Marriott SPG Ritz-Carlton MegaBonus - Earn up to 3,000 Bonus Points per stay of 2+ nights Worldwide

We finally have the very first global systemwide promotion from the combined Marriott/SPG/Ritz-Carlton program. Taking the name of Marriott's global moniker, MegaBonus, the new bonus rewards multiple night stays along with multiple brand stays. Ideally to make the most of this promotion you'll want to complete a 2 night stay at one brand to earn 2,000 bonus points then move to another brand for every other 2 night stay you have. Or at the very least if you have a 1 night stay make sure it is at a brand you haven't stayed at during the promotional period to get at least 1,000 bonus points.

Offer details
Earn up to 3,000 Bonus Points for stays of 2+ nights at all participating hotels across the 29 brands of hotels worldwide. Earn 2,000 bonus points on all stays of two or more nights and 1,000 bonus points per brand, starting with your second brand. Full details, online registration and booking (Registration is required) Register by Jan 7 for stays Sep 26 - Jan 31, 19

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Earn 35% Bonus Aeroplan Miles when converting points from Marriott/SPG between Sep 13-17

Aeroplan reached out to the frequent flyer blogger community last night with this exciting news about a much awaited transfer bonus from Marriott/SPG. It's been six months since we've last been able to convert Marriott/SPG points to Aeroplan with a bonus and this time the bonus is big but with very small window to do your actual transfer! What can this transfer bonus get you? Well Aeroplan provided us with some nice examples so we don't have to do the work!

Mile earning potential:

Convert                  Get

9,000 points = 3,000 Aeroplan Miles

+ 1,050 miles (35% bonus)

= 4,050 Aeroplan Miles

Convert                  Get

30,000 points = 10,000 Aeroplan Miles

+ 3,500 miles (35% bonus)

= 13,500 Aeroplan Miles

Convert                  Get

60,000 points = 20,000 Aeroplan Miles

+ 5,000 bonus miles from Marriott

+ 8,750 miles (35% bonus)

= 33,750 Aeroplan Miles

Convert                  Get

90,000 points = 30,000 Aeroplan Miles

+ 5,000 bonus miles from Marriott

+ 12,250 miles (35% bonus)

= 47,250 Aeroplan Miles

Convert                  Get

120,000 points = 40,000 Aeroplan Miles

+ 5,000 bonus miles from Marriott

+ 5,000 bonus miles from Marriott

+ 17,500 miles (35% bonus)

= 67,500 Aeroplan Miles

This is a great bonus to take advantage of if you know of some Aeroplan redemptions you may be planning in the near future. If you were someone like ourselves who converted points from the American Express Cobalt Card to SPG in hopes of a bonus like this well the time is here to pull out that huge value! I converted earlier in the year at 5 MR Select points to 2.5 Starpoints (7.5 in the new program) and add in the Marriott 5,000 bonus miles + 35% from this bonus and I would pull 4.21 Aeroplan miles per dollar spent on the card! That is some amazing value - now I may not actually convert. I have to look at our travel plans and see what makes the most sense and make sure it is done in the next few days. In any regard it really shows just one of the reasons why I rank the Cobalt card number one in Canada. Remember now the conversion rate is lower from the card with the new Marriott program that would put the earn rate at 3.375 Aeroplan Miles per dollar which is still better than any other card out there.

Offer details
35% Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you convert points from Marriott/SPG/Ritz-Carlton to Aeroplan. Full details. Sep 13-17, 18

Find many more Aeroplan bonuses here.

Earn up to Triple QMiles on Qatar Airways flights out of Montreal

Offer details
Earn up to Triple QMiles on all Qatar Airways flights departing Montreal when you register and book by September 18 for travel until May 31, 19. Full details and online booking. 
Bookings made online on qatarairways.com or via the mobile app will earn triple miles, all other channels will earn double miles.

September 11 Update: Up to 1,000 Bonus More Rewards Points, bonus CIBC points on WestJet or Air Transat and are you in Saskatoon on Thursday?

We are looking for a Rewards Canada reader who lives in or may be in Saskatoon on Thursday September 13th in the afternoon who would be able to complete a review of a new lounge opening for us. Please email us at info@rewardscanada.ca if you are interested.

You can earn up to 1,000 bonus More Rewards points for shopping at Save On Foods or Urban fare this week. Grab your coupons here.

Posts since our last update:

• Choice Privileges: Earn up to 8,000 bonus points when you complete 2 stays Worldwide from September 12 - November 9
  Choice Hotels fall promotion is here and lo and behold it is the same offer we always see from…

Travel Deals
Marriott Enjoy 20% off leisure rates at beautiful vacation destinations worldwide when staying Sunday-Thursday nights. Choose from 60 resorts across the U.S., Caribbean, Europe or Southeast Asia for your fall getaway. Full Details and online Booking Sep 16 - Dec 6, 18

Air Canada has launched their Worldwide Fall Seat Sale a day after WestJet's. Book by September 12! Find out more here

Planning to book a flight on Etihad out of Toronto? (or anywhere else for that matter) then you should book via their moblie site over the next week as you can enjoy 10% Off on all Etihad flights, across the Etihad network until 12th September 2018. Users must purchase on Mobile with code AMXD0830. Find out more here
 
Radisson Blu Suite Sale - 20% off for non-members on Junior Suites and Suites. Up to 5% extra off for members. Book by Sep 16 for stays until Nov 30 Find out more here

Remember to visit Rewards Canada's Travel Booking site to book travel directly with many of your favourite airlines, hotels and more!

Canadian Bonus Offers

CIBC Rewards
- 5x Points when you purchase a flight from WestJet or a vacation package from WestJet Vacations in the CIBC Rewards Centre. More... Until ?
- 3x Points when booking select flights with Air Transat through the CIBC Rewards Centre. More... Until ?

Other Bonus Offers
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Triple Asia Miles for stays of 2 or more nights at all participating Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Nov 30, 18

Choice Privileges
- Earn up to 8,000 Bonus Privileges Points (enough for a free nights) for 2 separate stays you complete at participating Choice Hotels Worldwide. More... For Residents of the U.S. and Canada only Sep 12 - Nov 9, 18

IHG Rewards Club
- 10,000 Bonus IHG Rewards Club Points for stays of 3 or more nights at any Holiday Inn Club Vacation location in the U.S. More... Until Dec 31, 18

Le Club AccorHotels
- Double Le Club AccorHotels Points on all Europcar rentals Worldwide except in the U.S. and Canada. More... Until Sep 30, 18

Marriott Rewards
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points PER NIGHT for stays at the Courtyard or Residence Inn Toronto Airport. Bonus is awarded for up to 4 nights. More... Until Oct 9, 18
- Up to 25,000 Bonus Rewards Points for stays of 5+ nights at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa More... Until Nov 16, 18

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- Earn up to 10,000 Bonus Flying Club Miles for all hotel stays booked via Kaligo. More... Book by Oct 31 for stays until Apr 30, 19

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Choice Privileges: Earn up to 8,000 bonus points when you complete 2 stays Worldwide from September 12 - November 9

Choice Hotels fall promotion is here and lo and behold it is the same offer we always see from them! They word the promotions differently in terms of get a free night, get a $50 gift card etc. however the gist of the promos are the same, they will award you enough bonus points after you complete 2 separate stays to have 8,000 points after those stays. In this case it is the free night offer.
 
Offer details
Earn up to 8,000 Bonus Privileges Points (enough for a free nights) for 2 separate stays you complete at participating Choice Hotels Worldwide. Stay must be booked via ChoiceHotels.com, the Choice Hotels mobile app, or 800.4CHOICE at qualifying rates. Members will be awarded a minimum of 5,000 bonus points and a maximum of 8,000 bonus points, depending on the number of base points earned for 2 separate qualifying trips. Full details, online registration and booking (Registration is required) Sep 12 - Nov 9, 18
Restrictions
For Residents of the U.S. and Canada only

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September 6 Update: The Platinum Card from Amex now offers Shangri-La elite status which provides Singapore Airlines status, Cobalt Multipliers updated and more!

Following suit of what we saw on the U.K. version of The Platinum Card from American Express earlier this year, our Canadian version of the card now provides Jade Elite Status in the Shangri-La Hotels Golden Circle program. This new benefit continues to enhance the hotel elite offers the card provides including status with Marriott (SPG), Radisson, and Hilton. Albeit the SPG Gold status the card provides is worth less now not because of Amex but due to the changes in the new combined Marriott Rewards SPG program. Remember as well that the statuses you get automatically with the card can be parlayed into status in other programs. We covered it in this post: Get elite status with at least six hotel reward programs with The Platinum Card from American Express (which needs some serious updating now as there are even more programs matching status and we'll do that shortly)

You can find out more about the Shangri-La status here and get more info on The Platinum Card here.

Of note, Shangri-La has a partnership with Singapore Airlines in the likes of Marriott's with United and how SPG had with Delta, Emirates etc. The partnership is called Infinite Journeys and provides Shangri-La Jade members with automatic Silver status in Singapore Airlines' KrisFlyer program and a fast track offer to Gold Status (only 3 Singapore or Silk Air flights required). There are some other benefits included in this partnership. Find out more about Infinite Journeys here

And continuing on the American Express front, out Amex Cobalt Multipliers page has been updated once again with many 5x multipliers from the Calgary and Newport Beach areas!  Feel free to contribute any locations that are not on the list! Check out all the locations where you can 5x, 2x and 1x points!

Posts since our last update:

• Save 50% on Premium Economy award flights between Toronto and Europe with the latest Flying Blue Promo Rewards
  The newest set of Air France KLM's Promo Rewards came out late last week and for this month we see…
• Save up to 50% on Economy and Business Class award tickets between Montreal or Vancouver and Europe
  As we do each month we bring you the latest set Miles & More "Meilenschnaeppchen" or Mileage Bargain discounted…
• World of Hyatt: Earn up to 60,000 bonus points for stays at Hyatt Hotels Worldwide
  Offer details: Earn up to 60,000 Bonus World of Hyatt Points when you stay 5 or more nights at all…

Travel Deals
Marriott Enjoy 20% off leisure rates at beautiful vacation destinations worldwide when staying Sunday-Thursday nights. Choose from 60 resorts across the U.S., Caribbean, Europe or Southeast Asia for your fall getaway. Full Details and online Booking Sep 16 - Dec 6, 18

Air Canada has launched their Worldwide Fall Seat Sale a day after WestJet's. Book by September 12! Find out more here

Planning to book a flight on Etihad out of Toronto? (or anywhere else for that matter) then you should book via their moblie site over the next week as you can enjoy 10% Off on all Etihad flights, across the Etihad network until 12th September 2018. Users must purchase on Mobile with code AMXD0830. Find out more here
 
Radisson Blu Suite Sale - 20% off for non-members on Junior Suites and Suites. Up to 5% extra off for members. Book by Sep 16 for stays until Nov 30 Find out more here

Remember to visit Rewards Canada's Travel Booking site to book travel directly with many of your favourite airlines, hotels and more!

Canadian Bonus Offers
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Other Bonus Offers
Jet Airways JetPrivilege
- Triple JP Miles for stays of 2 or more nights at Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Sep 10 - Nov 30, 18

Marriott Rewards
- 2,000 Bonus Rewards Points for stays at any one of six Marriott Hotels in the Seattle Area. More... Until Nov 3, 18

Philippine Airlines Mabuhay
- Double Mabuhay Miles when you fly between Clark and Siargao. More... Until Oct 1, 18

Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer
- Double iPrefer Points for stays at the Marigot Bay Resort and Marina St Lucia. More... Book by Nov 30 for stays until Jun 30, 18

Radisson Rewards
- 30% Bonus Gold Points when you buy 10,000 or more Gold Points online. More... Until Sep 30, 18



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Save 50% on Premium Economy award flights between Toronto and Europe with the latest Flying Blue Promo Rewards

The newest set of Air France KLM's Promo Rewards came out late last week and for this month we see only one Canadian city included. With promo awards the discount ranges from 25 to 50% off the regular amount of miles required to redeem for these flights. As you can see just by the discount this can be a very good offer if you get 50% off for Business Class! This month however has no business class options, the only offer is Toronto to Europe at 50% off for Premium Economy.

Offer details
September Promo Rewards - Save 20% to 50% on the Award Miles usually required for an award ticket. Destinations vary by each promotional period. Full Details Book by Sep  30 for travel Nov 1 - Dec 31 18
This month sees:
Toronto to Europe: 50% off Premium Economy on Air France

Here are the mileage requirements for flying from Toronto to Paris (the mileage amount will vary for other cities)

And an example of some of the availability from Toronto to Paris:

 and return flights

49,000 miles and 309.08EUR in fees and taxes for business class to go to Paris in Premium Economy. To buy the same flights you are looking at $1575.65:

If you subtract the taxes and fees from the above the 49,000 miles is being redeemed for a ticket value of about $1,100 Canadian.

But as we mentioned in last month's post there are other cities in Europe that price out with lower miles, for example Toronto to Milan in Premium Economy is only 42,500 miles:

There are many other possible options to check out if this works for you and as we mentioned in the earlier Miles & More discount award post is that if you don't have enough miles for a Promo Reward your best bet is to convert Marriott Rewards points to Flying Blue on a 3:1 basis and you'll earn 5,000 bonus miles when you convert 60,000 points at a time. That means 120,000 points is all it would take to get the round trip flight to Paris with a few points to spare.

If you don't have any Marriott Rewards Points you can always look at getting the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express to top off your account. Currently the card comes with a 50,000 point sign up bonus when you spend $1,500 on the card and then you could also grab The Starwood Preferred Guest Business Credit Card from American Express as it also has 50,000 point sign up bonus and then you would ultimately be able to have 100,000 points not including what is earned on spending. Of course timing of getting the card(s) now, spending and getting the points will likely not happen for this month but it sets you up for future offers.  Need to grab two tickets for an itinerary? You could choose to get one SPG card for yourself and one for your partner or spouse.

Save up to 50% on Economy and Business Class award tickets between Montreal or Vancouver and Europe

As we do each month we bring you the latest set Miles & More "Meilenschnaeppchen" or Mileage Bargain discounted mileage awards. This month all offers are on Lufthansa for departures from Montreal n both Economy and Business Class or Vancouver in Economy Class. Simply book by September 30 for travel between January 1 and February 15.

With this offer you can redeem Miles & More miles for round trip business class tickets on Lufthansa from Montreal to 67 destinations for only 55,000 miles. This is nearly a 50% discount off the normal award ticket price of 105,000 miles. Remember however Miles & More charges some major fees for redeeming miles on these flights so be sure you also check what a revenue ticket costs however remember this is for business class so even several hundreds of dollars in fees along with 55,000 miles could be the savings you are looking for.

Here are just some of the offers from Montreal this month:

You can also choose to redeem 30,000 miles for round-trip Economy Class flights out of Montreal to 67 destinations in Europe and 79 destinations from Vancouver. This is a 50% discount off the normal Economy Class award ticket price of 60,000 miles.

Here is an example of some of them:

Short on Miles & More miles? Your best bet is to convert Marriott Rewards points to Miles & More on a 3:1 basis plus you'll earn 5,000 bonus miles when you convert 60,000 points at a time. That means 135,000 points is all it would take to get a business class flight or 75,000 points for economy class if you don't have any Miles & More miles to your name.

If you don't have any Marriott Rewards Points you can get close to amount required to redeem for the tickets by grabbing some credit cards! How so? As we always mention in this post you can boost your Miles & More account with the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express. Currently the card comes with a 50,000 point sign up bonus when you spend $1,500 on the card and then you could also grab The Starwood Preferred Guest Business Credit Card from American Express as it also has 50,000 point sign up bonus and then you would ultimately be able to have 100,000 points not including what is earned on spending. Of course timing of getting the card(s) now, spending and getting the points will likely not happen for this month but it sets you up for future offers.  Need to grab two tickets for an itinerary? You could choose to get one SPG card for yourself and one for your partner or spouse.


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World of Hyatt: Earn up to 60,000 bonus points for stays at Hyatt Hotels Worldwide

Offer details:
Earn up to 60,000 Bonus World of Hyatt Points when you stay 5 or more nights at all participating Hyatt Hotels worldwide. Full details, online registration and booking (Registration is required) Register by Oct 15 for travel until Nov 30, 18

Nights	Bonus Points Earned	Total Bonus Points Earned
5	+ 2,500	= 2,500
10	+ 5,000	= 7,500
20	+ 10,000	= 17,500
30	+ 17,500	= 35,000
40	+ 25,000	= 60,000

Members will earn Bonus Points for eligible nights from September 1, 2018 through November 30, 2018 as outlined in the chart below. Eligible Nights can be earned at any Hyatt hotel or resort worldwide and participating MGM Resort Destinations in Las Vegas. Nights at Oasis and Small Luxury Hotels of the World^TM properties are not eligible in this promotion. Eligible Nights can be consecutive or non-consecutive nights.

Find more World of Hyatt bonus point offers here

September 5 Update: Anyone have experience with American Bankers Insurance Company, WestJet cuts Mexico City, Air Canada Seat Sale

Here is a question for all our readers. Leo W. asks the following and since we have never dealt with them I can't provide an answer. Have any of you dealt with ABIC (aka Assurant) and how was your dealings with them? Let us know in the comments below!

"Anyone had experience with American Bankers Insurance Company (ABIC)? Many credit cards provide travel insurance through ABIC, but I don't know if it is easy to make a claim with ABIC."

WestJet is ending their service to Mexico City from both Calgary and Vancouver. Flights will end as of October 27. Passengers should be protected on WestJet's partner flights on AeroMexico (well from Vancouver only as AeroMexico cut Calgary as well) (Source Routesonline)

United Airlines is ending their Victoria to San Francisco service as of January 6, 2019. (Source Routesonline)

Posts since our last update:

• Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for September
  Here are the Rewards Canada Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of September! This is not…
• Earn 2,500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for Radisson, Country Inn and Park Inn stays
   Here is a really good fall bonus offer from Aeroplan for stays at Radisson family of hotels in Canada and…

Travel Deals
Air Canada has launched their Worldwide Fall Seat Sale a day after WestJet's. Book by September 12! Find out more here

 

Planning to book a flight on Etihad out of Toronto? (or anywhere else for that matter) then you should book via their moblie site over the next week as you can enjoy 10% Off on all Etihad flights, across the Etihad network until 12th September 2018. Users must purchase on Mobile with code AMXD0830. Find out more here
 
Radisson Blu Suite Sale - 20% off for non-members on Junior Suites and Suites. Up to 5% extra off for members. Book by Sep 16 for stays until Nov 30 Find out more here

Remember to visit Rewards Canada's Travel Booking site to book travel directly with many of your favourite airlines, hotels and more!

Canadian Bonus Offers
Air France KLM Flying Blue
- September Promo Rewards - Save 20% to 50% on the Award Miles usually required for an award ticket. Toronto is included this month at 50% off premium economy bookings. More... Book by Sep 29 for travel Oct 31 - Dec 30, 18

Other Bonus Offers
Hyatt World of Hyatt
- Earn up to 60,000 Bonus World of Hyatt Points when you stay 5 or more nights at all participating Hyatt Hotels worldwide. More... Register by Oct 15 for travel until Nov 30, 18

IHG Rewards Club
- Earn up to 10,000 Bonus IHG Rewards Club Points for stays at new IHG Hotels in North America. More... Book by Sep 30 for stays until Oct 31, 18

Marriott Rewards
- Double Rewards Points for stays of 2+ nights at The Row, Autograph Collection Boston. More... Sep 12 - Dec 1, 18
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points for stays of 2+ nights at the Residence Inn Seattle Downtown/Convention Center. More... Until Nov 20, 18

Miles & More
- 2,000 Bonus Miles & More Miles for stays at any participating Accor Hotel locations Worldwide. More... Book by Sep 30 for stays until Oct 31, 18

Royal Air Maroc Safar Flyer
- Triple Safar Flyer Miles for stays at Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Sep 30, 18


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