Virgin Atlantic: 50% Bonus Flying Club Miles & 2 Bonus Tier Points between Vancouver & London in Economy Class

It's been sometime since we've seen a major flight bonus from Virgin Atlantic's Flying Club. You can't count the Little Red anniversary bonus that is running right now so when we got wind of this offer this morning we had to post it right away for all our Flying Club fans! The offer is only for flights in Economy Class but is quite rich as it offers not only 50% bonus miles but also 2 tier points per sector flown!! This promo couldn't come at a better time as Virgin just recently restarted their Vancouver-London flights for the 2014 summer season! There don't appear to be any rules like we see from Aeroplan for those who have already booked so if you already have your Vancouver-London (and beyond) flights make sure you register for this offer!

Here is the offer as it will appear on our Flying Club Bonus Miles page:

Earn 50% bonus Flying Club miles and 2 bonus tier points on every sector flown with Virgin Atlantic Worldwide. So take a return flight and you’ll earn 4 bonus tier points. And that’s on top of the normal miles and tier points you’d earn. Full details, online registration and booking Register by Jun 10 for travel until Jul 10, 2014

Be sure to visit our  Flying Club Bonus Miles for many more bonus miles offers!

Choice Hotels Summer Promo: 8,000 Privileges Points after two separate stays

Choice Hotels Privileges is the next major hotel chain to release their summer systemwide promo and guess what? It's the same promo they run almost all the time!! They word the promotions differently in terms of get a free night, get a $50 gift card etc. however the gist of the promos are the same, they will ward you enough bonus points after you complete 2 separate stays to have 8,000 points after those stays. In this case it is the $50 Gift Card offer in that you can use those 8,000 points to redeem fir one by Sep 30. Your better option is to use those points towards a future award night or even conversion to an airline program to top off an account for an award ticket.

Here is the offer as it will appear on our Privileges Bonus Points page:

Earn 8,000 Privileges Points when you complete 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. Full Details, Online Registration and Booking (Registration is required) May 22 - Aug 20, 14 Valid  residents of the U.S. and Canada Only

Elite Diamond and Platinum members will receive 250 Choice Privileges bonus points with every qualifying trip if they book on ChoiceHotels.com; these members can also book directly with a hotel but will not earn the 250 bonus

Trips at Econo Lodge®, Rodeway Inn®, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel®, or MainStay Suites® hotels must be a minimum of two consecutive nights

Choice Privileges member number must be provided upon check-in. After a second qualifying trip with arrival between 5/22/14 and 8/20/14, member will be awarded enough bonus points to reach the 8,000 point level, which can be redeemed until 9/30/14 for one (1) $50 gift card at defined retailers on ChoiceHotels.com/giftcard. Only members earning this bonus qualify to redeem for the $50 gift card. Only members who register for the promotion are eligible to earn the defined promotional gift cards during the promotion. Terms and conditions apply to $50 gift card options.

May 15 Update: CIBC Aerogold Infinite Privilege added to our comparison charts, British Airways India sale, 30 new bonuses

Final day of updates for this week!

News, Tips & Tricks
We've finally got to adding the CIBC Aerogold Visa Infinite Privilege Card to our credit card comparison charts. You'll find it on our Airline Chart and All Credit Card Chart.

Travel Deals
British Airways has flights between Canada and India on sale. Fares start at $1220 all in for travel this fall. Full details

Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- 2,500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you test drive a Volvo S60, V60 or XC60 vehicle. More... Until Jun 30, 14

American AAdvantage
- Earn up to 5,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles at participating Avis airport locations in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. More... Until Aug 31, 14

Best Western Rewards
- Receive a Free Night Voucher when you complete 3 separate stays at Best Western Hotels Worldwide. More... Register by Aug 10 for stays May 19 - Sep 1, 14
- Double Rewards Points for stays at the Best Western Royal Sun Inn & Suites Tucson. More... Until Dec 31, 15
- Double Rewards Points for stays at the Best Western Plus Fresno Airport Hotel Fresno. More... Until Jun 30, 14
- Double Rewards Points for stays at the Best Western Charleston Plaza Hotel. More... Until Oct 11, 15

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Earn up to Quadruple Asia Miles for stays at any Shangri-La hotels, Kerry hotels or Traders hotels Worldwide. More... Jun 1 - Aug 31, 14

Frontier Airlines Early Returns (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double EarlyReturns Miles when you fly between Cleveland and Las Vegas. More... Sep 4 - Oct 4, 14
- Double EarlyReturns Miles when you fly between Cleveland and Dallas. More... Aug 15 - Sep 15, 14

Gulf Air FalconFlyer (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Falconflyer Miles when you fly on Gulf Air between Bahrain and Athens. More... Jun 16 - Jul 16, 14

Marriott Rewards
- 2,000 Bonus Points for Sunday or Monday night stays at the SpringHill Suites Old Montreal. More... Aug 18 - Nov 3, 14
- 500 Bonus Points when you stay any night Sunday through Thursday at the Courtyard St. John's Newfoundland. More... Jul 1 - Sep 20, 14
- 7,000 Bonus Rewards Points PER NIGHT for stays at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square More... Until Jun 30, 14
- 2,000 Bonus Rewards Points per stay at the Courtyard Washington, DC/Dupont Circle. More... May 22 - Jun 30, 14
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points per night for Sunday-Thursday stays at the Residence Inn Orlando Convention Center Disneyland. More... Jul 1 - Sep 22, 14
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points per night for Sunday-Thursday stays at the SpringHill Suites Orlando Convention Center/International Drive Area. More... Jul 1 - Sep 22, 14
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points per stay Thursday - Sunday nights (Friday or Saturday required) at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Atlanta Vinings. More... Jul 24 - Sep 28, 14
- 2,000 Bonus Rewards Points per stay Thursday - Sunday nights (Friday or Saturday required) at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Atlanta Vinings. More... Oct 1 - Dec 31, 14
- 500 Bonus Rewards Points per stay at the TownePlace Suites Rochester. More... Aug 17 - Oct 31, 14
- 500 Bonus Rewards Points per stay at the TownePlace Suites Rochester. More... Nov 1 - Dec 30, 14
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points per stay on Thursday-Sunday nights (Friday or Saturday required) at the Courtyard Myrtle Beach Barefoot Landing. More... Until Jun 30, 14
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points when you stay two consecutive nights at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Nashville at Opryland. More... Jul 6 - Sep 28, 14
- 2,000 Bonus Rewards Points when you stay two or more nights at the TownePlace Suites Dallas Bedford. More... Until Jun 30, 14
- 3,000 Bonus Rewards Points per stay when you stay any night Sunday through Thursday at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Virginia Beach Oceanfrontr. More... Aug 17 - Oct 31, 14

Philippine Airlines Mabuhay
- Double Mabuhay Miles for Getaways by Dusit stays at participating Dusit Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 14

Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus
- Double Royal Orchid Plus Miles for stays of 3 or more nights at the at Rixos The Palm Dubai. More... Jul 1 - Sep 30, 14

United MileagePlus
- Save up to 35% when buy MileagePlus miles. More... Until May 19, 14
- 15,000 Bonus MileagePlus when you apply for the mbna MileagePlus® Credit Card and spend a minimum of £1,500 on card purchases within 90 days of account opening. More... Until Jun 30, 14 Valid for residents of the UK only
- 30,000 Bonus MileagePlus when you get DIRECTV service. More... Until Jul 23, 14 Valid for residents of the US only

US Airways Dividend Miles
- 3,000 Bonus Dividend Miles on your very first Rocketmiles booking More... Book by Aug 1, 14

Best Western: Receive a Free Night Voucher after 3 separate Best Western stays

Best Western is moving straight from one systemwide promotion to another this month as the current $50 Travel Card offer ends on May 18th while the Free Night Voucher promotion marks its return on May 19th. Free nights are always a decent bonus option when considering a promotion to partake in if they are not limited in which category of hotels they can be redeemed at, however as with almost all Free Night promos, that free night has an expiry date which in this case is January 31st 2015. The voucher is also only redeemable in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean. Interesting to note that for the first time Best Western is implementing a cut off date for registration much like we see from Starwood and Marriott. Previous offers from Best Western allowed you to register right up to end of the actual promotional period.

Here is the offer as it will appear on our BW Rewards Bonus Points  page today:

Receive a Free Night Voucher when you complete 3 separate stays at Best Western Hotels Worldwide. Full details, Online Registration and Booking (Registration is required) Register by Aug 10 for stays May 19 - Sep 1, 14

Free night voucher redeemable at Best Western branded hotels located in the United States (including its territories and the District of Columbia) , Canada, or the Caribbean Islands. Free night voucher expires January 31, 2015

Can't make use of this promotion? Be sure to visit our BW Rewards Bonus Points page for the most comprehensive listing of Best Western Rewards bonus offers on the internet!

2,500 Aeroplan Miles for test driving a Volvo has been extended to June 30th

A while ago we let you know how you could earn 3,500 Aeroplan Miles for test driving a Volvo. 2,500 of those miles was part of a promotion that was slated to end on April 30th and was limited to one vehicle. Now that promotion has been extended to June 30th and expanded to include a few more Volvo models, the Volvo S60, V60 or XC60. Combine this with the other Volvo test drive offer and you can still come away with at least 3,250 Aeroplan Miles by the end of August. Happy driving!

May 14 Update: $100 Gift Card with the Scotia Momentum VISA Infinite, Cathay Pacific Biz Class sale, Alitalia Buy Miles Bonus

Here are the highlights of the second last work day of the week (that's right we're taking Friday off)

News, Tips & Tricks
Our friends over at Ratesupermarket.ca are celebrating their birthday with a nice offer on Scotia cash back credit cards. If you are in the market for cash back card you can get a $100 gift card upon approval with the Scotia Momentum® VISA Infinite or the Scotiabank® Value Visa. This offer is a good way to cover the first year annual fee on the Momentum card. Find out more here

Travel Deals
Cathay Pacific has a 20% off business class sale that must be booked by May 16. These fares are good for travel over the summer season out of Vancouver and start at $4,324. Full details

Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- Triple Aeroplan Miles on Nutri-Lawn purchases of $199 or more. More... Until Jun 30, 14

Air India Flying Returns
- Double Flying Returns Miles every time you fly on Air India between Delhi and Milan or Rome. More... Jun 6 - Jul 31, 14

airberlin topbonus
- Double topbonus Miles on all hotel bookings made via HRS.de. More... Until May 25, 14

Alitalia MilleMiglia
- 30% Bonus MilleMiglia Miles and a 20% discount when you buy or gift MilleMiglia miles. More... Until May 31, 14

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

Frontier Airlines EarlyReturns (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double EarlyReturns Miles on flights to/from Washington D.C. (IAD). More... Aug 19 - Oct 19, 14
- Triple EarlyReturns Miles with no minimum rental on a any size vehicle at participating Alamo® locations in the United States and Canada. More... Until Dec 31, 15
- Triple EarlyReturns Miles for Avis rentals of two or more days at participating airport locations in the U.S. and Canada. More... Until Dec 31, 14
- Quadruple EarlyReturns Miles for rentals of 2 consecutive days or more at participating Budget airport locations in the U.S. and Canada. More... Until Dec 31, 14
- Triple EarlyReturns Miles when you rent any vehicle for one or more days at participating locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada. More... Until Aug 31, 14
- Double EarlyReturns 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 Aug 31, 14

Le Club accorhotels
- 500 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays of 2 or more nights at participating Novotel and Sofitel Hotels in the US and Canada More... Book by May 31 for stays until Jun 2, 14
- 500 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Sofitel,Pullman, MGallery, Mercure, Novotel and Suite Novotel in France. More... Until Jun 30, 14
- 1,000 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at th Sofitel New York or Novotel New York Times Square More... Book by May 31 for stays until Sep 7, 14
- Earn up to Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points on Europcar rentals Worldwide. Earn double points on your first rental then triple points on all subsequent rentals. More... Until Jun 30, 14

Starwood Preferred Guest
- 800 Bonus Starpoints on the "Perfect Perks" package at the W Guangzhou. More... Until Dec 31, 14
- 500 Bonus Starpoints for stays at the The Westin Jersey City Newport. More... Until Sep 28, 14

May 13 Update: Marriott Plus Points Update, AA & BA Bonus up Transatlantic Flights, iPrefer Flash Sale for Hawaii

Tuesday brings along a bit more news, bonuses and more than yesterday!

News, Tips & Tricks
Both British Airways and American Airlines have launched Transatlantic flight bonuses when you fly in Full Fare Economy Class or higher. These promos run until August 21st and provides members of AAdvantage or Executive Club programs to earn up to 100,000 Bonus miles/Avios.  See the bonus offers section below for more details.

Have you taken advantage of Marriott's Plus Points promotion for connecting with them via social media? It is a really easy way to earn some extra Marriott Rewards points even you don't have any to start with as you can earn enough to redeem for a reward if you keep up with the social media connections during the entire promotion period. With almost no effort I have already netted over 1,000 points, I'm sure others have earned way more! More details can be found here:
Marriott Rewards introduces Plus Points - Earn up to 2,000 points per month via social media

According to Airlineroute.net Air Canada will be moving their Toronto - Paris CDG to the new Boeing 787's as of December 1st.

Travel Deals
Preferred Hotels is running a Flash Sale on one of their properties that includes a bonus offer:

Book the Ko'a Kea Hotel & Resort at Poipu Beach by May 14, 2014 and you'll receive DOUBLE iPrefer POINTS, daily breakfast for two, a US$75 daily dining credit, plus a one time US$25 credit during your stay. Valid for stays through December 19. Use promo code MKTFLASH when you  book online at preferredhotelgroup.com

Bonus Offers
Aeroflot Bonus
- Double Bonus Miles on all Rossiya Airlines flights systemwide when flown in an eligible fare class. More... Until Jun 30, 14

airberlin topbonus
- Triple topbonus Miles for stays at participating Accor hotels Worldwide. More... Book by Jun 30 for stays until Jul 31, 14
- Earn up to 22,500 Bonus topbonus Miles when you sign up for courses with Language Direct. More... Until Jun 19, 14

American AAdvantage
- Earn up to 25,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles every time you fly round-trip between the U.S., Canada or Mexico and Europe on First Class, Business Class or full-fare Economy Class fares on American Airlines, US Airways, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia or OpenSkies. More... Until Aug 31, 14

British Airways Executive Club
- Earn up to 25,000 Bonus Avios every time you fly round-trip between the U.S., or Canada and Europe on First Class, Business Class or full-fare Economy Class fares on American Airlines, US Airways, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia or OpenSkies. More... Until Aug 31, 14

La Quinta Returns
- Earn up to Triple Returns Points for stays at participating La Quinta locations in the U.S. More... Until Jun 5, 14

Oman Air Sindbad (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Sindbad Miles when you fly on Oman Air between Muscat and Bangkok, Colombo, Dubai*, Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur, Male, Munich or Paris. (*for Dubai double miles is in business class only) More.. Until Jun 30, 14

Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer
- Triple iPrefer Points when you stay four nights at the Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach Cancun Resort & Spa. More... Book by May 30 for stays until Oct 31, 14

South African Airways Voyager
- Double Voyager Miles on all Etihad Airways flights Worldwide when flown on an eligible fare. More... Until Jun 30, 14
- Up to 2,000 Voyager Miles for stays at any selected Shangri-La Hotel, Traders Hotel or Kerry Hotel when booking at the Best Available Rate. More... Until Aug 31, 14

British Airways: Up to 100,000 Bonus Avios for flights between Canada and Europe in Premium Fare Classes

Both British Airways and American Airlines have come out with this offer for members of their respective programs. We usually see it in one form or another a few times per year. This version is for premium fare class travel (Full Fare Economy and up). Seeing that BA flies direct from Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal they are your best bet for this promotion followed by Finnair's seasonal Toronto service but there is nothing stopping you from flying via the U.S. on anyone of the five participating airlines

Here is the offer as it appears on RCs Executive Club Bonus Avios page :

Earn up to 25,000 Bonus Avios every time you fly round-trip between Canada or the U.S. and Europe on First Class, Business Class or full-fare Economy Class fares on American Airlines, US Airways, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia or OpenSkies.  Bonus can be earned up to 4 times  Register Online (Registration is required) Until Aug 31, 14

Type of Fare	Bonus Miles Earned For Each Round-Trip
First Class or Business Class	25,000
Premium Economy Class	10,000
Full-Fare Economy Class	5,000

Can't make use of this offer? Be sure to visit our Executive Club Bonus Avios page for many more bonus opportunities!

May 12 Update: Shop.ca Aeroplan bonus extended and 4x AAdvantage Miles on National rentals

A quiet start to the week!

News, Tips & Tricks
The up to 16 Aeroplan Miles per dollar offer at Shop.ca has been extended to May 31st.

Bonus Offers
AeroMexico Club Premier
- Double Club Premier Kilometers for stays of 2 or more nights at NH Hotels in Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain or the United Kingdom. More... Until Jun 30, 14

Air China Phoenix Miles
- Triple Phoenix Miles Kilometers for stays at any participating Hyatt Hotel Worldwide starting with your second stay. More...   Until Aug 31, 14

American AAdvantage
- Quadruple AAdvantage Miles when you rent a compact through full-size car at any participating National location in the United States. More... Until Dec 31, 14
- 5,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles after your second month as an Everything Energy customer. More... Residents of Texas only Ongoing

Best Western Rewards
- 500 Bonus Rewards points for stays at the Best Western Museumhotels Delft. More... Until Jun 30, 14

Delta SkyMiles
- 2,000 bonus miles and 2,000 Medallion® Qualification Miles (MQMs) when you book and fly your next Delta or Delta Connection round-trip flight to and from anywhere. After that, each time you fly a Delta segment to or from LaGuardia (LGA) through July 10th for double miles and double MQMs. More... Until Jul 10, 14 Targeted offer - May Not Work for everyone

Marriott Rewards
- 5,000 Bonus Rewards Points per stay at the Renaissance Paris Vendome Hotel. More... Until Jun 30, 14

TAP Portugal Victoria
- 1,500 Bonus Victoria Miles when you become a Pestana Priority member and stay at the Pestana Hotel Bogota. More... Jul 1 - Sep 30, 14

Voila Hotel Rewards
- 3,000 Bonus VHR Points when you stay at participating Lexington Hotels in the U.S.. More... Until Jul 31, 14

Marriott Rewards introduces Plus Points - Earn up to 2,000 points per month via social media

Although it is in Beta version it looks like anyone can join Marriott Rewards new Plus Points which rewards members for connecting and interacting via social media. For a 'free points' offer it is quite rich in that you can earn up to 2,000 points per month! As this promotion runs until Nov 8th you can stand to earn up to 12,000 Marriott Rewards points.

To participate you register your Marriott Rewards number at www.marriottrewardspluspoints.com
then connect your various social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Four Square)

You can then earn points for performing various social media actions as follows:

Full steps taken straight from the Plus Points page

• Step 1: Connect your social profiles to your Marriott Rewards account, starting with Facebook.
• Step 2: Follow the social profiles of participating Marriott brands and properties on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Foursquare.
• Step 3: Earn Marriott Rewards points by:
  • Sharing or retweeting our posts to your Facebook or Twitter feeds each day
  • Checking into properties on Facebook or Foursquare every day you visit
  • Posting a photo each day to Instagram and tagging it with a property’s location
  • Using #LoveMarriottRewards, #RenHotels or #Autograph in your daily Facebook, Twitter and Instagram posts
  • Liking and following select brands and properties in Facebook or Twitter