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Alaska Airlines adding Kelowna to Los Angeles flights
For the upcoming winter season Alaska Airlines will be adding a direct non-stop flight between Kelowna and Los Angeles. It is being promoted as one of their expanded winter ski routes for those in the LA area but it also works as a sun and fun route for those in the Okanagan! This will be a great option for those looking to getaway to Disneyland, the Socal beach cities, Hollywood and more.
The flight will operate 5x to 7x weekly with an Embraer E175 leaving Kelowna at 2:35pm and arriving into LAX at 5:42pm. The return flight leaves LAX at 10:36am and arrives at YLW at 1:46pm. The flights are bookable with cash or miles although there is a warning that the route is still subject to approval, which I don’t foresee any reasons why it wouldn’t be approved.
Images via Alaska Airlines
Hertz Gold Plus Rewards implementing a 5 year expiry rule but not for Canadian members
You may have seen this news on a lot of the U.S. points & miles blogs yesterday – Hertz Gold Plus Rewards is instituting a 5 year life span on points earned in the program as of December 31, 2024. That means, no matter how active one is the program, if you don’t use up the points within 5 years of earning them, those points will expire. But the good news for us it that rule is only for members everywhere else in the World, not in Canada.
This is more than likely due to the legislation in place in Ontario and Quebec that does not permit the expiration of rewards currencies. To make things easier Hertz figured it;s probably easier to exclude all of Canada from this points expiry rule rather than split their terms for Canada like Hilton Honors who do not expire points for Ontario residents but do so for everyone else in Canada.
Hertz will also be removing cancellation fees on rentals when redeeming points. As of September 1st they will allow members to cancel any time before pickup and receive a credit back of the full amount of points redeemed.
Image via Hertz
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Canadian Bonus Offers
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Other Bonus Offers
Air France KLM Flying Blue
– Receive up to a 40% discount when you buy Air France KLM Flying Blue Miles. Valid until Aug 4, 24 More…
Marriott Bonvoy
– Amsterdam Earn 3,000 bonus Bonvoy points for stays of 2 or more nights at the Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel and Conference Center Book now for stays until Sep 8, 24 More…
– Guadalajara Earn 3,000 bonus Bonvoy points for stays of 2 or more nights at the Sheraton Guadalajara Expo. Book now for stays until Sep 9, 24 More…
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
– Receive 30% off KrisFlyer saver award tickets to select Singapore Airlines destinations Worldwide. Book by Jul 31 for travel Aug 1 – 31, 24 More…
United MileagePlus
– Receive up to a 90% bonus or 45% discount when you buy MileagePlus miles. Offer valid until Jul 31, 24. More…
– Earn up to 2,500 Bonus MileagePlus miles when you shop via the MileagePlus Shopping portal. Valid until Aug 12, 24 More…
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
– Receive up to a 60% bonus when you buy 5,000 more Virgin points. Offer valid until Aug 4, 24. More…
Deals:
IHG: Save up to 25% at participating hotels in the US, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Book by Jul 29 for stays until Oct 13, 24. Click here to book this offer.
Hertz: Save 20% off the base rate at participating locations in the United States & Canada. Valid on all car classes, excluding premium SUV’s, Teslas and Dream Cars Valid for rentals until Sep 30, 24. Click here to book this offer
Fairmont Hotels: Save up to 25% on stays at Fairmont Hotels in Canada and the rest of the Americas. Book by Sep 15 for stays until Dec 30, 24. Click here to book this offer