March 5 Update: Air Canada & Aeroplan offer change fee waivers, Hyatt Place Toronto/Mississauga Centre set to have opening bonus points plus earn bonus Marriott points in Ottawa and Vaughan

Air Canada and Aeroplan have now
officially released details on flight change fee waivers that follow in
the footsteps of what many U.S. airlines are doing to encourage
consumers to book sooner than later. Find out more here.

When you purchase a ticket between March 4 and March 31, 2020, Air
Canada will allow you to make a one-time change to your flight without
incurring a change fee up to 14 days before travel.


Changes can be made online, through your travel agent, or by calling Air Canada Reservations at 1-888-247-2262 (Other numbers). 

The one-time change fee waiver also applies to Aeroplan Flight
Reward bookings. Please contact Aeroplan directly if you choose to make
changes to your booking. 

Image via Air Canada

At the start of the week we brought you the details of the new Hyatt Hotels that will be opening up in Canada this year. One of those, which is the next slated hotel to open is the Hyatt Place Toronto/Mississauga Centre. The hotel is now listed on World of Hyatt’s New Hotel Bonus offer page
which details all their new hotels that you can earn 500 bonus points
per night at during their first few months of opening. Based on Hyatt’s
page they have the opening as February 29. We know this isn’t the case
as right now the earliest you can actually reserve rooms at this hotel
is April 14. The page of new hotels that Hyatt is one we track often and
see Hyatt update it every week or two so we know the dates they publish
right now will definitely shift to when the hotel does actually open. Nonetheless you can be sure to earn 500 bonus points per night in the first few months of opening!

Image via Hyatt

Continuing on the bonus front, there are two new Marriott Bonvoy bonuses that we have become aware of here in Canada as follows:

  • 1,500 bonus Bonvoy points when you stay 2 nights or longer at the Element Vaughan Southwest. Full details & online booking 
  • 2,500 bonus Bonvoy points when you stay 2+ nights Thursday-Sunday at the Sheraton Ottawa Hotel. Full details & online booking (Hey Anshul – need a staycation to earn some bonus points?)

Posts since our last update:

Travel Deals

Remember to visit Rewards Canada’s Travel Booking site to book travel directly with many of your favourite airlines, hotels and more!

Canadian Bonus Offers

Air Canada Aeroplan

– 4x Aeroplan Miles when you convert Coast Hotels Coast Rewards points into Aeroplan miles. More… Until Mar 31, 20

Marriott Bonvoy

– 2,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points on each stay starting with your second stay at over 7,200 Marriott Hotels worldwide. More… Register by May 31 for stays Mar 17 – Jun 14, 20

– 1,500 bonus Bonvoy points when you stay 2 nights or longer at the Element Vaughan Southwest. More… Until Apr 13, 20


2,500 bonus Bonvoy points when you stay 2+ nights Thursday-Sunday at the Sheraton Ottawa Hotel. More… Until Mar 31, 20

Other Bonus Offers

Air New Zealand Airpoints

– Triple Airpoints Dollars when you book and take a vehicle trip with Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries. More… Until Apr 30, 20

Ethiopian ShebaMiles

– 2,000 Bonus ShebaMiles when you fly on Ethiopian Airlines from Bangkok to Addis Ababa More… Until Apr 10, 20

Etihad Guest

– Double Guest Miles when you rent with Avis for 3 or more days Worldwide. More… Book by Mar 31 for rentals Mar 10 – Aug 31, 20

– Double Guest Miles when you rent with Budget for 3 or more days Worldwide. More… Book by Mar 31 for rentals Mar 10 – Aug 31, 20

Marriott Bonvoy

– 2,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points on each stay starting with your second stay at over 7,200 Marriott Hotels worldwide. More… Register by May 31 for stays Mar 17 – Jun 14, 20

– Earn up to 10,000 Bonus Bonvoy Points for stays at the at London Marriott Hotel Park Lane that are booked in advance. More… Book by Apr 30 for stays until Jun 24, 20

Preferred Hotel Group iPrefer

– 5,000 Bonus iPrefer Points when you when you book a stay at one of
these 40 Members’ Choice Award-winning hotels from Preferred Hotel
Group  More… Book by Mar 10 for stays until Dec 31, 20

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