Jan 8 Update: Priority Club Redemption Changes, new Aeroplan mileage earning at Esso, extended United Elite Status Match

News, Tips & Tricks

It hasn’t been too long since InterContinental Hotel’s Group Priority Club
made some changes to their free night reward charts and as of January 18 of
this year further changes are coming. Gone will be the redemption rates based
on brand as the reward chart moves to a category format like most of Priority
Club’s competition. The actual min and max redemption amounts haven’t changed
as they range from 10,000 points for Category 1 to 50,000 points for Category
9. Priority Club is set to release the hotel list by category on January 9th
and according to the director of Priority Club rewards about 30% of hotels will
move down in points requirements while another 30% will move up. So when this
list comes out and you see that a hotel you want to redeem for is moving up
you can still redeem at the old rates until March 18 (only by calling in) and
if the hotel is moving down I would hold off until the 18th to redeem for it.
More details can be found here.

Aeroplan and Esso have increased the number of Aeroplan Miles you
can earn on gasoline purchases. Now when you buy Extra Grade gas you will earn
2 Miles/$3 and if you buy Supreme Grade you will earn 3 Miles/$3. All other
gas and eligible store purchases remain at 1 Miles/$3

Good news for Air China Phoenix Miles members, Air China will be
increasing their Vancouver – Beijing service to 11 flights per week this summer
from the 7 seen over winter. (Source: Airline
Route Updates
)

Bonus Offers

Air Canada Aeroplan

– 1,500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you book an Air Canada Vacations gateway
to Palace Resorts before January 31 and travel between February 1 & March 31.
More… Book by Jan 31, 13

– Earn up 5,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you book a Jamaican getaway with Air
Canada Vacations for travel until April 30. More…
Book by Jan 31, 13

Air China Phoenix Miles

– Earn up to Triple Phoenix Miles Kilometers for Avis rentals Worldwide. More…
Until Feb 28, 13

Carlson Hotels Club Carlson

– Triple Gold Points for each eligible stay at any of more than 1,000 Carlson
Rezidor hotels worldwide. More… Until Mar 15, 13

– 2,000 Bonus Gold Points for stays on the Bed & Breakfast Package for Two at
participating Radisson & Hotels in North and South America. More…
Until Dec 31, 13

Coast Hotels Coast Rewards

– Double Coast Rewards Points for stays at the Coast Phoenix Sky Harbor Hotel.
More… Until Jan 31, 13

Jet Airways JetPrivilege

– 2,500 Bonus JetPrivilege Miles Discount when you join the JetPrivlege program
via their Facebook page. More… Until
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Marriott Rewards

– 2,000 Bonus Rewards Points for stays in select room types atthe Imperial Riding
School Renaissance Vienna Hotel, Vienna Marriott Hotel, or f the Renaissance
Wien Hotel. More… Until Feb 3, 13

United Mileage Plus

– OFFER EXTENDED Elite Status Match that offers top-tier flyers of most other
airlines a comparable status in the MileagePlus® program. It only offered for
MileagePlus Premier® Silver, Premier® Gold or Premier® Platinum levels More…
Until Jan 31, 13

– OFFER EXTENDED Earn up to 12,000 Mileage Plus Miles for stays of 3+ nights
on the ‘Mileage Plus Bonus Miles Package” at the Hotel New Otani Tokyo or Hotel
New Otani Osaka. More… Until Mar 31,
13

– OFFER EXTENDED 2,000 Bonus Mileage Plus Miles for New Otani Club members who
are also Mileage Plus members per stay of two consecutive nights or more at
the Hotel New Otani Tokyo or Hotel New Otani Osaka. More…
Until Mar 31, 13

– OFFER EXTENDED Earn up to 10,000 Mileage Plus Miles for stays at the Hotel
New Otani Tokyo Executive House ZEN More…
Until Mar 31, 13

– OFFER EXTENDED Earn up to 3,000 Mileage Plus Miles per stay of two consecutive
nights or more Hotel New Otani Makuhari Hotel New Otani Osaka The New Otani
Kaimana Beach Hotel, Honolulu Hotel New Otani Chang Fu Gong, Beijing More…
Until Mar 31, 13

US Airways Dividend Miles

– OFFER EXTENDED 1,000 Bonus Dividend Miles for stays at participating Westin
Hotels in the U.S. Canada and Caribbean. More…
Until Mar 31, 13

– OFFER EXTENDED 1,000 Bonus Dividend Miles for every Sheraton Club stay at
participating Sheraton Hotels in the U.S. and Canada. More…
Until Mar 31, 13

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