Limited Time: Increased sign up bonus for the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express

The best hotel credit card in Canada (and one of the best travel cards overall) will feature a higher sign up bonus for the next six weeks or so. Normally, the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express comes with a 10,000 Starpoint sign up bonus but with this limited time offer the sign up bonus will be 15,000 Starpoints after you charge $1,000 in purchases to the Card in the first three months of Cardmembership. This offer runs until Nov 12, 2012.

Some other features of the card include
- Earn 1 Starpoint for every $1 in purchases charged to the Card
- Enjoy a Free Weekend Night Award when you reach $40,000 in purchases each year
- Experience Starwood Gold Preferred Guest status when you reach $30,000 in purchases each year
- $120 annual fee (annual interest rate 19.99%) - Waived for the first year
Apply Online


UPDATE: Thanks to Mark (see comment below) for providing a link for the card with the first year annual fee waived! I have pulled my affiliate links that earn me a bounty for approved applications and replaced them with the link Mark provided as I want to ensure you all get the best deal!

Last Day: 100% Bonus on buying US Airway Dividend Miles

Today is the last day to take advantage of the  100% Bonus on buying US Airways Dividend Miles. To get the bonus miles you must have joined the Dividend Miles program at least 12 days ago, if you joined less than that you cannot buy miles.

100% Bonus US Airways Dividend Miles when you buy miles by Sep 30, 2012!

Sep 28 Update: New Wyndham promo, amazing Leipzig Marriott offer and free points for joining SAS EuroBonus

News, Tips & Tricks
Another relatively quiet day in the realm of Rewards Canada for news other than the launch of Wyndham Rewards latest systemwide offer and an increased sign up bonus coming for the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card on Monday. I also have a great tip for you: if your travels take you near Leipzig Germany before the end of the year, then you need to check out this amazing offer from Marriott (or see it the basic gist of the offer below).


Bonus Offers
Aeroflot Bonus
- Earn up 1,000 Extra Bonus Miles for Aeroflot flights between Moscow and Bologna. More... Until Oct 31, 12

Air Baltic Baltic Miles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Baltic Miles for stays at the Radisson Edwardian Hotels in London, Heathrow, Guildford and Manchester. More... Until Nov 30, 12

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Double Asia Miles when you rent a car at participating Avis locations in North America. More... Until Nov 30, 12

JetBlue TrueBlue (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 500 Bonus TrueBlue points PER NIGHT for stays at participating Waldorf Astoria Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 12

Marriott Rewards
- 15,000 Bonus Rewards Points when you stay two consecutive nights at the Leipzig Marriott Hotel. More... Until Dec 23, 12

Scandinavian EuroBonus
- 100 Bonus EuroBonus Points when you join the EuroBonus program. More... Until Dec 31, 12

US Airways Dividend Miles
- Earn up to 1,000 Bonus Dividend Miles on any Hertz rental at a participating airport location in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada. More... Until Dec 31, 12


Wyndham Rewards
- 5,500 Bonus Wyndham Rewards Points or 1,000 Bonus Airline Miles starting with your 2nd stay at participating hotels in the Wyndham Rewards program Worldwide. More... Until Nov 26, 12

Great Deal Alert: 15,000 Bonus Points at the Leipzig Marriott Hotel

Occasionally I have posted about some great Marriott Rewards earning offers but this one is different. Why is this one is different then some other specific Marriott offers I have posted about? Because this time the rate for the room to earn the bonus points is actually LESS than other rates for the hotel! Usually it is the other way around where the bonus points rate is 5, 10, 50 dollars, euros, pounds more but still worthwhile if the bonus is big enough.

So what is the offer? The offer is for 15,000 Bonus Marriott Rewards points for a 2 night stay at the Leipzig Marriott Hotel in Germany. When I searched a 2 night stay, Oct 17-19 using the promo code M11 which is for the 15,000 points the rate came up at EUR109 per night. The next closest rate was the AAA rate at EUR132 and the standard rate was EUR139. So not only are you saving at least EUR23 per night you are also gaining the 15K points! I also tried November 14 -16 and once again it was cheaper than all standard rares although the non-cancelable, non-refundable, payment up front, book 21 days in advance rate was cheaper by EUR 5 per night. In that case, I would still take the bonus points rate as the return on 15,000 points is way better than the EUR10 savings and you don't have all the conditions attached to it.

Oct 17-19 Rates

Rate Rules

Nov 14-16 Rates

Those 15,000 points will get you a free night in a Category 3 hotel or even a point saver at a Category 4 hotel which the Leipzing Marriott is set at. So if things work out for you, you are essentially getting a free night after your 2 night stay. I'd love to know if anyone will be taking advantage of this offer, let me know below in the comments. Oh and by the way the Bonus Points rate is fully cancelable until the date of check in.

For complete details or to book this offer please visit the Offer Page for the Leipzig Marriott Hotel

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Earn up to 11,000 Bonus Points or 2,000 Bonus Miles with latest Wyndham promo

The last Wyndham Rewards promo just ended on September 13th so members have been without a systemwide promo for just over two weeks (how dare they do that!) Anyways, all kidding aside here are the details on Wyndham's latest systemwide promo:

Members who complete two qualifying stays at participating hotels in the Wyndham Rewards program Worldwide will earn 5,500 Bonus Wyndham Rewards Points or 1,000 Bonus Airline Miles up to a maximum of 11,000 points or 2,000 Airline Miles (bonus is basically awarded on your 2nd and 4th stays). The promo is valid for stays that have arrivals by November 26th and are completed by November 30th.

Complete details and online registration (registration is required) can be found here

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Last day to buy Avianca TACA LifeMiles with a 100% Bonus

Today is the last day to take advantage of the 100% bonus on buying LifeMiles, the frequent flyer currency of Star Alliance member Avianca TACA.

As seen in my post earlier this month when the promo launched here is why this can be a good deal:

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!

Of course there are always caveats to promos and the one condition for this promo is that you had to be a LifeMiles member before the promotion started. If you are not a member, don't fret, while you can't take advantage of the offer this time the 100% Buy Miles promotion seems to have become a regular staple from the LifeMiles programs just like it has with US Airways Dividend Miles.

Visit LifeMiles for more details.

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Sep 27 Update: Aeroplan Bonus for iPhone App bookings, save up to 40% on buying United Mileage Plus miles!

News, Tips & Tricks
Sometimes no news is good news and that is exactly what I have for you today! I have been so busy with everything that I only get a few bonuses posted to FFB and Rewards Canada but haven't been able to get to some of the dedicated articles/features that I want to post. Hopefully those will come sooner than later!

In the bonus offers check out the Aeroplan bonus for booking via Air Canada's iPhone app!


Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- 500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you make a new booking on Air Canada’s iPhone app. More... Book byl Dec 31, 12 for travel until Jan 31, 13

Alitalia MilleMiglia
- 150 Bonus MilleMiglia Miles for all midweek Maggiore rentals (from 1 to 3 days) in Italy. More... Until Oct 31, 12

Delta SkyMiles
- Double SkyMiles for stays at any participating Martim Hotels in Germany. More... Dec 1, 12 - Feb 28, 13

Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Earn up to 2,000 Bonus HawaiianMiles for stays of 3 nights or more at a participating Aston hotel or condominium resort in the U.S.. More... Until Jun 30, 13
- 1,000 Bonus HawaiianMiles for stays at the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach. More... Until Dec 21, 12
- Earn up to 2,500 Bonus HawaiianMiles for stays at participating Prince resorts in Hawaii. More... Until Dec 27, 12

Jumeirah Sirius
- OFFER EXTENDED Triple Sirius Points for stays of 3 or more nights at the Jumeirah Dhevanafushi, Maldives. More... Until Dec 19, 12
- Double Sirius Points for stays of 4 nights at the Jumeirah Port Soller Hotel & Spa Mallorca. More... Oct 1 - Nov 30, 12

Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus
- Earn up to 1,500 Bonus Royal Orchid Miles per sector flown between Bangkok and Sapporo. More... Oct 28 - Dec 31, 12

Ukraine International Panorama Club (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
Earn Double Panorama Club Miles for flights between Kiev and Geneva, London, Tel Aviv or Vienna. More... Oct 1 - Dec 20, 12
Earn Double Panorama Club Miles for flights between Kiev and Barcelona, Madrid or Milan. More... Nov 1 - Dec 20, 12

United Mileage Plus
- Save up to 40% when you buy Mileage Plus miles online. More... Until Oct 31, 12

Sep 26 Update: Great Virgin Atlantic Hilton Promo, Increased sign up bonus for Cathay RBC Visa and more

News, Tips & Tricks
I'm not sure how good of deal this offer is but I found it buried in the 'news' section of Aeroplan with no other promotion of it:

Until Oct 14 redeem for ClassicPlus Flight Rewards in Executive Class, on select routes in Western Canada and to the Maritimes for fewer miles! This means you have access to more flight options at reduced mileage levels, for a limited time.

Reduced mileage levels on ClassicPlus Flight Rewards in Executive Class are now available on the following routes:

Vancouver (YVR) to Calgary (YYC)
Vancouver (YVR) to Edmonton (YEG)
Vancouver (YVR) to Winnipeg (YWG)
Saskatoon (YXE) to Toronto (YYZ)
Regina (YQR) to Toronto (YYZ)
Toronto (YYZ) to Halifax (YHZ)
Ottawa (YOW) to Halifax (YHZ)
Ottawa (YOW) to St. John (YYT)
Montreal (YUL) to Halifax (YHZ)
Montreal (YUL) to St. John (YYT)
St. John (YYT) to Toronto (YYZ)
Halifax (YHZ) to St. John (YYT)

Why am I not sure whether this is a good deal? To begin with these are 'ClassicPlus' redemptions so they already cost more (at least 30%) then the base level Classic Flight redemptions. So the 'sale' is on more expensive products and most of these are shorter flights that beg the question, do I really want to burn my miles for domestic Executive Class on flights that are 3 hours or less? I know I wouldn't but there may be, just may be one of you out there who can take advantage of this promo and therefore, in that case, its a good deal. Full details can be found here.

In the bonus offers check out the Virgin Atlantic Hilton HHonors offers, I suspect many of you are not big time VS Flying Club members but this promo could be advantageous to HHonors members since you can convert Flying Club Miles to Hilton at a 1:2 basis (ie if you complete 5 stays and get the 15,000 bonus miles those can be converted to 30,000 HHonors points). The MarriAnother offer of note is the increased but really pathetic sign up bonus for the RBC Cathay Pacific Visa Card, it has be increased by 5,000 points to 15,000 until Oct 31. Really unless you are a big time Cathay flyer that sign up bonus won't attract anyone (thanks to Mark who mentioned this in the comments of another post)

And as you see every day now, please be sure to vote for your favourite travel rewards credit cards at Canada's Choice - Canada's Top Travel Rewards Credit Cards 2012!

Bonus Offers
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
Earn up to 15,000 Bonus Flying Club Miles for stays at any participating hotel within the Hilton Worldwide portfolio. Bonuses awarded as follows:
• 1st stay: 1,000 bonus miles
• 2nd stay: 2,000 bonus miles
• 3rd stay: 3,000 bonus miles
• 4th stay: 4,000 bonus miles
• 5th stay: 5,000 bonus miles
Bonus miles are awarded for both Fixed Miles and Variable Miles options within the HHonors program
Full Details, Online Registration and Booking Until Dec 31, 12

Avianca TACA LifeMiles
- Triple LifeMiles when you rent a car with Global Rent a car in South Florida. More... Until Dec 31, 12

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- 15,000 Bonus Asia Miles when you apply for and receive the RBC Cathay Pacific Visa Platinum. More... Until Oct 31, 12 Canadian Residents Only

Emirates Skywards
- 1,000 Bonus Skywards Miles for weekend stays at participating Marriott Hotels in the Middle East and Africa. More... Oct 1 - Dec 23, 12

Gulf Air FalconFlyer (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Falconflyer Miles for stays at the Al Manshar Rotana – Fahaheel in Kuwait. More... Until Oct 31, 12
- Double Falconflyer Miles for stays at all Vivanta Taj Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. More... Until Nov 30, 12
- Double Falconflyer Miles for all Budget car rentals in Europe, Middle East or Africa. More... Until Oct 31, 12

Marriott Rewards
- 5,000 Bonus Rewards Points when you stay two nights or more at the Residence Inn Montreal Westmount. More... Oct 14 - Dec 28, 12
- 500 Bonus Points per night when you stay two nights Friday-Sunday at the Istanbul Marriott. More... Oct 10 - Dec 30, 12

Sep 25 Update: Air Canada Top Tier now Altitude, earn up to 100K or more AAdvantage Miles on Transatlantic flights

News, Tips & Tricks
You may recall my post detailing the changes coming to the Air Canada Top Tier program for 2013. On September 20th Air Canada officially announced the changes and with it comes a name change to the Top Tier program. It will now be known as Air Canada Altitude instead of Air Canada Top Tier. There is a good post on FlyerTalk from Air Canada with an overview on the program changes. As I posted in that earlier post, there will now be 5 levels of 'elite status' within Air Canada Altitude as follows:
Altitude Prestige 25K (25,000 Status Miles or 25 Status Segments)
Altitude Elite 35K (35,000 Status Miles or 35 Status Segments)
Altitude Elite 50K (50,000 Status Miles or 50 Status Segments)
Altitude Elite 75K (75,000 Status Miles or 75 Status Segments)
Altitude Super Elite 100K (100,000 Status Miles or 95 Status Segments)
Complete details on the program can be found at aircanada.com/altitude

In the bonus offers check out American Airlines' new offer for Transatlantic flights on American, British Airways and Iberia. Since BA is included you don't have to travel via the U.S. to take advantage of this offer. I expect we'll see an offer from British Airways for their Executive Club members and Iberia for their Plus members offering the same or similar bonuses.

And as you see every day now, please be sure to vote for your favourite travel rewards credit cards at Canada's Choice - Canada's Top Travel Rewards Credit Cards 2012!

Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- Double Aeroplan Miles for stays at any participating Shangri-La hotel, resort, Traders hotel or Kerry hotel Worldwide when staying for a minimum of two consecutive nights in a suite or Club room or Club suite. More... Until Nov 30, 12

American AAdvantage
Earn up to 100,000+ Bonus AAdvantage Miles when you fly round trip on American, British Airways or Iberia between the U.S. or Canada and Europe on First Class, Business Class or select Economy Class fares. More... Sep 25, 12 - Jan 31, 13

Best Western Rewards
- Double Rewards Points or Airline Miles for stays of 2 nights or more at the: BEST WESTERN PREMIER Dua Sentral, Kuala Lumpur BEST WESTERN Wana Riverside Hotel, Melaka. More... Until Dec 31, 12

Carlson Hotels Club Carlson
- 50% Bonus Gold Points when you buy Gold Points online. More... Until Nov 10, 12

Etihad Guest
- Triple Guest Miles on all Europcar rentals Worldwide. More... Until Oct 31, 12

Miles & More
- 1,000 Bonus Miles & More Miles for each qualifying stay at participating Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Oct 31, 12
- Earn up to 3,000 Bonus Miles & More Miles for stays at all Best Western hotels in Germany and Luxembourg. More... Until Nov 30, 12
- Double Miles & More Miles for stays at four Design Hotels' establishments in Frankfurt. More... Until Nov 30, 12
- Double Miles & More Miles for stays at participating Lindner Hotels in Europe. Valid for stays with arrivals on Friday, Saturday or Sunday.More... Until Oct 31, 12
- 1,000 Miles & More Miles for stays at participating Steigenberger Worldwide. More... Until Oct 31, 12
- Triple Miles & More Miles for Budget rentals in Spain, France and Italy. More... Until Dec 31, 12
- Double Miles & More Miles for Budget rentals in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the USA. More... Until Dec 31, 12
- Double Miles & More Miles for fevery new purchase with Regus in Germany. More... Until Dec 31, 12

Oman Air Sindbad (On Frequentflyerbonuses.com only)
- Double Sindbad Miles when you stay at any of The Gateway Hotels & Resorts in India. More... Until Nov 30, 12

Wyndham Rewards
- 1,000 Bonus Wyndham Rewards Points when you book a stay at particpating Days Inn locations in the U.S. More...

Sep 24 Update: New Scotiabank Amex Cards, Triple Aeroplan Miles for Hertz Rentals + more!

News, Tips & Tricks
The big news for today was the launch of the new Scotiabank American Express Credit Cards. Check out my separate post on the release of the newest travel credit cards in Canada.

Be sure to vote for your favourite travel rewards credit cards at Canada's Choice - Canada's Top Travel Rewards Credit Cards 2012!

Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
Triple Aeroplan Miles on qualifying rentals of two or more days in Canada, U.S. and Europe. Use CDP #221417 and PC #160215 when you book. Full details . Until Dec 31, 12

British Airways Executive Club
- Double Avios for stays at any participating Shangri-La hotel, resort, Traders hotel or Kerry hotel Worldwide. More... Until Nov 30, 12

Iberia Plus
- Double Avios for stays at any Meliá and TRYP by Wyndham hotel Worldwide. More... Until Oct 31, 12
- Quadruple Avios when you rent a compact, intermediary or sedan for 7 or more days from Hertz in the UK, France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain and USA. More... Book by Oct 31 for rentals until Dec 31, 12
- Double Avios for prepaid Atesa rentals in Spain. More... Until Oct 31, 12
- Earn up to 1,600 Avios for Sixt rentals of 4 or more days in Spain. More... Until Oct 20, 12

Virgin Australia Velocity Rewards (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Velocity Points when you rent with Europcar in Australia. More... Until Oct 31, 12
- Double Velocity Points on selected car classes when you rent in Australia at selected Thrifty locations. More... Until Oct 31, 12