Hertz Gold Plus Rewards: Earn up to Triple Points on your Hertz Rentals + 25 Free Points for registering

Offer Details:
Earn up to Triple Gold Plus Rewards Points + 25 Free Points on rentals 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.
Register Online (Registration is required) Until Jun 30, 16
Residents of the U.S. or Canada only

• Earn double points on your first qualifying rental with Hertz Gold Plus Rewards®. Then earn triple points on the rest of your rentals 
• You will also earn 25 points simply by registering for the promotion. 
• You’ll also earn 200 bonus points for each item purchased on your rental, including entertainment and fuel products:

• SiriusXM® Satellite Radio
• Hertz NeverLost®
• Fuel Purchase Option

May 3 Update: Targetted Esso Bonus Aeroplan mile offer, new RBC page on Rewards Canada, lots of great bonuses!

News, Tips & Tricks
Aeroplan is sending out some targeted customized offers for bonus miles at Esso. Our reader Randy M. forwarded it to us to check. I personally did not receive one but be sure to check your email to see if you have been targeted for this offer.

InterContinental Hotels Group is the latest chain to offer a discount that is exclusive to members of their loyalty program. Your Rate by IHG® Rewards Club will launch at IHG hotels in the Americas and Europe. It will be rolled out across the remainder of IHG’s estate in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and China later in the year. The new member benefit will be tailored to reflect the local dynamic in individual regions and markets. Of course this means the discount will fluctuate. I have found with other chains that the AAA rate tends to be better than the member rate when it is available. There is no deditacted landing page for the new rate however when you search for hotels on IHG and are signed in you should be able to see the rates if they are available.

Just like the pages for other issuers, we have created a page just for RBC credit cards! You can find all the current sign up offers to RBC cards that offer rewards right at http://www.rewardscanada.ca/rbc.html

Air Canada is placing a 787-8 aircraft on one of their daily Toronto-Calgary routes. It will fly the route for most of the summer as the following flights:
AC1151 YYZ0915 – 1120YYC 788 D
AC1150 YYC1245 – 1820YYZ 788 D (Source Airlineroute.net)
We cannot find the flights in business class on Aeroplan.com however as a possible redemption for either fixed value or market fare. Could it be possible that Air Canada is blocking this flight from business class redemptions? I tried about 6-7 dates in June, July and August with no luck. Economy class does show up....

Posts since our last update:

• Receive up to a 125% Bonus when you buy Avianca LifeMiles
  Wow it has actually been over 5 months since we've seen Avianca's LifeMiles have a bonus on buying LifeMiles! The…
• The Ultimate AIR MILES Credit Card Portfolio
  In this feature of Rewards Canada' Ultimate Credit Card Portfolios we look at the ultimate one for earning AIR…
• Receive a 20% Bonus when you convert Diners Club Club Rewards Points to American AAdvantage
  It has been sometime since we've seen a partner transfer bonus from Diners Club. For those of you who…
• 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…

Bonus Offers
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
- Up to 50% Bonus Mileage Plan Miles when you buy or gift Mileage Plan miles online. More... Until Jun 13, 16

American AAdvantage
- 20% Bonus AAdvantage Miles when you convert Diners Club club Rewards Points to AAdvantage Miles. More... Residents of Canada only Until May 31, 16

Etihad Guest
- Earn up to Triple Guest Miles when you fly on flight number EY 204 from Abu Dhabi to Mumbai. More... Until May 31, 16

Hertz Gold Plus Rewards
- Earn up to Triple Gold Plus Rewards Points + 25 Free Points on rentals 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... Residents of the U.S. or Canada only Until Jun 30, 16

Le Club accorhotels
- 4X Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at new Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Book by May 31 for stays until Jun 30, 16
- Earn up to 6,000 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays of 2 or more night at Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Book by May 31 for stays until Aug 31, 16
- Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Accor Hotels in Canada, United States, Mexico, Panama, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Brasil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Uruguay, Chile, Argentina. More... Book by Jun 15 for stays Jun 1 - 30, 16
- 500 Bonus Le Club Accorhotels Points for Platinum Members who stay at resorts across Asia Pacific with MyRewards. More... Until Aug 31, 16

Miles & More
- Earn Double Miles & More Miles when you fly on Brussels Airlines between New York, Toronto or Washington D.C. and Brussels. More... Until Jun 30, 16
- Earn up to 3,500 Bonus Miles & More Miles on all stays at participating Hilton Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Aug 31, 16
- Earn 5 Miles & More miles per Euro spent on Avis rentals with a minimum of 500 miles being awarded. More... Until Jun 30, 16
- Earn up Triple Miles & More Miles for Budget car rentals in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. More... Until Jun 30, 16


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Receive up to a 125% Bonus when you buy Avianca LifeMiles

Wow it has actually been over 5 months since we've seen Avianca's LifeMiles have a bonus on buying LifeMiles! The king of buy miles has bonuses returned however! This time the offer is similar to what we saw before Christmas 2015 offering up to a 125% bonus albeit without the short term push to 140%.

 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. 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 and buy at the highest level the miles will cost you 1.47 cents a piece! So buying 150,000 LifeMiles will cost you US$4,950 but you will get a total of 337,500 miles in the end.

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 125% Bonus LifeMiles when you buy miles online. Full details Until May 31, 16

The Ultimate AIR MILES Credit Card Portfolio

In this feature of Rewards Canada' Ultimate Credit Card Portfolios we look at the ultimate one for earning AIR MILES Reward Miles. We have always recommended that you should carry a Visa, a MasterCard and an American Express card in your wallet. The reason why is that there benefits, promotions and earning potential unique to each brand of credit card. We won't go into detail here as you can read all about it in our feature on how to Maximize your Miles and Points but here we outline one card from each brand that will help you build up those AIR MILES Reward miles faster than ever. Ultimately there are various options that could be utilized for an AIR MILES portfolio but we look at one card from each issuing family that won't totally break the bank on annual fees but will provide strong AIR MILES earning along with very strong insurance benefits.

What is Rewards Canada's Ultimate AIR MILES Credit Card Wallet?

Continue reading this article on the main Rewards Canada website to find out!

Receive a 20% Bonus when you convert Diners Club Club Rewards Points to American AAdvantage

It has been sometime since we've seen a partner transfer bonus from Diners Club. For those of you who hold this card still you can receive a 20% bonus when converting Club Rewards points to American AAdvantage miles. The normal transfer rate is 1,250 points to 1,000 miles but with this bonus you'll receive 1,200 miles. This equates to roughly just under 1 AAdvantage mile per dollar spent on the card, not great, but better than the regular transfer rate! May make sense to transfer over to AAdvantage to top off for an award or take advantage of their new under 500 mile flight award category.


Offer details:
20% Bonus AAdvantage Miles when you convert Diners Club club Rewards Points to AAdvantage Miles.  Full details. Until May 31, 16

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.