May 26 Update: Air Canada provides aircraft physical distancing configurations, earn 5x miles with select Air Miles Shops retailers, Air Canada Takeout to Takeoff contest

Air Canada announced sometime ago that they are and
will be flying their planes will physical distancing in mind and
RoutesOnline has put together a handy post showing how many seats Air
Canada plans to sell on each of their planes for travel until June 30.
You’ll notice that on all planes the full business and premium economy
class cabins are available but it is in economy class where the physical
distancing numbers show. For example an AC Boeing 787-9 typically has 30
Business Class seats, 21 Premium Economy and 247 Economy Class seats
for sale. That is now 30, 21 and 167 respectively. This means Air Canada
will keep at least 80 seats open on this aircraft in economy class. You can view the full list here.

AIR MILES is offering 5x Reward Miles at select
shops for their home event via airmilesshops.ca. They include Dyson,
H&M and more. Offer ends June 1. Find out more here.

Back to Air Canada – today they launched a contest
called Takeout to Takeoff to celebrate local restaurants. Simply show
Air Canada how you are plating take out meals at home via Instagram or
Twitter and you’ll have a chance to win a trip to Vancouver or Montreal
and a $250 credit to Nightingale or Park restaurant. Contest ends June
7. Find the complete contest details here.

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!

More updates coming soon!

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:

Fairmont’s Canadian mountain resort hotels offering every 2nd night or 2nd room free for the rest of 2020!

Travelzoo and Whistler’s Summit Lodge Boutique Hotel are
selling discounted vouchers for future stays that are 100% fully
refundable. You can buy vouchers that provide up to a 40% savings and
includes breakfast & parking. Stay in a Deluxe King Studio, with a
king bed, balcony, fully equipped kitchenette and dining table for two
$139 (one night, check in June 1 – July 2; Aug. 30 – Sept. 30) Stay
in a spacious Executive Studio, with a king bed, balcony, fully equipped
kitchenette and dining table for four $149 (one night, check in
July 3-31) $299 two nights, (check in Aug. 1-28) Find out more here

Travelzoo and Brewster’s Mountain Lodge in
Banff are selling discounted vouchers for future stays that are 100%
fully refundable. You can buy vouchers for starting at $179-$199 each
for June, $199-$239 for July and $269-$319 for August & September.
Based on these numbers looks like they are anticipating a decent return
to travel in late Summer. We did a quick check for a mid-week stay in
June and Brewster’s wanted $339 for the same room and the cheapest 3rd
party rate we could find was $209. Sot the $179 voucher definitely
provides some savings. Find out more here

WealthSimple Trade:  Receive $5 when you deposit and trade at least $100 worth of stock with WealthSimple Trade. Find out more here (We will also receive $5 when you receive $5)

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

Air Canada Aeroplan

– 500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles on your first stay at any Best Western Hotel in Canada, the U.S. or the Caribbean Islands. More… For residents of Canada, the U.S. and Caribbean islands only Until Dec 31, 20

Other Bonus Offers

ANA Mileage Club

– Double Mileage Club Miles for stays at all participating World Hotels Worldwide. More… Until Mar 31, 21


Triple Mileage Club Miles for stays at all participating World Hotels Worldwide. More… Until Mar 31, 21

Emirates Skywards

– Triple Skywards Miles, room upgrades and up to 20% for stays at Avani Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. More… ntil Feb 28, 21

IHG Rewards Club

– Double IHG Rewards Club Points for stays at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Largo-Clearwater More… Until Aug 31, 20

Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus

– Double ROP Miles on Hertz rentals of 3 or more days in USA, Canada, Europe,, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. More… Book by Jun 30 for rentals until Nov 30, 20

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