Mar 15 Update: 50 Free Aeroplan Miles, Chicago City Bonus Highlight, Coast Hotels to Aeroplan Transfer bonus

Another quiet day rounds out the week here on Rewards Canada:

News, Tips & Tricks
Check out a couple of new Aeroplan bonuses below, the first is 50 free Aeroplan miles (free is always good!) for linking your Costco membership with your Aeroplan number. I assume if you have already done so in the past you won't be eligible for this promotion and the other is for members of the small Coast Hotels Coast Rewards program. See below for details on both offers.


Over on the FFB Blog I picked Chicago as this weeks City Bonus Highlight. If you are planning travel to ORD or MDW check it out for what bonuses you can take advantage of.

Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- 50 Bonus Aeroplan miles by registering your Costco and Aeroplan Number online by September 30. More... Canadian Residents Only
- Double Aeroplan Miles when you convert Coast Rewards points into Aeroplan miles. More... Until Jun 30, 13

American AAdvantage
- Triple AAdvantage Miles when you rent a a Compact or larger vehicle at any participating Alamo location in the United States or Canada and save up to 30%. More... Until Dec 31, 13
- Earn up to 3,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles on rentals at participating Avis airport locations in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. More... Until May 31, 13
- Earn up to 2,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles on a qualifying rental of 2 or more consecutive days at participating Budget airport locations in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, and Caribbean More... Until May 31, 13
- 1,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles when you rent any size car for a minimum of three days at any participating National location in the United States. More... Until Dec 31, 13
- Earn up to Triple AAdvantage Miles on every eligible stay at participating JAL Hotels in Japan, China, Vietnam, Palau or the USA More... Until Jun 30, 13

Delta SkyMiles
- Earn up to 1,500 Bonus SkyMiles when you purchase an Economy Comfort Upgrade. More... Until May 31, 13 Targeted offer - May Not Work for everyone

Emirates Skywards
- Triple Skywards Miles when you book a stay of two consecutive nights or more at the Best Available Rate at the Shangri-La, Tokyo. More... Apr 14 - Jun 30, 13

Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
- Double Mileage Bank Miles on eligible American Airlines flights and fares between Dallas and Lima. More... Apr 2 - Jun 30, 13 Valid for JAL members in the Americas only

JetBlue TrueBlue (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Triple TrueBlue Points for stays at the Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas. More... Apr 9 - Jun 19, 13
- Earn up to 5xTrueBlue Points on Hertz rentals at participating locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. More... Until Jul 31, 13

Southwest Rapid Rewards (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 1,000 Bonus Rapid Rewards Points on all Southwest Airlines flights to/from Charlotte, Flint, Portland (Maine), Rochester, and San Juan. More... Apr 14 - Aug 1, 13
- Earn up to Quadruble Rapid Rewards Points for rentals at participating Hertz locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Canada. More... Until Apr 30, 13
- Double Rapid Rewards Points for rentals of 3 or more days at participating Hertz locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Canada. More... Until Jul 31, 13
- Double Rapid Rewards Points for stays at participating Wyndham Rewards hotels Worldwide. More... Until May 6, 13

United Mileage Plus
- Double Mileage Plus Miles for stays at participating Wyndham Rewards hotels Worldwide. More... Until May 6, 13

Mar 14 Update: Alitalia MilleMiglia sign up bonus, bonus points for Novotel Canada stays and Virgin Little Red Bonuses

After a busy Wednesday we get a pretty quiet Thursday!

News, Tips & Tricks
If your travels will take you to Montreal, Ottawa or Toronto, Accor Hotels has launched another bonus offer for stays at their Novotel brand in the Eastern Triangle. See the bonus offer section for details

Tip of the Day: Looking to increase your elite balances or qualify sooner for elite status with an airline or hotel? Be sure to bookmark FFB's Elite Status Offers page which lists status matches, fast tracks and bonus offers for earning elite status.

Bonus Offers
Alitalia MilleMiglia
- Earn up to 6,000 Bonus MilleMiglia Miles when you join the MilleMiglia program and complete your first flight. More... Join by Mar 30 to earn the sign up bonus, fly by Apr 30 to earn the additional bonuses

American AAdvantage
- Earn up to 10,000+ Bonus AAdvantage Miles when you fly roundtrip between Brazil and the U.S.. More... Until Jun 17, 13

BinterCanarias BinterMas (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double BinterMas Points for stays at the Barceló Jandía Playa, Barceló Lanzarote Resort or the Barceló Castillo Beach Resort. More... Until Apr 30, 13
- Double BinterMas Points for stays at the Dunas Mirador de Maspalomas, Dunas Suites & Villas Resort: or the Dunas Don Gregory: More... Until May 31, 13

China Eastern Eastern Miles
- Double Eastern Miles Points for Hertz rentals of 7 or more days Worldwide except Asia. More... Until Jun 30 , 13

Hilton HHonors
- 1,000 Bonus HHonors Points PER NIGHT for stays at the DoubleTree by Hilton™ Denver - Stapleton North. More... Until Jun 30, 13
- Double HHonors Points for stays at any of the four Hilton Grand Vacations' hotels in Las Vegas. More... Until Dec 31, 13

InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club
- 2,000 Bonus Priority Club Points for stays on the "Canton Fair 5-in-1" rate at participating hotels in China. More... Book by May 2 for stays Apr 14 - May 5, 13
- Triple Priority Club Points or Triple Miles for stays at The InterContinental Abu Dhabi, Crowne Plaza Abu Dhabi, Crowne Plaza Abu Dhabi Yas Island and Holiday Inn Abu Dhabi. More... May 1 - Jul 31, 13

Le Club accorhotels
- Double Le Club Accorhotels Points and save up to 40% for stays of 2 + nights at any Novotel Hotel in Montreal, Toronto or Ottawa. More... Until Apr 30, 13

MEA Middle East Airlines Cedar Miles
- Double Cedar Miles for stays at the Majestic Arjaan by Rotana. More... Until May 31, 13

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- Double Flying Club Miles on all Virgin Atlantic Little Red flights between London Heathrow and Aberdeen, Edinburgh or Manchester. More... Mar 31 - Jun 30, 13

Mar 13 Update: New Wyndham Rewards Gold Elite Status, Aeroplan Pot Of Gold Promo, Starwood Europe sale

After a couple of quiet days I have lots of news and bonus offers to pass your way! I'd love to know all of your thoughts on some today's topics such as the new Wyndham Gold Status and Aeroplan's Pot of Gold promo (I guess we're going for Gold today?)

News, Tips & Tricks

Wyndham Rewards as added a Gold Elite Status level to their program. The new level can be reached with 20 qualifying nights in a calendar year and you will be automatically awarded with enough points for a free night (points awarded depends on your average nightly spend): Here are the details of Wyndham Rewards Gold Status (Source: Wyndham Rewards)

• After staying 20 qualifying* nights in a calendar year, you’ll achieve Gold Status and automatically be rewarded with Gold Status Points that can solely be redeemed for a free night.
• The amount of Gold Status Points you have depends on the average amount you spent over the course of your 20 qualified nights.
• Average spend per 20 nights Gold Status Points earned
  $100 or less 6,000
  $100.01 - $150 10,000
  $150.01+ 20,000
• You will earn an additional Gold Status Point bonus for every 20 qualifying nights, up to 3 bonuses in a calendar year.
• Your Gold Status will last for the remainder of the calendar year in which you achieved status as well as the following calendar year.
• You will continue to earn your regular Rewards points on every qualifying night you stay. Again, your Gold Status Points may only be redeemed for a free night; however, your regular Rewards points can be redeemed for free nights, gift cards, merchandise & more.

Aeroplan and Air Canada have launched a new promo called Pot Of Gold. Basically if you book an Air Canada flight online by March 17 to select destinations in Canada, to the U.S. or Europe and fly by April 30th you will get a portion of the 7,000,000 Aeroplan Bonus Miles to beawarded (shared equally amongst all eligible customers during the promotional period). Use promo code POTOFGOLD when booking online at Air Canada. Of course I find out about this offer the morning after I book some flights but ultimately they wouldn't have been eligible since the flights are after April.

Etihad Airways went through a major system upgrade at the end of February and now that it is complete they have been able to add more flexibility to Etihad Guest Reward Tickets, albeit some for a fee:

• Booking Period: You will be able to book GuestSeats online or via the Etihad Guest Service Centre up to 3 hours before departure.
• Date Change: You will be entitled to one date change free of charge. Please note that all subsequent changes can be processed at a fee of AED 100.
• Refunds: If you wish to have your ticket refunded, you will need to request the refund within the validity of the ticket. Refunds can only be processed via the Etihad Guest Service Centre for a fee of 2000 Etihad Guest Miles. Please note that Etihad Guest Gold and Gold Elite members are exempt from this charge.
• Stopovers: An added benefit of the systems upgrade is that you will be able to book a stopover in Abu Dhabi when travelling on a GuestSeat Flight Reward. To book a stopover, please contact the Etihad Guest Service Centre when making your booking.
  

Planning on shopping at Safeway over the next few days? Here is a 100 Bonus Air Miles Rewards Miles coupon.

I posted another small update on our Aeroplan Star Challenge blog post. See it here.

Travel Deals
Save up to 50% on Starwood Hotels and Resorts stays in Europe with the ITB Berlin special. Book by March 17 for stays until Jun 30, 13. Full details and online booking

Bonus Offers
Air France KLM Flying Blue
- Double Flying Blue Miles for stays at First Hotels, Kempinski Hotels, The Leela Palaces Hotels and Resorts, Lungarno Collection, Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts, or PARKROYAL Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. More... Until Apr 30, 13
- 1,000 Bonus Flying Blue Miles with every weekend stay at the following Marriott Hotels: Aberdeen Marriott Hotel Edinburgh Marriott Hotel Dalmahoy, A Marriott Hotel & Country Club Glasgow Marriott Hotel. More... Until May 10, 13
- Double Flying Blue Miles for stays of 2 or more nights at Radisson Blu hotels in Turkey and Georgia. More... Until May 31, 13
- Double Flying Blue Miles on qualifying stays at the MayFair Hotel in London. More... Until Apr 15, 13
- Double Flying Blue Miles when paying the Best Available Rate for stays at any Shangri-La resort for a minimum of three consecutive nights; or any Traders hotel for a minimum of two consecutive nights worldwide. More... Mar 1 - May 31, 13
- Triple Flying Blue Miles for stays at the Taj Palace Marrakech. More... Until Jun 30, 13
- 3,000 Flying Blue Miles for stays of 2 or more nights in a Suite at participating World Hotels locations Worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 13
- 2,013 Bonus Flying Blue Miles on rentals at participating Hertz locations worldwide.More... Book by Mar 31 for rentals until Jun 30, 13

Etihad Guest
- Triple Guest Miles and a complimentary upgrade for stays at the Fairmont The Norfolk Hotel. More... Until Apr 15, 13

Iberia Plus
- Double Avios for stays at participating Abba Hotels in Huesca, Bilbao, Valencia, Santander, London, Pamplona Berlin or Granada. More... Until Apr 30, 13
- Double Avios for stays at the Barceló Guatemala City, Guatemala - Barceló Cairo Pyramids, Cairo - Barceló Cáceres V Centenario, Cáceres - Barceló Costa Ballena, Cádiz - Barceló Sancti Petri Spa Resort, Cádiz - Barceló Montecastillo Golf, Cádiz - Barceló Jerez Montecastillo, Cádiz - Barceló Jaca Golf & Spa, Huesca More... Until May 31, 13
- Double Avios for stays at any TRYP by Wyndham hotel in Spain. More... Until Apr 30, 13

InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club
- 4,000 Bonus Priority Club Points for stays of 2+ nights on he Suite Escape rate at the The Venetian Las Vegas or The Palazzo Las Vegas. More... Until May 5, 13

La Quinta Returns
- Earn up to Triple Returns Points for stays at participating La Quinta locations in the U.S. More... Until Apr 4, 13

Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- Double QMiles for stays at the Majestic Arjaan by Rotana - Manama. More... Until May 31, 13
- Double QMiles and 25% off for stays of 2 nights or more at the Swissôtel Goa. More... Until May 31, 13

Starwood Preferred Guest
- Up to a 25% Discount when you buy or gift Starpoints until April 30, 13. More... Until Apr 30, 13

Mar 12 Update: Aeroplan Bonus on select U.S. Flights, Qatar Bonus for Chicago-Doha and Star Challenge Update

Wow today is a really quiet day in the travel rewards world for Canadian's. Other than a new Aeroplan flight bonus there isn't much to pass on to you!

News, Tips & Tricks
As mentioned above, the best news of the day is a new Air Canada Aeroplan flight bonus on select flights to/from the U.S.. If you are flying any of these routes this month you can earn 750 bonus miles per segment (1,500 round-trip). See below for details.

There is a small update on our Aeroplan Star Challenge blog post. See it here.

Bonus Offers
Aegean Miles&Bonus
- Double Miles&Bonus Miles for car rentals with Hertz in Greece and Cyprus. More... Book by Mar 20 for rentals until Apr 20, 13

Air Canada Aeroplan
- 750 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for each segment you fly to or from Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia, Phoenix, New York – LaGuardia, Newark and John F. Kennedy, or Washington National. More... Until Mar 31, 13

InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club
- 10,000 Bonus Priority Club Points for stays of three or more consecutiveg nights at any Holiday Inn Club Vacations resort. More... Until May 31, 13

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Loyalty Club
- Double Loyalty Points on qualified stays at any participating Millennium & Copthorne Hotels in Europe More... Mar 20 - Apr 13, 13
- Triple Loyalty Points on qualified stays at the Heritage Hotel Manila. More... Mar 24 - 31, 13
- Double Loyalty Points on qualified stays at the Grand Millennium Sukhumvit Bangkok. More... Apr 1 - May 31, 13

Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- Earn up to 20,000 Bonus QMiles when you fly on Qatar Airways new route between Chicago and Doha. More... Apr 10 - Jun 30, 13

United MileagePlus
- Save up to 40% on the purchase of MileagePlus miles. More... Until Mar 14, 13

Virgin America Elevate (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 80% Bonus Elevate Points when you buy Virgin America Elevate points. More... Until Mar 20, 13

Mar 11 Update: Aeroplan Star Challenge is on, up to 6,000 Bonus Skywards Miles for YYZ-DXB, $20 Statement Credit on TrueEarnings card

Welcome to a new week on Rewards Canada. Be sure to keep checking back on Aeroplan's Star Challenge as that has officially launched (see link below) as well I have finally updated the latest Emirates' Miles Accelerator Offers and Toronto-Dubai is included once again for First and Economy Class tickets.

News, Tips & Tricks
The Aeroplan Star Challenge officially launched today. Be sure to get the 'easy' stars via the various social media options. You can find them all linked on Aeroplan's Facebook page. I've done so already but am really contemplating whether I am going to go all out and try to get the 100 Stars.

American Express is offering a $20 Statement Credit on The TrueEarnings® Card from Costco and American Express to new cardmembers who charge $100 or more on Costco.ca. This offer starts March 11 and ends March 24, 2013.
Card Details:
• You can earn a $20 Statement Credit with the TrueEarnings Card. Apply by March 24 2013
• You can earn cash back when you use your TrueEarnings® Card inside and outside of Costco.
• Plus, there’s no limit to the amount of cash back you can earn annually.
• Earn 3% CASH BACK on eligible restaurant purchases
• Earn 2% CASH BACK on eligible gas purchases
• Earn UP TO 1% CASH BACK on everyday purchases - including at Costco®†
• Add a FREE Supplementary Card – that person just needs to be a current member on your Costco account
• Enjoy 2.99% special low interest rate on purchases for the first 6 months of Cardmembership, 19.75% thereafter, 21.99% on funds advances, provided you make your minimum monthly payments on time
• Show your TrueEarnings Card for entry into any Costco warehouse and use it to pay for your purchases
• American Express is not responsible for maintaining or monitoring the accuracy of information on this website. For full details and current product information click the Apply now link.
Conditions apply



Bonus Offers
Air China Phoenix Miles
- Triple Phoenix Miles Kilometers when booking the special rate "Triple Miles" for stays of 2 or more nights at participating World Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 13

Alitalia MilleMiglia
- 250 Bonus MilleMiglia Miles when you fly in Comfort Full Flex class between Rome and Milan. More... Mar 19 - May 31, 13
- Triple MilleMiglia Miles for stays at participating Accor Hotels in Italy, France, Spain, Poland, UK and Germany. More... Book by Mar 31 for stays until Apr 30, 13
- Double MilleMiglia Miles for stays at participating ATA Hotels in Italy More... Until Apr 30, 13
- 250 Bonus MilleMiglia Miles for stays at Hotel Best Western PREMIER and Best Western PLUS in Italy. More... Until Apr 30, 13 .
- Double MilleMiglia Miles for Weekend stays at NH Hotels in Belgium, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands and Spain. More... Until Apr 30, 13
- 250 Bonus MilleMiglia Miles for stays at Star Hotels in Florence (Tuscany), Naples, Genoa and Milan (Business Palace). More... Until Mar 31, 13
- Double MilleMiglia Miles when you use Samarcanda's Taxi service to/from Rome's Fiumicino Airport. More... Until Apr 30, 13

Emirates Skywards
- Earn up to 16,000 Bonus Skywards Miles with Emirates' March Miles Accelerator offers which enables you to earn more Skywards Miles when you fly with Emirates, irrespective of the fare you pay or where you buy your ticket. More... Until Mar 31, 13

Etihad Guest
- Triple Guest Miles for stays at the Jumeirah at Etihad Towers Grosvenor House Apartments by Jumeirah Living Pera Palace Hotel, Jumeirah Jumeirah Grand Hotel Via Veneto. More... Until Dec 31, 13
- Triple Guest Miles for stays at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel Jumeirah Zabeel Saray. More... Until Sep 30, 13
- Triple Guest Miles for stays at the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel Jumeirah Port Soller Hotel & Spa. More... Until Aug 31, 13
- Triple Guest Miles for stays at the Madinat Jumeirah. More... Jun 15 - Aug 7, 13
- Triple Guest Miles for stays at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower or Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel London. More... Until May 12, 13

Malaysia Airlines Enrich
- Triple Enrich Miles when booking the special rate "Triple Miles" for stays of 2 or more nights at participating World Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 13

Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Triple Frequent Flyer Points when booking the special rate "Triple Miles" for stays of 2 or more nights at participating World Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 13

TAM Fidelidade
- Double Multiplus Points when booking the special rate "Triple Miles" for stays of 2 or more nights at participating World Hotels Worldwide. More... Until Dec 31, 13

Mar 8 Update: Choice Privileges MasterCard enhancements and lots of buy miles/points bonuses

Why is that whenever some of the more important news or offers come out on days when I can't give them the proper attention? That was the case yesterday with the launch of the 2013 version of Aeroplan's Star Challenge. I had the press release sent to me just before it went live and took info from that for my hasty post yesterday morning. Of course I made the mistake of not reading the T&Cs to see how much more limiting the promotion is this year. No points.com or American Express transfers, no more spending $1 at a time at Rexall, no more $3 fill ups at Esso. Aeroplan, I'm sure, learned the hard way last year as they made to promotion too easy as many members earned 16,500 Aeroplan Miles for very little spend (I think everyone in my family did it for around ~$50 each) and probably ended up hurting their bottom line. Of course this year won't be so easy, for more details, my thoughts, options, tips and tricks and comments from our readers please visit our post for the 2013 Aeroplan Star Challenge.

News, Tips & Tricks
MBNA has enhanced the Choice Privilege MasterCard by adding the following benefits:
•  2,000 Bonus Points every year on your account anniversary
• Up to an additional 4,500 Bonus points when you spend $30,000 in a calendar year


Over on the FFB Blog I picked Abu Dhabi as this weeks City Bonus Highlight. If you are planning travel to ABU AUH check it out for what bonuses you can take advantage of.

Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
- Earn up to 25,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles with the 2013 version of Aeroplan's Star Challenge. Earn stars for various actions like flights, hotel stays, shopping, point conversions and more. More... Until Apr 10, 13

Air France KLM Flying Blue
- Earn up to 40% Bonus Flying Blue Miles when you buy Flying Blue miles online. More... Until Mar 31, 13

American AAdvantage
- Save up to 30 percent when you share miles through March 23, 2013. More...

Emirates Skywards
- Double Skywards Miles and 15% off rentals of 4 or mores with Budget in Singapore. More... Until Apr 30, 13
- Double Skywards Miles and 5% off rentals with Budget in Australia. More... Until Apr 30, 13

Gulf Air FalconFlyer (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Earn up to Quadruple Falconflyer Miles on Hertz car rentals of 5 or more days in Europe and North America. Earn quadruple miles on Prestige rentals and double miles on all other car rentals. More... Until Mar 31, 13
- Double Falconflyer Miles on all Sixt car rentals Worldwide. More... Until Mar 31, 13

InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club
- Earn up to 50% Bonus Priority Club Points when you purchase points online. More... Until Apr 6, 13

Oman Air Sindbad (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Sindbad Miles and two free Ski Dubai tickets for a minimum two night stay at Centro Barsha in Dubai. More... Until May 14, 13
- Double Sindbad Miles when you stay at a participating Vivanta property by Taj Hotels & Resorts in India and Maldives. More... Until May 31, 13

Virgin America Elevate (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Earn up to Triple Elevate Points for Virgin America flights along the West Coast. More... Until Jun 30, 13


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It's Back!!! The Aeroplan Star Challenge - Up to 20,000 Miles

Mar 7: 8:00am Update: I have revised the post as the T&C'S state that retail partner transactions have to be a minimum of $10 and are limited to one per partner per day which changes the whole game this time. See below for more updates as this post will be dynamic during the promotion period

One of the best Aeroplan promotions ever that first ran last year, The Aeroplan Star Challenge is back again!! Although it is definitely not as lucrative as last year since retail partner transactions must be a minimum of $10

This time the pot has been sweetened even more with the maximum Aeroplan Bonus Miles to be 20,000 Miles versus last year's 16,500! Plus if you hold an Aeroplan Credit Card (CIBC Aerogold or Amex AeroplanPlus) you can earn 5,000 more bonus miles. Here is last year's post with some hints on how the promotion works, this year it is pretty much the same as you earn stars for eligible Aeroplan transactions. Many people took advantage of Points.com transfers after signing up for Esso Extra (there was a bonus for joining Esso Extra) or my way of buying super cheap items at Rexall and Esso. This time you can even earn up to 9 Stars for social media activity so those can be had totally free. Unfortunately I think Aeroplan caught on to the Points.com route of earning stars as they are not included in the promotion this year.

HOW TO PLAY AEROPLAN’S STAR CHALLENGE:

• Members need to register on aeroplan.com/star or by texting STAR and their Aeroplan Number
  to 23333.
  
• Members earn Aeroplan Stars by shopping and using the services of participating Aeroplan
  Partners when they show or swipe their Aeroplan Card.
  -Financial partners – Earn 2 Stars for every $1,000 block of spend – up to10 Stars with American Express and CIBC.
  

-Airline partners - Earn 5 Stars per segment with Air Canada by booking travel between March 11 and April 10, 2013 and flying March 11 to April 30, 2013, or earn 3 Stars for each Star Alliance partner you fly with between March 11 and April 10, 2013.
-Retail partners such as Esso and Home Hardware– Earn 2 Stars per transaction. -Non Air Travel partners such as Avis and Starwood – Earn up to 5 Stars per transaction depending on the partner. 

How many Stars equal Aeroplan Miles?
-If a member reaches 50 stars = up to 2,500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles; 
-If a member reaches 100 stars = up to 25,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles.

Let's get the ball rolling just like last year with tips and tricks below in the comments section!
I'll be sure to post good Rexall deals and more, please share any offers you see from around the country


March 8 Update:
Now that I have had some actual time to dissect and think about the 2013 version of the Star Challenge, I'd like to pass along my thoughts, potential options, tips and tricks and more. As always please pass along any information you may have learned or experienced with the Challenge that either worked or didn't work.

Will it be harder to get to the top this year?
This year the challenge will definitely be harder to attain to top bonus for many who are not AC Frequent Flyers or Credit Card holders but nonetheless the challenge can be met with shopping, conversion and more. Last year all four members of my family met the challenge with roughly $50 of spend each at Rexall, Esso and Sobeys (although Sobeys was just my wife and I, the kids don't have Club Sobeys accounts). So I am not envisioning all of us hitting the 100 Star level this time around. I believe my wife and I can but it may be tougher for my kids without the Sobeys link (technically they have to be the age of majority to become members...)

The challenge definitely favours Air Canada flyers and Aeroplan card holders more this year but there are even some limitations to those Star earning methods as well.

Here are more details on how you earn stars, and some potential tips or tricks and/or even barriers on getting Stars via these avenues:

Let me remind you how the challenge as whole works. You need to earn 50 Stars to earn 2,000 bonus Aeroplan miles, then when you reach 100 Stars you will get an additional 18,000 miles for a total of 20,000 Miles. Stars are earned with various Aeroplan partner transactions. Holders of a CIBC Aeroplan Credit Card or an American Express AeroplanPlus card will earn a bonus 2,500 miles at 50 Stars and another 2,500 miles at 100 Stars for a potential total of 25,000 Aeroplan Miles.

Registering for the promotion provides you with your first Star! So do this to get this easy star!

Financial Stars (CIBC Aerogold or American Express AeroplanPlus cards)
- Holders of CIBC Aerogold Visa's can earn up to 40 Stars alone.
- The easiest is the automatic 5 Star for being a cardholder.
- Some of the other Stars are harder especially if you have the Infinite card (as you can't upgrade it like the other cards to earn 5 Stars) or if you add supplementary cards (up to 6 stars for 2) as some of you may already have supp. cards or you may not want to pay the additional $50 per year per card.
- If you can spend $5,000 on your card over the promotion period this will give an easy 10 Stars (2 Stars awarded for every $1,000)
- 5 Stars can be easily obtained by dining at CIBC Bonus Rewards Restaurants (1 Star per transaction, max 5)
- Setting up Preauthorized payments on your CIBC card can be an easy way to earn 5 more stars (1 per payment, max 5) although if you've had you cards for awhile chances are you have already done this.
- 3 more stars are up for grabs if you open an Aeroplan Unlimited Chequing account and complete a qualifying transaction. Personally I think this one is kind of a pain in the a** and may end up costing you in bank fees.

- Holders of American Express AeroplanPlus cards can earn up to 26 stars
- The easiest is the automatic 5 Star for being a cardholder.
- Some of the other Stars are harder especially if you have the Platinum card (as you can't upgrade it like the other cards to earn 5 Stars) or if you add supplementary cards (up to 6 stars for 2) as some of you may already have supp. cards or you may not want to pay the additional annual fees.
- If you can spend $5,000 on your card over the promotion period this will give an easy 10 Stars (2 Stars awarded for every $1,000)

If you hold both a CIBC and an Amex Aeroplan card then this challenge definitely becomes easier for you!

Travel Stars
Now I said the challenge is easier for AC Frequent Flyers but there is a caveat to this. If you already have a booked flight or book one before March 11 it won't count! This year you must book your flight between March 11 and April 10 for travel between March 11 and April 30 to earn stars. The good news is you earn 5 Star per segment flown on Air Canada so if you are willing to take a lot of connections or have lots of flights planned you can earn a lot of stars easily. It appears there is no limit to the number of flights/segments that can earn stars

For Star Aliiance partners, the booking rule does not apply so if you flights already booked on Star Alliance partners but you can only earn 3 Star per Star Alliance member you fly on (excluding Air Canada) regardless of how many segments are flown.

Hotel stays also earn 5 Stars per transaction (check in and one check out must occur during the promotion period) and there is no limit to the number of stays. Participating hotel chains are as follows:
ACCOR HOTELS
COAST HOTELS & RESORTS
DELTA HOTELS and RESORTS
BEST WESTERN INTL
HILTON HHONORS
SHANGRI-LA HOTELS
CARLSON HOTELS WORLDWIDE
HOTELS GOUVERNEUR
FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS
CHOICE HOTELS INTL
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP
WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE
SHANGRI LA HOTELS
STARWOOD HOTELS
MARRIOTT HOTELS & RESORTS
PAN PACIFIC HOTELS

Car Rental and Parking partners earn 3Stars per transaction and there is no limit to the number of transactions. Participating car rental and parking partners are as follows:
AVIS
HERTZ
PARK & JET
AEROPORTS DE MTL
PARK-N-FLY
VANCOUVER AIRPORT PARKING

Vacation Packages and Cruise Stars
You will earn 5 stars if you book a cruise via Expedia CruiseshipCenters during the promotion period and if you book an Air Canada vacation package with Air Canada flights the same terms as flying Air Canada apply, 5 stars per segment awarded for packages booked between March 11 and April 10 that are completed between March 11 and April 30

Conversion Partner Stars
This is where lots of stars were earned in the 2012 version of the challenge, in particualy with Points.com but as I mentioned points.com is not participating this year nor is American Express Membership Rewards which sucks for me. Plus on all the partners that are participating (as this would be an easy way to meet the challenge by doing many conversion) you are limited to a maximum of 9 stars from conversion partners, that is 3 conversions at 3 stars each.

Retail Partner Stars
This is where the big hit comes in this 2013 version! My family pretty much got all our stars this way last year as did the majority of Aeroplan members participating in the challenge. Now faced with a one transaction per partner per day limit and a minimum $10 spend for each transaction, the value of the bonus miles quickly diminishes as you would have to spend a lot more money this year to achieve all 100 stars via the shopping route (well 91 since you could earn 9 via the registration and social media methods). This means that you would have to do 46 transactions in the 35 days of the challenge and spending $460. Granted if you spent the $460 on things you actually need than this is a no brainer other than the time and effort exhausted in earning the stars. You earn 2 Stars per eligible $10 transaction and this includes the eStore. The eStore falls under the same rules 1 transaction per vendor per day at $10, so I guess you could sit at your computer and hopefully buy $10 items from mulitple vendors each day to get the stars. Not the greatest way to do this however!

Here are some potential retail options that may offset the cost of transactions or make your transactional costs lower ( I have not tested these yet of course, only time will tell if they work)
- At Esso you apparently earn Aeroplan Miles on purchases of Gift Cards and Lottery Tickets, so if you need your lotto tickets buy them at Esso and if you can make use of the Gift Cards they sell then I guess you are not buying worhtless items (I still have loads of Rexall Bandages and Make Up Remover pads from last year that were bought at $1.09 each)
- Also, we are not sure yet if the retail partners will be reporting the transaction value ($10) to Aeroplan. Aeroplan may just have their system set up based on the number of Aeroplan Miles earned. For example, I know shopping at Sobeys you get 1 Sobeys point for your first transaction of the day, which would mean you only have to buy something for $9 rather than $10 as those 10 total Club Sobeys Points would equal 5 Aeroplan Miles (which I hope Aeroplan would assume meant a $10 spend)
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Social Media Stars
You can earn nine stars easily for various Social Media activities however for some of us who already follow Aeroplan on Twitter you may lose the ability to earn one of them
You earn one star for each of the followiing activities:
- registering for the promotion by SMS or on the Facebook App (not sure if this is canceled out by the 1 star earned for registering for the promo on Aeroplan.com)
- for watching the video and answering three trivia questions (this should be easy)
- for sharing the video (super easy)
- for getting a friend to register for the Star Challenge (should be super easy unless you have no Facebook friends...)
- for responding to the weekly trivia questions (up to 4 Stars) (should be super easy too)
- for following us on Twitter via the Star Challenge Facebook App (like I said above, you may miss out on this one but you can circumvent it easily by creating a new Twitter account if you already follow Aeroplan with your main account)

March 8 2:32pm Update:
I have clarification from Aeroplan that this following method will not work, as this "No Purchase Necessary" rule is strictly complying with federal laws for the "PLUS, EVERY STAR YOU COLLECT IS A CHANCE TO WIN 1 OF 10 PRIZES OF 500,000 BONUS MILES**" portion of the Star Challenge. The Star or Stars awarded through the submission of essays do not count towards the accumulated total of Stars. Just wanted to mention that I found this method on FlyerTalk BTW.

No Purchase Necessary Entry Stars
This is taken straight from the Challenge rules and does not state a limit to the number of 'essays' you can write, so presumably you could write 100 of them (sent all separately, which will cost you about ~$65 all in):

To earn stars without purchase, please handwrite your name, home address, including your postal
code, Aeroplan Number, daytime and evening telephone numbers and include an original handwritten
essay of at least 100 and no more than 250 words as to what you would do with 500,000 Aeroplan
Miles and mail it to:
2 of10

Star Challenge Contest
c/o Amélie Amyot
5100 boul. De Maisonneuve West, ZIP 1154
Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T2

Limit of one (1) essay per stamped envelope. To be eligible for a star (see clause 6), your envelope
must be postmarked no later than April 10, 2013, after
which you will not receive a star and will not get
an additional chance to win. Aeroplan will not be responsible for lost, misdirected, stolen, ineligible or
delayed entries, or those with insufficient postage.

March 12 Update:
A reader of ours posed this question on our Facebook page:
I have two questions about the Aeroplan Star Challenge: For Sobeys, is the $10 minimum before coupons or does it have to be $10 after all coupons? Hilton Honors point conversion- their website says that point conversion could take 60 days. How do you ensure that the conversions fall within the promotional period?

This is the response from Aeroplan
For Sobeys, it just has to be a $10 spend, regardless of coupons (cause it’s based on earning and it will only capture that the member spent $10).
For Hilton, it is logged as the date that the member makes the request so as long as they do it before Apr 10th, it will count.

So if you have coupons and Sobeys does award points based on your spend prior to the application of coupons (have to confirm this) than you should be able to lower your spend below that $10 threshold. For Hilton as long as you make the request prior to the end of the promotion it should count

March 13 Update:
Some more tips and/or tricks for the Star Challenge (some of these are pulled from the thread over on FlyerTalk )

- Like mentioned above Purchase Gift Cards/Lottery Tickets at Esso. Apparently Gift Cards other than Esso cards will earn Aeroplan Miles when bought at Esso. Selection may not be great but it is an option.

- Purchase gift cards (in particular e-cards) via select retailers on the Aeroplan eStore. Apparently Indigo and Sears GC purchases made via these retailers via the eStore earn Aeroplan miles. If you but Indigo eCard GC's use them the next day to buy more. <---- br="" have="" if="" know="" let="" me="" please="" success="" this="" with="" you="">
- Here is a new idea of mine, not sure if it will work as I haven't tried it yet but will call to see if they will do it. Go park at an Aeroplan Airport parking partner and ask them to charge you the minimum rate for the day even though you are not staying. For example Park N Jet Calgary is $8.95 for a day (you need to park for a day to earn Aeroplan miles), so ask them if they would charge you for the day even if you are only there for 5 minutes as you want to earn Aeroplan miles for it. That should post and count as 3 Stars. This is always an option for those who may need extra stars towards the end of the promo. <---- a="" br="" idea="" if="" is="" it="" just="" know="" let="" me="" not="" on="" one="" or="" terrible="" think="" this="" thoughts="" will="" work="" you="" your="">
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That's it in a nutshell so far! This post will be a living document for the next month so be sure to bookmark it or change detection it so that you can see any updates and follow up on the comments below.

For myself I don't forsee any issues getting to 100 Stars and the rest of my family to get to 50 Stars each, the 100 for them will be tougher especially considering it can take a lot more 'spend' on the retail side but make take on the 'essay' challenge for them.

Mar 6 Update: 20% Miles & More Bonus on all Lufthansa flights, Air France 48hr Athens Sale and more

Miles & More celebrates 20 years and WestJet makes our news section for the third day in a row!

News, Tips & Tricks
WestJet and Air France have finally announced a codeshare agreement on WestJet flights in Canada. This has only been in the works for a little over 4 years! It will Air France place their code on WestJet flights from major Canadian cities to Air France's Canadian destinations of Montreal and Toronto. (Source: Airline Route )

In the bonus offer sections be sure to look into the latest Miles & More promotion celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the program. The 20th Anniversary celebrations will see a different offer each month and this month it is a big one, 20% bonus Miles & More miles on all Lufthansa flights! So if you are planning any LH flights register now as the promotion is limited to the first 20,000 members who sign up for the offer!

Aeroplan's Beyond Miles Program is looking to Aeroplan Members to help the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra Reach New Heights. Find out more about how you can donate miles to them on Aeroplan's Blog

Travel Deals
Another Air France sale to tell you about, this time it's a 48 hour sale on flights to Athens. Book by March 7 at AirFrance.ca:

Montreal - Toronto - Ottawa to Athens
- Departure before May 6, 2013 or between Oct. 16 and Dec. 10, 2013 or between Dec. 25, 2013 and Feb. 20 2014 starting at $899 R/T taxes included
- Departure between May 7 and June 18, 2013 or Sept. 11 and Oct. 15, 2013 or Dec. 11 to Dec. 24, 2013 starting at $999 R/T taxes included
- Departure between June 19 and September 10, 2013 starting at $1199 R/T taxes included 

Bonus Offers
British Airways Executive Club
- Earn up to 1,500 Bonus BA Miles for stays at participating Fairmont, Raffles or Swissotel hotels Worldwide. More... Until Mar 31, 13
- Double BA Miles for stays at participating participating GHA hotels Worldwide. More... Until Apr 30, 13

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- 30% Asia Miles Discount on flight award redemptions on Cathay Pacific and Dragonair routes, including Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, India and Australia – as well as selected European ports!. More... Book by Mar 31 for travel until Jun 30, 13

Frontier Early Returns (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Triple EarlyReturns Miles for Avis rentals of two or more days at participating airport locations in the U.S. and Canada. More... Until Dec 31, 13
- Quadruple EarlyReturns Miles for rentals of 2 consecutive days or more at participating Budget airport locations in the U.S. and Canada. More...Until Dec 31, 13

Miles & More
- 20% Bonus Miles & More Miles on all scheduled flights operated by Lufthansa and in all service classes. Limited to the first 20,000 members who register. More... Until Mar 31, 13

South African Airways Voyager
- Double Voyager Miles when you fly South African Airways bewteen Johannesburg and Maputo on SA 146 or SA 147. More... Until May 31, 13
- Double Voyager Miles and a complimentary upgrade when you stay 2 or more nighgts at any participating Marco Polo Hotels in China, Hong Kong, Philippines and Thailand. More... Until Mar 31, 13

Voila Hotel Rewards
- 20% VHR Points Discount for an Award Night at participating VOILÀ hotels worldwide. More... Until May 31, 13

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Remember people it's all about the EARN and the BURN

The title of this post comes from my post last week on the latest Amex transfer bonus to BA. It reminded me of this topic that I have had in the back of my head for sometime now about how you cannot look at loyalty programs from only one side of the coin.

From first time miles and points collectors to extremely famous frequent flyer expert bloggers, a key fact often missed by them that you have to consider with any loyalty program that has a credit card tied into it, is that you have to look at both the earning and redeeming (burning) sides as a whole. Too often, people only look at one, whether its the earn side such as "ohhh it earns 3 points per dollar" or the redemption side such as "don't redeem this way as the fuel surcharges are too much." This is a common mistake made by many and one must look at what it has taken you to earn those points for an award/reward and what you are getting in return. This becomes difficult if you only look at earning on actual flights, hotel stays or co-branded shopping but the easiest calculation comes in the credit card department and that is what I look at here in this post. 

While I could give you tons of examples and go super in-depth, I think the best way to show you how you should examine the earn and burn process with credit cards is via these three examples:

"TD Canada Trust heavily advertises 'Earn 3 Points per dollar spent' for their TD Visa First Class Infinite Card"

What's the first thing that comes to mind when you see this? "Whoa, that's awesome because my card only earns 1 point per dollar!" That is where you need to stop and read the fine print. What TD doesn't heavily advertise is their redemption ratio. So while most cards offer you a $100 Travel Credit for 10,000 points, TD only offers $50 for 10,000 points or a return of 1.5 cents on every dollar you spend. There are other cards out there that offer more even though they may only earn 1 point per dollar like the BMO World Elite MasterCard which offers a return of 1.9 cents on every dollar you spend, the Diners Club Club Rewards MasterCard which is 1.7 cents and then there are ones with variable earn rates like the American Express Gold Rewards Card which will give you up to 2 cents back per dollar if you redeem via their TripFlex option.

So my advice here is not to be swayed by some big 'earning' advertisement without checking what your return or earn and burn ratio is.

"CIBC Aeroplan Credit Cards are better than Air Miles Credit Cards as they earn 1 Mile per dollar spent versus 1 Miles for Fifteen or Twenty" 

This is very similar to the situation above but was posted as a comment to a post on Rewards Canada quite a while ago. Once again you have to look at both sides of the equation since Aeroplan and Air Miles price their flight rewards differently.  We'l take their short haul flight rewards (flights to a neighbouring province or state) as an example here. For Aeroplan, a short haul Classic Flight costs 15,000 Aeroplan Miles, with Air Miles they have some different categories but it is primarily 1,025 Reward Miles in low season or 1,200 Reward Miles in high season. So if we take other earning options out of the equation and only look at the credit cards, which is better?

With the CIBC Aerogold Cards you will need to spend between $10,000 and $15,000 (dependent on how much you spend at 1.5x multiplier locations) to get 15,000 Aeroplan Miles for a short haul redemption

With the BMO Air Miles Gold MasterCard you need to spend between $11,535 and $13,500 as you get a 25% discount on Air Miles flight redemptions.

Or if you take the new American Express Air Miles Reserve Card you will need to spend between $10,250 and $18,000 for the flight. Here it is dependent on how much you spend at Air Miles sponsors as your earning is accelerated at 1 miles/$10.

As you can see the earn and burn on all these Aeroplan and Air Miles credit cards are very similar and it is really a toss up depending on where you use your card and what time of year you travel. So to say a credit card that earns 1 Mile for $1 is better than one that earns 1 Mile for $15 or $20 is not true.

"For North America to Europe awards, I’d transfer my points to Aeroplan without a bonus vs. British Airways with the 50%. Aeroplan does impose fuel surcharges, but nothing to the extent of British Airways (think $850 for a business class flight)"*

This is a quote direct from a very famous U.S. frequent flyer blogger, he stated this last year when the 50% transfer bonus was running for Canadian Membership Rewards members and once again he is still stating it with the latest version of the  bonus. I commented last year that it may not be good advice but will reiterate why I think it may not be good advice:

True, British Airways tacks on huge fuel surcharges and Aeroplan does as well but not as high as British Airways. What he fails to mention is how much credit card spend is required to get the flight from Canada to Europe and add the fuel surcharge to see what you that flight costs you.

Take an example of a round trip business class flight from Toronto to London using the American Express Gold Rewards Card (probably the most popular Membership Rewards card in Canada).

With British Airways the flight is 80,000 Avios + $1099.05 in taxes and fees

With Air Canada the flight is 90,000 Aeroplan Miles + $953.06 in taxes and fees.

If you are going to transfer points to cover this whole flight, what will it cost you in the end?

For British Airways with the current 50% transfer bonus you need 53,333 Membership Rewards points. Assuming you got all those points at Gold Rewards Card 2x Multiplier locations you would need to spend $26,667 on your card + the 1099.05. Whereas for Aeroplan using the same multiplier you need $45,000 in spend and $953.06 in taxes and fees.

What would you rather spend to get that ticket? $27,766.05 or $45,953.06? I know which I would pick. Even being in Calgary, where I would need 20,000 more Avios for the same business class flight  it would cost me $34,432.38 versus the $45,000+ for Aeroplan. If there was no transfer bonus then BA is still cheaper from YYZ but Aeroplan would be a better choice for those of us out west.

Granted, if you are all about saving money then you should use your Avios from a Membership Rewards transfer for short haul flights or redemptions on Cathay Pacific between Canada and Asia as fuel surcharges aren't applied but I know many you have aspirational awards that include flying in style to Europe so the above example can show you how to do this the best way.

There you have it! My reasons why you need to look at both sides of the equation.  I hope these examples of how you have to look at the EARN and BURN side of loyalty programs will help you in future decisions you make in choosing a program, a redemption, or a credit card.

Do you have any examples where you have had to look at both sides to see if an offer or redemption was worth it? Please share it with the rest of Rewards Canada's readers below!


* Quote from ThePointsGuy.com

Mar 5 Update: WestJet Carry On policy change, Free points from La Quinta, Buy Mileage Plan Miles bonus

Couple of free miles and points deals to be had in the bonus offer section while WestJet revamps their carry on baggage policy.

News, Tips & Tricks
WestJet is in the news once again, this time with a change to their carry-on bag policy. As of April 4 WestJet passengers will only be able to take 1 carry on and 1 personal item on board vs. the current 2 carry on and 1 personal item limit.While WestJet states the main reason for this is to provide everyone with enough space on the plane to place they carry ons and not to have to gate check items (if you have ever been the last one to board between YYC and YYZ I would totally agree with this) however the 'industry' side of me has me thinking this move is also being put in place to generate more revenue as travellers may now have to check two bags and of course only the first bag is free so travellers will be paying WestJet for that second bag. (Source: WestJet Press Release)

BMO is once again offering 20,000 Bonus Points for their BMO World Elite Credit Card. Find all the details here. (Thanks to Kevin S. for emailing that one to me!)

Short Term Bonus Offer: Uniprix is offering up to 5x Aeroplan miles for the next two weeks. If you spend $35-$74.99 you'll earn triple miles and if you spend $75 or more you will earn 5x the miles. This offer runs until March 17. Full details

Travel DealsBook four nights and you'll get the fifth night free at select Hilton resorts in Canada, the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean.  Book by April 30th for stays between March 15 and September 30.  Full details
 
Accor Hotels is running a sale for stays at many of their Asia Pacific properties. Receive 40% (or 50% if you are a Le Club member) for stays  between March 27 and June 30.  Book by March 12 at Accor Hotels

Bonus Offers
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
- Earn up to 40% Bonus Mileage Plan Miles when you buy or gift Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Miles. More... Until Apr 26, 13

Hilton HHonors
- 1,000 Bonus HHonors Points PER NIGHT for stays at the DoubleTree by Hilton Putian. More... Until Mar 31, 13
- 1,000 Bonus HHonors Points PER NIGHT for stays at the DoubleTree by Hilton Merida - Yucatan. More... Until Apr 30, 13
- Double HHonors Points for stays at the DoubleTree by Hilton Portland – Beaverton. More... Until May 15, 13

Jumeirah Sirius
- Double Sirius Points + Complimentary Night for stays of 2 nights (only pay for 1) at the Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel Shanghai. More... Until Dec 31, 13
- Double Sirius Points for stays of 5 or more nights at the Jumeirah Dhevanafushi or Jumeirah Vittaveli, Maldives. More... Apr 8 - Sep 30, 13
- Double Sirius Points for stays at the Madinat Jumeirah. More... May 8 - Sep 30, 13

La Quinta Returns
- 300 Bonus Returns Points when you watch a La Quinta Returns Travel Advisor video. Choose frome California, Florida or Texas. More... Until ?

Miles & More
- Double Miles & More Miles for all stays booked online at participating Gran Meliá, Meliá, ME by Meliá, INNSIDE by Meliá, TRYP by Wyndham, Sol and Paradisus Resorts Worldwide. More... Book by Mar 31 for stays until May 31, 13
- Double Miles & More Miles on all Hertz rentals Worldwide. More... Book by Mar 31 for rentals until May 31, 13
- Double Miles & More Miles on Weekend rentals in the FFMR category (e.g. BMW X1) in Germany. More... Until Mar 31, 13

Virgin America Elevate (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- 500 Bonus Elevate Points for liking Virgin America on Facebook. More... Until Mar 31, 13