligo mobile apps. More... Until Apr 10, 17

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
- Up to 40% Bonus Mileage Plan Miles when you buy or gift Mileage Plan miles online. More... Until Apr 6, 17

Best Western Rewards
- Receive a $10 Best Western Gift Card with every stay at Best Western Hotels Worldwide. More... Valid for North American residents only Until Apr 30, 17

British Airways Executive Club
- 800 Bonus Avios for Avis rentals of 3 or more days Worldwide. More... Until Apr 7, 17

Delta SkyMiles
- 5 Bonus SkyMiles per Dollar spent on Delta or Virgin Australia flights between Los Angeles and Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne. More... Until May 31, 17

Icelandair Saga Club
- 30% Bonus Saga Club Points when you buy points online. More... Until Feb 28, 17

Le Club accorhotels
- 4X Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at new Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Book by Apr 11 for stays until May 14, 17
- Earn up to Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at Accor Hotels hotels in North America and Central America More... Book by Apr 15 for stays until Apr 19, 17

Marriott Rewards
- Double Rewards Points + a free day on Hertz rentals of 6 or more days at participating locations in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. More... Until Jun 30, 17
- 3,000 Bonus Rewards Points for stays on Thursday-Sunday nights (Friday or Saturday required) at the Karuizawa Marriott Hotel Tokyo. More... Until Mar 31, 17

MEA Cedar Miles
- Double Cedar Miles for stays at the Gefinor Rotana - Beirut. More... Until Mar 31, 17

Miles & More
- Double Miles & More Miles for stays at Leonardo Hotels in Europe and Israel. More... Until Mar 31, 17


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January 9 Update: We're back! Aeroplan dining partnership, newleaf drops U.S. flights & an Emirates seat sale

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Aeroplan has partnered with Tourism Vancouver's Dine Out™ Vancouver Festival, the City of Toronto’s Winterlicious and Summerlicious programs and Tourisme Montréal’s MTLàTABLE. (Source Aeroplan) With this partnership Aeroplan members will have exclusive opportunities including:

• Extraordinary experiences such as chef collaborations from around the world and unique dining experiences;
• Priority access to culinary events and reservations.

Air Transat will be adding twice weekly service between Montreal and Tel Aviv for the Summer 2017 season. Of course Air Transat does not have their own FFP but you can definitely utilize a proprietary credit card program to redeem for these flights. (Source Routesonline)

The battle between newleaf and WestJet appears to be over. newleaf has cancelled their planned flights from Alberta to Phoenix-Mesa and Hamilton to Melbourne Florida. No word yet if WestJet will keep their Mesa flights alive. (Source Routesonline 1, 2)

Posts since our last update:

• Earn Triple Aeroplan Miles on all IHG hotel stays until April 15
  We've already brought you the details of the new Accelerate promotions for those people who like to earn IHG…
• Club Carlson: Earn up to 100,000 Bonus Points on Carlson Rezidor Hotel stays Worldwide
  Carlson Rezidor Hotels has come out with their Q1 global promotion that kicks in today for all stays Worldwide.…
• British Airways Executive Club: Earn Triple Avios on all flights out of Canada (and globally!)
  British Airways is taking a page out of Hilton HHonor's play book. Rather than coming up with a new…
• Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for January
  Here are the Rewards Canada Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of January! This is not…
• IHG Rewards Club Reward Night Hotel Category Changes - 650+ Hotels affected including 31 in Canada
  The Holiday Inn Canmore sees a big increase in reward night points requirement come January 15Outside of Hilton Hotels who…
• Air Canada and Cathay Pacific to Introduce Codeshare Services and Reciprocal Frequent Flyer Benefits
  Many in the airline industry are stating major airline alliances are a dying breed and if the past few…

Travel Deals
Emirates has a sale for flights from Western Canada to Dubai where you can fly in economy class for only $975. Book by January 11 for travel Jan 11 - Nov 21. Find out more here.

Save up to 25% on Porter Airlines flights when you book by January 10th for travel until May 31. Find out more here.

You can fly between Toronto and Paris on Air France for as little as $739! Book by Jan 11 for travel Jan 15 - Apr 30. Find out more here.

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Other Bonus Offers
American AAdvantage
- Double AAdvantage Miles and save up to 15% at participating Hertz locations in Africa, Asia, Australia, Brazil, Europe, Mexico, Middle East, New Zealand and St. Thomas. More... Until Jun 30, 17

British Airways Executive Club
- Triple Avios when you fly British Airways anywhere in the World and on American Airlines, Finnair or Iberia between Europe and North America. More... Until Mar 31, 17
- Receive a Free First Class Seat Upgrade when you book an eligible published semi-flexible R, D or C class, or a fully flexible J class Club World return ticket departing the U.K.  More... Book by Mar 31 for travel until Apr 23, 17

Carlson Hotels Club Carlson
- Earn up to 100,000 Bonus Gold Points for stays at any participating Carlson hotels worldwide.  More... Until Mar 31, 17

Emirates Skywards
- 2,000 Bonus Skywards Miles when you stay 3+ nights at any one of 10 Marriott Hotels in London. More... Until Mar 31, 17

Le Club accorhotels
- 4X Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at new Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Book by Feb 14 for stays until Mar 18, 17
- Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at Accor Hotels hotels in Sweden. More... Book by Jan 22 for stays until Mar 31, 17

Marriott Rewards
- 6,000 Bonus Rewards Points when you stay 2 nights Thursday-Sunday with breakfast in a premium room at Marriott Hotels across the U.K.. For Marriott Elite members only. More... Until Feb 28, 17

Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- Earn up to 5x QMiles on all Qatar Airways flights. More... Book by Jan 16 for travel Jan 11 - Dec 15, 17

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November 23 Update: WestJet & newleaf battle it out, last day for Week 4 contest, Air France Spring Seat Sale

News, Tips & Tricks
This is the last day to enter the week 4 contest of our 15th Anniversary celebrations! You can enter to win one of two Marriott Rewards points prizes! Check it all out on the 15th Anniversary site!
Also remember that as part of our 15th Anniversary you can earn double MileagePlus Miles on all hotel bookings made via Kaligo! Find out more here.

Over the past week or so we've seen two Canadian airlines really go head to head. newleaf and WestJet. It looks like WestJet really wants to defend their territory. On November 17 newleaf outlined flights from Calgary and Edmonton to Phoenix Mesa airport (3x weekly & 1x weekly respectively, source: routesonline) The next day on the 18th, WestJet revealed flights between Calgary and Edmonton to Phoenix Mesa airport, also 3x weekly and 1x weekly! Both airlines will fly the routes from January 19 to April 30th. Talk about cutthroat!

Check your email if you are an American Express cardholder for 15% off Air Canada flights in Flex fares or higher. Each email has a unique code to use so if you didn't get the email you won't be eligible for the discount.

Posts since our last update:

• American Express Fixed Points Travel Program is here to stay as a full fledged redemption option
  We have covered this American Express feature a few times over the past year or so. At those times…
• Aeroplan Exclusives for Calgary Flames hockey games - Go behind the scenes and more
  Hey YYC and Alberta Rewards Canada readers that are also Flames fans! Here are some new Aeroplan experiences for…

Travel Deals
Air France is targeting early bookers! You can travel next spring to Europe for under $700 all in! Simply book by November 28 for travel April 24 to June 17. Find out more here.

Canadian Bonus Offers
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- 15,000 Bonus Asia Miles when you apply for and receive the RBC Cathay Pacific Visa Platinum. More... Residents of Canada only Until Dec 31, 16

VIA Rail Preference
- Double Preference Points when you book and travel in Economy class on VIA Rail. Targeted Offer - May not work for everyone More... Until Jan 31, 17

Other Bonus Offers
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
- Up to 40% Bonus Mileage Plan Miles when you buy miles online. More... Until Dec 31, 16
- 2,000 Bonus Mileage Plus Miles when you complete your first hotel stay booked via Rocketmles. More... Book by Dec 31, 16
- OFFER EXTENDED Triple Mileage Plan Miles when you stay at participating Hilton hotels in Canada, the Caribbean, Central and South America. More... Until Mar 31, 17

Avianca LifeMiles
- OFFER EXTENDED Triple LifeMiles when you stay at participating Hilton hotels in Canada, the Caribbean, Central and South America. More... Until Mar 31, 17
- 2,000 Bonus LifeMiles per stay at over 7,800 participating Wyndham Rewards hotels globally. More... Until Jan 15, 17
- 140% Bonus LifeMiles when you buy LifeMiles online. More... Until Nov 28, 16

Carlson Hotels Club Carlson
- 2,500 Bonus Gold Points + up to 30% off stays  at participating Quorvus Collection, Radisson Blu, Radisson RED, Park Inn by Radisson and Park Plaza hotels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. More... Book by Dec 4 for stays Nov 28 to Jan 31, 16

Jet Airways JetPrivilege
- 40% Bonus JPMiles when you buy JPMiles online. Minimum purchase of 5,000 miles. More... Until Dec 14, 16

Saudia Alfursan
- Double Alfursan Status Miles when you fly between Jeddah or Madinah and Anakra. More... Until Jan 18, 17


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