Air Canada Earn Your Wings 3rd Edition - AC Altitude members can earn up to 750,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles

On Tuesday we brought you a quick synopsis of the newest version of Air Canada's Earn Your Wings promotion. This third incarnation of one of our favourite promotions for Canadian's sees eligibility tightened up as it is only available to Air Canada Altitude members. One could consider this a true frequent flyer promotion as almost all of the earning and bonus opportunities are for flying on Air Canada with a few select earning options from Fairmont and Avis. This is unlike the previous two versions which also appeased the frequent shopper portion of Air Canada and the majority of Aeroplan's membership base by offering many methods to earn 'Wings' which later translated into Aeroplan miles.

The premise of this and past Earn Your Wings promotions is to earn Wings by completing various earning actions.  In this third version you will receive 2,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for every 2,000 Wings collected.  The more 'Wings' you collect the more Aeroplan miles you earn with a maximum  of 750,000 Aeroplan Miles awarded per individual. If you end up in the top 20 Wings earners you will get an equal share of 10,000,000 Aeroplan Miles (500,000) over and above the miles you earn from the promotion.

Your first 500 Wings are super easy as they are awarded just for registering for Earn Your Wings.

Here are all the methods to receive wings with EYW:

• Earn 500 Wings simply for having Air Canada Altitude status upon registration.
• Earn a minimum of 100 Wings for every take off and for every landing on any Air Canada (including flights operated by Air Canada Express) and Air Canada rouge^TM flight. This translates to a minimum of 200 Wings per flight segment. There are 62 airports that will earn a higher amount of Wings for every take off and every landing. Refer to the list of cities that will earn Destination badges.
• Earn extra Wings by collecting badges (see Collect Badges).
• Finish in the Top 20 and earn your share of 10,000,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles.

A Wings earning sample

To participate in Earn Your Wings you must be an Air Canada Altitude member and register online at: http://earnyourwings.aircanada.com/ by October 3rd. Flights booked between August 25th and October 3rd that are completed by November 30th will count towards earning your wings.

Here is the complete list of badges that offer additional Wings:

Cross Channel badge

Pick which side of the Channel you like best – or try both! Earn this badge every time you take off or land at any 2 of the 3 following airports: London Heathrow (LHR), Brussels (BRU), Paris (CDG).

Palace badge

Feel like royalty every time you take off or land at any 2 of the 3 following airports: Paris (CDG), Milan (MXP), Madrid (MAD).

Maple Leaf Lounge badge

Visit in the comfort and style of our Air Canada Maple Leaf™ Lounges and enjoy unmatched service and exceptional modern amenities. Whether at New York LaGuardia (LGA), or at our most recent lounges in Frankfurt (FRA) and... Read More

Scenic Drive badge

From East to West, take the scenic route! Earn this badge every time you take off or land at any 2 of the 3 following airports to earn this badge: Winnipeg (YWG), Quebec City (YQB), Halifax (YHZ).

Happy Hour badge

A toast to you! Indulge in the sand and sun and earn this badge every time you take off or land at any 2 of the 4 following airports: Mexico City (MEX), Kingston (KIN), Montego Bay (MBJ), Bridgetown (BGI).

Castle badge

Experience the regalia every time you take off or land at any 2 of the 4 following airports: London Heathrow (LHR), Manchester (MAN), Dublin (DUB), Edinburgh (EDI).

Canal badge

Visit these unique urban waterways and earn this badge every time you take off or land at any 2 of the 4 following airports: Manchester (MAN), Paris (CDG), Venice (VCE), Copenhagen (CPH).

Pacific badge

Explore the great Pacific coastline and earn this badge every time you take off or land at any 2 of the following 4 Pacific Coast airports: Sydney (SYD), Tokyo Narita (NRT), Tokyo Haneda (HND), Seoul-Incheon (ICN).

Dulce de Leche badge

Satisfy your sweet tooth after earning this badge every time you take off or land at any 2 of the following 5 South American airports: São Paulo (GRU), Bogotá (BOG), Lima (LIM), Santiago (SCL), Buenos Aires (EZE).

Prairie badge

From plentiful plains to the ‘Breadbasket,’ earn this badge every time you take off or land at any 3 of the following 4 airports: Edmonton (YEG), Saskatoon (YXE), Regina (YQR), Winnipeg (YWG).

Trillium badge

Travelling through the province of this emblematic flora? Earn this badge every time you take off or land at all 3 of these Ontario airports: Ottawa (YOW), Thunder Bay (YQT) and Toronto's island airport (YTZ).

Biergarten badge

Earn this badge every time you take off or land at any 3 of the following 5 airports, located in cities famous for their local brew: Brussels (BRU), Frankfurt (FRA), Munich (MUC), Geneva (GVA), Zurich (ZRH).

Citrus badge

Experience the zest of travel and earn this badge every time you take off or land at any 3 of the following 5 Sunshine State city airports: Miami (MIA), Fort Lauderdale (FLL), Orlando (MCO), Tampa (TPA), Fort Myers (RSW).

Theatre badge

From West 42nd to the West End, earn this badge every time you take off or land at any 3 of these 5 airports, located in theatre capitals: London Heathrow (LHR), Paris (CDG), Los Angeles (LAX), New York LaGuardia (LGA), Toronto's... Read More

East Coast badge

Earn this badge every time you take off or land at any 3 of these 6 airports across North America’s ‘coast with the most’: Philadelphia (PHL), New York LaGuardia (LGA), New York Newark (EWR), Chicago (ORD), Washington Dulles... Read More

Sun Belt badge

Slap on your sunscreen and earn this badge every time you take off or land at any 3 of these 6 sun-soaked airports: Houston (IAH), Las Vegas (LAS), Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO), San Diego (SAN), Phoenix (PHX).

Mileage Run badge

Feeling adventurous? Earn this badge every time you take off or land at any 9 of these 11 worldwide airports: Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO), Boston (BOS), Seattle (SEA), Edmonton (YEG), Saskatoon (YXE), Regina (YQR), Winnipeg... Read More

Air Canada rouge badge

Explore the culture and cobblestones of Europe, enjoy the upbeat Air Canada rouge spirit, and you’ll see that Air Canada rouge is a new way to vacation. Earn this badge by taking off or landing at any 2 of the following 8 rouge™... Read More

Emperor badge

The dynasty is gone but the splendour remains! Earn this badge every time you take off or land at any 2 of the 3 following airports: Hong Kong (HKG), Beijing (PEK), Shanghai (PVG).

YQB badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Quebec City, Quebec.

YOW badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Ottawa, Ontario.

YTZ badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Toronto’s island airport, Ontario.

YWG badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

YXE badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

YQR badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Regina, Saskatchewan.

YEG badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Edmonton, Alberta.

YQT badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

YHZ badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

LGA badge

Awarded when you take off or land in New York City – LaGuardia.

EWR badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Newark.

LAX badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Los Angeles.

SFO badge

Awarded when you take off or land in San Francisco.

BOS badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Boston.

IAH badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Houston.

SEA badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Seattle.

PHX badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Phoenix.

PHL badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Philadelphia.

LAS badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Las Vegas.

SAN badge

Awarded when you take off or land in San Diego.

ORD badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Chicago.

DCA badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Washington D.C. – Dulles.

MIA badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Miami.

FLL badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Fort Lauderdale.

MCO badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Orlando.

TPA badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Tampa.

RSW badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Fort Myers.

CDG badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Paris.

NCE badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Nice.

LHR badge

Awarded when you take off or land in London Heathrow.

MAN badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Manchester.

DUB badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Dublin.

EDI badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Edinburgh.

FRA badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Frankfurt.

MUC badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Munich.

BRU badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Brussels.

GVA badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Geneva.

ZHR badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Zurich.

FCO badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Rome.

MXP badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Milan.

VCE badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Venice.

MAD badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Madrid.

BCN badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Barcelona.

CPH badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Copenhagen.

LIS badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Lisbon.

ATH badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Athens.

SYD badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Sydney.

NRT badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Tokyo-Narita.

HND badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Tokyo-Haneda.

PEK badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Beijing.

PVG badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Shanghai.

HKG badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Hong Kong.

ICN badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Seoul.

MEX badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Mexico City, Mexico.

GRU badge

Awarded when you take off or land in São Paolo, Brazil.

BOG badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Bogotá, Colombia.

LIM badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Lima, Peru.

SCL badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Santiago, Chile.

EZE badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

MBJ badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

KIN badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Kingston, Jamaica.

BGI badge

Awarded when you take off or land in Bridgetown, Barbados.

Rest Up Badge

Sit back, relax, and earn the Rest Up badge (250 Wings) for every take off and every landing when you enjoy the benefits of flying in Premium Economy, Premium rouge, or Business Class to any eligible airport on the Destination... Read More

Stretch Out! Badge

Lie back, relax, and earn the Stretch Out! badge (500 Wings) for every take off and every landing to any eligible international airport (Europe, Asia, South Pacific, South America) on the Destination badge list, while basking in the ultimate... Read More

Altitude badge

Earn 500 Wings simply for registering and having Air Canada Altitude status. You must register between August 25 and October 3 inclusively to earn this badge.

Avis Badge

Earn 250 Wings for every 2 Avis car rental transactions with rental pickup date between August 25 and November 30 inclusively, regardless of booking date. You must provide your Aeroplan Number when booking with Avis and have... Read More

Fairmont Badge

Earn 500 Wings for every 2 hotel stays with Fairmont with a check-out date between August 25 and November 30 inclusively. You must provide your Aeroplan Number when making your Fairmont booking and have earned Aeroplan Miles in... Read More

Top 20 Badge

Congratulations on making it to the top! Earn your share of 10,000,000 bonus miles for landing in the final Top 20 of the leaderboard on March 16, 2015. This badge will be awarded on March 17, 2015.

Shooting Star badge

Welcome to the start of something great! The first time you accumulate 10,000 Wings, receive this badge worth 2,000 Wings!

Rising Star badge

More Wings, more miles! Receive this badge once you accumulate 25,000 Wings and earn 2,000 Wings!

Mega Star badge

Reach for the top! Receive this badge once you accumulate 50,000 Wings and earn 2,000 Wings!

New Badge #1

Watch this space and check your email for more details of a new badge offer.

New Badge #2

Watch this space and check your email for more details of a new badge offer.

New Badge #3

Watch this space for more details of a new badge offer.

Aug 28 Update: Air Canada cancels Ottawa-Frankfurt service for the winter, Starwood Preferred Guest Tap Into Luxury Contest

Here is what Thursday offers to the travel rewards world in Canada:

News, Tips & Tricks
It appears that Air Canada will be cutting their direct non-stop Ottawa to Frankfurt service for the winter season. According to Airlineroute.net the route has been pulled from the schedules from late October through to March 2015.

Starwood Preferred Guest has launched a new contest which has a grand prize of 250,000 Starpoints and numerous other prizes. The contest is open to Canadians except those who live in Quebec. You can enter the contest here 

Bonus Offers
American AAdvantage
- 3,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles on your very first Rocketmiles booking More... Book by Oct 31 for stays until Apr 30, 15

Etihad Guest
- 2,000 Bonus Guest Miles per stay at any participating Marriott Hotel Worldwide. More... Until Oct 31, 14
- Quadruple Guest Miles when you stay at any Viceroy hotel or resort Worldwide. More... Until Dec 19, 14

Frontier EarlyReturns (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double EarlyReturns Miles when you fly between Chicago and Salt Lake City. More... Oct 26 - Nov 26, 14
- Double EarlyReturns Miles when you fly between Chicago and Phoenix. More... Oct 26 - Nov 26, 14
- Double EarlyReturns Miles when you fly between Dallas and Memphis. More... Oct 26 - Nov 26, 14

IHG Rewards Club
- Earn up to 4,000 Bonus IHG Rewards Club Points for stays at select IHG Hotels in Fiji More... Until Sep 30, 14
- Earn up to 5,000 Bonus IHG Rewards Club Points for stays at select hotels in Europe More... Until Sep 30, 14

Starwood Preferred Guest
- 500 Bonus Starpoints for stays at participating Starwood Hotels in Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia More... Sep 1, 14 - Mar 31, 15

United MileagePlus
- 1,000 Bonus MileagePlus miles when you sign up for Uber via the United app and complete their first transaction. More... Until ?


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Aug 27 Update: United cuts 3 Canadian routes, SkyTeam Elite Status with 1 Flight, KLM Fall Sale to Asia

A whole bunch of news and bonuses to bring your way today!

News, Tips & Tricks
Ft. McMurray continues to grow its air service as the 'often seen in the news lately' airline Sunwing adds Cancun service from the Oilsands mecca. (Source Airlineroute.net)


United Airlines will be cutting three of their Canadian routes this fall, Chicago to Regina and Saskatoon as well as Newark to Edmonton are all being cancelled. Not good news for those MileagePlus or Star Alliance members who made use of these routes. (Source Airlineroute.net)

Yesterday we let know that Air Canada's Earn Your Wings has returned. I know a lot of our readers were asking when it would start and I think many will be dissapointed since it is only available to Air Canada Altitude members for this third iteration. We had a quick synopsis post yesterday and will follow up with a more detailed post soon.

Over on FFB we detail a new offer from Garuda Indonesia about how you can get SkyTeam Elite Status after one flight between London and Jakarta. I don't think many of you will jump on this but it is worth a mention just in case this a flight you can take this fall. Read more about it here.

And if you missed it here is a post to read from earlier today: Alaska Airlines Buy Miles Bonus & Fall Award Sale - a good deal for several flights out of Vancouver



Travel Deals
KLM is offering some great Fall/Winter fares for flights to Asia from Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa. Flights start as low as $1170 all in for travel Oct 16 - Dec 10. Full details.

Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- Earn up to 750,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles with the third edition of Air Canada's Earn Your Wings promotion. This edition is limited to Air Canada Altitude members only. More... Register and book between by Oct 3 for travel until Nov 30, 14

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
- Fall Award Sale - Flights from as low as 5,000 Mileage Plan Miles one way. More... Aug 30 - Oct 31, 14
- Up to 40% Bonus Mileage Plan Miles when you buy miles online. More... Until Oct 14, 14

Garuda Indonesia GarudaMiles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Earn up to 100% Bonus GarudaMiles and an Elite Status Tier Upgrade when you fly between Jakarta and London with Garuda Indonesia in any eligible class. More... Sep 8 - Dec 8, 14
- Triple GarudaMiles when you fly between Balikpapan and Palangkaraya or Pontianak. More... Sep 1 - 30, 14
- Double GarudaMiles when you fly between Surabaya and Kupang. More... Until Sep 30, 14
- Earn up to 100% Bonus GarudaMiles when you fly between Medan and Surabaya. Business Class earns 100% bonus, economy class earns 50% bonus. More... Oct 15 - Nov 15, 14
- 1,000 Bonus GarudaMiles for members sharing photos or videos of their Jakarta - London trip with Garuda Indonesia. More... Sep 8 - Dec 15, 14

IHG Rewards Club
- Earn up to 5,000 Bonus IHG Rewards Club Points for stays at select IHG hotels in China More... Until Oct 31, 14

Shangri-La Golden Circle
- Double GC Award Points for stays at the Shangri-La Hotel, Nanjing. More... Nov 1 - Feb 28, 15

SriLankan FlySmiles
- Earn up to Triple FlySmiles Miles when you stay at properties within the Hilton HHonors™ portfolio Worldwide. Earn triple miles in Asia Pacific, and double miles anywhere else worldwide. More... Until Oct 31, 14

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 Oct 31, 14
- Triple QMiles and save up to 33% on rentals of 7 or more days at participating Hertz locations Worldwide. More... Book by Sep 30 for rentals until Dec 31, 14


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Alaska Airlines Buy Miles Bonus & Fall Award Sale - a good deal for several flights out of Vancouver

Alaska Airlines launched two new promotions yesterday that are worth mentioning here on the Rewards Canada blog. The first promotion is the latest Mileage Plan buy miles bonus which can be worthwhile for all Canadian travellers while the second offer which is Alaska's Fall Award ticket sale is primarily good for those in the YVR area.

The buy miles bonus is the highest we have seen in about 5 months from Alaska Airlines and is a tiered offering. The more miles you buy the higher the bonus is:
5,000 - 19,000 miles, get a 20% Bonus
20,000 - 34,000 miles, get a 30% Bonus
35,000 - 40,000 miles, get a 40% Bonus
This offer is around until October 14th so you don't have to jump on it right away and even though Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles are some of those most valuable out there I wouldn't buy the miles unless you have an award flight in mind or need to top offer you account. This buy miles bonus may even help you with the next offer listed below for those discounted award flights out of Vancouver.

The Fall Award Flight sale sees a bunch of Alaska Airlines' routes discounted but for their Canadian cities only Vancouver is included with discounts on flights to San Jose, San Francisco, Salt Lake City and Oakland. These are some pretty good deals especially for the flights to the San Francisco bay area with round trip flights as low as 15,000 miles! If you have no Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles you can easily earn 25,000 of them right away with the Alaska Airlines MasterCard® credit card for Canadians and have 10,000 miles left over after redeeming for one of these discounted awards! The Fall Award sale is good for flights until Oct 31st. 

The combination of these two new Mileage Plan offers can prove quite lucrative for those of you in the Vancouver area!

Air Canada launches the third edition of Earn Your Wings

Air Canada officially released the third edition of Earn Your Wings today. We will have a more detailed post on this later as I am posting this from my iPhone but bring you this initial overview so that our readers who are Air Canada Altitude members can register right away, that's right this third EYW offer is exclusive to AC Altitude members.

OFFER: Fly with Air Canada and earn Wings for each worldwide destination and collect badges to earn even more Wings. The more badges and Wings collected, the more Bonus Aeroplan Miles participants earn. Plus, if participants make it to the top 20, they’ll earn their share of 10,000,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles.

DATES: Register and book by October 3, 2014 for travel until November 30, 2014

Website: http://earnyourwings.aircanada.com/en

Register:http://earnyourwings.aircanada.com/en/register

Aug 26 Update: National Car Rental Rent Rent Reward, Quadruple MileagePlus Miles on Hertz rentals and more

The final few days of August are like the end of any month with a slow down in news and a slow down in new bonuses.

News, Tips & Tricks
As we see every year once the summer holiday season is over, the loyalty industry ramps up with new offerings, promotions and more. The first of which that we know will be coming on September 3rd. We cannot tell you any details right now but be sure to follow our Twitter and Instagram feeds on the first Wednesday of September to find out!

And if you missed it from earlier this morning, National Car Rentals Rent Rent Reward has returned. Find out more here.

Travel Deals
Cathay Pacific is offering up to 35% off their Business Class fares for flights between Toronto and Asia. Fares start at $4,723 all in for travel until Feb 28, 2015 that is booked by August 31. Full details.

Bonus Offers
airBaltic PINS (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double PINS on all airBaltic flights to/from Moscow and St. Petersburg. More... Book by Sep 18 for travel until Nov 30, 14
- Double PINS for stays at the Gallery Park Hotel Riga. More... Until Sep 30, 14

Hyatt Gold Passport
- 3,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points per stay of 2 or more nights at the Hyatt Union Square New York. More... Until Sep 30, 14

Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
- Double Mileage Bank Miles for stays of 2+ nights at participating Dusit International hotels and resorts Worldwide. More... Until Oct 31, 14

National Emerald Club
- Earn a Free Rental day when you earn 600 points or complete two qualifying rentals. A qualifying rental is the paid rental, via the Emerald Club®, of a Midsize or larger vehicle at participating National Car Rental® locations in Canada and the 50 United States, including the District of Columbia, for a period of two or more consecutive days during the promotion. More... Until Jan 31, 15 Valid for residents of Canada only

Starwood Preferred Guest
- 1,000 Bonus Starpoints and free Internet when you stay in a Single Room at the Four Points by Sheraton Milan Center. More... Until Dec 31, 14

United MileagePlus
- Quadruple MileagePlus Miles and save up to 35% on qualifying rentals for rentals at participating locations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. More... Until Oct 31, 14

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