September 19 Update: Our podcast returns next week, Lowe's YYC grand opening bonus & Lufthansa Eastern Europe sale

Where's the Rewards Canada Podcast? Some of you have been asking when the Podcast will resume and the good news is the next episode after our summer hiatus will be out early next week! Stay tuned for it! Find out more about and subscribe to our Podcast here

You can get 50 Bonus AIR MILES if you spend $100 or more at the newest Lowe's location in Calgary. Find out more here.

Posts since our last update:

• Earn 4,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you book an Air Canada Premium Economy, Premium Rouge or Business Class fare
  Offer details 4,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you book a round trip or two one way segments on Air…
• Earn 750 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you book an Air Canada Economy fare
  Offer details 750 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you book a round trip or two one way segments on Air…

Travel Deals
Lufthansa has Eastern Europe on sale for their flights out of Canada! Book today for travel until Dec 10. 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 Canada Aeroplan
- 750 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you book a round trip or two one way segments on Air Canada inEconomy Flex, comfort or Economy Latitude class. More... Book by Oct 3 for travel until Dec 14, 18
- 4,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you book a round trip or two one way segments on Air Canada in Premium Economy, Premium Rouge, or Business fare class. More... Book by Oct 3 for travel until Dec 14, 18

Other Bonus Offers
Avianca LifeMiles
- Quadruple LifeMiles for stays at La Quinta Hotels in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. More... Until Dec 31, 18

JAL Mileage Bank
- Double Mileage Bank Miles when you fly JA L between Tokyo Haneda and Manila. More... Feb 1 - Mar 30, 19
- 1,000 Mileage Bank Mile Rebate when you redeem Mileage Bank miles for award flights between Tokyo Haneda and Manila. More... Feb 1 - Mar 30, 19

Norwegian Reward
- Double CashPoints with Norwegian Hotels (powered by Hotels.com) More... Book by Sep 24, 18

Radisson Rewards
- Double Points for stays at participating Radisson Collection, Radisson Blu, Radisson RED and Park Inn by Radisson hotels in Europe, Middle East and Africa. More... Book by Sep 30 for stays until Mar 30, 18


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Earn 4,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you book an Air Canada Premium Economy, Premium Rouge or Business Class fare

Offer details
4,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you book a round trip or two one way segments on Air Canada in Premium Economy, Premium Rouge, or Business fare class. Full details, online registration and booking (Registration is required) Book by Oct 3 for travel until Dec 14, 18
Valid on new bookings only


Find many more Aeroplan bonus offers here!

Earn 750 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you book an Air Canada Economy fare

Offer details
750 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you book a round trip or two one way segments on Air Canada in Economy Flex, comfort or Economy Latitude class. Full details, online registration and booking (Registration is required) Book by Oct 3 for travel until Dec 14, 18
Valid on new bookings only

Find many more Aeroplan bonus offers here!

September 18 Update: Priority Pass continues to add more restaurants, WestJet up to 20% discount for today only & more

Priority Pass continues its expansion beyond business class lounges - they have added more than half a dozen new airport restaurants to their list of where Priority Pass members can dine with a credit. The list of new restaurants can be found here. Some of the airports that are included are San Francisco, Boston, Houston and more. The amount of credit tends to be US$28 per guest. That means this really only makes sense for those who get visit passes for free or have one of the higher memberships that pay the per lounge visit fee otherwise you'll be paying US$32 to get the $28 credit. If you don't have a Priority Pass membership and are looking to acquire one not via a credit card remember that Rewards Canada has a special partnership with them offering up to 20% off membership fees. You can find out more about our offer here.

Posts since our last update:

• IHG Rewards Club Buy Points Sale Flash Sale - 100% Bonus until September 20
  It's time for another IHG Rewards Club Buy Points Flash Sale! This time everyone can get a 100% bonus…
• Three days only! RBC Avioners can get 30% of their points back when redeeming for flights
  RBC tells us that they want their Avioners to follow their passion for travel and use their points to see…

Travel Deals
WestJet has a one day Autumn sale today offering up to 20% off Econo (Lowest), Econo and Plus (Lowest) base fares anywhere they fly. Book today for travel until Dec 15 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
Marriott Rewards
- 2,000 Bonus Rewards Points for Friday or Saturday night stays at the Courtyard Montreal Airport. More... Book by Nov 4 for stays until Dec 1, 18

Other Bonus Offers
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Earn up to 4x Asia Miles when you book hotels via Trip.com More... Book by Sep 30 for stays until Oct 31, 18

China Airlines Dynasty Flyer
- Earn up to Quadruple Dynasty Flyer Miles for Avis rentals of 3 or more days in USA (exclude Alaska), Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Middle East, Africa and Latin America. More... Book by Sep 30 for rentals until Dec 14, 18

Hilton Honors
- 1,000 Bonus Honors Points PER NIGHT for stays at the Home2 Suites by Hilton Hot Springs Arkansas. More... Until Jan 6, 19

Iberia Plus
- Double Avios for stays at NH Hotels in Milan, Madrid, Barcelona, Marseille, Las Palmas, Lanzarote, Turin, Bolonia or Seville. More... Until Oct 31, 18

La Quinta Returns
- Earn up to 200 Bonus Returns points when you use La Quinta Moblie Check-in and Checkout with the La Quinta app. More... Until Dec 31, 18

Marriott Rewards
- 5,000 Bonus Rewards Points for stays of 3 or more nights at the Domes Noruz Chania, Autograph Collection. More... Until Nov 5, 18
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points when you stay 2 nights Thursday-Sunday (Friday or Saturday required) at the Kigali Marriott Hotel. More... Until Nov 17, 18
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points when you stay 2 nights Thursday-Sunday (Friday or Saturday required) at the Cape Town Marriott Hotel Crystal Towers. More... Until Nov 17, 18
- 3,000 Bonus Rewards Points for stays at the Renaissance Denver Stapleton Hotel. More... Until Nov 2, 18

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IHG Rewards Club Buy Points Sale Flash Sale - 100% Bonus until September 20

It's time for another IHG Rewards Club Buy Points Flash Sale! This time everyone can get a 100% bonus if buying 5,000 or more points. If you do buy points and buy the highest amount you can score IHG Rewards Club points for only half a US cent each. The maximum number points you can buy depends on if you have bought any yet this year. If you haven't then you can buy 100,000 points and get 100,000 bonus points on top of that.

For example I can only buy 95,000 as 5,000 have already been bought earlier this year to keep my points from expiring:

This 100% bonus from IHG is always a good way to score some stays for really cheap, especially if you are redeeming for a PointBreaks hotel! By the way the new list of IHG PointBreaks hotels should be released towards the end of next week (Week of Sep 24)

Offer Details
100% Bonus IHG Rewards Club Points when you buy points online.  Minimum purchase of 5,000 points. Buy Points here Until Sep 20 18

Find many more IHG Rewards Club bonus point offers here

Three days only! RBC Avioners can get 30% of their points back when redeeming for flights

RBC tells us that they want their Avioners to follow their passion for travel and use their points to see the world! To thank them, RBC is giving 30% points back when they redeem their next round-trip flight anywhere in the world from the RBC Avion Air Travel Redemption Schedule between September 17 and 19.

The offer is in the form of a rebate, so Avioners will need the full amount of points to redeem and afterwards, RBC Rewards will credit 30% of the points redeemed. For example if you redeem 15,000 RBC Rewards points for a short haul flight you'll get 4,500 points back afterwards. Redeem 100,000 for a flight to Asia or any other far flung place and you'll get an awesome 30,000 points back! Enough for two short haul flights!

As a reminder, here are the base point requirements on the RBC Avion Air Travel Redemption Schedule:

RBC Rewards, which is the rewards program that powers RBC Avion, is one of Canada's most popular proprietary credit card loyalty programs and a big offer like this shouldn't be discounted! If you have been planning on redeeming for travel in the fall, Christmas, or even spring break 2019, you may want to move that booking up to  take advantage of this offer.  Remember that you can book on more than 130 airlines at any time with no blackout periods, even during peak travel seasons with Avion.

As we discuss in our feature about Maximizing the value out of the RBC Avion Airline Award Chart you always want to try to push your ticket value to the maximum allowable on the chart to get the best value. However, if you are a value maximizer, you now have some leeway in redeeming flights that are not as close to their maximum ticket value and you'll still pull upwards of 2.33% or more out of your points. In fact if you can get a short haul flight right at $350 and and use the 4,500 points you are getting back from this offer on your next short-haul flight, you are getting a 3.3% return on the base ticket amount. That's a really good value. Of course taxes and fees still need to be paid, which you can, as always, still use your points for at a rate of 100 points to $1 (and still earn 30% back on these points if you book during the offer period). This is a great offer for anyone that’s a current Avioner who is looking to get the most out of their points!

We're happy to see RBC is taking the plunge into the world of reward rebates! It has proven to be very popular with airline and hotel programs and it only makes sense to have proprietary credit card programs get into the mix!

Log in to your RBC Rewards account to find out more about this limited time offer from RBC

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RBC Visa Infinite Avion

• Start Avioning Today! Get 15,000 Welcome Points upon approval†
• A low introductory interest rate of 1.9% for 10 months on balance transfers and cash advances
• Annual Fee: $120
• Earn 25% more RBC Rewards points on travel related purchases1 
• Book flights, hotel stays, cruises, vacation packages, car rentals with RBC Rewards site, powered by Orbitz
• Transfer your RBC Rewards points towards other eligible loyalty programs (WestJet Rewards, British Airways Executive Club Avios, American Airlines AAdvantage, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles. Look for the transfer bonuses to the airlines several times per year!)
• Premium suite of insurances including trip cancellation3, trip interruption3, travel medical4, car rental insurance5
• Redeem your points toward your credit card balance using Payback with Points2
• Instantly save 3₵ per litre on fuel and earn 20% more Petro-Points and RBC Rewards points when you link your Petro-Points card to any RBC debit or credit card online.
• Up to a 2.3% return on your spending depending on which reward ticket you book
• Unwritten ability to redeem for Business Class tickets although at a lower rate of return when compared to the Avion Reward chart

September 14 Update: Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge opens in Saskatoon, free Stash Rewards points, Air Canada seat sale

Air Canada officially opened their 17th Maple Leaf Lounge in Canada yesterday at at Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (Skyxe). The lounge seats up to 40 people and showcases Canadian design and art, including work by two Saskatchewan artists, Shawn Evans and Holly Friesen.

Photo courtesy of Air Canada

"The 137-square-metre lounge features such amenities as a full-service bar offering a wide selection of beverages, including Canadian wines and specialty coffees, a self-serve buffet area and comfortable seating with a view of the tarmac. Business travellers planning to work on site may also take advantage of the cyber counter equipped with PCs and colour printing, complimentary Wi-Fi and access to a large variety of digital newspaper and magazine content via the PressReader app.

The Skyxe Maple Leaf Lounge will operate seven days a week, and is conveniently located in the departure gate area, steps away from Air Canada's departure gates."

Looking at YXE's departures board most Air Canada flights depart from gates 4, 5, and 6 so this lounge is located conveniently for those gates. Winnipeg flights depart from 1A which is on the other end of the airport but then again YXE isn't big by any means so it isn't a major trek.

Related: Rewards Canada's Guide to Business Class Lounge Access


If you are a Stash Hotel Rewards member check your email for a free 100 point offer. There is no link this time for this offer as they have made it that you have to click through from your email to get it.

Another bonus offer to watch for in your email. Cathay Pacific is sending out bonus miles offer to select members via email that offer up to 15,000 bonus Asia Miles for flying out of Canada to Hong Kong in Business Class or Premium Economy. Check your email for it to see if you qualify!

There will be an exciting 3 day promotion coming from one of Canada's larger proprietary credit card programs next week. We can't reveal the details today but be sure to check out our blog early on Monday for all the information!

Posts since our last update:

• Summary of global hotel systemwide bonus points promotions - September Edition
  One of the easiest ways to rack up lots of hotel points is to take advantage of the systemwide…

Travel Deals
Air Canada launched what they call a surprise sale today for travel within Canada, to the U.S. and Sun destinations. Book by Sep 17 for travel until Dec 19 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 Canada / Aeroplan
- Double Aeroplan Miles for stays at all participating IHG Hotels Worldwide. More... Sep 15 - Dec 31, 18

Other Bonus Offers
Amtrak Guest Rewards
- Double Guest Rewards points on all qualifying Amtrak travel. More... Sep 17 - Nov 17, 18

Best Western Rewards
- Double Rewards Points for stays at Best Western Hotels Worldwide. More... Sep 17 - Nov 18, 18

La Quinta Returns
- OFFER EXTENDED 350 Bonus Returns Points on qualifying rentals of 3 or more days at participating Budget locations in the U.S. and Canada. More... Until Dec 31, 18

Le Club AccorHotels
- Earn up to 6,000 Bonus Le Club AccorHotels Points for stays of 2+ nights at Accor hotels Worldwide. More... Book by Oct 7 for stays Sep 18 - Jan 14, 19
- Double Le Club AccorHotels Points for stays at participating Accor Hotels in Brazil. More... Book by Sep 30 for stays until Oct 31, 18

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- Double Flying Club Miles for stays at the new Virgin Hotel San Francisco. More... Nov 15 - Jan 31, 19

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Summary of global hotel systemwide bonus points promotions - September Edition

One of the easiest ways to rack up lots of hotel points is to take advantage of the systemwide bonuses that come from many of the big chain programs and also from the lesser known programs. In fact, right now it should be rare for you NOT to earn a bonus. Unless you are staying at a boutique hotel or perhaps an Accor or Fairmont Hotel most other hotels out there have a bonus. So take advantage of it! These systemwide bonuses simply require you to register beforehand and they do not affect hotel pricing as long as you book a point eligible rate which are most rates out there. Of course booking through a third party site like Expedia or Rocketmiles does not count as most chains only award points on bookings that are made directly with them.  Without further ado here are all the current promotions that are available to everyone:

Provider	Offer	Validity Date
Best Western Rewards	Double Rewards Points for stays at Best Western Hotels Worldwide. Full details, online registration and booking (Registration is required)	Sep 17 - Nov 18, 18
	For a complete listing of all Best Western Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Best Western page
Choice Hotels 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. 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) Restrictions For Residents of the U.S. and Canada only	Sep 12 - Nov 9, 18
	For a complete listing of all Choice Privileges bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Choice page
GHA Discovery	No Offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all GHA Discovery bonus offers please visit Rewards Canada's GHA page
Hilton	Earn up to Triple Honors Points for stays at Hilton family of hotels Worldwide. Earn Triple points on all luxury and resort stays, double points on all other stays.  Full details, online registration and booking (Registration is required) Registered Hilton Honors members will earn double points per stay on all non-luxury and non-resort properties and will earn triple points per stay at any luxury or resort property during the promotion period. Waldorf Astoria® Hotels and Resorts and Conrad® Hotels and Resorts are considered luxury properties. See here for a full list of luxury and resort properties that qualify for the Triple Points promotion Excludes Hampton by Hilton Hotels in Mainland China.	Sep 10 - Jan 3, 19
	For a complete listing of all Hilton HHonors bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Hilton page
Hyatt	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) 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	Register by Oct 15 for travel until Nov 30, 18
	For a complete listing of all Hyatt Gold Passport bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Hyatt page
InterContinental Hotels Group	Double IHG Rewards Club Points + more for stays at IHG Hotels Worldwide starting with your second stay. Full details, online registration & booking. (Registration is required) The 'more' are bonuses that will vary by member that are similar to previous Accelerate promotions	Until Dec 16, 18
	For a complete listing of all IHG Priority Club bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's IHG page
Le Club accorhotels	Earn up to 6,000 Bonus Le Club AccorHotels Points for stays of 2+ nights at Accor hotels Worldwide. Full details, online registration & booking. (Registration is required) Bonuses as follows: Your first stay (minimum 2 nights) = 500 Rewards points Your second stay (minimum 2 nights) = 2,500 Rewards points Your third stay (minimum 2 nights) = 3,000 Rewards points	Book by Oct 7 for stays Sep 18 - Jan 14, 19
	For a complete listing of all Best Western Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Best Western page
Marriott	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
	For a complete listing of all Marriott Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Marriott page
Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer	Double iPrefer Points and up to 35% off for last minute stays at participating Preferred Hotel Group hotels Worldwide.  Full details & online booking	Until Dec 31, 18
	For a complete listing of all Marriott Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's iPrefer page
Radisson Rewards	No Offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Radisson Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Radisson Rewards page
Shangri-La Golden Circle	No Offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Shangria-La bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Golden Circle page
Sonesta Hotels Travel Pass	No Offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Sonesta Hotels bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Travel Pass page
Voila Hotel Rewards	Triple VHR points & Double Elite Status Credit when you stay at participating VOILÀ network hotels Worldwide. Register Online (Registration is required)	Until Nov 30, 18
	For a complete listing of all Voila Hotel Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's VHR page
Wyndham Rewards	No Offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Wyndham Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Wyndham page

September 13 Update: American Express discount for Air Canada flights, WestJet Flash Sale, up to 100 Bonus AIR MILES for Budget rentals

Check your emails once again for another discount for Air Canada flights from American Express. This one came for my Platinum Card from American Express and offers a 15% discount on Air Canada standard fares and up.

WestJet's ultra low cost carrier Swoop is planning to introduce flights between Hamilton and Montego Bay for the winter season. Subject to approval the twice weekly flights would start on December 16. (Source Routesonline)

Posts since our last update:

• Earn Double Aeroplan Miles for IHG Hotel stays until the end of the year
  Earlier this week IHG Rewards Club's fall promotion launched offering double points and more starting with your second stay.…
• Now live: Earn 35% Bonus Aeroplan Miles when converting points from Marriott/SPG between Sep 13-17
  A friendly reminder that this offer is now available with an updated link (and we've corrected the dates from our…
• Hotel Review: Aloft San Francisco Airport
  This is the final review of the Rewards Canada Maui trip from quite a few months ago. Here are the…

Travel Deals

WestJet has launched a one day flash sale today offering up to 20% off flights within or to Canada, the U.S., Mexico, the Caribbean, and on non-stop flights between Halifax and London (Gatwick) that are booked in Econo or Econo (Lowest) 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 MILES (Canada)
- Earn up to 100 Bonus AIR MILES Reward Miles for rentals at participating Budget locations in the contiguous U.S. and Canada. More... Until Dec 31, 18

Other Bonus Offers
American AAdvantage
- Up to a 35% discount when you buy American AAdvantage Miles. More... Until Sep 30, 18
- 3,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles when you make your first hotel booking via Rocketmiles. More... Book by Sep 30, 18

Emirates Skywards
- Double Skywards Miles for stays of 2 or more nights at participating Jumeirah Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Jan 31, 19
- 3,000 Bonus Skywards Miles when you make your first hotel booking via Rocketmiles. More... Book by Nov 30 for stays until Jan 31, 19

Marriott / SPG/ Ritz-Carlton Rewards
- 2,000 Bonus Rewards Points for stays at The Prince Sakura Tower Tokyo, Autograph Collection. More... Until Oct 31, 18

MEA Cedar Miles
- Earn up to Triple Elite Qualifying Cedar Miles when you fly MEA between Beirut and Madrid, Copenhagen or Doha. More... Sep 17 - Dec 19, 18

SAS EuroBonus
- Earn up to 10,000 Bonus EuroBonus Points for Hertz rentals in Europe, the U.S., Canada, select African and Asian countries. More... Book by Sep 30 for rentals until Dec 31, 18


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Earn Double Aeroplan Miles for IHG Hotel stays until the end of the year

Earlier this week IHG Rewards Club's fall promotion launched offering double points and more starting with your second stay. However if you only have one stay planned or aren't someone who normally collects IHG Rewards Club points then you'll want to credit that stay to one of their airline partners and with a bonus if you can. So here you go, this fall you can earn double Aeroplan miles for all IHG stays starting on September 15 through to December 31.  Remember that you no longer earn a flat rate of miles per stay rather miles are awarded per US$1 spent, 1 to 2 miles depending on the brand which means you'll earn between 2 to 4 Aeroplan miles per US$1 with this offer.

Offer details
Double Aeroplan Miles for stays at all participating IHG Hotels Worldwide. Full details, online registration & booking. (Registration is required)  Sep 15 - Dec 31, 18

Find many more Aeroplan bonus offers here and more IHG offers here.