Alaska Airlines and Emirates partnership will come to an end on July 31

  Undoubtedly one of the most aspirational flight awards that Canadian points and miles enthusiasts strove for was to redeem Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles for flights in business and first class on Emirates. By buying miles during Alaska’s frequent bonus promotions to churning the MBNA Alaska Airlines World Elite Mastercard, you name it, a […]

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Receive 25% bonus Elite Tier Miles when you convert Marriott or other points to Emirates Skywards

  Emirates Skywards has offered an array of bonus offers during the pandemic for transferring points, buying miles and more. The latest is this one to boost your tier miles balance. When you convert points or miles from select coalition, bank or hotel programs they will give 25% bonus tier miles as well.  This means […]

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November 6 Update: AIR MILES It’s-Been-a-Year Merchandise sale provides some really good value & Emirates to cut partner access to First Class rewards

  AIR MILES is offering reduced mileage requirements on over 1,000 reward items in their catalogue for the rest of this year with the It’s Been a Year event. And what a year it has been! This offer comes at a good time with Christmas upon us and many Canadians feeling a financial pinch where […]

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August 6 Update: New Amex Offer for Wayfair, Air Transat cancels Western Canada flights to sun destinations (but offers refunds) & earn Skywards miles for online shopping

A new Amex Offers deal came out this week. Once again we see a statement credit promotion for shopping with Wayfair. Cardmembers who see the offer in their account and register for it will receive a $15 statement credit when they spend $100 or more with Wayfair. We received in our household on the American […]

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April 21 Update: Air Canada temporarily suspends transborder U.S. flights, 2x cash back at Rakuten, Emirates pushes back re-launch of flights to July 1

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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March 20 Update: Choice Privileges & Emirates Skywards buy points/miles offers, Hilton extends 2,000 bonus points per night offer & Cathay Pacific will continue with 3x weekly Vancouver flights

Remember to visit and bookmark our COVID-19 resource page where we are keeping you up to date with all the latest airline, hotel, lounges and loyalty program news, policies, closures and more. Earlier we brought you details of the Alaska Airlines buy miles offer and there are two more to let you know about. Both […]

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