RWRDS Daily Update – August 13, 2024: Hotels.com Rewards will continue in Canada

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Hotels.com Rewards will continue in Canada indefinitely after Expedia pauses the roll out of OneKey

Expedia’s unified One Key loyalty program that brought a major devaluation to Hotels.com Rewards in the U.S. and U.K. and eventually in Canada, has hit the company in the pocket book. Expedia Group has paused the international rollout of the OneKey program, including in Canada, as the travel giant has experienced a significant drop in bookings on Hotels.com

As stated by Skift: “Expedia Group is “pausing” the rollout of its new One Key loyalty program beyond the U.S. and the UK in part because of the adverse impact on its Hotels.com brand.”

Hotels.com Rewards is (or at least was) an extremely popular program due it being very rewarding – it basically gave users a free night after 10 nights booked and completed with the platform. Essentially that was a 10% return on spending but with the introduction of OneKey the earn rate on hotels stays booked via Hotels.com was dropped to 2%. That was a huge devaluation and for many it no longer provided any incentive to book via Hotels.com.

Luckily, here in Canada, OneKey had not been introduced yet and as it is on pause now we get to continue to enjoy the old Hotels.com Rewards program with its highly rewarding 10% return for the time being! Make sure to take advantage of it if you can!

Click here to learn more about Hotels.com Rewards (For Canadians)

Image via Expedia Group

Porter Airlines adding Toronto Pearson to Thunder Bay flights

Thunder Bay has long been served by Porter Airlines from Billy Bishop Toronto Centre airport and they are adding flights Toronto Pearson. The 3x weekly flights are set to launch on October 29 and will be operated with an Embraer E195-E2 for the winter season. This should provide easy connectivity to Porter’s sun destination flights and more

Here is the schedule of the new flights:

PD223 YYZ0720 – 0915YQT 295 246
PD224 YQT1010 – 1157YYZ 295 246

Source Aeroroutes

Image via Porter Airlines

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Other Bonus Offers

Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
– Earn 2x Mileage Bank miles when you fly on Japan Airlines between Tokyo and Frankfurt, Helsinki, London, or Paris. Register and book by Aug 31 for travel Oct 27 – Dec 24, 24 and Jan 6 – Feb 28, 25. More…
– Receive up to a 50% discount when you redeem Mileage Bank miles for economy class awards on Japan Airlines between Tokyo and Frankfurt, Helsinki, London, or Paris. Book by Aug 31 for travel Oct 27 – Dec 24, 24 and Jan 6 – Feb 28, 25. More…

Marriott Bonvoy
– Nadi 8,000 bonus Bonvoy points for stays of 4 or more nights at the Fiji Marriott Resort Momi Bay. Book by Aug 25 for stays until Oct 31, 24 More…
– Nadi 8,000 bonus Bonvoy points for stays of 4 or more nights at the Sheraton Fiji Golf & Beach Resort. Book by Aug 25 for stays until Oct 31, 24 More…
– Nadi 8,000 bonus Bonvoy points for stays of 4 or more nights at the Sheraton Resort & Spa, Tokoriki Island, Fiji. Book by Aug 25 for stays until Oct 31, 24 More…

Deals:

Earn $500† when you become a new client and open a Simplii Financial™ No Fee Chequing Account by October 31st, 2024. (Add an eligible direct deposit of at least $100 a month for 3 straight months to receive the offer)

Hilton Hotels Stay at Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, and Conrad Hotels & Resorts and receive a $150 on-property credit for each night you stay. Click here to book this offer.

Earn a savings rate of up to 6.00% interest for a limited time with a Scotiabank MomentumPLUS Savings Account