Apr 28 Update: We’re back! Voila Hotel Rewards contest, new SPG & Hilton HHonors systemwide promos and more!

We are back! Things have been quiet on Rewards Canada since April
17th! Why? We were on vacation and decided to make a true vacation with
no work done at all (well almost no work, just a couple of critical
emails got answered). Sometimes you just need to put work away! The
first few days we’ll be playing catch up on news, bonuses and more but
by the end of the week we should be bringing you the latest deals, tips,
tricks and more!

News, Tips & Tricks

Voila Hotel Rewards is running a contest on Facebook where you can win 50,000 VHR points  when you share your best travel tips on their Facebook page. A total of 5 prizes of 50,000 points will be awarded.  Enter here by May 31st!

Air Canada is further delaying the launch of their 787 service! According to Airlineroute.net the service between Toronto and Zurich has now been pushed back another week to May 25th while Tel Aviv gets pushed back two weeks to July 15. The single day May 21st YYZ-YUL service remains unchanged. Hopefully those of you who have booked flights just to be on this plane are not affected or you can change your plans to fly on it still! We’re still crossing our fingers AC sends one over to YYC in June for the new runway opening celebration!

Canada’s Points.com has bought the often mentioned on our site PointsHound.com! The third party hotel booking site that awards miles and points on those hotel stays fits nicely into Points.com’s portfolio. Congrat’s to Pete Van Dorn at PointsHound.com for being able to divest this startup so soon!

Porter Airlines will be launching a new seasonal route between Halifax and Stephenville. The flight will operate once per week from June 28 to August 31. Source: Airlineroute.net

Bonus Offers

Air Canada Aeroplan

– Earn 8,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you fly round-trip between
Vancouver or Toronto and Hong Kong or between Toronto and Tokyo-Haneda
in Economy Class or Premium Economy. More… Register and book by May 19 for travel Apr 17 – Jun 9 & Sep 8 – Nov 30, 14

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan

– Double Mileage Plan Miles + and save up to 10% off when you fly
Emirates non-stop between Boston, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston,
Los Angeles, New York-JFK, San Francisco, Seattle, or Washington D.C.
and Dubai. You’ll also earn Double Miles for onward connecting Emirates
flights from Dubai. More… Register by Jun 15 for travel until Nov 30, 14

British Airways Executive Club

– 30% Bonus Avios when you convert Diners Club Club Rewards points into Avios. More… Until May 31, 14

Carlson Hotels Club Carlson

– 1,000 Free Gold Points when you follow Club Carlson on Twitter and
connect your Club Carlson account via the registration page. More… Until May 13, 14 or when 15,000 registrations are made

– 10,000 Gold Points when you stay at least two weekend nights at participating Radisson Hotels in Canada. More… Until May 31, 14

Hilton HHonors

– Earn Twice the Rewards: Double HHonors points or Double Airline Miles
for stays at any participating hotel or resort in the Hilton Worldwide
portfolio. More… May 1 – Jul 31, 14

IHG Rewards Club

– 50% points discount off IHG® Rewards Club Reward Nights at
participating IHG hotels across Mexico, Central America and the
Caribbean. More… Book by May 3 for stays May 1 – Jun 11, 14

Starwood Preferred Guest

– Earn up to Triple Starpoints with SPG’s Earn Away Get Away. Earn
Double Starpoints on stays at all participating Starwood Hotels
Worldwide or Triple Starpoints if that stay includes a Sunday night
(Saturday night in the Middle East) More… Register by Jun 30 for stays between May 1 – Jul 31, 14

US Airways Dividend Miles

– Earn up to 15,000 Bonus Dividend Miles for round-trip travel on American between New York (JFK) and San Francisco. More… Until May 31, 14

Virgin America Elevate (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)

– Double Elevate Points (Elite Qualifying) each time you fly on transcontinental Virgin America flights. More… Apr 29 – Jun 11, 14