June 15 Update: Up to 1,200 bonus SCENE points with the Cineplex Summer Movie Pass and 10.7% off Radisson stays, yes that's right 10 point 7 per cent.

News, Tips & Tricks
Outside of new bonus offers posted to the site over the past two days the world of points and miles has been relatively quiet this week! The best news is the 500 free points from Marriott Rewards for just following them on Instagram! So be sure you do so by June 21st. Reader Steve. B tells us the points posted the next day!

Some of the bonus offers to look out for in the list below are AC's double Aeroplan miles for Business Class to 4 European cities, American AAdvantage's best ever price for buying or gifting their miles and Cineplex SCENE's new summer movie pass deal that includes bonus SCENE points.

Posts since our last update:

• 500 FREE points for following Marriott Rewards on Instagram
  We all love free points and these ones are easy to get! A great little promotion from Marriott Rewards to…
• Earn Double Aeroplan Miles when you fly Air Canada Business Class between Canada and London, Paris, Amsterdam or Lyon
  Is premium travel to Europe really suffering that much? It sure seems so, there have been so many great…

Travel Deals
Radisson Hotels are celebrating their 107th birthday so they are offering 10.7% off stays of 2 or more nights at participating locations until Sep 21. Too bad the discount wasn't 107%! Find out more here.

Bonus Offers
AeroMexico Club Premier
- Double Club Premier Points for stays at IHG Hotel stays Worldwide. More... Jun 1 - Aug 31, 16

Air Canada / Aeroplan
- Double Aeroplan Miles when you fly Air Canada in Business Class between Canada and London, Paris, Amsterdam or Lyon. More... Register and book by Jul 31 for travel until Dec 17, 16

American AAdvantage
- Earn up to 100,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles + receive a 10% discount when you buy or gift miles. More... Until Jul 8, 16

Best Western Rewards
- CAA members Receive a Free Night Voucher when you complete 2 separate stays at Best Western hotels in Canada, the U.S. and the Caribbean. More... Until Sep 4, 16

British Airways Executive Club
- Earn up to Quadruple Avios for stays at Atlantis, The Palm Dubai. More... Book by Aug 31 for stays until Jan 2, 17
- 1,000 Bonus Avios when you spend a minimum of €/£400 at Chic Outlet Shopping Villages in Europe. More... Until Jul 31, 16
- Double Avios when you book a Tristar Worldwide chauffeur journey. More... Until Jul 31, 16

Cineplex SCENE
- Earn up to 1,200 Bonus SCENE Points when you buy a Cineplex Summer Movie Pass. More... Until Sep 30, 16

Emirates Skywards
- Triple Skywards Miles for stays at Coral Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Oct 31, 16

Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- 1,000 Bnus QMiles for stays at the Jumeirah at Etihad Towers, Jumeirah Creekside Hotel, Jumeirah Emirates Towers,or the Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel Shanghai. More... Until Sep 30, 16
- Double QMiles for stays on the Linger Longer for Less offer at participating Langham Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 16
- Triple QMiles for stays of 2 or more nights at participating World Hotels locations Worldwide. More... Until Mar 31, 17
- Save up to 20% when you gift or transfer miles to another member. More... Until Jul 6, 16

Shangri-La Golden Circle
- Double GC Award Points for stays at the Pudong Shangri-La, East Shanghai. More... Jun 17 - Aug 28, 16

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- 1,000 KrisFlyer Miles when you stay for at least three consecutive nights at the Gili Lankanfushi Maldives More... Until Sep 30, 16
- Triple KrisFlyer Miles when you stay for at least two consecutive nights on a qualifying rate at the Hard Rock Hotel Bali. More... Until Jul 31, 16
- 1,000 KrisFlyer Miles when you stay for at least two consecutive nights on a qualifying rate at Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya. More... Until Jul 31, 16
- Double KrisFlyer Miles for stays at IHG Hotel stays Worldwide. More... Jun 1 - Aug 31, 16
- 2,000 KrisFlyer Miles when you stay 2 or more nights at any Jumeirah Hotels and Resorts property in Dubai and Shanghai. More... Jul 1 - Sep 30, 16
- Double KrisFlyer miles when you stay on the Linger Longer for Less offer at participating Langham Hotels Worldwide. More...Until Sep 30, 16
- Double KrisFlyer miles when you stay at participating Mandarin Orietanl Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Jul 31, 16
- Double KrisFlyer miles for stays at the at the Mandarin Orchard Singapore, Marina Mandarin Singapore, or Meritus Pelangi Beach Resorts & Spa, Langkawi. More... Until Jul 31, 16
- Earn up to Triple KrisFlyer miles when you stay at any participating Millennium Hotels & Resorts property. More... Until Jul 31, 16
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay for two consecutive nights at a participating Park Regis hotel in Australia, Dubai, India and Singapore. More... Until Jul 31, 16
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay for a minimum of two nights at participating Preferred Hotels & Resorts properties. More... Until Jul 31, 16
- Double KrisFlyer Miles for stays at the Swissôtel Resort Phuket Patong Beach. More... Until Jul 31, 16
- Double KrisFlyer Miles for stays of 2 or more nights at participating World Hotels locations Worldwide. More... . Until Mar 31, 17

Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus
- Double ROP Miles for stays at IHG Hotel stays Worldwide. More... Jun 1 - Aug 31, 16
- Up to Quadruple ROPMiles 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 Jul 31, 16

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500 FREE points for following Marriott Rewards on Instagram

We all love free points and these ones are easy to get! A great little promotion from Marriott Rewards to gain lots of followers on Instagram! Simply follow Marriott Rewards on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/marriottrewards and then follow the link in their bio to input your email address which is associated with your Marriott Rewards account. Do this by June 21st and you'll get 500 Marriott Rewards Points!

Earn Double Aeroplan Miles when you fly Air Canada Business Class between Canada and London, Paris, Amsterdam or Lyon

Is premium travel to Europe really suffering that much? It sure seems so, there have been so many great business class offers from the U.S. and Canada to Europe over the past week and half and now AC is bonusing business class to four of their European destinations for pretty much the rest of the year not just the slower summer season.

Offer details:
Double Aeroplan Miles when you fly Air Canada in Business Class between Canada and London, Paris, Amsterdam or Lyon. Register Online (Registration is required) Register and book by Jul 31 for travel until Dec 17, 16

June 13 Update: Walmart Canada to no longer accept Visa, BMO SPC sign up bonuses increased and more!

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The big news over the weekend came to us from Walmart Canada who announced they will stop accepting Visa branded cards. The first store will be in Thunder Bay and others across Canada wil follow suit. Walmart states that Visa is charging them too high of fees and they could not come to an agreement to continue accepting Visa cards.

 Following an evaluation of credit card transaction fees in Canada and the rest of the world, we have concluded the fees applied to Visa credit card purchases remain unacceptably high.

Walmart’s purpose is to save customers money so they can live better. We are committed first and foremost to this purpose, which requires us to keep costs as low as possible.
To ensure we are taking care of our customers’ best interests and delivering on our promise of saving customers money, we constantly work to reduce our operating costs, including credit card fees. Unfortunately, Visa and Walmart have been unable to agree on an acceptable fee for Visa transactions. As a result we will no longer accept Visa in our stores across Canada, starting with our stores in Thunder Bay, on July 18, 2016.  This change will then be rolled out in phases across the country.

This leaves MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Interac and Cash as the methods of payment at Walmart. Of course this will mean an even bigger push by Walmart for their own Walmart Rewards MasterCard and many, unfortunately, will jump on the card when at the cash register finding out Walmart no longer accepts Visa. The sad thing is there are many other options that are better than the Walmart MasterCard here in Canada (whether it is a MasterCard or Amex card).

As we stated on Twitter over the weekend, this further solidifies our constant push for our readers to hold onto at least one Visa card, one MasterCard and one American Express card. We normally state this due to promotions that are available to each individual brand but now it is even holding true just for being able to use cards at certain retailers. Here is the excerpt from our Maximize Your Miles article:

Carry different credit cards

Some bonus mile offers or other offers like free gift cards (see Cash in on other rewards below) require that you only use a specific credit card like a Visa. So if it is economically viable for you to do so, carry a Visa card, a MasterCard and an American Express. Think it may be expensive? Well there are quite a few no fee credit cards that earn points.  Of course you don't even have to get a mileage card for your additional card, you could go for cash back rebates or merchandise but since this is an article on miles, why wouldn't you?"

The whole idea of carrying all three major card brands is the premise of our Ultimate Credit Card Portfolios, so if you only carry a Visa card but want to continue shopping at Walmart and continue earning your favourite rewards like Aeroplan miles be sure to check out our Ultimate Credit Card Portfolios.

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Another Rexall AIR MILES coupon for you. 80 bonus Reward Miles if you $50 or more until the 16th. Get the coupon here.

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BMO has increased the sign up bonuses for their SPC MasterCards!

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Travel Deals
Fly British Airways between Toronto and London for as low as $693 all in. Find out more here.


Bonus Offers
Best Western Rewards
- Double Rewards points for stays at Best Western Hotels in the Netherlands and Belgium. More... Jul 1 - Aug 31, 16

La Quinta Returns
- Earn up to Triple Returns Points for stays at participating La Quinta locations in the U.S.. More... Until Jul 7, 16

Le Club accorhotels
- Double Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Accor Hotels in in Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. More... Book by Jun 29 for stays until Aug 31, 16

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- Double KrisFlyer Miles when you stay for at least two consecutive nights in the Premier Club or Premium Suite at Concorde Hotel Singapore. More... Until Jul 31, 16
- Triple KrisFlyer Miles when you rent with EuropCar in in Australia, Malaysia and Thailand. More... Until Jul 31, 16

South African Airways Voyager
- Double Voyager Miles for stays at IHG Hotel stays Worldwide. More... Jun 1 - Aug 31, 16

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June 10 Update: Scotiabank More Rewards Visa added to comparison charts, Air Canada & WestJet resume Ft. McMurray flights

News, Tips & Tricks
Back on May 30th we let you know that the Scotiabank More Rewards Visa Card was now available. We have finally got around to adding the card to our comparison charts on the main Rewards Canada site. You can see how it compares to others on these charts:
Canadian Travel Credit Card Comparison: All Travel Rewards Credit Cards
Canadian Travel Credit Card Comparison: Travel Points Credit Cards
The chart does not show you however that you can earn up to a 2.54% return with this card!

Both Air Canada and WestJet resumed flights to and from fire ravaged Ft. McMurray today. These represent the first commercial flights to the city in more than a month. (Source Air Canada & WestJet)

Posts since our last update:

• Current Bonus Mile Offers for flying within Canada or from Canada to the rest of the World
  Another reminder for you about the one page on the main Rewards Canada site that sees a good amount of…

Travel Deals
Fly British Airways between Toronto and London for as low as $693 all in. Find out more here.

Bonus Offers
Air Canada / Aeroplan
- Quadruple Aeroplan Miles when you stay at IHG Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Aug 31, 16

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Double Asia Miles when you fly on Iberia between Madrid and Shanghai. More... Jun 28 - Aug 31, 16

Hilton HHonors
- Double Honors Points for stays at the Hilton Garden Inn Bali Ngurah Rai Airport. More... Until Jul 31, 16

Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- Earn up to 4,000 Bonus Qmiles as a new customer when you book hotels via Rocketmiles. More... Book by Jul 31, 16
- 1,000 Bonus QMiles for stays at Protea Hotels in Johannesburg. More... Jul 1 - Sep 23, 16
- Double QMiles for stays at the new Mövenpick Hotel Al Aziziyah Doha. More... Until Aug 30, 16
- Triple QMiles for stays at Park Inn by Radisson hotels in Turkey & the Middle East. More... Until Jul 31, 16
- Triple QMiles for stays at Radisson Blu hotels in Turkey & the Middle East. More... Until Jul 31, 16

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- Earn up to Triple KrisFlyer Miles when you rent with Avis in Australia or New Zealand. More... Jun 15 - Jul 31, 16

Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- Earn Quadruple Miles&Smiles Miles on all your Hilton Hotel stays in Europe, the Middle East and Africa starting with your second stay. More... Until Aug 31, 16

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Current Bonus Mile Offers for flying within Canada or from Canada to the rest of the World

Another reminder for you about the one page on the main Rewards Canada site that sees a good amount of traffic but does get overlooked a good majority of our readers who aren't aware of it or forgot about it! That page is our Route Bonus Listing.  Be sure to bookmark it right now! This page lists all the current bonuses that Canadians can earn on flights around the globe. The list presents all the actual Canadian options first such as flights within Canada or flights originating in Canada to anywhere in the World. The remainder of the listing shows systemwide bonuses next (these are offers for all flights on an airline and may include those leaving Canada) followed by the remainder of flights bonuses from around the world that Canadian's can take advantage of. The big difference between the RC version of this listing and the listing on our Global site FrequentFlyerBonuses.com is that the RC version does not list bonuses that us Canucks cannot use which are primarily offers that are only for residents of certain countries other than Canada.

Now that you have learned about the route bonus listing or have been reminded about it we thought it would be wise to post the Canadian flight portion of the list in a post on a regular basis here on the Rewards Canada blog to remind you of the bonuses that you may be able to earn on your flights! We encourage to consult this list before you book a flight anywhere in the world or even board a flight as some offers may come up after you have already booked but you can still be eligible for. If you don't check the list there is a good chance you may miss on some extra miles to be added to your account!


Highlights:

British Airways
Earn up to 25,000 Bonus Avios when you fly American, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia or OpenSkies between Canada and U.K. or Europe. Bonus can be earned a maximum of two times.  Full details, online registration and booking (Registration is required) Until Jul 31, 16

Bonus Avios earned for one round trip transatlantic flight

Cabin	Bonus Avios
First/business class	25,000
Premium economy or full-fare economy	15,000
Economy (selected)	2,000

WestJet Rewards
Earn up to 210 Bonus WestJet dollars when you fly WestJet between Toronto and Los Angeles. Register Online (Registration is required) Register and book by Jul 15 for travel Jun 29 - Dec 10, 16

Here are all the current bonuses for flying within or from Canada!:

From/To (or Vice Versa)		Bonus Offer	Airline Program	Validity	Details
Within Canada		Up to Triple Miles	Air Canada / Aeroplan	Until Jun 15, 16	View
Canada	Europe	Up to 25,000 Bonus Miles	American AAdvantage	Until Jul 31, 16	View
Canada	U.K.	Up to 25,000 Bonus Miles	American AAdvantage	Until Jul 31, 16	View
Canada	Europe	Up to 25,000 Bonus Miles	British Airways Executive Club	Until Jul 31, 16	View
Canada	U.K.	Up to 25,000 Bonus Miles	British Airways Executive Club	Until Jul 31, 16	View
Canada	Europe	Up to 25,000 Bonus Miles	Finnair Plus	Until Jul 31, 16	View
Canada	U.K.	Up to 25,000 Bonus Miles	Finnair Plus	Until Jul 31, 16	View
Canada	U.S.	Up to Triple Miles	Air Canada / Aeroplan	Until Jun 15, 16	View
Calgary	Beijing	Up to 20,000 Bonus Miles	Hainan Fortune Wings	Jun 30 - Dec 31, 16	View
Halifax	Boston	Up to 80 Bonus dollars	WestJet Rewards	Register and book by May 31 for travel until Jun 28, 16	View
Toronto	Beijing	Up to 20,000 Bonus Miles	Hainan Fortune Wings	Until Dec 31, 16	View
Toronto	Brussels	Double Miles	Brussels Airlines MIles & More	Until Jun 30, 16	View
Toronto	Istanbul	25% Bonus Status Miles	Turkish Miles&Smiles	Until Dec 31, 16	View
Toronto	Los Angeles	Up to 210 Bonus dollars	WestJet Rewards	Register and book by Jul 15 for travel Jun 29 - Dec 10, 16	View
Toronto	Mexico City	Double KMs	AeroMexico Club Premier	Until ?	View
Toronto	Taipei	Up to 2,500 Bonus Miles	EVA Air Infinity MileageLands	Until Jun 24, 16	View
Vancouver	San Diego	Up to 50 Bonus dollars	WestJet Rewards	Register and book by Jul 15 for travel Jun 16 - Oct 20, 16	View
Vancouver	Taipei	Up to 2,500 Bonus Miles	EVA Air Infinity MileageLands	Until Jun 24, 16	View

June 9 Update: Introducing our newest feature - Meet the Collectors plus 9 new bonuses added today

News, Tips & Tricks
Today we launched another new series on Rewards Canada: Meet the Collectors. These are interviews with our readers, who are everyday Canadians like you, on what they are doing with their loyalty programs. The first interview is with borderfreetravel's Jay T. Read the interview here! If you would like to be considered for our Meet the Collectors series please contact us at info@rewardscanada.ca

And our tip of the day: Why you should still consider getting the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express


Posts since our last update:

• Earn Quadruple Aeroplan Miles on all IHG hotel stays until August 31st
  We've already brought you the details of the new Share Forever and Accelerate promotions for those people who like to…
• Earn 40 Bonus AIR MILES Reward Miles for Best Western stays until the end of the year
  The latest Best Western stay bonus for AIR MILES members is slightly weaker than the spring offer but it is…
• Miles & More Award Ticket Sale - Save 50% on Economy Class award tickets to Europe from Montreal & Toronto
  As we do each month we bring you the latest set Miles & More "Meilenschnaeppchen" discounted mileage awards!  This month…

Travel Deals
Air Canada has launched another Worldwide seat sale. You can save on most destinations that Air Canada flies to if you book by Jun 13. Find out more here.


Bonus Offers
Air France KLM Flying Blue
- 500 Flying Blue Miles PER DAY on Avis rentals in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, USA, Canada, Mexico and New Zealand. More... Book by Jul 31 for rentals Jul 1 - Mar 31, 17

Air Miles (Canada)
- 40 Bonus AIR MILES Reward Miles for each qualified stay at any Best Western® branded hotel in Canada, the United States, or the Caribbean Islands. More... Until Dec 31, 16
- Double Air Miles for stays at IHG Hotel stays Worldwide. More... Jun 1 - Aug 31, 16
- 40 Bonus AIR MILES Reward Miles on Budget rentals of 2 or more days at participating Canada and U.S. locations. More... Until Jun 30, 16

Carlson Hotels Club Carlson
- 2,000 Bonus Gold Points when you stay on the Park and Stay Package at Country Inns & Suites By Carlson in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. More... Until Dec 31, 16
- 2,000 Bonus Gold Points for stays on the Romance Package at the Country Suites By Carlson, Bismarck, ND. More... Until Dec 31, 16

Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer
- OFFER EXTENDED 12,500 Bonus iPrefer Points when you book any and all your Preferred Hotel Group stays via iPrefer.com.  More... Book by Jul 31 for stays until Dec 31, 16

Saudia Alfursan
- Triple Alfursan Miles for stays at Atlantis, The Palm Dubai. More... Book by Aug 31 for stays until Dec 21, 16

Stash Hotel Rewards
- 500 Stash Rewards Points when you book any Stash Rewards hotel via the Stash Rewards website. More... Until Jul 31, 16

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