Tuesday, December 11, 2018

500 Free Miles when you join the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer program


Join Singapore Airlines' KrisFlyer programs through to the end of the year and you will 500 miles just for doing so! While Singapore Airlines left Canada many many years ago, they do fly out of the U.S. and the airline is part of Star Alliance so their miles can be used on airlines like Air Canada, United and so on. They do have some pretty good redemption options as well such as Canada to Hawaii for 35,000 miles round trip in economy class (which is 10,000 less than Aeroplan). Even better than that is Western Canada to Hawaii on Alaska Airlines for only 23,000 KrisFlyer miles for economy class. Outside of travel your best bet to earn KrisFlyer miles in Canada is with the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express or the HSBC World Elite Mastercard

Offer details
500 Bonus KrisFlyer Miles when you join the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer program. You must use promo code KFLY when you join. Full details (Found at bottom left hand side of page) Until Dec 31, 18

Find other KrisFlyer Bonus Mile offers here!

Monday, December 10, 2018

Save 50% on Economy Class award tickets between Montreal and Austria for travel in May!


As we do each month we bring you the latest set Miles & More "Meilenschnaeppchen" or Mileage Bargain discounted mileage awards. This month we see a reduction of offers as we only have Austrian Airlines out of Montreal in Economy Class.

Montreal
Austrian Airlines Economy Class
50% off flights between Montreal and Austria
Book by December 31 for travel between April 29 and May 31, 2019

With this offer you can redeem Miles & More miles for round trip economy class tickets on Austrian Airlines from Montreal to 6 cities in Austria also for only 30,000 miles. This is a 50% discount off the normal award ticket price of 60,000 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.

Here are the six cities you can choose from:


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 75,000 points is all it would take to get one of these tickets if you don't have any Miles & More miles to your name. Remember you can also convert to Marriott (then to M&M) from any American Express card that has Membership Rewards or Membership Rewards Select options. (Think Gold Rewards Card, Platinum, Cobalt etc.)

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 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.

Click here Full details on this Miles & More offer 

December 10 Update: Carrot Rewards adds paid membership options, 2x Aventura Points for Apple store online purchases and more!


Carrot Rewards, the app that awards points or miles in several programs most notably Aeroplan and SCENE has added new paid membership option. Call Carrot Rewards Plus you can pay to earn 2 to 10 times more points/miles with the program. If you add one of the levels by December 31 you will get additional bonus points (amount unknown) Find out more here

CIBC Aventura cardholders can earn double points for apple.ca store purchases made on their cards. The purchase has to be made via the CIBC Rewards link to the Apple store. Find out more here.

It's the season of giving! Help support Rewards Canada's Flight Here campaign for Give A Mile. Help us reach 100,000 miles to provide up to 4 flights of compassion. Find out more here!

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Travel Deals
IHG
- Receive a $100 hotel credit when you stay 2 or more nights at participating InterContinental Hotels in the Americas. Book by Dec 31 for stays until Jan 31, 19 Find out more here.

Hilton Winter Sale - Save up to 25% on weekend stays in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa


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
Le Club AccorHotels
- Triple Le Club AccorHotels Points for stays at all participating Accor Hotels on North America. Fairmont Hotels are included. More... Book by Feb 28 for stays Jan 1 - Mar 31, 19

Marriott / SPG / Ritz-Carlton Rewards
- 500 Bonus Rewards Points per night when staying 2+ nights Thursday -Sunday nights at the Courtyard Toronto Vaughan. More... Until Jan 31, 19
- 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points per night for stays at the at the Kananaskis Mountain Lodge, Autograph Collection. Maximum bonus of 3,000 points per stay. More... Jan 1 - Mar 26, 19
- 2,000 Bonus Rewards Points for stays at the JW Marriott Parq Vancouver or the DOUGLAS, Autograph Collection Vancouver. More... Until Dec 31, 18
- 500 Bonus Rewards Points per weekend stay (Friday or Saturday night stay required) at the Delta Sault Ste. Marie Waterfront. More... Mar 1 - May 31, 19

Other Bonus Offers

Hilton Honors
- 1,000 Bonus Honors Points PER NIGHT for stays at the new Canopy by Hilton Atlanta Midtown. More... Book now for stays Jan 6 - Feb 28, 19

Le Club AccorHotels
- Triple Le Club AccorHotels Points and up to 30% off for stays on the European Winter Getaways offer at participating Accor Hotels in Europe  More... Book by Mar 22 for stays until Mar 24, 19

Radisson Rewards
- Double Points for stays at Radisson Hotel Group hotels in Riga. More... Until ?

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Earn Triple Le Club AccorHotels Points for stays at Fairmont and other Accor Hotels in North America


Here is nice bonus to start the New Year off right if you are planning any stays at Fairmont Hotels (or other Accor brand hotels) in Canada and the U.S.. This means you should earn a minimum of 75 points per 10EUR spent or about C$15. With rates at places like the Fairmont Banff Springs running well over $300 per night the points can accumulate quickly! A $300 stay will net about 1,500 points in the program. Remember you can start redeeming with Accor at 2,000 points for a 40EUR credit towards a stay. If Le Club AccorHotels isn't a big program for you then you should look at the current Quadruple Aeroplan Miles offer for Accor stays (find that offer here). Taking that $300 stay as an example again you would 2,000 Le Club AccorHotels points that automatically convert to 1,000 Aeroplan Miles.

Offer details
Triple Le Club AccorHotels Points for stays at all participating Accor Hotels on North America. Fairmont Hotels are included. Full details, online registration & booking (Registration is required)  Book by Feb 28 for stays Jan 1 - Mar 31, 19

Find many more Le Club AccorHotels bonus points offers here!


Friday, December 7, 2018

December 7 Update: 150 Bonus AIR MILES when you buy $150 Sobeys Gift Cards, 50% Bonus Asia Miles for Hotel Point Transfers & American AAdvantage Lowers Redemption Rates out of Canada


Sobeys and Safeway are offering 150 bonus AIR MILES Reward Miles when you buy $150 in Sobeys Gift Cards. There is a limit of 5 bonus offers per collector. I think I'm definitely going to take advantage of this. I'll buy them on my American Express Cobalt card to earn 5x points and when you add in the bonus AIR MILES it will be worth around $27 in rewards between the two. There is no coupon required to take advantage of this offer.

Check out the latest Cathay Pacific Asia Miles bonus for hotel points transfers. They are offering a 50% bonus on transfers until the end of January.  Thanks to reader Steve who commented below that Marriott/SPG is actually not part of the promotion. They are shown on the website but not as a bonus option and I didn't follow my own rule of always reading the terms and conditions!

Marriott is part of the bonus, and as we all know when you convert 60,000 Marriott Rewards points you'll get 25,000 miles. Add in the 50% and you have 37,500 Asia Miles. Remember it only takes 36,000 Asia Miles to fly in Premium Economy on Cathay between Vancouver and New York (50,000 for Business Class). I'm sure wheels are begin to turn for some of you to see how you can maximize this bonus! Let us know if you are going to take advantage of it and how you plan on using the miles! If you don't have enough Marriott points you could get the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express right away, put your minimum spend of $1,500 on it as soon as you can and the 50,000 points should post by mid to late January and then you could transfer to Cathay Pacific.


Several years ago when American AAdvantage came out with revised pricing on their flight awards we were shocked that redemptions out of Canada were higher than the U.S. Typically, most programs have the same redemption levels for Canada and the lower 48 but American raised prices out of Canada to amounts higher than travel out of the lower 48. Lucky at One Mile at a Time reports today that American has come to their senses and are adjusting Canada back to the lower 48 rates as of January 16.

 It's the season of giving! Help support Rewards Canada's Flight Here campaign for Give A Mile. Help us reach 100,000 miles to provide up to 4 flights of compassion. Find out more here!
Posts since our last update:

Travel Deals
IHG
- Receive a $100 hotel credit when you stay 2 or more nights at participating InterContinental Hotels in the Americas. Book by Dec 31 for stays until Jan 31, 19 Find out more here.

Hilton Winter Sale - Save up to 25% on weekend stays in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa


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
- Quadruple Aeroplan Miles for stays at participating Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Feb 28, 19
- Earn 100 to 1,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you opt in to receive text messages from Aeroplan. More... Until Dec 31, 18

Cineplex SCENE
- Earn 15,000 Bonus SCENE points when you activate on a 2-year Your Choice plan with Telus. More... Until Dec 30, 18

Other Bonus Offers
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- 50% Bonus Asia Miles when you convert your hotel points from participating hotel groups to Asia Miles. More... Until Jan 31, 19

Hyatt World of Hyatt
- 10% Bonus Points on points redeemed for award night stays in Puerto Rico. More... Until Jan 15, 19

Iberia Plus
- 50% Bonus Avios when you buy 2,000 or more Avios. More... Until Dec 31, 18

IHG Rewards Club
- Double IHG Rewards Club Points when you stay 3+ nights at Kimpton EPIC Hotel in Downtown Miami; Kimpton Angler’s Hotel or Kimpton Surfcomber Hotel in South Beach, Miami; or Kimpton Vero Beach Hotel + Spa in Vero Beach, FL,. More... Book by Dec 15 for stays until Mar 30, 18

Le Club AccorHotels
- Double Le Club AccorHotels Points when you book your next Accor Hotels via the Accor app. More... Book by Dec 31 for stays until Mar 25, 18

Miles & More
- Double Miles & More Miles on all Lufthansa flights Worldwide when flown in Economy Class. More... Members resident in Austria, Switzerland or Liechtenstein are excluded from the promotion. Until Dec 31, 18

Radisson Rewards
- 2,500 Bonus Radisson Rewards Points for stays at participating Radisson Collection, Radisson Blu, Radisson RED, Radisson, Park Inn by Radisson, and Country Inn & Suites by Radisson Hotels in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas. More... Book by Dec 21 for stays until Mar 10, 19

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Earn up to 1,000 FREE Aeroplan Miles when you subscribe to Aeroplan Text Messages


Aeroplan is once again offering some free miles when you opt-in to receive their text messages! This time instead of a flat 100 miles the bonus can range from 100 to 1,000 miles. The amount you get is randomly awarded. You must ensure that you  have your mobile number in your Aeroplan profile before you sign up for the text messages

Offer details
Earn 100 to 1,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you opt in to receive text messages from Aeroplan. Full details Until Dec 31, 18

Find many more Aeroplan bonus miles offers here! 

Earn Double Miles & More Miles when you fly Lufthansa Economy Class until the end of the year


The Miles & More program has been very giving with flight bonus offers this fall and it continues with this new bonus for flying Lufthansa in Economy class. This promotion is open to Canadian residents and is valid on LH's flights out of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.

Offer details
Double Miles & More Miles on all Lufthansa flights Worldwide when flown in Economy Class. Full details & online registration (Registration is required) then book online at Lufthansa. Until Dec 31, 18





Find many more Miles & More Bonus Miles offers here

On this week's Podcast - The Companion Pass!


Episode 49 - December 7, 2018 -- The Companion Pass Podcast!

In this episode we discuss Rewards Canada's Ultimate Companion Pass Credit Card portfolio. This portfolio looks are cards in Canada that offer discounted or free vouchers for travelling with 2 or more people. We also delve into a real life redemption of one of the vouchers courtesy of one of our readers!

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Thursday, December 6, 2018

Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for December - nearly $1,500 in travel rewards with these cards

Here are the Rewards Canada Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of December! This is not a 'best' credit card list like our Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings but instead a look at cards that have very good acquisition (sign up) offers. As always when choosing a card you should always take other factors into account other than the just sign up bonus, but when most or all of these cards are first year free, they can and do pay off even when you grab them strictly for the sign up rewards.  This month all five cards have no annual fee in the first year so you can try them out at no cost and decide later on if the card is right for you.

This month sees the return of the TD First Class Visa Infinite card first year free offers so it is back on our list. This knocked the CIBC Aventura Visa Infinite card off the list even though the sign up offer may be worth less (all depends on what your redeem for) but TD points are much more flexible than CIBC Aventura points so we chose that card to feature.


Here are our top 5 credit card sign up offers for December  (in alphabetical order)

BMO AIR MILES World Elite Mastercard - 3,000 Miles  (Apply here)
The best ever sign up bonus for an AIR MILES co-branded card makes it back to our Top 5 sign up list thanks to its 3,000 miles sign up bonus (worth ~$300 or more) and no annual fee in the first year! Add in a free companion fare when you redeem for flights and the value jumps even higher. Even if you aren't a fan of AIR MILES the fact you can get 3,000 miles and them use them as cash rewards for no cost to you should be enough to go out and get this card. Please note: new Collectors have Miles automatically deposited into their Dream Account, not their Cash account. Minimum Income: $80,000 Personal or $150,000 Household

BMO BMO Rewards World Elite Mastercard - 35,000 Points  (Apply here)
Revamped on January 15th with a reward program that is less rewarding on your day to day spend the card still returns to this list thanks to its sign bonus and first year free offer. The card offers a 35,000 point sign up bonus that is worth $250 in travel and since the card is first year free right now (they bill you $150 and then rebate after several months) that means your $250 in travel is free and yes you even get the LoungeKey access and 4 lounge passes included in that first year free. Minimum Income: $80,000 Personal or $150,000 Household

HSBC World Elite Mastercard - 75,000 points (Apply here)
Only gone of our list for one month this card returns with an even better sign up offer than before. Up to 75,000 points can be had as long as you can meet to somewhat steep spending requirement. That being said there's no annual fee in the first year and the card has a lot of other good benefits like no foreign transaction fees!  Those 75,000 points are worth $375 in travel rewards but those points can also be converted to British Airways Executive Club, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles or Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer.  Minimum Income: $80,000 personal or $150,000 household or $400,000 in assets at any Canadian Financial Institution

RBC Visa Infinite Avion Card - 20,000 Points (Apply here)
Back on the list after the last offer ended in July.  Sure before it was 25,000 points but this new offer is still very good. Now it's 15,000 points + 5,000 more when you spend $1,000 in three months with no annual fee in the first year. Still a great offer even with the spend requirement and it still means you can get 20,000 RBC Rewards points at literally no cost to use towards flights via the RBC airline redemption program or convert to other programs like WestJet (it's 200 WestJet dollars!), British Airways or Cathay Pacific.  Minimum Income: $60,000 Personal or $100,000 Household

http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=rePwQEjA0OI&offerid=373814.23&type=3&subid=0TD First Class Visa Infinite Card - 40,000 Points (Apply here)
Last time this card was being featured with no annual fee in the first year was back in August! It's nice to see it return albeit with a slightly lower sign up bonus of 40,000 points versus 50,000 earlier this fall You get the standard sign up bonus of 20,000 points upon approval and another 20,000 if you spend $1,000 on the card in first 90 days having it. Those 40,000 points translate to $160 worth of travel credits for any travel booking or $200 worth of travel for bookings made via Expedia For TD. Minimum Income: $60,000 Personal or $100,000 Household

If you went for all these cards you ultimately could end up with nearly $1,500 in travel credits but even if you only take on one or two you are helping your travel budget significantly at no cost other than regular credit card spend

Amex Cobalt offer - 30% off at Club Monaco in Toronto on December 13 or 20% off Canada wide for the last half of December


Check your emails for this offer so that you can RSVP for this event since you have to register from your email and it is limited to 60 invitations.

On Thursday December 13 Cobalt cardholders will receive 30% off select regular priced merchandise at the Club Monaco Boutique on Bloor Street Toronto.

Good news is that if you can't make that event or don't live in Toronto like us Cobalt cardmembers can get 20% off (before taxes) on select regular-priced in-store merchandise at all locations across Canada from December 14, 2018 to December 31, 2018. You must present a copy of your email at the time of purchase to get the discount.