Gary Leff from the View From The Wing blog broke this story a few days as a rumour and then confirmed that effective October 1st, 2011 all Starwood Award stays and nights will count towards your elite qualification in the SPG program. The only other hotel programs to offer this benefit are Choice Privileges and […]
Month: September 2011
Diners Club transition update
This post is more for those of you who are already Diners Club cardholders here in Canada as the card is not available at this time to new customers. For those of you who are and have not received the new welcome package from BMO (who took over the Diners Club brand in North America […]
United unveils 2012 Mileage Plus program changes
United has released the details of the 2012 Mileage Plus program which effectively also covers Continental’s OnePass program as that is being integrated into Mileage Plus on December 31. The following updates to the program are taken straight from United’s own post on Milepoint.com and can also be view on United.com New vocabulary. First, here’s […]
Etihad Airways: Chance to win up to 100,000 Guest Miles
Etihad Airways is running a contest where you have a chance to win up to 100,000 Guest Miles. You gain an entry every time you fly on Etihad Airways from October to December. There are three lucky winners each month and prizes are as follows: • 50,000 bonus Guest Miles • 75,000 bonus Guest Miles […]
Edelweiss Increasing Seasonal Service between Vancouver & Zurich
Swiss charter carrier Edelweiss is increasing their summer seasonal service between Vancouver and Zurich to 3 times weekly. 2 of the weekly flights are direct and the third routes through Calgary. One of the good things about these flights is that Swiss Air codeshares on them so they can be booked through Swiss to earn […]
American and WestJet continue to expand codeshares
From Airline Route Updates, American and WestJet have further expanded the routes they code share on: American Airlines operated by WestJet Calgary – Edmonton Calgary – Phoenix Calgary – San Diego Edmonton – Phoenix (eff 01OCT11) WestJet operated by American Airlines Los Angeles – Fresno Miami – Jacksonville FL Miami – Key West Miami – […]
Air Canada adds mobile booking to iPhone app
From the AirCanada.com website: “Mobile booking has arrived! Now you can use the Air Canada iPhone App to search for flights, view flight details, select your seat and share your itinerary with family and friends. The app’s features allow you to: Book a flight: Across Canada, across the border or across the world, for business […]