Air Canada provided a major schedule update to their international operations yesterday. Based on the data it appears that Air Canada is hoping that things will be improving by June. This latest update sees international flights return to Calgary and a significant increase to flights out of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. It also shows many […]
Month: April 2020
AIR MILES extends Gold and Onyx elite status to 2021 and further extends travel change fee waiver
Over the past few weeks we have been passing along the news of many airline and hotel loyalty programs extending the elite status for their members and now AIR MILES has followed suit. The program reached out to us today to pass along the news that Gold and Onyx elite status members will have their […]
April 16 Update: Wyndham Rewards pauses points expiry and extends status, new Amex Offers for Clearly, summary of buy miles/points bonus offers
Wyndham Rewards is one program we haven’t covered yet for their COVID-19 policies. They announced that no points will expiry until September 30 and will extend the status of all current elite tier members to the end of 2021. Since they now have status extensions Wyndham has temporarily stopped matching status from other programs. In […]
Now is a good time to pay off your student loans and tuition using points and miles via HigherEdPoints
A few weeks ago I was contacted by Suzanne Tyson from HigherEdPoints.com after my post on Shifting your loyalty program strategy to help during these trying and tough financial times and she reminded me about their service and how right now may actually be the best time to use them. In my piece we looked […]
Front Line Workers can receive free Best Western Rewards Gold status, upgrade to next tier or Diamond Select for Life
Best Western Rewards has come out with an elite status promotion for Front Line Workers. If you work in the medical field, the hospitality industry, the restaurant industry, shipping and e-Commerce, retail, and others you are eligible to receive free Best Western Rewards Gold Elite status until January 31, 2022. If you already have status […]
April 15 Update: Earn 3x Aeroplan Miles at Coast Hotels until the end of June, 20% bonus Avios on your first British Airways eStore purchase and WestJet cuts 5 domestic routes
A reminder of a bonus offer we let you know about quite a few weeks that just launched this past Monday. That offer is for 3x Aeroplan Miles when you stay at Coast Hotels until June 30. I know many of you aren’t travelling but if you do have some essential travel and Coast Hotels […]
Reader Question: Can lifetime Air Canada Altitude elite members share status for 2021?
Back on April 6 we revealed Air Canada Altitude‘s COVID-19 response. The news was that they are extending elite status for their members, providing an option to share status and an ability to earn Altitude Qualifying Miles for donating Aeroplan Miles. Today’s reader question is on the option to share elite status. Here is a […]