Thursday, October 21, 2021
Summary of global hotel systemwide bonus points promotions – October 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. 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! Most of 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. Here are all the current promotions that are available to everyone this month:
WestJet will allow you to use expiring companion vouchers for others and you don't have to travel with them
WestJet Rewards revealed a new limited time promotion today that will allow members to utilize any companion vouchers that are expiring this year for others without the need of the voucher holder travelling.
AIR MILES Flight-A-Day Giveaway - Enter to win $5,000 and $25,000 flight vouchers
As mentioned in our Big changes coming to the AIR MILES program post from earlier this month one of the promotions you could expect is now here! That promotion is the AIR MILES Flight-A-Day Giveaway which offers a total of 21 $5,000 flights vouchers (1 awarded per day) and a grand prize of a $25,000 flight voucher!
A standardized Canadian COVID-19 Proof of Vaccination (Vaccine Passport) is now here
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that a Canadian Vaccine Passport that can be used for international travel will be available soon. The Government of Canada has worked with the provinces and territories to create a standardized proof of vaccination.
A closer look at the credit card that Canada voted as the number one overall travel rewards card in Canada
The results of Canada's Choice 2021 were revealed earlier this week covering 10 categories of credit cards and loyalty with some surprising and not so surprising results. The first of those we look at was a not so surprising showing by the TD® Aeroplan® Visa Infinite* Card The card took first place in two categories along with it's associated program, Aeroplan, taking top spot in a third category.
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Wyndham Rewards: Earn 7,500 bonus points when you stay 4 nights in Canada & Worldwide
Wyndham Rewards next systemwide promotion is here and it offers the equivalent of a free night after you complete four nights with the chain. Advertised as a free night after four nights the promotion actually awards 7,500 bonus points when you complete those four nights. Those 7,500 bonus points are enough for the lowest level award night redemption in the Wyndham Rewards program. While it is nice to have a systemwide promo from Wyndham this is one of the hardest bonuses to earn in the current market of offers with most only requiring one or two nights or stays to get a bonus.
World of Hyatt's new Peak & Off-Peak pricing will be effective as of October 26
Originally planned to come to into effect in March of 2020 Hyatt's Peak and Off-Peak pricing for their World of Hyatt program was delayed due to the pandemic. Earlier this year the program said they will come into effect this October and now we know exactly when. As of 10:00am CT on Tuesday October 26, 2021 these new options are being introduced for award nights starting on March 1, 2022. This means all free night awards will be at the standard rates until February 28, 2022.
Flair Airlines adding flights to Denver, Nashville and San Francisco plus adding more domestic routes
It seems that we are now seeing new route announcements from Flair Airlines every few weeks! The latest sees the Ultra Low Cost Carrier further expanding in the U.S. and adding more routes within Canada. The latest cities being added to Flair's route map include Denver, Nashville and San Francisco in the U.S. as well as Comox on Vancouver Island.
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
October 19 Update: Sun Country to launch Vancouver - Minneapolis/St. Paul flights plus earn double points & multiple offers from Italy's new airline ITA Airways
Here's your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your daily dose (or near daily dose) of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. This update is brought to you by the HSBC World Elite Mastercard which is currently offering a welcome bonus of up to 100,000 bonus points worth $500, has no foreign transaction fees and no annual fee in the first year!
Two new airlines were added to the Rewards Canada bonus offers section today! We are now tracking bonus offers for Sun Country Rewards (https://rewardscanada.ca/suncountry.html) who announced today that they are finally going ahead with their Vancouver to Minneapolis/St. Paul service. This route was originally set to launch in May 2020 but due to the pandemic that never happened. The Sun Country flights will being on June 15 and operate twice weekly.