Bonus Page Updates May 6 and 7, 09

May 7, 09
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan | Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | Miles & More | Priority Club | United Mileage Plus

May6, 09
AeroMexico Club Premier | Delta SkyMiles | Frontier Early Returns

Overview:
- 20% bonus Mileage Plan miles when you purchase instant miles or gift miles
- Double Club Premier Kilometers for stays at the Zoëtry, Paraíso de la Bonita Riviera Maya
- Double Asia Miles for stays at over 20 Radisson location in the Asia Pacific Region
- Earn double SkyMiles when your converting Choice Privileges points to Delta's program
- Earn double Early Returns Miles on flights to/from Jackson Hole or Anchorage
- Earn double Miles and More miles on Adria Airways flights between Ljubljana and Madrid
- Earn 2,000 bonus Priority Club points for stays of 2 nights or more in Belgium or the Netherlands
- Earn up to 10,000 bonus Mileage Plus miles on United flights to Australia

Double EQM and RDM Mileage Plan Miles for all Alaska / Horizon Flights

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan is celebrating their Freddie award for best Frequent Flyer program by offering double Elite Qualifying Miles and Redeemable Miles on all Alaska / Horizon flights. The offer is valid on Bargain, Value, Full Flex and First Class fares until June 30, 09.

The offer requires registration, see our Mileage Plan page for full details and the registration link.

Bonus Page Updates May 5, 09

May 5 , 09
Air Canada Aeroplan | Delta SkyMiles | Hilton HHonors | Northwest WorldPerks | Priority Club | VIA Preference

Overview
- Earn 250 bonus Aeroplan miles for Hertz rentals
- Earn 1,000 bonus SkyMiles for National Car rentals
- Earn 1,000 bonus HHonors points for National Car Rentals
- Earn up to 15,000 bonus Worldperks miles on NW/DL new international routes
- Complete update of Asia Pacific Priority Club bonuses
- Complete update of VIA Preference Bonus Offers

Bonus Page Updates May 1, 09

May 1, 09
American AAdvantage | bmi Diamond Club | Continental OnePass

Overview
- Earn up to 15,000 bonus AAdvantage miles between New York and Tokyo or Zurich
- Earn double Diamond Club miles between London LHR and Cairo or Tel Aviv
-Targeted OnePass offers for first flight with Continental

Italy is popular this year, Air Canada adding more flights

Air Canada is increasing service between Toronto and Rome to 10x weekly from 7x weekly for the summer season. Demand is obviously up and this route must now be proving popular as in the past this route was started, stopped, started etc. by Air Canada. The extra three flights will run from Jul 16 to Sep 12, 2009.

Overall Air Canada offers 17 flights per week to Rome from Montreal and Toronto

Source: Airline Route Updates

Marriott introduces Elite Rollover Nights

Find yourself staying at Marriott's all the time, more then enough to reach the various elite levels? Well now Marriott allows you to rollover additional nights that are over and above your elite qualifying level so that you can reach the next years status sooner. For example if your stay 15 nights this year, those first 10 nights will give your Silver Elite Status and the additional 5 will count to earning status in the following year.

Full Details

Air Canada to Guarantee Lowest Fares

Air Canada has launched a new campaign to guarantee you will get the lowest fare for their flights within Canada or to the U.S.

From the Aircanada website:
"If you find a lower fare for the exact same Air Canada itinerary with another Canadian online travel retailer within 24 hours of completing a purchase on aircanada.com, Air Canada will offer you a credit of $50 plus the fare difference, per passenger."

I believe some people may make use of this however you must meet the following criteria which may make it too bothersome for most to follow up on (and I would think this is what Air Canada is banking on)

From the Aircanada website:
"Just make sure that:

• your itinerary originates in Canada for travel within Canada or between Canada and the United States (excluding Puerto Rico), with all flights operated by Air Canada or Jazz,
• you found the lower fare within 24 hours of your original ticket purchase,
• the lower fare is not available on aircanada.com,
• the lower fare is for the exact same Air Canada flight, date, time, itinerary, and fare family as the original itinerary you purchased at aircanada.com
• the lower fare is all-inclusive (i.e. including all taxes, fees, charges and surcharges)

You've found a lower fare for an itinerary that's identical to one you've just booked on aircanada.com?

1. Note the complete Web address (URL) of the website where you found the lower fare.
2. Capture screenshots and/or printouts of the itinerary, as well as a detailed fare quote including taxes, fees and fare rules from the website where you found the lower fare. (Retain this information in case further verification is required.)
3. Ensure that the lower fare is not also available on aircanada.com
4. Submit your claim online within 24 hours of your original ticket purchase by using our online claim form"

This guarantee does not work if you find a lower fare on Aircanada.com as they already have had their 24hr grace period for cancelling flights and rebooking in place for sometime. In this case you can just cancel your old itinerary and rebook at the lower price.

Complete details on this new guarantee from Air Canada can be found here.

WestJet to cut Winnipeg to Regina and Saskatoon

According to this post on FlyerTalk, WestJet spokesman Robert Palmer confirmed the direct flights between Manitoba and Saskatchewan's 2 big cities are being cut. Passengers must now fly via Calgary to connect between the three cities.

One person noted however that the flights seem to resume for the winter schedule but that can always change.

Bonus Page Updates Apr 28 and 29, 09

Apr 29, 09
TAP Portugal Victoria

Apr 28, 09
Brussels Airlines Privilege | Continental OnePass | Delta SkyMiles | Emirates Skywards | Jet Airways JetPrivilege | Korean Air SkyPass

Overview
- Earn Triple Victoria miles for Avis Car rentals worldwide
- Double SkyMiles for Starwood stays in Australia
- Earn up to 7,500 Skywards Miles for United Flights between the U.S. and Sydney or London
- Earn up to Triple SkyPass miles for Accor Hotel stays Worldwide

Delta adds $50 2nd Checked Bag Fee on International Flights

Citing big losses, Delta announced they will be adding a $50 fee for checking in a second bag on International flights to try and generate more revenue. They are the first large U.S. airline to impose such a fee, most including Delta have had checked bag fees for Canada/U.S. Domestic flights but none on International flights.

The fee went into effect for tickets purchased after April 22 for travel on or after July 1.

The following passengers will be exempt from the fees:

* First and Business Class passengers
* SkyMiles and WorldPerks Elite members (Executive/Platinum/Gold and Silver, including Flying Colonels)
* Active duty military members traveling on orders
* Passengers who purchased tickets prior to April 22, 2009
* Passengers who are confirmed on a Full Y class Economy ticket.