February 27 Update: Air Canada introducing Dreamliner service for Toronto-Honolulu, Marriott Amex 15 night credits posting & credit cards to apply for right away (or not apply for)

Air Canada announced some new routes today and the big one is Dreamliner service from Toronto to Honolulu for the 2019/2020 winter season! Ever since AC pulled their internationally configured 767 off of the Calgary to Maui route there have not been any lie flat seats available between Canada and Hawaii. Now we see the return of them and this is lucky for Torontonians! This move almost seems like a preemptive strike at WestJet who have been hinting at using their 787 Dreamliners to Hawaii. Granted if WS does it will likely be out of Calgary but with AC going direct with theirs you won't see many YYZers connecting in YYC for the lie flat option! These Toronto-Honolulu flights will operate three times per week from Dec 14 to Apr 26. (Source Air Canada)

The other routes announced today from Air Canada include Montreal to Sao Paulo, Brazil (3x weekly, winter seasonal service), Vancouver to Auckland, New Zealand (4x weekly, winter seasonal service) and Toronto to Quito, Ecuador (Rouge 3x weekly, winter seasonal service)

WestJet will be launching seasonal summer service between London Ontario and Montreal. The daily WestJet Encore flights will start on June 24 and run until October 15. (Source WestJet)

The 15 elite night credits are now posting from the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card! Log in to your Marriott account to see if you have received them.

If you are thinking of getting the TD Cash Back Visa Infinite Visa card I would recommend doing so right away as the current offer ends March 3 and the new offer won't be as good. However if you are looking to apply for some of TD's proprietary travel rewards cards I have one word of advice. Wait. (until Monday March 4 to do so)

 Also another cash back card offer that is ending tomorrow that you should look at is the 10% welcome bonus offer on the Scotia Momentum Visa Infinite Card. We don't know yet what the replacement offer will be but in all likelihood it won't be better - perhaps equal or lower than what it is now.

Same goes for the BMO World Elite Mastercard - the $100 travel bonus that is currently included is slated to end at the end of day tomorrow.

Posts since our last update:

• Wyndham Rewards 2019 Changes - Three redemption levels, La Quinta Returns integration and more
  On February 19 we brought you the news of changes coming to the Wyndham Rewards program. That was in…
• Earn up to 300 Bonus AIR MILES Reward Miles with the airmilesshops Mix & Match promotion
  Yesterday AIR MILES launched the 2019 version of the airmilesshops.ca Mix & Match promotion. With this offer you can…
• Podcast Episode 52 is here! TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card 30K offer, Platinum Card from Amex Changes and WestJet 787 tour
  Episode 52 - February 26, 2019 TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card 30K offer, Platinum Card from Amex Changes and…

Travel Deals
InterContinental Hotels: Book 2 nights and get the 3 night free for stays at select InterContinental Hotels Worldwide. Find out more here.

Hertz: Weekend rates start at $12.99/day. Book by May 18 Find out more here

Hilton Asia Pacific Resort Sale: Up to 35% off when you book by March 19 for stays March 20, 2019 - February 2, 2020. Find out more here.

Avis Spring Sale - Save up to 30% on Avis Rentals Worldwide until March 31. 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
- Earn up to 200% Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you fly on premium fares on select routes within Canada and between Canada and the U.S. More... Register & book by Mar 11 for travel until Apr 30, 19

Marriott Bonvoy
- 60,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points when you apply for and meet the spend requirements for Marriott Bonvoy™* American Express® Card or the Marrott Bonvoy Business American Express Card. More... Residents of Canada only

WestJet Rewards
- Earn up to Double Qualifying Spend when you purchase and fly on WestJet econo class or higher fares within Canada or between Canada and the U.S.. More... Register and book by Mar 31 for travel until Apr 17, 19

Other Bonus Offers
Amtrak Guest Rewards
- Double Guest Rewards plus a free day when rent with Hertz for 6 or more days at participating locations in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico, on all Car Classes and Collections. More... Until Jun 30, 19

Avianca LifeMiles
- Earn 2,500 LifeMiles when you rent with Hertz for 1 or more days at participating locations in Canada, Latin America, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands & United States. More... Until Mar 31, 19

Emirates Skywards
- 3,000 Bonus Skywards Miles when you make your first hotel booking via Rocketmiles. More... Book by May 15 for stays until Aug 31, 19

Malaysia Airlines Enrich
- Double Enrich Miles for stays at the Mandarin Orchard Singapore. More... Book by Mar 31 for stays until Jul 31, 19

Marriott Bonvoy
- 60,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points when you apply for and meet the spend requirements for Marriott Bonvoy™* American Express® Card or the Marrott Bonvoy Business American Express Card. More... Residents of Canada only
- 5,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points PER NIGHT for stays at the SpringHill Suites Newark Liberty International Airport. More... Until Mar 31, 19

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- 1,000 KrisFlyer Miles when you book a qualifying stay of 2 or more nights at the Boathouse Phuket. More... Until Mar 31, 19


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Wyndham Rewards 2019 Changes - Three redemption levels, La Quinta Returns integration and more

On February 19 we brought you the news of changes coming to the Wyndham Rewards program. That was in our daily update so it was only a quick overview and as promised here a more in-depth look at the changes that are coming this year.

The first change that is happening is the end of Wyndham Rewards only having one point level for free night awards across the board. Touted as a game changer when it first appeared nearly four years ago, you could redeem 15,000 points per night at any property in their portfolio. This of course meant there were locations like Super 8 Hotels where you would never want to use points since 15,000 points was too much for a sub $100 hotel night while you could use 15,000 points for redemptions are their top end locations in places like the Caribbean or vacation villas in Europe. Those provided some huge outsized value and my guess is that it is costing Wyndham way too much. I would theorize very few people were redeeming for the low end hotels and saving to redeem at the top end.

All of the flat rate pricing will come to an end on April 2nd. As of the 3rd of April there will be three levels, 7,500, 15,000 and 30,000 points. View from the Wing tells us about a third of the hotels will drop to 7,500 (that's a good thing) and about 200 hotels will jump to the 30,000 points (that's not good). So you can see that the changes are positive and negative - of course the negative probably outshines the positive since the best hotels will double in price overnight.

Cash+Points Rewards (GoFast Awards) are also changing to three levels of 1,500, 3,000 or 6,000 points + a cash portion.

There are also changes coming the points earning for Wyndham Rewards elite members. Currently Platinum and Diamond members receive 3,000 and 6,000 bonus points respectively on an annual basis. As of April 3rd the bonus will be a percentage of the base points earn rate and Gold members have been added to the mix:

Finally is the La Quinta Returns integration into Wyndham Rewards. You can transfer your La Quinta Returns points at any time but I would do this sooner than later as they will only give you half of your La Quinta points value after March 31! Right now the LQ Returns points transfer 1:1 but as of April 1 it will be 2:1.  If you have followed Rewards Canada for some time now you should have yourself a little balance of La Quinta Returns points, I personally have never stayed at a La Quinta Hotel but with tracking the program I have taken advantage of all the free points offers they have had over the years which gave me 3,900 points and I converted those to Wyndham Rewards just the other day and now have a 3,900 point balance with Wyndham. The transfer was instant even though it states that it can take up to 24 hours.

There is also mention on more ways to earn and redeem points coming to the program but details are are sparse right now and more should be revealed in April.

You can learn more about the Wyndham Rewards changes here.

Do you use Wyndham Rewards? What are you thoughts on these changes? Let us know in the comments below.

Earn up to 300 Bonus AIR MILES Reward Miles with the airmilesshops Mix & Match promotion

Yesterday AIR MILES launched the 2019 version of the airmilesshops.ca Mix & Match promotion. With this offer you can earn up to 300 bonus AIR MILES Reward Miles for shopping online via the airmilesshops.ca portal. To earn the bonus miles you have to shop at online retailers from various categories. You'll earn 50 bonus miles if you shop from two different categories and 300 bonus miles if you shop from three or more categories. There is a minimum $50 spend requirement for each purchase to be eligible.

These are the separate categories:

All purchases have to be made by March 18 (23:59.59 ET) to be eligible for the bonus. We always stress that you should do as much of your online shopping via these online portals so that you can earn the extra miles and bonuses like these are just icing on the cake!

Find out more about the 2019 Mix & Match Promotion here!

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Podcast Episode 52 is here! TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card 30K offer, Platinum Card from Amex Changes and WestJet 787 tour

Episode 52 - February 26, 2019
TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card 30K offer, Platinum Card from Amex Changes and WestJet 787 tour

This week we have an update podcast covering the great new offer for the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card, the changes to the Platinum Card from American Express and we highlight our tour of WestJet's first Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

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Links relating to this week's topic:

• Great new offer for the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card - Up to 30,000 bonus miles & first year free
• The Platinum Card from American Express gets revamped - Metal Card, Earning Changes (up to 3x points) and no increase to annual fee
• WestJet 787 Dreamliner Photo Tour

Earn up to 200% Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you fly Air Canada Premium/Business on select routes within Canada and between Canada and the U.S

Here's a new Air Canada flight bonus for select routes in Canada and between the Canada and the U.S.. This offer is not targeted so it should be available to all members. You can earn up to 200% Bonus Miles on all eligible flights that are booked by March 11th and the offer is good for flights flown between until April 30, 2019. Once again the terms state only the first person on a reservation gets the bonus (come on Air Canada, that's the worst term and condition possible, even worse than the New Bookings only that we see with all their promotions) so if you are booking for more than one person you'll either forego the miles for the rest of the people on your reservation or have everyone book their own flights.

And some background - I received this email today from Air Canada about this new offer, the day after I booked a business class flight on the Palm Springs to Calgary route. I thought to myself shoot - they always make it that you have to book when the offer comes out and of course since I got the email today I missed out. Low and behold however, the offer actually started yesterday! So I technically should receive the 200% bonus miles on this flight! Just mad though that I booked four of us on one reservation so we'll see if the rule that only the first person gets the bonus actually is the case. I did register all four us for the promotion just in case it doesn't!

Here are the routes this offer is eligible on:

Offer details
Earn up to 200% Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you fly on premium fares on select routes within Canada and between Canada and the U.S. Register Online (Registration is required) Register & book by Mar 11 for travel until Apr 30, 19
Bonuses as follows:
Earn 150% bonus miles for Premium Economy fares
Earn 200% bonus miles Premium Rouge or Business Class fares

Find many more Aeroplan bonus miles offers here!

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The Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card is here - replaces the SPG Amex card with a 60,000 point welcome bonus!

 

PLEASE NOTE: The 60,000 point welcome bonus is no longer available. The current sign up bonus is 50,000 points.

Thanks to news from Marriott we knew this card was coming soon. As of today the Canadian Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card ceases to exist. It is replaced by the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card. Essentially the same card as its predecessor, it has only one change to make note of and it's a good one. The welcome bonus is now 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points up from 50,000 on the SPG card. One of the predictions I made at the start of the year has come true! I was always guessing that the card would be upped to 60K once the Category 8 hotels took effect and here we have it. (And for those asking - I didn't have knowledge of this change until 4:37pm MT yesterday - so yes it was a good prediction!) We also have published confirmation of the 15 elite night credits that we learned about from the letters we received from American Express Canada in 2018.

This 60,000 point bonus is truly the highlight of the card. It will get you one night in an expensive Category 7 hotel all the way to 12 nights in a Category 1 hotel during an off-peak period!

Or you can choose to convert those points to 40 airlines that Marriott partners with. 60,000 points nets you 20,000 airline miles plus they'll throw in 5,000 more when you do convert 60,000 points at a time. Technically speaking this is a 25,000 mile welcome bonus for programs like Aeroplan, British Airways Executive Club, Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan and many more!

The main features of the Marriott Bonvoy™ American Express® Card from American Express Canada include:

• Current welcome bonus provides new Cardmembers the opportunity to earn 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points*
• Earn 5 Marriott Bonvoy points for every $1 in eligible Card purchases at participating Marriott Bonvoy properties; 2 points for every $1 in Card purchases everywhere else*
• Receive an Annual Free Night Award each year after your anniversary that can be redeemed at participating Marriott Bonvoy properties worldwide, with a redemption value at or under 35,000 points
• Receive 15 Elite Night Credits each calendar year, helping earn the next level of Elite status in the Marriott Bonvoy program sooner
• Complimentary Marriott Bonvoy Silver Elite status. Plus, the ability to upgrade to Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite status when you reach $30,000 in eligible purchases on your Card each year
• Receive complimentary in-room, premium internet access while staying at participating Marriott Bonvoy hotels

We see the same increase to the welcome bonus for the Marriott Bonvoy™ Business American Express® Card. This card also comes with a 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy Points welcome bonus and the 15 elite nights credit.

Overall I can say we should all be happy with the refresh on the card as these cards remain as some of the top cards in Canada! For us The Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card will continue to be the number four ranked overall card in Canada and will remain in our wallet! What do you think of the newly refreshed cards?

Here are the details of the two new refreshed Marriott Bonvoy Cards from American Express:

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February 25 Update: BMO Rewards 20% discount on Points for Cash redemptions, IHG PointBreaks & WestJet Double Qualifying Spend

BMO Rewards has a special redemption offer available when you redeem via their Points for Cash option! This is essentially the cash back feature of cards like the BMO World Elite Mastercard and the BMO Rewards Mastercard. Until Thursday you can redeem 20% less points for a $50 credit. Normally is costs 15,000 points to get the $50 credit however with this discount you only have to redeem 12,000 points. Even with the discount redeeming for travel will get you much more value (12,000 points = $85 for travel) however for some of you maybe you don't have any travel planned or maybe need a bit more cash flow where this redemption can make sense. Find out more here!

Posts since our last update:

• NOW LIVE: IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks - 95 Hotels (5 in Canada) for only 5,000 to 15,000 points per night until May 31, 19
  The latest IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks hotels are now available for booking! We didn't get any previews this time…
• WestJet Rewards: Up to Double Elite Qualifying Spend on flights within Canada or between Canada and the U.S.
  Here's a great new offer from WestJet Rewards! You can earn up to Double Qualifying Spend credit on flight…

Travel Deals
Jet Airways is offering up to 30% off their fares from Toronto to Amsterdam and India. Book by Feb 25! Find out more here.
Up to a 10% discount is applicable on base fare in Première and Economy from Toronto to India on flights operated by Jet Airways
Up to a 30% discount is applicable on base fare in Première and Economy from Toronto to Amsterdam and Europe on flights operated by Jet Airways and our interline partners

InterContinental Hotels: Book 2 nights and get the 3 night free for stays at select InterContinental Hotels Worldwide. Find out more here.

Hilton Asia Pacific Resort Sale: Up to 35% off when you book by March 19 for stays March 20, 2019 - February 2, 2020. Find out more here.

Avis Spring Sale - Save up to 30% on Avis Rentals Worldwide until March 31. 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
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 Feb 26 - Apr 26, 19

IHG Rewards Club
- IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks Redeem only 5,000 to 15,000 points for stays at select hotels Worldwide including 5 in Canada. Offer and participating hotels are subject to change at any time. More... Until May 31 19

Other Bonus Offers
American AAdvantage
- Double AAdvantage Miles plus a free day when rent with Hertz for 6 or more days at participating locations in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. More... Until Jun 30, 19

Marriott Bonvoy
- 1,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points PER NIGHT when you stay 2 or more nights at the JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa or Renaissance Phuket Resort & Spa. More... Until Apr 15, 19
- 5,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points per stay on Friday-Sunday nights (Friday or Saturday required) at the Sofa Hotel Istanbul, Autograph Collection. More... Until Apr 21, 19
- 4,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points per stay at the AC Hotel Nashville Downtown. More... Until Apr 19, 19
- 2,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points per stay at the SpringHill Suites Nashville Downtown. More... Until Apr 19, 19
- 3,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points per stay at the Courtyard or Residence Inn Houston by The Galleria. More... Until Apr 22, 19
Radisson Rewards
- Double Points for stays on the Spring Break offer at the Radisson Blu Mall of America Minneapolis. More... Until Apr 30, 19



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NOW LIVE: IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks - 95 Hotels (5 in Canada) for only 5,000 to 15,000 points per night until May 31, 19

The latest IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks hotels are now available for booking! We didn't get any previews this time and this set has only 95 hotels that can now be booked for 5,000 points to 15,000 points per award night for stays until May 31, 2019.  For Canada we see a little jump from 2 hotels last time to 5 for this set.

Remember the PointBreaks rules are that a member can only book up to 2 reward reservations per hotel participating in the individual offer (ie 2 at PointBreaks hotels and 2 at Last Minute Reward Night hotels).  My tip to get around this would be to book 2 reservations with one IHG Rewards Club account and then have your spouse book 2 more etc. Of course this is dependent on both accounts having enough points to redeem for these awards.

Also be sure to book these ASAP as soon as the list comes out as once the allotted nights are booked at certain locations those hotels will fall off the list.

Why are IHG Rewards Club PointBreaks such a great deal? Because they offer reward nights at participating IHG hotels Worldwide for as little as 5,000 Rewards Club points. For those of you not to familiar with IHG Rewards Club , normal redemption rates for Rewards Club reward nights run from as low as 10,000 points for some Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express locations to 70,000 points for ultra-luxurious InterContinental locations and even these locations can participate in Pointbreaks.

PointBreaks now have multiple redemption levels where all hotels are not 5,000 points like they used to be pre-2018, some are now at that level but there are also hotels at 10,000 and 15,000 points. IHG states this allows them to provide more hotels for the promotion and so far that was holding true with each list being above 150 hotels compared to about 100 or so when the list used to only be 5,000 points. However this time we are below 100 hotels!

Remember as well there is a 75% purchase bonus for buying IHG Rewards Club points until February 28 With the bonus when you buy the most amount of points you can get up to 24 nights at IHG hotels if redeeming via the PointBreaks 5,000 point level, 12 nights at 10,000 and 8 nights at the 15,000 point level. Even at that highest level it is like you are buying each night for only US$86.

Click here to view and book any of the current PointBreaks offers.


Canadian Hotels 
10,000 Points 
ONTARIO, CANADA
Holiday Inn & Suites Oakville @ Bronte

SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Regina Downtown
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Saskatoon Centre
Staybridge Suites Saskatoon - University
 
15,000 Points

ONTARIO, CANADA
Staybridge Suites Niagara-On-The-Lake

Other Hotels:
5000 points hotels

United States

TEXAS
Candlewood Suites Decatur Medical Center
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Snyder

Worldwide

BRAZIL
Holiday Inn Sao Paulo Parque Anhembi

BEIJING, MAINLAND CHINA
Holiday Inn Express Beijing Shijingshan Parkview

GUANGDONG, MAINLAND CHINA
Crowne Plaza Zhongshan Wing On City

JIANGSU, MAINLAND CHINA
Holiday Inn Changzhou Wujin

LIAONING, MAINLAND CHINA
Holiday Inn Express Anshan Downtown
Holiday Inn Express Dalian Development Zone

SHAANXI, MAINLAND CHINA
Holiday Inn Express Xi'An Qujiang South

10,000 points

United States

ARIZONA
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Lake Havasu - London Bridge

CALIFORNIA
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Santa Ana - Orange County

CONNECTICUT
Holiday Inn Express Hartford South - Rocky Hill

FLORIDA
Candlewood Suites Miami Exec Airport - Kendall
Holiday Inn St Augustine - World Golf

GEORGIA
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Commerce

INDIANA
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Marion

KANSAS
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Chanute

KENTUCKY
Holiday Inn Express Horse Cave

LOUISIANA
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Baton Rouge East
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Chalmette - New Orleans S
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Lake Charles South

MASSACHUSETTS
Holiday Inn Express Springfield Downtown

MICHIGAN
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Allen Park
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Grand Rapids - Airport North
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Kalamazoo West

MISSOURI
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Perryville I-55

NEW MEXICO
Crowne Plaza Albuquerque

OHIO
Hotel Indigo Cleveland-Beachwood
Holiday Inn & Suites Lima
Holiday Inn Express Columbus South - Obetz
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sunbury-Columbus Area

OKLAHOMA
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Edmond
Candlewood Suites Oklahoma City - Bricktown

PENNSYLVANIA
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Butler
Holiday Inn Express Exton - Great Valley
Holiday Inn Express Harrisburg East - Hershey Area
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Center Township

SOUTH CAROLINA
Staybridge Suites Charleston - Mount Pleasant

TENNESSEE
Candlewood Suites Nashville – Goodlettsville

TEXAS
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Houston Nw Beltway 8-West Road
Staybridge Suites Houston Willowbrook - Hwy 249
Staybridge Suites Houston - Humble Beltway 8 E
Staybridge Suites Lake Jackson
Holiday Inn Express & Suites San Angelo
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Weatherford
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Weslaco
Staybridge Suites Wichita Falls

Worldwide

COAHUILA, MEXICO
Holiday Inn Express Torreon

GUANAJUATO, MEXICO
Holiday Inn & Suites Leon Plaza Mayor
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Silao Aeropuerto - Terminal

GUERRERO, MEXICO
Holiday Inn Chilpancingo

JALISCO, MEXICO
Staybridge Suites Guadalajara Expo

NUEVO LEÓN, MEXICO
Crowne Plaza Monterrey Aeropuerto

PUEBLA, MEXICO
InterContinental Presidente Puebla

QUERETARO, MEXICO
Crowne Plaza Queretaro

SAN LUIS POTOSI , MEXICO
Staybridge Suites San Luis Potosi

VERACRUZ, MEXICO
Crowne Plaza Tuxpan

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Crowne Plaza Santo Domingo

EL SALVADOR
InterContinental San Salvador-Metrocentro Mall

BELGIUM
Holiday Inn Express Gent

ITALY
Holiday Inn Express Rome - East

RUSSIA
Holiday Inn Express Moscow - Khovrino

TURKEY
Holiday Inn Bursa - City Centre
Crowne Plaza Istanbul - Florya
Holiday Inn Istanbul - Tuzla Bay

ALGERIA
Holiday Inn Algiers - Cheraga Tower

LEBANON
Crowne Plaza Beirut

INDIA
Crowne Plaza New Delhi Rohini

JAPAN
ANA Crowne Plaza Nagasaki Gloverhill

PHILIPPINES
Holiday Inn Baguio City Centre

VIETNAM
Crowne Plaza West Hanoi

15,000 points hotels

United States

FLORIDA
Holiday Inn & Suites Clearwater Beach S-Harbourside
Staybridge Suites Miami International Airport

MASSACHUSETTS
Holiday Inn Express Boston-Waltham

MINNESOTA
InterContinental Minneapolis - St. Paul Airport

MISSISSIPPI
Hotel Indigo Hattiesburg

PENNSYLVANIA
Hotel Indigo Harrisburg – Hershey
Hotel Indigo Pittsburgh - Technology Center

SOUTH CAROLINA
Hotel Indigo Mount Pleasant

SOUTH DAKOTA
Holiday Inn Spearfish-Convention Center

WASHINGTON
Staybridge Suites Seattle Downtown - Lake Union

Worldwide

BULGARIA
InterContinental Sofia

FRANCE
Crowne Plaza Toulouse

GERMANY
Holiday Inn Express Hamburg City Centre

UNITED KINGDOM
Holiday Inn Express Inverness
Holiday Inn Express London - Hammersmith
Crowne Plaza Manchester - Oxford Road

SHANDONG, MAINLAND CHINA
Crowne Plaza Qingdaoorientalmoviemetropolis

THAILAND
Hotel Indigo Bangkok Wireless Road
InterContinental Pattaya Resort

WestJet Rewards: Up to Double Elite Qualifying Spend on flights within Canada or between Canada and the U.S.

Here's a great new offer from WestJet Rewards! You can earn up to Double Qualifying Spend credit on flight you book with WestJet within Canada and to the U.S.. You must book Econo or higher fares by March 31 for travel until April 17. The bonuses vary based on the fare class you buy:

• Bonus Qualifying Spend (QS) will be awarded as follows:
• Eligible QS on Econo fares will get a 25% bonus
• Eligible QS on EconoFlex fares will get a 75% bonus
• Eligible QS on Premium, PremiumFlex, Business and BusinessFlex fares will get a 100% bonus

Remember WestJet Rewards' elite status qualification is based only on spend so this is a great way to get yourself closer or over that requirement to get you to that next elite status level. To reach Silver status you have to have $3,000 in qualifying spend, $5,000 to reach Gold and $8,000 to reach Platinum.

Offer details
Earn up to Double Qualifying Spend when you purchase and fly on WestJet econo class or higher fares within Canada or between Canada and the U.S.. Register Online (Registration is required) Register and book by Mar 31 for travel until Apr 17, 119

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February 22 Update: Flair Airlines ending some U.S. routes early, IHG Rewards Club to test variable award pricing, Up to 30% off Jet Airways flights from Toronto

 

Flair Airlines is cutting service to Miami and St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport (near Tampa Bay) in Florida, and Palm Springs, California earlier than planned. The airline will contact you if you are booked on any of these flights. (Source Global News)

 

IHG Rewards Club is going to be testing out dynamic or variable award pricing for their free hotel award nights. Now common place among many loyalty programs, we here in Canada are most accustomed to Aeroplan's Market Fare Rewards where the amount of miles you need will depend on the price of the flight. However we don't know what they mean exactly by variable pricing. Will it be tied to price or will it be fixed variable like Marriott Bonvoy with Peak, Standard and Off-Peak pricing. We also don't know is how big this test will be as in if it will be across the board or only at select hotels. (Source IHG) HT Head for Points

Here's the excerpt from IHG's Preliminary 2018 results that mentions this:

• Strengthen loyalty programme – Continuing to innovate IHG Rewards Club to build stronger and deeper relationships with our guests to drive high value revenue across our hotel estate
  • Loyalty room revenue contribution up 4%pts in 4 years to 43%, including ~50% in the Americas.
  • Loyalty members 7x more likely to book direct, and deliver a 25% stay premium.
  • Testing new features for 2019 roll-out, designed to increase member engagement with variable point pricing.

And speaking of IHG Rewards Club, we will see the new list of PointBreaks offers on Monday! Watch closely here on the Rewards Canada blog for those details!

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Travel Deals

Jet Airways is offering up to 30% off their fares from Toronto to Amsterdam and India. Book by Feb 25! Find out more here.

Up to a 10% discount is applicable on base fare in Première and Economy from Toronto to India on flights operated by Jet Airways
Up to a 30% discount is applicable on base fare in Première and Economy from Toronto to Amsterdam and Europe on flights operated by Jet Airways and our interline partners

InterContinental Hotels: Book 2 nights and get the 3 night free for stays at select InterContinental Hotels Worldwide. Find out more here.

Hilton Asia Pacific Resort Sale: Up to 35% off when you book by March 19 for stays March 20, 2019 - February 2, 2020. Find out more here.

Avis Spring Sale - Save up to 30% on Avis Rentals Worldwide until March 31. 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
- Earn up to 120 Bonus AIR MILES Reward Miles when you rent with Budget in Canada or the contiguous U.S. More... Until May 31, 19

Other Bonus Offers
Hainan Airlines Fortune Wings
- Fortune Wings Status Match Challenge - If you currently hold elite status on any other airline or airline alliance, with a platinum or higher elite credit card status , you can participate in the Fortune Wings Club Elite Challenge to earn Fortune Wings Club elite (VIP) status. More... Until Dec 31, 19
- Earn up to 2,000 Bonus Fortune Wings Points when you join the Fortune Wings program and complete qualifying flights operated by Hainan Airlines, Grand China Air, Tianjin Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, Fuzhou Airlines, Suparna Airlines or Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines More... Until Mar 31, 19

IHG Rewards Club
- 15% Discount off IHG Rewards Club Points+Cash reward night redemptions. More... Book by Mar 1 for stays until Apr 1, 19

Jumeirah Sirius
- Double Sirius Points for stays on the Jumeirah Flavours Package at participating Jumeirah Hotels in UAE and Maldives. More... Ongoing
- Double Sirius Points for stays on the Jumeirah Breaks Package at participating Jumeirah Hotels in UAE. More... For GCC Residents only Until Dec 30, 19

Shangri-La Hotels Golden Circle
- Double GC Award Points for stays at theTraders Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. More... Until Mar 31, 19
- Double GC Award Points for stays in a Deluxe Room for 2 or more nights at the Hotel Jen Penang More... Until Mar 31, 19

United MileagePlus
- Earn up to 85% Bonus MileagePlus miles when you buy miles. More... Until Mar 1, 19

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