Wednesday, September 9, 2015

September 9 Update: Air Canada Rouge to Eastern Europe & Casablanca, Win 10,000 Starpoints & lots of great bonuses

Mid week update!

News, Tips & Tricks
Lots of new Air Canada Rouge routes announced today! Of course these routes will be eligible for earning and burning Aeroplan miles on.
Montreal - Casablanca launches June 2016 (Source Airlineroute.net)
Toronto - Glasgow launches June 2016 (Source Airlineroute.net)
Toronto - Budapest, Prague and Warsaw launch in May and June 2016 (Source Airlineroute.net)

Over on our global website, FrequentFlyerBonuses.com we have launched the 4th contest of the #FFB10 The FrequentFlyerBonuses.com 10th Anniversary Celebration! In this contest you participate on Twitter for a chance to win 10,000 Starpoints! Find out more here.


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






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Bonus Offers

Alitalia MilleMiglia
- Earn up to Quadruple MilleMiglia Miles when you fly in Business or First Class with Alitalia, Etihad, Jet Airways, Niki, airberlin, Air Serbia or Air Seychelles. More... Book between Sep 14 - 28 for travel Sep 25 - Dec 15, 15
- OFFER EXTENDED 3,000 Bonus MilleMiglia Miles on your first Rocketmiles booking More... Book by Sep 30, 15

Best Western Rewards
- Receive a $25 USD Best Western Travel Card® by email when you stay 2 separate times between September 8 and November 22, 2015, at Best Western® branded hotels. More... Until Nov 22, 15 Until Nov 22, 15

Emirates Skywards
- Earn up to 16,000 Bonus Skywards Miles with Miles Accelerator which enables you to earn more Skywards Miles when you fly with Emirates, irrespective of the fare you pay or where you buy your ticket. More... Register & book by Sep 30 for travel Dec 1 - 31, 15

Hilton HHonors
- Earn up to 75% Bonus HHonors Points when you buy HHonors points online. More... Until Oct 5, 15

Miles & More
- Double Miles & More Miles when you fly Austrian between Miami and Vienna. More... Oct 16 - Dec 31, 15
- Triple Miles & More Miles when you fly Lufthansa between Frankfurt and Tampa, Male, Mauritius or Cancun. More... Until Feb 29, 16
- Double Miles & More Miles for stays at all Best Western hotels in Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, USA, Canada, Finland, France, Spain, Portugal, Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia and Slovakia. More... Until Oct 31, 15
- Quadruple Miles & More Miles for stays at all Design hotels Worldwide. More... Until Nov 30, 15
- Double Miles & More Miles and up to 25% off Hertz rentals of 3 or more days Worldwide. More... Book by Sep 30 for rentals until Mar 20, 16

Virgin America Elevate (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Earn up to 2,500 Elevate Points for stays of 2 or more nights at participating Hilton Hotels in Hawaii. More... Nov 2 - Mar 16, 16
- 25% Bonus Elevate Points when you transfer American Express MR points to Elevate. Get Elevate Gold Status when transferring 80K MR points (equals to 40K Elevate points) or more to Virgin America.. More... Transfer bonus ends Oct 8. Gold status bonus ends Dec 31, 15



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Hilton HHonors - Up to a 75% Bonus when buying HHonors Points until October 5


Not as good as the spring offer of a 100% bonus but this could be worthwhile for some to extend the validity of their HHonors points or you have a redemption in mind that you want to redeem for soon and won't earn points from stays or can't wait for the next 100% bonus. Normally it costs US$10 for every 1,000 points but with the bonus it brings it down to US$5.71 per 1,000 or US 5.7 cents per point when you buy 40,000+ points. This is an offer where it can be totally worth it to buy the points for hotel stays as you can you pull out value of US 8 cents or more on certain redemptions (check out Loyalty Travelers evaluation here!).

Offer Details:
Earn up to 75% Bonus HHonors Points when you buy HHonors points online. Full details Until Oct 5, 15
Minimum 10,000 Points purchase. Buy 10,000-29,000 Points, receive 25% bonus Points. Buy 30,000-39,000 Points, receive 50% bonus Points. Buy over 40,000 Points, receive 75% bonus Points.

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

September 8 Update: Best Western Fall promo, Avianca Buy Miles promotion, up to 10,000 bonus points for Accor Hotel stays

Welcome to a shorter week here on Rewards Canada!

News, Tips & Tricks
More new routes from airlines that don't have their own reward programs where proprietary credit card reward programs can be used:
Air Transat: Montreal - Pisa launches June 2016 (Source Airlineroute.net)
Air Transat: Toronto - Nice launches May 2016 (Source Airlineroute.net)
Pacific Coastal: Victoria - Kelowna launched October 2015 (Source Airlineroute.net)

In the bonus offer section check out Accor Hotels latest systemwide promotion. You can earn up to 10,000 bonus points for multiple stays.

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



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Travel Deals
Avianca
has launched a seat sale on their flights out of Toronto. You can fly to Colombia from $629 all in. Book by September 16th at Avianca.com

 


Bonus Offers

Air China Phoenix Miles
- Double Phoenix Miles Kilometers for stays at participating Shangri-La Resorts Worldwide. More... Sep 1 - Nov 30, 15

Avianca LifeMiles
- Up to 145% Bonus LifeMiles when you buy miles. More... Until Sep 15, 15
- Up to 135% Bonus LifeMiles when you buy miles. More... Until Sep 30, 15

Delta SkyMiles
- 10,000 Bonus SkyMiles when you register, book and fly in First Class. More... Targeted offer - May Not Work for everyone Until Oct 31, 15

Germanwings Boomerang Club (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Boomerang Miles when you fly between Köln-Bonn, Stuttgart, Hamburg, or Düsseldorf and Milan. More... Book by Sep 30 for travel until Oct 31, 15

IHG Rewards Club
- Earn up to 75,000 bonus points for Business Rewards bookings. More... Book by Nov 30 for stays until Jan 31, 16

Le Club accorhotels
- Earn up to 10,000 Bonus Le Club accorhotels points for stays of 2 or more nights at participating Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Book by Sep 20 for stays until Dec 31, 15

Marriott Rewards
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points when you stay 2 consecutive nights at participating hotels in Bangkok, Khao Lak and Rayong. More... Until Nov 23, 15

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- Double KrisFlyer miles and a complimentary upgrade when you stay for at least three consecutive nights on a qualifying rate at any participating Millennium & Copthorne hotel. More... Until Sep 30, 15
- Double KrisFlyer miles when you stay at participating Okura Hotels & Resorts worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 15
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay for at least two consecutive nights at a participating Park Regis hotel anywhere in the world. More... Until Sep 30, 15
- Double KrisFlyer Miles for stays of 2 or more consecutive nights at participating Preferred Hotel Group properties Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 15
- Triple KrisFlyer Miles for stays at the Raffles Singapore. More... Until Dec 23, 15
- OFFER EXTENDED 3,000 Bonus KrisFlyer Miles on your first Rocketmiles booking More... Book by Dec 31, 15

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Avianca LifeMiles - Up to 145% Bonus Miles when you buy miles - Must register today and buy by September 15


Avianca LifeMiles has been famous for selling their miles with a 100% bonus every few months and then in the spring of this year they upped that to 120%. Now with the latest bonus it has now jumped to 135%!!! But wait it gets even better, for the first few days of this promotion LifeMiles has teamed up with Passageiro De Primeira to add an extra 10% on top of the 135% for a 145% bonus if you buy at the highest tier bonus. To earn that extra 10% you must register today and buy by September 15th.


If you have followed us for sometime you'll know this is a decent option to get Star Alliance flights on the cheap especially in business class. However Avianca announced back on September 30th of 2014 the price to buy miles will go up 10% and had changes to their award chart on October 15th which were a devaluation. So what should you do? If you know that you can make your travel work and get the LifeMiles redemption(s) of your choice go ahead and buy the miles however I wouldn't buy them if you don't think you'll use them over then 3-6 months just in case another award chart devaluation comes along.

If you go ahead with this offer at the highest tier bonus the miles will cost you US 1.35 cents a piece (C 1.78 cents approx)! So buying 150,000 LifeMiles will cost you US$4,950 but you should get a total of 367,500 miles with the bonus. There some concern that the extra 10% may not be legit and even if it isn't the price to buy with a 135% bonus is 1.4 cents  (C1.86 cents) which is still a great deal.

Normally a decent feature of LifeMiles is their Cash + Part Miles option but that was devalued over a year ago. This option only requires that you have 40% of the points for a reward but that offer has you buy the rest of the miles (the other 60%) at about 1.56 cents per mile so you are better off buying the whole amount of miles required for an award through this promo.

Some things to consider with the buy miles option before you pull the trigger is that their call center tends to be on the less helpful side so you are better off booking award tickets online which also means you are limited to the powers of that source, mixed class awards are not allowed unless you book each award ticket as separate one way flights and they have devalued the program without notice in the past so only buy these miles if you think you will use them in the next short while

Offer details
Earn up to 145% Bonus LifeMiles when you buy LifeMiles online. Full details Until Sep 15 for 145% bonus, up to a 135% bonus until Sep 30

Best Western Rewards Fall Promotion: $25 Gift Card after 2 stays Worldwide


Best Western has launched their fall systemwide stay promotion and it is quite weak compared to other promos they have run and when compared to what their competitors are offering. To offer only a $25 gift card after two stays is pretty much a slap in the face of Best Western Rewards members as it isn't really "Rewards worth celebrating"

Offer Details
Receive a $25 USD Best Western Travel Card® by email when you stay 2 separate times between September 8 and November 22, 2015, at Best Western® branded hotels.. Full details, online registration and  booking (Registration is required) Until Nov 22, 15

Friday, September 4, 2015

September 4 Update: Executive Hotels opens NYC Hotel, 25 Free Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Points, Aeroplan Rocketmiles bonus extended

Final update of the first week of September! We'll return on Tuesday. Have a great Labour Day long weekend!

News, Tips & Tricks
Another new airtransat route launch for next year as they announced Montreal to Glasgow service once per week starting May 29. (Source Airlineroute.net)

Canadian based Executive Hotels has officially opened their first location in New York City. The Le Soleil is now open and you can use promo code HOT if you book this hotel for some sort of deal as the details of which were not communicated in the email! You will be able to earn Executive Rewards points for stays at this location. You can learn more about Executive Rewards in our Guide to Canadian Frequent Guest Programs.


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

In the bonus offers section you'll see that Aeroplan's bonus for your first Rocketmiles booking has been extended as well as Hertz Gold Plus Reward new promotion which includes 25 free points and a couple offers for the VIA Rail Preference program.


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Bonus Offers

Aeroflot Bonus
- Receive Aeroflot Bonus Elite Status when you have a comparable status with another frequent flyer program and complete anywhere from 3 to 5 flights in the promotional period. More... Register by December 15 for flights completed by December 1, 2015

Air Canada Aeroplan
- OFFER EXTENDED 3,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles on your first Rocketmiles booking More... Book by Sep 30, 15

Air China Phoenix Miles
- Earn up to 50% Bonus Phoenix Miles Kilometers on Air China's new routes including Montreal and Johannesburg. More... Until Dec 31, 15
- Double Phoenix Miles Kilometer for stays of 3 or more nights at Millennium & Copthorne hotels in Asia. More... Until Oct 31, 15
- Double Phoenix Miles Kilometers for stays of 2 or more nights at any participating Hotel Jen. More... Until Oct 31, 15
- Double Phoenix Miles Kilometers for stays at Sunworld Hotels in Beijing. More... Until Oct 31, 15
- Earn up to 8,000 Bonus Phoenix Miles Kilometers on Avis rentals in the U.S. or Canada. More... Until Oct 31, 15
- Double Phoenix Miles Kilometers on Hertz rentals of 1 or more days in USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Asia (except China). More... Until Sep 30, 15

Best Western Rewards
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points for weekend stays (Fri-Sun) at all Best Western Hotels in Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia and Slovakia. More... Until Oct 31, 15

Binter Canarias BinterMas
- Double BinterMas points for stays at the Barceló Teguise Beach. More... Until Sep 30, 15
- Double BinterMas points for stays at the Hotel Botánico & The Oriental Spa Garden. More... Until Sep 30, 15

Hertz Gold Plus Rewards
- Earn up to Triple Gold Plus Rewards Points + 25 Free Points at participating Hertz locations in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, USVI, 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 Sep 8 - Dec 15, 15



Iberia Pus
- Double Avios when you fly Iberia on select routes Worldwide. More... Register by Oct 1 for travel until Nov 30, 15
- 25% Avios Discount when you redeem for award tickets on select Iberia routes Worldwide. More... Until Nov 30, 15
- 25% Avios Discount when you redeem for award tickets on select Iberia Express routes. More... Until Oct 31, 15
- 25% Avios Discount when you redeem for award tickets on select Iberia Regional Air Nostrum routes. More... Until Oct 31, 15
- Triple Avios for stays at over 2,800 Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Book by Oct 30 for stays until Dec 30, 15

Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
- Earn up to 10,000 Bonus Mileage Bank Miles when you fly JAL between Dallas/Fort Worth and Tokyo More... Nov 30 - Feb 29, 16
- Double Mileage Bank Miles when you fly JAL between Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur More... Until Nov 30, 15

VIA Rail Preference
- Double Preference Points when you book travel via the VIA Rail mobile app. More... Book by Oct 31 for travel until Nov 30, 15
- 100 Bonus Preference Points when you join the VIA Rail Preference program if you are CAA member. More... Ongoing



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Air China Phoenix Miles: Bonus Kilometers and Discounted Award Tickets for new Montreal-Beiing route


We announced sometime ago that Air China will be launching service between Montreal and Beijing later this month. To celebrate this new route (and others) Air China's is running several promotions for members of the airline's FFP: Phoenix Miles.

If you are flying on the route on a revenue ticket you can earn up to 50% bonus Phoenix Miles Kilometers depending on which fare class you are in.

Offer Details:
Earn up to 50% Bonus Phoenix Miles Kilometers on Air China's between Montreal and Beijing.
- Economy class earns a 30% bonus
- Business class and First class earns 50%.
Register Online (Registration is required) Valid for flights Sep 29 - Dec 31, 15

If you are already collecting Phoenix Miles Kilometers and want to redeem KMs for this route you can do so for 85% of the regular mileage requirement:
Routes
Cabin
Standard fare
(one-way trip)
Promotional fare
(one-way trip)
Standard fare
(round trip)
Promotional fare
(round trip)
Beijing-Montreal
O
160000
136000
280000
238000
I
120000
102000
200000
170000
X
60000
51000
100000
85000
Terms of use of the award ticket
1. Ticket redemption methods: Air China’s direct sales offices, member service center, PhoenixMiles website, Air China Wireless.
2. Restrictions: The award ticket is non-transferable, and non-refundable and its itinerary cannot be changed. The flight dates may be changed within the term of this offer.
3. Code share flights are not applicable.
4. Cabin classes: Cabins O, I, X.
5. Qualifying tickets: One way (OW), round trip (RT)

Nice to see Air China adding these offers to promote the route. Hopefully they do well enough to sustain the route as it is also a  good option for Aeroplan members since they can earn and redeem on Air China flights!

Thursday, September 3, 2015

VIA Rail Preference: Double Points when booking trips with the VIA Rail Mobile App


VIA Rail has released a new mobile app for iPhone and Android users and to celebrate they are offering Double Preference Points when you book through the app by October 31st for travel until November 30th.

Offer Details
Double Preference Points when you book travel via the VIA Rail mobile app. Full details. Book by Oct 31 for travel until Nov 30, 15

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


Once again we bring you the latest set Miles & More "Meilenschnaeppchen" discounted mileage awards!  This month we only see offers for Lufthansa flights out of Montreal for travel between January 1 and February 15, 2016 with booking completed by September 30th.

You can redeem Miles & More miles for round trip tickets from Montreal 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. The other 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. 

The crazy thing is that you can actually get the round trip Economy Class ticket for only $5,000 in credit card spend (and a $120 annual fee). How so? As we usually mention in this post you can boost your Miles & More account with the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express. If you read our blog regularly you'll know that right now the card comes with a 20,000 Starpoint sign up bonus. When you convert those 20,000 Starpoints to Miles & More SPG will award you an additional 5,000 miles. Which gives you 25,000 miles but if you spend $5,000 on the card you'll have 25,000 Starpoints and the 5,000 Miles bonus giving you the 30,000 miles required for this flight. Of course fuel surcharges and taxes are extra.

Simply book the offers seen here by September 30th.  
Full details on this offer can be found here

September 3 Update: SPG year end promo revealed, Aeroflot Bonus Status Match, Marriott Rewards Hertz Bonus

Here is your Thursday update!

News, Tips & Tricks
SCENE
is offering another bonus for shopping at Sport Chek. You can earn 1,000 bonus points when you spend $100 on Under Armour gear until Sep 28. You'll receive a PIN for the bonus points if you shop online (and have until Oct 12 to redeem the PIN).

Starwood Preferred Guest has revealed the details of their end of year global promotion (Source: View from the Wing):
With SPG Stay for More, members can earn double Starpoints® on eligible stays of two or more nights — plus 500 bonus Starpoints when eligible stays include three or more nights. For example, if your stay is two nights you will receive double Starpoints. If your stay is four nights you will receive double Starpoints plus 500 bonus Starpoints for that stay.

Registration is from September 23 through December 6, 2015, and earning is from October 1 through December 20, 2015. There is no limit to the number of bonus Starpoints that Members can earn. Promotional terms and conditions, FAQs, and a list of non-participating Starwood hotels and resorts will be available on September 23, 2015.

Air Transat will offer direct non-stop flights between Vancouver and Rome for the 2016 summer season. The once a week flights will start on June 17 and are always an option for those looking to get to Italy who want to use their proprietary credit card program points as Air Transat does not have a frequent flyer program. (Source airlineroute.net)

Aeroflot Bonus has a launched an elite status match promotion where they will match your status from another airline when you complete between 3 to 5 flights with Aeroflot. Find out more here.


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



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Travel Deals
Lufthansa
has a great seat sale for their flights out of Canada. Book by Sep 10th for travel Sep 11 to Oct 15. Find out more here.


Bonus Offers

Aeromexico Club Premier
- 4,000 Bonus Club Premier Kilometers on your first Rocketmiles booking. More... Book by Oct 31, 15

EVA Air Infinity MileageLands
- Earn up to Triple Infinity MileageLands Miles for every TWD100 spent when booking hotels at HRS and EVA Air designated website. More... Until Oct 31, 15

Malaysia Airlines Enrich (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Triple Enrich Miles for stays of 3 or more nights at the Casa del Mar, Langkawi. More... Until Oct 31, 15
- 3,000 Bonus Enrich Miles on your first Rocketmiles booking More... Book by Sep 30, 15
- Earn up to Quadruple Enrich Miles when you rent a car with HERTZ in USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand or Asia More... Until Oct 31, 15

Marriott Rewards
- 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 Dec 31, 15

Saudia Alfursan
- Earn up to Triple Alfursan Miles for stays at HMH Hotels in the Middle East. More... Until Dec 31, 15
- 3,000 Bonus Alfursan Miles for stays at selected Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Istanbul, Kuwait and the Maldives. More... Until Sep 30, 15

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- Earn up to Triple KrisFlyer Miles when you stay on the Best Available or Bed&Breakfast rate at any participating Mandarin Oriental hotel Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 15
- Triple KrisFlyer Miles when you book a qualifying stay at any participating Meliá hotels in Indonesia, Vietnam, United Kingdom, France, Spain, or Germany. More... Until Sep 30, 15

Starwood Preferred Guest
- 2,500 Bonus Starpoints for stays of 2 or more nights at the Le Méridien New Orleans. More... Book by Sep 18 for stays until ?
- 3,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays in a Suite at the Sheraton Boston Hotel More... Until ?
- Earn double Starpoints® plus double eligible nights toward elite status for meetings and events booked between September 1 and December 31, 2015, with arrival dates between September 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.. More... Book by Dec 31, 15 for events until Dec 31, 16



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