Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Earn Triple Aeroplan Miles for IHG stays Worldwide until the end of April


Airline bonus miles for stays at IHG hotels are very rare except for a few partners of the program like Aeroplan. You can count on an Aeroplan bonus for IHG stays several times per year and today the first such offer of 2019 launched! You can earn Triple Aeroplan Miles for stays at
 InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental Alliance Resorts, Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants ®, Avid Hotels ®Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, EVEN® Hotels, Holiday Inn®, Holiday Inn Express®, Holiday Inn Resort®, Holiday Inn Club Vacations® hotels, Staybridge Suites® or Candlewood Suites® hotels Worldwide.

You must set your IHG Rewards Club earning preference to earn Aeroplan miles to receive the bonus.

 Offer details
Earn Triple Aeroplan Miles for stays at all participating IHG Hotels Worldwide. Full details, online registration and booking (Registration is required) Until Apr 30, 19
Maximum of 7,000 bonus Aeroplan miles will be awarded per member

Find many more Aeroplan bonus miles offers here!

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The TAP Air Portugal 50% off award ticket offer isn't nearly as good as it initially seemed


A big thank you to a long time loyal reader of our global site FrequentFlyerBonuses.com, Pedro C from Portugal who knows the TAP Portugal Miles&Go program inside and out! According to him when TAP Portugal changed the name of the program from Victoria to Miles&Go in late 2018 they also massively devalued the program without notice. Of course this ties in with our post last week when we broke the news on this deal:

Great Deal! 50% off all TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go Award Tickets Worldwide - Fly Toronto to Portugal for as little as 26,000 miles 

and his email to us reveals that this isn't such a good offer as we originally thought. There are two reasons why it isn't as good of deal. Firstly, the 50% discount is off of their high season value rates and most of the window of this promotion is during the saver season which means without the sale you would get up to 30% off anyways.

As Pedro told us:

1) The promotion period included in that promotion belongs to the so called "saving season". Such periods are pre-defined and during those periods the "high season" table NEVER applies:
https://www.flytap.com/en-pt/miles-and-go/spend-miles/saving-season
So you see already the 1st problem:
- they are evoking a discount of 50% on a mileage table (high season) that, anyway, would have never applied to this period. So it is actually, a much lower saving what is being suggested and proposed than the 50% mentioned.

2) Technically there could be one small window within this promotion period in which, technically speaking, the high season table would apply (basically around Carnival time - where the High Season table would be valid for the specific period)...but guess what? Exactly that period is excluded from this 50% off promotion...incredible how they twisted this, right?
The second reason behind this not being such a good deal could be seen as some slight of hand marketing from TAP. On the original promotion page they linked to a PDF of redemption rates and that PDF did not state anywhere that they were the discounted rates  - in fact at the time we published our post last week it is quite the opposite and it made it seem like the rates were the full amount and those would be discounted by 50%. Now however when you go to the TAP website they have updated the promotion landing page to state it lists the promotional rates (and there is no longer a link to the PDF). And Pedro explains:
On a very sad note, the mileage value 50'000 miles for return trip mentioned in your article and used as base for your calculations is not correct. All the values are one-way (with the promotion 50% ALREADY APPLIED). Without the promotion, TAP requires 200'000 miles on high season for a return Business Class ticket to North America.
This was part of a very recent change that has caught everyone unnoticed and was under-advertised completely and masked away by a program name change from TAP Victoria to TAP Miles & Go.

Unfortunately, FFP members community in Portugal is weak, unorganized and has no voice in the matter. FFP is also not a mass-consumption item in this market and so TAP gets by easily with such actions. So, this "promotion" comes just after the "standard values" were increased by over 100% - easy to come back now and say: I now have a 50% off promotion...right?
And confirming what Pedro told us, here are the regular redemption rates for the new Miles&Go Program:
Economy Class Round Trip Full Mileage requirements

Business Class Round Trip Full Mileage Requirements
So while last week it seemed like you could fly between Toronto and Portugal in economy class round trip for 26,000 miles and 50,000 miles for business class, it's actually double that. The discounted round trip rates are 52,000 miles for economy and 100,000 for business! Not so good of deal now!

Thanks again to Pedro for bringing this to our attention.
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Coast Hotels Coast Rewards: 2x Points on all stays until January 30

Canada's Coast Hotels has launched a short promotion where you can double Coast Rewards points on all stays at their locations in Canada and the U.S.. This offer started yesterday and runs only until  January 30. Coast Rewards points convert 1:1 to Aeroplan or Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan with a minimum transfer of 1,000 points.

Offer details
Double Coast Rewards Points on all stays at Coast Hotel locations in Canada and the U.S. Full details Until Jan 30, 19
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Monday, January 14, 2019

January 14 Update: IHG point changes delayed to January 25, Earn up to 500 bonus AIR MILES for booking flights via Redtag & more!


Last week we brought you the details of the IHG hotels that were changing categories (28 in Canada) and there is some good news in that it has been delayed to January 25 instead of today. The PDF of the list of hotels affected now states the 25th as the date the changes will take place. That gives 11 more days to book any of the hotels going up in points at the current lower rates but of course on the other if a hotel you wanted to book is going down you'll have to wait longer to book it. (Source: HFP)


There is a nice bonus from AIR MILES and Redtag.ca that sees up to 500 bonus Reward Miles being awarded for booking flights.  Find out more here
- 500 AIR MILES® Reward Miles on a Business Class flight
- 175 Miles on a Transborder flight (travel from Canada to the U.S.)
- 175 Miles on an International flight (travel from Canada to any country other than Canada or the U.S.)
- 125 Miles on Domestic flights (travel within Canada)

For some reason the link we had the Shell 100 AIR MILES offer last week wasn't working. Here is the correct link.

Posts since our last update:
Travel Deals
Avis: Save up to 20% with their New Year Worldwide sale. Book by Jan 31 for rentals until Dec 15, 19. Find out more here.

Hilton APAC Year End sale - Save up to 25% when you book by Feb 2 for stays until Sep 30, 2019!

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 MILES
- Earn up to 500 Bonus AIR MILES Reward Miles when you book flights via Redtag.ca. More... Until Apr 14, 19

Other Bonus Offers
Le Club AccorHotels
- Quadruple Le Club AccorHotels Points for stays at participating Banyan Tree Hotels Worldwide. More... Book by Feb 24 for stays until Apr 14, 19
- Earn up to 500 Bonus Le Club AccorHotels Points for stays at participating Accor Hotels in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Russia, or Ukraine. More... Book by Feb 4 for stays until Feb 28, 19

Marriott Rewards
- Earn up to 10,000 Bonus Marriott Rewards Points for stays of 3 or more nights at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas. More... Book by Jan 31 for stays until Sep 30, 19
- 5,000 Bonus Rewards Points for stays at the Threadneedles, Autograph Collection London. More... Until Mar, 15, 19
- 3,000 Bonus Rewards Points per night when you stay 2 nights or more Sunday-Thursday at the TownePlace Suites Whitefish Kalispell. More... Until Mar 8, 19

Miles & More
- 2,000 Bonus Miles & More Miles + 2 Bonus Miles per Euro Spent on all Avis rentals Worldwide. More... Book by Jan 31 for rentals until Apr 30, 19

SAS EuroBonus
- Double EuroBonus Points when you stay at Radisson Blu and Radisson Collection Hotels in the Nordic countries. More... Until Feb 28, 19


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Rewards Canada's popular Credit Card Charts get their first makeover in 15 years!


Today marks a big day for Rewards Canada! 15 years after we first launched Canada's first credit card comparison charts they have received their first esthetic update since 2004! Sure the information in the charts was constantly updated but the actual look and feel of them had not been touched since we first launched them and it was time to do so.

The charts now read much better with the information being set up left to right rather than up and down and the columns are sortable! We have to thank our reader James M. for telling us about the Javascript that allowed us to add this feature. We are not programmers by trade so it took a little bit of time to figure how to work it! We still are in the process of trying to figure out how to lock the table header in place so that you can see it no matter where you scroll in the charts and hope to have that feature soon.

You'll notice some of our original comparison info is no longer in table, such as Minimum Credit Limit but you'll also we have added in more detail into the insurance and benefits section so that you can better compare things like travel medical insurance, flight delay and so on!

Here are the links to all the charts that have seen the update:
 The following charts will be updated over the next few months as well to the new format:
Let us know what you think of the new charts in the comments below! If you find any mistakes or items that need updated please let us know as well! And if you know how to lock the headers please feel free to contact us as well to speed up the process!

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Best Western New Hotel Openings in Canada for 2019 - 13 hotels in the works including two new brands


Best Western Hotels is a large worldwide hotel chain that was best known for just being Best Western. About eight or so years ago they added in Best Western Plus and Best Western Premier brands to help distinguish some of their hotels. However over the past couple of years they decided to follow the other major hotel chains with expanding the brands to meet specific travel needs. There are now 13 brands associated with Best Western:



Most hotels in Canada still fall under Best Western, BW Plus, BW Premier and BW Premier Collection (plus one Glo and one SureStay location) but 2019 will see two other brand types introduced to our market, namely BW Signature Collection and Executive Residency.

Overall Best Western are planning to grow their presence by opening or rebranding no less than thirteen hotels across our nation in 2019 These are the hotels and their anticipated opening dates (of course these are subject to change):

  • Best Western Plus Prince George BC - Slated Opening April 1, 2019
  • Best Western Signature Collection Mississauga ON - Slated Opening January 30, 2019 First of this brand in Canada
  • Best Western Premier Northwood Hotel Timmins ON - Slated Opening May 31, 2019
  • Best Western Premier Montreal Metropolitane Hotel & Suites QC - Slated Opening March 20, 2019
  • Best Western Plus Hinton AB - Slated Opening Feb 15, 2019
  • Loyalist Lakeview Resort, Best Western Signature Collection Summerside PEI - Slated Opening Feb 15, 2019 (This hotel is a rebranding)
  • Best Western Plus Montreal East QC - Slated Opening May 17, 2019
  • Executive Residency by Best Western Calgary AB - Slated Opening May 31, 2019 First of this brand in Canada
  • Best Western Premier Prince Albert SK - Slated Opening June 1, 2019
  • Copper River Inn & Conference Centre, Best Western Signature Collection Fort Frances ON -  - Slated Opening June 30, 2019 This hotel is a rebranding)
  • Best Western Premier Regent Winnipeg Inn & Suites - Slated Opening August 26, 2019
  • Best Western Plus Morden MB - Slated Opening November 19, 2019   
  • Best Western Premier Executive Residency Medicine Hat AB - Slated Opening December 29, 2019
    Of the new hotels (not rebrands)the only photos we could find were of the pool and hot tub of the new Best Western Plus Hinton

    Remember to take advantage of all the possible Best Western Rewards bonus points offers that are on offer if you plan on staying at any of these new Best Western hotels or any other Best Wester hotels for that matter! You can find all the promotions listed on our Best Western Rewards Bonus Points page. Or you can choose to earn airline miles and there is currently an Aeroplan offer of 500 bonus miles for Best Western stays until May 12

     Are you excited about any of the new Best Western hotels opening up this year? Are there any locations or brands you'd like to see in your neck of the woods? Let us know in the comments below.
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    Friday, January 11, 2019

    Hilton Asia Pacific Sale - Save up to 25%


    Hilton Honors members will be able to save up to 25% on stays across the entire region when you book by February 2, 2019. The offer for non-members is only up to 15% off so it really makes sense to join Honors to get the additional discount seeing that it costs nothing to join the program.

    Stays must be booked by February 2, 2019 for stays until September 30,  2019. Remember that you should also be earning 2,000 bonus points on these stays with the current winter Hilton Honors promotion that runs until May 5. Find that and all other Honors bonuses here..

    Discount varies from 5% to 25% off Flexible Rate (BAR) or Breakfast Included Rate (B&B) across all participating properties. Hilton Honors members will receive an additional 10% discount for bookings outside of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
    Click here to take advantage of the Hilton APAC Year End sale
    Here's just a small sample of the offers available:
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    January 11 Update: Reminder of upcoming mbna Rewards changes (cash out now for cash back), up to 100 bonus AIR MILES from Shell & more!


    A friendly reminder to those of you who have MBNA Rewards World Elite or Platinum Plus Mastercards about the cash back rate changing on February 1st. As of that time the rate is being devalued so you'll want to ensure you redeem for cash back prior to then to get the full value of the points. Otherwise you can still redeem for travel at the same rate as before. Read this post for more details: Negative changes coming to the popular MBNA Rewards World Elite Mastercard


    There is a new AIR MILES bonus offer for filling up at Shell stations across Canada. You have to text them first and once you do so you can earn 10 bonus AIR MILES per fill up of 25L or more. You can earn the bonus up to 10 times. Find out more here.

    Posts since our last update:
    Travel Deals
    KLM     has some pretty amazing economy class fares available right now. Europe starts at $765 round trip from Toronto but probably the best deal is Toronto to Bangkok, Johannesburg or Cape Town for only $936! Find out more here.

    Avis    :     Save up to 20% with their New Year Worldwide sale. Book by Jan 31 for rentals until Dec 15, 19. Find out more here.

    Hilton APAC Year End sale - Save up to 25% when you book by Feb 2 for stays until Sep 30, 2019!

    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 MILES
    - Earn up to 100 Bonus AIR MILES Reward Miles when you register your AIR MILES number via text and then purchase gas at Shell stations in Canada. More... Unknown end date

    TD Rewards
    30,000 Bonus TD Points when you make your first Purchase with the TD Business Travel Visa Card. More...

    Other Bonus Offers
    Miles & More
    - Earn 1,500 Bonus Miles & More Miles for stays at Best Western Hotels in Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland, Croatia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovenia or Slovakia. More... Until Mar 31, 19

    Saudia Alfursan
    - 20% Alfursan Miles discount when redeeming for award flights to select destinations in the Middle East. More... Book by Jan 31 for travel until Mar 31, 19

    South African Airways Voyager
    - 1,000 Bonus Voyager Miles when you stay on Friday-Sunday nights (Friday or Saturday required) at any participating Marriott hotel in Africa. More... Until Feb 23, 19

    Shangri-La Hotels Golden Circle
    - 250 FREE GC Award Points for new members who join GC on the App and existing members who sign in to their GC accounts on the App within the offer period. More... Until Feb 28, 19

    TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go
    - 50% Miles&Go Miles discount when you redeem for award travel on any TAP Portugal flight. More... Book by Jan 31 for travel until Mar 31, 19
    - 50% Discount when you buy Miles&Go Miles online. More... Until Jan 31, 19

    Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus
    - Triple ROP Miles for stays at participating Avani Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Mar 31, 20

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    Great Deal! 50% off all TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go Award Tickets Worldwide - Fly Toronto to Portugal for as little as 26,000 miles


    TAP Miles&Go has launched an awesome discounted award ticket sale! Right now when you redeem your Miles&Go miles for award flights on TAP you'll receive a 50% discount! That means you can fly one way between Toronto and Portugal for 13,000 miles in Economy Class or 25,000 in Business Class.  If you are short miles the sale is also valid on their Miles&Cash redemption options which means you can redeem 8,725 miles + 126EUR for one way in Economy class or 17,150 miles + 235EUR for business class on the same route. At the same time they are also offering a discount of 50% on buying Miles&Go miles. You can only buy miles if you have 2,000 or more miles in your account.  You can also convert Marriott Rewards points to TAP Portugal if you need miles to top off your account.


    Here is Toronto to Lisbon in Economy on some random days in February:

    As you can see it is 52,000 miles but that will be discounted by 50% so you only need 26,000 miles + 88.62EUR to fly round trip on this flight.  All you need to do to get this flight is convert 63,000 Marriott Rewards points to get the 26,000 miles in TAP Miles&Go!


    Offer details:
    50% Miles&Go Miles discount when you redeem for award travel on any TAP Air Portugal flight. Valid for MilesOnly and Miles&Cash (High Season) prices. Full details & online booking  Book by Jan 31 for travel until Mar 31, 19


    1. Changes: only date and time within the promotional period and until 31 March 2019 (inclusive), upon payment of €50; 
    2. Refunds: issued tickets can only be refunded upon payment of the applicable refund charge – €80 for TAP Miles&Go Gold and TAP VISA Platinum clients; for TAP Miles&Go and TAP Miles&Go Silver clients, €80 for European flights, €120 for all other destinations (except Europe); 
    3. Valid only on TAP flights;
    4. Valid only for bookings made at milesandgo.flytap.com;
    5. Valid for economy and executive class;
    6. Available for one-way and round-trip journeys;
    7. Valid for Miles and Miles & Cash High Season table;
    8. Excludes upgrades, child tickets and companion tickets;
    9. Stopover not allowed (layover of more than 24 hours);
    10. No waiting list;
    11. Promotion ends at 11.59pm on 31 January 2019, mainland Portugal time;
    12. Ticket validity: until 31 March 2019;
    13. Ticket validity cannot be extended;
    14. On the Miles&Cash table, the discount only applies to the miles value. 

    Find more Miles&Go Bonus Miles offers here!
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    Thursday, January 10, 2019

    Podcast Episode 50 is here! Panel discussion with Barry Choi - A look back at 2018, what to expect in 2019 along with predictions!


    Episode 50 - January 10, 2019 -- Panel discussion with Barry Choi - A look back at 2018, what to expect in 2019 along with predictions!

    In this episode we do our first panel discussion format podcast with Canadian finance and travel blogger Barry Choi. We look back at the big news from 2018, what we can expect in 2019 and both Patrick & Barry's predictions for the upcoming year!

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