News came out over the past week about the allocation of coveted new slots for flying to London’s Heathrow airport and Canada’s WestJet was one of the airlines that was awarded some of them. We haven’t seen an official announcement from WestJet just yet but according to Canadian Aviation News WestJet received 732 slots which […]
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February 22 Update: More hotels added to Canada’s authorized list of quarantine hotels, Rewards Canada Podcast now on vurbl & American Airlines will not resume several Canadian flights
Here’s your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your daily dose (or near daily dose) of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. Last week we let you know about the list of authorized hotels for the new mandatory hotel stopover requirement when travelers return to Canada. At that time there were […]
February 18 Update: CIBC Aventura NEXUS credit upped to $100?, WestJet cuts four more Canadian cities and an update to the Marriott buy points bonus
Here’s your Rewards Canada Daily update! Your daily dose (or near daily dose) of loyalty program, credit card and travel news, bonuses, deals and more. This update is brought to you by the HSBC +Rewards Mastercard which is currently offering a welcome bonus of up to 30,000 bonus points, no annual fee in the first year […]
Air Canada to launch flights to Doha this December!
According to RoutesOnline Air Canada will be launching flights between Toronto and Doha, Qatar in just over a month! This comes as a big surprise not only for the route itself but even the timing of launching it in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Qatar Airways already flew the route for about a […]
July 16 Update: Hawaii delays reopening to September, 25,000 bonus Be Well points at Rexall this weekend & more airline schedule updates
If you have been itching to go to Hawaii you’ll have to wait a bit longer. The state was poised to open up on August 1 but that has now been pushed back to September 1 thanks to the spike in cases in the lower 48 states. (Source OMAAT) Rexall is offering 25,000 bonus points […]
July 2 Update: Canada makes the EU’s shortlist for approved visitors, Alaska Airlines will issue Yellow Cards for not wearing masks & Air Canada cuts 30 routes and 8 cities in Canada
Last week we let you know that the EU was getting ready to release a list stating which countries they were planning on allowing visitors from and Canada was rumored to be on that list. Confirmation came out earlier this week that indeed Canada is on the approved list of countries that meets the European […]
WestJet nixes Calgary to Rome route for summer 2020
It came with a lot of hype back in October 2019 and everyone was very excited for it. What was it? It was WestJet announcing a new direct non-stop route between Calgary and Rome on their Boeing 787 Dreamliner. But then Corona Virus happened. And the planned launch of the route this past May was […]