New sign up offer for the BMO No Fee AIR MILES MasterCard - Double Miles on all purchases

Yesterday the 800 mile sign up bonus for the no fee BMO AIR MILES MasterCard came to end. It has been replaced with this new offer that sees no bonus miles for getting the card but will rather award you double miles on all purchases for the first 6 months you have the card. This means the card will effectively earn 1 AIR MILES Reward Mile for every $10 spent rather than $20. For many this may not be as good of sign up bonus as the 800 mile offer but for those who can spend a lot you can make this new bonus pay off way more than the old bonus. You'll have to spend $16,000 to break even on the comparison of sign up bonuses (sign up bonus + equivalent spend) over those first 6 months. That's quite a bit to put on no fee card that usually comes with a lower credit limit.

BMO AIR MILES MasterCard
Limited time: Get 2 Miles for every $20- that's DOUBLE the Miles*
- and there’s No annual fee
- Earn more reward miles when you use your card at Shell, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car
- 1 AIR MILES reward mile for every $20 that you spend on your credit card
- WEB ONLY OFFER - Not available by phone or in branch
Apply online

April 29 Update: Hilton extends Double Points to end of August, United extends elite status match and Wyndham Visa Checkout bonus

News, Tips & Tricks
We end the week and month off with no news for you, just bonuses! Hope you all have a great weekend!

Posts since our last update:

• Earn Double Miles & More Miles on Brussels Airlines Toronto - Brussels flights
  Brussels Airlines started service between Toronto and Brussels on April 7th, just days after the attacks in Belgium's largest…
• Hilton Hotels launches Double HHonors Points on all stays Worldwide from May 1 to Aug 31
  What is essentially a continuation of their current systemwide global promotion, Hilton Hotels will be offering double points on…
• Book Three nights at The Venetian® and The Palazzo® Las Vegas and earn a Free Night at one of 5,000 IHG® hotels
  Here is a new offer from IHG to push you to stay at their premium locations in Las Vegas!…

Travel Deals
Air France is celebrating their 1st anniversary in Vancouver with some great fares to Paris. Prices start as low as $799 all in for spring or fall travel! Simply book by May 2. Find out more here


Bonus Offers
Air France KLM Flying Blue
- May Promo Awards - Save 25% to 50% on the Award Miles usually required for an award ticket. More... Book by May 31 for travel between Jul 1 - Aug 31, 16
- Double Flying Blue Miles for stays at Golden Tulip Hotels Worldwide. More... Jul 1 - Aug 31, 16
- 2,500 Bonus Flying Blue Miles on your first hotel booking made with PointsHound. More... J Until May 31, 16
- Double Flying Blue Miles when you stay 2 or more nights at participating Preferred Hotel Group Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 16
- Double Flying Blue Miles for stays at the Radisson RED Brussels. More... Until May 31, 16
- Double Flying Blue Miles and 4th night free for stays at participating Shangri-La Resorts Worldwide. More... Until Jun 30, 16
- Double Flying Blue Miles on any Driving Blue Taxi services. More... Until Jul 22, 16
- 1,000 Bonus Flying Blue Miles when you rent a car with Enterprise in France, Spain, Germany, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. More... Until May 31, 16
- Earn up to Quadruple Flying Blue Miles on all Europcar rentals Worldwide except in the U.S. and Canada. More... Book by May 31 for stays until Jun 30, 16

Hilton HHonors
- Double HHonors Points for all eligible stays at any Hilton Hotels Worldwide. More... May 1 - Aug 31, 16

Marriott Rewards
- 5,000 Bonus Rewards Points PER NIGHT for stays at the Courtyard Cadillac Miami Beach/Oceanfront. More... Until Jun 2, 16
- 1,500 Bonus Rewards Points for stays at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Lakeland Plant City. More... Until May 30, 16
- 1,500 Bonus Rewards Points for stays at the Courtyard St. Petersburg Clearwater/Madeira Beach. More... Until May 30, 16
- 2,500 Bonus Rewards Points PER NIGHT when you stay 2 nights Thursday-Sunday at the Courtyard Detroit Auburn Hills. More... Until Jun 5, 16
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points for stays at the Courtyard Oklahoma City Airport. More... May 1 - 31, 16
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points PER NIGHT when you stay on Thursday-Sunday nights at any one of four Marriott Hotels in Fort Worth. More... Until May 31, 16

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 Jun 30, 16

Wyndham Rewards
- 5,000 Bonus Wyndham Rewards Points when you use the Wyndham App to book a Qualified Stay at a Participating Hotel and use Visa Checkout as payment for such stay. More... Until Jul 31, 16

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Earn Double Miles & More Miles on Brussels Airlines Toronto - Brussels flights

Brussels Airlines started service between Toronto and Brussels on April 7th, just days after the attacks in Belgium's largest city. Despite a slight delay in launch, originally slated for March 27th the new route is now operating 5 times weekly and to celebrate its launch Miles & More is offering Double Miles on the flight.

Offer Details
Double Miles & More Miles when you fly on Brussels Airlines between Toronto and Brussels. Register online (Registration is required) Until Jun 30, 16

Find many more Miles & More bonus offers here!

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Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express

• New Starwood Preferred Guest®* Credit Card from American Express Cardmembers, earn 20,000 bonus Starpoints® after you charge $500 in purchases to your Card in your first three months of Cardmembership.
• 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 1,200 of the world's most desired hotels in nearly 100 countries
• Use Starpoints for flights on over 150 airlines with no blackout dates with SPG Flights
• Experience once-in-a-lifetime events with SPG Moments
• American Express Invites™ opens the door to great music, theatre, dining, film, fashion and shopping experiences. Be among the first to know, and among the first to go!
· You can use Apple Pay on your eligible device to pay for goods and services at participating American Express contactless merchants
• 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.
• Conditions apply


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Hilton Hotels launches Double HHonors Points on all stays Worldwide from May 1 to Aug 31

What is essentially a continuation of their current systemwide global promotion, Hilton Hotels will be offering double points on all stays Worldwide for the remainder of spring and for most of the summer. Once again there are no hotels that are excluded however this time the promotion does not give the option of double miles so if you choose to earn miles for your Hilton stays you will only earn the base amount.

Offer details:
Double HHonors Points for all eligible stays at any Hilton Hotels Worldwide. Full details, online registration and booking (Registration is required) May 1 - Aug 31, 16

For even more HHonors bonus offers, status matches and more click here!

Book Three nights at The Venetian® and The Palazzo® Las Vegas and earn a Free Night at one of 5,000 IHG® hotels

Here is a new offer from IHG to push you to stay at their premium locations in Las Vegas!

Book three consecutive nights at The Venetian^® or The Palazzo^® Las Vegas, and get one Free Night at your choice of more than 5,000 IHG^® hotels and resorts worldwide.  Full details, online registration and booking (Registration is required) Book by Aug 10 for stays until Aug 31, 16

• Register for the promotion All guests must be an IHG Rewards Club member to participate.
• Book either the "Best Flex" or "Smart Plan" rate through IHG 
• Stay before August 31, 2016
• Include a Thursday or Sunday in your stay

Full terms and conditions:
Must be an IHG^® Rewards Club member and must register member number in advance to participate in this promotion. Non-members may join IHG Rewards Club and register before booking.


A Free Night certificate will be awarded on every qualifying 3 night minimum stay at The Venetian^® and The Palazzo^®, an InterContinental^® Alliance Resort, booked between April 15, 2016 and August 10, 2016 and consumed between April 1, 2016 and August 31, 2016. Stay must include a Thursday or Sunday night to qualify. Must book the Best Flexible (“Best Flex”) Rate or the Smart Plan Rate. Bookings must be made via an IHG branded website, mobile site or app, or central reservations office. Reservations made through other channels, including booking directly with the hotel, will not be awarded a Free Night certificate. The Free Night Certificate will be awarded within 4 week of check out date.


No retroactive Free Night certificates will be awarded for stays prior to registration. Subject to standard IHG^® Rewards Club Terms and Conditions.


Free Night Terms & Conditions
One (1) “Free Night” stay at an InterContinental Hotels Group property (excluding Kimpton^® Hotels and Restaurants) will be fulfilled as digital code in member's IHG Rewards Club account. Free Night is valid at hotels in the IHG^® Rewards Club Family of Brands (excluding Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants) globally and must be redeemed and stay must be completed by March 31, 2017. Free Night is valid for one standard room night rate and applicable taxes only. Rooms are limited, subject to prior sale and availability of allocated resources and may be unavailable during high demand periods. Free Night may not be transferred, extended beyond the expiration date, redeemed for cash, or re-credited for points. Individual hotel’s cancellation policy applies to the use of the Free Night. Cancellation fees apply if cancellation is made outside of the hotel’s cancellation time period. Free Night rules and regulations are subject to change.

April 28 Update: BMO Rewards World Elite adding supplementary card fee, Air France celebrates 1 year in YVR, Best Western Rewards contest!

News, Tips & Tricks
Rewards Canada reader Jeff W. alerted us to some negative changes coming to the BMO World Elite MasterCard. As of June 10th supplementary cards will no longer be free. Each additional card will cost $50. Ouch! Also if you are inactive with the card for 12 months they'll charge you a $10 inactivity fee! Seriously if you aren't going to use the card for a year you probably shouldn't have it seeing that you have to pay at least $150 for the card! Granted some may have it just for the insurance or get the card free with one of the premium BMO accounts and they'll have to make at least one purchase every 12 months, not a big deal but still. But back on the card annual fees, the other cards that BMO competes with either have a $150 annual fee with no fee for supplementary cards or $120 annual fee and $50 for the supp. This now makes the card on of the most expensive in the Infinite/World Elite categories with only Infinite Privilege and some other high end cards costing more. I'd have to say I am a little disappointed with this move by BMO! You can find out more about the changes here.

A great contest from Best Western Rewards could get you the chance to win 100 free nights at any Best Western Hotels Worldwide! Sorry Quebec not open to you like most contests out there. Find out more here.

Posts since our last update:

• Hotel Review: Best Western Plus South Edmonton Inn & Suites
  Not too long ago I brought you the review of the Best Western Cedar Park Inn that my daughter’s volleyball team put us up in for a tournament...
• Marriott Rewards: Double Elite Status Credit on all Marriott stays Worldwide starting this June
  Here is a great promotion for us Canadians (well anyone outside of the U.S. since they are excluded) Double…

Travel Deals
Air France is celebrating their 1st anniversary in Vancouver with some great fares to Paris. Prices start as low as $799 all in for spring or fall travel! Simply book by May 2. Find out more here

 

Bonus Offers
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- 20% Asia Miles Discount on Cathay Pacific and Dragonair Standard Awards between Hong Kong and selected destinations in Australia, Europe and Japan. More... Book by May 16 for travel until Jun 13, 16

Finnair Plus
- Triple Plus Points on all Finnair flights Worldwide. More... Register by May 15 for travel until May 31, 16

Marriott Rewards
- Double Elite Status Credit on every night for each paid stay at Marriott Hotels worldwide. More... Register by Sep 9 for stays Jun 6 - Dec 31, 16

Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus
- 500 Bonus ROP Miles for each flight on Thai Airways between Chiang Mai and Kunming. More... Until Jun 30, 16
- Double ROP miles for stays at Chatrium Hotels in Bangkok or Yangon. More... Until Jun 30, 16
- Earn at least 3,000 ROP miles on each hotel booking of THB 10,000 or more with Kaligo.com. More... Book by May 31 for stays until Dec 31, 16

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- 30% Flying Club Miles Discount for economy class award travel on Virgin Atlantic. More... Until May 11, 16
- 30% Bonus Flying Club Miles when you buy Miles Booster Miles on your Virgin Atlantic flight. More... Until May 11, 16
- 30% Bonus Flying Club Miles when you buy Flying Club miles online. More... Until May 11, 16



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Hotel Review: Best Western Plus South Edmonton Inn & Suites

From Rewards Canada's Instagram @rewardscanada

Not too long ago I brought you the review of the Best Western Cedar Park Inn that my daughter’s volleyball team put us up in for a tournament. The hotel wasn’t very good as you’ll see in the review and the issues the team encountered dictated a change for volleyball provincials.

This time the team put us up at the Best Western Plus South Edmonton Inn & Suites. A much newer and more modern hotel than the Cedar Park Inn. When we arrived check in was a breeze at the hotel however unlike the Cedar Park Inn they didn’t acknowledge our Best Western Rewards Diamond status with an amenity or anything of the such.

The rooms were much nicer than Cedar Park’s and very large! Lots of space in the basic rooms as you can see in the pics. The room in general was quite clean, the two queen beds were comfortable and having the fridge and microwave were welcome additions. Our only real complaint would be the water pressure in the shower considering this a new hotel and only being on the second floor you would think there would be decent water pressure! Still it was way better than the trickle offered by the Cedar Park Inn.

On the second night we encountered some issues as the power went out just after 10pm. According to the hotel there was an emergency in the area and the city had to shut the power off. The power was off for just over and hour and wasn’t too big of deal in our room but some of the girls rooms from the team had continuous beeping from the CO/Smoke detectors which kept them from just sleeping through the issue. Also when the power came back on it would shut off and come back on a couple of times which of course meant resetting clocks several times and of course more beeping from the detectors! Finally everything was back to normal by midnight but that meant a short sleep for the team as they had to be at the volleyball facility by 7:15am. My big concern with the power outage wasn’t the power outage itself but the fact that the emergency lights on our half of the building on the second floor didn’t work which meant the hallways were pitch black. My wife, being a room mom had to check on the girls in their room and had to utilize the flashlight on her phone. May not seem like a big deal, which in this case it wasn’t but what if it was a more serious emergency like a fire and the hallways are pitch black like that? I tweeted Best Western but got no response. Hopefully they took the tweet seriously however and contacted the hotel to have the emergency lights checked out.

In terms of amenities, the hotel does have a nice pool, waterslide and hot tub that many of the girls utilized along with a continental breakfast each morning.

Overall this hotel is a much better option than the Cedar Park Inn and is in a decent location on the south end of the city (not too far from the airport) if that is the area you need to be in.

Best Western Plus South Edmonton Inn & Suites
Points required for a free night: 20,000 Best Western Rewards Points

Links:
Best Western Plus South Edmonton Inn & Suites

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Marriott Rewards: Double Elite Status Credit on all Marriott stays Worldwide starting this June

Here is a great promotion for us Canadians (well anyone outside of the U.S. since they are excluded) Double Elite Nights for all your Marriott stays from June 6th to the end of the year. This is a pretty good deal! While it is well known that Marriott Rewards tends to have slightly weaker elite benefits then some of their competitors it is always good to have them at your disposal. So now instead of 10 nights for Silver status it will only take 5, Gold will now be 25 instead of 50, Platinum is 38 versus the regular 75.  Where things get even more interesting is if you have or get yourself the Marriott Rewards Premier Visa card. When approved it provides you with 15 night credit (automatic Silver status) so to reach gold you would need 35 more nights but with this promotion that is cut down to 18 or 30 more for Platinum. Although it states registration opens up on May 3rd I registered successfully for it today. Registration does close on September 9th so as we have always preached, register for it now before you forget.

Offer details
Double Elite Status Credit on every night for each paid stay at Marriott Hotels worldwide. Full details, online registration and booking (Registration is required) Register by Sep 9 for stays Jun 6 - Dec 31, 16

Find many more Marriott Rewards bonus offers here!

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Marriott Rewards Premier Visa Card
30,000 Bonus Rewards Points when you apply for and receive the Premier card. Points are awarded after your first purchase.
Annual Fee: $120 (waived in the first year)
Supplementary cards: free
30,000 Marriott Rewards Points sign up bonus after your first purchase
1 Free Night at a Category 1 - 4 location upon card approval
5 Marriott Rewards points per $ spent at Marriott locations
2 Marriott Rewards points per $ spent on Airline Tickets, Car Rental agencies and restaurants
1 Marriott Rewards point on all other spending
15 Night credit towards elite status, which translates to automatic Silver status
Anniversary bonus of 1 free night at a Category 1 - 5 location
Apply online.
Canadian Residents Only
Chase 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 

April 27 Update: Air Canada announces Vancouver-Delhi service, Scotiabank More Rewards Visa getting noticed and WestJet Canada/US flight bonus

News, Tips & Tricks
Air Canada announced today that they will offer 3x weekly service between Vancouver and Delhi. The flights will commence Oct. 20th and will be flown by the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Introductory fares start at $999 all in if you book by May 3. Find out more here.

Yesterday I was pleased to speak at and moderate a discussion panel for media and bloggers at Scotiabank's head offices. I discussed the trends, outlooks and what I am hearing from Canadian's about loyalty programs in general. The whole event was great but I would have to say that the new Scotiabank More Rewards card and their existing SCENE products were the major interests from the crowd. We brought you the details of the new More Rewards Visa Card earlier this week. Read more about it here.

Posts since our last update:

• Earn Double Aeroplan Miles on Air Canada flights between Canada and Europe
  Planning to fly to Europe on AC over the next two months? Then be sure to register for this…
• IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks - 5,000 Points for Award Night Redemptions at 141 Hotels until Jul 31, 16
  The latest set of IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks are now bookable for stays from today to July 31st (subject…
• Scotiabank More Rewards Visa Card to enter market as a very strong no-fee card competitor
  A couple of weeks ago Scotiabank and the Overwaitea Group from B.C. announced a new partnership that will see Scotiabank…
• Earn 5x Aeroplan Miles on all eStore purchases until May 3rd
  It has been sometime since we've seen a bonus for Aeroplan eStore purchases but the wait is over. For…

Bonus Offers
Air Canada / Aeroplan
- Double Aeroplan Miles for each round trip or 2 one way segments flown between Canada and Europe. More... Register and book by May 25 for travel until Jun 30, 16

AIR MILES (Canada)
- 10x Bonus AIRMILES Reward Miles with Shell V-Power NiTRO+ or Shell V-Power Diesel at Shell locations in Canada. Minimum 25 litre fuel purchase required. More... Until Jun 19, 16

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Earn up to Quadruple Asia Miles for stays at Jin Jiang Hotels. More... Until Jun 30, 16.

IHG Rewards Club
- 5,000 points per award night - IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks Redeem only 5,000 points for stays at select hotels Worldwide. More... Until Jul 31, 16

SAS EuroBonus
- Double EuroBonus points on Sixt rentals of 7 or more days Worldwide. More... Book by May 16 for rentals Jun 1 - 30, 16

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- Triple KrisFlyer MIles for stays at any participating Accorhotels worldwide that have the MyResorts program. More... Until Jul 31, 16

South African Airways Voyager
- 3,000 Bonus Voyager Miles on your first Rocketmiles booking More... Book by Jun 30, 16

Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- Earn 25% Bonus Status Miles&Smiles Miles when you fly Turkish Airlines between Russia & Turkey. More... Until May 31, 16
- Earn 25% Bonus Status Miles&Smiles Miles when you fly Turkish Airlines between Bogota or Panama & Istanbul. More... Until Oct 31, 16
- Receive a 25% Miles&Smiles discount when you redeem miles to fly Turkish Airlines between Bogota or Panama and Turkey. More... Until Oct 31, 16

WestJet Rewards
- 40 Bonus WestJet dollars when you book an eligible Plus fare for travel on WestJet within Canada and between Canada and the U.S.. More... Targeted offer - may not work for everyone Register and book by May 20 for travel until Jun 26, 16

Wyndham Rewards
- Earn up to 6,000 Bonus Wyndham Rewards Points when you complete multiple stays at participating hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 6, 16



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Earn Double Aeroplan Miles on Air Canada flights between Canada and Europe

Planning to fly to Europe on AC over the next two months? Then be sure to register for this latest bonus Aeroplan miles offer that is open to all Aeroplan members and valid for all Aeroplan mileage earning fare classes. Just note that bookings prior to today will not be eligible for the promotion.

Offer details:
Double Aeroplan Miles for each round trip or 2 one way segments flown between Canada and Europe. Register online (Registration is required) Register and book by May 25 for travel until Jun 30, 16