Earn up to 5,000 bonus Aeroplan Miles for stays at Carlson Rezidor hotels in Canada (Radisson, Country Inns, Park Inn)

Offer Details
Earn up to 5,000 Aeroplan Miles when you stay three times  at participating Radisson, Country Inns & Suites By Carlson, and Park Inn by Radisson hotels in Canada. No registration is required. Simply provide your Aeroplan # at time of booking and check in. Book online at Radisson, Country Inns & Suites, or Park Inn Valid for stays until May 31, 15

The more you stay the more you earn.

Number of Stays	-	Number of Miles
First stay	-	Double Miles
Second Stay	-	Triple Miles
Third Stay	-	5 Times the Miles
Potential Total Miles	-	5,000 Miles

Terms and conditions:

• The 5,000 Offer ("Promotion") is available on new reservations at participating Radisson, Country Inns & Suites By Carlson and Park Inn by Radisson hotels in Canada (“Participating Properties”) for Eligible Stays with a check-in date beginning March 15, 2016 and completed by May 31, 2016 ("Promotional Period").
• An Eligible Stay is defined as a stay at an eligible rate of one or more nights at the same hotel regardless of the number of times you check-in or check-out during the stay. Ineligible rates under the Promotion include employee rates; airline crew rates; travel agent rates; hotel employee rates; tour operator rates; wholesaler rates; rates booked through online travel companies; complimentary rooms, including, but not limited to, rooms booked as Award Night stays, or other stays involving other gift certificate or free night vouchers.
• Members who provide their account number at the time of check-in can earn up to a maximum total of 5,000 miles for up to three Eligible Stay during the Promotional Period.
• Rates for each night may vary.
• Bonus miles are calculated on the standard per stay mileage award per hotel brand. Radisson standard mile award is 500 miles, Country Inn & Suites and Park Inn by Radisson standard mile award is 250 miles. Maximum number of bonus miles awarded during the Promotional Period per Aeroplan Member is 5,000 bonus miles.
• Guests will earn double miles with the first stay, triple miles with the second stay and five times the miles with the third stay.
• Offer subject to availability and blackout dates may apply.
• Participating Properties are subject to change without notice. Gold Points^® may not be earned for Eligible Stays under this Promotion.
• To the maximum extent permitted by law, Carlson Hotels, Inc. reserves the right to add, modify or discontinue these terms and conditions or the Promotion with or without notice.
• Void where prohibited by law. By participating in this Promotion, you agree and consent to these terms and conditions.
• Allow six (6) to eight (8) weeks for the miles to be posted to your account.
• Mileage is subject to all Aeroplan program rules and regulations.

The Ultimate Cash Back Credit Card Portfolio

In this feature of Rewards Canada' Ultimate Credit Card Portfolios we look at the ultimate one for earning cash back. We have always recommended that you should carry a Visa, a MasterCard and an American Express card in your wallet. The reason why is that there are benefits, promotions and earning potential unique to each brand of credit card. We won't go into detail here as you can read all about it in our feature on how to Maximize your Miles and Points but here we outline one card from each brand that will help you build up those cash back returns faster than ever. Ultimately there are various options that could be utilized for a cash back portfolio but we look at one card from each issuing family that won't totally break the bank on annual fees but will provide strong cash back earning along with very strong insurance benefits.

What is Rewards Canada's Ultimate Cash Back Credit Card Wallet? Read the complete article on the main Rewards Canada website to find out!

Reminder - AIR MILES Reward Miles start expiring at the end of this year, here's how you can find out just how many you stand to lose

Over the past couple of days I have completed several media interviews about the AIR MILES Expiry rule and how miles will begin expiring at the end of this year. This was all prompted by a CBC article that came out last week and follows up on the news we broke back in December of 2011 of the AIR MILES Expiry changes and more.

Fast forward to today where, even though we are only in March it may be time to start thinking about those miles you may lose. First off, you need to find out how many miles are set to expire on December 31st. Remember, AIR MILES technically has two expiry rules. The first is the inactivity rule which is that if you don't earn or burn at least 1 mile in your account within a 24 month period you'll lose your miles and the 5 year date stamp rule where miles expiry no matter what after 5 years.

UPDATE: Onyx Members are exempt from the 5 year date stamp rule. You receive Onyx status when you earn 6,000 or miles in a year or hold the American Express AIR MILES Reserve credit card

To find out how many miles are expiring you'll need to log in to your account on AirMiles.ca and click on 'View Transactions' under the Your Profile menu option in the upper right hand corner. You'll then have several tabs to click on:

Click on 'Request Expiry Statement" and you'll see your email address listed lower on the page and all you have to do is click 'submit request'

For me I received an email less than 24 hours later detailing the number of miles I stand to lose at the end of this year if I don't redeem them by then:

As you can see I will have 126 miles expiring. Not a huge amount but still something for me to think about. Now, I know there are some of you who have been collecting since 1992 like I have but have never redeemed, so you'll have a lot of miles that you stand to lose! Please oh please find a redemption for them. If it is travel, don't worry you don't have to travel this year, as long as you book by December 31st you can travel well into 2017! If travel isn't an option, go for gift cards, merchandise whatever, just don't lose those miles for absolutely nothing. You are better off with something than nothing!

After December 31st, miles will expiry quarterly from the quarter they were earned in 5 years prior, so you will always have to stay on top of your account and really keep an eye on those miles. Request the Expiry Statement often so that you know what miles are about to expire.

Ultimately I wish AIR MILES would have chosen to follow in Aeroplan's footsteps and gotten rid of the 'date stamp' feature on miles but they haven't. The thing is they still have time so maybe, just maybe that will happen. Not keeping my fingers crossed however. As a comparison, WestJet Rewards dollars also have a five year date stamp and some of those will be coming up for expiry in the next few years.

Related: Travel Hacking 102 - Earn up to 3,300 AIR MILES Rewards Miles for FREE with a potential value of over $1,000 in travel

Now onto a fun challenge
I would like all of our readers to go and get your mileage expiry statements, screenshot them and post it in the comments below. We can all then all work together to help with what redemptions you should think about if you don't have any ideas yet. Let us know with your screenshot if you are at a loss as to what to do or on the other hand let us know what you are planning to do with them! Also as part of the challenge let's try to see who has the most miles expiring! I know I won't win that one!


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American Express Air Miles Platinum Credit Card
• New American Express  AIR MILES Platinum Credit Card Cardmembers, earn a bonus of 2,000 AIR MILES reward miles when you charge a total of $500 in purchases to your Card within your first three months of Cardmembership.
• Enjoy your first year free
• Earn 1 reward mile for every $10 in Card purchases at AIR MILES®* Sponsors
• Earn 1 reward mile for every $10 in Card purchases at other eligible grocery stores, gas stations, and drugstores in Canada
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• Shop at participating AIR MILES Sponsors across Canada with your Card and show your AIR MILES®* Collector Card, and you can earn reward miles twice
• Enjoy a special 0% introductory interest rate on transferred balances in the first 6 months if you choose to transfer your other credit card balances to this American Express card at time of online application. A 1% balance transfer fee will be charged on the transaction amount and interest is payable on the amount of this fee at the applicable rate for purchase.
• More than 1000 rewards to choose from! Redeem for a wide range of rewards - everything from electronics to travel and more
• You can use Apple Pay on your eligible device to pay for goods and services at participating American Express contactless merchants
• 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.
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March 16 Update: Ultimate Cash Back Credit Card Portfolio, Air France Paris sale from $699, Air Canada increases Delhi service

News, Tips & Tricks
Today we released our second Ultimate Credit Card Portfolio! This one looks at the Ultimate combination of a Amex, MasterCard and Visa Card for earning Cash Back. Click here to see our Ultimate Cash Back Credit Card portfolio. You can always check out our first portfolio, the Ultimate Aeroplan Credit Card Portfolio.

Air Canada's Delhi service must be doing well! Starting in October the flights will move to daily service from the current 4x weekly. (Source Airlineroute.net)



Posts since our last update:

• Earning Stories: Completing a Quadruple Dip for servicing our Toyota
  Welcome to the next post in the Earning Stories series right here on Rewards Canada. For years we have provided…
• Air Canada: Double Aeroplan Miles when flying on Brazil's GOL this April & May
  I can't recall the last time I saw an Aeroplan bonus for flying on an airline other than Air…
• Maui Bites: Eats and Treats on the Valley Isle
  The Rewards Canada family had a great Family Day vacation in one of our favourite go to locations for any…

Travel Deals
Air France has Paris on sale. Fly there from as little as $699. Book by Mar 31. Find out more here

Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day which means KLM's Wild On Wednesday is none other than Dublin!  Montreal departures starting at $699. Toronto departures starting at $759. From Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton starting at $860! Book by Mar 17. Find out more here.

Bonus Offers
Air Canada / Aeroplan
- Double Aeroplan Miles on all routes and eligible booking classes for every one-way segment flown on GOL. More... Register by Apr 30 for travel Apr 1 - May 31, 16

Air France KLM Flying Blue
- 4,000 Bonus Flying Blue Miles on qualifying rentals of 4 days or more at participating locations in Europe, Middle-East, Africa, Asia, USA, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, St. Martin, Puerto Rico and Panama. More... Book by Apr 15 for rentals Apr 1 - Dec 31, 16
- Triple Flying Blue Miles on Europcar rentals Worldwide (except U.S. and Canada). More... Book by Mar 31 for rentals until Apr 17, 16
- Double Flying Blue Miles with a minimum spend of €400 at any Chic Outlet Shopping Villages in Europe. More... Until Apr 8, 16

Best Western Rewards
- Double Rewards Points on all qualifying stays at the BEST WESTERN Rives de Paris La Defense - Courbevoie. More... Until Jun 15, 16

Hilton HHonors
- 5,000 Bonus HHonors Points when you stay at least two nights at participating Waldorf Astoria™ Hotels & Resorts or Conrad® Hotels & Resorts. More... Until Apr 30, 16
- 2,000 Bonus HHonors Points PER NIGHT for stays at participating Waldorf Astoria™ Hotels & Resorts or Conrad® Hotels & Resorts. More... Until Apr 30, 16

La Quinta Returns
- Save up to 25% when you buy La Quinta Returns points online. More... Until Apr 22, 16
- 500 Bonus Returns Points on qualifying rentals of 3 days or more at participating locations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. More... Until Sep 30, 16

Starwood Preferred Guest
- SPG Dashboard Bonuses and Offers - Earn bonus points for online bookings, referring friends and/or staying at multiple Starwood brands. Offers vary by member and by time. More... Ongoing
- 3,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays in a suite at the Plaza Athénée Bangkok, A Royal Méridien Hotel.  More... Ongoing

United MileagePlus
- 25% Bonus MileagePlus miles when you convert Marriott Rewards points to MileagePlus Miles. More... Until Mar 31, 16

Virgin Australia Velocity (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Double Velocity Points when you fly on Virgin Australia or Air New Zealand between Australia and New Zealand. More... Register and book by Mar 29 for travel Apr 1 - Sep 23, 16

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Earning Stories: Completing a Quadruple Dip for servicing our Toyota

Welcome to the next post in the Earning Stories series right here on Rewards Canada. For years we have provided you with the details on earning points and miles (both regular earning and bonus opportunities) and these stories show the actual offers in action.  
 
Late last year Aeroplan and Toyota announced a new partnership that went into effect in January. For the first two months of the partnership they ran a promotion to earn bonus Aeroplan miles on buying vehicles and also for servicing vehicles.  The offer for buying a vehicle has actually now been extended to March 31st with smaller bonuses but the service offer has ended.

Screenshot of the promotion that ended Feb 29

This earning story looks at earning on the service end. Rewards Canada owns a Toyota and it needed to go in for regular service in February. Perfect time to try out the new partnership! I noticed marketing of the new partnership all over the service department and when I paid for the service I provided my Aeroplan card. No inputting it into the computer. Instead the service rep had a form to  fill out putting down my name, the date, Aeroplan number and the amount of the service. Wow. Talk about old school! But maybe their systems hadn't been updated yet or they aren't planning on spending the money to do so. Why? Well despite being written down on a piece of paper, which always make me wary and wonder if the points will post (I never did ever get my UPS Store bonuses as they wrote my number down and said they would input it later - ya right!) however the miles posted quickly, within a couple days of the service in fact! So Toyota is on the ball unlike the UPS Stores. There was other good news as well. The Toyota dealership I go to also has their own rewards program and I thought by submitting my Aeroplan # I wouldn't get credit in the dealership program. Well I was wrong, I also got credit with them for the service! So this earning action was an actually a Quadruple Dip!

• 1st Dip: Dealership Program credit
• 2nd Dip: Base Aeroplan Miles credit
• 3rd Dip: Bonus Aeroplan Miles credit
• 4th Dip: Membership Rewards Points earned by paying with The Platinum Card from American Express.

Not a bad haul for a service that had to be performed no matter what!

Screenshot of the Aeroplan Miles (status earning) posting from Toyota

Air Canada: Double Aeroplan Miles when flying on Brazil's GOL this April & May

I can't recall the last time I saw an Aeroplan bonus for flying on an airline other than Air Canada, United or Bearskin Airlines! So when this offer came across my desk this morning I knew I had to post about it!

Offer details
Double Aeroplan Miles on all routes and eligible booking classes for every one-way segment flown on GOL. Register online (Registration is required) Register by Apr 30 for travel Apr 1 - May 31, 16

Maui Bites: Eats and Treats on the Valley Isle

The Rewards Canada family had a great Family Day vacation in one of our favourite go to locations for any time of the year, Maui. A lot of the trip was paid for with points & miles (flights and the car rental) but those details are reserved for other posts. This post is a quick highlight of some the places we ate at this trip (good and bad), and many for us are places we return to trip after trip! Hope you enjoy this highlight of places we like to eat at and hope that you have or will enjoy these places too!

Lahaina Cooler's
One of our go to spots for breakfast (we've only ever eaten breakfast here), Lahaina Cooler's on Dickenson St. in Lahaina isn't as well know as the famous breakfast places like The Gazebo but the food has always been good. This trip we made it their twice and the breakfast's (Omelettes, benedicts and complete breakfast) were always good. The only complaint is the service is slow. It always has been however our last visit on this trip it was especially slow. There were two larger party tables seated but in reality even with those larger groups it wasn't that busy and it shouldn't have affected the service as much as it did. www.lahainacoolers.com

Leilani's on the Beach
Located in Whaler's Village on Ka'anapali Beach, Leilani's has two parts to the restaurant. The 'Beachside Grill' section with more of pub style menu and an upstairs dining room with a fancier dining menu. Depending on the time of day and how busy they are you can sit in the 'On the beach' section but still order from the higher end dining room menu. When we were here the place was packed but it was before 6pm so after asking our server they said they would let us order from the dining room menu. My wife was glad that she was able to. The dish she ordered was her favourite of the whole trip, a fish dish that (GASP!) was better than Mama's Fish House. She had the pan seared catch of the day that came with amazing sides of braised root vegetables and parsnip puree. She was in heaven with the dish. The rest of the crew got a mix of dining room and beachside grill items that were all great as well. www.leilanis.com



Leoda's
Another Sheldon Simeon past effort (see Star Noodle below), we had eaten here for lunch back in 2013 and the food was great then so we though we'd give breakfast a try! Leoda's didn't disappoint for breakfast either as the food was good but in reality not much different than other breakfast spots on the island. I would stick more to their lunch/dinner menu and all their wonderful pies! www.leodas.com







Mama's Fish House
A timeless classic on the outskirts of Paia and a bit of longer drive from the Northwest side of the island, Mama's Fish House is famous for its locally caught fish dishes of course. They even tell you who caught the fish you are going to eat! Our visit this time was a birthday dinner for three people in our party so each one got a personalized birthday card and a small dessert to celebrate the occasion.  The food here is always great, no complaints at all. Pricey? yes. Reservations required? Yes. But worth it. www.mamasfishhouse.com






Ono Gelato
Located right in the middle of the action on Lahaina's Front Street, Ono Gelato is our favourite gelatio spot on Maui. We tried several of the other Lahaina gelatos over the years and have found none match Ono. They attempt use as many fresh and local ingredients as they can in creating their gelatos and you can taste it. Our family favourites are the Mint Stracciatella, Stracciatella, and Gianduia. www.onogelatocompany.com

Pailolo Bar & Grill
This is the poolside restaurant at the Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas where we stayed. Our go to place for drinks (smoothies, lava flows etc.) was also utilized for food on those days when we didn't feel like leaving the resort or minimizing our time away from the beach. Most of the food was good but one dish multiple members in our family kept getting over and over was "The Marley", a pulled pork jerk sandwich with a chili lime slaw that was simply addictive. www.westinkaanapali.com/dining/pailolo

Star Noodle
We ate here only once during our trip as the previous trip we ate here a few times! This Asian-fusion restaurant became famous after one of the founders, Sheldon Simeon was on Bravo TV's Top Chef. When we ate here in 2013 the food was amazing, the Steamed Pork Buns, Pad Thai and Lahaina Fried Soup being our favourites. This time we ordered all those and more since there were 6 of us and we got to try more dishes. We had heard the food wasn't the same as before and tend to agree. Don't get me wrong, the food was still great but not as amazing before. Not sure if it is because of Sheldon's departure but no matter what I would still recommend this place.
I also recommend getting reservations as we noticed diners waiting outside for quite sometime before they could get a walk up table. www.starnoodle.com

Ululani's Shave Ice
Voted the best shave ice on Maui time after time, Ululani's doesn't disappoint. Granted it is mostly our kids getting the shave ice (mom & dad prefer gelato) but it is great! We typically only frequent their Front St. locations in Lahaina. Ululani's uses the best shave ice machines and create all their own syrups for the shave ice using carefully selected ingredients. They even have a loyalty program! Buy 10 shave ice get 1 free! Here's a tip, you can buy all 'micro' sizes then redeem for a large! www.ululanishawaiianshaveice.com

Cinnamon Roll Place (aka Cinnamon Roll Fair)
On the recommendation of someone we decided to hit this place up one morning as they apparently have the best cinnamon rolls. After making our way down to Kihei to try it out (and a bit of detour as the Whale Day Parade closed off the main street for several blocks) we found the place and got to it just before a huge line up formed. Everyone in our party ordered the cinnamon rolls and while the first few seemed alright, we all unanimously decided they weren't all they were cracked up to be! I'm sure some sweet tooth's out there will love them but they just didn't sit well and in fact most of our group felt sick afterwards with crazy headaches. Too much sugar? Too much corn syrup? Who knows! But all I know is that we will not return here on future trips. Too bad as we were really looking forward to some kick ass cinnamon rolls! (Getting ready to be flamed as they get a lot of great reviews online....)

Of course we at some other places, Kimo's on Front St. in Lahaina is always good and we visited it once. Yogurtland in Whaler's Village is another treat place we always frequent since we don't have one in Calgary and we do tend to enjoy Yogurtland more than the chains that are in YYC although Menchies is pretty darn good too. We avoided places like Cheeseburger in Paradise and Hula Grill as the last few trips those places really disappointed us, as much as we love sticking our feet in the sand at the Hula Grill. We also ate some heart attack worthy burgers at the Cool Cat Cafe in Lahaina and made our way for dinner one night at Duke's which is at the Honua Kai resort. Duke's isn't anything to write home about in my opinion. One places we missed this time that is always great is Aloha Mixed Plate.

If you are planning a trip to Maui I hope my little roundup of places to eat at will help you out! Have you tried any of these places? What are your thoughts? Also let us know what some of your favourite locations are on the island!

March 15 Update: Cash Back Credit Card Comparison Chart Updated, Aeroplan transfer bonus and Marriott bonuses in Canada

News, Tips & Tricks
We completed a much overdue update on one part of Rewards Canada today! The Cash Back Credit Card comparison chart has been updated with all the latest offerings for Cash Back cards in Canada. At the request of our readers we have added more cards including the Rogers Platinum MasterCard and President's Choice Financial MasterCards. Find the updated chart here! (If you notice any mistakes please let us know and we'll correct them promptly)

As of today you will no longer be able to apply for Scotiabank student cards online. The L’earn VISA card as well as the student SCENE VISA applications will have to be completed by phone or in person at a Scotiabank branch.

On the bonus offer side, the coveted Aeroplan partner transfer bonus has returned with new low end and high end categories! See below for details

Posts since our last update:

• Staying with Marriott in Canada? Take advantage of these bonus offers to maximize the points or miles you earn!
  We did an update on our Marriott Rewards Bonus Points page today and there were several new offers for stays…
• Aeroplan Conversion Bonus returns - Earn up to 55,000 Bonus Miles when you covert points from other programs
  Aeroplan has once again brought back their partner transfer bonus that we now see at least twice per year…

Travel Deals
Air Canada is offering 25% off select flights in Eastern Canada when you book today with promo code EASTCAN25. Find out more here
 

Bonus Offers
Air Canada / Aeroplan
- Earn up to 55,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you convert points from a wide selection of Aeroplan partner loyalty programs (hotel, car rental, and points.com). More... Until Apr 18, 16

Air France KLM Flying Blue
- Earn up to Quadruple Flying Blue Miles for stays at over 2,800 Accor Hotels Worldwide. More... Until May 15, 16

American AAdvantage
- American Save up to 30% when you share AAdvantage Miles with another member. More... Until Mar 31, 16

British Airways Executive Club
- 1,000 Bonus Avios with a minimum spend of €/£500 at Chic Outlet Shopping Villages in Europe. More... Until Mar 31, 16

China Southern Sky Pearl
- Up to a 50% Sky Pearl Kilometers Discount when you redeem for select Sky Pearl Award Tickets for travel on China Southern within China and on select International routes. More... Until Jun 30, 16

Garuda Indonesia (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
- Earn up to Double GarudaMiles when you fly on Garuda Indonesia between Jakarta and London. More... Mar 31 - Apr 30, 16
- 25% GarudaMiles Discount when you book an award ticket for trave between Jakarta and London. More... Mar 31 - Apr 30, 16
- Triple Garuda Miles for stays at participating Aerowisata Hotels in Indonesia. More... Until Jun 30, 16
- Earn up to Triple Garuda Miles for stays at participating Hilton hotels and resorts Worldwide. More... Until Apr 30, 16

La Quinta Returns
- Earn up to Triple Returns Points for stays at participating La Quinta locations in the U.S.. More... Until Apr 7, 16

Marriott Rewards
- 2,000 Bonus Rewards Points per stay including any night Thursday-Sunday at the Courtyard Winnipeg Airport. More... Until Apr 30, 16
- 2,500 Bonus Rewards Points per stay at the Residence Inn Ottawa Downtown. More... Until Apr 30, 16
- 2,000 Bonus Rewards Points when you stay two nights Thursday-Sunday at the Courtyard Montreal Airport. More... Mar 3 - May 15, 16
- 2,000 Bonus Rewards Points per stay at the Hotel am Steinplatz, Autograph Collection. More... Mar 18 - Apr 17, 16
- 2,000 Bonus Rewards Points per stay at the Madrid Marriott Auditorium Hotel & Conference Center. More... Jun 1 - Aug 24, 16

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Staying with Marriott in Canada? Take advantage of these bonus offers to maximize the points or miles you earn!

We did an update on our Marriott Rewards Bonus Points page today and there were several new offers for stays at some Canadian locations so we thought it fitting to summarize the bonuses you can take advantage of for your Marriott family of hotel stays in Canada.

Of course, there is the main systemwide promotion that we have covered for months, Marriott's MegaBonus which you need to register for and then stays at any Marriott Hotel in Canada (or Worldwide) will count towards the bonus you receive:

Marriott MegaBonus: Earn free nights and/or bonus Rewards Points for stays at any participating Marriott Hotel Worldwide. Full Details, Online Registration and Booking ( Registration is required) Register by Apr 15 for stays Feb 1 - May 15, 16

Offer Variations (Source FlyerTalk):
Win #1: Earn a free night after two stays
Win #2: Unlock your new bonus points offer – and register when it appears in your online account
Win #3: Every stay counts at 4,000+ hotels worldwide

Win #1: Earn 10,000 bonus points after 15 paid nights plus 2,000 bonus points each additional night, up to 20,000 bonus points
Win #2: At the same time, earn a free night after two paid stays (register separately in your online account)
Win #3: Unlock a new bonus points offer in your online account after you win #1 and #2

Win #1: Earn 15,000 bonus points after 20 paid nights plus 3,000 bonus points each additional night, up to 30,000 bonus points
Win #2: At the same time, earn a free night after two paid stays (register separately in your online account)
Win #3: Unlock a new bonus points offer in your online account after you win #1 and #2

Now the issue with the MegaBonus promotion is that you have to complete multiple stays, at least 2 minimum depending on which offer you are selected for. Now if you know you may only have two stays and the MegaBonus offer that comes up for you isn't the free night after two stays you can always call Marriott Rewards and see if they'll change the offer for you.

Then you have these individual hotel stay offers at select hotels in Canada. The good news is these offers are awarded on your first stay (there may be a multiple day minimum) and they can be combined with the Marriott MegaBonus promotion!

Kingston
1,000 Bonus Rewards Points PER NIGHT when you stay at the Residence Inn Kingston Water's Edge. Full Details and Online Booking Until Mar 31, 16

Montreal
2,000 Bonus Rewards Points when you stay two nights Thursday-Sunday at the Courtyard Montreal Airport. Full Details and Online Booking Until May 15, 16

3,000 Bonus Rewards Points when you stay 3 nights or more at the SpringHill Suites Old Montreal. Full Details and Online Booking Until Apr 30, 16

2,000 Bonus Rewards Points when you stay two nights Thursday-Sunday at the Residence Inn Montreal Airport. Full Details and Online Booking Until May 15, 16

Ottawa
2,500 Bonus Rewards Points per stay at the Residence Inn Ottawa Downtown. Full Details and Online Booking Until Apr 30, 16

Winnipeg
2,000 Bonus Rewards Points per stay including any night Thursday-Sunday at the Courtyard Winnipeg Airport. Full Details and Online Booking Until Apr 30, 16

If you don't collect Marriott Rewards points then a really good option for you to earn some extra miles if you do have some Marriott stays coming up is this Aeroplan offer for bonus miles in Canada:

750 Bonus Aeroplan Miles per NIGHT for stays at 100+ participating hotels across Canada. Maximum of 3,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles per stay. Full details and online booking Until Apr 18, 16

And finally if your travels take you out of Canada then be sure to check out our Marriott Rewards Bonus Points page for dozens of other individual hotel stay bonuses around the globe!

Aeroplan Conversion Bonus returns - Earn up to 55,000 Bonus Miles when you covert points from other programs

Aeroplan has once again brought back their partner transfer bonus that we now see at least twice per year Basically what it entails is transferring points out of other select loyalty programs into your Aeroplan account. Unlike the last couple of bonuses that maxed out on the 40,000 mile high end this time the bonus goes as high as 55,000 miles if you covert points worth 200,000 or more miles. As always now there are no financial partners involved again, for Canadians that is, Americans get Diners Club Club Rewards in that category. Basically you can transfer from partners like Starwood, Hertz and more (see the last graphic) and as long as the total Aeroplan miles deposited from all of them reaches one of the bonus target levels you will be awarded the respective bonus miles. They also have a lower end threshold now of 2,500 - 4,999 miles which will earn a 500 mile bonus.

And just like the last four versions of this offer, American Express Membership Rewards is unfortunately not included. so chances are I will not use the promo this time (again).

If you are a Starwood Preferred Guest collector you can really up the bonus by taking advantage of their 5,000 Mile bonus offer when you convert 20,000 Starpoints into Aeroplan. Which means in this promotion you can get 29,000 Aeroplan Miles for 20,000 Starpoints or if you transfer 20k four times, you'll get 125,000 Aeroplan Miles for 80,000 Starpoints. Of course I like to keep Starpoints for award nights or cash+points stays within the Starwood family but some of you may like this transfer option. You can get 20,000 Starpoints simply by getting the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express


Offer Details:
Earn up to 55,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you convert points from a wide selection of Aeroplan partner loyalty programs (hotel, car rental, and points.com). Bonuses are as follows and are awarded on a cumulative basis. Convert Points to
2,500 - 4,999 Aeroplan Miles to earn a 500 Mile bonus
5,000 - 9,999 Aeroplan Miles to earn a 1,000 Mile bonus
10,000 - 19,999 Aeroplan Miles to earn a 2,000 Mile bonus
20,000 - 49,999 Aeroplan Miles to earn 4,000 Mile bonus
50,000 - 99,999 Aeroplan Miles to earn a 10,000 Mile bonus
100,000 - 149,999 Aeroplan Miles to earn a 25,000 Mile bonus
150,000 - 199,999 Aeroplan Miles to earn a 40,000 Mile bonus  
200,000+  Aeroplan Miles to earn a 55,000 Mile bonus 
Full details Valid until Apr 18, 16