April 5 Update: Redeem Mileage Plan miles for Hainan flights, Tunisair proposes Montreal service, AF KLM Promo Awards

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Tunisair is proposing to fly twice weekly between Montreal and
Tunis. They aren’t part of any of the major airline alliances so you
can really choose from Tunisair’s Fidelys program or use a proprietary credit card program to redeem for Tunisair flights once the route gets
approval. (Source Airlineroute)

Yesterday we mentioned the change to Emirates awards for Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan but we did mention their are other airline options. We mentioned Hainan as one example (for Canadians you can choose to fly Hainan from Calgary, Toronto or Seattle for those of you in the Vancouver/Victoria area) but did you know those redemptions only started on March 30th? We did a quick check on the YYC flights and you can get Economy or Business Class Mileage Plan award tickets on the inaugural flight out of YYC! Economy class one way is 30,000 miles but a better deal is the 50,000 for Business Class! It does come with $202 in taxes and fees but we looked up what Hainan was charging for the one way business class ticket and you’re looking at over $3,000 all in. So what’s better? 50K miles + $202 or spending over $3,000? I know which one I would choose.

Mileage Plan availability for Hainan’s inaugural flight out of YYC
and the cost if you were to buy the same ticket

On March 26th Aeroplan changed the mileage earned for flying on Air China. Many of the fare classes went down in mileage earned, primarily discounted economy class fares however some business class and full fare economy class tickets will now earn more miles. (Source Aeroplan)

Air France KLM Flying Blue has released their latest promo awards (see link below in the bonus offers section) and only Montreal is included this time. You can save 25% on the regular amount of miles required for flying in Business Class this June and July.

Posts since our last update:

Bonus Offers

Air France KLM Flying Blue

– April Promo Awards – Save 25% to 50% on the Award Miles usually
required for an award ticket. Destinations vary by each promotional
period. More… Book by Apr 30 for travel between Jun 1 – Jul 31, 16

AIR MILES

– Double AIR MILES Reward Miles for stays at IHG Hotel stays Worldwide.
Stays in Alberta & Saskatchewan will earn an additional 25 Reward
Miles. More… Until Apr 30, 16

Copa ConnectMiles

– Double Business Class Bonus ConnectMiles when you fly in Business
Class on Copa Airlines to or from Caracas, Maracaibo or Valencia. More… Until Jun 30, 16

– Triple ConnectMiles on rentals of 2 or more days at participating Avis
locations in the contiguous U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean. More… Until Jun 30, 16


Double ConnectMiles on qualifying rentals of 1 or more days at
participating Budget locations in the U.S., Latin America and the
Caribbean. More… Until Jun 30, 16

Le Club accorhotels

– Earn up to Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Accor Resorts in Africa and the Indian Ocean area. More… Book by May 1 for stays until May 31, 16

– 4X Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at new Accor Hotels Worldwide. More… Book by Apr 30 for stays until May 31, 16

– Triple Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays of 3 or more nights at
participating Accor Hotels in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg,
Germany or Switzerland. More… Book by Apr 30 for stays untl Jun 14, 16

– Double Le Club Accorhotels Points for stays at participating Accor Hotels in Barcelona. More… Book by May 10 for stays until May 15, 16

Starwood Preferred Guest

– Earn 1,500 bonus Starpoints for every three eligible stays you book for your clients via SPG Pro. More… Until Jun 30, 16

Virgin America Elevate (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)


Elite Status Match – Virgin America will match your other airline elite status with silver or gold Elevate status. More… Until Sep 30, 16

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