CIBC Aventura Limited Time Flight Redemption Offers - Florida & California from Canada starting at 11,500 points

A little while ago we featured the CIBC Aventura offer for flying on Porter Airlines and now the proprietary reward program from CIBC has teamed up with WestJet to offer some great redemption offers on flights to Florida, California and between Toronto & Vancouver. Some of these offers are greater than a 50% discount on their regular redemption rates.    Here's to one or more of our readers being able to take advantage of these offers! If you do please let us know.

Destinations (roundtrip airfare)
San Francisco from Calgary and Vancouver ONLY 11,500 Aventura Points Santa Ana from Vancouver ONLY 13,000 Aventura Points Los Angeles from Vancouver and Calgary ONLY 13,000 Aventura Points Phoenix from Vancouver and Calgary ONLY 14,000 Aventura Points San Diego from Calgary ONLY 14,000 Aventura Points San Francisco from Edmonton ONLY 15,000 Aventura Points San Francisco from Regina ONLY 16,500 Aventura Points Santa Ana from Edmonton and Calgary ONLY 16,500 Aventura Points San Francisco from Winnipeg ONLY 18,500 Aventura Points San Diego from Vancouver ONLY 19,500 Aventura Points San Diego from Saskatoon ONLY 19,500 Aventura Points Prices exclude taxes
Myrtle Beach from Toronto	ONLY 11,500 Aventura Points
Orlando from Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa	ONLY 12,500 Aventura Points
Orlando from Quebec City	ONLY 13,000 Aventura Points
Fort Myers from Toronto and Ottawa	ONLY 14,000 Aventura Points
Myrtle Beach from Montreal and Ottawa	ONLY 15,000 Aventura Points
Myrtle Beach from Quebec City	ONLY 16,000 Aventura Points
Fort Myers from Montreal	ONLY 17,500 Aventura Points
Myrtle Beach from Moncton and Halifax	ONLY 21,500 Aventura Points
Vancouver from Toronto	ONLY 22,000 Aventura Points

This offer is subject to availability and excludes taxes. Flight bookings must be made between April 1 and May 31, 2014 and for travel starting May 1 and completed by July 15, 2014.

Find all the relevant details on the CIBCRewards.com

Apr 3 Update: Air Canada matching US Airways Preferred Elite Status, up to 4x Miles & More Miles for Hilton stays, Canalta again!

Here is your Thursday update, the biggest deal is the Air Canada status match for US Airways elites!

News, Tips & Tricks

Earlier today we launched an exclusive offer with Canalta Hotels where members of their Rewards program (free to join) can earn double points for stays at select hotels in Alberta & Saskatchewan. Find out more here.  Watch for more exclusive offers in the future if this one doesn't work for you!

If you follow us on Twitter you would have seen this yesterday but for those who don't we want to let you know that Air Canada is offering an elite status match for US Airways Preferred Elite Status members. If you have status with US Airways this is your chance to gain Air Canada status with only one flight on AC! See the link below in the bonus offers section.

WestJet has expanded their codeshare agreement with Delta for Delta flights in the U.S.. (Source:
Airlineroute.net)

Over on the FFB blog we detail a limited time Etihad Guest bonus for flying in their premium classes. Details are here.
 


Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air Canada Altitude Elite Status for US Airways Dividend Miles Preferred Elite Status members who complete one Air Canada, Air Canada Express or Air Canada rouge flight. More... Register by Apr 30 and complete travel by May 15, 14

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
- Double Mileage Plan Miles when you fly between Seattle and Baltimore/Washington or Albuquerque. More... Sep 2 - Oct 31, 14

Best Western Rewards
- Double Rewards Points for stays at the Best Western Hotel Waldegg, Luzern-Horw. More... Until May 31, 14

Canalta Hotels Canalta Rewards
- Earn Double Canalta Rewards Points with an exclusive Rewards Canada offer for stays at the the Canalta Jurassic Hotel Drumheller, Canalta Hotel Assiniboia, Canalta Hotel Tisdale or the Canalta Hotel - Melfort. More... Until Apr 30, 14

Miles & More
- Earn up to Quadruple Miles & More Miles when you register and stay within the Hilton Worldwide portfolio of brands. More... Until Jun 30, 14
- Double Miles & More Miles for stays at all Lindner hotels and resorts in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic. More... Until May 31, 14
- Earn up to Triple Miles & More Miles for stays at select Melia Hotels in Europe and the Middle East. More... Until May 31, 14
- Double Miles & More Miles for purchases at all participating HEINEMANN Duty Free Shops in Germany and Austria. More... Until May 31, 14

S7 Priority (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Priority Miles on all US Airways flights Worldwide flown in eligible fare classes. More... Until Jun 30, 14
- Double Priority Miles on all Sixt rentals of 3 or more days in Helsinki. More... Apr 26 - May 31, 14

Virgin Australia Velocity Rewards (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 1,000 Bonus Velocity Points per stay when you book the ‘Velocity 1000’ rate at selected Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, London, Mallorca, Rome, Istanbul, Frankfurt, Maldives, Shanghai, Kuwait and Baku. More... Until Sep 30, 14
- Double Velocity Points and a 15% discount off the Best Available Rate plus complimentary Wi-Fi at Langham Hotels in Auckland, Melbourne and Sydney when you book a stay between Sunday and Thursday. More... Until Jul 31, 14

Rewards Canada Exclusive: Double Canalta Rewards Points for stays at select Canalta Hotels in Alberta & Saskatchewan

 Rewards Canada is proud to announce that we have partnered with Canalta Hotel's Canalta Rewards for an exclusive promotion for our readers. This offer is more for the road warrior than the frequent flyer but if your travels do take you to these amazing small towns why not be doubly rewarded for your stays during the month of April! To earn points you must be a member of Canalta Rewards which you can join via this link


Earn Double Canalta Rewards Points with this exclusive Rewards Canada offer for stays at the following Canalta hotels:

 Canalta Jurassic Hotel - Drumheller, AB
Call 1-888-823-3466 and mention the "Rewards Canada" double points offer when you reserve your stay

 Canalta Hotel - Assiniboia, SK

Call 1-855-459-1010 and mention the "Rewards Canada" double points offer when you reserve your stay

 Canalta Hotel - Tisdale, SK
Call 1-877-771-6235 and mention the "Rewards Canada" double points offer when you reserve your stay

 Canalta Hotel - Melfort, SK

Call 1-855-680-4242 and mention the "Rewards Canada" double points offer when you reserve your stay

You will also find these offers listed on our new Canalta Rewards page

Apr 2 Update: Qantas' flight offers for US Airways and TAM joining oneworld, Rocketmiles Spring Bonus, Stash refer a friend bonus doubled

I was in meetings all day so all we have for you are some bonuses!

News, Tips & Tricks
No news is good news!


Bonus Offers
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Triple Asia Miles for stays at participating Anantara, Pan Pacific and PARKROYAL properties Worldwide, or the Kempinski Bangkok. More... Until Jun 30, 14
- Earn up to Triple Asia Miles for stays at participatingMandarin Oriental hotels Worldwide. More... Until Jun 30, 14
- Double Asia Miles when you stay at any Shangri-La hotel, Traders hotel or Kerry hotel in China. More... Until May 31, 14

China Southern Sky Pearl Club
- Double Sky Pearl Kilometers for stays of 2 or more nights at participating Langham’s properties in China. More... Until May 31, 14
- Double Sky Pearl Kilometers when you stay at any Shangri-La hotel, Traders hotel or Kerry hotel in China. More... Until May 31, 14

Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Double Frequent Flyer Points on all eligible TAM Airlines flights Worldwide. More... May 1 - 31, 14
- Double Frequent Flyer on all eligible US Airways flights Worldwide.  More... Until Jun 30, 14

Rocketmiles
- 3,000 Bonus Miles/Points when you make your first booking and check-out before 30 April 2014. More... Until Apr 30, 14

Stash Hotel Rewards
- 1,000 Bonus Stash Rewards Points for referring friends to the Stash Rewards program. Bonus points awarded on upon their first stay. Those referred will earn 1,000 bonus points when they enroll. More... Refer and join by Apr 15, 14

Apr 1 Update: Canadian North flight bonuses, Avianca will sell you LifeMiles Elite Status, more oneworld celebration promos

A status matches, a buy status offer and many bonuses round out Tuesday on Rewards Canada!

News, Tips & Tricks
As mentioned on the blog yesterday in the post detailing Canadian North's new Aurora Rewards we would bring you the details of the new bonus offers in the program and you'll find those listed below in the bonus offers section.

Avianca LifeMiles will now sell you status in the program. For US$1,200 you can buy Silver status while Gold runs US$2,200. Both statuses will run for 12 months from the date of purchase and hold the equivalent status in the Star Alliance (ie LifeMiles Silver = Star Alliance Silver). For more details or to buy status see here. To see what benefits each status level provides click here.

Do you hold status with the TAM Airlines Fidelidade program? If so you may be granted a status match with a Star Alliance partner since the airline has left Star to join oneworld and of course Star Alliance would prefer to have you flying with their carriers! Find all the details here.

Over on the FFB blog we have created a summary post for all the promotions surrounding the entry of US Airways and TAM into oneworld. Click on the following for full details:
Summary of promotions celebrating US Airways and TAM joining oneworld
 
Bonus Offers
airberlin topbonus
- Double topbonus Miles on all TAM flights Worldwide when flown in an eligible booking class. More... Register by Apr 30 for trave May 1 - 31, 14
- Double topbonus Miles on all US Airways flights Worldwide flown in eligible fare classes. More... Register by Apr 30 for travel until Jun 30, 14

American AAdvantage
- Double AAdvantage Miles on all eligible TAM Airlines flights Worldwide (includes codeshare flights booked as an American Airlines flight and operated by TAM Airlines)  More... May 1 - 31, 14
- Up to 26,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles when you buy AAdvantage Miles. More... Until Apr 30, 14

British Airways Executive Club
- Double Avios on all US Airways flights Worldwide flown in eligible fare classes. More... Until Jun 30, 14

Canadian North Aurora Rewards
- 50% Bonus Aurora Rewards points on Canadian North flights between Iqaluit and Ottawa. More... Until Jul 20, 14
- 250 Bonus Aurora Rewards points on Canadian North flights between Iqaluit and Halifax or St. John's. More... Jun 20 - Sep 5, 14
- 200 Bonus Aurora Rewards points when you join Canadian North Aurora Rewards. More... Until Jun 30, 14

China Airlines Dynasty Flyer
- 100 Bonus Dynasty Flyer Miles when you join China Airlines Dynasty Flyer via the China Airlines global website. More... Until Jun 30, 14

Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- Earn up to 30,000 Bonus QMiles for Qatar Airways flights between Doha and Miami. More... Jun 10  - Sep 15, 14
- Double QMiles on all TAM flights Worldwide when flown in an eligible booking class. More... May 1 - 31, 14
- Double QMiles on all US Airways flights when flown in an eligible booking class. More... Until Jun 30, 14
- Earn 5,000 Bonus QMiles when you complete your first booking through Rocketmiles More... Book by May 31  for stays until Dec 31 14 Valid for Privilege Club Silver, Gold and Platinum Elite Members only
- Earn 3,000 Bonus QMiles when you complete your first booking through Rocketmiles. More... Book by May 31  for stays until Dec 31 14

Starwood Preferred Guest
- Earn up to Triple Starpoints for stays at the Sheraton North Houston at George Bush Intercontinental Hotel. More... Until Sep 1, 14

Rocketmiles: Earn 10,000 Bonus Miles/Points with Rocketmiles new Private Collection Hotels

Today only if you book anyone of Rocketmiles Private Collections Hotels you can earn up to 10,000 bonus miles or points in the Rocketmiles partner program of your choice. Bookings must be made at www.rocketmiles.com/private-collection

HA! Happy April Fools Everyone!

Now that we may or may not have fooled you, Rocketmiles is generous enough to actually award you 500 bonus/miles in the Rocketmiles partner program of your choice for stays that are booked via the special promotion page at www.rocketmiles.com/private-collection The bonus can only be earned once per member. If you are not a member yet you can join via our referral link (however the 500 bonus Miles will nix the 1,000 miles you would get via our referral so if you have not booked via Rocketmiles yet use the referral link, if you have use the private collection link!)

Restrictions
To be eligible, the hotel reservation must be booked using this promotional link (www.rocketmiles.com/private-collection) by 11:59PM CT on 1 April 2014. Limit one per person. Limit one per stay. Promotional offer can not be applied to existing bookings or retroactively applied to bookings not made using the link above. Rocketmiles wants to clarify that this is only an April Fools joke and these properties are not actually available for booking through our site. However, if you do find a way to book similar properties on another site, we’d love to hear about it. This promotional offer can not be combined with any other bonuses or offers, as it does not exist. including sign-up bonuses. Rocketmiles reserves the right to retract a bonus at any time if it detects fraud, stacking of bonuses, technical errors, cancel/rebooking activity (defined by identical search criteria), or any other deceptive behavior attempted to circumvent the limits expressed above. See www.rocketmiles.com/terms for full terms, or call 1-855-355-7625 with questions of eligibility.

Can't make use of this promotion? Be sure to visit our Rocketmiles Bonus pages for dozens of other flight, hotel, car rental and other bonuses!

Canadian North launches their own Frequent Flyer Program: Aurora Rewards

Canadian North announced today the launch of their own Frequent Flyer Program (FFP) called Aurora Rewards. Right off the bat one key piece of information sticks out, Aeroplan members will still earn Aeroplan Miles on Canadian North flights in addition to Aurora Rewards points! This is the only airline in Canada that will reward you miles/points in two FFPs on one single flight.

Here are the highlights of the new Aurora Rewards program

Earning Points
You will earn anywhere between 25% and 125% of the actual flights miles when you fly on Canadian North. Points earned are dependent on the fare class:

On flights under 500 actual flight miles your points will be based upon a 500 mile flight (just like the example above).

And as we mentioned above Aeroplan members will earn miles/points in both programs. In order to collect your Aeroplan Miles, you must be enrolled in the Aurora Rewards Program and include your Aeroplan® number on your profile.

Elite Status
The program even includes Elite Status levels called Aurora Concierge. The three elite levels are Silver, Gold and Diamond. To achieve Aurora Concierge status you must meet the following requirements:

and the benefits associated with each level

Using your Aurora Rewards points
Pretty simple redemption structure:
12,000 pointgs for a return Short Haul and 20,000 points for a return Long Haul. A Short Haul is a flight up to 625 miles, or:

• Within the Kitikmeot and to/from Yellowknife
• Within the Qikiqtani and to/from Iqaluit
• Rankin Inlet – Iqaluit/Yellowknife

Points can also be used for merchandise rewards:

Finally to celebrate the launch of the program you'll 200 points just for signing up and be entered for a chance to win 100,000 points (plus get additional entries for every Canadian North flight)

There are also some flight bonuses that we will detail on Rewards Canada tomorrow as we officially launch an Aurora Rewards bonus offers page on the main site!

For complete details on Canada's newest Frequent Flyer Program visit aurorarewards.com

Let us know what you think of the new program! Are you going to join? Do you think you'll be able to benefit from it? Just comment below!

Mar 31 Update: Promos for US Airways & TAM joining oneworld, Delta & Alaska remove elite benefits on each others flights and more!

You take a few days off and what happens? Tons of news, lots of bonuses surrounding the entry of US Airways and TAM into oneworld and more!

News, Tips & Tricks
Today is the last day to register for Marriott's MegaBonus promotion and Hyatt's Endless Possibilities promotion.

Aeroplan partner Bearskin Airlines will be nixing their Ottawa - Kitchener/Waterloo service as of tomorrow. (Source: Airlineroute.net)

Delta Airlines is removing several benefits for Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Elite members namely free checked bags are being removed for all levels plus priority check in and baggage handling along with several other benefits. See it all on Delta's site. Meanwhile Lucky over at One Mile Time also notes that Alaska Airlines has removed priority check in and free checked bags for Delta Medallion members. It looks like the fight for Seattle isn't close to ending just yet.

A few months ago we mentioned that Air Canada was going to be using the 787 between Toronto and London, well it looks like that planned service has be canned while the service to Zurich has been delayed. (Source: Airlineroute.net)

A bunch of Air Canada's routes to the U.S. are being transferred over to Air Canada Rouge service which means no more Executive Class on those flights, only economy and premium economy. (Source: Airlineroute.net)

eff 29MAR14 Toronto – San Diego 1 daily
eff 28APR14 Calgary – Las Vegas 1 daily
eff 28APR14 Vancouver – Las Vegas 1 daily
eff 01MAY14 Calgary – Los Angeles 2 daily (A319 replaces E190)
eff 01MAY14 Vancouver – Los Angeles 4 daily (A319 replaces E190/A320)
eff 04MAY14 Toronto – Phoenix 1 daily (A319 replaces A320)
eff 16MAY14 Vancouver – Anchorage 1 daily (Seasonal)
eff 01JUL14 Vancouver – San Francisco 4 daily (A319 replaces E190)
eff 17DEC14 Calgary – Phoenix 1 daily
eff 17 DEC14 Vancouver – Phoenix NEW 1 daily service

A few weeks ago we let you know about some issues one reader of ours was having with his new TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege Card and we are happy to report he is reasonably pleased with the outcome:

In the bonus offers section check out the Discounted Saver Award offer from United to fly to Japan from Canada. This is a really good deal if you can take advantage of it and go to Japan in April. You will however incur some booking fees if you are traveling soon because of their 21 day window rule. In reality only travel in the last week of April or being a United Elite member will help you avoid those fees.



Bonus Offers
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Double Asia Miles on all US Airways flights Worldwide flown in eligible fare classes. More... Until Jun 30, 14

Delta SkyMiles
- Double SkyMiles for SkyMiles Medallion members registered for Crossover Rewards for all eligible stays at any Sheraton hotel or resort in the United States or Canada. More... Apr 1 - 30, 14

Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
- Double Mileage Bank Miles on all TAM flights Worldwide when flown in an eligible booking class. More... May 1 - 31, 14
- Up to a 33% Mileage Bank Miles Discount for Mileage Bank Economy Class Award Tickets for travel on TAM. More... Apr 4 - Oct 3, 14
- Double Mileage Bank Miles on all US Airways flights Worldwide including American Airlines codeshares flown by US Airways. More... Until Jun 30, 14

United MileagePlus
- 25% MileagePlus Miles Discount on MileagePlus Economy Saver Awards for flights from the U.S. or Canada to Japan. More... Book by Apr 17 for travel Apr 1 - 30, 14

US Airways Dividend Miles
- Earn up to 25,000 Bonus Dividend Miles when you fly with oneworld partner airlines. Each partner airline will only count once, so the more partner airlines you fly, the more miles you earn. More... Until Jun 30, 14

Mar 26 Update: Canada's Top Travel Rewards Credit Card revealed, PointsHound bonus of stays of 3+ nights plus 8 other promos

Wednesday the 26th is the day for the release of our Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings!

News, Tips & Tricks
Big day here at Rewards Canada as we released our 2014 Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings! Earlier than usual we did this because of all the changes in the card industry in the last 8 months and to help Canadian's filter through the millions of dollars being spent on advertising by the card issuers! See the rankings here.

PointsHound has a new promotion where you can earn 1,000 bonus miles/points in the PointsHound partner of your choice for stays of 3+ nights when you utilize their new free concierge service. You can always find this offer and others from PointsHound on our newly launched PointsHound Bonus page on main RC site.

 


Bonus Offers
Aegean Miles&Bonus
- Double Miles&Bonus Miles for stays at select Aegean Miles&Bonus partner hotels in Greece. More... Apr 11 - 27, 2014

Air France KLM Flying Blue
- Save up to 50% with Promo Awards. Save 25% to 50% on the Award Miles usually required for an award ticket. Destinations vary by each promotional period. More... Book Apr1 - 30 for travel between Jun 1 & Jul 31, 14

airBaltic PINS (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 1,000 PINS for stays at Radisson Blu hotels in Paris and Rome. More... Until Apr 30, 14

Japan Airlines Mileage Bank (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 300 Bonus Mileage Bank Miles for JAL Family Club members on JAL international flights to and from Japan (includes code-share flights with JAL flight numbers) More... Apr 1 - Mar 15, 15 Restrictions JAL Family Club members living overseas who have already registered for this promotion [Members who registered for JAL Family Club in Japan prior to moving overseas]

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Loyalty Club
- Double M&C Loyalty Points for stays at participating Millennium & Copthore Hotels in New Zealand. More... Apr 1 - May 31, 14
- Double M&C Loyalty Points when you stay at the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago plus receive Two (2) Complimentary Welcome Drinks. More... Until May 10, 14

Miles & More
- 1,000 Bonus Miles & More Miles on any eligible shopping at Heinemann Tax Free Shops in Copenhagen. More... Until Dec 31, 14

PointsHound
- 1,000 Bonus Miles/Points in the PointsHound partner program of your choice for stays of 3+ nights when you try out PointsHound.com's FREE premium concierge service. More... Book by Apr 1, 14

United MileagePlus
- Quadruple MileagePlus Miles for Hertz rentals at participating locations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico. More... Until Jun 30, 14

Rewards Canada's 6th Annual Canada's Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings

Today on RewardsCanada.ca we posted our sixth annual picks for Canada's top travel rewards credit cards. We have combed over 80 different credit cards offering travel rewards for Canadians and of those there are a few that really stand out. While it is practically impossible to give this question a perfect one card answer, we can breakdown the market of Canadian Travel Rewards credit cards into five major categories that these cards fall into.

Visit rewardscanada.ca/topcc2014 for the complete details!

For the complete article, details on each card plus runners up in each category please visit the full Canada's Top Travel Rewards Credit Card for 2014 page on the Rewards Canada website.

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