Enter our Aeroplan dExclusives contest, United and Air Canada launch new routes and more!
News, Tips & Tricks
United Airlines will be launching a new Kelowna to San
Francisco service this fall. This will be once daily flight and is good
news for Aeroplan, MileagePlus and other Star Alliance members in the
Okanogan area as it presents another option for earning and burning your
miles. The flights will start on September 20th and be operated with a
CRJ. (Source Airlineroute.net)
Air Canada must have seen lots of connections from
Ontario and beyond on their Western Canada to Hawaii flights as they
have announced new Air Canada rouge service between Toronto and
Honolulu. The flights will operate twice weekly beginning November 26th
and will run year round. (Source Airlineroute.net)
Aeroplan has launched a new Auction site for their
Distinction members called dExclusives. These are exclusive auctions
that you can bid your Aeroplan miles on, some are very cool and once in a
lifetime opportunities like the FIFA World Cup package of 2 business
class tickets, hotels and tickets to the semi-final and finals! We have a
separate post discussing the new feature for Distinction members with a
contest attached to it where you can win 5,000 Aeroplan miles for
letting us know which auction you would bid on or would like to see in
the future! Read more about dExclusives and enter our contest here!
Travel Deals
To celebrate the above mentioned new Air Canada Rouge
route between YYZ and HNL, they are offering 20% off all flights to
Honolulu from anywhere in Canada. The flights must be booked by Jun 10
for travel November 21st to April 30, 15. This is prime season for
Hawaii, so if you can book this far out you should look into this offer.
Just too bad Maui isn't included as it is on my list again for next
winter! Find all the details of the sale here.
Bonus Offers
airBaltic PINS
- 1,000 Bonus PINS on airBaltic flights to Nice, Olbia,
Venice, Rijeka, Bari, Malta, Athens, Bucharest, Burgas, Varna, Chisinau,
Baku, or Palma de Mallorca. More... Book by Jun 2 for flights Jun 1 - Aug 31, 14
- Quadruple PINS on any Hertz Car Rental worldwide. More... Book by Jun 30 for travel until Aug 30, 14
- 200 Bonus PINS with airBaltic Celebration services. Order flowers, cake or champagne to be delivered on-board the flight. More... Until Jun 20, 14
Alitalia MilleMiglia
- 900 Free MilleMiglia Miles when you join the Maggiore Club. More... Ongoing
British Airways Executive Club
- 2,000 Bonus Avios for stays at any one of 130 participating Marriott Hotels in Europe. More... Book by Jun 18 for stays between Jul 1 - Sep 21, 2014
Hyatt Gold Passport
- 1,500 Bonus Gold Passport Points for stays at the at Hyatt Place
Charlotte/City Park, Hyatt Place Charlotte/Airport and Hyatt House
Charlotte/Center City. More... Until Jul 31, 14
Icelandair Saga Club
- Triple Saga Club Award Points on any Sixt rentals in Geneva. More... Until Jun 30, 14
IHG Rewards Club
- 5,000 points per award night - IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks Redeem
only 5,000 points for stays at select hotels Worldwide. Offer and
participating hotels are subject to change at any time, valid for stays
thru Jul 31, 14. More...
Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- Up to 50% QMiles Discount on Qatar Airways Privilege Club Award ticket
redemptions for various routes via their "Easy Deals" offer. More... Until Jun 30, 14
Scandic Hotels Friends
- Receive up to a 5,000 Scandic Friends Points discount on reward night redemptions for stays at any Scandic Hotel. More... Book by Jun 22 for stays Jun 20 - Aug 17, 14
Starwood Preferred Guest
- 500 Bonus Starpoints for stays at the The Westin Cleveland Downtown. More... Until Oct 31, 14
-
1,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays on the Grand Opening Offer at the Sheraton Gunter Hotel San Antonio. More... Until Sep 15, 14
- 500 Bonus Starpoints and Complimentary breakfast for two when you stay
in a newly renovated room at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield. More... Until ?
-
500 Bonus Starpoints and Two drink tickets per stay when you stay at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield. More... Until ?
Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- 1,000 Miles&Smiles Miles for weekend stays at the Surmeli Istanbul. More... Until Aug 30, 14
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Aeroplan introduces dExclusives rewards for Distinction members - tell us which one you like for a chance to win 5,000 Aeroplan Miles!
Yesterday Aeroplan announced and launched the latest benefit for its Distinction members, dExclusives. What is dExclusives? It is an new reward option that will allow Distinction members to bid on or redeem Aeroplan miles on a wide variety of one-of-a-kind rewards. This new reward option reminds us of SPG's Moments where you bid Starpoints on similar money can't buy experiences and is the first to be offered by a Canadian based loyalty program. This definitely can be a good reward option for those members who have more miles than they know what to do with, especially on the high end items like the FIFA World Cup or Grand Slam Tennis final offers!
From yesterday's press release:
For more information, or to place a bid, please visit www.aeroplan.com/dExclusives
Contest portion!
Now we want to know what auction you would bid on from the current list and/or would items you would like to see in the future! Aeroplan and Rewards Canada have teamed up to see what Rewards Canada readers and subscribers would bid their miles on by having you comment here on the blog. What do you stand to win? One lucky entrant from all the entries on the Rewards Canada blog will be picked at random and awarded 5,000 Aeroplan Miles
Here is how you can enter the contest:
Leave a comment below on what auction you would bid on (you don't actually have to bid, just tell us about the one that interests you the most) and/or tell us what type of items you would like to see in future dExclusives auctions!
The contest closes on Tuesday June 3rd, 2014 at 12:00om NOON MST! Winner will be determined by random draw from all eligible entries received. Open to Canadian residents over the age of majority. Void where prohibited. No purchase necessary. Winner will be required to answer a skill testing question.
From yesterday's press release:
dExclusives will offer everything from access to professional sporting events, tickets to sold out concerts and once–in-a-lifetime trips that are curated to offer some of the highest quality products and some of the most in demand experiences from around the world. dExclusives rewards include:
Escapes – Once-in-a-lifetime trips such as a trip to the world soccer championships in Brazil, and weekend getaways, such as a trip to the PGA Championship or a wine-tasting weekend in Napa Valley.
In the City – Amazing tickets to some of the best events in town such as: Sold-out concerts or exclusive access to sporting events.
Money Can’t Buy – Building on Aeroplan’s Money Can’t Buy reward category, members can bid on a variety of truly priceless, highly coveted items such as a customized guitar signed by musical artists such as Alanis Morissette or Nickelback, or signed sports memorabilia like PK Subban’s autographed Team Canada Olympic jersey from Sochi.
Here is how it works:
Browse – Distinction members can check out all the rewards currently available for auction at the dExclusives auction site: www.aeroplan.com/dExclusives.
Bid – Place an entry or maximum bid on the site.
Win – If you’re the highest bidder when the auction closes, you win. Miles will be automatically debited from your account and you will be contacted by an Aeroplan dExclusives representative about the next steps.
In addition, Distinction members will also have a chance to bid on ‘Redeem Now’ opportunities whereby special rewards will be offered in limited quantities and at a fixed amount of miles, giving members the thrill of accessing their dExclusives reward instantly.
For more information, or to place a bid, please visit www.aeroplan.com/dExclusives
Contest portion!
Now we want to know what auction you would bid on from the current list and/or would items you would like to see in the future! Aeroplan and Rewards Canada have teamed up to see what Rewards Canada readers and subscribers would bid their miles on by having you comment here on the blog. What do you stand to win? One lucky entrant from all the entries on the Rewards Canada blog will be picked at random and awarded 5,000 Aeroplan Miles
Here is how you can enter the contest:
Leave a comment below on what auction you would bid on (you don't actually have to bid, just tell us about the one that interests you the most) and/or tell us what type of items you would like to see in future dExclusives auctions!
The contest closes on Tuesday June 3rd, 2014 at 12:00om NOON MST! Winner will be determined by random draw from all eligible entries received. Open to Canadian residents over the age of majority. Void where prohibited. No purchase necessary. Winner will be required to answer a skill testing question.
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Now live - Latest IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks Offers (Valid for stays until July 31)
Despite the recent change in the terms and conditions of PointsBreaks, it is still one of the best redemptions in the hotel loyalty program world. The new rules state that a member can only book up to 2 reward reservations per hotel participating in the individual offer (ie 2 at Pointbreaks hotels and 2 at Last Minute Reward Night hotels). What this means is that if you want to book a Pointbreaks offer at a hotel you can only have two reservations. No longer will you be able to grab 3, 5 or more reservations (one reservation per night) as some people did to make sure they got the nights at the low award price, plan a trip for some of those nights and then cancel the rest. This change is both good and bad. Good in that more members should be able to grab award nights at the lower levels but bad if you truly want to plan 3 or more trips at one location and have no plans on 'working' the system by cancelling some of those nights. My tip to get around this would be to book 2 reservations with one IHG Rewards Club account and then have your spouse book 2 more etc. Of course this is dependent on both accounts having enough points to redeem for these awards.
The latest set for stays until July 31st, are now available for booking via the primary PointsBreaks page or via the individual hotel links below.
Why are IHG Rewards Club Point Breaks such a great deal? Because they offer reward nights at participating IHG hotels Worldwide for only 5,000 Rewards Club points. For those of you not to familiar with Priority Club, normal redemption rates for Rewards Club reward nights run from as low as 10,000 points for some Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express locations to 50,000 points for ultra-luxurious InterContinental locations and even these locations can participate in Point Breaks. So as you can see you can receive a discount of 50 to 88% off the regular redemption rates. You may be thinking that the high end hotels won't participate but they do depending on the time of year! Please note that like most loyalty promotions these offers are capacity controlled so I advise to book sooner than later to ensure you get the Point Breaks rate. These offers are now bookable via the primary PointsBreaks page or via the individual hotel links below.
Here is the list of hotels participating this time and as you can see there are only 7 Canadian locations versus the 9 we had during the last PointBreaks.
Canada
ALBERTANEW BRUNSWICK
ONTARIO
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES BRAMPTON
- CROWNE PLAZA HAMILTON HOTEL & CONF CENTER
- STAYBRIDGE SUITES OAKVILLE-BURLINGTON
United States
ALABAMA- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CLANTON
- HOLIDAY INN BIRMINGHAM – HOOVER
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES MOBILE/SARALAND
ARIZONA
CALIFORNIA
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES CORNING
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES GOLD MINERS INN- GRASS VALLEY
- STAYBRIDGE SUITES PALMDALE
- CROWNE PLAZA SILICON VALLEY – UNION CITY
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
IOWA
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
- HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES BOLINGBROOK
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HIGHLAND
- CANDLEWOOD SUITES BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES JACKSONVILLE
- HOTEL INDIGO CHICAGO-VERNON HILLS
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES ELKHART-SOUTH
- CANDLEWOOD SUITES INDIANAPOLIS – SOUTH
- CANDLEWOOD SUITES MERRILLVILLE
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MASSACHUSETTS
MARYLAND
MAINE
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSOURI
MISSISSIPPI
MONTANA
NORTH CAROLINA
- HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES RALEIGH-CARY (I-40 @WALNUT ST)
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES FAYETTEVILLE NW-SPRING LAKE
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
- CANDLEWOOD SUITES BORDENTOWN-TRENTON
- HOLIDAY INN EAST WINDSOR
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES MOUNT ARLINGTON - ROCKAWAY AREA
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES VINELAND MILLVILLE
NEVADA
NEW YORK
- CANDLEWOOD SUITES BUFFALO AMHERST
- HOLIDAY INN AUBURN-FINGER LAKES REGION
- CANDLEWOOD SUITES WATERTOWN-FORT DRUM
- HOLIDAY INN JOHNSTOWN-GLOVERSVILLE
- HOLIDAY INN UTICA
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS ROCHESTER – GREECE
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CELINA
- HOLIDAY INN CLEVELAND-AIRPORT
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS COLUMBUS – DUBLIN
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS MIDDLETOWN
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES NAPOLEON
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES CLEVELAND - STREETSBORO
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES WAUSEON
OREGON
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES MEDFORD - CENTRAL POINT
- HOLIDAY INN PORTLAND-GRESHAM
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES ONTARIO
- HOLIDAY INN ALLENTOWN CENTER CITY
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES CHAMBERSBURG
- HOLIDAY INN JOHNSTOWN-DOWNTOWN
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS MT PLEASANT- SCOTTDALE
- HOLIDAY INN WARREN (KINZUA DAM-ALLEGHENY)
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HURRICANE MILLS (WAVERLY)
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES MEMPHIS SOUTHWIND
- STAYBRIDGE SUITES KNOXVILLE OAK RIDGE
- HOLIDAY INN AMARILLO WEST MEDICAL CENTER
- STAYBRIDGE SUITES BROWNSVILLE
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES ENNIS
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES HEARNE
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES HOUSTON NW
- BELTWAY 8-WEST ROAD
- CROWNE PLAZA SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES AUSTIN SW
- - SUNSET VALLEY
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES VIDOR SOUTH
VIRGINIA
- STAYBRIDGE SUITES CHESAPEAKE – VIRGINIA BEACH
- CROWNE PLAZA HAMPTON-MARINA
- STAYBRIDGE SUITES QUANTICO-STAFFORD
- HOLIDAY INN PATRIOT-WILLIAMSBURG
WISCONSIN
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES ANTIGO
- STAYBRIDGE SUITES MILWAUKEE AIRPORT SOUTH
- CANDLEWOOD SUITES MADISON – FITCHBURG
- CROWNE PLAZA MILWAUKEE AIRPORT
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES STEVENS POINT
WYOMING
Mexico
MEXICO- CROWNE PLAZA TUXTLA GUTIERREZ
- CROWNE PLAZA MEXICO CITY NORTH-TLALNEPANTLA
- STAYBRIDGE SUITES GUADALAJARA EXPO
- HOLIDAY INN HERMOSILLO
Central & South America
ARGENTINACOSTA RICA
PANAMA
Europe
BELGIUMFINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
ITALY
LITHUANIA
ROMANIA
SPAIN
TURKEY
UNITED KINGDOM
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS BRADFORD CITY CENTRE
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CANTERBURY
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS DONCASTER
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS GLENROTHES
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS KETTERING
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS LICHFIELD
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS PETERBOROUGH
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS RAMSGATE – MINSTER
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS STEVENAGE
Asia
INDIAJAPAN
THAILAND
Middle East & Africa
EGYPTOMAN
SOUTH AFRICA
Oceania
AUSTRALIAFIJI
Monday, May 26, 2014
May 26 Update: Alitalia MilleMiglia targets flyers aged 14-25, US Airways buy miles bonus extended, Aeroplan bonus for Starwood redemptions
Happy Monday everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend
News, Tips & Tricks
In the bonus offers section we post new bonuses from Alitalia MilleMiglia that targets flyers aged 14-25. In many of my discussions with various levels of employees at loyalty programs I have often mentioned that there are two markets generally ignored or underserved by the programs and those are the youung person market and the old person/baby boomer market. Looks like Alitalia has taken noticed of the first at least with the MilleMiglia Young program which not only has the bonus offer listed below (2,000 of those miles are totally free) but thay also offer everyone in that age group 20% off award tickets. So you earn up to 4,000 miles for joining, you get a 50% bonus on all your flights and a 20% discount on award tickets? That's the way you should target a market! You have a group that cannot afford to fly as much (of course the ~14-18 year set probably have to rely on their parents) so what do you do? You award them more miles on their flights and a discount on redemption, this way that group of flyers who would normally take many years to earn enough miles for an award ticket (or perhaps even never!) may actually have a hope of a redemption and as anyone in the loyalty industry knows that once a member has actually redeemed for a reward, they are more likely to continue using that program and remain loyal as they actually feel the program provides them with value. So if you are in that age group or have kids that age get them to join now at least for the 2,000 miles that come totally free and then work on earning more miles if you are an Alitalia flyer!
The US Airways Dividend Miles up to 100% bonus on buying Miles has been extended to May 31st (you can ignore our post on the weekend stating the 'last day' was the 25th) Read more about this offer here.
Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- 750 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you redeem Aeroplan miles for a Starwood Hotel stay. More... Book between Jun 1 - Jul 31 for stays until Dec 31, 14
Alitalia MilleMiglia
- 50% Bonus MilleMiglia Miles for every flight you take on Alitalia or Air One. More... Valid for MilleMiglia Yonung members aged 14-25
- Earn up to 4,000 Bonus MilleMiglia Miles when you join the MilleMiglia program. More... Valid for MilleMiglia Yonung members aged 14-25
Best Western Rewards
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points on a qualifying rental of 5+ days on an intermediate (group C) through full-size four-door (group E) car at participating Budget locations in the U.S. and Canada. More... Until Dec 31, 14
Finnair Plus
- 2,000 Bonus Plus Points on your next Finnair flight systemwide. More... Register by May 31 for travel until Jun 30, 14
Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Triple HawaiianMiles and save up to 30% Off for Starwood Hotel stays in Hawaii. More... Until Dec 30, 14
- Earn up to 30% Bonus HawaiianMiles when you purchase HawaiianMiles online. More... Until Jun 3, 14
Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
- Double Mileage Bank Miles for stays of 2 or more nights on the "Club and Suite Retreat" package at participating Langham Hotels Worldwide. More... Jun 1 - Sep 21, 14
Le Club accorhotels
- 575 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Accor Hotels in the UK and Ireland. More... Until Aug 31, 14
United MileagePlus
- Triple MileagePlus miles on all qualifying roundtrips on United. More... Until Jul 31, 14 Targeted Offer - May not work for everyone
News, Tips & Tricks
In the bonus offers section we post new bonuses from Alitalia MilleMiglia that targets flyers aged 14-25. In many of my discussions with various levels of employees at loyalty programs I have often mentioned that there are two markets generally ignored or underserved by the programs and those are the youung person market and the old person/baby boomer market. Looks like Alitalia has taken noticed of the first at least with the MilleMiglia Young program which not only has the bonus offer listed below (2,000 of those miles are totally free) but thay also offer everyone in that age group 20% off award tickets. So you earn up to 4,000 miles for joining, you get a 50% bonus on all your flights and a 20% discount on award tickets? That's the way you should target a market! You have a group that cannot afford to fly as much (of course the ~14-18 year set probably have to rely on their parents) so what do you do? You award them more miles on their flights and a discount on redemption, this way that group of flyers who would normally take many years to earn enough miles for an award ticket (or perhaps even never!) may actually have a hope of a redemption and as anyone in the loyalty industry knows that once a member has actually redeemed for a reward, they are more likely to continue using that program and remain loyal as they actually feel the program provides them with value. So if you are in that age group or have kids that age get them to join now at least for the 2,000 miles that come totally free and then work on earning more miles if you are an Alitalia flyer!
The US Airways Dividend Miles up to 100% bonus on buying Miles has been extended to May 31st (you can ignore our post on the weekend stating the 'last day' was the 25th) Read more about this offer here.
Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- 750 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you redeem Aeroplan miles for a Starwood Hotel stay. More... Book between Jun 1 - Jul 31 for stays until Dec 31, 14
Alitalia MilleMiglia
- 50% Bonus MilleMiglia Miles for every flight you take on Alitalia or Air One. More... Valid for MilleMiglia Yonung members aged 14-25
- Earn up to 4,000 Bonus MilleMiglia Miles when you join the MilleMiglia program. More... Valid for MilleMiglia Yonung members aged 14-25
Best Western Rewards
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points on a qualifying rental of 5+ days on an intermediate (group C) through full-size four-door (group E) car at participating Budget locations in the U.S. and Canada. More... Until Dec 31, 14
Finnair Plus
- 2,000 Bonus Plus Points on your next Finnair flight systemwide. More... Register by May 31 for travel until Jun 30, 14
Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Triple HawaiianMiles and save up to 30% Off for Starwood Hotel stays in Hawaii. More... Until Dec 30, 14
- Earn up to 30% Bonus HawaiianMiles when you purchase HawaiianMiles online. More... Until Jun 3, 14
Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
- Double Mileage Bank Miles for stays of 2 or more nights on the "Club and Suite Retreat" package at participating Langham Hotels Worldwide. More... Jun 1 - Sep 21, 14
Le Club accorhotels
- 575 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Accor Hotels in the UK and Ireland. More... Until Aug 31, 14
United MileagePlus
- Triple MileagePlus miles on all qualifying roundtrips on United. More... Until Jul 31, 14 Targeted Offer - May not work for everyone
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Last Day for the U.S. Airways up to 100% on buying Dividend Miles
Today
is the last day to take advantage of this promotion and since we don't
know when Dividend Miles will be integrated into AAdvantage this may be
the last time we see this (doubt it but you never know!)
Earn up to 100% Bonus Dividend Miles when you buy or gift Dividend Miles. Full details Until May 25, 14
The promo allows you to buy up to 50,000 miles (so 100,000 in total with the bonus) at 3.5 cents per mile (effective rate is 1.75 cents per mile) plus taxes of $131.25 for total of $1881.25 (1.88 cents per mile). Considering that can get you an International business class ticket with this many miles between that can cost a lot more than that, this is a good deal! We do advise to only purchase however if you know you are going to use to miles soon as it is never good to sit on the miles for a long time due to possible program devaluations that can come at any time. Since US Airways allows 3 day holds on award tickets you can always find the award flights you want before you buy the miles and therefore you don't have dole out a hefty chunk of change just in case you cannot find availability for your preferred award flights.
Earn up to 100% Bonus Dividend Miles when you buy or gift Dividend Miles. Full details Until May 25, 14
Buy/Gift | Bonus |
---|---|
10,000 - 19,000 Miles | 50% |
20,000 - 29,000 Miles | 75% |
30,000 - 50,000 Miles | 100% |
The promo allows you to buy up to 50,000 miles (so 100,000 in total with the bonus) at 3.5 cents per mile (effective rate is 1.75 cents per mile) plus taxes of $131.25 for total of $1881.25 (1.88 cents per mile). Considering that can get you an International business class ticket with this many miles between that can cost a lot more than that, this is a good deal! We do advise to only purchase however if you know you are going to use to miles soon as it is never good to sit on the miles for a long time due to possible program devaluations that can come at any time. Since US Airways allows 3 day holds on award tickets you can always find the award flights you want before you buy the miles and therefore you don't have dole out a hefty chunk of change just in case you cannot find availability for your preferred award flights.
Friday, May 23, 2014
May 23 Update: Utilizing British Airways for awards flights to the U.S., KLM Africa sale, Airmilesshops 10x bonus
Final update of the week!
News, Tips & Tricks
We got around to updating our popular post How to get select Canada to U.S. award flights faster by utilizing British Airways' Executive Club with the US Airways flights options now that they are a oneworld airline and of course a partner of British Airways. Be sure to read to article to see how you can fly in North America for as little as 9,000 Avios round trip.
In the bonus offers section check out the Virgin Atlantic offer of a 20% bonus on their Miles Booster feature. This is the option that allows you to 'buy' more miles when you fly on Virgin Atlantic. Miles Boosters allows you to essentially double or triple the miles you earn on flight, when you go for the triple miles route you are buying the miles a 1 pence a piece but with this offer you get 20% more which means you are buying the miles at 0.83 pence (about 1.4 US cents / 1.6 CDN cents). Considering the recently launched Flying Club buy miles bonus of also 20% will have miles costing 1.31 pence (2.2 US cents 2.5 CDN Cents) this is a great deal. Add to the fact that Virgin Atlantic is also running the 50% bonus + 2 Tier Points on economy class flights you should really be able to rack up lots of Flying Club miles on your upcoming VS flights! (this is mainly for those of you thinking of using VS's flights out of YVR)
Travel Deals
KLM is heavily promoting a sale to Africa from Canada! Flights can be had for as little $999 all in. simply book by May 26 for travel this fall The Canadian government has placed regional advisories for travel to Kenya (see here) so if you want to take advantage of the sale be sure to do some research before you book! Full details and online booking
Bonus Offers
Air Miles
- 10X Air Miles when you shop online via airmilesshops.ca. More... Until May 28, 14
American AAdvantage
- Earn up to 3,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles at participating Budget airport locations in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Caribbean. More... Until Aug 31, 14
British Airways Executive Club
- Double Avios on all SriLankan flights Worldwide when flown in an eligible booking class. More... Until Jul 1, 14
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- 500 Bonus Asia Miles when you spend USD50 or more on online shopping via the Asia Miles iShop portal. More... Until ?
Hyatt Gold Passport
- 2,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points for stays at the Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills. More... Jun 11 - Aug 31, 14
The Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club
- Double Stay Credit for all stays at participating locations Worldwide that are booked during the Leaders Club Private Sale More... Book by Jun 3 for stays until Jul 30, 14
Southwest Rapid Rewards (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com)
- Triple Rapid Rewards Points for stays at any participating Hyatt Hotel Worldwide starting with your second stay.More... Until Aug 31, 14
Starwood Preferred Guest
- OFFER EXTENDED Double Starpoints, Up to 35% Off and 5th night free for stays in Hawaii, Tahiti or Bora Bora. More... Until Dec 31, 14
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- Flying Club Reward Ticket Seat Sale - Mileage requirements have been discounted on select Virgin Atlantic routes. More... Book by Jun 4, 2014
- 20% Bonus Flying Club Miles when you buy or gift Flying Club miles. More... Until Jun 23, 14
- 20% Bonus Flying Club Miles each time you use Miles Booster to purchase additional miles on your flight More... Until Jun 23, 14
News, Tips & Tricks
We got around to updating our popular post How to get select Canada to U.S. award flights faster by utilizing British Airways' Executive Club with the US Airways flights options now that they are a oneworld airline and of course a partner of British Airways. Be sure to read to article to see how you can fly in North America for as little as 9,000 Avios round trip.
In the bonus offers section check out the Virgin Atlantic offer of a 20% bonus on their Miles Booster feature. This is the option that allows you to 'buy' more miles when you fly on Virgin Atlantic. Miles Boosters allows you to essentially double or triple the miles you earn on flight, when you go for the triple miles route you are buying the miles a 1 pence a piece but with this offer you get 20% more which means you are buying the miles at 0.83 pence (about 1.4 US cents / 1.6 CDN cents). Considering the recently launched Flying Club buy miles bonus of also 20% will have miles costing 1.31 pence (2.2 US cents 2.5 CDN Cents) this is a great deal. Add to the fact that Virgin Atlantic is also running the 50% bonus + 2 Tier Points on economy class flights you should really be able to rack up lots of Flying Club miles on your upcoming VS flights! (this is mainly for those of you thinking of using VS's flights out of YVR)
Travel Deals
KLM is heavily promoting a sale to Africa from Canada! Flights can be had for as little $999 all in. simply book by May 26 for travel this fall The Canadian government has placed regional advisories for travel to Kenya (see here) so if you want to take advantage of the sale be sure to do some research before you book! Full details and online booking
Bonus Offers
Air Miles
- 10X Air Miles when you shop online via airmilesshops.ca. More... Until May 28, 14
American AAdvantage
- Earn up to 3,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles at participating Budget airport locations in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Caribbean. More... Until Aug 31, 14
British Airways Executive Club
- Double Avios on all SriLankan flights Worldwide when flown in an eligible booking class. More... Until Jul 1, 14
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- 500 Bonus Asia Miles when you spend USD50 or more on online shopping via the Asia Miles iShop portal. More... Until ?
Hyatt Gold Passport
- 2,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points for stays at the Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills. More... Jun 11 - Aug 31, 14
The Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club
- Double Stay Credit for all stays at participating locations Worldwide that are booked during the Leaders Club Private Sale More... Book by Jun 3 for stays until Jul 30, 14
Southwest Rapid Rewards (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com)
- Triple Rapid Rewards Points for stays at any participating Hyatt Hotel Worldwide starting with your second stay.More... Until Aug 31, 14
Starwood Preferred Guest
- OFFER EXTENDED Double Starpoints, Up to 35% Off and 5th night free for stays in Hawaii, Tahiti or Bora Bora. More... Until Dec 31, 14
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- Flying Club Reward Ticket Seat Sale - Mileage requirements have been discounted on select Virgin Atlantic routes. More... Book by Jun 4, 2014
- 20% Bonus Flying Club Miles when you buy or gift Flying Club miles. More... Until Jun 23, 14
- 20% Bonus Flying Club Miles each time you use Miles Booster to purchase additional miles on your flight More... Until Jun 23, 14
New IHG PointBreaks to be released May 27
The new PointBreaks list will be posted on Tuesday, May 27 for bookings and stays from May 27 to July 31, 2014 (subject
to availability). Each Reward Night at these participating hotels will
be only 5,000 IHG Rewards Club points during the above mentioned dates. With only 6 hotels revealed at this time its hard to tell how many Canadian properties will be included but I can tell one thing for sure, the Holiday Inn Laval is included! ;-)
Here is a sampling of the more than 150 properties that will be featured:
- Crowne Plaza Hotel Bangkok- Lumpini Park, Thailand
- Crowne Plaza Johannesburg-The Rosebank, South Africa
- Hotel Indigo San Jose Forum, Costa Rica
- Holiday Inn Hotel Laval- Montreal, Canada
- Holiday Inn Hotel Frankfurt - Airport, Germany
- Staybridge Suites Guadalajara Expo, Mexico
Thursday, May 22, 2014
May 22 Update: Delta to launch YYC-SEA, Leading Hotels of the World Private Sale, Aeroplan bonus for Wyndham stays
Delta brings Calgary into the mix for its fight in Seattle, nice Aeroplan bonus for Delta stays and more!
News, Tips & Tricks
If you follow our global site, FrequentFlyerBonuses.com you'll know about the fight going on between Alaska Airlines and Delta. Delta has been making a move in the Seattle market adding many more flights, bonusing up those flights and Alaska responded by ramping up flights at Delta's hub in Salt Lake City and also offering lots of bonus mile offers for flying. The good news for consumers for the time being at least, is more flights, cheaper prices and of course bonus miles. The latest news appears that Delta will launch Calgary-Seattle flights this fall as part of this Seattle expansion which means there will be three airlines serving this route, Alaska, Air Canada and Delta. There aren't many details of the flight yet but you could expect a SkyMiles bonus on it when it launches along with WestJet codesharing on the route.(Source: Skyscraper Pages)
Leading Hotels of the World is offering double stay credits during its private sale for members of its Leaders Club program. The program is one of a few loyalty program where there is a cost to join (US$150) but does include benefits that can make that fee worth it, mainly a free night after every 5 stays completed, which means with this promo you could actually get that free night after only 3 stays or 2 stays if you join Leaders Club Unlimited (US$1200 fee) The private sale must be booked by June 3 for stays until July 30. Find out more here.
Travel Deals
Hyatt Hotels has launched a sale called The Great May Escape Sale which offers up to 20% off stays in th U.S. Canada, Caribbean and Latin America. When looking at the list of hotels the only actual Canadian location participating is the Hyatt Regency Vancouver. To take advantage of the offer you must book by May 27 for stays Jun 10 - Sep 8 using promo code C48MAY. Full details and online booking
Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- Earn up to 10x Aeroplan Miles for stays of 2 or more nights at Delta Hotels in Canada. More... May 26 - Sep 1, 14
- 250 Bonus Aeroplan Miles per night for up to three nights at the Eaton Chelsea, Toronto. More...Until Sep 21, 14
- Double Aeroplan Miles when booking the "Club and Suite Retreat" package at Langham's portfolio of hotels Worldwide. More...Until Sep 21, 14
- Double Aeroplan Miles on all Wyndham Rewards Hotels stays Worldwide starting with your 2nd stay. Bonus also awarded on 3rd and 4th stays. More... Until Sep 5, 14
Air France KLM Flying Blue
- Driving Blue Double Flying Blue Miles when you book private ground transportation in any country where Driving Blue operates. More... Until Jun 30, 14
American AAdvantage
- Quadruple AAdvantage Miles on rentals of Compact or larger vehicles at participating Alamo locations in the United States and Canada. More... Until Dec 31, 14
Amtrak Guest Rewards
- Earn up to 50% Bonus Guest Rewards Points when you buy points online. More... Until Jun 30, 14
Bangkok Airways FlyerBonus (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double FlyerBonus Points for stays at any participating Anantara Hotels in Asia Pacific and the Middle East. More... Book by Jun 30 for stays until Jul 31, 14
- Triple FlyerBonus Points for staysof 2 nights or more at the Burasari Heritage, Luang Prabang. More... Until Jul 15, 14
- Triple FlyerBonus Points on Flexi Best Available rate at participating Centara Hotels in Thailand. More... Until Jul 15, 14
- Double FlyerBonus Points for stays at the dusitD2 Phuket Resort. More... Until Jul 31, 14
- Earn up to Triple FlyerBonus Points for staysof 2 nights or more at the Hansar Samui. More... s Until Jul 5 and Sep 11 - Dec 20, 14
- Double FlyerBonus Points for stays at SilverNeedle Collection Hotels in Bangkok, Chiang Mai or Luang Prabang. More... Until Jul 31, 14
- Quadruple FlyerBonus Points for stays of 2 or more nights at X2 Samui or X2 Kui Buri. More... Book by May 31 for stays until Jul 31, 14
China Eastern Eastern Miles
- Earn up to Quadruple Eastern Miles Points for stays at any Shangri-La hotels, Kerry hotels or Traders hotels Worldwide. More... Jun 1 - Aug 31, 14
Emirates Skywards
- Double Skywards Miles when you fly on Emirates from Stockholm to any Emirates destination Worldwide. More... Until Jun 20, 14
- Double Skywards Miles when you fly on Emirates between Ahmedabad, Bengaluru (Bangalore), Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Mumbai or Thiruvananthapuram and Copenhagen. More... Until Jun 20, 14
- Double Skywards Miles for stays on the Emirates Skywards Offer” at participating Jumeirah Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Jun 30, 14
Garuda Indonesia GarudaMiles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double GarudaMiles when flying Business or Economy Class on new routes served by a Garuda Indonesia CRJ-1000 Explore Jet. More... Until ?
Shangri-La Hotels Golden Circle
- Triple GC Award Points for stays at the Shangri-La Hotel, Tianjin. More... Aug 8 - Dec 31, 14
News, Tips & Tricks
If you follow our global site, FrequentFlyerBonuses.com you'll know about the fight going on between Alaska Airlines and Delta. Delta has been making a move in the Seattle market adding many more flights, bonusing up those flights and Alaska responded by ramping up flights at Delta's hub in Salt Lake City and also offering lots of bonus mile offers for flying. The good news for consumers for the time being at least, is more flights, cheaper prices and of course bonus miles. The latest news appears that Delta will launch Calgary-Seattle flights this fall as part of this Seattle expansion which means there will be three airlines serving this route, Alaska, Air Canada and Delta. There aren't many details of the flight yet but you could expect a SkyMiles bonus on it when it launches along with WestJet codesharing on the route.(Source: Skyscraper Pages)
Leading Hotels of the World is offering double stay credits during its private sale for members of its Leaders Club program. The program is one of a few loyalty program where there is a cost to join (US$150) but does include benefits that can make that fee worth it, mainly a free night after every 5 stays completed, which means with this promo you could actually get that free night after only 3 stays or 2 stays if you join Leaders Club Unlimited (US$1200 fee) The private sale must be booked by June 3 for stays until July 30. Find out more here.
Travel Deals
Hyatt Hotels has launched a sale called The Great May Escape Sale which offers up to 20% off stays in th U.S. Canada, Caribbean and Latin America. When looking at the list of hotels the only actual Canadian location participating is the Hyatt Regency Vancouver. To take advantage of the offer you must book by May 27 for stays Jun 10 - Sep 8 using promo code C48MAY. Full details and online booking
Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- Earn up to 10x Aeroplan Miles for stays of 2 or more nights at Delta Hotels in Canada. More... May 26 - Sep 1, 14
- 250 Bonus Aeroplan Miles per night for up to three nights at the Eaton Chelsea, Toronto. More...Until Sep 21, 14
- Double Aeroplan Miles when booking the "Club and Suite Retreat" package at Langham's portfolio of hotels Worldwide. More...Until Sep 21, 14
- Double Aeroplan Miles on all Wyndham Rewards Hotels stays Worldwide starting with your 2nd stay. Bonus also awarded on 3rd and 4th stays. More... Until Sep 5, 14
Air France KLM Flying Blue
- Driving Blue Double Flying Blue Miles when you book private ground transportation in any country where Driving Blue operates. More... Until Jun 30, 14
American AAdvantage
- Quadruple AAdvantage Miles on rentals of Compact or larger vehicles at participating Alamo locations in the United States and Canada. More... Until Dec 31, 14
Amtrak Guest Rewards
- Earn up to 50% Bonus Guest Rewards Points when you buy points online. More... Until Jun 30, 14
Bangkok Airways FlyerBonus (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double FlyerBonus Points for stays at any participating Anantara Hotels in Asia Pacific and the Middle East. More... Book by Jun 30 for stays until Jul 31, 14
- Triple FlyerBonus Points for staysof 2 nights or more at the Burasari Heritage, Luang Prabang. More... Until Jul 15, 14
- Triple FlyerBonus Points on Flexi Best Available rate at participating Centara Hotels in Thailand. More... Until Jul 15, 14
- Double FlyerBonus Points for stays at the dusitD2 Phuket Resort. More... Until Jul 31, 14
- Earn up to Triple FlyerBonus Points for staysof 2 nights or more at the Hansar Samui. More... s Until Jul 5 and Sep 11 - Dec 20, 14
- Double FlyerBonus Points for stays at SilverNeedle Collection Hotels in Bangkok, Chiang Mai or Luang Prabang. More... Until Jul 31, 14
- Quadruple FlyerBonus Points for stays of 2 or more nights at X2 Samui or X2 Kui Buri. More... Book by May 31 for stays until Jul 31, 14
China Eastern Eastern Miles
- Earn up to Quadruple Eastern Miles Points for stays at any Shangri-La hotels, Kerry hotels or Traders hotels Worldwide. More... Jun 1 - Aug 31, 14
Emirates Skywards
- Double Skywards Miles when you fly on Emirates from Stockholm to any Emirates destination Worldwide. More... Until Jun 20, 14
- Double Skywards Miles when you fly on Emirates between Ahmedabad, Bengaluru (Bangalore), Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Mumbai or Thiruvananthapuram and Copenhagen. More... Until Jun 20, 14
- Double Skywards Miles for stays on the Emirates Skywards Offer” at participating Jumeirah Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Jun 30, 14
Garuda Indonesia GarudaMiles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double GarudaMiles when flying Business or Economy Class on new routes served by a Garuda Indonesia CRJ-1000 Explore Jet. More... Until ?
Shangri-La Hotels Golden Circle
- Triple GC Award Points for stays at the Shangri-La Hotel, Tianjin. More... Aug 8 - Dec 31, 14
Earn up to 10x Aeroplan Miles on Delta Hotel stays this summer
There are only 4 days left in the current Delta Aeroplan offer and now we have the details of their summer promotion. It is of no use to those of you doing one night stays but if your business takes you on multiple night stays or you are planning some summer vacation with Delta in mind then this offer is ripe for you to max out your Aeroplan mile earning on. Delta Privilege Platinum Plus+ members will still receive their Platinum bonus on top of this bonus.
Here is the offer as it appears on our Aeroplan Bonus Miles page:
Earn up to 10x Aeroplan Miles for stays of 2 or more nights at Delta Hotels in Canada. Full details. May 26 - Sep 1, 14
• Stay two nights and receive 1000 Aeroplan Miles.
• Stay three nights and receive 1500 Aeroplan Miles.
• Stay four nights and receive 2000 Aeroplan Miles.
• Stay five nights and receive 2500 Aeroplan Miles.
Can't make use of this offer? Be sure to check out Rewards Canada's Aeroplan Bonus Milespage for dozens of other bonus offers!
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Miles & More up to 50% off Award Ticket Sale: Europe for only 30,000 Miles in Economy Class or 55,000 Miles in Business Class
Miles & More has updated their discounted mileage awards "Meilenschnaeppchen" to now include flights out of Montreal or Vancouver on Lufthansa and Toronto on Austrian.
You can redeem Miles & More miles for round trip tickets between Canada and all major cities in Austria or to Munich for only 30,000 miles in Economy or 55,000 in Business Class That's half off the normal price for Economy while the business class offers are a little under half off the regular 105,000 miles. Granted all these tickets will also have fuel surcharges but this is still a pretty good deal when you look at it as a whole in terms of miles+cash outlay. This time there are also discounted mileage upgrade offers included.
Simply book your tickets by Jun 30 for travel until June 30th (Munich is until May 31st only). Full details can be found here
If you don't have enough miles you can convert points from the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express (C$1 = 1 Miles & More Mile) however with only 10 days left to book the points may not transfer time. If you do try, remember your best bet is to transfer in 20,000 Starpoints increments as you'll get a 5,000 mile bonus meaning you'll get 25,000 Miles & More miles.