March 12 Update: Aeroplan to allow changes or cancel for full refund for March/April travel, Earn 5x CIBC Rewards Points for Air Transat Europe flights & a Hertz Elite Status Match offer

As of yesterday Aeroplan‘s Coronavirus policy was set in line with Air Canada’s. If you have Aeroplan flights booked for travel in March and April you can change them once or cancel for them a full refund. This could also explain why the Aeroplan website is down and from what I can see on Twitter […]

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IHG Rewards Club lowers elite status qualification requirements and waives all cancellation fees globally for stays until April 30

Rewards Canada contributor Jeff W. who provided the Scotia Rewards redemption story from earlier this week forwarded to us his email from IHG detailing their actions for Coronavirus. This change from IHG addresses the typically cheapest non-refundable or non-cancellable rates that have become so prevalent in the world of hotel stays and now allows you […]

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Podcast Episode 66 – Taking advantage of last minute deals for Spring Break, that is if you are willing to travel

Episode 66 – March 12, 2020 Taking advantage of last minute deals for Spring Break, that is if you are willing to travel With the March and April school breaks just around the corner we take the Rewards Canada podcast into All Inclusive and Last Minute travel mode. We talk about the deals that can […]

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March 11 Update: Summary of all major Canadian airline flight change waivers – Air Canada & WestJet extend offers to existing bookings

With Italy being effectively shut down, Air Canada has cancelled all their flights to/from Italy until April 30. The last flight from Rome to Montreal is operating today. WestJet has made no mention yet of what is planned for their new Calgary to Rome route that is slated to launch on May 2. There also […]

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