Back in 2016 and again in 2018 we wrote some blog posts that highlight how you can use the elite status benefits from The Platinum American Express Card
to get yourself even more status memberships. The posts are very
popular but tend to get buried in quickly in the flurry of blog posts
that we do have on the Rewards Canada blog so today we officially
launched it as it’s own feature on the mian Rewards Canada website!
You’ll be able to find it at http://rwrds.ca/AmexPlatinumStatus
so be sure to book mark as that will be one we will consistently
update. Even if you have read the other two posts I would recommend
re-reading the new feature as we have expanded the details of the status
matches and made sure everything in the feature is current as of today.
You’ll even notice that one hotel status, that of Choice Privileges has
changed – it is no longer a straight up status match, you now need to
have one Cambria Hotel stay to receive it. You can read the entire feature here.
As you know, last week we detailed the news from WestJet
on their first Flagship lounge that will be opening in Calgary. We were
left with a question that we now have the answer to. The question was what is going to happen to the Chinook Lounge that WestJet
took over earlier this year. I reached out to the Calgary Airport
Authority and they told me that lounge will close down for good when the
new WestJet lounge opens. They did state that there is always the possibility a third party lounge provider may come in and open a domestic lounge but at the time of writing this that is not the case. It does make sense however since the majority of domestic flights out of YYC are on WestJet and Air Canada and both have their own lounges. Plus you have the transborder and international Aspire lounges. This does mean there is the potential for there being no lounges to access at YYC on the domestic side with programs like Priority Pass. I did reach out to WestJet about the possibility of their lounge be open to these third party programs and for the time being they are not confirming which, if any at all, will have access to the lounge. WestJet will reveal those details in the future as the opening of the lounge approaches. To
learn more about Priority Pass and other lounge access providers visit Rewards Canada’s Guide to Business Class Lounge Access
Posts since our last update:
- Earn double Skywards Miles on Emirates flights from Toronto to Dubai and beyond – Book by October 16
Emirates has brought us a pretty decent double miles offer that looks to be targeting flyers from some of…
- TAP Air Portugal Seat Sale – Fly from Toronto to Lisbon for as little as $618 round trip
TAP Air Portugal has some great deals on their flights out of Toronto right now! We checked for travel in…
- October
4 Bonus Offer Highlight: Double Elite Night Credits with GHA
Discovery, World of Hyatt Lindblad Expeditions partnership is here
& IHG Points+Cash Discount offerGHA Discovery has launched their semi-annual Double Elite
Night credit offer. This lesser known hotel loyalty program is
offering…
Travel Deals
Radisson Hotels Save up to 20%on selected hotels for
stays between November 1, 2019 and February 29, 2020 in Europe, the
Middle East, and Africa. Book by Oct 31. Find out more here.
Remember to visit Rewards Canada’s Travel Booking site to book travel directly with many of your favourite airlines, hotels and more!
Canadian Bonus Offers
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Other Bonus Offers
Choice Privileges
– 800 Bonus Privileges Points when you stay at any Cambria Hotel on any weekday from Sunday to Thursday. More… Unknown end date
Emirates Skywards
– Double Skywards Miles on your next Emirates flight on many of their
routes worldwide. There are some originating countries excluded, see
link for details. More… Register and book between Oct 6 -16 for travel until Oct 15 – Dec 10 & Jan 11 – Mar 31, 20
Hilton Honors
– 1,000 Bonus Honors Points PER NIGHT for stays at the The Wilbur Lititz, Tapestry Collection by Hilton. More… Until Feb 29, 20
Marriott Bonvoy
–
2,000 Bonus Bonvoy points PER NIGHT for stays on any nights at the Aloft Austin Downtown. More… Until Dec 24, 19
Miles & More
– 6x Miles & More Miles when you rent with Hertz for 2 or more days
in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Denmark, Finland, France,
Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, USA, Canada and Italy. More… Book by Ocr 31 for rentals until Dec 15, 19
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