News, Tips & Tricks
I’m not sure how good of deal this offer is but I found it buried in the
‘news’ section of Aeroplan with no other promotion of it:
Until Oct 14 redeem for ClassicPlus Flight Rewards in Executive Class, on select
routes in Western Canada and to the Maritimes for fewer miles! This means you
have access to more flight options at reduced mileage levels, for a limited
time.Reduced mileage levels on ClassicPlus Flight Rewards in Executive Class are
now available on the following routes:Vancouver (YVR) to Calgary (YYC)
Vancouver (YVR) to Edmonton (YEG)
Vancouver (YVR) to Winnipeg (YWG)
Saskatoon (YXE) to Toronto (YYZ)
Regina (YQR) to Toronto (YYZ)
Toronto (YYZ) to Halifax (YHZ)
Ottawa (YOW) to Halifax (YHZ)
Ottawa (YOW) to St. John (YYT)
Montreal (YUL) to Halifax (YHZ)
Montreal (YUL) to St. John (YYT)
St. John (YYT) to Toronto (YYZ)
Halifax (YHZ) to St. John (YYT)
Why am I not sure whether this is a good deal? To begin with these are ‘ClassicPlus’
redemptions so they already cost more (at least 30%) then the base level Classic
Flight redemptions. So the ‘sale’ is on more expensive products and most of
these are shorter flights that beg the question, do I really want to burn my
miles for domestic Executive Class on flights that are 3 hours or less? I know
I wouldn’t but there may be, just may be one of you out there who can take advantage
of this promo and therefore, in that case, its a good deal. Full details can
be found here.
In the bonus offers check out the Virgin Atlantic Hilton HHonors offers, I suspect
many of you are not big time VS Flying Club members but this promo could be
advantageous to HHonors members since you can convert Flying Club Miles to Hilton
at a 1:2 basis (ie if you complete 5 stays and get the 15,000 bonus miles those
can be converted to 30,000 HHonors points). The MarriAnother offer of note is
the increased but really pathetic sign up bonus for the RBC Cathay Pacific Visa
Card, it has be increased by 5,000 points to 15,000 until Oct 31. Really unless
you are a big time Cathay flyer that sign up bonus won’t attract anyone (thanks
to Mark who mentioned this in the comments of another post)
And as you see every day now, please be sure to vote for your favourite travel
rewards credit cards at Canada’s Choice – Canada’s Top Travel
Rewards Credit Cards 2012!
Bonus Offers
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
Earn up to 15,000 Bonus Flying Club Miles
for stays at any participating hotel within the Hilton
Worldwide portfolio. Bonuses awarded as follows:
• 1st stay: 1,000 bonus miles
• 2nd stay: 2,000 bonus miles
• 3rd stay: 3,000 bonus miles
• 4th stay: 4,000 bonus miles
• 5th stay: 5,000 bonus miles
Bonus miles are awarded for both Fixed Miles and Variable Miles options within
the HHonors program
Full
Details, Online Registration and Booking Until Dec 31, 12
Avianca TACA LifeMiles
– Triple LifeMiles when you rent a car with Global Rent a car in South Florida.
More… Until Dec 31, 12
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
– 15,000 Bonus Asia Miles when you apply for and receive the RBC Cathay
Pacific Visa Platinum. More… Until Oct
31, 12 Canadian Residents Only
Emirates Skywards
– 1,000 Bonus Skywards Miles for weekend stays at participating Marriott
Hotels in the Middle East and Africa. More…
Oct 1 – Dec 23, 12
Gulf Air FalconFlyer (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
– Double Falconflyer Miles for stays at the Al Manshar Rotana – Fahaheel
in Kuwait. More…
Until Oct 31, 12
– Double Falconflyer Miles for stays at all Vivanta Taj Hotels & Resorts Worldwide.
More…
Until Nov 30, 12
– Double Falconflyer Miles for all Budget car rentals in Europe, Middle East
or Africa. More…
Until Oct 31, 12
Marriott Rewards
– 5,000 Bonus Rewards Points when you stay two nights or more at the Residence
Inn Montreal Westmount. More… Oct 14 – Dec
28, 12
– 500 Bonus Points per night when you stay two nights Friday-Sunday at the Istanbul
Marriott. More… Oct 10 – Dec 30, 12