Despite the serious downturn in travel in Canada and globally due to the COVID-19 pandemic WestJet is going ahead with the opening of their flagship business class in Calgary. The lounge which was officially announced just over a year ago was due to open this past summer but of course due to reasons we are […]
Month: October 2020
Hilton Honors provides further extension to elite status, points expiration and lowers thresholds for select benefits
Hilton is next out of the gate with further adjustments and extensions for their frequent guest program. The hotel chain announced the following Hilton Honors updates today: New global program adjustments to 2020 and 2021 policies include: Extending Points Expiration so that no Points will expire until December 31, 2021. Extending Status to March […]
Air Canada to launch flights to Doha this December!
According to RoutesOnline Air Canada will be launching flights between Toronto and Doha, Qatar in just over a month! This comes as a big surprise not only for the route itself but even the timing of launching it in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Qatar Airways already flew the route for about a […]
Marriott Bonvoy further extending free night award expiry and points expiration to August 1, 2021
Excellent news coming out from Marriott today – they are providing further extensions to free night awards and points expiration! These changes will be effective as of December 11, 2020: Free Night Award (FNA): Members who currently have a Free Night Award (FNA) that had an original expiration date in 2020, or which will […]
Changes coming to CIBC’s cash back Dividend cards on February 1, 2021
CIBC reached out to us yesterday to let us know they are revamping their suite of cash back credit cards. These are the cards better known as their Dividend Cards and all the cards in the portfolio are seeing an update. There are both positive and negative and negative changes being applied to all […]
October 23 Update: Double PC Optimum or Esso Extra points at Esso & Mobil this weekend, IHG extends the Ambassador free night offer, Air Transat winter flight schedule
This weekend you can earn double the PC Optimum or Esso Extra points at participating Esso and Mobil stations across Canada. The offer runs Oct 23-25. ` Image via Esso IHG Rewards Club has extended the free night offer when you buy an IHG Ambassador membership. Originally it was set to end on November 15, […]
Reward night sale at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas – Stay for as little as 30,000 IHG Rewards Club points
The following offer may only be of interest to a select few of you as I know a lot of Canadians are avoiding travel to the U.S. for numerous reasons like their high case counts and 14 day quarantine upon return etc. However there are a bunch Canadians who winter in the U.S. and […]