Sep 16 Update: Air Canada & United team up for London bonuses, Qantas returns to Vancouver, British Airways Fall Seat Sale

Another day with lots to bring you!

News, Tips & Tricks
In what maybe a test of the market, Qantas will be returning to Vancouver albeit for only a short stint in January. Qantas last served Vancouver nearly 6 years ago and this service will only run twice a week from January 3rd to 23rd. (Source Airlineroute.net)

Priority Pass has added the multi-airline SkyTeam lounge in London Heathrow's Terminal 4 to their ever growing roster of lounges. This lounge is a great addition to the program and should no doubt appease anyone traveling through T4. If you don't have Priority Pass via one of the credit cards that offer it you can always take advantage of our partnership with Priority Pass for exclusive discounts on annual memberships. You can find our more about our discounts here.

Air Canada Rouge will make their first foray into the Asian market when the seasonal Vancouver to Osaka route returns in May of 2015. This route has also a 6 year absence of service. (Source Airlineroute.net)

We have completed our first ever Cash Back Credit Card Review! The new SimplyCash Preferred Card from American Express gets the Rewards Canada review treatment. See how it fairs here.

Travel Deals
British Airways has launched a new flights and vacation sale!  There are some great offers to be had for flights to Europe and Flights+Hotel packages as well. Simply book by Sep 23! Full details and online booking

Bonus Offers
Air Canada / Aeroplan
- Earn up to 35,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles on non stop round-trip flights (or 2 one-way segments) with Air Canada between Canada and London or with United between the U.S. and London. More... Register and book between Sep 15 and Dec 12 for travel between Sep 23 and Dec 12, 14
- Quadruple Aeroplan Miles for each qualified stay at any Best Western® branded hotel in Canada, the United States, or the Caribbean Islands. More... Until Nov 30, 14

airberlin topbonus
- 2,000 Bonus topbonus Miles per eligible stay at over 2,700 Accor hotels worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 14

Bangkok Airways FlyerBonus (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Triple FlyerBonus Points when you fly with Bangkok Airways between Chiang Mai and Phuket, Udon Thani, Mandalay, or Yangon. More... Oct 26, 14 - Jan 31, 15
- Triple FlyerBonus Points for stays of 3 nights or more at Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort. More... Book by Oct 31 for stays until Nov 30, 14
- Earn up to 8x Bonus FlyerBonus Points for stays at the Tara Angkor Hotel, Siem Reap, Cambodia. More... Until Oct 31, 14

British Airways Executive Club
- 3,000 Bonus Avios on your first Rocketmiles booking. The bonus can only be earned once per member. More... Book by Dec 31 for stays until Apr 30, 15

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Double Asia Miles when you fly round-trip in Business Class on Cathay Pacific between Canada and Hong Kong. More... Register by Nov 15 for travel until Nov 30, 14 Valid for residents of Canada only
- Double Asia Miles when you stay at any participating Ascott, Citadines or Somerset serviced residence for two consecutive nights or more at Best Flexible Rate Worldwide. More... Oct 1 - Nov 30, 14

IHG Rewards Club
- Earn up to a 100% when buying IHG Rewards Club points online. More... Until Sep 22, 14

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

Le Club accorhotels
- Earn up to 8,000 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Book by Oct 5 for stays until Dec 31, 14
- 1,000 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points and up 30% off .for stays at participating Mercure Hotels in the U.K.. More... Book by Dec 31 for stays between Oct 10 and Feb 1, 15
- Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points and up 30% off .for stays at participating Novotel Hotels in the U.K.. More... Book by Dec 31 for stays between Sep 28 and Feb 1, 15

United MileagePlus
- Earn up to 35,000 Bonus MileagePlus Miles on paid qualifying travel between the U.S. or Canada and London on flights operated by United or Air Canada. More... Register and book between Sep 15 and Dec 12 for travel between Sep 23 and Dec 12, 14


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Cathay Pacific: Double Asia Miles when you fly in Business Class between Canada and Hong Kong

It hasn't been too long since the last Cathay Pacific Asia Miles bonus offer for their flights out of Canada and they are back at it! This time it is only for flights flown in Business Class (in the past we've seen First & Business or Premium Economy or all classes) so this will only be good for a smaller lot of our readers. As always it is great to take advantage of these types of bonuses even if at this time you don't think or know if you'll fly CX in Business Class. No matter what, register for it and do it right now because I can guarantee you won't remember in a month and then when your employer plops you on one of these routes in Business Class you'll miss out on those miles.

Offer Details:
Double Asia Miles when you fly round-trip in Business Class on Cathay Pacific between Canada and Hong Kong Register Online (Registration is required) Register by Nov 15 for travel until Nov 30, 14

Can't make use of this offer? Be sure to visit our Asia Miles Bonus Miles page for many other options!

Earn Quadruple Aeroplan Miles for Best Western stays in Canada, the U.S. and Caribbean

Last week we brought you the fall Air Miles offer for Best Western stays and now it is time for the offer from their counterpart! Not as lucrative as the 8x the miles offering we saw in summer but still better than nothing is the fall Aeroplan offer of 4x Miles for Best Western stays. Offers like these are always useful if Best Western is not you main choice for hotels and hence don't have a use in collecting Best Western Rewards points!

Offer Details:
Quadruple Aeroplan Miles for each qualified stay at any Best Western® branded hotel in Canada, the United States, or the Caribbean Islands. Full details, Online Registration and Booking (Registration is required) Until Nov 30, 14

Can't make use of this offer? Be sure to visit our Aeroplan Bonus Miles page for many more offers!

SimplyCash™ Preferred Card from American Express® Review

This is a full copy of the review that was posted this morning on the main Rewards Canada website

Rewards Canada is known for their reviews of Travel Rewards Credit Cards but now we take the foray into reviewing a non-Travel Rewards card with our first ever review of Cash Back Credit Card. Cash Back has been making big inroads in the reward credit card scene and taking a bite out of the strangle hold that Travel Rewards has had in the market. While Travel Rewards are still the most common type of credit card and most held by Canadians, Cash Back is growing by leaps and bounds.

Overview
The SimplyCash™ Preferred Card from American Express® hit the market on September 2nd, 2014 and marks American Express' first foray in the Cash Back market with a credit card product rather than a charge card product. Prior to the launch of the SimplyCash and SimplyCash Preferred cards, American Express briefly brought back their Gold Cash Rewards card but it didn't fair too well so it was once again pulled from accepting new applications but those who have that card get to keep it. American Express wanted to make sure that their new Cash Back cards were not only strong in their rewards and benefits offering but easier to use than many of the other cash back cards out there. They did this by offering a higher across the board cash back rate than many competing cards and doing away with the confusing tier bonuses and category bonuses seen on other cards.

Sign up Features
Unlike Travel Rewards Cards, most Cash Back cards do not have a a sign up or welco bonus but some do have incentives for using the card right when you get. The SimplyCash™ Preferred Card from American Express® comes with this type of incentive program which awards 5% cash back on all purchases in the first 6 months up to a maximum of $400 cash back. Its no-free brethren, the SimplyCash Card from American Express offers 5% cash back on all Gas, Grocery and Restaurant purchases in the first 6 months up to a maximum of $250 cash back.

Costs
The SimplyCash™ Preferred Card from American Express® comes with a $79 Annual fee which matches some other cards with similar rewards and benefits. At the $79 level, this card is about the middle of the pack for all the Cash Back cards that do have an annual fee. The interest rate on the card is 19.75% which is slightly lower than the 19.99% see on the majority of Cash Back cards.

Earning
After you exhaust the first 6 month incentive bonus, The SimplyCash™ Preferred Card from American Express® has nice simple earning structure: 1.5% cash back on all eligible purchases up to $100,000 in spend per year. After $100,000 that drops down to 1.25%. The No-Fee version earns a straight 1.25% on all purchases after the first 6 month incentive bonus.

Related: Cash Back Credit Card Comparison Chart

Redeeming
The beauty of Cash Back credit cards is the simplicity in redemption. There are only two ways to redeem your cash back and both tend to be automatic. Either a cheque is issued to on a monthly, quarterly or yearly basis or it is issued as a statement credit on a similar time basis. For the SimplyCash™ Preferred Card from American Express® it is the latter as the cash back reward is issued as a annual statement credit. This is where Cash Back tends to be a little less rewarding than Travel Rewards as most Travel Rewards cards, especially those that don't have set redemption charts, give you access to your rewards that you have earned on a monthly basis rather than a yearly basis. But then again you are limited to travel whereas with this cash back you can use it on anything you want as long as that place accepts American Express!

Features and Benefits
The SimplyCash™ Preferred Card from American Express® comes with a very strong suite of insurance and benefits that are normally seen on Travel Rewards cards. These include Flight Delay, Baggage Stolen/Lost, and Car Rental insurance but also includes out of province medical insurance for 15 days for those aged up to 65. That last benefit is seen on less than a half dozen cash back cards in Canada! The card also features your standard purchase protection and extended warranty insurance. 

What is good about this card
As the name infers, The SimplyCash™ Preferred Card from American Express® comes with simplicity and that is one good thing about the card. You don't have to get confused with all different cash back rates for different levels of spending (just see the CIBC Dividend Visa Infinite for a great example of this confusion) just a simple 1.5% back up to $100,000 and then 1.25% thereafter. Most people will just get the 1.5% back we imagine! The benefits that the card affords are not only good but should be titled 'great'. It has the majority of benefits seen on a Travel Rewards Credit Card including out of province medical insurance! The only major insurance benefits missing are Trip Cancellation and Trip Interruption. 

What is not so good about this card
The SimplyCash™ Preferred Card from American Express® comes with some small drawbacks, not enough we believe to warrant knocking this card out of your selection process. The first, as is always the case with American Express, is the issue of acceptance. True, Amex is not as widely accepted as Visa or MasterCard but that tends to be from a lot of the smaller mom and pop type merchants. As well Amex is adding new merchants everyday and you can even call them up to see if they can approach one that you shop at to see if they can start accepting American Express. The second not so good thing about the card is the annual fee. True there are quite a few higher end cash back cards with similar benefits that have the same or higher annual fee but there are some that offer a good proportion of those benefits with no annual fee. Granted you can always go for the SimplyCash Card (not the Preferred version) if you want to avoid annual fees. Finally the third gripe we have is the annual statement credit. We get it. American Express wants you to spend that money with their merchants as they'll make money off the merchant fees but perhaps they should at least look at increasing the amount of times it is awarded (not just once per year) when you have to compete with mbna who will issue you a cheque every month if your cash back rewards total $50 or more.

Conclusion
Being our first review of a Cash Back card here on Rewards Canada it is tough to give the SimplyCash™ Preferred Card from American Express® a good or bad conclusion. On the whole the card seems very strong. With a 1.5% return it is encroaching the realm of the better returns seen on higher end Travel Rewards cards but still falls short a couple of tenths of a percent. That being said it does seem like a very decent return when compared to other cash back cards. True those others may have higher returns in select categories but when you average out all your spending there is a good chance you'll get a better return with this card. The card itself can make an excellent primary or first card in your credit card portfolio if you aren't into travel rewards but for those who are travel savvy and can't get away from the almighty mile or point then this or the no-fee version of the SimplyCash card could make a good secondary or tertiary card in your wallet.

Care to comment? Do you agree or disagree with us? Tell us what think about the SimplyCash™ Preferred Card from American Express® below!

Related Links:
SimplyCash™ Preferred Card from American Express® on amex.ca
Rewards Canada's Cash Back Credit Card Comparison including the SimplyCash Preferred Card from American Express

Other cards to consider from the Cash Back card category:Capital One® Aspire Cash™ Platinum MasterCard®
CIBC Dividend Visa Infinite
MBNA SmartCash Platinum Plus MasterCard
Scotia Momentum VISA Infinite card

Sep 15 Update: WestJet adds 1st Checked Bag Fee, WestJet Price Drop Guarantee, SimplyCash added to RC Charts

Today has been one of the busiest Monday's in quite sometime especially with lots of news out of WestJet!

News, Tips & Tricks
Earlier today we brought you the details of the new Elite Status tiers in the WestJet Rewards program. That announcement comes hand in hand with their announcement today that travellers flying on Econo fares (their cheapest fares) will now have to pay for their first checked bag on WestJet flights in Canada and to the U.S.. Flights to Mexico, Caribbean, Central America and Europe will contiune to have their first bag free. New Silver Elite Tier members will get their first bag free as well while Gold members will receive their first and second checked bags free. Air Canada in the meantime continues to not charge a fee for the first checked bag on their flights within Canada. (Source: WestJet)

Along with today's announcement is a new price drop guarantee from WestJet and WestJet Vacations. Should the price of your flight or WestJet Vacations package drop after booking and prior to departure you can get that difference refunded in the form of WestJet Dollars. Remember though that within 24 hours of your original WestJet flight booking you can always cancel it and have all the money refunded and then book a lower fare, that way your 'refund' is not trapped as WestJet Dollars. But remember that is only within 24 hours of your initial WestJet flight booking and is not applicable to WestJet Vacations. Find out more about the Price Drop Guarantee here.

The new SimplyCash cash back credit cards from American Express have been added to our Cash Back card comparison chart. Now you can see how these cards stack up against the rest.


Bonus Offers
Air Miles
- Earn up to 900 Bonus Air Miles when you buy EasyTerm® Life Insurance today. More... Until Oct 31, 14

Emirates Skywards
- Earn up to Quadruple Skywards Miles when you stay at any Shangri-La hotel, resort, Traders hotel or Kerry hotel Worldwide for two nights or more at the Best Available Rate. More... Book by Dec 28 for stays until Dec 30, 14

Hyatt Gold Passport
- 1,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points for stays on the Hyatt Gold Passport package at the Hyatt Place Orlando/Convention Center. More... Until Dec 31, 14

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you rent for at least 3 consecutive days or triple KrisFlyer miles when you rent for at least 7 consecutive days at participating HERTZ locations in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France (Mainland), Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Slovakia, Spain (Mainland), UK and USA. More... Book by Sep 30 for rentals until Dec 31, 14

Virgin America Elevate (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 500 Bonus Elevate Points on your next Tablet Hotels booking.More... Book by Oct 10, 14

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- Earn up to15,000 Bonus Flying Club Miles when you stay at properties within the Hilton HHonors™ portfolio Worldwide. More... Until Nov 30, 14

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Air Canada: Earn up to 35,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles between Canada or the U.S. and London

Air Canada has launched a new promotion for bonus Aeroplan miles on their flights from Canada to London and on United Airlines flights from the U.S. to London. Called London. This offer is hot on the heels of their summer London offer which isn't open for registration but is still valid for flights until September 30th. The new offering is more lucrative for those flying on economy class fares than the previous bonus as the bonus levels in this new offer are the same regardless of fare class whereas the summer promo awarded more for higher fare classes. Here is how this latest bonus is awarded to those flying to London:

As with As with all Aeroplan flight bonuses for Air Canada, this promotion is only valid on new bookings so if you have an existing booking(s) made prior to today it will not count towards the promotion.

Offer Details
Earn up to 35,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles on non stop round-trip flights (or 2 one-way segments) with Air Canada between Canada and London or with United between the U.S. and London (in select eligible fares). Register Online (Registration is required) Register and book between Sep 15 and Dec 12 for travel between Sep 23 and Dec 12, 14


Can't make use of this offer? Be sure to visit the best Aeroplan Bonus Mile offers summary on the Internet!

WestJet Rewards to introduce new Elite Tiers and Benefits as of October 29

WestJet Rewards announced today another evolution to their program that sees it take another step to becoming a full fledged traditional style frequent flyer program. The evolution is the introduction of new Elite Status tiers much like those we see from the majority of frequent flyer programs. The Tiers are based somewhat on their previous 'Milestone' spending levels.

The new tiers are Teal, Silver and Gold. Teal is the base level that every member will be at and much like the previous 'Milestone' levels will see a $35 WestJet Dollars bonus and increased earn rate on WestJet flights and WestJet Vacation packages when a member reaches $1,500 in flight spending within a 12 month period.

Members will be awarded the Silver Elite Tier when they reach $4,000 in spending in 12 month period. The $4,000 level is actually a $500 drop from the previous 'Milestone' program where you would get a JetAway companion pass. Which means at $4,000 in spend not only do you get the companion pass you will also now get other Silver Benefits like a whopping 5% earn rate on WestJet flights, 4 business class lounge vouchers, 4 seat selection vouchers and your first checked bag for free.

The Gold Elite Tier is the highest tier and is achieved at $6,000 in a 12 month spending period. This is the same as the old 'Milestone' program where you would get a second companion pass. So in addition to the companion pass for Silver (or $4,000 in spend) you'll get another pass. Then additional companion flights to anywhere WestJet flies are awarded at $10,000 and each $5,000 in flight spend beyond that.  The increased earn rate of 5% seen at Silver is also the earn rate for Gold members. Gold members will also receive 10 business class lounge vouchers, four seat selection vouchers, Free first and second checked bags, No fee to change to an earlier/later flight on same day of travel, Priority security screening (at select airports) and advance boarding.

Elite Tiers come into effect as soon as you reach the specific spend level during your qualifying 12 month period and the Elite status remains with you until the end of the next qualifying year. So depending on when you earn status you will WestJet status for a minimum of 12 months but in reality could be as high as 23 months or more. Of course Silver and Gold members will be happy with the free check bag offerings seeing that WestJet's other news today was the announcement that they are implementing a first checked bag fee.

Overall this is a great addition to the WestJet Rewards program as they need to compete better with Air Canada Altitude, Aeroplan Distinction and other Frequent Flyer programs. It shows they are committed to evolving the program and are continually trying to get those people who travel frequently on business. Seeing that most major airports in Canada have third party business class lounges that are accessible with the vouchers that Silver and Golds will receive this will no doubt interest some travellers who like that benefit.

The one thing that surprised me however was no mention of upgrades for Silver and/or Golds to WestJet Plus seats. Perhaps WestJet is going to provide at-the-gate upgrades to Silvers and Golds (heck I received one being a base member late last year) as WestJet will always do their best to sell those seats beforehand or during check in to maximize their revenue. However from a loyalty standpoint, if I was running the WestJet Rewards programs I would at least offer Golds four free upgrades in their benefits package so as to encourage people at Silver level a further justification to reach the Gold level. I'm sure those extra few hundreds of dollars in WestJet spend would more than pay for the guaranteed upgrades.

Here is an overview of the tiers and the benefits associated with them:

 
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What are your thoughts on this newest evolution of the WestJet Rewards programs?

Sep 12 Update: 40 Bonus Air Miles for Best Western stays, great Alaska Airlines car rental bonuses

Just bonuses to pass along to you today!

News, Tips & Tricks
No news is good news!


Bonus Offers
Air Miles
- 40 Bonus Air Miles for each qualified stay at any Best Western branded hotel in Canada, the U.S., or the Caribbean Islands. More... Until Nov 30, 14

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
- 500 Bonus Mileage Plan Miles on rentals of 2 or more consecutive days at participating Avis airport locations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. More... Until Oct 31, 14
- 1,000 Bonus Mileage Plan Miles on qualifying rentals of 4 days or more at participating Budget airport locations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. More... Until Oct 31, 14
- Quadruple Mileage Plan Miles & Save Up to 35% on all vehicles and any length rental at participating Hertz airport and off airport locations in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. More... Until Dec 31, 14

Alitalia MilleMiglia
- Earn up to 50% Bonus MilleMiglia Miles when you buy MilleMiglia Miles online. More... Until Sep 30, 14

Emirates Skywards
- Earn up to Quadruple Skywards Miles and save up to 33% on rentals at participating Hertz locations Worldwide. More... Book by Sep 30 for rentals until Dec 31, 14

Miles & More
- Earn Triple Miles & More Miles or 50% Bonus Status Miles when you fly on Lufthansa between Munich and Bejing or Shanghai. More... Oct 1 - Nov 30, 14

South African Airways Voyager
- Double Voyager Miles for stays at any participating Anantara Hotels Worldwide. More...   Until Nov 30, 14

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Summary of all the current Buy, Gift and Transfer Miles bonuses

All throughout the year we see at least a few buy, gift or transfer miles offers but some months tend to see more and this is usually the case in September (and then before Christmas). September 2014 is no different, at the time of posting there were 13 current offers in the market based on those we added to the main FFB site. For the latest and greatest updates you should always revert to our Buy Miles Bonus page as that will be updated sooner than this post.

As is the case with any of these offers, most of them are only good for topping off an account so that you can complete an award redemption but we do have our usual better than that offers from Avianca and US Airways where you can get up to a 100% bonus. Those two bonuses can be translated into some great award redemptions! Some others that could be worthwhile to max out on include the Czech Airlines OK Plus Bonus and the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan bonus.

Provider	Offer	Validity Date
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan	Up to 40% Bonus Mileage Plan Miles when you buy miles online. Full details 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	Until Oct 14, 14
Alitalia MilleMiglia	Earn up to 50% Bonus MilleMiglia Miles when you buy MilleMiglia Miles online. Full details Buy 1,000 – 4,000 Miles = No Bonus Buy 5,000 – 9,000 Miles = 15% Bonus Buy 10,000– 29,000 Miles = 35% Bonus Buy 30,000 – 39,000 Miles = 45% Bonus Buy 40,000 Miles = 50% Bonus	Until Sep 30, 14
American AAdvantage	Up to a 35% discount when you share AAdvantage Miles. Full details 25% off 5,000 to 14,000 miles 30% off 15,000 to 24,000 miles 35% off 25,000 miles	Until Sep 30, 14
Amtrak Guest Rewards	Earn up to 30% Bonus Guest Rewards Points when you buy points online. Full details Buy 1,000-4,500 points for a 10% bonus Buy 5,000-9,500 points for a 20% bonus Buy 10,000+ points for a 30% bonus	Until Sep 30, 14
Avianca LifeMiles	100% Bonus LifeMiles when you buy LifeMiles online. You must be a LifeMiles member as of Sep 2 to purchase. Full details	Until Sep 30, 14
British Airways Executive Club	Earn up to 30% Bonus Avios when you buy Avios online. You can purchase a maximum of 27,000 in a calendar year (excluding bonuses) Full Details Purchase 2,000 - 10,000 Avios for a 5% Avios bonus Purchase 11,000 - 15,000 Avios for a 10% Avios bonus Purchase 16,000 - 20,000 Avios for a 15% Avios bonus Purchase 21,000 - 26,000 Avios for a 20% Avios bonus Purchase 27,000 Avios, your full annual allowance for a 30% Avios bonus	Until Sep 30, 14
Czech Airlines OK Plus	40% Bonus OK Plus miles when you purchase miles online. Full details	Until Oct 31, 14
Hyatt Gold Passport	Up to 30% Bonus Gold Passport Points when you buy points online. Full details Purchase 5,000 to 19,000 points and receive a 10% bonus Purchase 20,000 to 39,000 points and receive a 20% bonus Purchase 40,000 to 55,000 points and receive a 30% bonus	Until Sep 15, 14
Icelandair Saga Club	Earn up to 50% Bonus Saga Club Award Points when you buy or gift points. Full Details Buy 1,000 – 9,000  Saga Points and receive 10% extra points Buy 10,000 –19,000  Saga Points and receive 20% extra points Buy 20,000 – 34,000 Saga Points and receive 30% extra points Buy 35,000 – 49,000 Saga Points and receive 40% extra points Buy 50,000 or more Saga Points and receive 50% extra points	Until Sep 30, 14
IHG Rewards Club	60% Bonus IHG Rewards Club points when you buy 10,000 or more points online. Full details	Until Sep 30, 14
SAS EuroBonus	10% Bonus EuroBonus Points when you buy points online. Full details	Until Sep 30, 14
Spirit Airlines Free Spirit	30% Discount on buying or gifting Free Spirit Miles. Full details	Until Sep 30, 14
US Airways Dividend Miles	Up to 100% Bonus Dividend Miles when you buy or gift Dividend Miles online. Full details	Until Sep 30, 14
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	25% Bonus Flying Club Miles when you buy, gift or transfer Flying Club miles online. Full details	Until Oct 7, 14

Sep 11 Update: Are you abandoning Air Miles?, WestJet & Qantas look to code share, discounted Club Carlson award nights

A nice mixture of news and bonuses today!

News, Tips & Tricks
Back in July we let you know about the Air Miles mileage increases that were disguised as a "Fuel Surcharges Included" enhancement but as we all know it was pretty much another devaluation. We are hearing from people in the comments of that post that they are not happy. Are you in the same boat, do you feel the same way? Here is what one of our readers sent us recently:

"I just cancelled my BMO Air Miles MC, I have had it for 5 years but the most recent changes to the Air Mile Redemption rate is unacceptable to me."

Thanks to long time Rewards Canada reader Randy M for passing along this note.

Looks like WestJet is ready to add another code share partner: Qantas. According to Airlineroute.net applications have been made to both the U.S. and Canadian transport agencies. Right now it appears that Qantas will code share on WestJet flights but there is nothing mentioning WestJet codesharing on any Qantas flights.

Enough Air Miles bashing today, here is an easy offer for some free Air Miles. Be sure to check your email for this offer as they may ask for your personalized email to ensure your were targeted. The offer is for 25 Free Air Miles simply by visiting a Marlin Travel. I'm sure they'll pitch you on something else while your their but all you'll have to say is no and ask for your free miles.  

Finally, there is another discounted award night offer to let you know about, this one is from Carlson Rezidor Hotels Club Carlson and offers 25% off award nights in Canada, the U.S. and the rest of the Americas. See the bonus offer section for more details.

Bonus Offers
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
- Earn up to 10,000 Mileage Plan Miles for stays at participating IHG Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 14

Carlson Hotels Club Carlson
- 25% Gold Points Discount when redeeming for an award night at participating Carlson Rezidor hotels in North, South and Central America. More... Until Nov 30, 14

Emirates Skywards
- Earn up to Quadruple Skywards Miles on all Europcar rentals of two or more days Worldwide.More... Oct 1 - Dec 20, 14

Garuda Indonesia GarudaMiles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Triple GarudaMiles on all eligible Hilton Hotel stays Worldwide. More...   Until Nov 30, 14

Gulf Air FalconFlyer (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double FalconFlyer Miles and save up to 33% on rentals of 3 or more days at participating Hertz locations Worldwide. More... Book by Sep 26 for rentals until Dec 31, 14

Miles & More
- Double Miles & More Miles on all eligible stays at Best Western hotels in Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, USA, Canada, Spain, France, Italy, Denmark, Poland, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia. More... Until Oct 31, 14
- Earn up to 10,000 Miles & More Miles for stays at participating IHG Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 14
- Triple Miles & More Miles when you stay at selected Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts worldwide. More... Until Dec 20, 14
- Double Miles & More Miles for stays at participating VI Hotels & Resorts. More... Until Sep 30, 14
- Triple Miles & More Miles for stays of 2 or more nights at participating World Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 14
- Double Miles & More Miles on Budget rentals in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the United States and Canada More... Book by Sep 30 for rentals until Dec 14, 14
- Quadruple Miles & More Miles on all Europcar rentals Worldwide of 3 or more days. More... Book by Oct 31 for rentals until Dec 15, 14
- Double Miles & More Miles and save up to 33% on rentals at participating Hertz locations Worldwide. More... Book by Sep 30 for rentals until Dec 31, 14

Spirit Airlines Free Spirit (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 30% Discount on buying or gifting Free Spirit Miles. More... Until Sep 30, 14

The Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club
- Double Stay Credit and up to 50% off at participating The Leading Hotels of the World locations Worldwide More... Book by Sep 28 for stays until Dec 31, 14

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