News, Tips & Tricks
American Express Membership Rewards has enhanced their TripFlex feature by adding
an online redemption option. I won't go into details in this post as I covered
it in a separate post which you can read here.
Travel Deals
Fairmont Hotels and Resorts is once again offering an enhanced vesion of
their Everyone's An Original Summer Offer. The offer that awards double airline
miles on an ongoing basis over the summer is once again offering even more for
a limited time. For those of you who book this offer by August 17 for stays
until September 30 you will also enjoy a Free Night or a $150 credit on top
of the double miles. The offer is available at participating Fairmont locations
all over the world, right from our backyard like the Fairmont Banff Springs
to locations in the Middle East and Europe. For more details please visit Fairmont
Everyone's An Original Summer Offer
Bonus Offers
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
- Triple Mileage Plan Miles when you rent any vehicle from Hertz for three
or more days in the US, Puerto Rico, and Canada. More...
Until Dec 31, 12
Emirates Skywards
- Earn up to 16,000 Bonus Skywards Miles for flights between Dallas, Houston,
Seattle or Washington DC and Dubai. (Special U.S. Miles Accelerator offer).
More... Book by Aug 31 for travel until Sep 30,
12
Etihad Guest
- Complimentary Stay in UAE when you fly with Etihad in Diamond First and
Pearl Business Class. More... Book by Sep 15 for travel
until Sep 30, 12
Hilton HHonors
- Double HHonors Points for stays of 2 or more nights at the Elara, a Hilton
Grand Vacations Hotel - Center Strip Las Vegas, Hilton Grand Vacations Club
on the Las Vegas Strip, Hilton Grand Vacations Club – Las Vegas, or the Hilton
Grand Vacations Club at the Flamingo Las Vegas More...
Until Dec 31, 12
Malaysia Airlines Enrich (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Enrich Miles for flights between Kuala Lumpur and Adelaide, Brisbane,
Melbourne, Perth, Sydney or Auckland. More...
Until Oct 31, 12
- Double Enrich Miles for flights between Kuala Lumpur and Bangalore, Chennai,
Colombo, Dhaka, Hyderabad, Male, Mumbai, Delhi, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Kunming,
Shanghai, Xiamen or Beijing. More...
Until Oct 31, 12
- Double Enrich Miles for flights between Kuala Lumpur and Medan, Phuket, Singapore,
Bandar Seri Begawan, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap,
Yangon, Bali, Hanoi or Manila. More...
Until Oct 31, 12
- 50% Off Companion Award ticket when you purchase a ticket for First or Business
class between Kuala Lumpur and London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris or Los Angeles.
More... Redeem
by Oct 31, 12 for travel until Jan 31, 13
- Double Enrich Miles for stays at the Holiday Villa Hotel & Residence City
Centre Doha. More...
Until Oct 31, 12
- Double Enrich Miles for stays of 2+ nights on the “Bed and Breakfast” package
rate or “Delight Rate” at participating Mandarin Oriental Hotels Worldwide.
More...
Until Oct 31, 12
- Double Enrich Miles for stays of 2 or more nights in a Pacific Club Room &
Villa at the Pan Pacific Nirwana Bali Resort. More...
Until Dec 24, 12
- Double Enrich Miles for stays at Shangri-La’s Eros Hotel New Delhi on the
Best Available Rate. More...
Until Oct 31, 12
- Double Enrich Miles for stays of 2 or more nights at participating YTL Hotels
in Southeast Asia. More...
Until Oct 31, 12
- Double Enrich Miles for Avis rentals of 3 or more days in Europe, the Middle
East and Africa. More...
Until Oct 31, 12
- Earn up to Triple Enrich Miles for Hertz rentals of 3 or more days in the
US, Canada, Europe, Australia or New Zealand. More...
Until Nov 30, 12
Marriott Rewards
Marriott MegaBonus: Earn a Free Night or Bonus Rewards Points for stays at any participating Marriott Hotel Worldwide. More...
Register by Oct 31 for stays Sep 15, 12 - Jan 15, 13
Some of the Offer Variations:
- Earn a free night after every second qualifying stay A maximum of
three free nights can be earned and then used at Category 1-4 hotels.
- Earn 35,000 points after 20 paid nights + 15,000 points after 25 paid nights—up to 50,000 bonus points
- Earn 25,000 points after 15 paid nights + 15,000 points after 20 paid nights—up to 40,000 bonus points
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Loyalty Club
- Double Loyalty Points on qualified stays at the Millennium UN Plaza Hotel
New York. More... Sep 5, 12 - Mar 31, 12
Thursday, August 9, 2012
American Express TripFlex online point redemption now available
Following in the footsteps of Capital One's Aspire cards that allow you to redeem points for any travel put on the card via an online process, American Express now has the feature as well.
When I logged into my Amex account earlier this week I was surprised to see a new link under my card details "Use points for qualified transactions"
So of course I clicked on the link and it took me the Membership Rewards portion of Amex's site with a listing of travel purchases from the last three months to which you can assign points to get a credit against that charge. Transactions between 3 and 12 months old still require you to call in to redeem points against.
Being a huge fan of my American Express Gold Rewards Card this enhancement is a great new feature for the card and makes the redemption process that much easier (not that calling in was hard but in this day and age many of us prefer to do things ourselves, online of course!). TripFlex is part of any American Express Card that offer Membership Rewards points so this includes the previously mentioned Gold Rewards Card plus The Platinum Card from American Express and the business and corporate versions of those cards. This is just one of a few positive changes I know of that has happened recently with Membership Rewards with the other being the increased redemption ratio to British Airways Executive Club and soon there will be another airline partner for redemption but I cannot release that information yet!
Overall what do think of this new feature to Membership Rewards? Will you make use of it? Let us know by commenting below.
When I logged into my Amex account earlier this week I was surprised to see a new link under my card details "Use points for qualified transactions"
So of course I clicked on the link and it took me the Membership Rewards portion of Amex's site with a listing of travel purchases from the last three months to which you can assign points to get a credit against that charge. Transactions between 3 and 12 months old still require you to call in to redeem points against.
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| Funny thing is that $2.78 charge is from the Starbucks in the Westin Calgary but the Westin bills it so it becomes a travel charge! |
Being a huge fan of my American Express Gold Rewards Card this enhancement is a great new feature for the card and makes the redemption process that much easier (not that calling in was hard but in this day and age many of us prefer to do things ourselves, online of course!). TripFlex is part of any American Express Card that offer Membership Rewards points so this includes the previously mentioned Gold Rewards Card plus The Platinum Card from American Express and the business and corporate versions of those cards. This is just one of a few positive changes I know of that has happened recently with Membership Rewards with the other being the increased redemption ratio to British Airways Executive Club and soon there will be another airline partner for redemption but I cannot release that information yet!
Overall what do think of this new feature to Membership Rewards? Will you make use of it? Let us know by commenting below.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Rewards Canada Daily Update: August 8, 2012
News, Tips & Tricks
No news for today but I do have a tip for those of you who travel Europe often and want the European Passenger Rights at your fingertips. There is now an app issued by the European Commission that covers air and rail travel in Europe that explains people's rights and options should a problem (ie flight delay) arise. The beauty of the app is that it works offline should you be stuck in a small European airport or rail station with no internet service! More details can be found on Tnooz
Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- 2,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles on a Hertz monthly rental of 28 days or more at participating airport and off-airport locations in Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United States. More... Until Dec 31, 12
American AAdvantage (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 1,000 AAdvantage Miles the first time you use GroundLink car services. More...
Etihad Guest
- Earn up to Triple Guest Miles on your next Etihad flight Worldwide. Book and fly Diamond First Class to receive triple bonus miles or book and fly Pearl Business Class to receive double bonus miles. More... Until Aug 17, 12 Targeted Offer - May not work for everyone
Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
- 1,000 Bonus Mileage Bank Miles when you sign up for Airnex Long Distance Service. More... Until Dec 31, 12 Residents of the U.S. and Canada only
Jet Airways JetPrivilege
- Earn up to Triple JetPrivilege Miles on the "Bed and Breakfast" Package rate or delight rate at 11 Mandarin Oriental locations Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 12
- Double JetPrivilege Miles for stays at The Oberoi, Mumbai. More... Until Sep 30, 12
- Double JetPrivilege Miles for stays as follows: 3 Night / 4 Day package at The Park on Holiday Beach, Goa and The Park Visakhapatnam 2 Night/ 3 Day package at The Park on Vembanad Lake, Kumarakom West, Kerala Backwaters. More...Until Sep 30, 12
- Double JetPrivilege Miles for stays at all Trident Hotels in India. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Melia International Mas Rewards
- Double Mas Rewards Points for stays at TRYP Barcelona Condal Mar. More... Until Aug 29, 12
US Airways Dividend Miles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 1,000 Dividend Miles the first time you use GroundLink car services. More...
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 1,000 Flying Club Miles the first time you use GroundLink car services. More...
No news for today but I do have a tip for those of you who travel Europe often and want the European Passenger Rights at your fingertips. There is now an app issued by the European Commission that covers air and rail travel in Europe that explains people's rights and options should a problem (ie flight delay) arise. The beauty of the app is that it works offline should you be stuck in a small European airport or rail station with no internet service! More details can be found on Tnooz
Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- 2,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles on a Hertz monthly rental of 28 days or more at participating airport and off-airport locations in Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United States. More... Until Dec 31, 12
American AAdvantage (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 1,000 AAdvantage Miles the first time you use GroundLink car services. More...
Etihad Guest
- Earn up to Triple Guest Miles on your next Etihad flight Worldwide. Book and fly Diamond First Class to receive triple bonus miles or book and fly Pearl Business Class to receive double bonus miles. More... Until Aug 17, 12 Targeted Offer - May not work for everyone
Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
- 1,000 Bonus Mileage Bank Miles when you sign up for Airnex Long Distance Service. More... Until Dec 31, 12 Residents of the U.S. and Canada only
Jet Airways JetPrivilege
- Earn up to Triple JetPrivilege Miles on the "Bed and Breakfast" Package rate or delight rate at 11 Mandarin Oriental locations Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 12
- Double JetPrivilege Miles for stays at The Oberoi, Mumbai. More... Until Sep 30, 12
- Double JetPrivilege Miles for stays as follows: 3 Night / 4 Day package at The Park on Holiday Beach, Goa and The Park Visakhapatnam 2 Night/ 3 Day package at The Park on Vembanad Lake, Kumarakom West, Kerala Backwaters. More...Until Sep 30, 12
- Double JetPrivilege Miles for stays at all Trident Hotels in India. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Melia International Mas Rewards
- Double Mas Rewards Points for stays at TRYP Barcelona Condal Mar. More... Until Aug 29, 12
US Airways Dividend Miles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 1,000 Dividend Miles the first time you use GroundLink car services. More...
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 1,000 Flying Club Miles the first time you use GroundLink car services. More...
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Rewards Canada Daily Update: August 7, 2012
News, Tips & Tricks
Marriott Rewards has long been known as one of the toughest programs to qualify for the highest level elite tier, in this case Platinum with Marriott and once qualified they have been knocked by many as there are no complimentary suite upgrades for those Platinum members. That seems to be slowly changing as Marriott will now be offering complimentary suite upgrades to Platinum members but only for stays in the Asia Pacific region. Marriott is taking a step in the right direction with this announcement and hopefully it will be implemented Worldwide sometime soon. For more details please see here,
If you hold Gold or Platinum Elite status with Le Club Accor Hotels is offering you free breakfast for one or two people every morning of your stay and a welcome amenity when you redeem your points for hotel reward vouchers. This offer is valid for any of their hotels in North America for stays until August 31. Visit Accor Hotels for more details
British Airways Executive Club will now allow you to use your Avios points to upgrade flights that are booked via a travel agent. Previously the using Avios points to upgrade your flight option was only available for flights booked directly with British Airways. This is how it is now worded on BA's website:
Bookings made through your travel agent can now be upgraded on ba.com or through your local Executive Club service centre. The flights you would like to upgrade must be booked and ticketed in eligible booking classes, however Bulk Tour (BT) and Inclusive Tour (IT) fare types are not eligible.
You can find the details and entire terms and conditions here
US Airways Dividend Miles is offering a pseudo-fast track to their elite Preferred status program. This offer requires you to buy 90 day status and then fly a certain amount of miles to maintain that status or achieve a higher status level. In general this isn't that bad of offer if you know you will enough flights to maintain that status or even if you have Star Alliance flights coming up in the next 90 days where this status can come in handy.
Here is the offer as pulled from RC's Dividend Miles page
Fast Track to Preferred Status - Choose and purchase your level of Preferred status, then fly with US.
Preferred status / cost: Silver - $200 Gold - $400 Platinum - $600
Then, over the next 90 days after purchase, fly a minimum amount of miles on flights operated by US Airways to keep your Preferred status through February 28, 2014.
Silver: Fly 7,500 miles or 10 segments
Gold: Fly 15,000 miles or 20 segments
Platinum: Fly 22,500 miles or 30 segments
Chairmans: Fly 30,000 miles or 40 segments
Full details
In the bonus offer section check out the huge American AAdvantage bonus for Budget car rentals and details on Hyatt's fall systemwide Gold Passport promotion.
Bonus Offers
Aeroflot Bonus
- Earn up 2,000 Extra Bonus Miles for Aeroflot flights between Moscow and Hong Kong. More... Sep 1 - 30, 12
- Triple Bonus Miles when you stay at any participating hotel and resort in the Hilton Worldwide portfolio. More... Until Sep 30, 12
airBerlin Top Bonus
- Triple Top Bonus Miles for stays at any participating Dorint Hotel in Europe. More... Until Aug 31, 12
Air China Phoenix Miles
- Triple Phoenix Miles Kilometers for stays of 2+ nights in the Best Available rate at the Radisson Blu Plaza Chongqing. More... Until Aug 31, 12
American AAdvantage
- 20X AAdvantage Miles (1,000 Miles per day) when you rent a Budget vehicle for 2 or more consecutive days at participating airport locations in the U.S. and Canada. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Double Asia Miles for stays in a Club room or Suite at the Best Available Rate at participating Meritus Hotels & Resorts in Singapore, Malaysia or China. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Delta SkyMiles
- 1,000 SkyMiles for stays at the at the Hotel Emperador, Buenos Aires. More... Until Aug 31, 12
- Double SkyMiles for stays at select Mandarin Oriental hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 3, 12
Emirates Skywards
- 1,000 Bonus Skywards Miles for stays Thursday-Sunday nights (Friday or Saturday required) at participating Marriott Hotels in Washington DC. More... Until Mar 31, 13
- Triple Skywards Miles when you stay at the One&Only The Palm or One&Only Royal Mirage in Dubai. More.... Until Sep 30, 12
Hyatt Gold Passport
- Earn up to 65,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points for stays at Hyatt properties Worldwide. Earn 5,000 Hyatt Gold Passport bonus points after your first five eligible nights and 10,000 more for every five nights after that. More... Register by Oct 31 for stays Sep 1 - Nov 30, 12
JetBlue TrueBlue (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 1,000 Bonus TrueBlue Points per stays at 14 participating Marriott locations in Aruba, Barbados, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. More... Aug 20 - Oct 31, 12
- Earn up to 5,000 Bonus TrueBlue Points for buying Marriott Gift Cards online. More... Until Sep 4, 12
Le Club Accorhotels
- Double LeClub Accor Points when you convert TAM Fidelidade/Multiplus points to Le Club Accorhotels points. More... Until Aug 31, 12
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay at any participating Sofitel hotel in Asia Pacific. More... Until Sep 30, 12
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay at any participating Swissôtel hotel or resort Worldwide for two consecutive nights on the Seasonal Saver rate. More... Until Sep 30, 12
US Airways Dividend Miles
- Fast Track to Preferred Status - Choose and purchase your level of Preferred status, then fly with US. Preferred status / cost: Silver - $200 Gold - $400 Platinum - $600 Then, over the next 90 days after purchase, fly a minimum amount of miles on flights operated by US Airways to keep your Preferred status through February 28, 2014. More...
Marriott Rewards has long been known as one of the toughest programs to qualify for the highest level elite tier, in this case Platinum with Marriott and once qualified they have been knocked by many as there are no complimentary suite upgrades for those Platinum members. That seems to be slowly changing as Marriott will now be offering complimentary suite upgrades to Platinum members but only for stays in the Asia Pacific region. Marriott is taking a step in the right direction with this announcement and hopefully it will be implemented Worldwide sometime soon. For more details please see here,
If you hold Gold or Platinum Elite status with Le Club Accor Hotels is offering you free breakfast for one or two people every morning of your stay and a welcome amenity when you redeem your points for hotel reward vouchers. This offer is valid for any of their hotels in North America for stays until August 31. Visit Accor Hotels for more details
British Airways Executive Club will now allow you to use your Avios points to upgrade flights that are booked via a travel agent. Previously the using Avios points to upgrade your flight option was only available for flights booked directly with British Airways. This is how it is now worded on BA's website:
Bookings made through your travel agent can now be upgraded on ba.com or through your local Executive Club service centre. The flights you would like to upgrade must be booked and ticketed in eligible booking classes, however Bulk Tour (BT) and Inclusive Tour (IT) fare types are not eligible.
You can find the details and entire terms and conditions here
US Airways Dividend Miles is offering a pseudo-fast track to their elite Preferred status program. This offer requires you to buy 90 day status and then fly a certain amount of miles to maintain that status or achieve a higher status level. In general this isn't that bad of offer if you know you will enough flights to maintain that status or even if you have Star Alliance flights coming up in the next 90 days where this status can come in handy.
Here is the offer as pulled from RC's Dividend Miles page
Fast Track to Preferred Status - Choose and purchase your level of Preferred status, then fly with US.
Preferred status / cost: Silver - $200 Gold - $400 Platinum - $600
Then, over the next 90 days after purchase, fly a minimum amount of miles on flights operated by US Airways to keep your Preferred status through February 28, 2014.
Silver: Fly 7,500 miles or 10 segments
Gold: Fly 15,000 miles or 20 segments
Platinum: Fly 22,500 miles or 30 segments
Chairmans: Fly 30,000 miles or 40 segments
Full details
In the bonus offer section check out the huge American AAdvantage bonus for Budget car rentals and details on Hyatt's fall systemwide Gold Passport promotion.
Bonus Offers
Aeroflot Bonus
- Earn up 2,000 Extra Bonus Miles for Aeroflot flights between Moscow and Hong Kong. More... Sep 1 - 30, 12
- Triple Bonus Miles when you stay at any participating hotel and resort in the Hilton Worldwide portfolio. More... Until Sep 30, 12
airBerlin Top Bonus
- Triple Top Bonus Miles for stays at any participating Dorint Hotel in Europe. More... Until Aug 31, 12
Air China Phoenix Miles
- Triple Phoenix Miles Kilometers for stays of 2+ nights in the Best Available rate at the Radisson Blu Plaza Chongqing. More... Until Aug 31, 12
American AAdvantage
- 20X AAdvantage Miles (1,000 Miles per day) when you rent a Budget vehicle for 2 or more consecutive days at participating airport locations in the U.S. and Canada. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Double Asia Miles for stays in a Club room or Suite at the Best Available Rate at participating Meritus Hotels & Resorts in Singapore, Malaysia or China. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Delta SkyMiles
- 1,000 SkyMiles for stays at the at the Hotel Emperador, Buenos Aires. More... Until Aug 31, 12
- Double SkyMiles for stays at select Mandarin Oriental hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 3, 12
Emirates Skywards
- 1,000 Bonus Skywards Miles for stays Thursday-Sunday nights (Friday or Saturday required) at participating Marriott Hotels in Washington DC. More... Until Mar 31, 13
- Triple Skywards Miles when you stay at the One&Only The Palm or One&Only Royal Mirage in Dubai. More.... Until Sep 30, 12
Hyatt Gold Passport
- Earn up to 65,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points for stays at Hyatt properties Worldwide. Earn 5,000 Hyatt Gold Passport bonus points after your first five eligible nights and 10,000 more for every five nights after that. More... Register by Oct 31 for stays Sep 1 - Nov 30, 12
JetBlue TrueBlue (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 1,000 Bonus TrueBlue Points per stays at 14 participating Marriott locations in Aruba, Barbados, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. More... Aug 20 - Oct 31, 12
- Earn up to 5,000 Bonus TrueBlue Points for buying Marriott Gift Cards online. More... Until Sep 4, 12
Le Club Accorhotels
- Double LeClub Accor Points when you convert TAM Fidelidade/Multiplus points to Le Club Accorhotels points. More... Until Aug 31, 12
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay at any participating Sofitel hotel in Asia Pacific. More... Until Sep 30, 12
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay at any participating Swissôtel hotel or resort Worldwide for two consecutive nights on the Seasonal Saver rate. More... Until Sep 30, 12
US Airways Dividend Miles
- Fast Track to Preferred Status - Choose and purchase your level of Preferred status, then fly with US. Preferred status / cost: Silver - $200 Gold - $400 Platinum - $600 Then, over the next 90 days after purchase, fly a minimum amount of miles on flights operated by US Airways to keep your Preferred status through February 28, 2014. More...
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Rewards Canada Dailiy Update: August 2, 2012
News, Tips & Tricks
Today is a no news day! Please note that I am off tomorrow and Monday so the next updates on Rewards Canada will not happen until Tuesday August 8th. Have a great long weekend everyone (well for those of you who get Heritage Day Monday off)
Bonus Offers
MEA Middle East Airlines
- Double Cedar Miles for stays at the Gefinor Rotana, Raouché Arjaan by Rotana or the Tamar Rotana in Lebanon. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Philippine Airlines Mabuhay
- Double Mabuhay Miles for stays of two (2) consecutive nights at the Marco Polo Plaza Cebu or Marco Polo Davao. More... Until Dec 31, 12
Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- Double QMiles for stays in a Club Rotana Room or a Club Rotana Suite at Amwaj Rotana – Jumeirah Beach Residence- Dubai. More... Until Oct 15, 12
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay for a minimum of three consecutive nights at a participating Jumeirah property in Europe. More... Until Nov 30, 12
- 3,000 Bonus KrisFlyer Miles when you enrol in The Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club Access programme. More... Until Sep 30, 12
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay at any participating Mandarin Oriental hotel Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 12
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay at a participating Claridge’s, the Connaught or the Berkeley property in London. More... Until Sep 30, 12
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay on the Best Available Rate in a Meritus Club Room or Suite at any Meritus hotel or resort in Singapore, Malaysia or China. More... Until Sep 30, 12
- Earn up to Triple KrisFlyer Miles for stays of at participating Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 12
- Earn up to Triple KrisFlyer Miles for stays of 2 or more nights at the Hotel New Otani Tokyo, Hotel New Otani Osaka ro the Hotel New Otani Makuhari. More... Until Sep 30, 12
- Earn up to Triple KrisFlyer Miles when you rent with Avis in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Taj Hotels InnerCircle
Earn up to 700 Bonus InnerCircle Points for stay(s) at Taj locations Worldwide on the bouquet of Surprises rate which includes Flexi Credits, Stay a Bit Longer and Suite Celebrations. More...
Today is a no news day! Please note that I am off tomorrow and Monday so the next updates on Rewards Canada will not happen until Tuesday August 8th. Have a great long weekend everyone (well for those of you who get Heritage Day Monday off)
Bonus Offers
MEA Middle East Airlines
- Double Cedar Miles for stays at the Gefinor Rotana, Raouché Arjaan by Rotana or the Tamar Rotana in Lebanon. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Philippine Airlines Mabuhay
- Double Mabuhay Miles for stays of two (2) consecutive nights at the Marco Polo Plaza Cebu or Marco Polo Davao. More... Until Dec 31, 12
Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- Double QMiles for stays in a Club Rotana Room or a Club Rotana Suite at Amwaj Rotana – Jumeirah Beach Residence- Dubai. More... Until Oct 15, 12
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay for a minimum of three consecutive nights at a participating Jumeirah property in Europe. More... Until Nov 30, 12
- 3,000 Bonus KrisFlyer Miles when you enrol in The Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club Access programme. More... Until Sep 30, 12
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay at any participating Mandarin Oriental hotel Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 12
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay at a participating Claridge’s, the Connaught or the Berkeley property in London. More... Until Sep 30, 12
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay on the Best Available Rate in a Meritus Club Room or Suite at any Meritus hotel or resort in Singapore, Malaysia or China. More... Until Sep 30, 12
- Earn up to Triple KrisFlyer Miles for stays of at participating Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 12
- Earn up to Triple KrisFlyer Miles for stays of 2 or more nights at the Hotel New Otani Tokyo, Hotel New Otani Osaka ro the Hotel New Otani Makuhari. More... Until Sep 30, 12
- Earn up to Triple KrisFlyer Miles when you rent with Avis in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Taj Hotels InnerCircle
Earn up to 700 Bonus InnerCircle Points for stay(s) at Taj locations Worldwide on the bouquet of Surprises rate which includes Flexi Credits, Stay a Bit Longer and Suite Celebrations. More...
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Rewards Canada Daily Update: August 1, 2012
News, Tips & Tricks
The biggest news today came from WestJet about their plan to reconfigure their fleet by adding a premium economy section to all their planes. The good thing about this news is that the new premium economy sections will offer a 36" seat pitch, complimentary on-board amenities (I'm guessing headphones, pillows, blankets etc) and priority boarding. The bad thing about this announcement is that for those people who will not be using the premium economy section you will now have less leg room than before as seat pitch will be at 31-32" versus the previous 32-34" depending on the plane. Some flyers are already asking the question, since you will pay a premium for more leg room on premium economy will the seats with less leg room be cheaper now? I doubt it! One also has to ask how much more is WestJet going to charge for the premium economy section, Anyways, I forsee WestJet Rewards program adding some sort of elite tiers in the near future where the elite members will be able to upgrade or be upgraded to these premium economy sections. It also seems beneficial to someone who may be buying a business class or first class ticket on one of WestJet's partners which includes WestJet metal as part of the trip that instead of the WestJet leg being strictly economy those people will now get seats in the premium economy section. What do think of this announcement from WestJet? Let us know below!
One of our Twitter followers (@jorgeluis500) let us know that RBC is running a targetted refer a friend promotion, I assume this is for the Avion cards and if you are an Avion card holder you can 5,000 points for every person you recommend to the card (max. 3) and the person you recommend will get the standard 15K point sign up bonus. If you have not received this offer from Avion give their customer service a call to see if you can be included.
Travel Deals
NH Hotels, a Spanish based hotel chain with locations primarily in Europe and the Caribbean is running a 50% off sale for the month of August. There are some great rates to be had at a lot of their locations. Check the deal out here.
Bonus Offers
Aeroflot Bonus
- Double Bonus Miles for stays in a Suite on a 'Suitely Sensational' rate at over 70 Kempinski Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Air Baltic Baltic Miles (On FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Baltic Miles at the KHL sports bar in Riga during the London Olympic Games. More... Until Aug 12, 12
Emirates Skywards
- Earn 500 Skywards Miles per night (up to 2,500 Miles per stay) at The Fairmont Washington, DC. More... Sep 12, 12 - Mar 31, 12
- Earn up to Triple Skywards Miles for Avis rentals in the U.S. and Canada. More...Until Sep 30, 12
Garuda Frequent Flyer (On FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Up to a 30% GFF Miles Discount for Garuda Indonesia flight redemptions. Receive 20% off domestic routes and 30% off International routes. More... Sep 1 - Nov 20, 12
Hyatt Gold Passport
- 2,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points for stays at participating Hyatt hotels in the Washington D.C. area. More... Until Sep 30, 12
InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club
- Earn Double, Triple, or 1,000 to 5,000 Bonus Priority Club points for stays at participating IHG locations in Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. More... Until Oct 31, 12
Miles & More
- Double Miles & More Miles for stays of 3 or more nights at Jumeirah Hotels in Frankfurt, London, Mallorca, or Rome. More... Until Nov 30 except FRA until Aug 18, 12
- Double Miles & More Miles when you take out Asstel personal liability insurance, household insurance and accident insurance. More... Until Sep 30, 12 Residents of Germany Only
Olympic Air Travelair Club (On FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Travelair Miles for stays at the Out of the Blue Capsis Elite Resort in Crete. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Double Frequent Flyer Points and 20% off for stays 2+ nights that are booked at least 20 days in advance at participating World Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Starwood Preferred Guest
- 3,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays in a Suite at The Fairfax Hotel at Embassy Row, Washington D.C. More... Until Dec 31, 12
- 500 Bonus Starpoints for stays at the Westin Copley Place Boston or the W Boston. More... Until Sep 3, 12
- Double Starpoints for stays on a Pride package at the W Boston. More... Until Dec 31, 12
- 3,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays in a Suite at the Le Méridien Penina Golf & Resort Portimão. More... Until Dec 31, 12
- 3,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays in a Suite at the Sheraton Mission Valley San Diego Hotel. More... Until Dec 31, 12
- Double Starpoints + a Free Night + 35-50% off for stays at the Sheraton Vistana Villages Resort Villas, I-Drive/Orlando or the Sheraton Vistana Resort Villas, Lake Buena Vista/Orlando. More... Until Aug 31, 12
TAM Fidelidade
- Double Multiplus Points and 20% off for stays 2+ nights that are booked at least 20 days in advance at participating World Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 12
The biggest news today came from WestJet about their plan to reconfigure their fleet by adding a premium economy section to all their planes. The good thing about this news is that the new premium economy sections will offer a 36" seat pitch, complimentary on-board amenities (I'm guessing headphones, pillows, blankets etc) and priority boarding. The bad thing about this announcement is that for those people who will not be using the premium economy section you will now have less leg room than before as seat pitch will be at 31-32" versus the previous 32-34" depending on the plane. Some flyers are already asking the question, since you will pay a premium for more leg room on premium economy will the seats with less leg room be cheaper now? I doubt it! One also has to ask how much more is WestJet going to charge for the premium economy section, Anyways, I forsee WestJet Rewards program adding some sort of elite tiers in the near future where the elite members will be able to upgrade or be upgraded to these premium economy sections. It also seems beneficial to someone who may be buying a business class or first class ticket on one of WestJet's partners which includes WestJet metal as part of the trip that instead of the WestJet leg being strictly economy those people will now get seats in the premium economy section. What do think of this announcement from WestJet? Let us know below!
One of our Twitter followers (@jorgeluis500) let us know that RBC is running a targetted refer a friend promotion, I assume this is for the Avion cards and if you are an Avion card holder you can 5,000 points for every person you recommend to the card (max. 3) and the person you recommend will get the standard 15K point sign up bonus. If you have not received this offer from Avion give their customer service a call to see if you can be included.
Travel Deals
NH Hotels, a Spanish based hotel chain with locations primarily in Europe and the Caribbean is running a 50% off sale for the month of August. There are some great rates to be had at a lot of their locations. Check the deal out here.
Bonus Offers
Aeroflot Bonus
- Double Bonus Miles for stays in a Suite on a 'Suitely Sensational' rate at over 70 Kempinski Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Air Baltic Baltic Miles (On FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Baltic Miles at the KHL sports bar in Riga during the London Olympic Games. More... Until Aug 12, 12
Emirates Skywards
- Earn 500 Skywards Miles per night (up to 2,500 Miles per stay) at The Fairmont Washington, DC. More... Sep 12, 12 - Mar 31, 12
- Earn up to Triple Skywards Miles for Avis rentals in the U.S. and Canada. More...Until Sep 30, 12
Garuda Frequent Flyer (On FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Up to a 30% GFF Miles Discount for Garuda Indonesia flight redemptions. Receive 20% off domestic routes and 30% off International routes. More... Sep 1 - Nov 20, 12
Hyatt Gold Passport
- 2,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points for stays at participating Hyatt hotels in the Washington D.C. area. More... Until Sep 30, 12
InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club
- Earn Double, Triple, or 1,000 to 5,000 Bonus Priority Club points for stays at participating IHG locations in Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. More... Until Oct 31, 12
Miles & More
- Double Miles & More Miles for stays of 3 or more nights at Jumeirah Hotels in Frankfurt, London, Mallorca, or Rome. More... Until Nov 30 except FRA until Aug 18, 12
- Double Miles & More Miles when you take out Asstel personal liability insurance, household insurance and accident insurance. More... Until Sep 30, 12 Residents of Germany Only
Olympic Air Travelair Club (On FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Travelair Miles for stays at the Out of the Blue Capsis Elite Resort in Crete. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Double Frequent Flyer Points and 20% off for stays 2+ nights that are booked at least 20 days in advance at participating World Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Starwood Preferred Guest
- 3,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays in a Suite at The Fairfax Hotel at Embassy Row, Washington D.C. More... Until Dec 31, 12
- 500 Bonus Starpoints for stays at the Westin Copley Place Boston or the W Boston. More... Until Sep 3, 12
- Double Starpoints for stays on a Pride package at the W Boston. More... Until Dec 31, 12
- 3,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays in a Suite at the Le Méridien Penina Golf & Resort Portimão. More... Until Dec 31, 12
- 3,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays in a Suite at the Sheraton Mission Valley San Diego Hotel. More... Until Dec 31, 12
- Double Starpoints + a Free Night + 35-50% off for stays at the Sheraton Vistana Villages Resort Villas, I-Drive/Orlando or the Sheraton Vistana Resort Villas, Lake Buena Vista/Orlando. More... Until Aug 31, 12
TAM Fidelidade
- Double Multiplus Points and 20% off for stays 2+ nights that are booked at least 20 days in advance at participating World Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Rewards Canada Daily Update: July 31, 2012
News, Tips & Tricks
I got an email yesterday with an invite to attend a launch party for a new Canadian rewards program called Freshpoints. The program appears to be solely iPhone based via an app that will reward you with points for scanning the barcodes off of products you buy grocery shopping. Since I mentioned that we are expanding Rewards Canada horizons to include programs outside of the travel realm I thought this program was worth mentioning here. I have not talked to them directly and have no details on the program but my best guess is that Freshpoints will 'share' this data of scanning with the grocery chains, food manufacturers etc for a bounty and more than likely will also track the things you scan so that you can be targetted in the future with coupons and offers on those items you bought so that you will be inclined to buy them again. They do state that you will earn points for scanning any food product in any store but you may get 'bonus points' based on the picture of the app on their website as it looks like you may have a timelimit to scan a specific item for points which means you either have to find that item in-store and scan it (plus be tempted to buy it) or you may actually have to buy it to get the points. Overall some people may not like this idea but honestly it is no different than Shoppers Optimum, Club Sobeys, Air Miles etc. as many of them track individual items or purchases as well and target members with individualized coupons or promtions in the future. For more details check out Freshpoints at Freshpoints.ca
IHG released their latest set of Point Breaks offers yesterday and just in case you are not aware of this promotion this is IHG's famous discount for reward nights at select hotels Worldwide. Point Breaks offers are available for a a flat 5,000 Priority Club points per night and can include the highest of the high end InterContinental Hotels and Resorts locations that normally cost between 40,000 and 50,000 Priority Club points. See below in the bonus offers section for the link and more details.
Travel Deals
Starwood is offering its Starwood Preferred Guest members up to 30% off Starwood Hotel stays in Canada for stays until September 3. You must book by Aug 10, 2012. Full details can be found here.
Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- Double Aeroplan Miles when you fly on all Brussels Airlines flights to/from Brussels except New York. More... Sep 1 - Oct 31, 12
Air France KLM Flying Blue (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 2,000 Bonus Flying Blue Miles when you book your ticket online on klm.bg. More... Until Aug 31, 12
InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club
Priority Club Point Breaks Offer- 5,000 points per night for reward stays at participating hotels Worldwide. Offer and participating hotels are subject to change at any time, valid for stays thru Oct 15, 2012. More...
Royal Brunei Royal Skies (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Earn up to Triple Royal Skies Miles when you rent a Hertz car from participating locations in USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand or Asia. More... Until Oct 31, 12
Thai Airways Royal Orchid
- Double Royal Orchid Miles and 20% off for stays 2+ nights that are booked at least 20 days in advance at participating World Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 12
United Mileage Plus
- Double Mileage Plus Miles and 20% off for stays 2+ nights that are booked at least 20 days in advance at participating World Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 12
US Airways Dividend Miles
- 750 Dividend Miles for stays at La Quinta Inns & Suites in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. More... Until Sep 30, 12
- Earn up to Triple Dividend Miles on all Sixt Car Rentals worldwide. More... Book by Sep 30, 12 for rentals until Dec 31, 12
I got an email yesterday with an invite to attend a launch party for a new Canadian rewards program called Freshpoints. The program appears to be solely iPhone based via an app that will reward you with points for scanning the barcodes off of products you buy grocery shopping. Since I mentioned that we are expanding Rewards Canada horizons to include programs outside of the travel realm I thought this program was worth mentioning here. I have not talked to them directly and have no details on the program but my best guess is that Freshpoints will 'share' this data of scanning with the grocery chains, food manufacturers etc for a bounty and more than likely will also track the things you scan so that you can be targetted in the future with coupons and offers on those items you bought so that you will be inclined to buy them again. They do state that you will earn points for scanning any food product in any store but you may get 'bonus points' based on the picture of the app on their website as it looks like you may have a timelimit to scan a specific item for points which means you either have to find that item in-store and scan it (plus be tempted to buy it) or you may actually have to buy it to get the points. Overall some people may not like this idea but honestly it is no different than Shoppers Optimum, Club Sobeys, Air Miles etc. as many of them track individual items or purchases as well and target members with individualized coupons or promtions in the future. For more details check out Freshpoints at Freshpoints.ca
IHG released their latest set of Point Breaks offers yesterday and just in case you are not aware of this promotion this is IHG's famous discount for reward nights at select hotels Worldwide. Point Breaks offers are available for a a flat 5,000 Priority Club points per night and can include the highest of the high end InterContinental Hotels and Resorts locations that normally cost between 40,000 and 50,000 Priority Club points. See below in the bonus offers section for the link and more details.
Travel Deals
Starwood is offering its Starwood Preferred Guest members up to 30% off Starwood Hotel stays in Canada for stays until September 3. You must book by Aug 10, 2012. Full details can be found here.
Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- Double Aeroplan Miles when you fly on all Brussels Airlines flights to/from Brussels except New York. More... Sep 1 - Oct 31, 12
Air France KLM Flying Blue (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 2,000 Bonus Flying Blue Miles when you book your ticket online on klm.bg. More... Until Aug 31, 12
InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club
Priority Club Point Breaks Offer- 5,000 points per night for reward stays at participating hotels Worldwide. Offer and participating hotels are subject to change at any time, valid for stays thru Oct 15, 2012. More...
Royal Brunei Royal Skies (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Earn up to Triple Royal Skies Miles when you rent a Hertz car from participating locations in USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand or Asia. More... Until Oct 31, 12
Thai Airways Royal Orchid
- Double Royal Orchid Miles and 20% off for stays 2+ nights that are booked at least 20 days in advance at participating World Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 12
United Mileage Plus
- Double Mileage Plus Miles and 20% off for stays 2+ nights that are booked at least 20 days in advance at participating World Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 12
US Airways Dividend Miles
- 750 Dividend Miles for stays at La Quinta Inns & Suites in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. More... Until Sep 30, 12
- Earn up to Triple Dividend Miles on all Sixt Car Rentals worldwide. More... Book by Sep 30, 12 for rentals until Dec 31, 12
Monday, July 30, 2012
Rewards Canada Daily Update: July 25, 2012
News, Tips & Tricks
Its the start of the week, so no news to report of yet. I am working on some more features for Rewards Canada, some of which should be out by Thursday as this will be short work week as I will be taking Friday and next Monday (Heritage Day) off.
Bonus Offers
Air Baltic Baltic Miles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Baltic Miles for stays at the Viimsi Spa hotel. More... Aug 7 - Sep 30, 12
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Double Asia Miles for stays at any Sino Group of Hotels in Hong Kong and Singapore. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Emirates Skywards
- Earn up to 6,000 Bonus Skywards Miles with the August Miles Accelerator offer which enables you to earn more Skywards Miles when you fly with Emirates, irrespective of the fare you pay or where you buy your ticket. More... Aug 1 - 31, 12
Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
- Double Mileage Bank Miles for stays on the "JAL Mileage Bank, Double Mileage Plan" at the Imperial Hotel Tokyo. More... Aug 1 - Sep 27, 12
Kuwait Airways Oasis Club (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Oasis Club Miles when staying on the best available rate at any Rotana property across the Middle East and Africa. More... Ongoing
Starwood Preferred Guest
- 10,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays at The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa Scottsdale and Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa Chandler. Bonus Points awarded when you complete at least a one night stay at each resort. More... Aug 10 - Dec 29, 12
- 3,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays in a Suite at The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa Scottsdale. More... Until Dec 31, 12
- 3,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays in a Suite at The Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa Chandler. More... Until Dec 31, 12
TAP Portugal Victoria (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 200 Victoria Miles to all Victoria members who register with the TMN spotyad service. Limited to the first 1500 people who join. More...
Turkish Miles&Smiles
- 500 Miles&Smiles Miles per night (max 2,000) for stays at Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 12
US Airways Dividend Miles
- Double Dividend Miles and 20% off for stays 2+ nights that are booked at least 20 days in advance at participating World Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Its the start of the week, so no news to report of yet. I am working on some more features for Rewards Canada, some of which should be out by Thursday as this will be short work week as I will be taking Friday and next Monday (Heritage Day) off.
Bonus Offers
Air Baltic Baltic Miles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Baltic Miles for stays at the Viimsi Spa hotel. More... Aug 7 - Sep 30, 12
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Double Asia Miles for stays at any Sino Group of Hotels in Hong Kong and Singapore. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Emirates Skywards
- Earn up to 6,000 Bonus Skywards Miles with the August Miles Accelerator offer which enables you to earn more Skywards Miles when you fly with Emirates, irrespective of the fare you pay or where you buy your ticket. More... Aug 1 - 31, 12
Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
- Double Mileage Bank Miles for stays on the "JAL Mileage Bank, Double Mileage Plan" at the Imperial Hotel Tokyo. More... Aug 1 - Sep 27, 12
Kuwait Airways Oasis Club (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Oasis Club Miles when staying on the best available rate at any Rotana property across the Middle East and Africa. More... Ongoing
Starwood Preferred Guest
- 10,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays at The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa Scottsdale and Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa Chandler. Bonus Points awarded when you complete at least a one night stay at each resort. More... Aug 10 - Dec 29, 12
- 3,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays in a Suite at The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa Scottsdale. More... Until Dec 31, 12
- 3,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays in a Suite at The Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa Chandler. More... Until Dec 31, 12
TAP Portugal Victoria (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 200 Victoria Miles to all Victoria members who register with the TMN spotyad service. Limited to the first 1500 people who join. More...
Turkish Miles&Smiles
- 500 Miles&Smiles Miles per night (max 2,000) for stays at Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 12
US Airways Dividend Miles
- Double Dividend Miles and 20% off for stays 2+ nights that are booked at least 20 days in advance at participating World Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Friday, July 27, 2012
Rewards Canada Daily Update: July 27, 2012
News, Tips & Tricks
For the second time this week the biggest news comes from Chase Canada. Another card with no foreign transaction fees and its the one we asked for: the Marriott Rewards Visa. But its not just a single change to the existing Marriott Platinum Visa in fact that card has been shelved for the new Marriott Rewards Premier Visa. The card now comes with a much better offering then the previous Platinum Visa although it still lacks most of the standard insurance benefits seen on most of its competition. See my post from earlier today for more details.
In other news, California based Voila Hotel Rewards which is an independent hotel loyalty program for locations primarily outside of North America will be running a co-branded loyalty program for the St Regis Hotel in Vancouver called St Regis Rewards. If this boutique is regular haunt of yours in YVR then you should be able to be rewarded for those stays soon. More details can be found here.
Bonus Offers
China Airlines Dynasty Flyer
- Double Dynasty Flyer Miles for stays at participting Regal Hotels in Hong Kong and China. More... Until Oct 31, 12
Emirates Skywards
- Triple Skywards Miles when staying in a Club Rotana Room or a Club Rotana Suite at Amwaj Rotana - Jumeirah Beach Residence, Dubai. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Hyatt Gold Passport
- 1,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points for stays at participating Hyatt properties in the United Arab Emirates. More... Until Sep 1, 12
For the second time this week the biggest news comes from Chase Canada. Another card with no foreign transaction fees and its the one we asked for: the Marriott Rewards Visa. But its not just a single change to the existing Marriott Platinum Visa in fact that card has been shelved for the new Marriott Rewards Premier Visa. The card now comes with a much better offering then the previous Platinum Visa although it still lacks most of the standard insurance benefits seen on most of its competition. See my post from earlier today for more details.
In other news, California based Voila Hotel Rewards which is an independent hotel loyalty program for locations primarily outside of North America will be running a co-branded loyalty program for the St Regis Hotel in Vancouver called St Regis Rewards. If this boutique is regular haunt of yours in YVR then you should be able to be rewarded for those stays soon. More details can be found here.
Bonus Offers
China Airlines Dynasty Flyer
- Double Dynasty Flyer Miles for stays at participting Regal Hotels in Hong Kong and China. More... Until Oct 31, 12
Emirates Skywards
- Triple Skywards Miles when staying in a Club Rotana Room or a Club Rotana Suite at Amwaj Rotana - Jumeirah Beach Residence, Dubai. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Hyatt Gold Passport
- 1,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points for stays at participating Hyatt properties in the United Arab Emirates. More... Until Sep 1, 12
New Marriott Rewards Premier Visa Card includes no Foreign Transaction fees
I will give the card the full on Rewards Canada review treatment in the next couple of weeks but in the mean time here is a quick summary of what the new card offers with the old card offerings in brackets:
Annual Fee: $120 ($75) but this fee is waived in the first year
Supplementary cards remain free
Points Earning:
30,000 Marriott Rewards Points sign up bonus after your first purchase (15,000 Marriott Rewards Points sign up bonus after your first purchase)
1 Free Night at a Category 1 - 4 location upon card approval (not on the old card)
5 Marriott Rewards points per $ spent at Marriott locations (3 Marriott Rewards points per $ spent at Marriott locations)
2 Marriott Rewards points per $ spent on Airline Tickets, Car Rental agencies and restaurants (not on the old card)
1 Marriott Rewards point on all other spending (1 Marriott Rewards point on all other spending)
Other features
15 Night credit towards elite status, which translates to automatic Silver status (5 Night credit towards elite status, which translates to automatic Silver status
Anniversary bonus of 1 free night at a Category 1 - 4 location (not on the old card)
The card retains Collision damage waiver insurance
This is significant improvement to the the Marriott Credit Card offering in Canada. I'll be honest I was considering the old Marriott card to replace my TD Visa since that TD visa was my least used card and I wanted to bring down the amount I spend on annual fees but with this new card now offering the first year free the change is almost inevitable. I did mention earlier in the week I would see about upgrading my TD Platinum to the First Class Infinite but I don't think I will be doing that now. I will give you all an update if I decide to go ahead with the change.
I would love to hear your comments on the new Marriott Rewards Premier Visa. Do you think these are positive changes? Will you go for this card? Do you think its not worth it? so on and so forth. Please leave your comments below.
For more details or to apply for the card please click here.