June 12 Update: The Planet D talks top places to visit in Canada on our podcast and WestJet officially nixed their expiry rule

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We are super excited to have Dave & deb from theplanetD as this week's guest on the Rewards Canada Podcast. Dave & Deb talk about their favourite places to visit in Canada for Canada's 150th, adventure travel, how they use points & miles and more! Download/subscribe and listen via our Podcast page!

WestJet Rewards officially nixed their 5 year expiry rule from the program last week. Although many were unaware that this rule was in place, it was, but the good news is it's gone now. No longer will WestJet dollars expire 5 years after the year they have been earned in. Of note however is special limited time promos such as when WestJet places a 50 WestJet dollars gift in your account for booking with a few days will still expire as those fall under different terms as incentive bonuses rather than dollars you received from earning actions. WestJet will continue to have their 24 month inactivity rule in place. Be sure to read our piece Expiry and Inactivity Rules of Canadian Loyalty Programs to learn more about expiry and inactivity rules.

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Canadian Bonus Offers
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Other Bonus Offers
AeroMexico Club Premier
- Earn up to 6x Club Premier Points when you rent with Hertz in Mexico. More... Until Jul 31, 17

American AAdvantage
- Earn up to 100,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles when you buy or gift AAdvantage Miles. More... Until Jun 30, 17

Jet Airways JetPrivilege
- Earn up to Triple JPMiles when you rent with Hertz at participating locations in USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand or Asia. More... Until Jul 31, 17

Miles & More
- Double Miles & More Miles for stays at HYPERION, H4 Hotels, H2 Hotels and H+ Hotels brands await you in over 40 destinations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. More... Until Dec 31, 17
- Triple Miles & More Miles for stays at Vienna House Hotels. More... Until Aug 30, 17

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- Double KrisFlyer miles when you stay for at least five consecutive nights at any Constance Hotels & Resorts property in Mauritius, Madagascar, the Seychelles, and the Maldives. More... Until Jul 31, 17
- up to Triple KrisFlyer miles when you stay at a participating Meliá hotel in Argentina, Brazil, China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Nassau, Puerto Rico, Spain, United Kingdom, United States or Vietnam. More... Until Jul 31, 17


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June 9 Update: Another easy hotel status match offer, great bonus for Hilton stays in Canada and more!

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In the bonus offers section you'll see an elite status match offer from Nordic Choice Hotels. This is Scandinavian branch of Choice Hotels that runs their own loyalty program called Nordic Choice Club. Right now they are matching the status held by Hilton Honors members. So if you hold status with Hilton you can get them to match to the same level. Definitely something to look into if your travels will you to Scandinvia or the Baltics. Remember as well if you have The Platiunm Card from American Express it gives you Hilton Honor Gold Status which means you'll get Gold with Nordic Choice with this offer! Time for us to update our post entitled Get elite status with at least six hotel reward programs with The Platinum Card from American Express to seven!

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• Celebrate Canada's 150th with 1,500 Bonus Hilton Honors Points + Bonus Airline Miles per night for stays in Canada
  Hilton is latest the hotel chain to jump into the fray for Canada's 150th Birthday with this really sweet…

Canadian Bonus Offers
Hilton Honors
-  Earn 1,500 Bonus Honors Points + Bonus Airline Miles PER NIGHT when you stay  at participating hotels in Canada within the Hilton portfolio of hotels and resorts. More... (Registration is required)

Other Bonus Offers
AeroMexico Club Premier
- 2,500 Club Premier Points and 1,500 Bonus Honors Points PER NIGHT when you stay at participating hotels in Canada within the Hilton portfolio of hotels and resorts. More... Until Aug 31, 17

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Triple Asia Miles for stays at Taj Hotels worldwide. More... Until Jun 30, 17

Le Club accorhotels
- Double Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at Pullman Hotels in Paris and Mercure or Novotel Hotels in Montparnasse More... Sep 1 - Dec 31, 17

Nordic Choice Club
- Elite Status Match - Receive the same membership level with Nordic Choice Club as your current Hilton Honors level. More... Until Sep 30, 17

Stash Hotel Rewards
- Triple Stash Rewards Points for stays at the FOUND:RE Phoenix Hotel. More... Until Jun 30, 17
- Quadruple Stash Rewards Points + 500 Bonus Points for stays at the Hotel Griffon San Francisco. More... Until Dec 30, 17
- Triple Stash Rewards Points for stays at the River Terrace Inn Napa. More... Until Jul 11, 17
- Triple Stash Rewards Points for stays at The Essex, Vermont's Culinary Resort & Spa. More... Book by Jun 30 or stays until Jul 31, 17


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Celebrate Canada's 150th with 1,500 Bonus Hilton Honors Points + Bonus Airline Miles per night for stays in Canada

Hilton is latest the hotel chain to jump into the fray for Canada's 150th Birthday with this really sweet bonus that offers up extra points and airline miles for every night stay at participating hotels in Canada! Just remember to set your Honors account to earn Points+Miles and then register for this offer to start earning a lot more points and miles! Remember as well that this offer should stack on top of the current Hilton systemwide offer of up to Triple Points per stay and the 500 point App booking bonus!

Earn 1,000 Kilometers per night with the following partners:AeroMexico LATAM Airlines

Earn 500 Miles per night with the following partners: Delta Air Lines Aeroplan/Air Canada Alaska Airlines Amtrak United Airlines American Airlines Amtrak Guest Reward Points

Earn 50 Air Miles per night with the following partner:AIR MILES Canada

Offer details
Earn 1,500 Bonus Honors Points + Bonus Airline Miles PER NIGHT when you stay  at participating hotels in Canada within the Hilton portfolio of hotels and resorts. Full details, online registration & booking (Registration is required) Until Aug 31, 17

Find many more Honors bonus offers here!

June 7 Update: British Airways 2018 Peak/Off Peak award dates, earn bonus Aeroplan miles for Costco referrals and more!

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The 2018 Peak and Off Peak chart for British Airways Executive Club is out now. As many of us use British Airways more and more this is an invaluable tool to see when you can get reduced awards for traveling on British Airways. This also includes Aer Lingus and the ability to fly round trip between Toronto and Dublin for only 26,000 Avios - read about that great redemption option here. You'll see in the calendar below that close to 2/3 of the year are off peak! (Source Points to be Made)

We released our latest Ultimate Credit Card Portfolio today! This one looks at the best American Express, MasterCard and Visa options for a Small Business. You can read the feature here!

We added a half dozen new Aeroplan bonus offers today to our Aeroplan page, all are listed below but of note is the new Costco referral bonus. For this month you can earn up to 1,500 bonus Aeroplan Miles when you refer someone to Costco and they'll earn the same bonus.

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• The Ultimate Small Business Credit Card portfolio!
  In this feature of Rewards Canada's Ultimate Credit Card Portfolios we look at the ultimate one for those who want…
• Earn 1,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for Best Western stays this summer
  We've already let you know about Best Western's own summer promo offering up to $20 in gift cards per…
• Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan: Double Miles when flying between Vancouver and Hong Kong, Seoul or Tokyo
  Alaska Airlines has launched a nice flight bonus offer for travel this summer on their global partner airlines. These…
  

Canadian Bonus Offers
Air Canada / Aeroplan
- Earn 1,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for each stay at Best Western Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Aug 31, 17
- 3,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you complete your first hotel stay booked via Rocketmiles. More... Book by Sep 30, 17
- Earn up to 1,500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you refer a friend to join Costco. More... Until Jun 30, 17
- Triple Aeroplan Miles for all purchases made on Costco.ca. More... Jun 12 - 25, 17
- 150 Bonus Aeroplan Miles by parking your car at Park’N Fly’s Indoor Valet facility in Winnipeg. More... Until Aug 31, 17
- Double Aeroplan Miles when you use Park & Jet at the Calgary Airport. More... Until Aug 31, 17

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
- Double Mileage Plan Miles when you fly between Vancouver and Hong Kong, Seoul or Tokyo. More... Register by Sep 1 for travel until Sep 30, 17

Other Bonus Offers
AeroMexico Club Premier
- 5,000 Free + Double Club Premier Points on all your Marriott stays when you join Marriott Rewards. More... Until Dec 31, 17
- Double Club Premier Points for stays at NH Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Jun 30, 17
- 30% Club Premier Points when you convert SPG Starpoints to Club Premier points. More... Jun 15 - 30, 17

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
- Double Mileage Plan Miles when you fly on select routes on Mileage Plan's global airlines partners. More... Register by Sep 1 for travel until Sep 30, 17

Le Club accorhotels
- Earn up to 4x Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating hotels in Europe (excluding France), Middle East and Africa. More... Book between Jun 12 and Jul 23 for stays Jun 12 - Sep 3, 17


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The Ultimate Small Business Credit Card portfolio!

In this feature of Rewards Canada's Ultimate Credit Card Portfolios we look at the ultimate one for those who want to reap the most their Small Business Credit Cards. While many of us use personal credit and charge cards for our small businesses some companies find it much easier to track expenses by using corporate or small business cards. Others like to keep work separate from home and while they would like to use personal cards, small business cards help keep that divide. We have always recommended you should carry a Visa, a MasterCard and an American Express card in your wallet so there is a MasterCard included in this portfolio. The reason why is that there are 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 high end travellers get those perks, benefits and one of a kind experiences. Ultimately there are various options that could be utilized for such a portfolio but we look at one card from each issuing family that we feel are the best fit for a small business.

What is Rewards Canada's Ultimate Small Business Credit Card portfolio?
Continue reading this article on the main Rewards Canada website to find out!

Earn 1,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for Best Western stays this summer

We've already let you know about Best Western's own summer promo offering up to $20 in gift cards per night but what if you don't frequent Best Western's or don't think you'll have a future stay to use up those gift cards at? Credit your stay to Aeroplan! Especially now that they have a summer promotion offering 1,000 bonus miles for stays until the end of August.

Offer details:
Earn 1,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for each stay at Best Western Hotels Worldwide. Full details, online registration and booking (Registration is required) Until Aug 31, 17

Find many more Aeroplan bonus offers here.

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan: Double Miles when flying between Vancouver and Hong Kong, Seoul or Tokyo

Alaska Airlines has launched a nice flight bonus offer for travel this summer on their global partner airlines. These are all long haul flights which means your doubling lots of miles to begin with as long as you buy a ticket in an eligible class of service. We list all the eligible routes below which include three routes out of Vancouver to Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific, Seoul on Korean Air and Tokyo on JAL.

Offer details
Double Mileage Plan Miles when you fly on select routes on Mileage Plan's global airlines partners. Register Online (Registration is required) Register by Sep 1 for travel until Sep 30, 17

Eligible routes:

June 6 Update: 5x Plum Points for online book purchases, fly Lufthansa to Dusseldorf for $713 and Top Credit Card Sign Up Offers for June

News, Tips & Tricks
For the first time in a long time there are no Miles and More  "Meilenschnaeppchen" discounted mileage awards for flights out of Canada. Hopefully they return in July!

Check your email for a new American Express contest. If you get the email be sure to register via the link they provide so that each time you use your card at participating merchants you are entered to win 2018 VW Atlas. I received the email for both my Gold Rewards and Platinum cards.

You can earn 5X Plum Points on Online Book purchases until June 8



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• Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for June
  Here are the Rewards Canada Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of June! This is not…

Travel Deals
Lufthansa has some great fares for flying between Toronto and Dusseldorf this fall.You can fly for as little as $713. Find out more here.

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Other Bonus Offers
airberlin topbonus
- 10x topbonus Miles for stays at hotels booked via Agoda PointsMAX! This is a secret unadvertised offer that Agoda let us know about! More... Until ?

Le Club accorhotels
- Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Accor hotels in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and the Philippines. More... Jun 10 - Sep 10, 17

Miles & More
- Triple Miles & More Miles on all Hertz rentals Worldwide. More... Book by Jun 30 for rentals until Sep 30, 17

Scandic Friends
- 2,000 Bonus Scandic Friends Points PER NIGHT for stays at the Scandic Prince Philip Stockholm. More... Until Jun 30, 17

Stash Hotel Rewards
- Double Stash Rewards Points when you book any of 400,000+ hotels Worldwide via Stash Rewards. More... Book by Jun 30, 17

Voila Hotel Rewards
- 2,500 VHR Bonus Points for stays at the Hotel Luzeiros Recife. More... Until Jul 31, 17


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