Canada's Top Travel Rewards Credit Cards for 2009

Today on RewardsCanada.ca we posted our first annual picks for Canada's top travel rewards credit cards for 2009. We have combed over 35 different credit cards offering travel rewards for Canadians and of those there are a few that really stand out. While it is practically impossible to give this question a perfect one card answer, we can breakdown the market of Canadian Travel Rewards credit cards into five major categories that these cards fall into. Without further ado, here are the top travel rewards credit cards for 2009 as picked by RewardsCanada.ca:


Top Airline Credit Card
CIBC AeroGold Visa / AeroGold Visa Infinite

Top Hybrid Travel Credit Card
Diners Club Club Rewards MasterCard

Top Travel Points Credit Card (with annual fee)
Capital One Miles Plus Platinum MasterCard with No Hassle Rewards

Top Travel Points Credit Card (with no annual fee)
American Express Blue Sky Credit Card

Top Hotel Points Credit Card
MBNA Starwood Preferred Guest MasterCard

For the complete article, details on each card plus runners up in each category please visit the full Canada's Top Travel Rewards Credit Card for 2009 page on the Rewards Canada website

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Brussels Airlines Privilege Members must join Miles and More by July 31 to keep miles

As part of Brussels Airlines full integration into Lufthansa's Miles and More program, Privilege members who are carrying a mileage balance must register or link their account to Miles and More by July 31 to keep ensure those miles are equally converted (they guarantee this). It is not too clear what happens if you don't do it by July 31 but it looks like they may not guarantee that some or all of your miles will convert to Miles and More.

To complete the migration by July 31 visit the following page on Brussels Airlines website:
http://www.privilege.brusselsairlines.com/migrate/

WestJet adds 11 new U.S. and international destinations

From the WestJet press release:

WestJet today unveiled its largest-ever seasonal non-stop flight schedule, featuring a record eight new international destinations and three additional U.S. destinations for the winter of 2009-2010.

By late fall 2009, WestJet will operate service to 66 cities in more than 10 countries, as compared to 51 cities in eight countries one year ago.

Beginning in late fall, WestJet and WestJet Vacations will launch seasonal non-stop service to Varadero, Holguin and Cayo Coco, Cuba; Ixtapa and Cozumel, Mexico; St. Martin; Providenciales, Turks and Caicos; Freeport, Bahamas; Lihue (Kauai), Hawaii; Miami, Florida; and Atlantic City, New Jersey.

This new schedule also includes new, year-round service between Edmonton and Yellowknife and between Calgary and San Diego. WestJet launched both routes on a seasonal basis in May.

Source: WestJet Press Release

Bonus Page Updates July 7, 09

Aerosvit Meridian | Miles and More | Northwest WorldPerks | Scandinavian EuroBonus | Starwood Preferred Guest

Overview
- Earn bonus Meridian miles between Kiev and Baku
- Earn double Miles and More miles on flights between Saarbrucken and Hamburg
- Worldperks extends UK bonus mile offer
- Earn double EuroBonus points on flights to Lapland
- Earn 1,909 bonus Starpoints for stays at the Palace Hotel San Francisco

Exclusive Online Sale: Summer of Deals from Air Canada - Week 2

WEEK 2: Jul 6 - Jul 12

15% off all fares

Valid between Canada and Sun Destinations (Caribbean and Mexico)
Valid on AC operated flights only.
All travel must be completed by Dec 10, 2009.
Enter PGUGGT21 under Promotion Code.

Discount code will be valid until Jul 12, 2009.

See week 1 offer here

Bonus Page Updates July 3, 09

Air Canada Aeroplan | Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan | Etihad Guest | TAP Portugal Victoria

Overview
- Earn up to 5,000 bonus Aeroplan miles when converting Hotel Points to Aeroplan
- Earn double Mileage Plan miles on Alaska flights between San Jose and Austin
- Earn triple Guest miles for stays at the Desert Islands Resort and Spa Abu Dhabi
- Earn 500 bonus Victoria miles when you check in online for flights departing from Johannesburg, Maputo, Dakar, S. Tome and Bissau

Fly Canada-Germany for 35,000 Miles and More Miles

Lufthansa is offering last minute discounted reward tickets on flights from Calgary, Toronto or Montreal to Germany. The flights can be had for 35,000 Miles and More Miles (regular redemption amount is 60,000 miles). Flights must be booked by July 16 for travel up to July 20 on Lufthansa metal only. Full details

Bonus Page Updates Jul 1, 09

Priority Club | QANTAS Frequent Flyer | US Airways Dividend Miles

Overview
- Earn 10,000 bonus Priority Club points on InterContinental Hotel stays this summer
- Double QANTAS Frequent Flyer points on flights between Tamworth and Brisbane
- Double Dividend Miles on Alamo car rentals in the U.S. and Canada

Bonus Page Updates Jun 18 - 30, 09

Jun 30,09
Air Canada Aeroplan | Brussels Airlines Privilege | Continental OnePass
Jun 25, 09
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan | American AAdvantage | Emirates SkyWards | Mexicana Go
Jun 24, 09
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | Choice Privileges | Singapore KrisFlyer | Starwood Preferred Guest |VIA Rail Preference
Jun 23, 09
China Airlines Dynasty Flyer | China Eastern Eastern Miles | Miles and More | Pakistan Awards Plus | Turkish Miles&Smiles | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
Jun 19, 09
Aerosvit Meridian | Air France KLM Flying Blue | Best Western Rewards | British Airways Executive Club | Marriott Rewards | Miles and More
Jun 18, 09
Executive Hotels Executive Rewards | Hawaiian HawaiinMiles | Hyatt Gold Passport

[DEAL GONE] bmi: Montreal/Ottawa/Toronto - Moscow C$116+taxes

Looks like a mistake fare but currently bookable on bmi, all in it is $418-$425 depending on departing city. Click below to be taken to bmi website

C$116 Montreal/Ottawa/Toronto to Moscow
Thu-Sat Departures, example Oct 22-30 works ($424 with taxes)