IHG Big Win Returns for 2014

Hot on the heels of the end of the first ever Big Win promotion from IHG Rewards, the pre-registration for the next incarnation of  “The Big Win” promotion will begin on Dec. 16, 2013 here. The page is not live yet but should be sometime over the weekend. Details of the promotion also aren't out yet but should be when the The Big Win page goes live. All we can tell you is the promotion starts on Jan 1 and ends April 30, 2014.  We can only assume the offers will be individually tailored to each member as we saw in the first version of The Big Win.

From IHG:
Once registered, members will begin earning IHG® Rewards Club points or airline miles when they stay at any IHG®-branded hotel between Jan. 1 and April 30, 2014. This includes the InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo® Hotels, Holiday Inn® Hotels, Holiday Inn Resort® Hotels, Holiday Inn Club Vacations®, Holiday Inn Express® Hotels, Staybridge Suites® Hotels and Candlewood Suites® Hotels brands.


You can pre-register for the offer here starting on Dec 16, 2013

Dec 11 Update: Mileage Plan expands EQM earning, Delta SkyMiles actually enhances their Elite Program, ANA to start Vancouver-Tokyo Service

Lots of news to bring you here in the middle of the week!

News, Tips & Tricks
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan keeps getting better in our eyes! The latest announcement from them sees Mileage Plan members being able to earn miles and segments towards Elite Qualification on flights taken with all of their international partner airlines including: British Airways, Korean Air, Cathay Pacific, Qantas, and Fiji Airways beginning January 15, 2014. Full details

Delta Airlines SkyMiles has improved their Elite level program with several changes taking place March 2014. Quite possibly the best change is that these new Upgrades are available on nearly all paid fare classes whereas the previous Systemwide upgrades could only be used on the most expensive economy fare classes plus these new upgrades are confirmable in advance so that you don't have to play the upgrade lottery a few days before your flight or at check in.

Beginning March 1, 2014, Systemwide Upgrades will be replaced by Global and Regional Upgrades as a Choice Benefits selection. Global Upgrades are available on all routes and Regional Upgrades are available on the same routes as Medallion Complimentary Upgrades, but have a higher priority. Both can be used on all Economy Class fares except for E, allowing you more redemption options and convenience.

• Diamond Medallion members may choose either four (4) Global Upgrades or eight (8) Regional Upgrades.
• Platinum Medallion members may choose four (4) Regional Upgrades.
  
• You may continue to select Systemwide Upgrades as a Choice Benefit through February 28, 2014.

Also, we are pleased to announce new Choice Benefits options to select from beginning March 1, 2014. Complimentary Global Entry will be added as an option for members who wish to save time re-entering the U.S. or going through security. Diamond Medallion members can select two Global Entry application vouchers as a Choice Benefits selection and Platinum Medallion members can select one.

Diamond Medallion members may also select two Tiffany & Co. premium luggage tags as a Choice Benefits selection beginning March 1, 2014.

For more information about Global and Regional Upgrades, click here.

ANA All Nippon has announced new service between Vancouver and Tokyo Haneda. This represents the airline's first route into Canada and allows for more earning and redemption optoins for Aeroplan, MileagePlus and other Star Alliance members in Canada. The flight will operate daily with a Boeing 767-300. For years Rewards Canada has tracked ANA Mileage Club bonus mile offers in our bonus section even without them serving Canada since they were a Star Alliance partner. ANA typically has route launch bonuses for their Mileage Club members so hopefully this will be the case with their new YVR flight. Keep an eye out on our Mileage Club page for any and all Mileage Club bonuses. (Source: Airlineroute.net)

British Airways has announced that a second Canadian city will be getting Boeing 787 service and that city is Rewards Canada's hometown of Calgary! BA's current 767 offering on the route will be replaced with the 787 as of July 5. Great news for Executive Club members in Alberta. Source: British Airways)

On another good Star Alliance note, LOT Polish Airlines will be increasing their Toronto-Warsaw service for summer of 2014 to 9 flights per week.(Source Airlineroute.net)

In the world of Cash Back credit cards the Capital One® Aspire Cash™ Platinum MasterCard® lost it's 25% extra cash rewards annual bonus as of yesterday. You'll find this change reflected on our Cash Back Credit Card Comparison Chart and on our Capital One®  page 

Travel Deals
AutoEurope is offering up to a 30% off sale for car rentals in Europe. Book online tby Dec 31 and receive up to 30% off of your rental car in Europe.

Bonus Offers
Air Miles
- Earn up to 10X Air Miles for buying gas at participating Shell locations across Canada. More... Until Jan 5, 14

airBaltic BalticMiles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double BalticMiles Points on all hotel reservations booked through PointsHound.com (plus earn 1,000 bonus points on your 1st booking if you join via our referral link by Dec 31, 13) More... Until Jan 15, 14
- Double BalticMiles Points for stays of two nights and more that are booked at least 20 days in advance at participating World Hotels locations Worldwide.More... Until Feb 28, 14

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
- Double Elite Qualifying Miles when you fly between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles, Portland, San Diego, San Jose or Seattle. More... Register by Jun 15, 14 for travel Jun 9 and Aug 1, 14
- Double Mileage Plan Miles for stays at all participating Coast Hotels in the U.S. and Canada. More... Dec 15 - Jan 31, 14

Alitalia MilleMiglia
- 50% Bonus MilleMiglia Miles when you book a hotel via venere. More... Book by Dec 18, 13

SAS Scandinavian EuroBonus
- Double EuroBonus Points for stays at the Sheraton Stockholm Hotel. More... Until Jan 31, 14

Southwest Rapid Rewards (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Save up to 25% when you buy or gift Southwest Rapid Rewards points online. More... Until Dec 22, 13

WestJet Christmas Miracle: real-time giving (Must see video)

If you have been anywhere near any social media over the past two days then chances are you have seen this great WestJet video. Reminds me of Aeroplan's Bentley promotion done a few months ago where everyone on an Air Canada flight received a new piece of luggage but this one gets even more personal and exciting as Santa grants these WestJet guests with the presents they want for Christmas! Kudos to WestJet. Great Work!



Oh and there are a few behind the scenes videos of the making of the above!
Santa Bloopers


Here's Richard B from WestJet obviously still sporting his Movember 'stache!

Dec 10 Update: B.C. bans loyalty incentives on prescriptions and Executive Hotels bonuses for December

Tuesdays tend to be a relatively quiet day in the loyalty world, especially in December but we do have one big piece of news for you in regards to earning points and miles on prescriptions in B.C.:

News, Tips & Tricks
Randy M, a loyal Rewards Canada reader for years has been keeping me abreast of the recent ban of awarding loyalty points and miles on prescriptions in British Columbia. The ban took effect on December 2nd and has already spurred a lawsuit by Canada Safeway and Thrifty Foods against the action taken by the B.C. Government. I know Alberta was looking into this but shelved the idea due to a real lack of data showing that prescriptions were only filled for points when they weren't actually needed. I can only recall one such time where this may have been the case and that was when Rexall offered 15,000 Aeroplan Miles for transferring and filling your first prescription with them on a single Saturday. Say what? A short haul flight for as low as a dispensing fee? Yes that happened but it hasn't happened again as Rexall was overwhelmed by the response. This is an extreme case however and is probably the reason behind some of these actions as I'm sure many other pharmacies saw a bunch of prescriptions being transferred out that day! However on a day to day basis the typical rewards offered usually aren't enough for people to transfer prescriptions back and forth. Most pick one location (with or without rewards and stick with it) I know personally I haven't moved my prescriptions around to take advantage of incentives and go to my pharmacy as a matter of convenience.  As a disclaimer that is a Sobey's Pharmacy so I do earn Aeroplan Miles with them. 

Randy has forwarded me a few articles and some of his research as this affects him greatly. He stands to lose about 1,200 Air Miles Rewards Miles a year with the ban, being a pensioner he relied on those miles to fly his kids out to visit him. He has even been quoted in a recent article about the ban (see here). Rewards Canada will provided a more detailed post about this in the near future as I reach out to different parties to provide feedback. In the meantime I'd love to hear from all of our readers what their thoughts are of this ban in B.C. and how it might affect the loyalty industry as a whole across Canada. Feel free to leave your thoughts below.

Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- 5x Aeroplan Miles when you purchase sound equipment from Bose stores in Canada. More... Until Dec 31, 13

Executive Hotels Executive Rewards
- Earn up Triple Executive Rewards Points for stays select Executive Hotel locations in Canada and the U.S. More... Until Dec 31, 13

Germanwings Boomerang Club (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Earn up to 1,500 Boomerang Miles and 33EUR Germanwings Voucher when you book an Airbus A320 Flight Simulator session at any one of Flightdecksystems locations in Europe. More... Until Dec 31, 13

Oman Air Sindbad (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Sindbad Miles on all eligible stays at Golden Tulip locations Worldwide. More... Dec 1 - Feb 28, 14
- Triple Sindbad Miles when staying at least three consecutive nights or Double Miles for two consecutive nights at any Shangri-La Hotel and Resorts, Traders Hotel or Kerry Hotel at the Best Available Rate. More... Dec 1 - Feb 28, 14
Oman Air Sindbad
- Double Sindbad Miles for Avis rentals of 3+ days in UAE, Kuwait, KSA, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland & UK. More... Until Jan 31, 14
- 25% Bonus Sindbad Miles at Joyalukkas outlets in Oman, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and United Kingdom. More... Until Dec 31, 13

S7 Airlines Priority (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Priority Miles for stays at the Marco Polo Hotel St Petersburg. More... Dec 29 - Jan 3, 14

PointsHound: Double-Up Hotels expanded and increased first time booking bonus of 1,000 Miles/Points

We got an email late last night from the team at PointsHound letting us know that they expanded the Double-Up program to include eligible rates from hotel brands participating in the Club Carlson and Wyndham Rewards frequent guest programs. This amounts to another 5,000 Double-Up rates at hotels in U.S. destinations.

What is Double-Up?
Double-Up refers to a specific rate type that gives members of major hotel loyalty programs the opportunity to earn frequent guest points, status credit and elite benefits in addition to the frequent flyer miles awarded by PointsHound.

Essentially with Double-Up rates you get the best of both worlds on your hotel bookings!

As a show of their appreciation of Rewards Canada's support of PointsHound since their inception the first time booking bonus for new members has been increased to 1,000 miles for those who join via our referral link. The normal bonus is 250 miles for referrals via most referrers save for a few other bloggers who have also been extended this increased referral bonus offer from PointsHound.  To get the 1,000 Bonus Miles/Points simply make your first booking before the end of the year after you signed up via our referral link.

Dec 7 Update: US Airways and American officialy merged and US to join oneworld on Mar 31, AC to launch YYZ-Tokyo Haneda 787 service

Welcome to another week of loyalty news, views, bonuses and more here on Rewards Canada! One more full week after this then we'll be shutting down for the Christmas break.

News, Tips & Tricks
US Airways and American Airlines officially merged today. US Airways will join the oneworld alliance on Mar 31, 2014. In terms of their frequent flyer programs here is an excerpt from today's press release:

During the transition period as they work towards their full integration, American and US Airways will maintain their current loyalty programmes.   

US Airways underlined today that all its Dividend Miles cardholders will maintain all miles earned and their tier status.  Dividend Miles Preferred members will be sent new membership cards with the oneworld logo, for use from 31 March.

Dividend Miles Chairman cardholders will have the top Emerald status in the oneworld programme.  Dividend Miles Platinum and Gold will be equivalent to oneworld Sapphire and Dividend Miles Silver will be oneworld Ruby.

From 31 March, Dividend Miles Chairman, Platinum and Gold members will be able to access some 600 airport lounges worldwide offered by oneworld member airlines when they fly with one of the alliance's carriers.  As oneworld Emeralds, Dividend Miles Chairman cardholders will be able to use First Class lounges, where available – and receive an additional baggage allowance and access fast tracks through departure security at select airports.

All Dividend Miles members will be able to earn mileage and status points when flying on any oneworld member airline from 31 March, but the ability to redeem mileage rewards for flights on other  oneworld airlines may be phased in shortly afterwards.  

Air Canada has announced another 787 route launch for 2014, Toronto to Tokyo Haneda. the new daily service will start on July 1st. Tickets go on sale tomorrow. Flight schedule per Airlineroute.net:
AC005 YYZ1300 – 1455+1HND 788 D
AC006 HND1740 – 1640YYZ 788 D

The latest Miles & More Mileage Bargains are out. These are Miles & More's discounted reward tickets that are similar to Air France KLM's Flying Blue promo awards. These ones are good for booking by Dec 31 for travel until Jan 16, 14. There are 143 options out of Canada with many European cities available in Business Class for only 55,000 Miles & More miles instead of the regular 105,000 miles. Full details

We have added yet another program to Rewards Canada's bonus offer section: Enterprise Plus, the loyalty program for Enterprise Rent-A-Car. They have a promo on now for Double Points but also has an element from Air Canada's Earn Your Wings and IHG's Big Win promos where you earn badges for additional points and some seem relatively easy to earn (ie sharing on Social Media. For complete details see the link in the bonus offers section below.

Bonus Offers
American AAdvantage
- Earn up to 3,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles when you shop online via the AAdvantage eShopping portal. More... Full details Until Dec 22, 13

Enterprise Plus
- Double Plus Points (+many more points for collecting badges) on qualifying rentals at participating locations in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. More... Until Mar 31, 14

Gulf Air FalconFlyer (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double FalconFlyer Miles when you fly on Gulf Air between Bahrain and Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai, Thiruvananthapuram, or Mashad. More... Until Feb 15, 14

Hilton HHonors
- Earn up to 100,000 Bonus HHonors Points when you stay at multiple Hilton brands Worldwide. More... Unitl May 31, 14 Targeted Offer - May not work for everyone
- Triple HHonors Points when you rent any size car at any participating Alamo location in the United States or Canada and save up to 25%. More... Until Jun 30, 14
- Triple HHonors Points when you rent any size car at any participating Alamo location in the United States or Canada and save up to 25%. More... Until Jun 30, 14

Iberia Plus
- Earn up to 15,000 Bonus Avios simply for collecting Avios with Iberia Plus partners. More... Until Jan 31, 14

TD Aeroplan Visa Card details revealed? (Rumour Only at this time!)

The first hints of the new TD Aeroplan Visa's are out on the Aeroplan website but there are very little details about it. When I started writing this post I had not seen that the details of the cards that seemed to have been leaked on Redflagdeals.com. I am awaiting confirmation back from Aeroplan whether the details on RFD are correct.

Here is the gist of my post before coming across the RFD thread:

Essentially the interim TD Card will offer the same 1.5x Aeroplan Miles bonus multiplier as the current the CIBC Aerogold cards for Gas, Grocery and Drug Store purchases. As well it is limited to $80,000 per year for those categories. We had a meeting with Aeroplan a few weeks and believe this may not be the actual offering from the card once it is officially launched. Why is this? The cards that are being issued as of January 1st will have TD branding but will still be managed by CIBC (which means the statement will actually read CIBC even though the card will have a TD logo) and this will be the case until CIBC and TD determine which cardholders move to each respective bank.

The card will also offer special benefits from Air Canada including priority check-in, boarding and access to the Maple Leaf Lounge with Aeroplan flight rewards (these kick in on January 16 and appear that they will also available on the CIBC cards)

They will also have Enhanced insurance coverage with a full suite of comprehensive travel, purchase protection and auto rental insurances all of which will be detailed on January 1st.

Now back to the start of my post and the supposed details of the cards as pulled from the thread on RFD:

TD Aeroplan Visa Platinum
Enrolment Bonus: 10,000 miles
Miles Earned: 1 Aeroplan Mile/$1.50
Bonus #1: 1 mile/$1 on gas, grocery and drugstore purchases
Bonus #2: Aeroplan Card and TD Visa can be used together at Aeroplan partner locations
Insurance: Delayed/Lost Baggage, Flight Delay, Collision Loss and Damage Insurance, Common Carrier, Purchase Security & Extended Warranty, Emergency Travel Assistance
Annual Fee: $89 Primary User, $35 Authorized User
Income Requirement: None
Interest Rate: 19.99%
Minimum Credit Limit: $1,500
Exclusive Privileges: None
Air Canada Benefits: None

TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite
Enrolment Bonus: 15,000 miles
Miles Earned: 1 Aeroplan Mile/$1.00
Bonus #1: 1.5 mile/$1 on gas, grocery and drugstore purchases
Bonus #2: Aeroplan Card and TD Visa can be used together at Aeroplan partner locations
Insurance: 15 Day Travel & Medical Insurance, Trip Cancel/Trip Interrupt, Delayed/Lost Baggage, Flight Delay, Collision Loss and Damage Insurance, Common Carrier (incl. Auto Rental), Purchase Security & Extended Warranty, Emergency Travel Assistance
Annual Fee: $120 Primary User, $50 Authorized User
Income Requirement: $60,000 or $100,000 household
Interest Rate: 19.99%
Minimum Credit Limit: $5,000
Exclusive Privileges: Concierge
Air Canada Benefits: When travelling on Reward flights: One annual one-time use Maple Leaf Lounge access pass, First checked bag free, Priority check-in, Priority boarding

TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege
Enrolment Bonus: 25,000 miles
Miles Earned: 1.25 Aeroplan Mile/$1.00
Bonus #1: 1.5 mile/$1 on gas, grocery and drugstore, and Air Canada purchases
Bonus #2: Aeroplan Card and TD Visa can be used together at Aeroplan partner locations
Insurance: 22 Day Travel & Medical Insurance, Trip Cancel/Trip Interrupt, Delayed/Lost Baggage, Flight Delay, Collision Loss and Damage Insurance, Common Carrier (incl. Auto Rental) - (expanded vs. Infinite coverage), Purchase Security & Extended Warranty (expanded vs. Infinite Coverage), Emergency Travel Assistance
Annual Fee: $399 Primary User, $99 Authorized User
Income Requirement: $200,000 household
Interest Rate: 19.99%
Minimum Credit Limit: $10,000
Exclusive Privileges: Privilege Concierge, Global Lounge Service, Security VIP Fast Lane (Selected Airports), Golf Program, Sports packages (Olympics; FIFA), Music, food and wine experiences
Air Canada Benefits: First checked bag free on Air Canada flights, Priority check-in on Air Canada flights, Priority boarding on Air Canada flights, Four annual one-time use Maple Leaf Lounge
access passes (when travelling on Reward flights), 50% discount on companion tickets for eligible Executive Class fares on Air Canada Flights available once per calendar year

If these details are correct then the cards aren't living up to the hype that seems to have been surrounding the new TD cards. The Platinum version is a slightly better card than the current CIBC AeroClassic card with more insurance and higher mileage earning but also with a higher annual fee. The Infinite is essentially the same as the CIBC Aerogold Visa Infinite Card except for the Air Canada benefits when traveling on an Aeroplan award ticket (based on the Aeroplan wesbite wording the CIBC Aerogold Visa Infinite will also offer this but we'll have to confirm this) and then there is theTD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege with more base mileage earning at 1.25 miles and a host of decent Air Canada benefits as seen above. However a minimum household income of $200,000 seems high and the annual fee is pretty high as well for the benefits. Honestly the American Express AeroplanPlus Platinum card is a better bet even with an even higher annual fee and you only need a household personal income of $40,000.

Of course until these details are either confirmed or refuted by Aeroplan and/or TD I can only stress that these details are strictly a rumour at this time! Please don't make any credit card decisions yet based on this post!

Finally I'd love to hear your thoughts on these "potential" cards from TD!

Mon 12:47pm MST UPDATE: Here is the response from my contact at Aeroplan neither confirming nor denying the details:

"We look forward to sharing details once the deal is officially closed, and, when the TD product is available as of January 1, 2014."

Come to think of it, perhaps this potential leak of information was done on purpose to see the reaction from people and it gives them time to further tweek the cards based on "once the deal is officially closed" statement from Aeroplan? That's just me thinking out loud.....

Rocketmiles: 2,014 Bonus Miles/Points on News Year Eve stays

Rocketmiles wants to give you a holiday bonus for your New Years Eve stays if you that stay includes an overnight on December 31.

The promotion awards 2,014 Bonus Miles or Points  in the program of your choice that is partnered with Rocketmiles for stays that are booked by December 28. You must book your stay via the special promotion page at www.rocketmiles.com/NYE-2014  but if you are not a member of Rocketmiles yet you can join via our referral link to earn 1,000 more miles on your first booking and we'll get a referral credit of the same amount. So if this will be your first time using Rocketmiles you should be able to get 3,014 bonus miles over and above what they award for the stay itself.

Dec 6 Update: Further Air Canada Altitude Changes, Choice Hotels Systemwide Bonus, IHG Rewards Club Europe Bonuses

Final update of the week!

News, Tips & Tricks
Yesterday on FlyerTalk a representative from Air Canada revealed a few more changes to the 2014 Altitude program. We'd loved to hear what are your thoughts are on this latest news!

• eUpgrade Add-ons and other changes to eUpgrade eligibility Earlier this year, we announced some important changes coming to eUpgrades beginning March 1, 2014. These included the introduction of eUpgrade Add-ons, a supplementary payment in addition to the required number of eUpgrade Credits, which will apply for certain Altitude members when upgrading from eligible Flex fares on longhaul international flights. Additionally, we also announced some changes to the way you can request upgrades for companions. You can find more details about these changes here.
  
  
• Montreal Domestic Maple Leaf Lounge access for Prestige 25K members Last year, this benefit was offered on a promotional basis, and this year it will be introduced as a Core Privilege. Effective immediately, when travelling on a Air Canada Express flight from Montreal to Toronto City Airport, Prestige 25K members can visit the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge located in the domestic departure zone of Montreal Trudeau Airport.
  
  
• Changes to Maple Leaf Lounge One-Time Guest Passes In response to member feedback, and in order to provide a more exclusive atmosphere in our international lounges, the Maple Leaf Lounge One-Time Guest Passes which Altitude members can choose as a Select Privilege will be changing. Beginning this year, Guest Passes will only offer access to Maple Leaf Lounges located in the domestic and transborder zones of Canadian airports, as well as those in Los Angeles and New York (LaGuardia). Other conditions will remain the same. As in previous years, Altitude members will continue to have the option to choose other Select Privileges which will offer access to all of our Maple Leaf Lounges Worldwide.

Otherwise, the Core Privileges and Select Privileges that you’ve come to enjoy will remain the same for the 2014 benefit year. You can find all of the latest details at altitude.aircanada.com.


Bonus Offers
Choice Hotels Privileges
- Earn 3,000 Bonus Privileges Points after every two qualifying stays at any Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Cambria Suites, Ascend Hotel Collection, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay, Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn hotel in the Choice Privileges program.  More... Valid for Residents of the U.S. and Canada only Dec 12, 13 - Feb 19, 14

Iberia Plus
- 300 Bonus Avios for every two night stays at all AC Hotels by Marriott in Spain, Italy and Portugal. And also get 100 Avios for registering at Marriott Rewards® when you complete your first stay More... Until Feb 28, 14
- Triple Avios for stays of 2 or more nights Monday-Friday at NH Hotels in Madrid, Vienna and the main cities in Germany. More... Until Jan 15, 14
- Double Avios for stays of 2 or more nights Monday-friday at participating NH Hotels in the U.S., Europe and South America. More...Until Jan 15, 14

IHG Rewards Club
- Earn up to 5,000 Bonus IHG Rewards Club points for stays at individual IHG locations across Europe. More... Until Mar, 14

Le Club Accorhotels
- 400 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays of 2 or more nights at participating Pullman Hotels in Europe. More... Book by Dec 31 for stays until Jan 31, 14
- Double Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays of 3 or 4 nights at participating at Sofitel, MGallery, Novotel, Mercure and Ibis hotels in Budapest. More... Until Apr 6, 14
- Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays on the Novotel Winter Offer 2013 Direct at participating Novotel hotels in the U.K .More... Book by Feb 27 for stays until Mar 16, 14
- 575 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays on the Mercure Winter Offer 2013 Direct at participating Mercure hotels in the U.K. More... Book by Feb 27 for stays until Mar 16, 14

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- Double KrisFlyer Miles and a 20% discount on the Best Available Rate at any participating Fairmont hotel in Asia. More... Until Jan 31, 14
- Double KrisFlyer Miles and complimentary return airport transfers when you stay for at least three consecutive nights at Hard Rock Hotel Bali. More... Until Jan 31, 14
- Earn Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay at any participating IHG hotel in Australasia, Southeast & Southwest Asia, Japan & Korea, and the Middle East & Africa. More...Until Jan 31, 14
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you book and stay on a qualifying room rate in a Club room or above at the newly-opened Langham Place, Guangzhou, or any other participating Langham hotel. More... Until Jan 31, 14
- Earn up to Triple KrisFlyer Miles when you stay on the Best Available or Bed&Breakfast rate at any participating Mandarin Oriental hotel Worldwide. More... Until Jan 31, 14
- Earn up to Triple KrisFlyer Miles when you stay at a qualifying rate at any participating Millennium & Copthorne Hotel Worldwide. Earn double miles for 3-4 nights, triple miles for 5+ nights. More... Until Jan 31, 14
- Double KrisFlyer Miles for stays of 2 or more consecutive nights at participating Preferred Hotel Group properties Worldwide. More... Until Jan 31, 14
- Triple KrisFlyer Miles when staying at least three consecutive nights or Double Miles for two consecutive nights at any Shangri-La Hotel and Resorts, Traders Hotel or Kerry Hotel at the Best Available Rate. More... Until Feb 28, 14
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you rent for at least three consecutive days on the best available pay-at-pick-up rates with Europcar in Germany, Malaysia, Singapore, or the United Kingdom (UK). More... Until Jan 31, 14

Dec 5 Update: Club Carlson Sign Up Bonus, Get a $75 Prepaid Amex Card for Vancouver Stays, Alaska Airlines bonus on Kelowna flights

Here is the Thursday rewards roundup for you:

News, Tips & Tricks
As a follow up to yesterday's post about Air Canada's 787 Dreamliners, AirlineRoute.net provides the initial routes that the first 787s will fly:

eff 01MAY14 Toronto – London Heathrow 12 weekly (until 29JUN14 from YYZ, until 30JUN14 from LHR)
AC856 YYZ1830 – 0625+1LHR 788 x12
AC848 YYZ2040 – 0835+1LHR 788 D
AC869 LHR0830 – 1115YYZ 788 x23
AC857 LHR1205 – 1450YYZ 788 D

eff 01MAY14 Toronto – Zurich 6 weekly (until 29JUN14 from YYZ, until 30JUN14 form ZRH)
AC878 YYZ1805 – 0750+1ZRH 788 x3
AC879 ZRH1000 – 1250YYZ 788 x4

eff 01JUL14 Toronto – Tel Aviv 1 daily
AC084 YYZ1830 – 1205+1TLV 788 D
AC085 TLV1355 – 1850YYZ 788 D

Effective May 1, 2014, Malaysia Airlines will no longer be a Delta SkyMiles partner and SkyMiles members will not be able to earn miles for Malaysia Airlines flights through the SkyMiles program. Full details

If you are not a member of Club Carlson, the frequent guest program for Carlson Rezidor Hotels (Radisson, Country Inns etc) you can earn 4,500 bonus points if you join by December 10th and complete a stay in the next 30 days. Full details

Travel Deals
Receive a a $75 Prepaid American Express card when you make a Vancouver hotel booking via beVancouver: Full details here.

Through a partnership with American Express, beVancouver is pleased to offer a $75pre paid gift card for any booking made through December 31st 2013, for a stay by February 28th 2014. This promotion is offered at all our properties and gift cards can be used to cover all hotel costs, such as room rates, on-site restaurants, and room service, or at surrounding restaurants and shops. This booking is cancellable and you will receive your $75 American Express pre paid gift card at check in from the hotel. All standard terms and conditions apply.

Bonus Offers
Alaska Airlines MileagePlan
- 5,000 Bonus Mileage Plan Miles when you fly 2 round trips to any of the following Alaska Airlines ski destinations Kelowna, Mammoth Lakes, Redmond/Bend, Reno, Salt Lake City, Steamboat Springs/Hayden, Sun Valley/Hailey, or Wenatchee More... Dec 15 - Mar 31, 14

American AAdvantage
- Earn up to 15,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles for round-trip travel on American between New York (JFK) and Los Angeles. More... Jan 7 - Mar 31, 14

British Airways Executive Club (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 600 Bonus Avios on hotel with parking bookings made via Holiday Extras. More... Book by Dec 21, 13

Eva Air Infinity MileageLands
- 400 Bonus Infinity MileageLands miles on all car rentals booked via rentalscars.com. More... Until Feb 28, 14

Garuda Frequent Flyer (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double GFF Miles on all Garuda Indonesia flights Worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 13

Southwest Rapid Rewards (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Earn 500 Rapid Rewards points on every southwestgiftcard® purchase of $200 or more More... Until Dec 9, 13

US Airways Dividend Miles
- Double Dividend Miles on weekend rentals of 2 or more days, or rentals of 5 or more days, at a participating airport or off airport location in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada or Mexico. More... Until Feb 28, 14