Air Canada's Black Friday Event is here with flight discounts & bonus points, online shopping bonuses, gift card bonuses and so much more!

 

While some airlines may only offer a discount for Black Friday Air Canada is a little different. They like to do it up and go all out with their Black Friday offers. We have discounts and bonuses for flying with Air Canada, bonuses for online shopping, discounts on vacations, car rentals and much more. We've listed them all below or you check them out on Air Canada's site.

The new AIR MILES Flights is here! A hands on look at the value of flights in the new program (Part 2)

Welcome to Part 2 of our coverage of the new AIR MILES Flights program. In Part 1 we highlighted once again what the new AIR MILES flights provides from dynamic pricing to booking in any fare class and more. As promised we said we would dissect the new dynamic rewards to see what value each AIR MILES Rewards Mile will have when compared to the old flights program.

The new AIR MILES Flights is here! New dynamic pricing model plus the ability to book any fare class, flights outside of Canada & more! (Part 1)

The much anticipated launch of AIR MILES new flight booking platform has finally happened! The new booking platform was first announced back in early October as part of a wider swath of changes to the programs however is the Flight portion where the biggest changes are happening! We covered most of what would be expected from the new AIR MILES Flights before but now have further details and insight into them.

WestJet confirms Calgary to London Heathrow flights will start in spring 2022

 
Back in March of this year news came out that WestJet had secured slots to serve London's Heathrow airport but at that time no news came out at all about the actual route starting. That all changes today as WestJet just announced service will start in spring of 2022 between Calgary and LHR! The service will be provided in addition to the existing Calgary, Halifax, Toronto and Vancouver to London Gatwick flights. 

New Amex Offers for United Airlines - Spend $400 and receive a $120 statement credit

 
Another great Amex Offer made its way out this morning. This one is for flights with United Airlines and provides a $120 statement credit if you spend $400 or more. I received it on the Platinum Card from American Express but it does show up on Amex's general shopping page which means it will be open to most if not all Amex cards.

November 17 Update: Flair Airlines announces flights to Mexico and a big update to Rewards Canada's Book Travel/Support page

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! 

 

Flair Airlines announced another new route expansion this week as the airline move into the Mexico market! The airline will offer low-fare flights to Cancun and Los Cabos, Mexico, from Vancouver, Abbotsford, Edmonton, Ottawa, and Kitchener-Waterloo:

Coast Hotels: Receive a $20 e-gift card for every gift card purchase of $100 of more

 
Canada's own Coast Hotels is getting in on the business of providing an extra bonus for buying gift cards. Similar to what we've seen from Best Western and other hotel chains Coast Hotels is essentially offering a 20% bonus when you buy their gift cards. The hotel chain will give you a $20 e-gift card for every gift card purchase of $100 or more. 

Top 5 Small Business Credit Card Sign Up offers for November - These cards provide the best value out of their welcome bonuses

 
Here are the Rewards Canada Top 5 Small Business Credit Card Sign Up offers for this month! This is not a 'best' credit card list like our Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings but instead a look at cards for small businesses that have very good acquisition (welcome/sign up) offers. As always when choosing a card you should always take other factors into account other than the just sign up bonus, but when some of these cards are first year free, they can and do pay off even when you grab them strictly for the sign up rewards. This month we see three first year free cards on the list! And remember this list is based on minimum value towards travel which we calculate as the minimum value of the welcome bonus less the annual fee. It is entirely possible to receive more value out of the welcome bonuses on all of these cards since they earn Aeroplan points or Marriott Bonvoy points - both of which can provided some huge outsized value rewards!

Receive 100 Free Miles when you join Japan Airlines Mileage Bank

 

Japan Airlines Mileage Bank or JMB has come out with a new member acquisition bonus for anyone who joins the program from around the world. Now, the bonus won't make people jump out of their seats but if you're not a member of the program yet, well hey here's your first 100 miles if you do join during this campaign. Once registered you'll also be entered to win one of 20 prizes of 6,000 miles. The registration for the promotion isn't the most straight forward. You'll need to click a link to join the program from your respective region in the world and once you have joined you need to go back to the promotion page and register for the offer. I hope that makes sense!

Offer details:
100 Free Mileage Bank Miles when you join Japan Airlines Mileage Bank. Simply enroll for a JMB card, JMB WAON Card or JAL Global WALLET and then register for this promotion. Click here for more details You must join and register by Jan 31, 22

Here's what the bottom of the promotion page looks like - I've added the 'steps' to show how to get your 100 miles.

 

November 16 Update: Two big AIR MILES earning events coming soon, Radisson Rewards extends inactive points accounts & Swoop expands in Edmonton

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! 

 
AIR MILES Shops Early Black Friday Event will start on November 19! You can earn 15x the Miles sitewide! Makes me wonder what the actual Black Friday offer will be? 20x miles? I hope that's the case!