Air Canada has announced the suspension of all U.S. transborder flights as of April 26. This is in response to the extension of the closure of the Canada-U.S. border to non-essential travel for another 30 days. Air Canada has been flying limited flights between Canada and the U.S. since the middle of March primarily for […]
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Receive Air Canada Altitude Prestige 25K status when you earn 50,000 Aeroplan Miles via everyday activities
Air Canada Aeroplan revealed another great stay at home promotion for their members today. Following in the footsteps of their previous promotion where you can receive Altitude Qualifying Status Miles for donating Aeroplan miles you can now earn your way to an actual Altitude status level with this newest promotion. Simply earn 50,000 Aeroplan Miles […]
April 17 Update: Air Canada updates international flight schedule, 20x PC Optimum points at Shoppers, 40% bonus when buying Wyndham Rewards points
Air Canada provided a major schedule update to their international operations yesterday. Based on the data it appears that Air Canada is hoping that things will be improving by June. This latest update sees international flights return to Calgary and a significant increase to flights out of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. It also shows many […]
Reader Question: Can lifetime Air Canada Altitude elite members share status for 2021?
Back on April 6 we revealed Air Canada Altitude‘s COVID-19 response. The news was that they are extending elite status for their members, providing an option to share status and an ability to earn Altitude Qualifying Miles for donating Aeroplan Miles. Today’s reader question is on the option to share elite status. Here is a […]
April 9 Update: Air Canada & WestJet to hire back laid off employees, even discontinued grandfathered Mastercards get new benefits & Air Canada’s May flight schedule
Air Canada and WestJet will re-hire over 16,000 and 6,000 employees respectively thanks to the Government of Canada’s Emergency Wage Subsidy. Here is a statement from WestJet’s CEO Ed Sims: “We are pleased to announce, after discussions with the federal government, that we will bring almost 6,400 employees back on the WestJet payroll, once the […]
Air Canada providing Altitude elite status extensions, ability to share status and more
Air Canada is next out of the gate with news for their elite status members. We’ve heard from airlines like WestJet, United, Delta and more over the past few days and weeks and now here it is for all you Altitude members. Here is what Air Canada is offering their Altitude members: Automatic extension of […]
March 31 Update: Earn up to 48,000 Avios for free, major schedule update from Air Canada, 20x PC Optimum points with Beauty Boutique & more
With the new HSBC World Mastercard World Elite offer we updated our Travel Hacking 101 post. With this new card offer you can now earn up to 48,000 British Airways Executive Club Avios at no cost outside of credit card spend. Learn more here. Our feature on What you actually have to spend to get […]