TARGETED: Receive a $100 Statement Credit when you spend $100 or more with Air Canada on your TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite card

FEBRUARY 26 UPDATE: Back to being targeted! Apparently the response below to Paul M on the TD Aeroplan Community has been updated saying it is for select cardholders only.

FEBRUARY 25 UPDATE: Apparently it is not targeted!!!! Thanks to Paul M for sending this to us:

I contacted TD regarding the $100 statement credit offer if you spend 100 on an Air Canada flight.  They seem to indicate that it is not a targeted offer and is available to all primary card holders. See below.  The question and response is copied from the td aeroplan community website

 Question: I found this promotion on a search but it is unclear whether it is available to all TD Aeroplan Visa infinite Card holders or alternately that it is a targeted promotion to some cardholders only. Can you let me know whether all card holders are eligible for this benefit? Receive a $100 statement credit: From January 8, 2015, to April 30, 2015 Receive a $100 credit on your credit card statement when you use your TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card to make a minimum $100 Air Canada purchase.

SabrinaTD Moderator:  Great question, paulme. It might seem too good to be true, but it's true! When you make an Air Canada purchase of at least $100 on a single transaction with your TD Aeroplan Credit Card between January 8 and April 30, 2015, you'll be eligible to receive a $100 statement credit. You must be the primary cardholder on the account to be eligible for this offer. The credit will appear on your account statement within ten weeks after your purchase.

JANUARY 20 UPDATE: Thanks to our reader Ron for doing some more digging on this promotion and finding out that it is a targeted offer. When we came across is on the Aeroplan site the T&Cs were vague and didn't mention anything about being exclusive, targeted or for the recipient of the email only. Ron reached out to Aeroplan and they sent him the full terms and this indeed is a targeted offer. If you did not receive the email there is a very high likelihood that you will NOT be eligible for this offer.

There is obviously a big push from TD happening right now to get more people to jump on their TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite card and as a consumer why wouldn't you?!? Right now it is being offered with its first year free so you have time to decide if you like the card and want to keep along with a sign up bonus of up to 25,000 bonus Aeroplan Miles. Now add this offer into the mix and you can see why maybe right now is a good time to get this card. The offer in question provides a $100 Statement credit when you make a minimum $100 Air Canada purchase. That $100 minimum purchase could be actual Air Canada flights, it could be baggage fees if you already have travel booked or it can even be Air Canada gift cards if you don't have any Air Canada travel planned. Essentially if you go with the last option you could just buy $100 Air Canada Gift Card and get it for free. Find out more about the $100 statement credit offer here.

If you don't have the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card yet you have until May 8th to get it with the First Year Free option and 25,000 Bonus Miles. Of course you'll want to get it even sooner for this $100 statement credit as that offer runs out on April 30. Find out more or apply for TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card here.

Technically speaking you can get the 25,000 Aeroplan Miles and $100 Air Canada Gift Card absolutely free! (other than the required credit card spend to get the bonus)

Jan 14 Update: Save 20% on Alaska Airlines flights, Amex FHR adds Free Wi Fi benefit, Save 20% on United Award tickets between Canada & Hong Kong

A nice small mix of bonuses, news and travel deals for you today!

News, Tips & Tricks
American Express Fine Hotels and Resorts program that comes with the The Platinum Card from American Expressis adding free in-room Wi Fi as an additional benefit for bookings made via FHR. (Source One Mile at a Time)
In the bonus offers section check out the United MileagePlus discounted mileage redemption on flights between Canada and Hong Kong. Always good to be able to save some miles if the opportunity arises and you can take advantage of it!

Travel Deals
Save 20% on Alaska Airlines flights! Use Discount Code FUELSAVINGS when shopping at alaskaair.com and you'll save 20% when you travel on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, or 10% for travel Thursdays through Mondays, between January 21, 2015, and May 13, 2015. Must be booked today. Find out more here.

Bonus Offers
AeroMexico Club Premier
- Earn up to 6x Club Premier Kilometers on Hertz rentals in Germany, Belgium, Canada, Spain, USA, France, Italy, Holland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. More... Until Mar 31, 15

airBaltic PINS (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 3,000 Bonus PINS on all stays at the St. Barbara Hotel. More... Book by Feb 13 for stays until Mar 31, 15

airberlin topbonus
- Quadruple topbonus miles for stays Iberostar Hotels. More... Book by Feb 28 for stays Apr 1 - May 31, 15
- Double topbonus miles for Hertz rentals Worldwide. More... Book by Jan 31 for rentals until Mar 31, 15

Gulf Air FalconFlyer (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Falconflyer Miles for stays in a Club Rotana Room at Rose Rayhaan. More... Until Mar 20, 15
- Double FalconFlyer Miles on rentals of 3 or more days at participating Hertz locations Worldwide. More... Book by Jan 31 for rentals until Mar 31, 15

IHG Rewards Club
- Earn a Free Night when you stay twice in Holiday Inn Express hotels in China (at least one of these two stays must include a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday). More... Until Mar 31, 15

Le Club accorhotels
- 4X Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at new Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Book by Jan 31 for stays until Feb 28, 15
- Earn up to 1,800 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays of 3 or more nights at participating Accor Hotels in Linz or Vienna. More... Book by Feb 28 for stays May 1 - 31, 15

Ritz-Carlton Rewards
- Double Elite Stay Credit for each night stay at participating Ritz-Carlton hotels Worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 15

Scandic Hotels Friends
- Double Scandic Friends Points for stays at any one of twenty one Scandic Hotels in Sweden. More... Until Feb 15, 15

Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- Double Miles&Smiles Miles for stays at participating Kempinski Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Mar 15, 15
- Double Miles&Smiles Miles for stays at the Zorlu Grand Hotel Trabzon. More... Until Feb 28, 15
- Triple Miles&Smiles Miles on Hertz rentals of 3 or more days Worldwide. More... Book by Jan 31 for rentals until Mar 31, 15

United MileagePlus
- Save 20% on Saver Awards in Economy Class between the U.S. or Canada and Hong Kong. Valid for flights between Monday and Friday only. More... Book by Feb 1 for travel Mar 2 - Apr 20, 15

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Jan 13 Update: American Express AeroplanPlus Reserve becomes Canada's most expensive credit card, up to 20X Air Miles at Shell and more

With only a few months left before the new Visa/MasterCard

News, Tips & Tricks
The biggest news for today is the return of the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card with its First Year Free and 25,000 Aeroplan Mile sign up bonus. Read more about the offer in our earlier blog post.

We also posted our picks for the Top 5 MasterCards to use at Costco now that Costco no longer accepts American Express. Find out more here.





Bonus Offers
Air Canada / Aeroplan
- Earn 25,000 Aeroplan Miles and first year free when you apply for and receive the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card. More... Until May 8, 15 Residents of Canada only

Air Miles (Canada)
- Earn up to 20X Bonus Air Miles when you purchase gas at Shell. More... Until Mar 1, 15

Emirates Skywards
- 1,000 Bonus Skywards Miles for stays on the romance package that include Thursday-Saturday nights (Thursday or Friday required) at participating Marriott Hotels in Egypt, Jordan or Oman. More... Until Apr 30, 15

Thai Airways Royal Orchid
- Double Royal Orchid Plus Miles for stays at participating Anantara, Per Aquum, and AvaniHotels Worldwide. More... Until Mar 31, 15
- Double Royal Orchid Plus Miles for stays at participating Kempinski and Lugarno Collection Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Mar 31, 15
- Earn up to Triple Royal Orchid Plus Miles for stays at participating Mandarin Oriental Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Mar 31, 15
- Double Royal Orchid Plus Miles for stays of 3 or more nights at participating Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Mar 31, 15
- Earn up to Quadruple Royal Orchid Plus Miles for stays at Shangri-La Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Feb 28, 15
- Double Airline Miles for stays of 2 or more nights at paticipating World Hotels locations Worldwide that are booked at least 20 days in advance. More... Until Feb 28, 15
- Earn up to Triple Royal Orchid Plus Miles when you rent from Hertz in Thailand for 3 or more days. More... Until Mar 31, 15

Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- 1,000 Bonus Miles&Smiles Miles per stay when you stay at Hilton Hotels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. More... Until Mar 31, 15
- 3,000 Bonus Miles&Smiles Miles on your first Rocketmiles booking More... Until Jun 30, 15

United MileagePlus
- Earn up to 12,000 Bonus Mileage Plus Miles when you complete qualifying flight segments booked in premium cabin fares (fare classes F, A, J, C, D, Z or P) with United, United Express® and select airline partners. More... Until Feb 28, 15
- 1,500 Bonus MileagePlus miles per purchases made with FTD. More... Until ?


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Top 5 MasterCard Cards to use at Costco

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Now that we are in 2015, American Express is gone from Costco Canada stores and MasterCard is in. While Capital One® took the co-branded card away from American Express with essentially the same offering on their Capital One® Platinum MasterCard® it does not mean you have to have that card to shop at Costco. In fact any MasterCard card is accepted at Costco locations across Canada and with so many MasterCard cards to choose from here in the Great White North we thought it would be best to pass along our picks for the five best cards to use at Costco.

1. BMO Rewards World Elite MasterCard

Ranked the #2 Travel Points Credit Card with an annual fee on Rewards Canada for the past two, its no wonder this card is our top pick for travellers who shop a lot at Costco. The card awards two BMO Rewads Points for every dollar spent at Costco and everywhere else. The card also comes with a great insurance package, first year free (no annual fee) and access to airport business class lounges.

2. Diners Club Club Rewards MasterCard

If you have knowledge of the travel rewards credit card industry in Canada you may wonder why we rank this card number two for use at Costco. The simply fact is that even though the card is not available for new applications there are thousands of Canadians who do hold the card and continue to use it. For years BMO has hinted at bringing it back for Canadians and we believe that will be sooner than later since they relaunched the cards south of the border in 2014.

Why does the card rank so high. Pretty simple. It offers the ecquivelant of a 1.7% cashback return on any travel that you book yourself. Called a Tailored Travel credit you can go to any travel provider, book the travel and once the charge shows up on your account you call up Diners Club and redeem your points against the charge. Over and above that you can also convert Club Rewards points to over 20 airline, hotel and rail loyalty programs plus it comes with access to over 450 business class lounges Worldwide. We here at Rewards Canada love this card in our wallet and hopefully those of you who don't have it will have a chance to get it sometime soon!

3. BMO World Air Miles MasterCard

This card ranks pretty high more so for its popularity than its true earning potential. Granted 1 Air Miles Reward Miles for every $15 spent is a great earn ratio for the Air Miles program it somewhat weaker than the other cards in this ranking. However add in the 25% discount on Air Miles reward flights the card offers and you further enhance the earn ratio the card has.

Finally, Air Miles is a mainstay in Canada and because of that this card can makes sense for lots of Costco purchases as you can pool all the Air Miles you earn from so many partners into one account and achieve travel or other rewards quicker.

4. mbna Rewards World Elite MasterCard / CUETS Choice Rewards World Elite MasterCard

These two cards are featured together as they have the same earn rates and very similiar benefits packages. Why are they good for Costco purchases? Both are essentially 2% cash back cards in the form of travel rewards. This is the same earn ratio as the BMO Rewards World Elite MasterCard but they fall a bit short in certain aspects when compared to the number one card. They don't have lounge access and the CUETS card doesn't waive the first year annual fee. That doesn't make them bad cards however! They wouldn't be on this list if they were. For some of you one of these two cards would be the best option of the bunch.

5. WestJet RBC World Elite MasterCard

The earn ratio goes down as we get through this list, the WestJet RBC World Elite MasterCard earns 1.5% WestJet Dollars for every dollar spent which means it is a 1.5% cash back card and that is the return you'll get on your Costco purchases. Add in the $99 annual companion fare, the $250 sign bonus, first bag free on WestJet flights is why this card makes this list. The main drawback of this card is that you are limited in your travel reward redemption options. You can only redeem for WestJet flights or vacation packages which means you won't use these rewards for flights to Australia yet. Nonetheless this is still a great MasterCard option and we know lots of you will choose this card for your Costco purchases to boost up your WestJet Rewards balance.

What about the Capital One® Platinum MasterCard® - Exclusively for Costco members

Although it isn't travel rewards related, the new Capital One® Platinum MasterCard® - Exclusively for Costco members is a essentially a cash back card that replaced the True Earnings Card from Costco and American Express. While it has some great cash back earnings for non Costco purchases, you will in fact only earn 0.5% to 1% back on your actual spending at Costco which is less than other cash back or travel rewards credit cards so that is why this card doesn't factor in as one of the best MasterCard cards to use at Costco.


Even if you have a MasterCard card that is not on this list but it earns rewards you are ahead of the game, it doesn't mean that your card is bad. It could very well be the right card for you or perhaps it is just OK and one of these will work better for you especially if you spend a lot at Costco stores. You should also take into account all your other purchasing and loyalty program miles/points accumulation before applying for a new card or jumping ship from the card you currently have.

What do you think of this list? Are any of these cards in your wallet? If not are you apt to choose one of them or will you go with another MasterCard card?


Care to comment on the Top 5 MasterCard Cards to use at Costco? Which of these cards do you use yourself? Do you have any other tips for our readers? Share you views and experiences below or on Facebook and Twitter!

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TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card - 25,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles and First Year Free!

The great offer of up to 25,000 Aeroplan Miles and First Year Free on the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite card that we saw up until mid-December is back!

This is great news for the Canadian consumer and travellers alike who don't have this card yet or took it out from their portfolio as the latest offer for their TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite card is one you should definitely look at! The offer is for 15,000 Aeroplan Miles when you are approved for the card followed by another 10,000 when you reach $1,000 in spending within the first 90 days of having the card. All with the first year free! Which means you get those 25,000 Aeroplan miles for free (not to mention the additional miles you earn on your spending) and you can always choose to keep or get rid of the card before that first year is up and keep those miles. You can find out more about this offer and apply for the card here.

What will those 25,000 Miles get you? Those 25,000 Miles will get you one long haul ound trip economy class ticket within North America (taxes and fees excluded of course) or a one short haul trip with 10,000 miles to spare!

Rewards Canada Tip: Tie this in with other first year free offers and you can earn yourself 100,000 Aeroplan Miles for free right now! See here on how you can achieve this.

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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