Qatar Airways Seat Sale from Montreal: Fares from as low as $929 all in with up to 100% Bonus QMiles to Bangkok

Qatar Airways has launched a new seat sale on flights out of Montreal to over 100 destinations Worldwide. Fares start at $929 all in for Economy Class and $4,190 for Business Class. Tickets must be booked by January 15th for travel between January 20 and June 18 then July 5 to December 10.
Find more fares and book this offer here.

Remember that if you connect to a flight that is flown with Qatar Airways' A380 (like Doha-Bangkok QR836, QR833) you can earn up to 100% Bonus QMiles and Elite Status Upgrades. For more on the bonus miles offer see here.

Jan 12 Update: Increased sign up bonus for the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express, United Elite Status Match

Welcome to our second week of updates for 2015!

News, Tips & Tricks
There is a new increased sign up bonus for the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express. The regular sign up bonus of 10,000 Starpoints has been increased to 20,000. This card has been ranked the #1 Hotel Credit Card in Canada for years on end here on Rewards Canada. Find out more or apply for the card here.
• Earn 1 Starpoint for every $1 in purchases charged to the Card
• Enjoy a Free Weekend Night Award when you reach $40,000 in purchases each year
• Experience Starwood Gold Preferred Guest status when you reach $30,000 in purchases each year
• Redeem Starpoints for Free Nights with no blackout dates at over 1,100 of the world’s most desired hotels in nearly 100 countries
• Use Starpoints for flights on over 350 airlines with no blackout dates with SPG Flights
• Experience once-in-a-lifetime events with SPG Moments
• Get Front Of The Line®* access to tickets for some of the most popular concerts, theatre and special events
• Annual interest rate 19.99% on purchases and 21.99% on funds advances
• American Express is not responsible for maintaining or monitoring the accuracy of information on this website. For full details and current product information click the Apply now link.

Travel Deals
Marriot's eBreaks for this week are out and are good for stays January 15-18. Canadian locations include ones in Winnipeg and Halifax. Find out more here.

Bonus Offers
American AAdvantage
- Earn up to 35,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles when you buy or gift miles online. More... Until Jan 30, 15
- Quadruple AAdvantage Miles on rentals of 1 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 Feb 28, 15
- Triple AAdvantage Miles on rentals at participating Budget airport locations in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean. More... Until Feb 28, 15
- Quadruple AAdvantage Miles on rentals of a compact car or larger vehicle for three days or longerat all worldwide Dollar locations. More... . Until Jun 30, 15
- Quadruple AAdvantage Miles on Hertz rentals of 1 or more days in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. More... at Hertz Until Jun 30, 15
- Quadruple AAdvantage Miles on rentals of a compact car or larger vehicle for three days or longerat all worldwide Thrifty Car Rental locations. More... Until Jun 30, 15

Finnair Plus
- Double Plus Points for Finnair flights between Helsinki and Nagoya and Helsinki and Osaka, as well as selected Japan Airlines flights within Japan. More... Until Mar 31, 15

Hyatt Gold Passport
- Earn up to 65,000 Bonus Points for stays at Hyatt Hotels and Resorts Worldwide. More... Jan 15 - Apr 30, 15
- 2,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points for stays at the Hyatt Regency Kinabalu. More... Until Jan 31, 15

Marriott Rewards
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points per stay including any night Friday-Sunday at the Milan Marriott Hotel or Rome Marriott Park Hotel. More... Jan 15 - Apr 9, 15
- 2,000 Bonus Rewards Points for stays at the Courtyard Anaheim at Disneyland Resort. More... Mar 29 - May 31, 15
- Earn up to 5,000 Rewards Points on any Hertz rental of two or more days in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, Mexico New Zealand and Puerto Rico. More... Until Apr 30, 15

Miles & More
- Triple Miles & More miles for Europcar rentals Worldwide (except U.S and Canada). More... Book by Feb 28 for rentals until Dec 31, 15

Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- 3,000 Bonus QMiles on your first Rocketmiles booking More... Until Jun 30, 15

Starwood Preferred Guest
- Triple Starpoints for stays of 2 or more nights at at any Luxury Collection hotels and resorts in Thailand. More... Until Jun 30 , 15

United MileagePlus
- Elite Status Match that offers top-tier flyers of most other airlines a comparable status in the MileagePlus® program. It is only offered for MileagePlus Premier® Silver, Premier® Gold or Premier® Platinum levels. If you meet the criteria to participate in the Premier status match offer, your account will be upgraded for 90 days to Premier Silver, Premier Gold or Premier Platinum status More... Until Feb 28, 15


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Hyatt Gold Passport: Earn 2,000 to 65,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points with Stay More Play More

It appears that Hyatt has released their first major promotion of 2015 early! Approximately 5 hours ago the landing page for their Stay More Play More indexed on Google but seems to have been around since early this morning.

Hyatt began teasing us back in December with member emails first mentioning Stay More Play More and on social media stating this will be one of their best offers ever. That last statement is subjective as it will depend on what offer you have been selected for. Personally I got an offer for up to 50,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points broken down as follows:

Lucky over at One Mile at a Time got an offer for up to 65,000 bonus points and on FlyerTalk there are other variations of only 20,000 points for 10 nights, 5,000 points for 5 nights. We'd love to hear what offer you receive, please comment below and we'll add it to the list.

Offer Details
Earn up to 65,000 Bonus Points for stays at Hyatt Hotels and Resorts Worldwide. Full Details, Online Registration and booking (Registration is required) Jan 15 - Apr 30, 15


Known Offer Variations:
Up to 65,000 Point Offer
15 Nights + 30,000 Points = 30,000
20 Nights + 15,000 Points = 45,000
25 Nights + 20,000 Points = 65,000

Up to 50,000 Point Offer
5 Nights + 5,000 Points = 5,000
10 Nights + 10,000 Points = 15,000
15 Nights + 15,000 Points = 30,000
20 Nights + 20,000 Points = 50,000

2,000 Point Offer
1 night + 2,000 Points = 2,000

5,000 Point Offer
2 nights + 5,000 Points = 5,000

5,000 Point Offer
5 nights + 5,000 Points = 5,000

20,000 Point Offer
10 nights + 20,000 Points = 20,000

Jan 9 Update: Aeroplan Pan An Games contest, Starwood Hotels changes cancellation policy, Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Bonus

A quiet end to our first full week of updates for 2015!

News, Tips & Tricks
Aeroplan has become a sponsor of the Pan Am/Parapan Am Games in Toronto and have launched a contest in conjunction with Esso where you can win one of two grand prize trips to the TORONTO 2015 Games. Everytime you swipe your Esso Extra or Aeroplan card as Esso between January 6 and March 30 you'll receive an entry into the contest. (Source Aeroplan) You can also enter online everyday for a chance to win tickets to select events at the games. Find out more here.

Starwood Hotels has followed in the footsteps of Hilton and Marriott by changing their room cancellation policy. Gone are same day cancellations that were available at roughly 35% of their hotels globally as all hotels will now have a minimum policy that cancellations must be made by 6pm local time the day before arrival. (Source FlyerTalk)

Travel Deals
Fairmont's latest Great Rates Great Dates are out for Fairmont President's Club members (free to join). Rates are as lows $109 per night for select nights in January and February. Find out more here.

Bonus Offers
Amtrak Guest Rewards
- Recieve a Free Trip when you complete three qualifying roundtrips on Acela. The free round trip is valid for travel Jul 1 - Aug 31, 15. More... Until Feb 28, 15

Emirates Skywards
- Triple Skywards Miles on Hertz car rentals of 5 or more days Worldwide. More... Book by Jan 31 for rentals until Mar 31, 15

EVA Air Infinity MileageLands
- Double Infinity MileageLands Miles on Hertz car rentals of 3 or more days Worldwide. More... Book by Jan 30 for rentals until Mar 31, 15

Hertz Gold Plus Rewards
- Earn up to Triple Gold Plus Rewards Points at participating Hertz locations in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S.V.I., United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Brazil, Australia and New Zealand only. More... Valid for residents of the U.S. and Canada only Until Mar 25, 15

Miles & More
- Triple Miles and More Miles for stays at selected Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Kuwait, Frankfurt, London, Mallorca, Baku, Istanbul, Rome, Shanghai More... Until Apr 30, 15
- Double Miles and More Miles for stays at all Lindner hotels and resorts. More... Until Mar 25, 15
- Double Miles & More Miles on Hertz car rentals of 3 or more days Worldwide. More... Book by Jan 31 for rentals until Mar 31, 15

Philippine Airlines Mabuhay
- Double Mabuhay Miles on Hertz rentalsWorldwide. More... Book by Jan 30 for rentals until Mar 31, 15
- Earn up to Triple Mabuhay Miles on Hertz rentals in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand or Asia. More... Until Mar 31, 15

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- 25% Flying Club Miles Discount on Flying Club Economy Class Award tickets. More... Book by Jan 22, 15
- 25% Bonus Flying Club Miles each time you use Miles Booster to purchase additional miles on your flight More... Until Feb 4, 15
- 25% Bonus Flying Club Miles when you buy Flying Club miles. More... Until Feb 4, 15

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Jan 8 Update: Alaska Airlines First Bag Free in January, Link your AAdvantage & Dividend Miles accounts, Free miles for American & Virgin Atlantic

News, Tips & Tricks
Looks like another benefit, albeit not a major one, has been removed from Visa Infinite Privilege cards (TD, RBC, CIBC et al). This time its the Hailo Car/Taxi services that have been removed. The 12 $5 credits are no longer available. You'll see that this has been removed from the terms on their site.

Alaska Airlines is offering the first checked bag free to their Mileage Plan members for the month of January. If you are flying Alaska Airlines this month out of their Western Canadian gateways make sure you join Mileage Plan if you are not a member yet (free to join). Find all the details here.

American Airlines AAdvantage and US Airways Dividend Miles are now allowing you to link your accounts in both programs as the anticipated merge nears. There is no sharing of benefits, privileges etc. when you link your accounts, it simply makes the process easier when time comes to amalgamate your Dividend Miles account into your AAdvantage account. (Source One Mile at a Time)

And of course the big news today is our post on the state of Credit Card Rewards: 2015: The Year Credit Card Rewards Come Crashing Down to Earth? Thanks to the Globe and Mail and Global News for passing along this news to the masses!

Travel Deals
KLM's Wild on Wednesday offers great fares on the ocassional Wednesday (last one was a few weeks ago from Montreal) and this week it is great fares to Turin from Calgary. You can fly to this beautiful Italian city for only $849 all in!! Book by January 8th. Travel before May 6th, 2015. Find out more here.

Fairmont's latest Great Rates Great Dates are out for Fairmont President's Club members (free to join). Rates are as low as $109 per night for select nights in January and February. Find out more here. 

Bonus Offers
airberlin topbonus
- Triple topbonus miles for Europcar rentals Worldwide (except U.S and Canada). More... Book by Feb 28 for rentals until Dec 31, 15

American AAdvantage
- Receive 100 FREE AAdvantage Miles for joining PointsHound and 2,000 more miles when you book and complete your first hotel stay. More... Book by Mar 31 for stays until Jan 31, 16

British Airways Executive Club
- Earn Double Avios and receive up to 25% off or free nights when you book online and stay at participating Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. More... Until Feb 28, 15
- 3,000 Bonus Avios on your first Rocketmiles booking More... Book by Jun 30 for stays until Dec 31, 15

Etihad Guest
- Earn up to Quadruple Guest Miles for stays at Shangri-La Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Feb 28, 15

Malaysia Airlines Enrich (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 3,000 Bonus Enrich Miles on your first Rocketmiles booking More... Until Jun 30, 15
- Double Enrich Miles on Hertz car rentals of 3 or more days Worldwide. More... Book by Jan 30 for rentals until Mar 31, 15

SAS EuroBonus
- Earn up to 4,000 Bonus EuroBonus Points on Avis rentals Worldwide.More... Book by Feb 9 for rentals Apr 1 - Sep 30, 15

US Airways Dividend Miles
- Earn up to 35,000 Bonus Dividend Miles when you buy or gift miles online. More... Until Jan 30, 15
- 5x Dividend Miles on Avis rentals of 1 day or more at participating Avis airport locations in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico . More... Until Jun 30, 15
- 750 Bonus Dividend Miles on your next rental of 3 days or more at participating airport locations in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. More... Until Feb 28, 15
- Quadruple Dividend Miles & Save Up to 35% on all vehicles and any length rental at participating airport and off airport locations in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. More... Until Jun 30, 15
- Triple Dividend Miles on rentals of a compact car or larger for two days or longer at any Thrifty location Worldwide. More... Until Jun 30, 15

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- Receive 100 FREE Flying Club Miles for joining PointsHound and 1,000 more miles when you book and complete your first hotel stay. More... Book by Feb 28, 15

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2015: The Year Credit Card Rewards Come Crashing Down to Earth?

Short answer — yes.  But before you get alarmed, credit cards are and will continue to be one of the easiest ways to earn rewards for travel, cash back and more despite pending changes. However, moving forward it will take longer to rack up points and as a result we can expect big changes in the payment card landscape and of course to our Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings!

Over the past couple of years the value of miles/points/cashback for every dollar spent on a credit or charge card has increased as card issuers battled for your business. Card holders benefited with rewards returns ranging from 1.5%, 2% to as high as a 4%  on your card spending. That will change on some if not many of the cards in Canada from two of the three main credit card types by April of this year. In the 14 years since I’ve been covering the credit card rewards industry, this is the first time a self initiated industry change will have a large scale negative impact on the rewards industry.

Why is this the case?

As you probably know, both Visa and MasterCard have voluntarily bowed down to pressure from the Canadian Government and the retail industry to limit the interchange fees charged to retailers each time a purchase is made with one of their cards. This agreement is set to start in April 2015 and will have the Visa and MasterCard interchange rate set at an average of 1.5% for five years. There aren't a lot of details surrounding this agreement but just a simple look at the numbers suggests card issuers can't give rewards of 1.5%, 2% or higher when they are only earning 1.5%.   When this same situation arose in Australia, rewards were cut back and card issuers also took other measures to make up for the loss in revenue. How much will rewards be cutback? We don't know yet but if you read into the agreed upon interchange rate, the word 'average' is used which leads us to believe Visa and MasterCard may actually still charge a higher rate for premium cards and a rate below 1.5% for non-premium or non-rewards cards to achieve that average 1.5% rate.

How do we know this is going to happen? Australia is a great example but sources at one of the top rewards cards have indicated to us that they'll be lowering the per dollar earn rate when interchange changes kick in.

What about American Express?

American Express is not part of the interchange agreement and as result their reward offerings shouldn't change. In fact, the interchange fallout could translate into a boon for American Express since, theoretically, they should be able to provide higher reward earnings per dollar spent than Visa or MasterCard. Of course, a potential pitfall for Amex may come in the form of a retailer revolt as other major players (and there are rumours) follow Costco’s lead in parting ways with the more expensive card issuer. 

Ultimately though, if I were American Express, I'd be mapping out an aggressive marketing plan to capitalize on the disgruntled Visa and MasterCard card holders looking for the highest reward returns.  Just saying...

What does this mean to MasterCard and Visa cardholders?

It means that while it may take you longer to earn credit card rewards you shouldn’t give up those premium reward cards just yet. There are ways to make up the shortfall. For example, if your annual credit card spend is $30,000 and you’re currently earning 2%, then your current return of $600 may fall to $300 or $450 per year.  Making that up will depend on staying plugged in and taking advantage of the thousands of bonus offers issued by reward programs each year. Any point optimizer will tell you, to maximize your earning potential, you need to work your credit card and the bonus offers. Maybe these pending changes will force you to put those best practices to the test!

Stay tuned right here on Rewards Canada or check out our global site FrequentFlyerBonuses.com for news and offers from more than 160 programs!

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Jan 7 Update: Proper promo code for IHG Double Up Miles, Amex increases Air Miles card bonuses, Miles & More Double Miles for Fairmont stays

News, Tips & Tricks
Back on December 23rd we were the first to bring you the details of IHG's Double Up miles promotion which actually starts today. At the time we weren't aware there were issues with registering as there was no promo code attached to the offer page (IHG had supplied it like that to several airlines) but now we have the proper codes for that promotion. You can find all the details over on the FFB blog.

Bonus Offers
Air Miles (Canada)
- 2,400 Bonus Air Miles when you apply for and meet the minimum spend requirement on the American Express® Air Miles® Reserve Card. More...
- 2,000 Bonus Air Miles when you apply for and meet the minimum spend requirement on the American Express® Air Miles® Platinum Card. More...

Hyatt Gold Passport
- 3,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points for stays at the new Hyatt Regency Istanbul Ataköy. More... Feb 1 - Apr 30, 15

Jet Airways JetPrivilege
- 3,000 Bonus JetPrivilege Miles on your first Rocketmiles booking. More... Book by Jan 31 for stays until Dec 31, 15

Le Club accorhotels
- Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Novotel Hotels in Italy. More... Book by Jan 31 for stays until Feb 28, 15
- 500 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays of 2 or more nights at participating Accor Hotels in Romania. More... Until Feb 28, 15
- 1,500 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at the Sofitel London Heathrow & Sofitel London Gatwick. More... Book by Jan 31 for stays until Feb 28, 15

Miles & More
- Double Miles & More Miles for stays at Best Western hotels in Germany and Luxembourg. More... Until Mar 31, 15
- Earn Double Miles & More Miles and receive up to 25 off or free nights when you book online and stay at participating Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. More... Until Apr 30, 15

Stash Hotel Rewards
- Triple Stash Rewards Points for stays at The Lodge at Tiburon. More... Until Mar 31, 15
- 20 Stash Rewards Points per dollar for Sunday-Thursday stays at the Cranwell Resort, Spa, and Golf Club Lenox. More... Until Mar 31, 15
- Triple Stash Rewards Points for stays at the La Torretta Lake Resort & Spa Montgomery. More... Until Mar 6, 15
- Triple Stash Rewards Points for stays at The Sun Mountain Lodge Winthrop. More... Until Mar 8, 15

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American Express increases the sign up bonuses for the AIR MILES Reserve and AIR MILES Platinum Card (highest offer ever on the Platinum!)

American Express is starting the year off right with their Air Miles portfolio of cards! They have released new sign up offers on the Air Miles Reserve Card and the Air Miles Platinum Credit Card. The Platinum offer is the biggest offer yet seen for this card and the best thing about it is that it is first year free which means you essentially get those 2,000 Air Miles for free! You do have to complete the minimum spend of $500 which for most of you shouldn't be an issue. I'm normally not one to carry a Air Miles co-branded credit card but am tempted by this offer especially since my Air Miles balance has been growing rapidly due to the fact that my local shopping area had 2 of 3 stores switch from Aeroplan to Air Miles. How about you? Is this 2,000 Air Miles with no annual fee in the first year tempting enough to have you get the card?

The other increased offer is for the Air Miles Reserve card which sees its bonus increased to 2,400 miles. Not the highest we've seen for the card but nothing to laugh at either if this card suits you!

Here are the card details:

The American Express® AIR MILES®* Platinum Credit Card
• Earn a bonus of 2,000 AIR MILES reward miles when you charge a total of $500 in purchases to your Card within your first three months of Cardmembership
• Enjoy your first year free
• Earn 1 reward mile for every $10 in Card purchases at AIR MILES®* Sponsors
• Earn 1 reward mile for every $10 in Card purchases at other eligible grocery stores, gas stations, and drugstores in Canada
• Plus, earn 1 reward mile for every $15 in Card purchases everywhere else
• Shop at participating AIR MILES Sponsors across Canada with your Card and show your AIR MILES®* Collector Card, and you can earn reward miles twice
• More than 1000 rewards to choose from! Redeem for a wide range of rewards - everything from movie tickets to electronics, travel and more
• American Express is not responsible for maintaining or monitoring the accuracy of information on this website. For full details and current product information click the Apply now link.
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American Express® Air Miles® Reserve Card
• Earn a bonus of 2,400 AIR MILES reward miles when you charge a total of $3,000 in purchases to your Card within your first three months of Cardmembership
• Earn 1 reward mile for every $10 in Card purchases at AIR MILES®* Sponsors
• Earn 1 reward mile for every $10 in Card purchases at other eligible grocery stores, gas stations, and drugstores in Canada
• Plus, earn 1 reward mile for every $15 in Card purchases everywhere else
• Once a year, when you redeem for a round-trip economy flight within the AIR MILES Flight Program, up to a maximum of 1,700 reward miles, you can receive a Companion Flight for your companion to travel with you for the same itinerary (offer excludes service charges if applicable and taxes).
• Receive four complimentary visits per year to Priority Pass Worldwide Lounges and access to the Toronto Pearson Priority Security Lane and Toronto Pearson Priority Limo and Taxi Lanes.
• American Express is not responsible for maintaining or monitoring the accuracy of information on this website. For full details and current product information click the Apply now link. Offer subject to change without notice.
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Jan 6 Update: Make sure you combine SPG bonuses, Club Carlson's Amazing Car Rental Bonuses, Double Miles with Hilton in Hawaii

A nice mix of tips, tricks and bonuses for you today!

News, Tips & Tricks
Over on our global site's blog we discuss how you can combine Starwood Preferred Guest bonus offers to earn even more Starpoints on your Starwood stays. The specific example looks at combining the new Starwood promotion SPG Double Play with their SPG App (pay with Amex) bonus. Read all about it here.

In the bonus offers section you'll find that Carlson Rezidor Hotels Club Carlson has extended all of their car rental bonus offers. All five posted are really good offers but none top the Avis/Budget offers where you can earn up to an amazing 10,000 Gold Points on one rental (9,250 bonus + 750 base points). See the list of offers below.

Earlier today we posted the new Miles & More discounted award ticket offers. Did you know you can fly between Toronto and Austria for only 30,000 miles round trip or $25,000 in credit card spending?  This is the second cheapest way* to get to Europe since most redemptions to Europe are 40,000 or more miles with other programs! How is this achieved? If you have the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express it only takes 25,000 Starpoints to get those 30,000 miles. When you convert 25,000 Starpoints into Miles & More miles Starwood will award you an extra 5,000 miles so you'll end up with that 30,000 miles. Its that simple. Read more about the Miles & More Discount Awards here
* - The cheapest is British Airways Executive Club, only 40,000 Avios between Toronto/Montreal and the U.K. which can be achieved with as little as $20,000 spend on the American Express Gold Rewards card

Travel Deals
New Customers Get $50 Off Your First Audi A4 Rental of 2 Days or More. Use Promo Code: AFF-FTD

 
Bonus Offers
Aeroflot Bonus
- Double Bonus Miles for stays at Radisson Blu hotels in Europe. More... Jan 12 - Mar 12, 15

Carlson Hotels Club Carlson
- Earn up to 30,000 bonus Gold Points when you complete  an eligible Stay at participating Quorvus Collection, Radisson Blu, Radisson, Park Plaza, Park Inn by Radisson and Country Inns & Suites By Carlson hotels worldwide. More... Jan 12 - Mar 29, 15
- 1,500 Gold Points PER DAY and save up to 25% on participating Alamo car rentals in the US and Canada. More... Until Dec 31, 15
- Earn up to 9,250 Bonus Gold Points on a qualifying rental at participating Avis airport locations in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands. More... Until Dec 31, 15
- 8,250 Bonus Gold Points on a qualifying rental of three or more consecutive days at participating Avis airport locations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand. More... Until Dec 31, 15
- 8,250 Bonus Gold Points and save up to 20% when you rent a Budget vehicle for 3 or more consecutive days at participating locations in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand. . More... Until Dec 31, 15
- 1,500 Gold Points PER DAY and save up to 25% on participating National car rentals in the US and Canada. More... Until Dec 31, 15

Germanwings Boomerang Club (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Boomerang Miles when fly between Köln-Bonn, Stuttgart, Hannover, Hamburg, or Düsseldorf and Milan. More... Book by Jan 31 for travel until Feb 28, 15

Hilton HHonors
- Double Airline Miles with American, Delta, Hawaiian or United for stays at participating Hilton Hotels in Hawaii. More... Book by Feb 28 for stays until Dec 18, 15

Hyatt Gold Passport
- 5,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points for stays in a Premier suite at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok. More... Feb 1 - Apr 30, 15

Le Club accorhotels
- 500 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Accor Hotels in Italy. More... Book by Jan 31 for stays until Feb 8, 15

Starwood Preferred Guest
- Earn Double Starpoints + up to 5,000 Bonus Starpoints on eligible stays at participating Starwood Hotels Worldwide. More... Register by Mar 31 for stays until Apr 15, 15

Miles & More Award Ticket Sale - Save up to 50% on award tickets to Europe from Montreal, Toronto & Vancouver

We missed covering this offer last month but the Miles & More discounted mileage awards "Meilenschnaeppchen" have returned this month here on Rewards Canada! This set has two set separate travel options. The first is a 50,000 miles discount for business class award tickets on Lufthansa between Montreal, Toronto or Vancouver and Europe in May while the second is a 50% discount on economy class travel between January 9 and March 31 on Austrian Airlines between Toronto and Austria.

You can redeem Miles & More miles for round trip tickets from Montreal, Toronto or Vancouver to Europe for only 55,000 miles in Business Class.  This is nearly a 48% discount off the normal Business Class award ticket price of 105,000 miles. As mentioned before the Austrian Airlines option is a full 50% discount on economy class which means an award ticket price of only 30,000 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. 

Simply book your tickets by January 31st  for travel between May 1st and 31st for the Lufthansa Business Class flights and from now until March 31st for Toronto Austrian Airlines offer.  Full details on this offer can be found here

As always with this post:
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) 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.