[OFFER GONE] BMO Rewards World Elite MasterCard - First 3 years free ($450 value) and 40,000 Bonus Points (worth $400)

The best offer yet for the BMO Rewards World Elite MasterCard has made its way out (thanks to Rewards Canada reader Stephen H. for emailing it to us). This offer is supposed to be limited to Grand Cru supporters but the application doesn't actually ask you for any identification. So it is our suggestion that you do not hesitate to apply for this card as the offer can be pulled at anytime and more than likely will since it is proliferating already on forums and blogs.

Limited time offer for Grand Cru Supporters

• First year free, plus no annual fee for an additional 2 years – that’s no fee for 3 years, a $450 value¹
• 30,000 welcome bonus points, plus an additional 10,000 bonus points – that’s a $400 credit towards any travel²
• Plus, BMO will donate $400 to Grand Cru and research at UHN

This card is ranked #2 in our Travel Points Credit Cards (with annual fee) category since it is a very strong credit card with 2% back, Business Class lounge access and more. Now with this offer the card is extremely strong!

Find our more about the offer and apply for the card here.

Dec 8 Update: Redeem Aeroplan Miles for AC Premium Economy, Delta eliminates Elite free drinks, more bonus Air Miles from Safeway

Welcome to another week of travel rewards and more here on the Rewards Canada blog

News, Tips & Tricks
Air Canada's Premium Economy Cabin is now bookable with Aeroplan Miles under the Market Fare option. In early 2015 there will be ClassicFlight options for Premium Economy as well. (Source: Aeroplan)

Earn 100 Bonus AIR MILES reward miles with a minimum $100 grocery purchase or earn 300 Bonus AIR MILES reward miles with a minimum $200 grocery purchase at Safeway until Dec 11. Print the coupon here.

For our U.S. readers, TD has launched an Aeroplan branded card in the U.S.. The TD Aeroplan Visa Signature card comes with a 25,000 Mile sign up bonus when you spend $1,000 within the first three billing periods and the first year's annual fee waived. Find out more here.

Delta Airlines has eliminated free drinks for Elite members in Coach. (Source: View from the Wing)

Etihad Airways is offering up to a 25% Bonus in miles when you make an award ticket redemption. Great offer for those EY flights out of YYZ! Book by Dec 10 at Eithad.com

Bonus Offers
Air Canada / Aeroplan
- Earn up to 15,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles on Air Canada or United flights between Canada or the U.S. and Europe. More... Register and book by Mar 10 for travel Jan 16 - Mar 10, 15
- Earn up to 1,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles and Save 15% when you book a stay at any Delta Hotels and Resorts location in Canada. More... Dec 15 - Jan 31, 15

Hawaiian Airlines HawiianMiles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double HawaiianMiles on all Teleflora purchases. More... Until Dec 31, 14

SAS EuroBonus
- Double EuroBonus Points for weekend (Fri-Su) stays at Radisson Blu Hotels in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. More... Book by Dec 31 for stays Jan 1 - Apr 6, 15

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- Triple KrisFlyer Miles and complimentary breakfast when you stay at any participating Jumeirah hotel or resort in Azerbaijan, Germany, Italy, Kuwait, Maldives, Russia, Shanghai (China), Spain, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates or the United Kingdom. More... Until Jan 31, 15
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay at any participating The Leela Palaces Hotels & Resorts. More... Until Jan 31, 15
- Earn up to Triple KrisFlyer Miles when you stay on the Best Available or Bed&Breakfast rate at any participating Mandarin Oriental hotel Worldwide. More... Until Jan 31, 15
- Triple KrisFlyer Miles when you stay stay on the Best Available Rate at Claridge’s, the Connaught or the Berkeley in London. More... Until Jan 31, 15
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay on a qualifying rate for 3 or more nights at any participating Millennium & Copthorne hotel or resort. More... Until Jan 31, 15

United MileagePlus
- Earn up to 15,000 Bonus Mileage Plus Miles when fly nonstop roundtrip on United and Air Canada between the U.S. or Canada and Amsterdam (AMS), Brussels (BRU), Copenhagen (CPH), Frankfurt (FRA), Geneva (GVA), London (LHR), Munich (MUC), Paris (CDG) or Zurich (ZRH). More... Register and book by Mar 10 for travel Jan 16 - Mar 10, 15
- 50% Bonus MileagePlus when you exchange Gift Cards for MileagePlus miles. More... Until Jan 31, 15


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Air Canada & United - Up to 15,000 Bonus Miles between Canada or the U.S. and Europe

You may recall that earlier this week we let you know about the Air Canada flight mileage bonus for flights to over 70 cities in the AC network. You may have also noticed that Europe was not included on this list. The reason why is there is a separate bonus for flights to Europe on Air Canada or United! This follows the combined London bonus that is also out from both airlines. Like all flight promotions from Air Canada and this time with United, bookings made before December 1st with AC or 4th with UA do not count towards the promotion. Even if you don't know you travel plans yet you should register for this offer right away.

Offer Details - Air Canada / Aeroplan
Earn up to 15,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles on Air Canada or United flights between Canada or the U.S. and Europe. To qualify for the bonus, Aeroplan members must fly a minimum of 2 eligible flight segments on Air Canada and/or United. Any combination of eligible flights segments between Air Canada and United is valid for the bonus offer. Register Online (Registration is required) Register and book by Mar 10 for travel Jan 16 - Mar 10, 15

The Air Canada flight segments must be travelled in the following eligible fare options (booking classes): Between Canada and Europe: Flex (M,U,H,Q,V); Latitude (Y,B); Premium Economy Lowest (E,N); Premium Economy Flexible (O); Business Class Lowest (C,D,Z,P); Business Class Flexible (J).

The United flight segments must be travelled in the following eligible fare options (booking classes): United Global First (F, A) United BusinessFirst (J, C, D, Z, P), and United Economy (Y, B, M, E, U, H, Q, V, W) . Between United States and Europe: Discount Premium and Economy (P,A,M,U,H,Q,V,W); Full Fare Premium and Economy (F,J,C,D,Z,Y,B)

 

Offer Details - United MileagePlus
Earn up to 15,000 Bonus Mileage Plus Miles when fly nonstop roundtrip on United and Air Canada between the U.S. or Canada and Amsterdam (AMS), Brussels (BRU), Copenhagen (CPH), Frankfurt (FRA), Geneva (GVA), London (LHR), Munich (MUC), Paris (CDG) or Zurich (ZRH). Register Online (Registration is required) Register and book by Mar 10 for travel Jan 16 - Mar 10, 15

On United, offer is valid on paid published fares flown in United Global First (F, A), United BusinessFirst (J, C, D, Z, P) and United Economy (Y, B, M, E, U, H, Q, V, W).

On Air Canada, offer is valid on paid published fares flown in Business (J, C, D, Z, P) and Economy (O, E, N, Y, B, M, U, H, Q, V, W).

Dec 5 Update: Great Air Miles Bonuses at Safeway, Air Canada to restart Toronto-Delhi, Free Voila Hotel Rewards Points

Final update of the week for you!

News, Tips & Tricks
For the next week you can earn up to 250 Bonus Air Miles for shopping at Safeway Liquor Stores. Simply use these coupons to earn 75 bonus miles on $100 spend or 250 miles on $150 spend. This offer is good until Dec. 11.

And also some one day offers to earn up to 250 Bonus Air Miles if you shop at Safeway today. Find the coupons here (Thanks to Rewards Canada reader Michael M for the tip!)

Air Canada will mark their return to Delhi next year as they will launch non-stop 787 service from Toronto in November 2015. (Source Air Canada)

Bonus Offers
American AAdvantage
- Earn up to 3,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles on rentals of 2 or more consecutive days at participating Avis airport locations in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. More... Until Dec 31, 14

Le Club accorhotels
- 500 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at ibis, ibis Styles, Mercure or Novotel hotels in Sweden. More... Dec 19 - Jan 18, 15

Malaysia Airlines Enrich (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Enrich Miles on hotel stays booked via Agoda. More... Book by Dec 31 for stays until Jan 31, 15
- 3,000 Bonus Enrich Miles on your first Rocketmiles booking. More... Book by Dec 31 for stays until Jun 30, 15

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- Triple KrisFlyer Miles when you stay in a suite at the new Fairmont Sanur Beach Bali. More... Until Mar 31, 15
- Earn up to Quadruple KrisFlyer miles when you rent with Avis for three or more days in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand. More... Until Jan 31, 15
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you book online for a rental with Europcar in Australia, Germany, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore or the United Kingdom. More... Until Jan 31, 15
- Earn up to Quadruple KrisFlyer Miles when you rent for at least 3 consecutive days when you rent a car at a participating HERTZ location in USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe* or Asia. More... Until Jan 31, 15

Starwood Preferred Guest
- 3,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays in a Suite at the Westin Palace Milan. More... booking Until ?

Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- Double Miles&Smiles Miles on Hertz rentals of 3 or more days Worldwide. More... Until Jan 31, 15

United MileagePlus
- Triple MileagePlus Miles for stays at the The Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui. More.. Until Dec 19, 14

Voila Hotel Rewards
- 3,000 Bonus VHR Points for any stay at a participating Voila Hotel Rewards Hotel. More... Until Feb 28, 15
- 1,000 Bonus VHR Points for simply being a Voila Hotel Rewards member!. More... Until Dec 31, 14

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Dec 3 Update: Air Canada moves YVR-EWR to JFK, Etihad Airways enhancements, AA & US Buy Miles Bonuses extended

A bit more happening today than yesterday!

News, Tips & Tricks
As of May next year Air Canada will be switching their Vancouver to New York service from Newark airport to JFK. (Source Airlineroute.net)

Etihad Airways announced some new enhancements across their fleet and in all classes of services:

FIRST CLASS

We’ve elevated First Class to new heights, drawing on the best hotels and fine dining restaurants to create a luxurious experience for the discerning traveler. An elegant reception service welcomes you whilst you settle into your First Class Suite. Our new throw blanket and cushion have been designed to create a sense of your home away from home. Our fine dining menu includes new canapés, a pre-dessert course and signature cognac service. Dine at your private table dressed with an elegant range of fine bone chinaware from Nikko Japan, with ‘Royal Oak’ cutlery from Studio William and crystal glassware from Lucaris. For more details, click here.

BUSINESS CLASS

Whether you want to work, sleep or just unwind, our Business Class experience has been designed to give you even greater levels of comfort and choice. Guests travelling with us on our longer flights will enjoy a turndown service featuring a mattress, loungewear and slippers. When you’re ready, select from our Dine Anytime menu inspired by upmarket bistros with a new ‘All Day’ menu introduced on longer flights. This restaurant inspired experience continues with a contemporary range of bone china, full-sized glassware and cutlery inspired by the shapes and textures of our home, Abu Dhabi. For more details, click here.

ECONOMY CLASS

We understand that when you travel, comfort is important to you. Which is why in Economy Class, we have introduced new elements that will help make your journey a more relaxing one. Step onboard and you’ll notice we’ve refreshed our cabins with a new range of pillows and blankets. On our longer flights, we’ve designed a unique pillow that converts easily from a standard pillow to a neck pillow to help you sleep. We’ve also introduced a blanket bag that doubles up as convenient tidy bag to store your personal belongings on longer flights. Combined with our new amenity kits and our enhanced food and beverage offering, we’re re-thinking the small things that we know make a difference to the way you fly. For more details, click here.

Bonus Offers
American AAdvantage
- OFFER EXTENDED Earn up to 45,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles when you buy or gift AAdvantage Miles online. More... Until Jan 2, 15

ANA All Nippon Mileage Club
- Double Mileage Club Miles for stays at participating Golden Tulip Hotels Worldwide. More... Dec 1 - Feb 28, 15

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Earn up to Quadruple Asia Miles for stays at Shangri-La Hotels Worldwide. More... Dec 1 - Feb 28, 15
- 100 Bonus Asia Miles when you spend HKD500 or more in a single electronic transaction at participating restaurants* in ELEMENTS. More...Until Dec 31, 14
- Double Asia Miles when you dine at various restaurants in the Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel. More... Until Dec 30, 14

EVA Air Infinity MileageLands
- Triple Infinity MileageLands Miles for stays on the Warm Winter Package at participating Regent Hotels Worldwide. More... Dec 15 - Feb 28, 15

Finnair Plus
- 50% Plus Points Discount for Classic Award Tickets on select Finnair flights in Finland, Europe and Dubai. More... Book by Dec 8 for travel Jan 12 - May 27, 14

Iberia Plus
- 12,000 Bonus Avios when you subscribe to the Economist. More... Until Jan 31, 15

Miles & More
- Triple Miles & More miles for stays at the ME London, Meliá Vienna and Gran Meliá Rome More... Book by Jan 15 for stays until Mar 31, 15

US Airways Dividend Miles
- OFFER EXTENDED Earn up to 45,000 Bonus Dividend Miles when you buy or gift Dividend Miles online. More... Until Jan 2, 15

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Dec 2 Update: Air Canada 30% Flight Bonus, Alaska Airlines Rocketmiles Bonus, JAL & Singapore Airlines Hilton Stay Bonuses

Just bonuses today as most of the day was spent out of the office!

News, Tips & Tricks
No news is good news


Bonus Offers
Air Canada / Aeroplan
- 30% Bonus Aeroplan Miles on Air Canada flights to/from select cities Worldwide. More... Register and book by Jan 11 for travel Jan 7 - Apr 30, 15

airberlin topbonus
- Quadruple topbonus miles for stays at any participating Dorint Hotels in Europe. More... Book by Dec 31 for stays until Mar 31, 15

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
- 3,000 Bonus Mileage Plan Miles on your first Rocketmiles booking More... Book by Mar 31 for stays until Aug 31, 14

Best Western Rewards
- Double Rewards Points on all qualifying stays at the BEST WESTERN Richelieu Lyon Part-Dieu More... Until Feb 28, 15

Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 1,000 HawaiianMiles PER NIGHT for stays at The Modern, Honolulu. More... Until Apr 30, 15

JAL Mileage Bank
- Receive up to a 17,000 Mileage Bank Miles Discount on select JAL Mileage Bank International Award Ticket redemptions. More... Until Feb 29, 16
- Earn up to Triple Mileage Bank Miles when you stay at properties within the Hilton HHonors™ portfolio Worldwide. More... Until Feb 28, 15

Orbitz Rewards (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- $50 Bonus Orbucks when you book a Barcelo property in the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, or Mexico as a prepaid, standalone hotel. More... Book by Dec 14, 14

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay on a Best Available Flexible Rate at a participating Anantara property in Asia or the Middle East. More... Until Jan 31, 15
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay on the Best Available Reate at a participating AVANI property in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mozambique, Thailand, Seychelles and Vietnam. More... U Until Jan 31, 15
- Earn up to Triple KrisFlyer Miles when you stay at properties within the Hilton HHonors™ portfolio Worldwide. More...   Until Feb 28, 15

TAP Portugal Victoria
- 40% Victoria Miles Discount for Victoria Award Tickets on nearly all TAP Portugal flights Worldwide. More... Book by Dec 12 for travel Jan 12 - Mar 19, 14

Virgin Australia Velocity (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Velocity Points for stays at the The Langham Sydney. More... Until Jan 31, 15

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30% Bonus Aeroplan Miles on Air Canada flights to over 70 cities Worldwide

Air Canada has launched a new flight mileage bonus for flights to over 70 cities in the AC network. The 30% bonus is good for flights in the New Year (Jan 7 to Apr 30) but you need to register and book by Jan 11. Like all flight promotions from Air Canada, bookings made before today (Dec 1) do not count towards the promotion. Even if you don't know you travel plans yet you should register for this offer right away.

Offer Details
30% Bonus Aeroplan Miles on Air Canada flights to/from select cities Worldwide. To qualify, the roundtrip or two one‑way flight segments must be travelled in the eligible fare options: Tango; Flex; Latitude; Premium Economy Lowest & Flexible; Premium rouge; Business Class Lowest & Flexible.
Register Online (Registration is required) Register and book by Jan 11 for travel Jan 7 - Apr 30, 15

Dec 1 Update: Miles & More quadruple dip opportunity, oneworld enhances elite benefits, Air Canada Cyber Monday sale

First update of the week and the month gives us the following:

News, Tips & Tricks
Over on the FrequentFlyerBonuses.com blog we highlight a quadruple dip mileage earning opportunity by buying Best Western Travel Card. This offer is however from Miles & More (Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss etc.) and is for buying gift cards in Euros so we didn't have a separate post for it here on RC but you should be able to take advantage of it nonetheless since the Travel Cards can be electronic and sent to your email. You'll have to incur a foreign exchange transaction fee however unless you use a card like the Marriott Rewards Premier Visa card which has no forex fees. You can read all about the offer here.

oneworld alliance announced additional elite member benefits that took effect today. Those additional benefits are Priority baggage delivery for Emerald and Sapphire cardholders and Additional checked baggage allowance for Sapphire tier customers. Here are some more details from the oneworld press release:

Priority baggage delivery for Emerald and Sapphire cardholders

Most oneworld member airlines already aim to deliver as a priority checked baggage for their own top-level frequent flyers, along with other passengers flying in First or Business Class.
Now, this benefit is being extended to all frequent flyers with the equivalent of oneworld Emerald and Sapphire in any of the alliance member airlines' loyalty programmes when they fly in any cabin class with oneworld member airlines anywhere in the world.

Additional checked baggage allowance for Sapphire tier customers
Following the launch last year of an additional baggage allowance for the alliance member airlines' most loyal customers - those with the top tier oneworld Emerald status - now cardholders with the next highest status, Sapphire, will also receive an additional baggage benefit.
From today (1 December 2014), when travelling on any flight operated and marketed by any oneworld member airline, the following special baggage privileges will apply to all Sapphire cardholders:

• On international or domestic itineraries using the baggage allowance "weight" system - 15 kgs in addition to the ticketed Economy allowance.
• On international itineraries (including domestic sectors flown as part of international itineraries) using the baggage allowance "piece" system – a second bag, weighing up to 23 kgs, when the ticketed allowance is one bag.
• On purely domestic itineraries with flights using the baggage allowance "piece" system – the assurance of at least one piece of checked baggage, weighing up to 23 kgs, even when the regular ticketed allowance has no free allowance.

Customers travelling in First and Business Class cabins will in most cases receive an even greater free checked baggage allowance.
With all oneworld member airlines already granting Sapphire-level members of their own frequent flyer programme an additional baggage benefit when they fly on their "own" airline, today's move extends this privilege to when those customers travel on oneworld partner airlines.

Notes

1         For the full range of oneworld's services and benefits for frequent flyers and full details of these new baggage benefits, including frequently asked questions about the new Sapphire baggage benefit, see oneworld.com

2         Priority baggage delivery is not available on flights operated by British Airways.

3         The Sapphire baggage benefit does not apply to tickets issued using British Airways' "hand baggage only" fares. 

4         For domestic routes operated by LAN Airlines, Sapphire cardholders may check in up to two bags with a combined weight not exceeding 23 kgs. 

oneworld Elite Benefits as of December 1, 2014

Travel Deals
Air Canada has a Cyber Monday sale that offers 15% off Tango and Flex fares to anywhere Air Canada flies. Fares must be booked by 11:59pm in your local time zone tonight using promo code CYBERMONDAY. Valid for travel Jan 12 - Jun 15, 15. Find out more here.

Bonus Offers
Air France KLM Flying Blue
- Triple Flying Blue Miles for stays on the Warm Winter Package at participating Regent Hotels Worldwide. More... Dec 15 - Feb 28, 15

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
- Triple Mileage Plan Miles for stays at the The Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui. More... Until Dec 19, 14

American AAdvantage
- Double AAdvantage Miles for stays at participating Golden Tulip Hotels Worldwide. More... Dec 1 - Feb 28, 15

Bangkok Airways FlyerBonus (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 70% FlyerBonus Points Discount on all Bangkok Airways award tickets. More... Book by Dec 31 for travel Apr 20 - May 31, 14

Germanwings Boomerang Club (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Boomerang Miles when fly between Köln-Bonn, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Berlin-Tegel, Düsseldorf or Hannover and London (Stansted or Heathrow) More... Until Dec 31, 14

Miles & More
- Earn up to 6,500 Miles & More Miles when you buy Best Western Travel Cards. Earn 500 miles for every 75EUR up to a maximum of 1000EUR or 6,500 miles. More... Until Dec 23, 14

Oman Air Sindbad (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 20% Sindbad Miles Discount on Sindbad award tickets purchased between Muscat and Amman, Abu Dhabi , Bahrain, Bangalore, Bangkok, Beirut, Cairo, Colombo, Dammam, Dar-es-salam, Delhi, Doha, Dubai, Frankfurt, Karachi, Kathmandu, London, Male, Milan, Munich, Muscat, Paris, Salalah, Tehran, Zanzibar and Zurich. More... Book by Jan 31 for travel until Mar 31, 15

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Best Western Cyber Monday deal - $25 Travel Card totally for free, must be used by January 5

Best Western's Cyber Monday deal is a free $25 Best Western Travel Card that is sent to your email that can be used on any Best Western stay. The catch is you have only until January 5th to use the Travel Card and they can't be used on their cheapest fully prepaid rates. No matter what I would sign up for this offer even if you aren't planning a Best Western stay as of today but plans do change and a week from now you may need to and this will save you $25!

You can sign up for this offer here.

Club Carlson Cyber Monday Deal - 20,000 Points for US$70

Last Friday Club Carlson tweeted out that their Cyber Monday deal will be a 100% bonus on buying Club Carlson Gold Points. That offer is now live and is capped at a purchase of 10,000 points + the 100% bonus which equals 20,000 points for only US$70 plus GST/HST. You can take advantage of this great by logging into your account via this link http://www.clubcarlson.com/fgp/earn/points.do and purchasing the points by 11:59CST today!