New Amex Offer for the Cineplex Store - Spend $15 to receive a $5.99 credit

 

Another Amex offer became available today that you can check your accounts to see if has been sent to you as well.  The offer showed in my account this morning for The Platinum Card) and while the value seems low if you can keep your spend right at $15 with the Cineplex Store (online) you'll earn a $5.99 credit which is almost a 40% rebate!  The offer is only around for a month and is limited to the first 30,000 cardmembers who register for it. 

If you are eligible you'll find these offer in your Amex account for you to register for. We also have them listed in our Guide to American Express Canada 'Amex Offers'

Here is our current list of offers pulled from our guide:

Merchant	Offer Details	Known cards to have this offer	Expires
	Spend $750 or more with Burberry (doesn't have to be in one purchase) and receive a one-time $150 statement credit		Oct 31, 20
	Spend at least $60 in qualifying purchases using your registered Card at www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/ and earn a one-time $15 statement credit.		Oct 31, 20
	Earn a one-time $20 statement credit when you have an Amazon Prime Membership ($79) purchase charged to your registered Card.		Oct 31, 20
	Spend $100 or more with Lululemon on the Lululemon mobile application or online only at shop.lululemon.com, (doesn't have to be in one purchase) and receive a one-time $20 statement credit		Oct 31, 20
The Chesterfield Shop	Spend at least $250 and earn a $50 credit. Register your card here.	Unknown at this time	Nov 1, 20
	Spend at least $15 in qualifying purchases using your registered Card at store.cineplex.com by 09/11/2020 and earn a one-time $5.99 statement credit		Nov 9, 20
	Spend at least $250 in qualifying purchases using your registered Card at participating BOSS Store location(s) or at www.hugoboss.com/ca by 15/11/2020 and earn a one-time $50 statement credit.		Nov 15, 20
	Spend at least $20 and Earn a $5 credit. Credit can be earned up to 2 times. Must spend at least $20 in a single transaction (not cumulative)		Dec 6, 20
	Spend at least $25, Earn 500 bonus Membership Rewards® points. Credit can be earned up to 2 times. Must spend at least $25 in a single transaction (not cumulative)		Dec 6, 20
	Spend at least $150 and Earn a $30 credit. Must spend at least $30 in a single transaction (not cumulative) Purchase must be made online at www.dollarama.com/en-CA		Dec 6, 20
	Spend at least $150 and Earn a $30 credit. Must spend at least $30 in a single transaction (not cumulative)		Dec 6, 20
	Spend at least $350 in qualifying purchases using your registered Card at participating William Ashley location(s) or at www.williamashley.com by 23/12/2020 and earn a one-time $50 statement credit.		Dec 23, 20
	Spend at least $20 in qualifying purchases at www.parcelpal.com/amex or on the ParcelPal mobile application by 31/12/2020 and earn a $5 statement credit. Limit of 3 credits. Register your card here		Dec 31, 20

 

 

Key to the cards:

American Express Cobalt Card	American Express Gold Rewards Card	Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card
The Platinum Card from American Express	Business Platinum Card® from American Express	American Express® Business Gold Rewards Card
American Express AIR MILES Platinum Credit Card
Scotiabank Gold American Express Card	Scotiabank American Express Card	Scotiabank Platinum American Express Card

For more details on or to apply for any of the American Express Cards listed above please visit Rewards Canada's American Express offers page.

New welcome bonus for MBNA Alaska Mastercards - $100 statement credit + up to 30,000 bonus Mileage Plan Miles

 

MBNA and Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan have come out with a new welcome offer for their Canadian Mastercards. Right now when you apply for and approved for either of the cards not only will you earn the standard welcome bonus miles but you'll also be able to earn a $100 statement credit. The bonuses and statement credits and card details are as follows:

 MBNA Alaska Airlines World Elite Mastercard

• 30,000 Bonus Mileage Plan Miles when you spend $1,000 on the card in the first 90 days
• $100 statement credit  when you spend $1,000 on the card in the first 90 days
• One complimentary checked bag per passenger on the same qualifying reservation, up to a maximum of six passengers.æ
• Every year on your account anniversary buy one round trip and get a companion fare of $121 (USD) ($99 plus taxes and fees from $22)◊◊ on Alaska Airlines. There are no blackout dates.
• Earn 3 miles‡ for every $1 charged to your Alaska Airlines Mastercard credit card on tickets, vacation packages, and cargo services from Alaska Airlines.
• Earn 1 mile‡ for every $1 spent on other eligible purchases.
• Earn and redeem‡ Alaska Mileage Plan miles on global airline partners of Alaska Airlines to 900+ destinations.
• $99 annual fee
• Standard Annual Interest Rates of 19.99% on purchases, 22.99% on balance transfers✪ and access cheques, and 22.99% on cash advances 
• Your personal annual income must be greater than $80,000, or your household annual income must be $150,000 or greater††††
   
  

 MBNA Alaska Airlines Platinum Plus Mastercard

• 20,000 Bonus Mileage Plan Miles when you spend $1,000 on the card in the first 90 days
• $100 statement credit  when you spend $1,000 on the card in the first 90 days
• Every year on your account anniversary buy one round trip and get Alaska's Famous Companion Fare™ from $121 (USD) ($99 plus taxes and fees from $22)◊◊ on Alaska Airlines. There are no blackout dates
•  Earn 3 miles‡ for every $1 charged to your Alaska Airlines Mastercard credit card on tickets, vacation packages, and cargo services from Alaska Airlines.
• Earn 1 mile‡ for every $1 spent on other eligible purchases.
• Earn and redeem‡ Alaska Mileage Plan miles on global airline partners of Alaska Airlines to 900+ destinations.
• Standard Annual Interest Rates of 19.99% on purchases, 22.99% on balance transfers✪and access cheques, and 22.99% on cash advances 
• $75 annual fee
  

This offer appears to only be available via the links above which came to us from Alaska Airlines. The offer does not show up in our affiliate channel, on Great Canadian Rebates or even MBNA's own website.

We have seen lots of incentives like elite credits for the US versions of Alaska's cards thanks to the pandemic but these are the first offers to become available for us north of the border. Hopefully this means MBNA will also start looking at incentivizing their other cards. It would be nice to see the 60K offer on the Best Western card again and their proprietary cards could sure use a boost!

Image via Alaska Airlines

October 2 Update: Air Canada makes eUpgrade process easier, AIR MILES adds Canadian Appliance Source as a new partner & IHG Rewards Club's 2x points offer now live

 Air Canada announced today that they have made the eUpgrade process easier and more rewarding.

The eUpgrade improvements include:

• Simplified eUpgrade Request Process – Beginning October 6, members or their travel agents can request upgrades when they book, or any time prior to check-in at aircanada.com or with Air Canada Reservations. When seats are available, members will clear automatically within their upgrade clearance window.
• Simplified eUpgrade Requirements – Beginning today, all Air Canada fare options will be eligible for eUpgrades, with the exception of Economy Basic fares. Plus, members will be able to upgrade all Aeroplan flight rewards. What's more, Air Canada has further simplified the eUpgrade requirements across its network, and in most cases reduced the credits and add-ons required for an upgrade.
• eUpgrades for Companions – The transformed Aeroplan is built for families, with all-new features like Family Sharing and Status Pass. Our members told us how important it is to be able to share the experience of our premium cabins with their travel companions. With that in mind, beginning November 8, when seats are available, upgrade requests for companions traveling in the same reservation will clear with the priority of the member's Altitude status – including at the airport.

Aeroplan has also introduced a special offer for eUpgrades. For a limited time, members can enjoy an eUpgrade add-on waiver for upgrades from Premium Economy to Business Class on international flights operated by Air Canada. This applies for upgrade requests through March 31, 2021. Learn more about eUpgrades here. Air Canada also provided us with PDF's detailing the process, eUpgrade requirements and more. You can access the English version here and the French version here.

Image via Air Canada 

 

AIR MILES added Canadian Appliance Source as a new partner where you can earn AIR MILES Rewards Miles at. You can earn 1 Mile for every $40 spent in-store and online plus you can also get 3x the Miles on almost anything in-store and online as part of the AIR MILES Bonus Boom event that runs until October 14th. 

Image via AIR MILES

IHG Rewards Club double points on all stays promotion officially kicked off yesterday. Don't forget to register for it right away so that you can earn those points until December 15. Register & book here.

Image via IHG

 It's the start of the month and that's when we see the new Air France KLM Promo Rewards and Lufthansa Miles & More Mileage Bargains come out for the month. Once again there are no offers from Canada (AF KLM has nothing at all for North America) but Miles & More does have some out of the U.S.. 

Image via Air France

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!

WestJet released their international flight schedule for October as follows:
Calgary – Cancun 1 weekly 737-800
Calgary – London Gatwick 2 weekly 787-9
Calgary – Los Angeles 3 weekly 737-700
Calgary – Los Cabos 1 weekly 737-800
Calgary – Palm Springs 2 weekly 737-800
Calgary – Phoenix 3 weekly 737-700/-800
Calgary – Puerto Vallarta 2 weekly 737-700/-800
Toronto – Cancun 1 weekly 737-800
Toronto – Kingston 1 weekly 737-700
Toronto – London Gatwick 2 weekly 787-9
Toronto – Montego Bay 2 weekly 737-800
(Source RoutesOnline)

LOT Polish Airlineswill operate three flights per week between Toronto and Warsaw for most of the month of October. (Source RoutesOnline)

ANA will continue to operate three flights per week between Vancouver and Tokyo for the montsh of October and November. (Source RoutesOnline)

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