News, Tips & Tricks
There will be yet another Travel Rewards Credit Card coming out later this month
but I have to keep it hush hush for now! Hopefully I'll be able to attend the
launch party in Toronto if my schedule permits and then I can let you know about
it! Just in case you are keeping track, that is one new card coming later in
September and one later in October.
Starwood's Better by the Night promo that I mentioned a few
weeks back is officially open for registration, here is a recap of the promo:
Earn Double Starpoints on all eligible stays of 1 or 2 nights,
Triple Starpoints on all eligible stays of 3 or more nights.
Members will also earn 250 Bonus Starpoints for eligible stays booked on SPG.com
and 500 Bonus Starpoints for stays booked via the SPG iPhone App.
You must register for this promo by November 30 for stays between October
1 and December 20, 2012
For more details on the promo and to register for it
please visit SPG's Better
by the Night
Bonus Offers
airBerlin Top Bonus
Double topbonus Miles + up to 10,000 Bonus topbonus Miles on any airberlin route within Europe. Plus you’ll be awarded an additional 5,000 miles for taking five one-way flights and an extra 10,000 miles for ten one-way flights. More... Register and book by Sep 30 for travel until Dec 31, 12
Air China Phoenix Miles
- Earn up to Triple Phoenix Miles Kilometers on Avis rentals Worldwide.
More... Until Oct 31, 12
American AAdvantage
- 1,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles + 500 Business ExtrAA Points when you fly
on American Airlines within 90 days of a qualifying enrollment using your company's
new Business ExtrAA account number. More... Until
Nov 30, 12
- 25% Bonus AAdvantage Miles when you transfer AAdvantage miles to friends or
family. Bonus can be awarded to either the recipient or the transferrer. More...
Until Sep 30, 12
Emirates Skywards
- Double Skywards Miles on all Hertz rentals of 3 or more days Worldwide.
More... Book by Sep 30 for rentals until
Dec 31, 12
TAP Portugal Victoria
- Double Victoria Miles on all Avis rentals of 2 or more days Worldwide.
More... Until Oct 1, 12
Monday, September 10, 2012
Friday, September 7, 2012
Sep 7 Update: New RBC Shoppers Optimum MasterCard, Jet Airways sale from YYZ and 4x SkyMiles for Accor stays
News, Tips & Tricks
RBC launched a new rewards credit card this week (this is not the card I mentioned earlier this week), albeit not a travel rewards one but nonetheless a rewards card! The card is the RBC Shoppers Optimum MasterCard which obviously is tied to the Shoppers Drug Mart loyalty program Shoppers Optimum. I had a quick look at the card and for the majority of Canadians I would say this card is not worth the time however if you are big time Shoppers Drug Mart shopper and/or a Shoppers Optimum fan than the card can be a very good option for you. The Shoppers optimum program in general awards 10 Points/$ spent at Shoppers Drug Mart which when redeemed can give you a return of 1.25% to ~1.79% on your Shoppers spending. The credit card earns 15 Points per dollar spent at Shoppers Drug Mart over and above the 10 Points/$ for swiping your Optimum card. That 15 points translates into a return of 1.88% to 2.7% on your spend at Shoppers Drug Mart. Not bad but you can do better with cards like the ATBPlatinum Cash Rewards Card that offers 3% on Drug Store Purchases or depending on how much you spend the fee version of the Scotiabank Momentum Visa's that offer a straight 2% (or a vast other number of cards that have returns around that amount) and with these cards you are not limited to redeeming at Shoppers Drug Mart. Where the new RBC Shoppers Optimum MasterCard really fails is for non-Shoppers Drug Mart purchases as it only award 5 Optimum points/$ spent or a 0.625% - 0.89% return on your spending! So like I said above, unless you are a big time spender at Shoppers Drug Mart then this card is not for you. You're better off with another cash back card like the MBNA Smart Cash Platinum MasterCard or any other host of cash back cards as seen on our comparision of Cash Back cards
Travel Deals
Jet Airways is having a weekend sale on flights out of Toronto to places likes Brussels, Milan, Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai. Flights start at C$702 and must be booked on September 8th or 9th. You can book online at JetAirways.com
Bonus Offers
Delta SkyMiles
- Quadruple SkyMiles on all qualifying Accor Hotels stays Worldwide. More... Until Oct 31, 12
Emirates Skywards
- Earn up to Double Skywards Miles when you fly Emirates from Europe to Dubai, Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Jakarta, Osaka, Tokyo - Narita, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Male, Seychelles, Colombo, Peshawar, Karachi, Lahore, Lagos, Accra, Entebbe & Nairobi. More... Oct 1 - Nov 30, 12
Etihad Guest
- Double Guest Miles on all Hertz rentals of 3 or more days Worldwide. More... Book by Sep 30 for rentals until Dec 31, 12
Germanwings Boomerang Club (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Boomerang Miles for Germanwings flights to/from London. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
- Double Mileage Bank Miles for Japan Airlines flights between Tokyo and San Diego. More... Dec 2, 12 - Feb 28, 13
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- 15% Bonus Flying Club Miles when you purchase or gift Flying Club miles. More... Until Oct 4, 12
Voila Hotel Rewards
- Double Elite Qualification Credit for every stay of 3 or more consecutive nights at participating VOILÁ hotels worldwide. More... Until Nov 30, 12
RBC launched a new rewards credit card this week (this is not the card I mentioned earlier this week), albeit not a travel rewards one but nonetheless a rewards card! The card is the RBC Shoppers Optimum MasterCard which obviously is tied to the Shoppers Drug Mart loyalty program Shoppers Optimum. I had a quick look at the card and for the majority of Canadians I would say this card is not worth the time however if you are big time Shoppers Drug Mart shopper and/or a Shoppers Optimum fan than the card can be a very good option for you. The Shoppers optimum program in general awards 10 Points/$ spent at Shoppers Drug Mart which when redeemed can give you a return of 1.25% to ~1.79% on your Shoppers spending. The credit card earns 15 Points per dollar spent at Shoppers Drug Mart over and above the 10 Points/$ for swiping your Optimum card. That 15 points translates into a return of 1.88% to 2.7% on your spend at Shoppers Drug Mart. Not bad but you can do better with cards like the ATBPlatinum Cash Rewards Card that offers 3% on Drug Store Purchases or depending on how much you spend the fee version of the Scotiabank Momentum Visa's that offer a straight 2% (or a vast other number of cards that have returns around that amount) and with these cards you are not limited to redeeming at Shoppers Drug Mart. Where the new RBC Shoppers Optimum MasterCard really fails is for non-Shoppers Drug Mart purchases as it only award 5 Optimum points/$ spent or a 0.625% - 0.89% return on your spending! So like I said above, unless you are a big time spender at Shoppers Drug Mart then this card is not for you. You're better off with another cash back card like the MBNA Smart Cash Platinum MasterCard or any other host of cash back cards as seen on our comparision of Cash Back cards
Travel Deals
Jet Airways is having a weekend sale on flights out of Toronto to places likes Brussels, Milan, Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai. Flights start at C$702 and must be booked on September 8th or 9th. You can book online at JetAirways.com
Bonus Offers
Delta SkyMiles
- Quadruple SkyMiles on all qualifying Accor Hotels stays Worldwide. More... Until Oct 31, 12
Emirates Skywards
- Earn up to Double Skywards Miles when you fly Emirates from Europe to Dubai, Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Jakarta, Osaka, Tokyo - Narita, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Male, Seychelles, Colombo, Peshawar, Karachi, Lahore, Lagos, Accra, Entebbe & Nairobi. More... Oct 1 - Nov 30, 12
Etihad Guest
- Double Guest Miles on all Hertz rentals of 3 or more days Worldwide. More... Book by Sep 30 for rentals until Dec 31, 12
Germanwings Boomerang Club (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Boomerang Miles for Germanwings flights to/from London. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
- Double Mileage Bank Miles for Japan Airlines flights between Tokyo and San Diego. More... Dec 2, 12 - Feb 28, 13
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- 15% Bonus Flying Club Miles when you purchase or gift Flying Club miles. More... Until Oct 4, 12
Voila Hotel Rewards
- Double Elite Qualification Credit for every stay of 3 or more consecutive nights at participating VOILÁ hotels worldwide. More... Until Nov 30, 12
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Sep 6 Update: Double EQMs for US Airways shuttle and more details on the WestJet World Elite MC
News, Tips & Tricks
Rewards Canada follower Bob has posted more information on the upcoming changes to the WestJet RBC World Elite MasterCard on our Facebook page. Check it out and let us know if you like (or dislike) the new offering that upgauges this card from the current World to World Elite branding
Bonus Offers
American AAdvantage
Double AAdvantage Miles for nonstop flights on American between between the U.S. and Mexico. More... Until Nov 13, 12
Etihad Guest
- Double Guest Miles on Etihad flights between Abu Dhabi and Ho Chi Minh. More... Oct 1 - 31, 13
MEA Middle East Airlines Cedar Miles
- Double Cedar Miles on all Hertz rentals of 3 or more days Worldwide. More... Book by Sep 30 for rentals until Dec 31, 12
Starwood Preferred Guest
- 1,000 Bonus Starpoints on every Sheraton Club stay at the Sheraton Hartford South Hotel. More... Until Nov 30, 12
US Airways Dividend Miles
- Double Preferred Qualifying Miles for US Airways Shuttle nonstop flights operated between Washington DC (DCA), New York City (LGA) and Boston. More... Until Oct 31, 12
- Double Dividend Miles with every qualifying stay at all participating Choice Hotels locations Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus Plus (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Earn up to Triple Golden Lotus Miles for flights from/to Buon Ma Thuot and Pleiku. More... Until Nov 30, 12
- Earn up to 2,000 Bonus Golden Lotus Miles for flights between Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh and South Korea. More... Until Oct 31, 12
- Receive Golden Lotus Plus Gold Status when you complete 15 domestic flights operated by Vietnam Airlines, with booking classes C, D, J (Business Class). More... Until Jan 15, 12
Rewards Canada follower Bob has posted more information on the upcoming changes to the WestJet RBC World Elite MasterCard on our Facebook page. Check it out and let us know if you like (or dislike) the new offering that upgauges this card from the current World to World Elite branding
Bonus Offers
American AAdvantage
Double AAdvantage Miles for nonstop flights on American between between the U.S. and Mexico. More... Until Nov 13, 12
Etihad Guest
- Double Guest Miles on Etihad flights between Abu Dhabi and Ho Chi Minh. More... Oct 1 - 31, 13
MEA Middle East Airlines Cedar Miles
- Double Cedar Miles on all Hertz rentals of 3 or more days Worldwide. More... Book by Sep 30 for rentals until Dec 31, 12
Starwood Preferred Guest
- 1,000 Bonus Starpoints on every Sheraton Club stay at the Sheraton Hartford South Hotel. More... Until Nov 30, 12
US Airways Dividend Miles
- Double Preferred Qualifying Miles for US Airways Shuttle nonstop flights operated between Washington DC (DCA), New York City (LGA) and Boston. More... Until Oct 31, 12
- Double Dividend Miles with every qualifying stay at all participating Choice Hotels locations Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus Plus (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Earn up to Triple Golden Lotus Miles for flights from/to Buon Ma Thuot and Pleiku. More... Until Nov 30, 12
- Earn up to 2,000 Bonus Golden Lotus Miles for flights between Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh and South Korea. More... Until Oct 31, 12
- Receive Golden Lotus Plus Gold Status when you complete 15 domestic flights operated by Vietnam Airlines, with booking classes C, D, J (Business Class). More... Until Jan 15, 12
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Virgin Atlantic: Earn up to 150% Bonus Miles & 12 Bonus Tier Points Worldwide incl. Vancouver to London
Virgin Atlantic does not run too many bonus mile offers for their Flying Club members but when they do they are usually pretty good. Their newest offer released on Monday is no different as it is a systemwide offering without many restrictions, runs into 2013 and not only does it offer bonus miles but it also offers bonus elite qualifying tier points. This offer is good for all Virgin Atlantic flights Worldwide including their seasonal Vancouver - London route which runs until October 27, 2012.
The offer is as follows:
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Earn 50% extra miles and 4 bonus tier points on your first round trip flight (or 2 bonus tier points on each leg). |  |
Earn 100% extra miles and 8 bonus tier points on your second round trip flight (or 4 bonus tier points on each leg). |
The offer is good for flights until Feb 28, 2013 in Economy, Premium Economy or Upper Class (J,C,D,I,Z,W,S,K,H,Y,B,R,L,U,M,V,E,Q,X,N or O booking classes) on all Virgin Atlantic operated routes that are ticketed with a Virgin Atlantic prefix (VS).
The biggest restriction is that you have to register by October 15th otherwise you are out of luck. So even if you may not have any VS flights planned at this time it is better that you register now so you don't forget about this offer when it is too late.
For complete details, registration and online booking of this offer please visit VS's Sky High Rewards page
Sep 5 Update: Delta SkyMiles raises some award ticket requirements, Emirates Sep Miles Accelerator offers and more
News, Tips & Tricks
Delta Airlines silently raised some award ticket redemption rates over the weekend with no advance notice. While most increases from programs tend to be on the lower end rewards this one is the opposite as reported by Gary @ View from the Wing:
In other news, I hinted at another new rewards credit card for the Canadian market in June's Top Credit Card feature and I can tell you that it will come out on October 24, but that is all I can tell you for now
Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- 2,500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you book a Majestic Resorts package to Punta Cana with Air Canada Vacations. More... Book by Sep 30 for travel Oct 1 - Nov 30, 12
Air China Phoenix Miles
- 888 Bonus Phoenix Miles Kilometers per car rental booked through Rentalcars.com. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Emirates Skywards
Earn up to 16,000 Bonus Skywards Miles with Emirates Skywards September Miles Accelerator offers 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... Sep 1 - 30, 12
Etihad Guest
- Double Guest Miles for stays for stays in a Suite on a 'Suitely Sensational' rate at over 70 Kempinski Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 15, 12
- Double Guest Miles for stays at the Erbil Rotana, Kurdistan, Iraq. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Iberia Plus
- 20% Bonus Avios Points when you buy, gift or transfer Avios. More... Until Sep 13, 12
InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club
- $50 Resort Credit when you book the Extra Credit rate for two night at Holiday Inn Resort® and Holiday Inn Club Vacations® properties in the Americas. Plus, with each additional night, you'll earn $25 in Extra Credit. More... Until Nov 30, 12
Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
- Triple Mileage Bank Miles for rentals of a compact car or larger for three or more consecutive days in USA, Canada, Hawaii and Guam. More... Until Dec 31, 12
US Airways Dividend Miles
- 750 Bonus Dividend Miles on a qualifying rental of three or more consecutive days at participating Avis airport locations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Latin America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. More... Until Dec 31, 12
Delta Airlines silently raised some award ticket redemption rates over the weekend with no advance notice. While most increases from programs tend to be on the lower end rewards this one is the opposite as reported by Gary @ View from the Wing:
‘Medium’ level coach awards between the US and Mexico or the Caribbean go from 50,000 to 55,000 miles roundtrip.As you can see there is one decrease but overall these changes don't bode well for the already chastised SkyMiles program. As most of these rewards went up by 5,000 Miles, Delta SkyMiles® World MasterCard® from Capital One cardholders will have to spend at an extra $2,500 if one of them was in their sights, barring any other mileage earning of course.
‘High’ level coach awards between the US and Mexico or the Caribbean go from 70,000 to 75,000 miles roundtrip.
‘Medium’ level coach awards between the US and Southern South America go from 90,000 to 95,000 miles roundtrip.
‘High’ level coach awards between the US and Southern South America go from 125,000 to 130,000 miles roundtrip.
‘Medium’ level coach awards between the US and Europe go from 90,000 to 95,000 miles roundtrip.
‘High’ level coach awards between the US and Europe go from 125,000 to 130,000 miles roundtrip.
‘High’ level business class awards between the US and Southeast Asia go from 370,000 to 350,000 miles roundtrip
In other news, I hinted at another new rewards credit card for the Canadian market in June's Top Credit Card feature and I can tell you that it will come out on October 24, but that is all I can tell you for now
Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- 2,500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you book a Majestic Resorts package to Punta Cana with Air Canada Vacations. More... Book by Sep 30 for travel Oct 1 - Nov 30, 12
Air China Phoenix Miles
- 888 Bonus Phoenix Miles Kilometers per car rental booked through Rentalcars.com. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Emirates Skywards
Earn up to 16,000 Bonus Skywards Miles with Emirates Skywards September Miles Accelerator offers 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... Sep 1 - 30, 12
Etihad Guest
- Double Guest Miles for stays for stays in a Suite on a 'Suitely Sensational' rate at over 70 Kempinski Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 15, 12
- Double Guest Miles for stays at the Erbil Rotana, Kurdistan, Iraq. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Iberia Plus
- 20% Bonus Avios Points when you buy, gift or transfer Avios. More... Until Sep 13, 12
InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club
- $50 Resort Credit when you book the Extra Credit rate for two night at Holiday Inn Resort® and Holiday Inn Club Vacations® properties in the Americas. Plus, with each additional night, you'll earn $25 in Extra Credit. More... Until Nov 30, 12
Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
- Triple Mileage Bank Miles for rentals of a compact car or larger for three or more consecutive days in USA, Canada, Hawaii and Guam. More... Until Dec 31, 12
US Airways Dividend Miles
- 750 Bonus Dividend Miles on a qualifying rental of three or more consecutive days at participating Avis airport locations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Latin America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. More... Until Dec 31, 12
Avianca TACA LifeMiles: 100% Bonus on buying miles is back!
OK, Avianca TACA may takeover the title of offering 'Double' for purchasing miles within a program from US Airways! In the last year we saw it in September and December 2011, May 2012, July 2012 and now September 2012 sees the 2x1 buy LifeMiles offer return! This offer brings the cost buying LifeMiles down to 1.5 cents/mile from the normal 3 cents per mile.
The biggest difference this time (and part of July's) is that Avianca TACA is now a member of the Star Alliance. So while before I used to tout this offer as a way to get Lufthansa business class from North America to Europe for $1800, you can now use the miles on any Star Alliance airline. The program also offers one way rewards at exactly half the round trip cost and does not charge fuel surcharges on award tickets.
With business class tickets to Europe going for 100,000 miles and Asia for 120,000 miles you can travel 'luxuriously' for a lot less with this deal. Another great feature of LifeMiles (in fact even better than buying all the miles) is their Cash + Part Points option. This option only requires that you have 40% of the points for a reward (so buy 40% during this 100% bonus period) and then you can buy the rest of the miles (the other 60%) at $12.75 per 1,000 miles or 1.275 cents per mile!
What's the catch? You had the have been a LifeMiles member as of September 3 to take advantage of it. If you are not, I would recommend joining anyways and wait for the next 100% bonus to appear.
For complete details on the Avianca TACA LifeMiles 100% Bonus or to buy the miles please see here
The biggest difference this time (and part of July's) is that Avianca TACA is now a member of the Star Alliance. So while before I used to tout this offer as a way to get Lufthansa business class from North America to Europe for $1800, you can now use the miles on any Star Alliance airline. The program also offers one way rewards at exactly half the round trip cost and does not charge fuel surcharges on award tickets.
With business class tickets to Europe going for 100,000 miles and Asia for 120,000 miles you can travel 'luxuriously' for a lot less with this deal. Another great feature of LifeMiles (in fact even better than buying all the miles) is their Cash + Part Points option. This option only requires that you have 40% of the points for a reward (so buy 40% during this 100% bonus period) and then you can buy the rest of the miles (the other 60%) at $12.75 per 1,000 miles or 1.275 cents per mile!
What's the catch? You had the have been a LifeMiles member as of September 3 to take advantage of it. If you are not, I would recommend joining anyways and wait for the next 100% bonus to appear.
For complete details on the Avianca TACA LifeMiles 100% Bonus or to buy the miles please see here
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Sep 4 Update: Upgraded RBC WestJet MasterCard, Virgin Atlantic systemwide bonus & LifeMiles 100% bonus on buy miles is back
News, Tips & Tricks
It looks like that this October will see the WestJet RBC World MasterCard upgraded to a World Elite MasterCard, which will bring with additional insurance and travel benefits including a yearly companion ticket. The annual fee is being bumped to $99 from $79 but for the extra $20 to get the annual companion ticket is well worth it! I don't have complete details but this news comes to us from Rewards Canada reader Bob who emailed me the info and was confirmed by my RBC contact today.
In the bonus offer section, two promotions to note, first is the new Virgin Atlantic systemwide bonus which includes their Vancouver route and the return of Avianca TACA LifeMiles 100% bonus on buying miles. If you are not a LifeMiles members as of yesterday don't bother but for those of you who are this is a great promotion that can get you some great reward tickets on Star Alliance for a relatively good price. Stayed tuned for a separate post on this topic.
Bonus Offers
Avianca TACA LifeMiles
- 100% Bonus LifeMiles when you purchase LifeMiles. More... Until Sep 28, 12 Applies only to members enrolled in the program prior to September 3rd, 2012.
Belavia Leader
- Double Leader Points for Belavia flights between Minsk and Erevan, Batumi, Ashgabat, Moscow, Stockholm, Helsinki, Riga, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Warsaw or St.Petersburg. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Ethiopian Sheba Miles
- Double Sheba Miles for flights between Addis Ababa and Kuala Lumpur. More... Oct 31 - Dec 31, 12
TAP Portugal Victoria
- Double Victoria Miles on all Sixt rentals Worldwide. More... Until Oct 31, 12
US Airways Dividend Miles
- Triple Dividend Miles when renting a Compact car or larger vehicle for two days or longer at participating Thirfty locations worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 12
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- Earn up to 150% Bonus Flying Club Miles + 12 Bonus Tier Points on all Virgin Atlantic flights Worldwide including Vancouver - London. More... Register by Oct 15, 12 for travel until Feb 28, 13
It looks like that this October will see the WestJet RBC World MasterCard upgraded to a World Elite MasterCard, which will bring with additional insurance and travel benefits including a yearly companion ticket. The annual fee is being bumped to $99 from $79 but for the extra $20 to get the annual companion ticket is well worth it! I don't have complete details but this news comes to us from Rewards Canada reader Bob who emailed me the info and was confirmed by my RBC contact today.
In the bonus offer section, two promotions to note, first is the new Virgin Atlantic systemwide bonus which includes their Vancouver route and the return of Avianca TACA LifeMiles 100% bonus on buying miles. If you are not a LifeMiles members as of yesterday don't bother but for those of you who are this is a great promotion that can get you some great reward tickets on Star Alliance for a relatively good price. Stayed tuned for a separate post on this topic.
Bonus Offers
Avianca TACA LifeMiles
- 100% Bonus LifeMiles when you purchase LifeMiles. More... Until Sep 28, 12 Applies only to members enrolled in the program prior to September 3rd, 2012.
Belavia Leader
- Double Leader Points for Belavia flights between Minsk and Erevan, Batumi, Ashgabat, Moscow, Stockholm, Helsinki, Riga, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Warsaw or St.Petersburg. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Ethiopian Sheba Miles
- Double Sheba Miles for flights between Addis Ababa and Kuala Lumpur. More... Oct 31 - Dec 31, 12
TAP Portugal Victoria
- Double Victoria Miles on all Sixt rentals Worldwide. More... Until Oct 31, 12
US Airways Dividend Miles
- Triple Dividend Miles when renting a Compact car or larger vehicle for two days or longer at participating Thirfty locations worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 12
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- Earn up to 150% Bonus Flying Club Miles + 12 Bonus Tier Points on all Virgin Atlantic flights Worldwide including Vancouver - London. More... Register by Oct 15, 12 for travel until Feb 28, 13
Friday, August 31, 2012
Last day to earn bonus Aeroplan miles for Best Western Travel Card purchases
Today is the last day to take advantage of the 1,500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for every $100 Best Western Travel Card purchased. By buying the card you can take advantage of a triple dip (are my current readers getting sick of this yet as this has been mentioned a few times this summer?)
Dip #1: Purchase the Best Western Travel Rewards card with an Aeroplan earning (or any other reward credit card since a triple dip does not have to be in one program)
Dip #2: Earn the 1,500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for purchasing the Travel Card
Dip #3: Book and Stay on a mileage or point qualifying rate at any Best Western to earn miles/points for that stay.
or you can even Quadruple dip when you combine it with this fall's Best Western systemwide promotion (up to triple points Sep 23 - Nov 18) which I am sure will also have an Aeroplan component based on past promos.
Earn 1,500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for every $100 Best Western Travel Card purchased. Buy your Best Western Travel Card here
Dip #1: Purchase the Best Western Travel Rewards card with an Aeroplan earning (or any other reward credit card since a triple dip does not have to be in one program)
Dip #2: Earn the 1,500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for purchasing the Travel Card
Dip #3: Book and Stay on a mileage or point qualifying rate at any Best Western to earn miles/points for that stay.
or you can even Quadruple dip when you combine it with this fall's Best Western systemwide promotion (up to triple points Sep 23 - Nov 18) which I am sure will also have an Aeroplan component based on past promos.
Earn 1,500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for every $100 Best Western Travel Card purchased. Buy your Best Western Travel Card here
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Aug 30 Update: MBNA Choice MC Bonus, No IHG Q4 Promo, 3x Miles @ InterContinental Hotels & More!
News, Tips & Tricks
As mentioned yesterday MBNA officially launched another limited time increased sign up bonus, this time it is for the MBNA Choice Privileges MasterCard . The sign up bonus is normally 8,000 points (good for one free night at select locations) but that bonus has now been increased to 24,000 points. See my post from earlier today for complete details
InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club has advised me that they will NOT be running a fourth quarter systemwide promotion. This is quite a change for them as they have been consistent at running quartely type bonuses for many years. On top of that a lot of their competitors have already announced their fall or fourth quarter promos so this came as a bit of a surprise. Hopefully they will continue with their loosely targetted Stay X Get Y bonus offers in the fall when the current batch expire at the end of September.
Travel Deals
Receive a free night a Hyatt Resorts in the U.S., Canada, and Caribbean + free daily breakfast for 2 for stays through December 30. Minimum length of stay is required and varies by propery. For more details visit Hyatt Resorts.
Alitalia is following in the footsteps of their SkyTeam partners Air France KLM and are offering great fares for travel this fall out of Toronto to Europe and North Africa from $799 including all taxes. Flights must be booked by Sep 18. Please visit Alitalia.ca for more details
Bonus Offers
AeroMexico Club Premier
- Triple Club Premier Miles for stays at any InterContinental hotel or resort in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean. More... Until Dec 31, 12
Air Canada Aeroplan
- Triple Aeroplan Miles for stays at any InterContinental hotel or resort in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean. More... Until Dec 31, 12
American AAdvantage
- Instant HHonors Gold Status, 500 Bonus AAdvantage Miles and 50,000 Bonus HHonors Points with a targeted AAdvantage/HHonors promo. More... Until Nov 28, 12
- Triple AAdvantage Miles for stays at any InterContinental hotel or resort in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean. More... Until Dec 31, 12
Amtrak Guest Rewards (On FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Guest Rewards Points on all Amtrak Travel. More... Sep 5 - Nov 16, 12
British Airways Executive Club
- Earn up to 4,500 Bonus Avios Miles for stays of 2 or more consecutive nights at Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Double Asia Miles when you book online at Best Available Rates or Bed & Breakfast Rates at Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo or Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London – or at Best Available Rates at Mandarin Oriental, Miami. More... Until Nov 30, 12
- Double Asia Miles when you stay in a suite or Club room or Club suite for a minimum of two consecutive nights at the Best Available Rate – at participating Shangri-La hotels or resorts, Traders hotels or Kerry hotels worldwide More... Until Nov 30, 12
Delta SkyMiles
- Instant HHonors Gold Status, 500 Bonus SkyMiles and 50,000 Bonus HHonors Points with a targeted SkyMiles/HHonors promo. More... Until Nov 19, 12
- 50% Bonus SkyMiles with every qualifying stay at all participating Choice Hotels locations Worldwide. More... Until Sep 15, 12
Hilton HHonors
- Instant HHonors Gold Status and 25,000 Bonus HHonors Points with a targeted Hilton HHonors promo. More... Until Nov 22, 12
Icelandair Saga Club
- 20% Bonus Saga Club Award Points when you buy or gift Saga Club Award points online. More... Until Sep 28, 12
InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club
- 3,000 Bonus Priority Club Points for your next stay Worldwide. Stay must be made within 90 days of registering. More... Until ? Targeted Offer - May not work for everyone
JetBlue TrueBlue (On FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Instant HHonors Gold Status, 500 Bonus TrueBlue Points and 50,000 Bonus HHonors Points with a targeted TrueBlue/HHonors promo. More... Until Nov 22, 12
LAN LANPASS
- Triple LANPASS Kilometers for stays at any InterContinental hotel or resort in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean. More... Until Dec 31, 12
Southwest Rapid Rewards
- Earn up to 12,000 Bonus Rapid Rewards Points for buying Marriott Gift Cards online. More... Until Nov 30, 12
Starwood Preferred Guest
- 1,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays at the new Sheraton Tampa East. More... Until Oct 31, 12
Ukraine International Panorama Club (On FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Panorama Club Miles for stays at the Radisson Blu Resort hotel in Bukovel. More... Sep 1 - Nov 30, 12
United Mileage Plus
- Instant HHonors Gold Status, and 6,000 Bonus Mileage Plus Miles with a targeted Mileage Plus/HHonors promo. More... Until Nov 25, 12
US Airways Dividend Miles
- Instant HHonors Gold Status, 500 Bonus Dividend Miles and 25,000 Bonus HHonors Points with a targeted Dividend Miles/HHonors promo. More... Until Dec 2, 12
- Triple Dividend Miles for stays at any InterContinental hotel or resort in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean. More... Until Dec 31, 12
Virgin America Elevate (On FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Instant HHonors Gold Status, and 1,600 Bonus Elevate Points with a targeted Elevate/HHonors promo. More... Until Dec 12, 12
As mentioned yesterday MBNA officially launched another limited time increased sign up bonus, this time it is for the MBNA Choice Privileges MasterCard . The sign up bonus is normally 8,000 points (good for one free night at select locations) but that bonus has now been increased to 24,000 points. See my post from earlier today for complete details
InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club has advised me that they will NOT be running a fourth quarter systemwide promotion. This is quite a change for them as they have been consistent at running quartely type bonuses for many years. On top of that a lot of their competitors have already announced their fall or fourth quarter promos so this came as a bit of a surprise. Hopefully they will continue with their loosely targetted Stay X Get Y bonus offers in the fall when the current batch expire at the end of September.
Travel Deals
Receive a free night a Hyatt Resorts in the U.S., Canada, and Caribbean + free daily breakfast for 2 for stays through December 30. Minimum length of stay is required and varies by propery. For more details visit Hyatt Resorts.
Alitalia is following in the footsteps of their SkyTeam partners Air France KLM and are offering great fares for travel this fall out of Toronto to Europe and North Africa from $799 including all taxes. Flights must be booked by Sep 18. Please visit Alitalia.ca for more details
Bonus Offers
AeroMexico Club Premier
- Triple Club Premier Miles for stays at any InterContinental hotel or resort in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean. More... Until Dec 31, 12
Air Canada Aeroplan
- Triple Aeroplan Miles for stays at any InterContinental hotel or resort in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean. More... Until Dec 31, 12
American AAdvantage
- Instant HHonors Gold Status, 500 Bonus AAdvantage Miles and 50,000 Bonus HHonors Points with a targeted AAdvantage/HHonors promo. More... Until Nov 28, 12
- Triple AAdvantage Miles for stays at any InterContinental hotel or resort in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean. More... Until Dec 31, 12
Amtrak Guest Rewards (On FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Guest Rewards Points on all Amtrak Travel. More... Sep 5 - Nov 16, 12
British Airways Executive Club
- Earn up to 4,500 Bonus Avios Miles for stays of 2 or more consecutive nights at Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 12
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Double Asia Miles when you book online at Best Available Rates or Bed & Breakfast Rates at Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo or Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London – or at Best Available Rates at Mandarin Oriental, Miami. More... Until Nov 30, 12
- Double Asia Miles when you stay in a suite or Club room or Club suite for a minimum of two consecutive nights at the Best Available Rate – at participating Shangri-La hotels or resorts, Traders hotels or Kerry hotels worldwide More... Until Nov 30, 12
Delta SkyMiles
- Instant HHonors Gold Status, 500 Bonus SkyMiles and 50,000 Bonus HHonors Points with a targeted SkyMiles/HHonors promo. More... Until Nov 19, 12
- 50% Bonus SkyMiles with every qualifying stay at all participating Choice Hotels locations Worldwide. More... Until Sep 15, 12
Hilton HHonors
- Instant HHonors Gold Status and 25,000 Bonus HHonors Points with a targeted Hilton HHonors promo. More... Until Nov 22, 12
Icelandair Saga Club
- 20% Bonus Saga Club Award Points when you buy or gift Saga Club Award points online. More... Until Sep 28, 12
InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club
- 3,000 Bonus Priority Club Points for your next stay Worldwide. Stay must be made within 90 days of registering. More... Until ? Targeted Offer - May not work for everyone
JetBlue TrueBlue (On FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Instant HHonors Gold Status, 500 Bonus TrueBlue Points and 50,000 Bonus HHonors Points with a targeted TrueBlue/HHonors promo. More... Until Nov 22, 12
LAN LANPASS
- Triple LANPASS Kilometers for stays at any InterContinental hotel or resort in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean. More... Until Dec 31, 12
Southwest Rapid Rewards
- Earn up to 12,000 Bonus Rapid Rewards Points for buying Marriott Gift Cards online. More... Until Nov 30, 12
Starwood Preferred Guest
- 1,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays at the new Sheraton Tampa East. More... Until Oct 31, 12
Ukraine International Panorama Club (On FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Panorama Club Miles for stays at the Radisson Blu Resort hotel in Bukovel. More... Sep 1 - Nov 30, 12
United Mileage Plus
- Instant HHonors Gold Status, and 6,000 Bonus Mileage Plus Miles with a targeted Mileage Plus/HHonors promo. More... Until Nov 25, 12
US Airways Dividend Miles
- Instant HHonors Gold Status, 500 Bonus Dividend Miles and 25,000 Bonus HHonors Points with a targeted Dividend Miles/HHonors promo. More... Until Dec 2, 12
- Triple Dividend Miles for stays at any InterContinental hotel or resort in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean. More... Until Dec 31, 12
Virgin America Elevate (On FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Instant HHonors Gold Status, and 1,600 Bonus Elevate Points with a targeted Elevate/HHonors promo. More... Until Dec 12, 12
MBNA Choice Privileges MasterCard sign up bonus tripled to 24,000 points
Until November 14, 2012 only, earn up to 24,000 points - enough for 3 FREE Nights¹ at over 1,500 Choice Privileges locations across North America!Using the no annual fee Choice Privileges® MasterCard® is an easy way to earn free hotel nights as you'll earn points every time you use it. Plus, you'll get automatically upgraded to Elite Gold status earning you more points for every eligible stay.Apply today and you'll earn:Up to 24,000 points¹ - 8,000 points¹ enough for 1 night upon your first qualifying purchase and an additional 16,000 points¹ enough for 2 more FREE nights at over 1,500 locations after spending $300 by Feb 14, 2013.Up to 15 points for every $1 in net retail purchases at over 5,000 Choice Privileges locations in Canada, the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and Australasia²2 points for every $1 qualifying net retail spent on everyday purchases‡Plus you get automatically upgraded to Elite Gold status – earning you more points for every eligible stayNo annual feeEnhanced security and protection with Chip & PIN technology and PayPass