Aeroplan: Increased fare eligibility for Top Tier Upgrade Certificates

Air Canada/Aeroplan have for a limited time increased fare eligibility for Top Tier Upgrade Certificates. Now elite members will be able to upgrade from Tango Plus (rather then latitude) using 2009 North American Upgrade certs or 2009 System-Wide upgrade certs. This offer runs until Sept. 7, 2009.

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Exclusive online sale: Summer of deals from Air Canada - Week 4

WEEK 4: Jul 20 - Jul 26

10% off all Economy class fares
15% off all Executive class fares

Valid for within Canada.
Valid on AC operated flights only.
Travel completed by Dec 11, 2009.
Enter P6NEH3H1 under Promotion Code.

Discount code will be valid until Jul 26, 2009.

Extended to Jul 28, 2009, new code: XC4NA741, same conditions as above.

WestJet, Air France and KLM announce launch of interline relationship

Effective yesterday, the interline agreement between WestJet and Air France KLM came into effect. Both European airline will offer interline connections to WestJet's Canadian network. The interline agreement allows Air France KLM passengers to seemlessly connect to WestJet flights with one itinerary rather then two. Initially the agreement will allow for connections from Calgary to Vancouver and Edmonton as well as Vancouver to Calgary and Edmonton.

The future should bring reciprocal interlining for WestJet and the possibility of code sharing on various routes.

Source: WestJet press release

BMO revamps its AIR MILES MasterCard credit cards

BMO today announced some enhancements to their AIR MILES line of MasterCard credit cards that will be effective August 3. In an apparent move to compete better with many no fee credit cards and American Express, BMO has sweetened the benefits and rewards surrounding two of their rewards credit cards. For the Gold version, BMO is now offering travel insurances which previously were optional for a yearly fee and a bigger discount on AIR MILES flights. The Silver and Bronze options for the AIR MILES MasterCard appear to be rolled into one card with no fee (formerly a Bronze feature) and it earns 1 AIR MILES reward mile for each $20 spent (formerly a Silver feature)

The changes to the cards are as follows:
BMO Gold AIR MILES MasterCard
- Exclusive 25% discount on the number of AIR MILES reward miles required to fly (increased from 20%)
- Built in Collision Damage Waiver – covers damage, theft and loss-of-use of rental car
- Travel insurances: lost document and ticket replacement, lost luggage assistance etc.
- Double AIR MILES reward miles at National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car locations worldwide
- The remainder of the features remain the same (Supplementary Card fee, double AIR MILES at Shell etc.)

BMO AIR MILES MasterCard
- No Annual Fee
- Earn 1 AIR MILES reward mile for every $20 in card purchases
- 1.5x AIR MILES reward miles at National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car locations worldwide
- The remainder of the features remain the same (free Supplementary Cards, 1.5x AIR MILES at Shell etc.)

Bonus Page Updates Jul 9, 09

Air Canada Aeroplan | Czech Airlines OK Plus | Marriott Rewards | QANTAS Frequent Flyer | TAP Portugal Victoria

Overview
- Earn 250 bonus Aeroplan miles for Hertz rentals in Canada and the U.S.
- Earn up to 6,000 bonus OK Plus miles on 8 flights in and out of Prague
- Complete update of the Marriott Rewards page with dozens of new offers
- Earm 1.000 bonus QANTAS Frequent Flyer miles for Budget rentals in Australia
- Earn double Victoria miles for Accor Hotels stays worldwide

Exclusive online sale: Summer of deals from Air Canada - Week 3

WEEK 3: Jul 13 - Jul 19

20% off all Economy class fares
10% off all Executive First class fares

Valid between Canada and Europe.
Valid on AC operated flights only.
Travel valid for Sep 8, 2009 - Dec 15, 2009.
Enter N4B4BA31 under Promotion Code.

Discount code will be valid until Jul 19, 2009.

Book online at Air Canada

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

Care to comment on our choices? Want to voice your opinion on the good and the bad of all the Travel Rewards Credit Cards in Canada. Share you views and experiences by leaving a comment below.

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