May 3 Update: WestJet 787s will have lie flat business class, six new Air Canada routes, use Accor points right at check out

News, Tips & Tricks

Yesterday we brought you the news that WestJet
has ordered Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. At the time of posting we were
unaware of the configuration of seats in the planes. Well according to
WestJet they will be a three cabin plane meaning Economy, Premium
Economy and a true Business Class with lie flat seats. We also learned
that there are plans for WestJet to add their own business class lounges
(not third party ones like Swissport)

Air Canada announced six new winter seasonal routes
today. We see service to a third Australian city out of YVR, albeit for
only three months and the introduction of Montreal to Lima which is Air
Canada’s first Southern Hemisphere service from YUL. (Source Air Canada)

Route Seasonal Service Aircraft Frequency
Vancouver-Melbourne Dec. 1, 2017 – Feb 4, 2018 Boeing 787-9 (mainline) Four times weekly
Vancouver-Orlando Dec. 20, 2017 – Apr. 8, 2018 Boeing 767-300ER (Rouge) Twice weekly
Toronto-Belize City* Dec. 15, 2017 – Apr. 13, 2018 Airbus A319 (Rouge) Weekly
Toronto-St. Vincent* Dec. 14, 2017 – Apr. 12, 2018 Airbus A319 (Rouge) Weekly
Montreal-Lima* Dec. 16, 2017 – May 27, 2018 Boeing 767-300ER (Rouge) Twice weekly
Montreal-Phoenix Feb. 22, 2018 – May 28, 2018 Airbus A319 (Rouge) Three times weekly

For those of you who like us who still have the Diners Club Club Rewards
MasterCard
, one of the transfer partners is ending their relationship
with DC in June. As of June 16th World of Hyatt will no longer
participate as a partner of Club Rewards.  This officially ends any means of earning Hyatt points in Canada on credit card spend.

Le Club AccorHotels will now let you redeem points
right at check out instead of having to redeem for e-vouchers first.
Simply ask at reception that you would like to redeem points towards
your stay and you’ll be able to redeem 2,000 points (and multiples there
of) for 40EUR (or equivalent in local currency) off of your stay. Find out more here.

Rewards Canada is pleased to announce our latest partner, Loews Hotels! You can now book this hotel chain via our Book Travel with our partners
page. I’ve personally stayed at two of their locations in Hollywood and
Santa Monica and both are nice hotels. If you
want to be in the thick of things in Hollywood including celebrity spotting then the Loews Hollywood
is the place to stay at. You can also book Loews directly via this link.

We spotted David Morrissey during our 2nd stay at the

Loews Hollywood hotel. Better known as the Governor from

The Walking Dead.

Posts since our last update:

Canadian Bonus Offers


Air Canada / Aeroplan

– 1,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you make 3 Apple Pay purchases with your personal TD Aeroplan Visa Card. More… Until May 31, 17

American AAdvantage

– 20% Bonus AAdvantage Miles when you convert Diners Club Club Rewards points to American Airlines AAdvantage miles. More… For residents of Canada only Until May 31, 17

Other Bonus Offers

Marriott Rewards

– 1,000 Bonus Rewards Points PER NIGHT for stays at any one of 30+ Marriott hotels across the Eastern U.S. More… Jun 1 – Aug 20, 17

– 10,000 Bonus Rewards Points when you stay 2 or more nights at any one of five participating Marriott Hotels in Paris. More… Jul 10 – Sep 10, 17


2,000 Bonus Rewards Points PER NIGHT for stays at the AC Hotel Mainz. More… Jun 1 – Aug 24, 17

– 2,500 Bonus Rewards Points per stay at the Renaissance Atlanta Airport Gateway Hotel. More… May 25 – Aug 17, 17

TAP Portugal Victoria

– Double Victoria Miles for stays at all Altis Hotels. More… Until May 31, 17


Double Victoria Miles for stays on the Double Reward rate at participating World Hotels Worldwide. More… Until Mar 31, 18

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