May 11 Update: 25% more value for RBC Pay with Points, 500 Bonus AAdvantage Miles for future American Airlines flights, great Alaska Airlines car rental offer

RBC Rewards has a limited time offer providing 25% more value when
you pay down your RBC Rewards credit card balance using Pay Credit Card
with Points. The standard redemption rate is 4,300 points for $25
meaning that until May 19 you will get $31.25 per 4,300 points. With
this bonus you are receiving 0.7 cents per point. I would only use this
option if you need help with your finances right now – if you are
financially stable save the points for future travel. Find out more here

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American Airlines has become one of the first
airlines to provide an incentive for future travel. They are offering
500 bonus AAdvantage Miles per flight on American Airlines between July 1
and December 31. The catch is that you have to register and book those
flights by May 18. Good news is they are allowing free changes on those
flights. The bonus maxes out at 5,000 miles. Find out more here.

Image via American Airlines

Alaska Airlines has a potentially lucrative car
rental deal out in the market right now. You can earn 10,000 Mileage
Plan miles for rentals of a premium car for 5 or more days. I detail the
offer more in a post on FrequentFlyerBonuses as there are opportunities
to earn miles at a cost just above 2 cents US per mile which is in the
same neighbourhood of buying miles. Unfortunately the better prices for
rentals are in the U.S., I did some random searches for cities across
Canada and couldn’t find any cheap rentals like I did for places like
Orlando. That being said if you do need to rent a car here or abroad be
sure to check the offer out. Find out more here.

Image via Alaska Airlines

Airline Schedule Updates

This will now be a standard feature for the foreseeable future in our
daily update posts as we summarize Canadian operations based on data
from RoutesOnline and other sources. Remember that many of these route
plans are subject to change and right now they are changing frequently!

Looks like Air Canada has decided to not re-start
their Vancouver-Taipei service this fall as reservations are closed for
flights until March 2021. (Source RoutesOnline)

WestJet provided details on their latest schedule update for flights between June 5 and July 4. We have a separate post about the news here.

Remember to visit and bookmark our COVID-19 resource page
where we are keeping you up to date with all the latest airline, hotel,
lounges and loyalty program news, policies, closures and more.

Posts since our last update:

Deals:

Great deal! Fairmont Chateau Whistler golf package offer – stay and play from $185pp per night in June. Find out more here.

 

Travelzoo and Huntingdon Manor Hotel in
Victoria B.C. are selling discounted vouchers offering Breakfast &
Parking, 35% Off for future stays that are 100% fully refundable. You
can buy vouchers for stays starting at $95 per night each for stays
between June and November. Find out more here.

Travelzoo and Cape Mudge Resort on
B.C.’s Quadra Island are selling discounted vouchers for future stays
that are 100% fully refundable. You can buy vouchers for 2 night stays
starting at $179 each for May 2021 or $229 each for summer stays in 2020
or 2021. Find out more here

Hello Fresh: save $65 in total, including free shipping on the first box! Find out more here.

Missfresh: Simplify your life with 45% off your first 2 consecutive orders with code SIMPLIFY45. Find out more here.

Rewards Canada receives a small commission when you use any of
the above offers. You don’t have to chose to use our links but we thank
you in advance if you do.

Canadian Bonus Offers

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Other Bonus Offers

American AAdvantage


500 Bonus AAdvantage Miles per American Airlines flight for up to 10 flights (5,000 bonus miles maximum). More… Register and book by May 18 for travel Jul 1 – Dec 31, 20

IHG Rewards Club

– Triple IHG Rewards Club Points for stays at the Crowne Plaza Englewood Island More… Until Dec 31, 20

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