Free Best Western Rewards Gold Elite status for Canadian Military members

Canadian Military members who join Best Western’s Service Rewards will automatically receive Gold Elite Status and 10% or more off with their military rates for stays at Best Western Hotels.

Offer Details:
As a Canadian Military member you can receive Automatic Best Western Rewards Gold Elite Status when you join the Best Western Service Rewards program. Full details and online registration (Registration is required). This is an ongoing offer

Here are some other bonus offers to check out:

• Double Rewards Points when you stay at participating Best Western Hotels in in Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, or Vietnam. Full details, online registration & booking. (Registration is required)
• Double Rewards Points or Airline Miles for stays of 3 or more nights at the Best Western Plus Yosemite Way Station Motel Mariposa. Full Details and online booking

Find our complete list of Best Western Rewards Bonus Points offers here!

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Earn up to 6,000 bonus Le Club AccorHotels Points for all Accor Hotels stays Worldwide (includes Fairmont Hotels)

Le Club AccorHotels is another hotel chain that currently has a global systemwide bonus points offer out in the market. This one is of some significance to us Canadians as Le Club AccorHotels is now the official loyalty program for Fairmont Hotels. Yes, we all miss the old Fairmont President's Club but there isn't much we can do about it now other than to try take advantage of every offer that Accor sends our way. This offer provides up to 6,000 bonus points for stays that are booked by the 27th of this month. The more multiple night stays you complete during the promotion the more points you’ll earn. 500 for your first 2+ night stay, 2,500 bonus points on your second 2+ night stay and then 3,000 on your third such stay. You do have to register for the offer and then book by September 27th for stays September 13th to January 19th to earn the bonus points.

Offer details:
Earn up to 6,000 Bonus Le Club AccorHotels Points when you complete stays of 2 or more nights at all participating Accor Hotels Worldwide. Full details, online registration & booking. (Registration is required) Book Sep 3 – 27 for stays Sep 13 – Jan 19, 20.

• Earn 500 Rewards points on your first stay (minimum 2 nights),
• 2,500 Rewards points on your second stay (minimum 2 nights)
• 3,000 Rewards points on your third stay (minimum 2 nights)

Find our complete list of Le Club AccorHotels bonus points offers here.

September 11 Update: Air Canada upgauges Ottawa-London while cutting Ottawa-Frankfurt, Amex adds Vancouver's TransLink as a merchant & much more!

Yesterday we brought you the news that Lufthansa will be launching new flights between Ottawa and Frankfurt. At the time we wondered if Air Canada would continue their summer seasonal service on the same route. Confirmation came late yesterday afternoon that they will not fly the route anymore, they'll leave it to Lufthansa. In the same press release however there was good news in that Air Canada will be replacing the aircraft used to fly between Ottawa and London to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner instead of the old Boeing 767. The aircraft swap will take place in late March. (Source Air Canada) Image via Air Canada

American Express has added TransLink (Vancouver's public transit system) to their merchant network. This should come as good news for American Express Cobalt cardmembers as the card earns 2x points on transit purchases. The same goes for Scotiabank Gold American Express cardholders as that card will earn 3x points on transit purchases. (Source American Express) Image via TransLink

American Express Canada and TransLink are pleased to announce that riders on Vancouver's public transit system can now pay for fares with American Express. Cardmembers can now tap their Canadian contactless American Express® Card or their mobile wallet to pay at TransLink fare gates and on buses to get around the Metro Vancouver area. American Express Cards can also be used to purchase fares at Compass Vending Machines, online or by phone.

Have plans for a 2 night or longer stay at the Delta Hotels Toronto? There is now a bonus offer to earn 1,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points until November 11. Find out more here.  Image via Marriott

Just a friendly reminder that you can earn 3x Aeroplan Miles for online purchases made at Costco.ca. Use promo code AERO3 when you check out! Find out more here.  Image via Costco

Today is the last day for the KLM Dream Deals seat sale! Save on Economy or Business Class flights from Canada to Europe, Africa, the Middle East & Asia. Economy class fares start at $672 and business class at $3,222 round trip! Click here for details on the business class sale or here for the economy class sale! Image via KLM

Posts since our last update:

• Hilton Honors: 100% bonus when you buy points until October 22
  Hilton Honors has released another buy points promotion for their members! This one is a nice flat bonus rate…
• Summary of global hotel systemwide bonus points promotions – September Edition
  Here is your monthly update of all the global hotel bonus points promotions that are available! One of the…
• Podcast Episode 58 - The summer recap episode - Top Cash Back Cards, Ultimate Lower Income Credit Card Portfolio and more!
  Episode 58 - September 11, 2019 The summer recap episode - Top Cash Back Cards, Ultimate Lower Income Credit Card…
• Save up to 20% for stays of 3 or more nights Marriott's most luxurious hotels in Canada
  Here is new discount rate offer for stays at select Marriott Hotels in Canada. These select hotels are the…
• Miles & More Mileage Bargains - 50% off Economy & Business Class award tickets between Montreal and Zurich on SWISS
    As we do each month we bring you the latest set Miles & More "Meilenschnaeppchen" or Mileage Bargain discounted…
• Lufthansa adding direct Ottawa to Frankfurt flights in 2020!
  Exciting news for those living in and around Ottawa! Lufthansa has announced new direct non-stop flights between Ottawa and…
• September 10 Update: Double VIA Rail Preference Points for Economy Class travel, Enter to win Saskatchewan Roughriders tickets from Canalta Rewards & more
  Check your email in-box or login to your VIA Rail Preference account to see if you have been targeted…

Travel Deals

Qatar Airways Global sale fly from Montreal for as little as $900 and earn 2x Qmiles. Book by Sep 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

Air Canada Aeroplan
- 30% Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you convert Hotel loyalty programs points to Aeroplan Miles.  More... Until Sep 22, 19
Marriott Bonvoy
- 1,000 Bonus Bonvoy points for stays of 2+ nights at the Delta Hotels Toronto. More... Until Nov 11, 19

Other Bonus Offers

Aeroflot Bonus
- Triple Bonus Bonus Miles  for stays at all participating Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Book by Oct 5 for stays until Nov 5, 19

British Airways Executive Club
- Earn 50% Bonus Avios for stays at all participating Accor Hotels Worldwide  More... Book by Sep 30 for stays until Dec 31, 19

IHG Rewards Club
- 25% Bonus IHG Rewards Club Points when you add bonus points to your stay at any IHG Hotels Worldwide. More... Book by Sep 24 for stays until Dec 31, 19
- Earn a $20 virtual reward card to use at your favorite online retailers by simply joining IHG® Rewards Club and registering, and booking a stay at avid hotels  More... Dec 31, 19

Marriott Bonvoy
- Double Bonvoy Points 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 Dec 31, 19

Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Double Qantas Points when you book your stay at participating Marriott hotels in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, New Caledonia, and Samoa. More... Unknown End Date


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Hilton Honors: 100% bonus when you buy points until October 22

Hilton Honors has released another buy points promotion for their members! This one is a nice flat bonus rate of 100% bonus points when you buy 10,000 or more points. This means you are paying US$ 0.5 cents per point which can be easily redeemed at values of 0.8 cents or more!

Remember reward nights start out at only 5,000 points so you could essentially get up to 16 to 32 nights depending on which points package you buy.

And here's an example of how this buy points deal can provide some great value. Want to stay at the Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa during the height of the Christmas season? The cheapest going rate is C$1,328 per night on December 29 and 30th. The points requirement? 80,000 points per night. So it would take 160,000 points for 2 nights or paying $2,656 plus taxes for the same room and nights. 160,000 points would mean you only buy 80,000 points (and get 80,000 as a bonus) for US$800 or about C$1092 (includes GST on the points purchase). This example would save you over $1,500! Also for those who would like to know, the 80,000 point rate is also available on New Year's Eve.

Offer details:
100% Bonus when you buy 10,000 or more Hilton Honors points online. Buy points here Until Oct 22, 19

Can’t make use of this offer? Check out these other bonus opportunities:

• Double Honors points on every stay at participating Hilton Hotels Worldwide.  If you have a Hilton Honors co-brand credit card (U.S., U.K., Japan or Germany) you will earn triple points on each stay.  Full details, online registration and booking (Registration is required)
• Elite Status Match and Fast Track to Elite Status Offer - Receive Hilton Honors elite status for 90 days when you hold status with another hotel program and then stay 4 times in 90 days to keep Gold Status or 8 times to keep Diamond status. Register Online (Registration is required)
• 500 Bonus Honors points per rental for rentals at participating Alamo, Enterprise and National locations worldwide. Bonus awarded for up to 9 days.   Full details and online booking

Find many more Honors Bonus Points offers here!

Summary of global hotel systemwide bonus points promotions – September Edition

Here is your monthly update of all the global hotel bonus points promotions that are available! One of the easiest ways to rack up lots of hotel points is to take advantage of these 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 independent 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	No offers at this time	--
	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 night) 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 stays. Full details, online registration and booking (Registration is required) Restrictions For Residents of the U.S. and Canada only	Until Nov 8, 19
	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	Double Honors points on every stay at participating Hilton Hotels Worldwide.  If you have a Hilton Honors co-brand credit card (U.S., U.K., Japan or Germany) you will earn triple points on each stay.  Full details, online registration and booking (Registration is required)	Until Jan 5, 20
	For a complete listing of all Hilton HHonors bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Hilton page
Hyatt	Earn up to Triple World of Hyatt Points starting with your second qualifying stay at over 900 participating hotels and resorts worldwide . Register online (Registration is required) Earn Triple Points at nearly 350 Hyatt Place hotels in cities like New York, London, Tokyo and more. Earn Double Points at over 550 other Hyatt hotels worldwide and participating M life Rewards destinations and Small Luxury Hotels of the World hotels.	Register by Oct 31 for stays Sep 15 - Dec 15, 19
	2,000 Bonus World of Hyatt Points for your first stay at each of Hyatt's new brands of Thompson Hotels (starting March 28), Joie de Vivre (starting May 15), Alila and Destination Hotels (both coming soon) Maximum bonus of 8,000 points. Plus earn a free night if you stay at all four brands. Full details and online booking	Until Dec 31, 19
	For a complete listing of all Hyatt Gold Passport bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Hyatt page
InterContinental Hotels Group	Accelerate Part 3 –  Earn 500 to 40,000 or more Bonus IHG Rewards Club Points when you complete stays at IHG Hotels Worldwide. Bonus varies by member. Full details, online registration and booking (Registration is required)	Register by Oct 18 for stays Sep 1 – Dec 31, 19
	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 when you complete stays of 2 or more nights at all participating Accor Hotels Worldwide. Full details, online registration & booking. (Registration is required) Earn 500 Rewards points on your first stay (minimum 2 nights), 2,500 Rewards points on your second stay (minimum 2 nights) 3,000 Rewards points on your third stay (minimum 2 nights)	Book Sep 3 – 27 for stays Sep 13 – Jan 19, 20.
	For a complete listing of all Le Club AccorHotels bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Le Club AccorHotels page
Marriott	No offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Marriott Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Marriott page
Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer	No Offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer 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
Red Roof Inns RediRewards	No offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Red Roof bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's RediRewards 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	Double Elite Status Credit for every stay of 3+ nights completed at a participating VOILÀ hotel Worldwide. Full details & online registration (Registration is required)	Until Nov 30, 19
	Triple VHR Points & Double Elite Status Credit for every stay completed at a participating VOILÀ hotel Worldwide. Full details & online registration (Registration is required)	Until Sep 30, 19
	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

Podcast Episode 58 - The summer recap episode - Top Cash Back Cards, Ultimate Lower Income Credit Card Portfolio and more!

Episode 58 - September 11, 2019
The summer recap episode - Top Cash Back Cards, Ultimate Lower Income Credit Card Portfolio and more!

Welcome back to the Rewards Canada podcast after our summer hiatus! In this episode we recap some of the bigger stories and features from the summer including our Top Cash Back Credit Cards for 2019, our latest Ultimate Credit Card portfolio - this one for those who are considered lower income earners, the Aeroplan news from July and more.

We are proud to have this episode sponsored by the Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite Card!

Earn up to $350 in bonus travel rewards in your first year with the Passport Infinite credit card from Scotiabank. And enjoy no foreign transaction fees (only the exchange rate applies). Conditions apply. Offer ends October 31, 2019. Click here for more details

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Save up to 20% for stays of 3 or more nights at Marriott's most luxurious hotels in Canada

Here is new discount rate offer for stays at select Marriott Hotels in Canada. These select hotels are the ones Marriott considers as the most luxurious in their portfolio in Canada. There are seven hotels to choose from in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton and Muskoka.

The participating hotels are:

• JW Marriott Edmonton ICE District
• St. Regis Toronto
• W Montreal
• JW Marriott Parq Vancouver
• Ritz-Carlton, Montreal
• JW Marriott The Rosseau Muskoka Resort & Spa
• Ritz-Carlton, Toronto

The discount is 15% off for stays of 3 nights and 20% off when you stay 4 or more nights. This is valid for stays from September 27 to January 31, 2020 but can be booked right away. This does seem to be a non-refundable rate if you cancel more than 2 days after booking. You also need to book 10 days in advance. Still it might work for some of you!Also by the time September 27 rolls by the next systemwide promotion for stays at Marriott Hotels around the globe should be live.  Be sure to always check our Marriott Bonvoy bonus points page for all the latest offers.  Remember as well if you pay for these stays with the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card you will earn 5 Bonvoy points per dollar spent.

Click here for more information or to book this offer.

 Here is a comparison of rates for a 4 night stay at the JW Marriott Edmonton ICE District. The offer books as Brand Package 1 and does provide the best daily rate.

Miles & More Mileage Bargains - 50% off Economy & Business Class award tickets between Montreal and Zurich on SWISS

 

As we do each month we bring you the latest set Miles & More "Meilenschnaeppchen" or Mileage Bargain discounted mileage awards. This month the offers are for flying out of Montreal on SWISS Airlines. Both Economy and Business Class are included and their is only one route available - Montreal to Zurich.

This month's offers:

Montreal to Zurich
SWISS Economy or  Business Class
Book by September 30 for travel between December 15 - January 31, 2020

With this month's offer you can redeem Miles & More miles for round trip business class tickets on SWISS for only 55,000 miles. This is just over a 50% discount off the normal Business Class award ticket price of 112,000 miles. For economy class it is a straight 50% discount from 60,000 miles down to 30,000 miles.

Here are the details of the offers:

Normally at this point we go into our discussion on how you can get more Miles & More miles by converting Marriott Bonvoy points to the program. However as we reported previously all hotel points transfers to Miles & More have been temporarily suspended. That means if you want to take advantage of the offers this month you'll have to just make sure you have all the miles in your account.

Click here for full details on this Miles & More offer  

Lufthansa adding direct Ottawa to Frankfurt flights in 2020!

Exciting news for those living in and around Ottawa! Lufthansa has announced new direct non-stop flights between Ottawa and Frankfurt. The flights will start May 16, 2020 and operate 5x per week:

From Germany's largest hub, Lufthansa will depart for the North American destination five times a week - on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. The flight LH472 will leave Frankfurt at 1.45 p.m. and arrive at its destination at 4.05 p.m. local time. The return flight LH473 will depart Ottawa at 5.50 p.m. and arrive in Frankfurt at 7.15 a.m. the next day. An Airbus A340-300 with a total of 279 seats on board will carry out the flight. The booking classes are Business Class, Premium Economy Class and Economy Class.

Seat map of the A340-300 that is being planned for this route

 Air Canada has flown this route as a summer seasonal service so it is entirely possible we may not see Air Canada fly the route next year and leave it to LH. Seeing that LH is an Air Canada / Aeroplan partner it is not that huge of deal. You'll still be able to book it as an Air Canada code share and earn and redeem Aeroplan miles for the flight. What may be even better news, is that if you are a Miles & More member, this route, seeing that it is new will most likely be included in Miles & More's Monthly Mileage Bargain offers that sees redemption amounts typically cut in half (30,000 for economy and 55,000 for business vs. 60,000 and 112,000 respectively). If this is the case we should see those emerge around February of next year.  Watch for our monthly coverage of the mileage bargains later today (This month has SWISS' flight between Montreal and Zurich) and each every month to see if the Ottawa route is offered in the future.

These flights will go on sale tomorrow from Lufthansa who is a Rewards Canada travel partner! You can book your directly flights at Lufthansa.ca (this link helps support Rewards Canada)

Image courtesy of Lufthansa

(HT One Mile at a Time)

September 10 Update: Double VIA Rail Preference Points for Economy Class travel, Enter to win Saskatchewan Roughriders tickets from Canalta Rewards & more

Check your email in-box or login to your VIA Rail Preference account to see if you have been targeted for their latest double points promotion! You can earn double points when you travel in Economy class between September 15 and October 31. You must register for the offer and book it by October 6. Thanks to our reader Noel for alerting us to this one. Find out more here!

Canalta Rewards is once again offering up a contest to win tickets to this weekend's Saskatchewan Roughriders home game! You simply need to be a member of Canalta Rewards (free to join) to enter! Entries are being accepted until 12:00pm (noon) MT on Wednesday September 11. Enter the contest here!

Posts since our last update:

• Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for September - These cards provide some of the best value out of their welcome bonuses
  Here are the Rewards Canada Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of September! This is…
• 30% Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you convert hotel loyalty program points until September 22 - Marriott is included again
  We see the return of the Aeroplan hotel loyalty program conversion bonus! Last seen in March (if you don't…
• Hotel Review: Best Western Cranbrook
  Another Bill W  review for you! Bill is a true road warrior, his work has him driving and flying…
• September 9 Update: Up to a 100% bonus when you buy MileagePlus miles, Hilton's 2x points promo starts today & Air Canada launching Toronto-Brussels flights
   Today only sees a buy miles bonus from United MileagePlus. You can earn up to a 100% bonus when you…

Travel Deals

KLM's Dream Deals are here again! Book by September 11 to save on Economy or Business Class flights from Canada to Europe, Africa, the Middle East & Asia. Economy class fares start at $672 and business class at $3,222 round trip! Click here for details on the business class sale or here for the economy class sale!

Qatar Airways Global sale fly from Montreal for as little as $900 and earn 2x Qmiles. Book by Sep 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

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Other Bonus Offers

Le Club AccorHotels
- Earn up to 5,000 Bonus Le Club AccorHotels Points when you rent with Europcar for 1 or more days Worldwide. More... Book by Sep 27 for rentals until Dec 15, 19

Marriott Bonvoy
- 1,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points PER NIGHT for stays at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Abilene More... Until Nov 6, 19
- 1,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points per stay at the JW Marriott Rio De Janeiro More... Until Sep 30, 19
- 500 Bonus Bonvoy Points when you stay 2+ nights Friday-Sunday at the Four Points by Sheraton Le Verdun Beirut. More... Until Oct 27, 19
- 1,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points PER NIGHT for stays at the Anaheim Marriott Suites More... Until Sep 30, 19

MEA Cedar Miles
- Earn up to Triple Base and Elite Qualifying Cedar Miles when flying between Beirut and Abu Dhabi. More... Valid for flights ME418 / ME419 only Sep 23, 19 - Mar 17, 20

Miles & More
- 1,000 Bonus Miles & More Miles when you rent with Europcar for 4 or more days in in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Belgium, Australia, New Zealand, England, Italy, Spain, France and Portugal. More... Book by Sep 30 for rentals until Oct 31, 19

Philippine Airlines Mabuhay
- Double Mabuhay Miles when you rent with Hertz for 3 or more days in USA, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. More... Book by Nov 30 for rentals until Dec 31, 19

Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus
- Double ROP Miles on Hertz rentals of 3 or more days in USA, Canada, Europe, Asia Australia and New Zealand. More... Book by Oct 31 for rentals until Nov 30, 19


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