Apr 16 Update: Up to a 25% discount on buying Starpoints, Double Avios between YVR & SEA, Iberia systemwide flight bonus

A little bit more action on Wednesday although most of today still revolves around bonuses.

News, Tips & Tricks
In the bonus offers section you'll find a discount on buying Starpoints from Starwood Preferred Guest. Even with the highest discount of 25% you are buying Starpoints around 2.6 cents apiece not including GST. Unless you have an award in mind that you need to off your account for (either SPG or to an airline via the SPG transfer) then this discount may not be worthwhile.

Also the bonus offer section are new flight bonuses from British Airways Executive Club that could be of interest to those of you in the Vancouver area. The offers include double Avios on Alaska flights between YVR and SEA plus Double Avios between Seattle and London, the latter is a great offer for those of you who cross the border to save money on flights!

Turkish Airlines will be expanding their codesharing on Air Canada flights to/from Montreal. (Source Airlineroute.net)

In case you missed it yesterday we had a post on how to earn 3,500 Aeroplan miles for free. Check it out here.


Travel Deals
Virgin Atlantic is offering a nice deal on the return of their Vancouver - London Heathrow service for a couple of weeks in May. Fares start at $495 one way, all fees and taxes included. Book by May 1st for departures between May 13, 2014 - May 26, 2014 at the lowest price. Full details and online booking



Bonus Offers
British Airways Executive Club
- Double Avios when you fly on British Airways bewteen London & Seattle. More... Until Jun 24, 14
- Double Avios when you fly Alaska Airline between Seattle and Anchorage, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver, or Portland. More... Until Jun 24, 14

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Double Asia Miles on all TAM flights Worldwide when flown in an eligible booking class. More... May 1 - 31, 14
- Earn up to Triple Asia Miles when you stay at participating Regal Hotels in Hong Kong and Mainland China. More... Until Jun 15, 14

Hainan / Hong Kong Airines Fortune Wings
- Double Fortune Wings Miles s when you stay at participating Regal Hotels in Hong Kong and Mainland China for 2 or more nights. More... Until Jun 30, 14

Iberia Plus
- Double Avios on all Iberia flights Worldwide. More... Book by Apr 21 for travel until Apr 30, 14

SAS EuroBonus
- Earn up to Quadruple EuroBonus Points on Hertz rentals of 7+ days in Europe, USA, Latin America, Canada, Asia, Australia, Middle East or Africa. More... Book by May 31 for rentals until Jun 7, 14

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- 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 Jul 31, 14
- 4,500 Bonus KrisFlyer Miles for stays of 2+ nights at a participating Leading Hotels of the World property. More... Until May 31, 14

Starwood Preferred Guest
- Receive up to a 25% Discount when you buy or gift Starpoints. More... Until May 31, 14

United MileagePlus
- 20% MileagePlus Miles Discount on MileagePlus Economy Saver Awards for flights from the U.S. or Canada to Mexico City. More... Book by Apr 29 for travel May 1 - 31, 14

Apr 15 Update: All bonuses - 25 of them today!

Tuesday turns out to be all about the bonuses!

News, Tips & Tricks
Nothing to report today!


Bonus Offers
AeroMexico Club Premier
- Triple Club Premier Kilometers for stays at participating Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Jun 30, 14
- 1,000 Club Premier Kilometers for stays at Hotels Lucerna in Mexicali, Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, Hermosillo, and Culiacan. More... Until Jun 30, 14
- Triple Club Premier Kilometers on Sixt rentals of 5 or more days Worldwide. More... Until May 31, 14

Air Canada Aeroplan
- Earn up to 1,500 Aeroplan miles when you become a Costco Member. More... Until Aug 31, 14
- Earn up to 75,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles with the purchase or lease of a new Volvo and earn more throughout its lifecycle. More... Until Aug 31, 14

airberlin topbonus
- 250 topbonus Miles For every Sunny Cars review published on the Internet. Up to a maximum of 10 reviews. More... Until May 31, 14

American AAdvantage
- Double AAdvantage miles for qualifying First Class, Business Class and select Economy Class fares purchased between Chicago or Los Angeles and Tokyo Narita. More... Until May 31, 14'
- Earn Double AAdvantage miles when you fly on Japan Airlines between New York and Tokyo Narita on qualifying Business Class or select Economy Class fares. More... Until May 31, 14

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Earn up to Triple Asia Miles when you stay at properties within the Hilton HHonors™ portfolio Worldwide. More...  Apr 15 - Jul 15, 14

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- Triple KrisFlyer miles when you stay at participating Ascott serviced residences in Asia. More... Until May 31, 14
- Double KrisFlyer Miles and enjoy a complimentary breakfast when you stay at Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Maldives, London, Frankfurt, Mallorca and Baku. More... Until May 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 May 31, 14
- Earn up to Triple KrisFlyer Miles when you book a minimum stay of 2 consecutive nights at Best Available Rates and Stay for Breakfast Rates at Marriott International hotels in Thailand, Vietnam, and Philippines. More... Until May 31, 14
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay a minimum of 2 nights at participating Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts Worldwide. More... Until May 30, 14
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay a minimum of 2 nights at participating PARKROYAL Hotels Worldwide. More... Until May 30, 14
- Double KrisFlyer Miles for stays of 2 or more consecutive nights at participating Preferred Hotel Group properties Worldwide.More... Until May 31, 14
- Triple KrisFlyer Miles and a complimentary room upgrade for stays of 3+ nights when you stay at selected Shangri-La’s properties in Philippines & Australia. More... Until May 31, 14
- Double KrisFlyer Miles for stays in a Swiss Executive Room at participating Swissotels in Asia. More... Until May 31, 14
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you book on an eligible rate at all participating Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces properties in India. More... May 1 - Jun 30, 14
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you rent for 5 or more days with Avis in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the USA or Canada. More... Until May 31, 14
- Double KrisFlyer Miles for any Europcar rental in UK and Malaysia. More... Until May 31, 14
- Triple KrisFlyer Miles when you rent on an Affordable Rate ( leisure retail rate ) for 1 or more days from a participating HERTZ location in USA , Canada , Europe, or 4 or more days Australia or New Zealand. More... Until Jul 31, 14
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when shopping at any of the nine Chic Outlet Shopping Villages in Europe. More... Until May 31, 14

United MileagePlus
- Quadruple MileagePlus Miles on Avis airport rentals in the U.S., Canada, Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, Mexico, the Middle East and New Zealand. More... Until Jun 30, 14

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- 1,000 Bonus Flying Club when you fly on Virgin Atlantic Little Red flights. More... Until Jul 31, 14

Earn 3,500 Aeroplan Miles by simply test driving Volvos!

Volvo became an Aeroplan partner in 2013 and when they did they offered up to 75,000 bonus Aeroplan miles for buying a Volvo plus many other ways to earn miles for service and parts but one was free miles and that was for test driving a Volvo. That original offer is back now and Aeroplan members can earn 250 Aeroplan miles each time they test drive a Volvo. However until the end of the month their is another Volvo offer running that is for 2,500 Aeroplan Miles for test driving a 2015 Volvo V60 Sportswagon.

Screen shot of one of the Aeroplan Volvo offers

So how can you earn the 3,500 miles?

First go test drive the V60 Sportswagon before April 30th to get the 2,500 miles from the first Volvo offer then wait 30 days and go test drive another Volvo to get the 250 miles, wait 30 days, test drive again and so on until the end of the second promotion on August 31st. All told you should be able to come away with 3,500 Aeroplan miles simply by test driving Volvos!

Screen shot of the other Aeroplan Volvo offer

Click here for details on the 2,500 miles V60 offer
Click here for details on the 250 miles and up to 75,000 miles if you buy offer




 

Apr 14 Update: SAS lowers the price on buying points, Virgin Atlantic Vancouver-London sale, up to 4x KrisFlyer Miles for Hilton stays

An very International day here on RC today with news and offers from around the globe!

News, Tips & Tricks
SAS EuroBonus has lowered the price for buying or gifting EuroBonus Points. The price is now 0.025 Euros per point. Not cheap but better than it was if you need to top off an account for an award. See more here.

Travel Deals
Virgin Atlantic is offering a nice deal on the return of their Vancouver - London Heathrow service for a couple of weeks in May. Fares start at $495 one way, all fees and taxes included. Book by May 1st for departures between May 13, 2014 - May 26, 2014 at the lowest price. There are also some good deals on Premium Economy and Business class.  Full details and online booking

Bonus Offers
Avianca LifeMiles
- Earn up to Triple LifeMiles on Avis rentals of 3 or more days in U.S., Canada, EMEA, Latin America, Mexico and the Caribbean. More... Until Jun 15, 14
- Double LifeMiles on rentals of 3 or more days at participating Budget airport locations in the U.S., Latin America, Mexico and the Caribbean. More... Until Jun 15, 14
- Triple LifeMiles on Hertz rentals of 1 or more days in the United States or Canada. More... Until Jun 30, 14
- Double LifeMiles on all Sixt rentals in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Uruguay and the USA. More... Until May 31, 14

Best Western Rewards
- Double Rewards Points for stays at select Best Western Hotels in Australia. More... Until ?

EVA Air Infinity MileageLands
- Save up to 10,000 Infinity MileageLands Miles when redeeming mileage for an award upgrade from economy to Elite/Evergreen Deluxe Class on EVA Air North American and European flights. More... Book by May 31 for travel until Dec 11, 14
- 7 Bonus Infinity MileageLands Miles for every TWD100 spent on HRS hotel bookings. More... Until May 31, 14
- Earn up to Quadruple Infinity MileageLands Miles on Hertz rentals of 3 or more days in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia or New Zealand. More... Until Jun 30, 14

Melia International Mas Rewards
- 35% Bonus Mas Points when you buy or share Mas Points online. More... Until Apr 29, 14

Oman Air Sindbad (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Sindbad Miles for weekday stays (Sun-Thu) at the Fujairah Rotana Resort & Spa Al Aqah beach. More... Until Jun 30, 14
- Triple Sindbad Miles for every rental of 3 and more days at more than 4000 Sixt car rental locations worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 14

S7 Airlines Priority (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Priority Miles on all eligible TAM Airlines flights Worldwide.  More... May 1 - 31, 14

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- Earn up to Quadruple KrisFlyer Miles when you stay at properties within the Hilton HHonors portfolio Worldwide. More... Until Jun 30, 14

Apr 11 Update: Turkish Airlines revamps the Miles&Smiles program, our exclusive offers and double Aeroplan Miles at Esso

RC & FFB exclusive offers, Turkish revamps Miles&Smiles and get pumped for double miles?

News, Tips & Tricks
Our Exclusive Offers
We thought it would be good to remind our readers of several exclusive offers available to fans of RewardsCanada.ca and our global site FrequentFlyerBonuses.com

RewardsCanada.ca
During the month of April we have an exclusive offer with Canalta Hotels for Double Points in their Canalta Rewards program for stays at their Drumheller, Melfort, Tisdale and Assiniboia locations. Full details can be found here. (and for information purposes Canalta has let us know that people have booked this offer already, so if you are thinking "seriously those are small town hotels no one goes to" well you're wrong!)

FrequentFlyerBonuses.com
We have an ongoing exclusive sign up offer with Stash Hotel Rewards where you will get 1,000 points for free just by joining the Stash Hotel Rewards Program. Find out more here.

Both our sites
We also have an ongoing offer of up to 20% off Priority Pass Business Class lounge annual passes which right now is the same discount that Priority Pass is offering to everyone for their 20th anniversary. However once their anniversary promotion is done, our offer is one of the best out there if you don't have the membership or get it via one of your credit cards. Find all the details here.

We wish to thank everyone who has taken advantage of these offers or plan to as the higher the participation the more likely it will be that you will continue to see these type of exclusive offers on our websites! If you have any ideas for other exclusive offer possibilities please do not hesitate to contact us!

The Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles program is being revamped with the new changes taking effect on June 1st. A high level analysis shows the Miles&Smiles program is following suit with Aeroplan (and many programs before that) by now pricing out one way award flight redemptions at 50% of the cost of round trip, mileage earning on discount fares are being slashed (5 of the lowest economy class fares will no longer earn 100% of actual flight mileage but rather anywhere from 25 to 50%), full fare economy tickets will earn 125% miles instead of 100% and there will no longer be separate award charts for flights on Turkish Airlines and for flight on Star Alliance partners. You can find all the details on the changes coming to the Miles&Smiles program here.

Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- Double Aeroplan Miles on Esso Regular, Extra and Supreme Grades of gasoline and other eligible purchases at Esso stations. More... Until Jun 2, 14 

Etihad Guest
- Earn up to 1,100 Bonus Guest Miles when you join Heathrow Rewards. More... Until Jun 30, 14

Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Triple HawaiianMiles on Hawaiian Airlines flights between Honolulu and Beijing. More... Apr 16 - May 2, 14

Le Club accorhotels
- 300 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at the new ibis De Panne More... Book by Apr 30 for stays until Jun 30, 14
- Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points at any participating Accor hotel in Egypt when you book 7 days in advance.More... Book by May 24 for stays until Jun 30, 14

Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- Double QMiles when you fly on Qatar Airways all business class flights between Doha and London. More... May 15 - Jun 15, 14
- Double QMiles for stays at participating Anantara Hotels Worldwide. More... Book by Apr 30 for stays until Jul 31, 14
- Double QMiles for stays at the Fairmont St. Andrews Scotland. More... Until Aug 31, 14
- Double QMiles for stays of 2 or more nights at any participating PARKROYAL Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. More... Until Aug 31, 14
- Double QMiles when you book the The Bosphorus Discover Istanbul package at the Swissôtel The Bosphorus, Istanbul. More... Until Aug 31, 14

Starwood Preferred Guest
- Double Starpoints for stays at the Sheraton New Caledonia, Deva Resort & Spa. More... Until Dec 22, 14

Stash Hotel Rewards
- 1,000 Bonus Stash Rewards Points for stays at the Shadyside Inn All Suites Hotel Pittsburgh. More... Until May 1, 14

TAP Portugal Victoria
- Earn up to Quadruple Victoria Miles on Sixt rentals of 3 or more days Worldwide. More... Until Jun 30, 14

United MileagePlus
- Triple MileagePlus Miles for every qualifying stay 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 Worldwide. More... Until May 31, 14

Apr 10 Update: Hilton HHonors 2014 Category Changes (they're not bad!), Alaska raises redemption rates for travel on Delta, 14 new bonuses

Hilton HHonors announces their 2014 category changes and the Alaska Airlines-Delta war continues

News, Tips & Tricks
We've updated our "Which Credit Card earns the most Aeroplan Miles" Infographic and feature for 2014. Check it out!

Hilton HHonors released their hotel category changes for 2014 and the changes are very mild when you compare them to their drastic devaluation last year! A total of 14 hotels are moving down in their redemption category (some even drop 2 categories!) while only 25 are moving up by one or two categories. These hotels account for less than 1% of the Hilton portfolio and none of them are in Canada. The changes take place on April 15 but you can see them all on Hilton's site here.

Alaska Airlines will be raising the amount of miles required for Mileage Plan award flights on Delta Airlines. The new amounts take effect on May 6. The majority of redemption options from domestic to international travel are going up. This is just the latest development in the big fight going on for Seattle between these two airlines. Details can be found here. Are there any guesses as to when their

Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- Double Aeroplan Miles and a complimentary upgrade for stays of 2+ nights at participating Fairmont Hotels & Resorts locations in Canada & the U.S. More... Until Jun 30, 14
- Earn 12,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you sign up for any Primus Value Bundle. More... Until May 31, 14

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
- Double Mileage Plan Miles when you fly between Seattle and Fairbanks or Juneau. More... Jun 1 - Sep 1, 14
- Double Mileage Plan Miles when you fly between Seattle and Anchorage, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, or Vancouver. More... Jun 1 - Dec 31, 14

Czech Airlines OK Plus
- Double OK Plus Miles for flights between Prague and Moscow. More... Register and book by Jul 31 for travel until Aug 31, 14

Delta SkyMiles
- Double SkyMiles on every eligible stay at a Country Inns & Suites hotel in the U.S. More... Until May 31, 14

IHG Rewards Club
- 5,000 Bonus IHG Rewards Club Points including breakfast at 22 participating InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts across Europe. More... Book by Apr 30 for stays until May 31, 14

Jet Airways JetPrivilege
- Earn up to Triple JetPrivilege Miles when you stay at properties within the Hilton HHonors™ portfolio Worldwide. More...  Until Jun 30, 14

S7 Airlines Priority (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 1,000 Bonus Priority Miles for first S7 Airlines flight after you register between Tomsk and Moscow. More... Until Jul 31, 14
- 500 Bonus Priority Miles for first S7 Airlines flight after you register between St. Petersburg and Moscow. More... Until Jul 31, 14
- 1,000 Bonus Priority Miles for your first S7 Airlines flight and double miles for every third flight between Novy Urengoy and Moscow. More... Until Jul 31, 14
- 2,000 Bonus Priority Miles for every two S7 Airlines flights between Ulan Ude and Moscow. More... Until Jul 31, 14
- Earn 1 Bonus Elite Status Segment for every two S7 Airlines flights between Kazan, St. Petersburg and Moscow. More... Until Jul 31, 14

Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- 3,000 Bonus Miles&Smiles Miles on your very first booking (ie you cannot have booked with Rocketmiles before)  More... Book by May 31 for stays until Sep 30, 14

Which Credit Card Earns the Most Aeroplan Miles? The 2014 Update!

Please read the latest updated version of this article here

Apr 9 Update: Air Canada to add Wi-Fi to entire N. American fleet, Best Western $50 Travel Card after 2 stays, Fairmont Double Miles returns

After a busy day yesterday today is bit quieter with the best news being Air Canada's announcement of adding in-flight Wi Fi

News, Tips & Tricks
For several years now Air Canada has been 'testing' inflight wifi with Gogo on two of their A319s flying between YYZ/YUL and LAX. Today they announced that inflight Wi-Fi will be expanded to their North American fleet of aircraft and it will be done soon. More than likely a response to WestJet's announcement of providing inflight Wi-Fi, Air Canada saw the need to bring this feature up to full speed sooner than their rival. Here is an excerpt from today' AC press release:

Air Canada presently has two Wi-Fi-equipped Airbus 319 aircraft operating in Canada and the U.S. and, subject to a final agreement with Gogo, plans to begin outfitting its remaining Airbus A319, A320 and A321 and Embraer 190 fleet types, as well as its Air Canada Express CRJ-705 and Embraer 175 aircraft, with Air-To-Ground Wi-Fi connectivity. The installations are to begin in May with the goal of equipping 29 aircraft in 2014 and a targeted completion date of December 2015 for the designated 130 narrow-body aircraft. The system offers peak connection speeds comparable to mobile broadband services available on the ground. Current regulations prohibit the use of cellular phones for voice communication. Pricing will be competitive with other in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity offerings. 

In the bonus offers section check out the latest systemwide stay offer from Best Western Rewards. After a few months of offering bonus points as their systemwide promotion, Best Western Rewards has moved back to their trusted $50 travel card promotion. It consists of the usual requirement of completing two separate stays and as is the dream of any loyalty marketer, the $50 travel card must be used by September 1st. Not a huge time frame to use it hence it's popularity with BW as they probably see a lot of breakage with these types of offers! See the offer details via the link below.

Also making a continuing return is Fairmont's Double Airline Miles offer for stays at their hotels Worldwide, only difference this time is a name change for the promo. Gone is the" Everyone's an Original" moniker and in is "Fairmont Moments" See the offer details via the link below.

Bonus Offers
Air France KLM Flying Blue
- Double Flying Blue Miles for stays of 2 or more nights at participiating Preferred Hotel Group hotels Worldwide. More... Until Jun 30, 14

Best Western Rewards
- Receive a $50 Best Western Travel Card when you complete 2 separate stays at Best Western Hotels Worldwide. More... Until May 18, 14

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Earn up to 5,000 Bonus Asia Miles on hotel bookings made and confirmed via Ctrip during the promotion period. More... Until Jun 30, 14
- Triple Asia Miles plus a 10% discount whenyou purchase a Plaza Premium 5-visit gift card online. More... Until May 31, 14

Ethiopian Airlines Sheba Miles
- Double Sheba Miles on Ethiopian flights between Addis Ababa and Abuja. More.... Until Jun 14, 14

Fairmont President's Club
- Double Airline Miles when you stay on the Fairmont Moments Summer Offer at participating Fairmont Hotels & Resorts worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 14

Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus
- 25% Royal Orchid Miles Discount when redeeming roundtrip international or domestic Award travel on THAI in Economy Class to any THAI destination. More... Until Jun 30, 14
- Double Royal Orchid Plus Miles when staying at Dusit International hotels and resorts on the Getaway by Dusit rate. More... Until Sep 30, 14
- Double Royal Orchid Plus Miles for stays at participating First Hotels, Pan Pacific and Parkroyal Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Jul 31, 14
- Double Royal Orchid Plu Miles when you stay at any participating IHG hotel in Australasia, Southeast & Southwest Asia, Japan & Korea, and the Middle East & Africa. More... May 1 - Jul 31, 14
- Earn up to Truple Royal Orchid Plus Miles for stays of 2 or more nights at participating Mandarin Oriental Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Jun 30, 14
- Triple Royal Orchid Plus miles when you stay in a Towers room at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers Bangkok. More... Until Aug 31, 14
- Triple Royal Orchid Miles for stays of 2 or more nights at over 160 participating World Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 14
- Double Royal Orchid Plus and a 50% discount when you rent any car from any Budget location in Thailand for 3 or more days. More... Until Jun 30, 14
- Double Royal Orchid Plus on Hertz rentals of 3 or more days at participating locations in USA, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. More... Until Jul 31, 14
- Quadruple Royal Orchid Plus Miles and a 55% discount when you rent from Hertz in Thailand for 3 or more days. More... Until Jun 30, 14

Apr 8 Update: AA, US Airways, IHG program changes, KLM extends their biz class sale, 4x Miles & More miles on Europcar rentals

American & US Airways program devaluations dominate the day's news but IHG provides a shining light!

News, Tips & Tricks
No need to rehash the major news from today in the update, rather check out our posts here on the good and bad news that came out today:

US Airways devalues Canada to North Asia award flight redemption rate and adds second high level award tier

American AAdvantage Changes: AAnytime Awards Move to Three Tiers, oneworld Explorer Awards and International Gateway Stopover gone

IHG Rewards Club: Reward Night Pricing Changes...For the Better

Travel Deals
KLM has extended their Spring and Summer business class on flights from Canada to Europe and beyond. Book by Apr 14 for travel May 1 - Aug 31. Book online at klm.com

Bonus Offers
Air New Zealand Airpoints
- Earn up to Triple Airpoints Dollars when you stay at properties within the Hilton HHonors™ portfolio Worldwide. More... Until Jun 30, 14

airberlin topbonus
- Double topbonus Miles on Hertz weekend rentals of 3 or more days in Germany. More... Book by Apr 30 for rentals between Apr 30 and Jun 21, 14

China Southern Sky Pearl
- Up to a 60% Sky Pearl Kilometers Discount when you redeem for Sky Pearl award tickets for travel on China Southern. More... Until Jun 21, 14

Hyatt Gold Passport
- 1,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points on qualifying rentals of 3 days or more at participating Avis locations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. More... Until Dec 31, 14

IHG Rewards Club
- Earn up to 10,000 Bonus IHG Rewards Club points for stays at select IHG Hotels in the Middle East and Africa. More... Until Jun 30, 14

Miles & More
- Quadruple Miles & More Miles on all Europcar rentals Worldwide. More... Until May 31, 14

Virgin Australia Velocity Rewards (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 500 Bonus Velocity Points when you book a stay with Agoda between 7 and 21 April and stay between 7 April and 30 May 2014. More...  Book by Apr 21, 14

US Airways devalues Canada to North Asia award flight redemption rate and adds second high level award tier

The other bad news to bring you today comes from US Airways.

To bring itself inline with American AAdvantage's rate for travel to North Asia from North America, US Airways has, without advance notice, increased the amount of miles required for business class redemptions. This change will take affect on June 1st and sees the rate increase by 20,000 miles from 90,000 to 110,000. While 110,000 is still not a bad redemption value the lack of notice is disheartening and we find it kind of odd that they only increase the business class amount..... wait... no we don't. That redemption was most likely the most popular one that people took advantage of with the consistent US Airways 100% bonus on buying Dividend Miles as you could buy 50,000 get 50,000 as a bonus and have that business class to Asia with miles to spare and having spent under $2,000. What we really do find odd is that haven't touched first class, you can get a first class award on the same North Asia route for only 10,000 more miles.....

They have also added one higher high level award tier to put themselves inline with the same changes from American AAdvantage todday. (think Aeroplan's Market Fare Awards):