Back on June 15
it was announced that
Marriott Bonvoy
would be gifting qualifying nights to current elite members. The
nights gifted would be equivalent to half of that required for the elite
status that you currently hold and those nights are now posting to
members accounts. For some of you, these extra nights may push you over
the threshold to be able to select Annual Choice Benefits for 50 nights
or 75 nights.
You can access those benefit options here.
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| Screenshot of the gifted nights that posted over this past weekend |
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| Annual Choice Benefit options |
News is out that the
Canada U.S. border will be closed to non-essential travel for another month. The
CBC reports
that the agreement that was supposed to end on July 21 will be extended
for until at least another 30 days. The interesting point with this
closure is that Canadians can actually travel to the U.S. by plane - the
agreement only covers land crossings for Canadians. Not that travelling
to the U.S. is on the top of everyone's list right now with Coronavirus
cases reaching record levels in many States.
Keeping on the topic of travel, flying and the pandemic - things
don't seem to be the rosiest here in our own country. Alberta is seeing a
spike in cases, Kelowna has increased cases thanks to some parties and
if you check the
Government of Canada's website
for tracking locations where you may be exposed to to COVID-19,
there
are affected flights being reported almost daily where someone on board
has been confirmed to carry the virus - and this both for domestic and
international flights. Just some food for thought if you are considering
flying.
Airline Schedule Updates
A summary 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!
As anticipated
WestJet's new flight between
Calgary and Rome will launch in 2021 now instead of this year. Based on
schedule updates the new route will now launch on May 1, 2021 with a
once weekly flight and moving the three times per week service as of May
20. (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:
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Instacart: Get $10 when you place your first order with Instacart!
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WealthSimple Trade: Receive $5 when you deposit and trade at least $100 worth of stock with WealthSimple Trade.
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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
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Other Bonus Offers
ALL Accor Live Limitless
- Double ALL Rewards Points for stays at participating Rixos hotels in
Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Minimum stay requirements of 1 to 3
nights depending on hotel.
More... Book by Sep 23 for stays until Dec 31, 20
British Airways Executive Club
- Double Avios on all hotel stays booked via booking.com during the month of July. Stays do not have to be completed in July.
More... Book by Jul 31, 20
Federal Hotels International Gracious Rewards
-
2X Gracious Rewards Points for stays at the Hotel Capitol Kuala Lumpur.
More... Book by Jul 31 for stays until Dec 28, 20
IHG Rewards Club
- Fast Track to Gold or Platinum Elite Status when you stay at IHG Hotels Worldwide.
More... Until Dec 31, 20
Marriott Bonvoy
- 2,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points PER NIGHT for stays at the AC Hotel Irvine.
More...Until Aug 31, 20
Follow Rewards Canada:
In 2019 Marriott released a weekly last minute deals campaign called Marriott Bonvoy Escapes with new offers revealed every Wednesday. As would be expected those offers we paused during the height of the pandemic however with travel slowly resuming Marriott brought back these Escapes deals back in June and this week's offers bring a lot of Canadian hotels into the mix. In fact we see 95 locations in Canada participating where members can save up to 25% on stays until August 9th. If this offer interests you you have five days from today to book these offer.
