The pre-Black Friday/Cyber Monday holiday shopping push is on with tons of online shopping bonuses via the various online shopping portals. The current set of offers are perfect for those who like to get their holiday shopping done early or need to buy things before they go out of stock (this is critical if you have two teenage girls like I do!) and don’t want to miss out.
These offers run for the better part of the next week to two weeks and all end before Black Friday and Cyber Monday. You can bet they will all have offers for that holiday shopping weekend as well. Some may be better than we’re seeing below but some may be lower. The choice is yours as to whether you’re happy with these bonuses or want to wager that they will be better for the biggest shopping weekend of the year.
In perfect timing with this post we have updated our Top 6 tips for maximizing miles & points earning on your holiday shopping feature that has been the go to guide for holiday shopping since 2014! In this feature we look at several ways to maximize your holiday shopping and one of the big tips is shopping online. In the section for online shopping we track all of the shopping offers that you’ll find below and any future ones during this holiday shopping season. Be sure to bookmark it and return to it often to see all the latest offers.
Aeroplan
Earn up to 7x Aeroplan Miles for shopping online with select retailers via the Aeroplan eStore shopping portal. Full details. Until Nov 17, 19
AIR MILES
AIR MILES
Earn up to 5x AIR MILES Reward Miles when you shop online with select retailers via the portal.Full details. Until Nov 17, 19
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
Earn up to 1,500 Bonus Mileage Plan Miles when you shop online via the Mileage Plan Shopping portal. Full details Until Nov 21, 19
Tier 1 bonus: 300 miles for qualifying purchases of at least $150
Tier 2 bonus: 750 miles for qualifying purchases of at least $300
Tier 3 bonus: 1,500 miles for qualifying purchases of $500 or more.
American AAdvantage
Earn up to 3,500 Bonus AAdvantage Miles when you shop online via the AAdvantage Shopping portal. Full details Until Nov 21, 19
Tier 1 bonus: 500 miles for qualifying purchases of at least $150
Tier 2 bonus: 1,500 miles for qualifying purchases of at least $600
Tier 3 bonus: 3,500 miles for qualifying purchases of $1,200 or more.
Delta SkyMiles
Earn up to 3,500 Bonus SkyMiles when you shop online via the SkyMiles Shopping portal. Full details Until Nov 14, 19
Tier 1 bonus: 500 miles for qualifying purchases of at least $150
Tier 2 bonus: 1,000 miles for qualifying purchases of at least $300 or more
United MileagePlus
Earn up to 5,000 Bonus MileagePlus Miles when you shop online via the MileagePlus Shopping portal. Full details Until Nov 21, 19
Tier 1 bonus: 500 miles for qualifying purchases of at least $150
Tier 2 bonus: 2,500 miles for qualifying purchases of at least $750
Tier 3 bonus: 5,000 miles for qualifying purchases of $1,500 or more
Wyndham Rewards
Double Wyndham Rewards Points for shopping online via the Wyndham Rewards Shopping site. Full details. Until Dec 2, 19
And one more you won’t find in Holiday Shopping feature as we typically don’t cover this program for Canada (but it may make sense for anyone following suit of the traveler in our Podcast Episode 57!):
Southwest Rapid Rewards
Earn up to 3,000 Bonus Rapid Rewards Points when you shop online via the Rapid Rewards Shopping portal. Full details Until Nov 21, 19
Tier 1 bonus: 500 bonus points for qualifying purchases of $150 – $499.99
Tier 2 bonus: 1,000 bonus points for qualifying purchases of $500 – $999.99
Tier 3 bonus: 3,000 bonus points for qualifying purchases of $1,000 or more
Remember not only do you earn the miles/points/cash back with these portals but you also earn the points or miles that are earned on your credit card and you also earn the points or miles from the end retailers loyalty program as well. For example, you can go through the Aeroplan eStore to shop online at Chapters Indigo – that means you’ll earn Aeroplan miles for the portal purchase, whatever points or miles from your credit card and the Plum points from Chapter’s program. Add in the bonus from the portal and you have completed a quadruple dip! Remember as well many of the stores for the U.S. based airlines and hotels are in US$ and ship from there so you can save some extra cash by using a No Foreign Transaction fee card like the Scotia Passport Visa Infinite Card. Learn more about all the Canadian No FX fees cards here.