Hilton HHonors Triple Your Trip - Earn up to Triple Points for stays Sep 1 - Dec 31, 15

We see the return of Hilton's Triple your Trip promotion as their systemwide offer for the last third of 2015. This offer was seen at the end of last summer/fall and only ran for three months so it is nice to see it run one month longer this year. And once again Hilton has no hotels that have chosen to opt out which makes this a true systemwide promotion! There is also an adder to the promotion whereby some members will get 2,000 bonus points on their first stay during the promotional period (I got it when I registered)

Offer Details
Triple Your Trip: Earn Triple HHonors Points on Friday, Saturday or Sunday nights, and Double HHonors Points on Monday through Thursday nights for stays at any participating hotel or resort in the Hilton Worldwide portfolio. Some members are also receiving an offer 2,000 additional points on their first stay. Full Details, Online Registration and Booking  (Registration is required) Sep 1 - Dec 31, 15

Marriott MegaBonus returns: Earn up to 45,000 Bonus Rewards Points on stays Sep 15, 15 - Jan 15, 16

Marriott is giving ample notice once again for the latest MegaBonus promotion. You have well over two weeks to plan out your Marriott stays to get the bonuses that are assigned to you. Just like all other incarnations of this offer each Marriott Rewards member may get a different offer and for some it is well worth it to go after the bonus while for others it may not be.

I personally received the 2,000 points on every stay starting with 2nd stay. I registered to find out which offer I got and also as I always preach that you should register for every offer even if you don't think you'll use it just in case your travel plans change and you end up using Marriott over the fall and winter months!

Offer Details:
Marriott MegaBonus: Earn up to 45,000 Bonus Rewards Points for stays at any participating Marriott Hotel Worldwide. Full Details, Online Registration and Booking ( Registration is required) Register by Nov 15 for stays Sep 15 - Jan 15, 16

Some of the Offer Variations (Source: FlyerTalk):

• 2,000 bonus points on every paid stay, starting with your second stay, up to up to 20,000 bonus points (maxes out after 11 stays, with no bonus on the first stay).
• 15,000 bonus points after 15 paid nights + 2,000 bonus points after each additional night, up to 35,000 bonus points (maxes out after 25 nights)
• 25,000 bonus points after 20 paid nights + 2,000 bonus points after each additional night, up to 45,000 bonus points (maxes out after 30 nights)
• Earn double points on every paid stay, starting with your second stay, up to 20,000 bonus points
• Earn 3,000 bonus points for each paid stay that includes a Friday or Saturday, up to 30,000 bonus 

Changes coming to Porter Airlines VIPorter on September 14th

Copy and paste of the email received today from Porter Airlines:

Get ready for a new VIPorter.

Exciting changes are coming to our VIPorter frequent flyer program. You'll see these changes roll out during the week of September 14, 2015, when the way you'll earn and redeem your VIPorter points will take off for the better.

Although we can't share everything with you just yet, we wanted to give you advance notice of some of the high-level upgrades that are coming your way.

How you'll earn
Today, you earn a set number of VIPorter points based on your purchased fare class. This means, you earn points based only on the airfare.

New! In the new program, you'll be able to earn on everything. From a Porter flight, checked bags, seat selection and more, you'll earn on every dollar you spend so you can step onto your award flight sooner.

How you'll redeem
Today, you need 7,500 points for an award flight and the number of available award seats is limited.

New! In the new program, we are lifting all restrictions. You'll be able to use your points to take any available flight to your favourite Porter destination. The number of points required for your award flight depends on the fare. So, when the base fares are lower so are the number of points needed to cover the cost of your flight.

Premium memberships
We're also adding new Premium membership tiers. Based on your annual spend, you'll be able to enjoy exclusive benefits that are not offered in the current VIPorter program.

There's more to come
This is just a preview of what's to come. Once we finalize all the bells and whistles, we'll share more details with all of our team members so they're ready to serve you once the new program has been announced.

It's all under wraps until then, so hang tight.    

Usually when a program announces an 'enhancement' or 'exciting changes' it usually is only one part good two, three or four parts bad. Good news here is the ability to earn points on more services. The bad news is they are moving to dynamic award pricing. Sure you can now any seat at any time but the cost in points will vary. Think Aeroplan Market Fare rewards, think Delta SkyMiles and other revenue based programs. So some tickets may cost less than the current 7,500 points but we're guessing many will cost more than that. Of course we have to wait and see until they fully reveal the new program to see if we should really be excited or bummed!

Are you a VIPorter member? What are your thoughts on these changes that are coming?

WestJet Rewards: $50 Bonus WestJet dollars when booking Plus fares on select routes

WestJet Rewards has launched a new bonus offer for booking Plus fares on select routes across their network. The offer is for $50 Bonus WestJet dollars each way so if you are booking a round trip in Plus you'll actually earn $100 bonus dollars. Remember that as of September 14th Plus seats get enhanced as the middle seat in the Plus seating section on the 737s will now be blocked. Of course with that comes higher priced Plus fares so hopefully this bonus will counteract that increase for some of you! Also you'll see Calgary-Toronto is included and that route should see the new WestJet Boeing 767's on it sometime in September so you can try out the new wider Plus seats if you are flying that route.


Offer Details
Earn $50 Bonus WestJet dollars when you book and fly on a Plus fare on select WestJet routes in Canada, to the U.S. and Hawaii. Register online (Registration is required) Until Sep 30, 15

Here is a reminder of what Plus fares receive:

Pre-flight flexibility

• No added fees if you miss your flight or arrive at the airport early
• Change your flight for no charge – just pay the difference in the fare
• Receive a full credit for future use on a WestJet flight, or a full refund (for a fee) if you need to cancel your flight for any reason

Airport experience

• Two checked bags are included
• Priority security screening to get you through the airport quicker
• Advance boarding and first access to overhead bins

Inflight comfort

• Extra legroom¹⁰
• Your choice of a window or aisle seat, there is no middle seating
  • Wider seats on our 767 service
  • The middle seat will be blocked for extra space on our 737 service starting September 14, 2015
• Enhanced on-board service
  • Most flights over 1.25 hours will include:
    • Complimentary selection of food and beverages
  • Most flights longer than 2.5 hours starting September 14, 2015 will also include:
    • Premium food and beverages
    • Warm towel service
  • Flights on our 767 aircraft will include all items listed above and:
    • Premium hot meal service
    • A pre-flight drink and amenity kit for flights longer than 6 hours

August 18 Update: TD First Class Visa 1st year free + 40,000 points extended and requesting a new Aeroplan card

Lots to bring you this Tuesday!

News, Tips & Tricks
The increased sign up bonus of 40,000 Points and no annual fee in the first year for the TD First Class Visa Infinite Card has been extended to October 30th from an originally scheduled end date of August 31st. Now as we mentioned here a short while ago, the card just got devalued on August 16th in regards to the redemptions for the 'any travel' feature. That being said the card does retain the same value (1.5% return) if you redeem those points via Expedia for TD. Which means, if you know you can take advantage of redeeming via this method this card can provide you with $200 in free travel credit or I guess even with Expedia, $160 in any sort of travel. This extension has been reflected on our Credit Card comparison charts.

Aeroplan is soon going to require a Call Centre PIN when you call in for redemptions and/or help with your account. I forsee us getting some emails about forgotten PINS as we get emails from people who have lost Aeroplan cards and need new ones, people looking for their Aeroplan balance, etc. The simple answer is go to aeroplan.com as the site has answers to most if not all Aeroplan related questions. See our reader question below for an example!

Reader Question:
Just today we received and email from a reader requesting a new card:
I would like a new card as mine is not in good shape and I want to travel in two weeks. How can this happen?  My number is XXX XXX XXX. Thank you for this.

And our answer:
Based on the number you provided for a new card I'm guessing it's Aeroplan that you are looking for a new card for. You can order a new card from Aeroplan via this page:
https://www3.aeroplan.com/helpcenter/self-serve?icid=SUB_M_SelfServeTools_EN

RONA is offering a bonus 15 AIR MILES Reward Miles to AIR MILES® Cash in-store redemptions of 95 Cash Miles or more, towards a purchase of $60 or more. This means you would technically only be redeeming 80 AIR MILES for that $10 credit. The offer runs until August 26. Find out more here.


Posts since our last update:

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Bonus Offers
American AAdvantage
- 500 Bonus AAdvantage Miles on rentals of 3 or more consecutive days at participating Avis airport locations in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Caribbean. More... Until Oct 31, 15
- 500 Bonus AAdvantage Miles or rentals 3 or more consecutive day at participating Budget airport locations in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, and Caribbean. More... Until Oct 31, 15

Hyatt Gold Passport
- 2,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points for stays at the Hyatt Place Jermuk. More... Until Oct 31, 15

Malaysia Airlines Enrich (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Earn up to Quadruple Enrich Miles for stays at participating Hilton hotels and resorts Worldwide. More... Until Oct 31, 15

Saudia Alfursan
- Triple Alfursan Miles on all Sixt rentals Worldwide. More... Until Oct 31, 15 

Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus
- Earn up to Triple Royal Orchid Plus Miles for Avis rentals of 5 or more days in Asia, Canada, Europe, the U.S. Middle East , Africa. More... Until Sep 30, 15
- Earn up to Triple Royal Orchid Plus Miles for Avis rentals of 5 or more days in Thailand. More... Until Sep 30, 15
- Double Royal Orchid Plus Miles when you rent from Hertz for 3 or more days in Asia, Canada, Europe, the U.S. Middle East, Africa, Australia or New Zealand. More... Until Oct 31, 15
- Earn up to Triple Royal Orchid Plus Miles when you rent from Hertz in Thailand for 3 or more days. More... Until Sep 30, 15

Virgin Australia Velocity (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Velocity Points for stays on the Linger Longer for Less package at participating Langham Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 15

Voila Hotel Rewards
- Earn up to 10,000 Bonus VHR Points for stays at featured Voila Hotel Rewards hotels Worldwide. More... Until Oct 15, 15

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

Starwood Preferred Guest adds Korean Air SKYPASS as their newest airline transfer partner

Great news out of Starwood Preferred Guest, they have added the Korean Air SKYPASS program as a new airline partner. This means you can now transfer Starpoints to SKYPASS at a 1:1 ratio and of course you can take advantage of Starwood's bonus of 5,000 extra miles if you transfer 20,000 Starpoints at a time. We have updated our Airlines & Hotels that you can earn miles or points with Canadian Credit Cards chart to reflect this.

I think this is great news for Canadians seeing that Korean Air serves both Vancouver and Toronto (with occasional charters to Calgary but those you can't redeem points for) and prior to this new transfer option the only way to earn SKYPASS miles outside of SkyTeam flights, car rental or hotel stays was by transferring Diners Club Club Rewards points to SKYPASS but as you know with our coverage of Diners Club, they aren't accepting new cardholders! Not to mention the 1:1 transfer rate from SPG is better than the 1.25:1 from Diners Club. This means Canadians can technically earn SKYPASS miles by using the Starwood Preferrred Guest Credit Card from American Express. The card comes with a 20,000 point sign up bonus which translates to 25,000 SKYPASS Miles with the bonus! It also earns 1 Starpoint per dollar spent which is 1 SKYPASS Mile per dollar spent excluding the transfer bonus.

Korean Air SKYPASS is well known for having great award ticket redemption availability even in Business and First Class. So if you are a frequent traveller to Asia out of YVR and YYZ you may want to look into the SKYPASS program now.

To celebrate the new partnership, SPG is also awarding new SPG members 1,000 Starpoints when you book and stay with any participating Starwood hotel or resort in Asia Pacific by 12 November (maximum 2,000 Starpoints for 2 stays). Find out more here.

August 17 Update: 5x AIR MILES on Back to School Gadgets, Last day for 25,000 Avios contest, up to 50% off when buying MileagePlus miles

Welcome to another week of loyalty rewards updates here on Rewards Canada!

News, Tips & Tricks
Don't forget about our promotion where you can get a $250 Gift Card from Rewards Canada. Find out more here.

AIR MILES is offering 5x Rewards Miles for buying 'gadgets' via airmilesshops.ca retailers until August 24. Find out more here and find more ways to earn more miles for Back to School shopping here.

Today is the last day to head on over to FrequentFlyerBonuses.com for a chance to win 25,000 Avios!
Find all the details on the contest here!


United has once again released their best potential offer for buying MileagePlus miles. The total discount can vary so if you are one of the lucky ones who can receive the 50% off  you will actually be able to buy the miles under 2 cents a piece (in USD) This can be a great deal since you should be able to pull at least 2 cents per mile value out of them when redeeming (for the right award that is!) If you don't get the 50% then this bonus may only be good for those needing to top off their account or keep their account active. For example I received the up to 50% off offer while my wife got 35%. Find out more here

Posts since our last update:

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Travel Deals
InterContinental Hotels: Escape to Hawaii. Stay 4 nights, get 5th night free.!


Bonus Offers
Air France KLM Flying Blue (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double BlueBiz Credits on all flights to South America. More... Until Aug 31, 15

AIR MILES
- 25 Bonus AIR MILES Rewards Miles for every $100 you spend via airmilesshops.ca. More... Until Sep 7, 15

Emirates Skywards
- Triple Skywards Miles on Hertz rentals of 3 or more days Worldwide. More... Book by Aug 31 for rentals until Nov 30, 15
- Triple Skywards Miles when you rent a Van, Station Wagon or SUV from Sixt Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 15

Hilton HHonors
- 2,500 Bonus HHonors Points by using Digital Key at participating properties. More... Until Sep 30, 15

Le Club accorhotels
- 300 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays participating Accor Hotels in the U.K. and Ireland. More... Book by Sep 3 for stays until Apr 3, 16

Oman Air Sindbad (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Sindbad Miles on rentals with Sixt Worldwide. More... Until Oct 31, 15

Orbitz Rewards (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Orbucks when you book Flight+Hotel Packages via the Orbitz App. More... Book by Sep 21, 15

United MileagePlus
- Earn up to 200,000 Bonus MileagePlus miles when you fly United Airlines Worldwide. More... Targeted Offer - May not work for everyone. Until Dec 31, 15
- Double MileagePlus Miles on all Wyndham Rewards Hotels stays Worldwide starting with your 2nd stay. More... Until Oct 9, 15
- 2,500 Bonus MileagePlus Miles for each stay at the the Hotel am Steinplatz Berlin. More... Until Jan 31, 16
- Save up to 50% when you buy MileagePlus miles. Discounts vary depending on the member. More... Until Aug 31, 15
- Save 20% when you transfer MileagePlus miles to friends or family. More... Until Aug 24, 15

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

Last two weeks: TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card with First Year Free and 25,000 Aeroplan Miles

Unless we receive notice from TD stating an extension, there are only two weeks left to jump on one of the best Aeroplan card offers out there right now. That offer provides up to 25,000 Aeroplan Miles along with the first year annual fee waived on the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card which means you essentially get enough miles for a redemption in North America for free. This offer is set to expire on August 31, 2015. You can tie this offer in with other credit card bonuses to boost your Aeroplan balance by six figures! Find out how to do that here.

Here are the card details:
Earn 25,000 Aeroplan Miles and first year free when you apply for and receive the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card. Earn 15,000 miles when you complete your first purchase and an additional 10,000 miles when you spend $1,000 within the first 90 days. Full details * Residents of Canada Only Until August 31, 2015.

Miles Earned: 1 Aeroplan Mile/$1.00
Bonus #1: 1.5 mile/$1 on gas, grocery and drugstore purchases
Bonus #2: Aeroplan Card and TD Visa can be used together at Aeroplan partner locations
Insurance: 15 Day Travel & Medical Insurance, Trip Cancel/Trip Interrupt, Delayed/Lost Baggage, Flight Delay, Collision Loss and Damage Insurance, Common Carrier (incl. Auto Rental), Purchase Security & Extended Warranty, Emergency Travel Assistance
Annual Fee: $120 Primary User, $50 Authorized User
Income Requirement: $60,000 or $100,000 household
Interest Rate: 19.99%
Minimum Credit Limit: $5,000
Exclusive Privileges: Concierge
Air Canada Benefits: When travelling on Reward flights: One annual one-time use Maple Leaf Lounge access pass, First checked bag free, Priority check-in, Priority boarding

August 13 Update: Receive a $250 Gift Card from Rewards Canada, 100 free Marriott Rewards Points, WestJet 767 further delayed

Your Thursday update is as follows:

News, Tips & Tricks
We launched an exciting promotion today where you can get a $250 Gift Card from Rewards Canada. See the link below in Posts since our last update for complete details!

In the U.S. the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express just underwent some changes so I reached out to Amex here in Canada to see if any changes were in the pipeline for the Canadian version. Unfortunately at this time there are no planned changes to the card. No that this is bad news as the card itself is great (hence its #1 ranking here on Rewards Canada for hotel cards) but how sweet would it be if we saw the same 30,000 point sign up bonus that the U.S. sees right now!

According the airlineroute.net the inaugural WestJet Boeing 767 service has been pushed back by two weeks again. Now the first YYC-YYZ flight is not scheduled until Sep 5. Last we had heard it was supposed to arrive into YYC on August 10th for testing and training here but there was no sign of the plane here on that day.



NOW EXPIRED! Check out the bonus offers section for an offer of 100 free Marriott Rewards points! 

Don't forget to head on over to FrequentFlyerBonuses.com for a chance to win 25,000 Avios!
Find all the details on the contest here!


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Bonus Offers
Air China Phoenix Miles
- Earn up to Triple Phoenix Miles Kilometers for eligible stays at participating Hilton Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. More...  Until Oct 31, 15

American AAdvantage
- Save up to 35% when you buy American Airlines AAdvantage® miles for yourself or gift miles to a friend or loved one. More... Until Sep 3, 15

Emirates Skywards
- Double Skywards Miles and save 10% when you rent from Budget for 3 or more days in South Africa. More... Until Sep 30, 15

IHG Rewards Club
- Earn up to 10,000 bonus points with the bonus points package at the EVEN Hotel Times Square South in New York City or visit Rockville, Maryland, and Norwalk, Connecticut, locations for up to 5,000 bonus points per stay. More... Ongoing

Marriott Rewards
- 100 FREE Rewards Points for completing a quick survey about Marriott emails. More... Until ?

Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- Double Miles&Smiles Miles for stays at Maritim Hotels in Europe. More... Until Oct 31, 15

United MileagePlus
- Double MileagePlus Miles for stays on the Linger Longer for Less package at participating Langham Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 15

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

Receive a $250 Gift Card with the Capital One® Aspire Travel™ World Elite MasterCard®

Today we launched an exciting new promotion where you can receive a $250 Gift Card from Rewards Canada when you apply and are approved for the Capital One® Aspire Travel™ World Elite MasterCard®. The gift cards you can choose from are Amazon.ca, Starbucks, Chapters Indigo and the Ultimate Dining Card. Find out more here!