Friday, May 29, 2020

Earn 5x Aeroplan Miles on all eStore purchases made on May 30 and 31


As we mentioned on Wednesday Aeroplan has been promoting an eStore Mega Event for this coming weekend and the details are now out. Any and all shopping you do via the Aeroplan eStore on May 30 and May 31 will earn 5x the miles. This site wide bonus is over and above any other bonuses that you can earn including 5 extra miles per $1 spent for purchases via the Aeroplan eStore when using your TD Aeroplan® credit card, or CIBC® Aeroplan® credit card
 

All miles earned this weekend should count towards the Travel at Home Air Canada Altitude status offer whereby if you earn 50,000 Aeroplan Miles you will receive Air Canada Altitude Prestige 25K status.

Finally don't forget about each retailers own loyalty programs as you can earn points in those as well with these purchases. Whether it's Sephora's Beauty Insider, Chapter Indigo's Plum Rewards or Lego Points - you name it you'll also earn those points.

Learn more about and shop the eStore here. (At time of posting the offer wasn't on the eStore site yet)

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Get every second night free at two Sandman Hotels in downtown Vancouver (limited to first 100 bookings)



Sandman Hotels is taking a page out of Fairmont Hotels' playbook with their own every second night free offer. It is much more limited than Fairmont's Stay Close offer in that it is only for two hotels and the first 100 bookings but still good enough to warrant attention!

Just like the Stay Close offer, Sandman Hotels' Stay for Free offer provides every second night free at the Sandman Suites Vancouver - Davie Street or at Sandman Hotel Vancouver City Centre which are both located in downtown YVR. Complimentary parking is also included on the free nights should you be heading to the hotel with a car. Just like the first four Fairmont Hotels in the Stay Close offer this offer needs to be booked by June 15 and is good for stays until September 7.

The offer email was received by us just before 8pm MT and at the time of writing this post (10:30pm MT) the offer was still live on Sandman's website but with only 100 bookings allowed I don't expect it to last very long hence this rare late night post from Rewards Canada.

If you do go with this offer and stay before July 20 your best bet is to pay for the stay with the Platinum Card from American Express since it earns double points until that time which means you'll earn 4 Membership Rewards points per dollar spent on the hotel stay.

Click here to learn more about and/or to book this offer

Hilton Honors 100% bonus when you buy points has been extended to June 3


Hilton Honors has extended their  100%  buy points promotion to June 3. It is a flat rate bonus of 100% 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 US$ 0.8 cents or more!

Remember reward nights start out at only 5,000 points so you could potentially get a lot of nights out of this offer.

Also with travel curtailed we don’t say you should buy points speculatively right now but some of you are still needing to travel and could very well make use of this bonus. Or if you do want to speculate…..

Offer details:
100% Bonus when you buy 10,000 or more Hilton Honors points online. Buy points here Until Jun 3, 20

Remember as well that Hilton has extended their Points Unlimited promotion of earning 2,000 bonus points per stay until Sep 7.

Find our complete list of Hilton Honors offers right here

Save up to 20% and earn 2,500 bonus Radisson Rewards Points for stays at 22 Canadian hotels this summer


As the country slowly opens up many of us are starting to plan some summer trips which for most will be staycations or road trips within Canada so an offer like this is perfect.

Radisson Hotels has once again brought back their Dream Deals offer and similar to their offer from late April although it has been expanded to more regions by adding in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean. This is on top of locations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.  Of course for many of us the only country we'd be looking at is Canada and this offer is good at 6 locations in Alberta, 1 in British Columbia, 2 in Manitoba, 11 in Ontario, and 2 in Saskatchewan.

The two locations in Manitoba with their lowest starting rates

With this offer you can save up to 25% on those stays and also earn 2,500 bonus Radisson Rewards points when you book by July 14 for stays between May 27 or June 10 and August 31
– The United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean, save up to 15%, for stays: between May 27 and August 31, 2020.
– Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, save up to 20%, for stays: between June 10 and August 31, 2020.
As a Radisson Rewards member, you can save up to an additional 5% and earn 2,500 bonus points per stay with this exclusive offer.
If you need to change plans, you can cancel your reservation for free 8 days before check-in.
Offer details:
2,500 Bonus Radisson Rewards Points and up to 25% off for stays at participating Radisson Collection, Radisson Blu, Radisson RED, Radisson, Park Inn by Radisson, Park Plaza, and Country Inn & Suites by Radisson hotels in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the United States, Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia Pacific. Full details & online booking. Book by Jul 14  for stays May 27 – Aug 31, 20

Image via Radisson

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

May 27 Update: Last few days to grab the TD First Class Visa Infinite Card with 65,000 points, Aeroplan eStore Mega Event this weekend and a targeted Starbucks Rewards offer


Thinking of applying for the TD First Class Visa Infinite Card? There are only a few days left to apply for it with its welcome bonus of up to 65,000 TD Rewards Points. The limited time offer on the card ends on May 31, 2020


You know that saying "you snooze you lose" well that happened to me as there was an Amex Offers offer that came out this morning that I received for the Platinum Card and Rewards Canada contributor Jeff W. let us know he received on his Marriott Bonvoy American Express card. That offer was a $20 statement credit when you spend $100 at Mastermind toys. A great offer especially for those ordering toy, puzzles and games to help pass the time at home. Back to "you snooze you lose" is that I saw the offer in my email this morning but didn't read the whole email that stated it was limited to first 3,000 cardmembers who register - not the typical five figure numbers we see for other offers. Well by not registering this morning when I first saw it I missed out as the offer is gone now. So kudos to those of you who did get in on it - you'll get to enjoy that $20 credit! Find our complete list of Amex offers here.


There is a targeted offer to celebrate the reopening of Starbucks stores in some provinces across Canada they are offering 25 bonus Starbucks Rewards Stars for every mobile order made until June 7. Check your email to see if you have been targeted!


Aeroplan is planning a big two day eStore Mega Event this weekend. No details have been provided yet but Aeroplan is definitely trying to build the hype for it! As soon as we know what the Mega Event will entail will pass it along!

And finally, have you been thinking of grabbing TD or CIBC cash back credit cards? If so, wait until next week to do so.....


Airline Schedule Updates
This will now be a standard feature for the foreseeable future in our daily update posts as we summarize Canadian operations based on data from RoutesOnline and other sources. Remember that many of these route plans are subject to change and right now they are changing frequently!

WestJet has decided not to start the following summer seasonal routes in 2020 rather they plan on bringing them back in 2021. (Source WestJet)
Route  Planned Frequency  Status 
Calgary-Whitehorse  4x weekly  Suspended 
Calgary-Windsor  7x weekly  Suspended 
Halifax-Gander  7x weekly  Suspended 

WestJet has also decided to delay the launch of their WestJet Link service between Calgary and Dawson Creek to September 2020. (Source RoutesOnline)


Remember to visit and bookmark our COVID-19 resource page where we are keeping you up to date with all the latest airline, hotel, lounges and loyalty program news, policies, closures and more.

Posts since our last update:

Deals:

Fairmont's Canadian mountain resort hotels offering every 2nd night or 2nd room free for the rest of 2020!

Fairmont Chateau Laurier Ottawa and Faimont Royal York Toronto now part of Stay Close Buy 1 night get 1 free offer!

Travelzoo and Whistler's Summit Lodge Boutique Hotel are selling discounted vouchers for future stays that are 100% fully refundable. You can buy vouchers that provide up to a 40% savings and includes breakfast & parking. Stay in a Deluxe King Studio, with a king bed, balcony, fully equipped kitchenette and dining table for two $139 (one night, check in June 1 - July 2; Aug. 30 - Sept. 30) Stay in a spacious Executive Studio, with a king bed, balcony, fully equipped kitchenette and dining table for four $149 (one night, check in July 3-31) $299 two nights, (check in Aug. 1-28) Find out more here

Travelzoo and Brewster's Mountain Lodge in Banff are selling discounted vouchers for future stays that are 100% fully refundable. You can buy vouchers for starting at $179-$199 each for June, $199-$239 for July and $269-$319 for August & September. Based on these numbers looks like they are anticipating a decent return to travel in late Summer. We did a quick check for a mid-week stay in June and Brewster's wanted $339 for the same room and the cheapest 3rd party rate we could find was $209. Sot the $179 voucher definitely provides some savings. Find out more here

WealthSimple Trade:  Receive $5 when you deposit and trade at least $100 worth of stock with WealthSimple Trade. Find out more here (We will also receive $5 when you receive $5)

Rewards Canada receives a small commission when you use any of the above offers. You don't have to chose to use our links but we thank you in advance if you do.


Canadian Bonus Offers

World of Hyatt
- 500 Bonus World of Hyatt points per night at the Hyatt Place Toronto/Mississauga Centre More... Until Aug 30, 20

Other Bonus Offers

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Double Asia Miles for stays at all participating World Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Mar 31, 21
- Triple Asia Club Miles for stays at all participating World Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Mar 31, 21

Emirates Skywards
- Triple Skywards Miles, room upgrades and up to 20% for stays at Tivoil Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. More... Until Feb 28, 21

Royal Air Maroc Safar Flyer
- Earn 4,000 Bonus Safar Flyer Miles for joining the Safar Flyer program and completing four flights. More... Ongoing offer

World of Hyatt
- 500 Bonus World of Hyatt points per night for stays at the Hyatt Place Taiyuan Longcheng. More... Until Aug 30, 20
- 500 Bonus World of Hyatt points per night for stays at the Hyatt House Frankfurt Eschborn More... Until Aug 30, 20
- 500 Bonus World of Hyatt points per night for stays at the Hyatt Regency Yokohama or the Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono. More... Until Aug 30, 20
- 500 Bonus World of Hyatt points per night for stays at the Hyatt Place Bakersfield More... Until Aug 30, 20
- 500 Bonus World of Hyatt points per night for stays at the Hyatt Centric Las Olas Fort Lauderdale. More... Until Aug 30, 20
- 500 Bonus World of Hyatt points per night at the Ambassador Chicago More... Until Aug 30, 20
- 500 Bonus World of Hyatt points per night for stays at the Hyatt Place Indianapolis / Carmel More... Until Aug 30, 20
- 500 Bonus World of Hyatt points per night at the Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center or the Hyatt Centric Downtown Portland. More... Until Aug 30, 20
- 500 Bonus World of Hyatt points per night for stays at the Hyatt House Nashville / Downtown - SoBro More... Until Aug 30, 20
- 500 Bonus World of Hyatt points per night for stays at the Hyatt Place Houston / Downtown More... Until Aug 30, 20


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Fairmont Chateau Laurier Ottawa and Faimont Royal York Toronto now part of Stay Close Buy 1 night get 1 free offer!


Fairmont Hotels keeps adding more hotels to their amazing Stay Close offer that provides every 2nd night or 2nd room free for stays at select hotels in Canada and the United States. Here is our previous coverage of the offers:
And as of today two more Canadian hotels have been added into the mix:


The Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa and the recently renovated Fairmont Royal York in Toronto are now part of the Stay Close offer. These two new offers have a longer booking window when compared to the first Canadian hotels revealed for the promotion with booking windows open until June 30 for the Royal York and July 15 for the Chateau Laurier.  The offer is good for stays until the end of December for all of the locations.

Here's a quick look at the rates for the Fairmont Royal York Hotel (June 24-26):
Just like all the other hotels this deal is exactly 50% off the daily rate and is also significantly cheaper than CAA/AAA rates. The rates must be prepaid in advance however they are fully refundable as long as you cancel in advance. For the rates above with the Royal York that cancellation is only 24 hours before so there is lots of flexibility compared to the 7 day cancellation policy at the Canadian mountain resorts!

These are the black out dates for each property in regards to this offer:
Chateau Laurier: Not specified
Royal York: August 14-15; September 9-15, 2020

Remember that Fairmont Hotels is now part of the ALL Accor Live Limitless program so stays at Fairmont Hotels will rack up points in that program.
For more details or to book this offer you can do so via these links:
Here are the terms & conditions of the offer:
Buy one night and receive a complimentary second night during the same stay. A 1 night prepaid fully-refundable deposit is required. This promotion is subject to availability and may not be combined with any other offers, promotions or packages. For stays through December 31, 2020. Blackout dates may apply.

*You may also use your complimentary night as a second room on the same night. Should you wish to do so, please book a two night stay and then you must call the hotel directly to amend the reservation. The reservation will be amended to have two rooms in the same room category for the price of one for one night.

ALL Rewards points may not be redeemed to cover the cost of any charges associated with stays booked on the “Stay Close” offer either at time of booking or during the stay. This includes, but is not limited to charges for room rate/restaurant/in-room dining/spa/golf. Members who book through the “Stay Close” offer will receive the on-property benefits associated with their tier level at time of stay. Members will earn points at standard earn rates for room charges and all eligible spend that is charged to their room during the stay.
Images via Fairmont Hotels

TD will donate miles to Second Harvest when you use your TD Aeroplan Card for restaurant purchases until May 31


Air Canada's Aeroplan keeps doling out the Travel at Home offers and initiatives for this month. The latest sees the loyalty program teaming up with TD to help support one of Aeroplan's Beyond Miles charity partners. Until the end of the month when you use any TD® Aeroplan® credit card for purchases made directly with restaurants TD will match every mile you earn and donate it to Second Harvest. They will donate up to 5 million miles

Second Harvest is Canada's largest organization that specializes in food recovery. They take surplus food that may otherwise go to waste and redirect to social services organizations across Canada to distribute to those in need.

Learn more about Second Harvest here.

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

May 26 Update: Air Canada provides aircraft physical distancing configurations, earn 5x miles with select Air Miles Shops retailers, Air Canada Takeout to Takeoff contest



Air Canada announced sometime ago that they are and will be flying their planes will physical distancing in mind and RoutesOnline has put together a handy post showing how many seats Air Canada plans to sell on each of their planes for travel until June 30. You'll notice that on all planes the full business and premium economy class cabins are available but it is in economy class where the physical distancing numbers show. For example an AC Boeing 787-9 typically has 30 Business Class seats, 21 Premium Economy and 247 Economy Class seats for sale. That is now 30, 21 and 167 respectively. This means Air Canada will keep at least 80 seats open on this aircraft in economy class. You can view the full list here.


AIR MILES is offering 5x Reward Miles at select shops for their home event via airmilesshops.ca. They include Dyson, H&M and more. Offer ends June 1. Find out more here.



Back to Air Canada - today they launched a contest called Takeout to Takeoff to celebrate local restaurants. Simply show Air Canada how you are plating take out meals at home via Instagram or Twitter and you'll have a chance to win a trip to Vancouver or Montreal and a $250 credit to Nightingale or Park restaurant. Contest ends June 7. Find the complete contest details here.




Airline Schedule Updates
This will now be a standard feature for the foreseeable future in our daily update posts as we summarize Canadian operations based on data from RoutesOnline and other sources. Remember that many of these route plans are subject to change and right now they are changing frequently!
More updates coming soon!


Remember to visit and bookmark our COVID-19 resource page where we are keeping you up to date with all the latest airline, hotel, lounges and loyalty program news, policies, closures and more.

Posts since our last update:

Deals:

Fairmont's Canadian mountain resort hotels offering every 2nd night or 2nd room free for the rest of 2020!

Travelzoo and Whistler's Summit Lodge Boutique Hotel are selling discounted vouchers for future stays that are 100% fully refundable. You can buy vouchers that provide up to a 40% savings and includes breakfast & parking. Stay in a Deluxe King Studio, with a king bed, balcony, fully equipped kitchenette and dining table for two $139 (one night, check in June 1 - July 2; Aug. 30 - Sept. 30) Stay in a spacious Executive Studio, with a king bed, balcony, fully equipped kitchenette and dining table for four $149 (one night, check in July 3-31) $299 two nights, (check in Aug. 1-28) Find out more here

Travelzoo and Brewster's Mountain Lodge in Banff are selling discounted vouchers for future stays that are 100% fully refundable. You can buy vouchers for starting at $179-$199 each for June, $199-$239 for July and $269-$319 for August & September. Based on these numbers looks like they are anticipating a decent return to travel in late Summer. We did a quick check for a mid-week stay in June and Brewster's wanted $339 for the same room and the cheapest 3rd party rate we could find was $209. Sot the $179 voucher definitely provides some savings. Find out more here

WealthSimple Trade:  Receive $5 when you deposit and trade at least $100 worth of stock with WealthSimple Trade. Find out more here (We will also receive $5 when you receive $5)

Rewards Canada receives a small commission when you use any of the above offers. You don't have to chose to use our links but we thank you in advance if you do.


Canadian Bonus Offers

Air Canada Aeroplan
- 500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles on your first stay at any Best Western Hotel in Canada, the U.S. or the Caribbean Islands. More... For residents of Canada, the U.S. and Caribbean islands only Until Dec 31, 20

Other Bonus Offers

ANA Mileage Club
- Double Mileage Club Miles for stays at all participating World Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Mar 31, 21
- Triple Mileage Club Miles for stays at all participating World Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Mar 31, 21

Emirates Skywards
- Triple Skywards Miles, room upgrades and up to 20% for stays at Avani Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. More... ntil Feb 28, 21

IHG Rewards Club
- Double IHG Rewards Club Points for stays at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Largo-Clearwater More... Until Aug 31, 20

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 Jun 30 for rentals until Nov 30, 20


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Monday, May 25, 2020

WestJet Rewards elite status policy update - select members whose status expires in June will have it extended


As the end of the month approaches we reached out to WestJet Rewards to see if they have plans to further extend their policy for elite status members as it only covered March, April and May. The current policy was put in place on March 24th and provided elite status extensions and upgrades to those who were on track to achieve or re-qualify status in March, April and May. WestJet has confirmed to Rewards Canada this policy will be continued for the month of June meaning members whose status expires next month and were on track to achieving status once again will have it extended.

The key wording in the policy is "who were on track" - that means if you have or had spending with WestJet up until the widespread travel shutdown that can be extrapolated to reaching an elite status level. So if you were someone who took advantage of one of WestJet's predominant status match offers but never flew WestJet or only did so in early to mid 2019 to keep your status, chances are you will not be offered an extension. In fact I'm pretty sure you won't have it extended based on personal experience. I saw that the status of all my family members has not been extended as it expired on April 30 despite having had a good amount of spend coupled with recent trips in late December and February and had another WestJet trip booked in April. Mine is due to expire at the end of the month so I'm not holding up any hopes that it will be extended. Not that we need the status over the next few months but it would be nice to have it for when we do get ready to jump on a plane. In fact it wouldn't be a bad idea if WestJet followed Air Canada's lead and provide ways to earn or retain status from home for those who weren't or aren't being considered for elite status extensions.

You can learn more about WestJet and WestJet Rewards Coronavirus policies here.

(At the time of posting this article the extension to WestJet Rewards elite status policy had not been published on their website yet)




Friday, May 22, 2020

May 22 Update: Tomorrow only - earn 15x miles sitewide on airmilesshops, Air Canada Jetz all business class configuration to fly Eastern Triangle routes & more!


AIR MILES Happy Any day returns to airmilesshops.ca for one day tomorrow. You can earn 15x miles on any qualifying purchase amount made in a single transaction, excluding shipping, duty and taxes with any retailer on airmilesshops.ca. This offer is only available on May 23. Visit airmilessshops.ca here.



On June 1st Air Canada will start flying some of their Air Canada Jetz A319 aircraft on Eastern Triangle routes. If you are unfamiliar with Jetz, these are Air Canada's planes that are typically chartered by sports teams, political parties etc. as they are configured with a business class only cabin. The cabin configuration has 58 seats and provides more comfort and personal space with a recliner seat with a 42-49-inch pitch. For these fligtht there is On board Wi-Fi available for purchase and passengers will receive two complimentary checked bags. The planes will be flying between Toronto and Montreal as well as Toronto and Ottawa. You can see the exact routes they are flying on on this page on Air Canada's website.


Airline Schedule Updates
This will now be a standard feature for the foreseeable future in our daily update posts as we summarize Canadian operations based on data from RoutesOnline and other sources. Remember that many of these route plans are subject to change and right now they are changing frequently!

Check out our separate post regarding Air Canada's latest schedule updates

China Southern has scheduled 1 flight per week between Vancouver and Guangzhou in June. (Source RoutesOnline)

Copa Airlines is hoping to restart 2 flights per week between Toronto and Panama City as of July 3. (Source RoutesOnline)

Xiamen Airlines is looking to fly 1 flight per week between Vancouver and Xiamen in June. (Source RoutesOnline)


Remember to visit and bookmark our COVID-19 resource page where we are keeping you up to date with all the latest airline, hotel, lounges and loyalty program news, policies, closures and more.

Posts since our last update:

Deals:

Fairmont's Canadian mountain resort hotels offering every 2nd night or 2nd room free for the rest of 2020!

Travelzoo and Whistler's Summit Lodge Boutique Hotel are selling discounted vouchers for future stays that are 100% fully refundable. You can buy vouchers that provide up to a 40% savings and includes breakfast & parking. Stay in a Deluxe King Studio, with a king bed, balcony, fully equipped kitchenette and dining table for two $139 (one night, check in June 1 - July 2; Aug. 30 - Sept. 30) Stay in a spacious Executive Studio, with a king bed, balcony, fully equipped kitchenette and dining table for four $149 (one night, check in July 3-31) $299 two nights, (check in Aug. 1-28) Find out more here

Travelzoo and Brewster's Mountain Lodge in Banff are selling discounted vouchers for future stays that are 100% fully refundable. You can buy vouchers for starting at $179-$199 each for June, $199-$239 for July and $269-$319 for August & September. Based on these numbers looks like they are anticipating a decent return to travel in late Summer. We did a quick check for a mid-week stay in June and Brewster's wanted $339 for the same room and the cheapest 3rd party rate we could find was $209. Sot the $179 voucher definitely provides some savings. Find out more here

WealthSimple Trade:  Receive $5 when you deposit and trade at least $100 worth of stock with WealthSimple Trade. Find out more here (We will also receive $5 when you receive $5)

Rewards Canada receives a small commission when you use any of the above offers. You don't have to chose to use our links but we thank you in advance if you do.


Canadian Bonus Offers

N/A

Other Bonus Offers

Alitalia MilleMiglia
- Double MilleMiglia Miles for stays at all participating World Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Mar 31, 21
- Triple MilleMiglia Miles for stays at all participating World Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Mar 31, 21

Emirates Skywards
- Triple Skywards Miles, room upgrades and up to 20% for stays at Anantara Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. More... Until Feb 28, 21


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