Here is your monthly update of all the global hotel bonus points promotions that are available! One of the easiest ways to rack up lots of hotel points is to take advantage of these systemwide bonuses that come from many of the big chain programs and also from the lesser known programs. In fact, right […]
Month: March 2020
Aeroplan soft launches using miles to bid for upgrades and a full time buy/gift miles option
Air Canada’s Aeroplan soft-launched two new features today for program members. The first is using Aeroplan Miles to bid for upgrades on flights and the second is the full time availability to buying or gifting Aeroplan miles. Here are the details as provided to us by Air Canada: Use Aeroplan Miles to submit offers for […]
WestJet Rewards extending elite status and providing voucher extensions
Last night an email went out to WestJet Rewards members detailing what they are planning for to those who have elite status expiring soon as well as vouchers that were set to expire shortly: Tier Status Retention and upgrades For elite status extensions and/or upgrades WestJet is focusing on those members whose elite status is […]
Use Instacart to circumvent Loblaw stores non-acceptance of Amex and to earn 5x points with the Cobalt Card
Last week we had our reader TitaniumTux let us know that Instacart is finally coding properly as a eats and drinks merchant with American Express. And do you know what that means? That means you can now earn your American Express Cobalt Card category multiplier for shopping at Loblaw”s family of stores: Loblaws, Real Canadian […]
Amazon Canada temporarily unavailable via AIR MILES Shops
When we were posting about the new bonus offer for shopping via airmilessshops.ca this morning there was a new pop up on the shopping portal’s site: “ATTENTION: Starting March 23, 2020, and until further notice, Amazon will temporarily be unavailable through airmilesshops.ca due to the impact of COVID-19. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience […]
Great News – Scotiabank postpones planned increase to select non-travel point redemption options
Last week we brought you the news that Scotiabank was raising the point requirements for select non-travel point redemption options – namely Points for Credit, Gift Cards and Apple/Best Buy Catalogues. In that post we stated the following: “It really sucks when redemption rates get nerfed like this and it’s taking place at a really […]
50 Bonus AIR MILES when you spend $100 or more via AIR MILES Shops
Many stores across Canada are closing their doors to help stop the spread of the Corona Virus. From Bed, Bath & Beyond to EB Games to Sephora – all have made moves to create social distancing and keep employees and potential customers safe. That means the world of online shopping becomes all that more important […]