Earn 2,000 bonus points per night at the Delta Hotels Toronto Mississauga

The relatively new Delta Hotels Toronto Mississauga is offering bonus Marriott Bonvoy Points on stays at the hotel until the end of the month. The bonus points rate prices the same as the best flexible rate and is slightly higher than the members only rate. In one comparison that price difference is $5 however the 2,000 points are worth around $20 so you would come out ahead with the bonus points rate. The bonus is awarded nightly on all stays for up to four nights (8,000 bonus points maximum)

Offer details:
2,000 Bonus Bonvoy points per night for stays at the Delta Hotels Toronto Mississauga. Bonus can be earned for up to 4 nights. Full details and online booking. Until Jan 31, 20

Here are some other Marriott Bonvoy bonus offers to check out:

• New Marriott Bonvoy™* American Express® Cardmembers earn 50,000 Marriott Bonvoy™ points enough for 3 free nights at a Category 2 hotel after you charge $1,500 in purchases to your Card in your first three months of Cardmembership.* subject to change at any time 
• Earn 1,000 bonus Bonvoy points per night for stays at the Four Points by Sheraton Vaughan. Full details and online booking
• 2,500 Bonus Bonvoy Points + $25 F&B credit for stays at the JW Marriott The Rosseau Muskoka Resort & Spa. Full details & online booking

Click here to see Rewards Canada's full list of Marriott Bonvoy bonus points offers!

AIR MILES Flight-A-Day Giveaway - Enter to win $5,000 and $25,000 flight vouchers

AIR MILES launched an excellent contest last week that runs everyday until February 7. The contest, AIR MILES Flight-A-Day Giveaway, offers a total of 30 $5,000 flights vouchers (1 awarded per day) and a grand prize of a $25,000 flight voucher!

To enter the AIR MILES Flight-A-Day Giveaway, Collectors can swipe their Card at participating Partner locations between January 9 and February 7, 2020. While Collectors are only eligible to win one daily prize, winners of the daily prize will still have the chance to take home the $25,000 grand prize flight voucher.

Pretty easy contest to enter! Simply swipe your card at any AIR MILES partner that is participating in the contest. Those partners are:

There is also a No Purchase Necessary option to enter the contest:

To receive one (1) Contest entry without purchase, an Eligible Collector must submit his or her first and last name, complete mailing address including city, province, postal code, daytime phone number (including area code), e-mail address and AIR MILES Collector Number plus a fifty (50) word or more original essay describing "Where I would go if I won a flight" and e-mail to: Airmiles+FlightADay@promotionsolutions.net (with "AIR MILES® Flight-A-Day Giveaway Contest" in the subject line of the e-mail). The e-mail must be received by Contest Sponsor no later than 11:59:59 p.m. ET on February 7, 2020.
Limit of one (1) use of Entry Option B per Collector Number per day, to a maximum of thirty (30) uses per Collector Number during the Contest Period.

This no purchase necessary option is interesting as most contests require you to physically mail in an entry and this isn't the case here. You simply have to email your entry! This means you can draft one email and then resend it everyday to enter the contest and have to pay postage for every entry.

Learn more about the AIR MILES Flight-A-Day Giveaway here!


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Summary of global hotel systemwide bonus points promotions – January 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	Earn up to $60 in Best Western Gift Cards when you complete stays at Best Western Hotels Worldwide. You’ll earn a $10 card on your first stay, a $20 card on your second stay and a $30 card on your third stay. Full details, registration and booking(Registration is required)	Until Feb 2, 20
	For a complete listing of all Best Western Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Best Western page
Choice Hotels	No Offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Choice Privileges bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Choice page
GHA	No Offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all GHA Discovery bonus offers please visit Rewards Canada's GHA page
Hilto	Earn 2,000 Bonus Honors points per stay at Hilton Hotels worldwide plus 10,000 bonus points for every 10 nights stayed. Full details, online registration & booking (Registration is required )	Until May 3, 20
	For a complete listing of all Hilton HHonors bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Hilton page
Hyatt	3,000 Bonus World of Hyatt Points per paid stay at over 300 destinations from Small Luxury Hotels of the World. Register online (Registration is required)	Register by Jan 31 for stays until Mar 2, 20
	For a complete listing of all Hyatt Gold Passport bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Hyatt page
InterContinental Hotels Group	Earn up to 4x IHG Rewards Club Points for stays at all IHG Hotels Worldwide. Full details, online registration and booking  (Registration is required) – Earn 1,000 Bonus Points on your 1st stay – Double Points on your 2nd stay – Triple Points on your 3rd stay – Quadruple Points on your 4th stay and beyond	Register by Jan 15 for stays until Jan 31, 20
	For a complete listing of all IHG Priority Club bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's IHG page
Accor Hotels	No offers at this time	--
	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
Millennium Hotels	No offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Millennium Hotels My Millennium bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's My Millennium page
Preferred Hotel Group	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	2,500 Bonus Rewards Points plus receive up to 25% off weekend stays at participating Radisson Hotels in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Full details & online booking	Book by Jan 31 for stays until Dec 31, 20
	For a complete listing of all Radisson Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Radisson Rewards page
Red Roof Inns	Earn 7,000 Bonus RediPoints when you complete 2 separate stays at any Red Roof location, including The Red Collection and Hometowne Studios by Red Roof in the U.S., Japan, Brazil and Canada (if the Canadian location opens soon as it seems to be continually delayed) Full details, online registration and booking. (Registration is required)	Until Feb 29, 20
	For a complete listing of all Red Roof bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's RediRewards page
Shangri-La	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	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	5,000 Bponus VHR Points for each stay at any participating VOILÀ hotel Worldwide. Full details & online registration (Registration is required) Maximum of 100,000 bonus points awarded	Until Mar 31, 20
	For a complete listing of all Voila Hotel Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's VHR page
WorldHotel	Quadruple Rewards Points for stays at all participating WorldHotels locations Worldwide. Full details & online booking	Until Feb 2, 20
	For a complete listing of all Wyndham Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's WorldHotels page
Wyndham	No Offers at this time	--
	For a complete listing of all Wyndham Rewards bonus point offers please visit Rewards Canada's Wyndham page

American Express AeroplanPlus Reserve and entry level cards no longer available as of today

As of today American Express is no longer marketing their AeroplanPlus Reserve and AeroplanPlus entry level cards. Existing card members will continue to be able to use their cards and if you had applied for it by yesterday and are approved you'll still get the card. However no new applications will be accepted from today on. We haven't received notice from American Express why they have chosen to pull the cards but I have an inkling that is has to do with the new Air Canada Aeroplan program that we will see launched later this year. I anticipate that American Express will come out with new Air Canada/Aeroplan cards (or whatever name the program has if they do rename it) for that launch.

This makes sense especially on the AeroplanPlus Reserve card as when it was developed by American Express it was done so in conjunction with Air Canada and not as much with Aeroplan. It was made to be a card for Air Canada travellers rather than Aeroplan miles collectors. Now that Air Canada controls and owns it's loyalty program and promises of lots to come with that new program we can only anticipate that the credit cards will change as well. Air Canada's Mark Nasr has already been quoted that we *may* see elite status being a feature on their credit cards - so is this what we may see with Amex if and when they come out with an Ultra-Premium Air Canada card? Only time will tell!

American Express® AeroplanPlus®* Platinum Card / American Express® AeroplanPlus®*Gold Card is no longer available as of August 26th, 2020. For more information, please visithttps://www.americanexpress.com/ca/en/credit-cards/aeroplan-cards/

  American Express is not responsible for maintaining or monitoring the accuracy of information on this website. For full details and current product information click the Apply now link.

Save up to 25% for stays at the Le Westin Resort & Spa, Tremblant, Quebec until the end of April

The Le Westin Resort & Spa, Tremblant, Quebec - a skiers paradise is offering some good discounts for multi-night stays right through the remainder of the entire ski season. Savings run from 15 to 25% off for stays until April 29, 20. The savings are broken down as follows:

• Stay 2 nights and get 15% off 
• Stay 3 nights and get 20% off 
• Stay 4 nights and get 25% off

Rates are advertise as starting as low as $156.75 per night with this offer however I couldn't find those rates on a couple of dates that I checked but I was looking at January and February which is the high season! Here is an example though of the savings this offer does provide:

As you can see a three night stay in this suite in the middle of February is $72 cheaper per night. The good news about this offer as well is the rate can be cancelled albeit they will take a first night deposit when you book. That deposit will be refunded as long as cancel prior to the cancellation deadline which for most dates is 3 days prior to arrival

Click here for complete details and/or to book this offer!

 
(The landing page is in French - just click on View All Hotels on the right hand side to initiate a booking!)

January 9 Update: Throwback to 2007 reward flight comparisons, Air Canada rouge to offer summer seasonal Calgary-London, ON service, Aer Lingus spring seat sale

Throwback Thursday!
Earlier today we provided you with details on our feature about what airline and hotel programs you can earn miles and points with with Canadian credit cards. In the update post I provided a screen shot of what the chart looked like way back in 2005 and got me thinking I should do the occasional throwback Thursday here on the blog. The first thing I thought of was these charts I used to publish comparing what award tickets cost in miles for Canadians across a bunch of frequent flyer programs. These charts came out in 2006 and that was the time when many of the SkyTeam airlines were your best bet for getting from Canada to Hawaii for the least amount of miles possible! And guess what - you can still access the chart here (hasn't been updated since 2007 as the upkeep was intense due to constant changes in mileage amounts from so many programs)

Air Canada is finally bringing their Calgary to London Ontario summer seasonal service to fruition. The flights will operate daily with a Rouge A319 from June 24 to October 15. (Source RoutesOnline)

Posts since our last update:

• Fly round trip from Canada to Fiji for only 40,000 miles with Alaska Airlines' Mileage Plan redemption special
  As soon as this offer came out yesterday it quickly made the rounds on the frequent flyer blogs and…
• Earn 500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles on all Best Western stays until April 30
  We have been without an Aeroplan Best Western bonus offer for a whopping 22 days! Normally when one offer ends…
• January 6 Update: 10% Bonus Asia Miles when you convert credit card points from RBC, HSBC or Amex, More Cobalt multiplier locations, Air Transat partnership
  Cathay Pacific Asia Miles has released a 10% bonus offer for transferring credit cards points into Asia Miles. This…

Travel Deals

Aer Lingus has launched a spring seat sale for their flights out of Toronto. Fares start $544 all in for round trip flights to Dublin. Book by January 29 for travel April 6 - June 9, 2020.. 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
- 1,500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you rent with Avis at participating locations in the U.S. and Canada. More... For U.S. and Canadian residents only Until Feb 29, 20

Other Bonus Offers

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
- Double Mileage Plan Miles when you rent for 2+ days on a weekly or weekend rental at participating Hertz locations in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico More... Until Mar 31, 20
- Earn up to 1,000 Bonus Mileage Plan Miles when you shop online via the Mileage Plan Shopping portal. More... Until Jan 14, 20

American AAdvantage
- Double AAdvantage Miles when you rent for 2+ days on a weekly or weekend rental at participating Hertz locations in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. More... Until Mar 31, 20

Hilton Honors
- Earn up to 10,000 Bonus Honors points for stays at participating Hilton Hotels Worldwide. More... Targeted offer - may not work for everyone Until Dec 31, 20

Marriott Bonvoy
- 5,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points when you stay 2+ nights over the weekend (Friday or Saturday required) a the Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel. More... Until Mar 8, 20

Radisson Rewards
- 2,500 Bonus Rewards Points plus receive up to 25% off weekend stays at participating Radisson Hotels in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. More... Book by Jan 31 for stays until Dec 31, 20

Shangri-La Golden Circle
- Double GC Award Points when you book the new family room on the Flexible Rate at the Shangri-La Hotel, Qinhuangdao. More... Until Apr 30, 20


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Complete list of Airline & Hotel loyalty programs that you can earn miles or points in with Canadian Credit Cards

One of the oldest pages still live on the main Rewards Canada site got a complete makeover and update today! The feature "Airlines & Hotels you can earn miles or points with Canadian credit cards"  was originally posted on July 22, 2005 and had some updates over the years but kind of fell into a state of disrepair over the last couple of years. Here is what the page looked like when we launched it nearly 15 years ago:

Wow Aer Lingus TAB! Who remembers that? And America West FlightFund? Sure brings back memories of the good old days of the programs!

And here is what it looks like after today's update:

Back in 2005 we had 32 airline and 6 hotel programs to choose from. Now we have 60 airline and 5 hotel programs to choose from. All in all a better selection now and the only reason the hotel list dropped from 6 to 5 was due to Marriott's takeover of Starwood Preferred Guest. What hasn't changed much over those 15 years is that most of the airline options are thanks to being able to convert from credit cards (namely Amex) to Marriott or Hilton and those in turn can transfer to over 40 different airline programs.

Be sure to check out the newly updated feature here and let us know what you think!

Top 5 Credit Card Sign Up offers for January - 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 January 2020! 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 (welcome/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 some 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 we actually only see one first year free card on the list!

No change this month from December although we should give an honorable mention to the CIBC Aventura Visa Infinite Privilege Card as it can push a decent value of over $500 but don't play your redemptions right and you could end of with a value of only $1. Also note that we are early in the month and some offers are slated to change in the next couple of weeks so keep an eye out for those. In general we should see some really great offers in 2020 thanks to the new Air Canada Aeroplan program launch.

Remember as well that you will find this list smack dab in the middle of the Rewards Canada homepage for easy reference!

Here are our top 5 credit card sign up offers for January (in order of welcome bonus value, calculated as minimum mile/points value minus annual fee

Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card - 50,000 Points (Apply here)

No changes to this card means it stays put on the list The 50,000 points, awarded after spending $1,500 on the card in three months are worth at least $500 in our minds which means after subtracting the annual fee you are coming out ahead by $380. In reality you can pull even more value out of the card (into four figures) as we outlined in our post A look at how The Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card provides huge value!  Don't forget you get an annual free night with the card as well on the card anniversary date!
Minimum Income: N/A

TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card - 30,000 Miles (Apply here)

This is the only first year free card on the list this month and if you are just starting out I would recommend getting this card first thanks to that annual fee waiver! The bonus is awarded as follows: 15,000 Aeroplan Miles when you make your first Purchase with your Card + 5x Aeroplan Miles on all purchases per $1,000 in the first three months (up to 15,000 miles) Depending on how you redeem those Aeroplan miles should be worth no less than $360 but more likely closer to $800 or more! In fact if you take the per mile value from our post from late July this welcome bonus would be worth $1,800 or more.
Minimum Income: $60,000 Personal or $100,000 Household

Alaska Airlines World Elite Mastercard - 30,000 Miles (Apply here)

This card offers a welcome bonus of 30,000 miles when you spend $1,000 on the card in the first three months of having it. This is one of the easiest bonuses to achieve and this card is one of the most churnable in Canada. There are really no problems in getting it 2-4 times in one year alone! Those 30,000 miles are worth no less than $330 when redeeming for economy class flights and just go up from there like the TD Aeroplan card.
Minimum Income: $80,000 Personal or $150,000 Household

National Bank of Canada World Elite Mastercard - $480 Cash Back (Apply here)
This card's offer hasn't changed in a few months so it retains its spot in the list. You will get $40 cash back for each month you spend $500 on the card in the first 12 months. This will give you $480 in rewards but then subtracting the annual fee of $150 you are coming out ahead by $330.
Minimum Income: $80,000 Personal or $150,000 Household

BMO AIR MILES World Elite Mastercard (Apply here)
This card offers a welcome bonus of 3,000 AIR MILES Reward Miles, split between 1,000 on first purchase and 2,000 more when you spend $3,000 within 3 months of getting the card. The annual fee of $120 is waived in the first year as well meaning these miles come to you at no cost other than card spend. Those 3,000 miles are worth $330 at a minimum when redeeming towards travel.
Minimum Income: $80,000 Personal or $150,000 Household


If you went for all these cards you ultimately could end up with anywhere from $1,700 to over $3,000 in travel value. However 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. We don't really recommend getting all five in one month unless you know you can meet the minimum spend for them all at once, rather you'd want to pick one or two right now, perhaps another next month and so on.

Disclaimers:
American Express is not responsible for maintaining or monitoring the accuracy of information on this website. For full details and current product information click the Apply now link.

Sponsored advertising. The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) is not responsible for the contents of this site including any editorials or reviews that may appear on this site. For complete and current information on any TD product, please visit the TD site. 

January 8 Update: What you have to spend to get a credit card bonus, Aeroplan eStore Fitness & Wellness bonus & coming soon: save $20 on activities booked via Expedia

Our "What you actually have to spend to get some of the best credit card welcome bonus offers" feature was updated today. We've added the CIBC Aventura Visa Infinite Privilege Card to the list. It's 50,000 point sign up bonus is pretty decent but you do have spend $12,000 on the card to get that bonus that is worth up to $1,000 in travel (up to $501 after taking the annual fee into account). The easiest bonuses to achieve continue to be the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard and MBNA Best Western Rewards Mastercard. Visit the feature here

 Cathay Pacific Asia Miles added the option to redeem miles online for flights on LATAM, Malaysia Airlines and S7 Airlines in December. You can now search availability and book Asia Miles award tickets on these airlines via the Asia Miles website rather than having to call into their service center. (Source Cathay Pacific)

Aeroplan's eStore is offering bonus miles for online shopping at select fitness and wellness retailers. The offers are for up to 5x miles and runs until January 19. Some of the retailers included are lululemon, Hello Fresh and Adidas. Find out more here.

Posts since our last update:

• Fly round trip from Canada to Fiji for only 40,000 miles with Alaska Airlines' Mileage Plan redemption special
  As soon as this offer came out yesterday it quickly made the rounds on the frequent flyer blogs and…
• Earn 500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles on all Best Western stays until April 30
  We have been without an Aeroplan Best Western bonus offer for a whopping 22 days! Normally when one offer ends…
• January 6 Update: 10% Bonus Asia Miles when you convert credit card points from RBC, HSBC or Amex, More Cobalt multiplier locations, Air Transat partnership
  Cathay Pacific Asia Miles has released a 10% bonus offer for transferring credit cards points into Asia Miles. This…

Travel Deals

Here is advance notice of a sale starting next week. Expedia will offer $20 off activity bookings when you spend at least $60. Book between Jan 13 and Jan 26 for activities Jan 13 - Aug 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 500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for stays at Best Western Hotels in Canada, the United States, or the Caribbean Islands More... Until Apr 30, 20

Other Bonus Offers

Best Western Rewards
- Double Rewards Points or Airline Miles for stays of 2 or more nights from Sunday to Thursday at the Best Western Hotel Jurata. More... Until Mar 31, 20

EVA Air Infinity MileageLands
- Earn up to 6,000 Bonus Infinity MileageLands Miles when you book hotels via Kaligo. More... Book by Jan 16, 20

Hilton Honors
- 100% Bonus when you buy 10,000 or more Hilton Honors points online. More... Until Feb 29, 20

IHG Rewards Club
- Triple IHG Rewards Club Points or airline miles for stays at the Staybridge Suites Syracuse Liverpool. More... Until Mar 31, 20

Miles & More
- Earn 1,500 Bonus Miles & More Miles when you stay at Best Western Hotels in Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland, Croatia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovenia or Slovakia. More... Until Mar 31, 20

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
- Double KrisFlyer Miles on the Best Available rate when you book a minimum of two consecutive nights stay at Casa del Rio Melaka. More... Until Jan 31, 20
- Triple KrisFlyer Miles for stays of 2+ nights on the Singapore Airlines Premium Stay Plan at The Okura Tokyo. More... Until Mar 31, 20


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Air Transat Seat Sale: Fares starting at $89 one way - Book by January 20!

Air Transat launched a new seat sale today offering savings on  their flights to Europe, the South, the United States or within Canada. The seat sale fares must be booked by January 20 and are good for travel from February 1 to October 31, 2020. Fares start at $89 one way for short flights within Canada, $304 to Florida and up from there for flights further south or to Europe.

Learn more about the sale and book the fares here!

Here are some examples of the fares that are available:

 

While Air Transat does not have their own loyalty program at this time (it may change if and when Air Canada's purchase of the company is approved) you can utilize any number of credit cards to earn points and miles on these flights. Cards like the American Express Cobalt Card and The Platinum Card from American Express earn 2x points on travel purchases. You can also look at utilizing any number of proprietary credit card reward programs to redeem points and miles for these flights. Learn more about redeeming for flights like these here. I also recommend reading our Ultimate Guide to Credit Card & Loyalty Programs for the All Inclusive Vacationer if you end up buying a Transat package!

Check out the Air Transat sale today!