Here is a rarity – Turkish Airlines is offering a bonus for buying their Miles&Smiles miles until February 19. The bonus is tiered and maxes out at 75% when you buy 50,000 to 99,999 miles. The cost of the miles are US$30 per 1,000 which means buying 50,000 miles will cost you US$1,500 but […]
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October 9 Update: Purchase Give A Mile’s limited edition Pilsner to help fund flights of compassion, Amex Centurion Lounge in JFK now open & Turkish Airlines further delays Vancouver launch
Shout to our friends at Give A Mile who sent us their limited edition Reservoir Pigs Pilsner brewed by Calgary’s Village Brewery. A portion of each sale of this beer goes to Give A Miles to help provide their flights of compassion. As you may or may not know we have been partnered with Give […]
August 14 Update: Canada, U.S., Mexico non-essential travel ban extended to September 21, Turkish Airlines further delays new Vancouver route & hotel occupancy rates approach 40%
Canada, the U.S. and Mexico have agreed to extend the non-essential travel ban between the countries to September 21. Remember this applies primarily to land and sea travel whereas air travel is not covered by this ban. (Source Global News) The much anticipated (well at least before COVID) new route from Turkish Airlines from […]
February 5 Update: Turkish Airlines Vancouver route now open for reservations, new Amex Offer for Wayfair and 10 new bonus offers
Back in October Turkish Airlines revealed they will start flying to Vancouver from Istanbul in 2020. We now know the schedule and aircraft for the route and that it is now open for reservations (at least for cash bookings). The first flight will take place on June 9 and operate 3x weekly with a Boeing […]
Turkish Airlines to launch Vancouver – Istanbul flights in 2020
As first reported by Aeronews and now confirmed by Turkish Airlines, the airline is set to start flights between Vancouver and Istanbul as of mid-2020: This is significant news as Turkish Airlines is part of Star Alliance and thus is an Air Canada Aeroplan partner airline. The airline is well known for the regard that […]
May 7 Update: 2x Points or Miles at Best Western Plus Winnipeg Airport, 30% Bonus Miles on Turkish Airlines Toronto-Istanbul flight & more!
Today is all about bonuses! The Best Western Plus near the Winnipeg Airport is offering double points or airline miles on all stays until the end of June! Perhaps you have an early flight to catch and want to stay close to the airport so this option may be right for you and you can […]
January 7 Update: Turkish Miles&Smiles extends mileage validity, Aer Lingus introducing intra-Europe lie flat business class & more!
Rewards Canada contributor Martin L. passed along this note from Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles. On December 31st, any miles that were three years old were set to expire (the program has a three year life span on miles) however due to some technical issues with their booking processes Turkish has extended the expiry date to January […]