July 16 Update: Up to Triple Aeroplan Miles on Avis rentals in Canada & the U.S., How to earn 125,000+ Aeroplan Miles and 1,000 Free Petro-Points

Relatively quiet Thursday!

News, Tips & Tricks
A new Aeroplan bonus for Avis rentals has come out. The offer is for up to Triple Miles for rentals in the U.S. or Canada. See the bonus offer section below for details!

We've updated our Travel Hacking 101 post on how to earn free Aeroplan Miles or British Airways Avios. With current offers you can potentially earn over 125,000 Aeroplan Miles or 91,250 BA Executive Club Avios for nothing more than credit card spend. Find out more here.


Posts since our last update:

• 1,000 Free Petro-Points for logging into their new Members-Only Travel Website
   Here is a quick and easy way to earn 1,000 FREE Petro-Points! Simply log in to their new Petro-Points members…
  
  

Bonus Offers
Air Canada / Aeroplan
- Earn up to Triple Aeroplan Miles on Avis rentals in Canada and the U.S...More... Until Sep 30, 15
- 60,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles with the American Express® AeroplanPlus®* Reserve card. More... Residents of Canada only Until Oct 31, 15
- 50,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles with the American Express® AeroplanPlus®* Platinum card. More... Residents of Canada only Until Oct 31, 15

China Southern SkyPearl
- Earn up to 20,000 Bonus Sky Pearl Kilometers when you fly on China Southern between Guangzhou and San Francisco. More... Until Aug 22, 15
- Earn up to 20,000 Bonus Sky Pearl Kilometers when you fly on China Southern between Beijing and Amsterdam. More... Until Aug 20, 15
- Earn up to 20,000 Bonus Sky Pearl Kilometers when you fly on China Southern between Guangzhou and Nairobi. More... Aug 5 - Oct 5, 15
- Earn up to 3,000 Bonus Sky Pearl Kilometers when you fly on China Southern between Changsah and Osaka  More... Until Sep 25, 15
- Earn up to 5,000 Bonus Sky Pearl Kilometers when you fly on China Southern between Lanzhou/Urumqi and St.Petersburg More... Until Sep 16, 15
- Earn up to 2,000 Bonus Sky Pearl Kilometers when you fly on China Southern between Guangzhou and Nha Trang  More... Until Aug 20, 15

Delta SkyMiles
- Earn up to Triple SkyMiles for stays at participating Okura Hotels & Resorts, Nikko Hotels International and Hotel JAL City Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 15

EVA Air InfinityMileageLands
- Double Infinity MileageLands Miles for stays at the Evergreen Laurel Hotel (Shanghai) More... Until Aug 31, 15
- Double Infinity MileageLands Miles for stays on the a family package at Evergreen International Hotels (Keelung/Taipei/Taichung/Tainan/Bangkok) More... Until Aug 31, 15

Garuda Indonesia GarudaMiles (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 70% Bonus GarudaMiles on all Garuda Indonesia flights systemwide. More... Aug 14 -17, 15
- 25% GarudaMiles Discount on Garuda Indonesia award tickets flights systemwide. More... Aug 14 -17, 15
- Double Elite Qualifying Credit on all Garuda Indonesia domestic flights to Jakarta. More... Jul 21 - 26, 15

La Quinta Returns
- La Quinta Up to a 25% discount when you buy La Quinta Returns Points. More... Until Aug 23, 15

Starwood Preferred Guest
- 3,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays in a Suite at the Sheraton Denarau Villas. More... Until Dec 31, 15
- 1,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays on the Grand Opening offer at the Sheraton Mesa Hotel. More... Until Jul 31, 15
- 1,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays on the Grand Opening offer at the Four Points by Sheraton Coral Gables. More... Until Sep 30, 15

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- 2,000 Bonus Flying Club Miles for stays at participating Jumeirah Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Jul 31, 15
- Triple Flying Club Miles for stays at the St Martins Lane hotel London. More... Until Aug 31, 15
- Earn up to Quadruple Flying Club Miles for stays at any participating Shangri-La hotel or resort Worldwide. More... Until Aug 31, 15
- Double Flying Club Miles for stays at the Virgin Hotel Chicago. More... Until Sep 30, 15

Today's Bonus Offer Highlight is brought to you by:

1,000 Free Petro-Points for logging into their new Members-Only Travel Website

 Here is a quick and easy way to earn 1,000 FREE Petro-Points!

Simply log in to their new Petro-Points members only travel site powered by iTravel2000.com

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This offer is limited to first 100,000 people who log in by July 24th.

July 15 Update: Amex AeroplanPlus Reserve & Platinum bonuses increased by 10,000 miles, Club Carlson 2,000 points per night and more

Here is your mid week update!

News, Tips & Tricks
American Express has boosted the sign up bonus of two of their AeroplanPlus cards by 10,000 miles! Until October 31st new American Express® AeroplanPlus®* Platinum Cardmembers, will earn 50,000 Bonus Aeroplan®* Miles after they spend $1,000 in the first three months of Cardmembership and new American Express® AeroplanPlus®* Reserve Cardmembers will earn 60,000 Bonus Aeroplan®* Miles after they spend $3,000 in the first three months of Cardmembership.

American Express® AeroplanPlus®* Reserve
New American Express® AeroplanPlus®* Reserve Cardmembers, earn 60,000 Bonus Aeroplan®* Miles after you spend $3,000 in your first three months of Cardmembership. Apply now.
• Earn 1.25 miles for every $1 in Card purchases 
• $899 Annual Fee (Min Personal Income $60,000)
• Accelerate your earn rate to 2 Aeroplan miles for every $1 of eligible Air Canada purchases
• Access to one annual $200 Annual Travel Credit
• Enjoy an annual Partner Ticket™ benefit for a short-haul or long-haul flight reward when you redeem up to 25,000 Aeroplan Miles
• Relax before you fly with unlimited access to the Air Canada Maple Leaf LoungeTM where available, and a Complimentary Priority Pass Membership and lounge access
• Experience the benefit of an eligible complimentary first checked bag on flights operated by Air Canada, up to 5 bags annually
• Breeze through airport lines with the Air Canada Priority Check-in benefit
• Benefit from access to the Aeroplan Priority Line where you’ll have the ability to book travel, change flights and add a Partner Ticket to your next trip
• Enjoy access to American Express Concierge Service
• +Subject to approval. The preferred rate for purchases is 19.99% and funds advances is 21.99%. If you have Missed Payments, the applicable rates for your account will be 23.99% and/or 26.99%. See the information box included with the application for the definition of Missed Payment and which rates apply to charges on your account and other details
• 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.
• Conditions apply.

Apply now.


American Express® AeroplanPlus®* Platinum
• New American Express® AeroplanPlus®* Platinum Cardmembers, earn 50,000 Bonus Aeroplan®* Miles after you spend $1,000 in your first three months of Cardmembership.
• Earn 1.25 miles for every dollar in purchases you charge to the Card, up to $25,000
• $499 Annual Fee (Min Personal Income $40,000) 
• Accelerate your earn rate to 1.5 miles for every dollar in purchases over $25,000 annually
• Enjoy a 2-for-1 short-haul flight reward when you redeem 15,000 Aeroplan Miles, with the Partner Ticket benefit
• Bypass the regular check-in line at the airport with access to Air Canada Executive First®*/Executive Class®* Priority Airport Check-in
• Go confidently with coverage that’s as broad as your horizons, including Car Rental Theft and Damage Insurance, Emergency Medical Insurance (out of province/country), and much more.
• *As a Charge Card, the balance must always be paid in full each month. 30% annual interest rate applies to balances not paid in full.
• 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.
Conditions apply

Apply now.

Posts since our last update:

• Club Carlson summer systemwide offer of 2,000 Bonus Gold Points per night when you book online
  This offer came out last week and is one of those that we are still playing catch up on…
• Earning Stories: 25,314 HHonors Points on a 7 Night Stay at the Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Regina East Gate
  Welcome to the next post in the Earning Stories series right here on Rewards Canada. For years we have provided…
  
  

Bonus Offers
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
- Double Mileage Plan Miles when you fly Alaska Airlines between Los Angeles and Monterey. More... Nov 5 - Dec 5, 15
- Earn up to Triple Mileage Plan Miles and save up to $1,000 when you fly Emirates from the U.S.. More... Register and book by Sep 7 for travel Jul 15 - Nov 30, 15

Carlson Hotels Club Carlson
- 2,000 Bonus Gold Points PER NIGHT on eligible Stays at more than 1,000 Carlson Rezidor hotels worldwide. More... Until Sep 27, 15

China Airlines Dynasty Flyer
- 3,777 Bonus Miles when you fly in Premium Economy between San Francisco and Taipei. More... Until Aug 31, 15

Etihad Guest
- 2,000 Bonus Guest Miles per stay at Marriott hotels in Dubai. More... Until Aug 17, 15

Gulf Air FalconFlyer (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Triple FalconFlyer Miles for stays of 2 or more nights at any Rotana Hotels and Resorts More... Until Dec 31, 15
- Double FalconFlyer Miles for Sixt Car Rentals Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 15

Miles & More
- Double Miles & More Miles for every booking with SWISS or Edelweiss in Economy Class to North America. More... Register by Jul 31 for travel Aug 10 - Dec 10, 15

Virgin Australia Velocity (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Earn up to Triple Velocity Points on Virgin Australia or Etihad flights from Australia to Abu Dhabi. More... Register and book by Jul 27 for travel Aug 3 - Nov 30 , 15

Club Carlson summer systemwide offer of 2,000 Bonus Gold Points per night when you book online

This offer came out last week and is one of those that we are still playing catch up on since we were off at the time.

Club Carlson already has several promotions running for the summer for select hotel brands or regions but their last systemwide promo ended on June 28 (Triple Points) so it was nice to see them bring out another systemwide promo shortly after and that is this offer of 2,000 points PER NIGHT at their hotels Worldwide until September 27 if you book online.

Offer Details
2,000 Bonus Gold Points PER NIGHT on eligible stays booked online at more than 1,000 Carlson Rezidor hotels worldwide. Register Online (Registration is required) then book online at Radisson, Park Plaza, Country Inns & Suites, Radisson Blu or Park Inn. Until Sep 27, 15

Earning Stories: 25,314 HHonors Points on a 7 Night Stay at the Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Regina East Gate

Welcome to the next post in the Earning Stories series right here on Rewards Canada. For years we have provided you with the details on earning points and miles (both regular earning and bonus opportunities) and these stories show the actual offers in action.

This story revolves around my recent family trip at the beginning of July and looks at the points earning for our week long Hampton Inn hotel stay.

The stay was at the Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Regina East Gate and was booked on a AAA rate. I booked based on location and also wanting to try a Hampton Inn for the first time as we normally stay at the Holiday Inn & Suites just a block away. Another factor was that the hotel is only a year old versus the Holiday Inn which is one of the older hotels in that area of hotels, not to mention the Hampton also included breakfast if we wanted to eat at the hotel. I booked it knowing that I would earn bonus points since I had registered not only for Hilton's Double Points on all stays but also their limited time offer of 5,000 bonus points on stays taken from our Hilton HHonors Bonus Points page:

Here is Double Points the offer in detail as you still have most of the summer to take advantage of it! (The 5,000 point offer expired the day after we arrived into Regina)

Double HHonors Points or Double Airline MIles for eligible stays at participating Hilton Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. Full Details, Online Registration and Booking  (Registration is required)   Until Aug 31, 15

And my screen shot of the HHonors Points that posted with this stay:

At the outset of the stay we ended up earning the 7,296 base HHonors Points plus 7,296 points from the Double Points offer and the 5,000 bonus points from the other bonus offer. Add in the Hilton Gold Elite status bonuses and the 50% bonus from the Points+Points option and all told 25,314 points posted from the stay. What can 25,314 HHonors points get? 5 nights at a Category 1 hotel, 2 nights at a Category 2 hotel, 1 night at Category 3 hotel and potentially a Category 4 hotel.

As you can see by registering and taking advantage of these two bonus offer along with the base and elite tier points we earned a decent amount of points on a stay that we were going to do no matter what! With Hilton HHonors you have two options for base earning, Points+Points or Points+Miles. I choose the former so the base points earned at 10 points per US$ + an additional 5 points per US$. Everyday people have stays like this that are not earning any bonus points or even in some cases no points at all since the people aren't part of the hotel's program! We cannot reiterate enough that not only should you join a hotel program to earn points (or airline miles) but always register for bonus point promotions even if you think that you may not use it.

We'd love to hear how you have maximized the Hilton Double Points/Miles and 5,000 Bonus Points offers! Leave us a comment below or submit your own earning story to be featured here on Rewards Canada.

Tips for Hotel Stays
- Watch the rates that include bonus miles/points - If there is a bonus most of my stays do earn those extra points but a lot of hotel offers for bonus points also come with higher rates so be sure to check other rates like AAA, Senior Rates, etc. as those could be a better deal than the paying for the extra points. Systemwide bonuses like those provided in this post are typically not associated with higher rates. For a complete list of hotel bonus offers see this page on the main Rewards Canada site.
- Read the fine print - When a bonus offer is available be sure that your stay meets the criteria. Those criteria can include certain rates, select days of the week or multiple night stays.
- If you are staying at a hotel/hotel chain that isn't your primary program chain you may be better off posting that stay to a preferred airline rather than earning the hotel points. You'll still have to join that hotel chains program but set your earning preference to your preferred airline.

Have your earning story featured!
Not only are Rewards Canada Earning Stories featured in this series, we want to feature your stories as well! Have you earned a lot of points or miles by utilizing offers posted on Rewards Canada? We would love to hear about them and potentially feature them here on Rewards Canada. Tell us your earning story by emailing us the details of what you earned, screenshots if possible of those points/miles posting and what offer on Rewards Canada you took advantage of. Email it to us info@rewardscanada.ca

July 14 Update: WestJet delays YYC-YYZ 767 flights and 14 new bonuses

Somewhat quiet day today!

News, Tips & Tricks
WestJet is pushing back the launch of their new 767 service between Calgary and Toronto by about two week. The flights will now start on Aug 17th instead of Aug 2 (Source Airlineroute.net).

Speaking of the new 767, WestJet has added a new video to their Youtube channel showing what the 767 will look like inside and out. You can see the video here.

Bonus Offers
Air China Phoenix Miles
- Double Phoenix Miles Kilometers for stays at the Langham Place, Haining. More... Until Sep 15, 15
- Double Phoenix Miles Kilometers when you stay on the Best Available or Bed&Breakfast rate at any participating Mandarin Oriental hotel Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 15
- Double Phoenix Miles Kilometers on purchases at any of the ten Chic Outlet Shopping Villages in Europe and in China. More... Until Oct 14, 15

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- 20% Bonus Asia Miles when you convert RBC Rewards Points (Avion only) to Asia Miles. More... Residents of Canada only Until Aug 31, 15

Hyatt Gold Passport
- 1,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points on qualifying rentals of 3 days or more at participating Avis locations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. More... Until Jul 31, 15

Iberia Plus
- Double Avios for a 3 night stay at participating Barcelo Hotels in Europe. More... Until Aug 31, 15
- Earn up to Triple Avios for Derby Hotel stays in Europe. More... Until Aug 31 , 15
- Double Avios for a 3 night stay at participating Hoteles Andaluces con Encanto. More... Until Aug 31 , 15
- Double Avios for stays at participating Melia Hotels Worldwide. More...Until Aug 31, 15s
- Triple Avios on your purchases at Chic Outlet Shopping Villages. More... Until Aug 15, 15

La Quinta Returns
- Earn up to Triple Returns Points for stays at participating La Quinta locations in the U.S.. More... Until Aug 6, 15

Le Club accorhotels
- Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at Accor Hotels in Montevideo. More... Book by Jul 30 for stays until Aug 31, 15

Turkish Miles&Smiles
- Triple Miles&Smiles Miles for stays at Best Western Hotels in Graz or Maribor. More... Until Aug 31, 15
- Double Miles&Smiles Miles on Sixt Rentals in Graz , Austria. More... Until Jul 31, 15

July 13 Update: We're back! Top 5 Credit Card sign up offers for July, IHG Rewards Club's new elite level, 14 new bonuses

This is going to be a week to catch up here on Rewards Canada as we were off all last week!

News, Tips & Tricks
Air Canada will launch a new service between Montreal and Lyon next year. The route will operate 5x weekly starting in June 2016. (Source Airlineroute.net)

Another short term bonus for shopping at Home Hardware. Earn double Aeroplan Miles for Home Hardware in store and online purchases until July 18. Find out more here.


Posts since our last update:

• Spire is the new IHG Rewards Club Top Tier Elite Level
  We're back after a week off on vacation! Back in April we let you know about some changes happening to…
• Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for July
  Here are the Rewards Canada's Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of July! This is not…
  
  

Bonus Offers
AeroMexico Club Premier
- Double Club Premier Kilometers on all Wyndham Rewards Hotels stays Worldwide starting with your 2nd stay. More... Until Oct 9, 15

American AAdvantage
- 1,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles for weekend stays at participating Starwood Hotels & Resorts in North and Latin America. More... Until Aug 31, 15
- Quadruple AAdvantage Miles on all Wyndham Rewards Hotels stays Worldwide starting with your 2nd stay. More... Until Oct 9, 15

Avianca LifeMiles
- Earn up to Triple LifeMiles when renting with Avis in USA, Europe and Latin America.More... Until Aug 15, 15
- Earn up to Triple LifeMiles when renting with Budget in the USA and Latin America. More... Until Aug 15, 15

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Triple Asia Miles for stays at over 2,800 Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 15, 15
- Triple Asia Miles when you shop with selected merchants on the Asia Miles iShop and also an additional one-off 100 bonus miles for your first-time online shopping experience through the Asia Miles online shop for a qualified purchase. More... Until Jul 29, 15

Etihad Guest
- Earn up to Triple Guest Miles on Virgin Australia flights from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth to Abu Dhabi. More... For residents of Australia only Register and book by Jul 27 for travel Aug 3 - Nov 30 , 15

Le Club accorhotels
- 200 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays of 2+ nights at participating Novotel and Sofitel Hotels in South America. More... Book by Jul 31 for stays until Aug 31, 15
- 150 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays participating Mercure & MGallery Hotels in France. More... Until Dec 31, 15

Starwood Preferred Guest
- Double Starpoints for stays on the Grand Opening offer at the The St. Anthony, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Antonio. More... Until Dec 31, 15

United MileagePlus
- OFFER EXTENDED Elite Status Match that offers top-tier flyers of most other airlines a comparable status in the MileagePlus® program. More... Until Sep 30, 15
- Double MileagePlus Miles on all Wyndham Rewards Hotels stays Worldwide starting with your 2nd stay. More... Until Oct 9, 15
- Up to 40% Bonus MileagePlus miles when you buy miles online. More... Until Jul 20, 15

Spire is the new IHG Rewards Club Top Tier Elite Level

We're back after a week off on vacation!

Back in April we let you know about some changes happening to IHG Rewards Club and one of those was the launch of a new Top Tier Elite Level. We now know the full details of that level, including the name: Spire.

Here is where the name comes from (taken from IHG's Press Release)

About the Spire Elite name
‘Spire’ is derived from the old English word ‘spir’ - a shoot or a stalk of grass standing out amongst the others. It is awe inspiring, exceptional and a symbol of prestige. It conveys a sense of dedication and an aspirational attitude: going above and beyond; the sky is the limit. The name connotes a strong sense of prestige, elevated stature, and worthiness of admiration, along with a sense of dedication and an aspirational attitude, which is in line with how IHG Rewards Club sees its most loyal members who would qualify for this tier.

 As we mentioned in April the new tier is awarded to members who earn 75,000 qualifying reward points or stay at an IHG hotel for 75 qualifying nights, over the course of a calendar year.  Remember that IHG tightened the rules of qualifying points which means only base points earned from stays, partner points (car rental, credit card spend, etc.) count towards those requirements. Buying points, bonus points on stays, credit card sign up bonuses do not count.

Once you reach the new Spire Elite level you'll earn 100% extra bonus points on qualifying stays and you will also be able to choose between receiving 25,000 points, or upgrading a friend or family member to Platinum. I'm guessing most of you will grab the points since Platinum status is quite weak within IHG Rewards Club. The 100% bonus on stays is also a nice boost considering you need as little as 5,000 points for an award night (IHG PointBreaks of course!)

Also with the new elite level comes changes to other levels with Gold now being achievable with only 10,000 points or 10 stays and Platinum with 40,000 points or 40 stays. Here is a look at the all the elite levels within IHG Rewards Club:

Those of you who have already reached the 75,000 points or 75 stay requirement should be Spire Elites! If you haven't checked your account in the last few days be sure to do so as you'll be able to choose your benefit of the points or platinum status. You can find our more about this level and the rest of the elite levels here.

Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for July

Here are the Rewards Canada's Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of July! This is not a 'best' credit card list like our Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings but instead a look at cards that have very good acquisition offers. As always when choosing a card you should always take other factors into account other than the sign up bonus, but when most of these cards are first year free, they can and do pay off even when not taking into account insurance packages and other non-reward benefits. In fact 4 of 5 cards on this list for July are first year free so you can try them out at no cost and decide later on if the card is right for you. All the while earning the sign up bonus which can be used to subsidize your travels! The only card that isn't first year free is the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express. It has an annual of $120 but the new sign up bonus of 20,000 Starpoints is worth no less than $400 depending on what you value Starpoints at.

There was no change in this list from June however this may be the last month the TD First Class Visa Infinite Card is included due to an upcoming devaluation on the card. Of course it may all depend on what other offerings are out at the start of August!

So here are our top 5 credit card sign up offers for July (in alphabetical order)

American Express Gold Rewards Card - 25,000 Points (Apply here)
A mainstay offer here on Rewards Canada, the American Express Gold Rewards card has its first year fee of $150 waived and will award you 25,000 Membership Rewards points when you complete $500 in spending in the first three months. That 25,000 points is worth a $250 travel credit via Amex's TripFlex feature or can be converted to 25,000 Aeroplan Miles (1 Round trip Economy Award ticket within North America) or 25,000 British Airways Executive Club Avios (as much a 5 one way Economy Award tickets in North America, see this post for details.) - Please Note that this card no longer churnable

Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Visa - 30,000 Points  (Apply here)
The best no foreign transaction fee card in Canada makes it to this list due to a very strong acquisition offer. I mean who can complain with 30,000 points awarded on approval and a certificate for a free night stay at a Category 1-4 hotel for a potential of 5 free nights, all at no cost as the card has the annual fee waived in the first year! They also give you  a 15 night credit into the mix which automatically provides you with Marriott Rewards Silver Elite status. There is also a 50,000 Point offer meant only for Marriott Elite members which many non-elites have had success with when they apply for it. (You may or may not get the full 50k and if they find out you are not Elite you may only receive the 30k)

Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express - 20,000 Starpoints (Apply here)
Recently the sign up bonus for this card was increased from 10,000 Starpoints to 20,000 Starpoints and this is the only card in this list that doesn't have the first year fee waived. That doesn't matter. This is by far the best hotel points card in Canada and Starpoints have huge value. The 20,000 Starpoint bonus when you spend $500 on the card is worth at least $400 when redeeming them for Starwood Hotel stays or you can convert them to airline miles in over 30+ programs and Starwood will kick in an additional 5,000 miles when you transfer 20,000 Starpoints at a time.

TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card - 25,000 Miles (Apply here)
Also seeing an increased sign up bonus and the first year fee waived, the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card had a tough start trying to break into a market saturated with so many cards and competing against its CIBC equivalent. The card now seems to be gaining some traction and with offers like the current 25,000 Aeroplan Miles sign up bonus (15,000 upon approval, 10,000 when you spend $1,000) and the first years $120  fee waived, I'm sure you can see you why.

TD First Class Visa Infinite Card - 40,000 Points (Apply here)
Now seeing an increased sign up bonus and the first year fee waived, the TD First Class Visa Infinite Card has also been a good card with a simple 1.5% return on all your spending that can be redeemed for any travel that is booked on the card. The regular sign up of offer 20,000 TD Rewards Points has now been boosted to 40,000 (20,000 upon approval, 20,000 when you spend $1,000) and the first year $120  fee waived which means you essentially get $200 of travel for free.

If you went for all these cards you ultimately could end up with over  $1000 in travel credits and hotel free nights but even if you only take on one or two you are helping your travel budget significantly at no cost other than regular credit card spend.