Here is the Friday round up: WestJet launches YYZ-PHX and mbna Choice Privileges sign up bonus increase are the two big headlines.
News, Tips & Tricks
WestJet announced new daily, non-stop service between Toronto and Phoenix that starts October 26, 2014. (Source: WestJet.com)
Schedule is as follows:
| Flight | Departing | Arriving | Effective |
| 1170 | Toronto at 9:45 a.m. | Phoenix at 11:35 a.m. | October 26, 2014 |
| 1171 | Phoenix at 12:20 p.m. | Toronto at 7:27 p.m. | October 26, 2014 |
Sri Lankan Airlines will officially join the oneworld alliance on May 1st of this year.
With the return of the 24,000 point sign up bonus for the Choice Privileges MasterCard we have updated our Travel Hacking 101 post to reflect this.
Gone is the up to 75,000 Aeroplan Mile offer for buying a Volvo however that has been replaced with a new 40,000 mile offer. See the bonus offer section for details.
Bonus Offers
Air Canada Aeroplan
– 40,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you purchase a 2014 Volvo S60, XC60 or XC90 R-Design model More… Until Apr 30, 14
American AAdvantage
– Earn up to 15,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles for round-trip travel on American between New York (JFK) and San Francisco. More… Until May 31, 14
British Airways Executive Club
– Double Avios for stays at the InterContinental Davos. More… Until Apr 30, 14
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Double Avios for stays at any Langham Hotel in North America or the United Kingdom. More… Until May 31, 14
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Double Avios for stays of 2 or more nights at any participating Preferred Hotel Group Hotel Worldwide. More… Until Dec 31, 14
Ethiopian Airlines Sheba Miles
– Double Sheba Miles on Ethiopian flights between Addis Ababa and Vienna. More… Until Jul 31, 14
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Double Sheba Miles on Ethiopian flights between Addis Ababa and Shanghai. More… Until May 27, 14
Miles & More
– Double Miles & More Miles on all stays at Best Western hotels in
Germany and Luxembourg which are booked at the special Partner Rate. More… Until Dec 31, 14
Oman Air Sindbad (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
– Double Sindbad Miles on Hertz rentals of 3 or more days Worldwide. More… Book by Mar 31 for rentals until Apr 30, 14
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Triple Sindbad Miles for every rental of 3 and more days at more than 4000 Sixt car rental locations worldwide. More… Until Apr 30, 14
– 25% bonus Sinbad miles at Joyalukkas outlets in Oman, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and United Kingdom More… Until Mar 31, 14
S7 Airlines Priority (on FrequentFlyerBonuses.com only)
– Earn 1,500 Bonus Priority Miles on S7 Airlines flights between Novosibirsk and Moscow. More… Until Apr 15, 14
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Earn up to 1,000 Bonus Priority Miles on S7 Airlines flights between Nizhny Novgorod and Moscow. More… Until Apr 15, 14
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Double Priority Miles on S7 Airlines flights between Novosibirsk and Irkutsk. More… Until Mar 31, 14
Stash Hotel Rewards
– 500 Bonus Stash Rewards Points when you book “A Night in The Burg” package at the Craddock Terry Hotel Lynchburg. More… Until Mar 31, 14
Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
– Triple Miles&Smiles Miles for stays at all participating Kempinski Hotels Worldwide. More… Apr 1 – May 31, 14
United MileagePlus
– Double MileagePlus miles on all qualifying roundtrips on United. More… Until May 31, 14 Targeted Offer – May not work for everyone