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Thursday, March 11, 2021
March 11 Update: AIR MILES Bonus Boom returns later this month, lots of bonus for shopping online from the U.S. & two new Rexall Be Well bonus offers
Air Canada Aeroplan's Status Pass benefit is officially here
Air Canada Aeroplan has formally rolled out the Status Pass feature that was announced last year as part of the new Aeroplan program. This feature allows Aeroplan 50K Elite Status and higher members to share some elite benefits with friends and family who are not travelling with them.
IHG Rewards Fast Track to Elite Status returns - Stay 2 nights get Gold, 5 nights get Platinum
IHG Rewards has brought back their fast track offer to elite status that we saw during the last half of 2020. The offer makes it very easy to obtain status in the recently rebranded IHG Rewards program! It is perfect for those who don’t have status in the program as it takes very few nights to reach elite with this promotion. The main difference between this 2021 version of the offer from 2020 is that there is now a 90 day time limit for completing the required nights whereas in 2020 you had until the date the promotion ended which was December 31. So in this case you'll want to time your registration for the offer correctly so that you can make sure you can complete the 2 or 5 nights within those 90 days. And that brings us to the elite status you get. After you register if you complete 2 nights within those 90 days you'll be granted IHG Rewards Gold Status. Complete 5 nights and Platinum Status is yours. By comparison if you don't register it would take a COVID-19 adjusted level of 7 nights to earn Gold Status or 30 nights to reach Platinum. As you can see it doesn’t take a lot of nights to earn status with this offer!
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Great new limited time redemption offer from American Express for prepaid cards or using points for Amazon purchases
Yesterday American Express launched an pretty awesome points redemption special for prepaid American Express Cards and for using your points for Amazon.ca purchases. This limited time offer runs until March 22 and the rates match the good rates seen for when you redeem Points for Travel Purchases. That is, you get $10 in value for every 1,000 points you redeem.Which translates to a 1% to 5% return depending on which American Express card you earned those points with.
March 10 Update: Up to 750 Bonus Miles when you shop online via AIR MILES Shops & CIBC clarifies the Aventura NEXUS credit
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- 750 Bonus Miles when you spend $500 across 5 participating stores
- 375 Bonus Miles when you spend $300 across 3 participating stores
- 75 Bonus Miles when you spend $100 across 2 participating stores
Learn more about the offer here.
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A few weeks ago we mentioned how CIBC shows a US$50 credit for NEXUS applications for their Aventura cards but saw that the T&Cs state C$100 so we wondering if they boosted the NEXUS credit to match what TD was offering on some of their Aeroplan cards.. CIBC has clarified this for us and let us know the credit has not changed. They will provide a rebate for a US$50 NEXUS fee once and the C$100 in the terms and conditions is set in place to cover currency exchange since the NEXUS fee is paid in US$. I also tend to believe it will cover any increases in the NEXUS fee as we did hear some talk of the fee going up in price. So for those of you who have an Aventura card or are planning on getting it you'll know the benefit essentially covers one NEXUS fee. Learn more about CIBC Aventura cards here.
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Posts since our last update:
- One week only – 100% bonus when you buy Radisson Rewards points
Radisson Rewards has brought back a 100% bonus for buying their points but only for a week. This…
- Up to a 50% bonus when you buy Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Miles
Alaska Airlines has launched a new buy miles offer that only runs for a week this time until March…
- March
8 Update: PC Financial downgrading World Elite Mastercard cardholders
who didn't hit the $15,000 annual spend requirement & 8 new bonus
offers
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Other Bonus Offers
Alitalia MilleMiglia
- Up to a 50% bonus when you buy or gift MilleMiglia miles online. More... Until Mar 31, 21
All Accor Live Limitless
- Double ALL Rewards Points for stays at over 340+ ALLSAFE hotels,
resorts and apartments in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, French Polynesia
and Hawaii. More... Until May 31, 21
Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Double Frequent Flyer Points when you convert Choice Privileges Points to Qantas Frequent Flyer Points. More... Until Mar 31, 21
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One week only – 100% bonus when you buy Radisson Rewards points
Radisson Rewards has brought back a 100% bonus for buying their points but only for a week. This flash sale works right from the lowest amount of points to buy of 1,000 right up to a maximum of 80,000 points.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Up to a 50% bonus when you buy Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Miles
Alaska Airlines has launched a new buy miles offer that only runs for a week this time until March 14. This time the bonus once again ranges from 40% to 50% depending on how many miles you buy. Ideally you want to buy so you get that 50% bonus which means you’d have to buy 35,000 or more miles. We see the 50% bonus quite frequently now from Alaska but have even seen 60% (some lucky members got 70%) as part of a targeted mystery bonus over the past few months.
Monday, March 8, 2021
March 8 Update: PC Financial downgrading World Elite Mastercard cardholders who didn't hit the $15,000 annual spend requirement & 8 new bonus offers
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Long time Rewards Canada reader Harry B. reached out to us last week to let us know he received a letter from PC Financial that he didn't meet the required spend of $15,000 per year to keep his PC Financial World Elite Mastercard and that they would downgrade him to the World Version. A quick search sees this also popping up on Twitter and Redflagdeals as more PC Optimum cardholders received the letter as well. What we have happening hear is that Mastercard Canada put in place this $15,000 minimum spend threshold on World Elite cards that have no annual fee about a year or so ago. By having people spend at least $15,000 per year Mastercard can cover some of the costs associated with a World Elite card's benefits through the interchange fee rather than an annual fee on a card. This is why you don't actually see a minimum spend requirement on any World Elite Cards that do charge an annual fee as they can't downgrade you for a product you are paying for. Our biggest gripe that we have here at Rewards Canada from our readers and seeing what people have said on Twitter and RFD is that they received no notice from PC Financial that this requirement was instituted and some would have shifted their spending. I know even here at Rewards Canada we may have touched upon it once quite awhile ago but for the most part it is buried in the T&C's so it out of sight out of mind. Let us know in the comments section below if you also got the letter from PC Financial or even one of the other issuers!
Awesome new partnership! Air Canada Aeroplan & Starbucks Rewards join forces - earn Aeroplan Points and Starbucks Stars at the same time
Air Canada Aeroplan's first non-travel partnership since the launch of the new program in November is here!. Starting today you will be able to Aeroplan points on any Starbucks purchases you make utilizing the Starbucks app. And the good news? This is in addition to your regular Starbucks Rewards earning so you'll automatically be double dipping - well let's be honest in all likelihood it will be at least a triple dip as you should be funding your Starbucks app with a points earning credit card!
Friday, March 5, 2021
March 5 Update: 50% off award flights on SATA Airlines out of Toronto and 500 bonus points per night at the new Hyatt Place Ottawa West
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There is an interesting flight reward promotion that we came across in our daily bonus offer updates. This one is for Portugal's SATA Azores Airlines. Yes I know this may not interest many of you outside of a couple of our readers in the Toronto area who may have flown SATA regularly enough to be a member of their Imagine program. The offer is kind of confusing as it is publicly promoted right on their website however the terms states it is personal and non-transferable. So we'll see if we can get more details on that.