10 great Starwood Hotels in Canada to use your 40K free night benefit at from the SPG Credit Card from Amex + MORE Jan 9th

News, Tips & TricksAeroplan has partnered with Tourism Vancouver’s Dine Out™ Vancouver Festival, the City of Toronto’s Winterlicious and Summerlicious programs and Tourisme Montréal’s MTLàTABLE. (Source Aeroplan) With this partnership Aeroplan members will have exclusive opportunities including: Extraordinary experiences such as chef collaborations from around the world and unique dining experiences;Priority access to culinary events and reservations.Air Transat will be adding twice weekly service between Montreal and Tel Aviv for the Summer 2017 season. Of course Air Transat does not have their own FFP but you can definitely utilize a proprietary credit card program to redeem for these flights. (Source Routesonline) The battle between newleaf and WestJet appears to be over. newleaf has cancelled their planned flights from Alberta to Phoenix-Mesa and Hamilton to Melbourne Florida. No word yet if WestJet will keep their Mesa flights alive. (Source Routesonline 1, 2) Posts since our last update: Earn Triple Aeroplan Miles on all IHG hotel stays until April 15 We’ve already brought you the details of the new Accelerate promotions for those people who like to earn IHG…Club Carlson: Earn up to 100,000 Bonus Points on Carlson Rezidor Hotel stays Worldwide Carlson Rezidor Hotels has come out with their Q1 global promotion that kicks in today for all stays Worldwide…

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All photos in this post courtesy of Starwood HotelsAs my wife approaches the $40,000 spend threshold on her Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express she will soon receive her Category 1-4 free weekend night certificate for doing so. Well light bulb goes off since we did the post a few weeks ago about using your free night certificate from the Marriott Visa at 5 great hotels in Canada, why not do it for SPG as well for those of you who also reach that $40K milestone.  This is a great year to explore Canada as we celebrate the 150th birthday of the country and there are so many events and places to check out! Remember access to all National Parks and Monuments is free for 2017! The Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card comes with a great sign up bonus of 20,000 Starpoints when you spend $500 on the card but it also has a decent offers if you hit marked spend levels within 12 months. The first is SPG Gold Elite status when you hit $30,000 and then if you hit $40,000 you’ll get a Category 1-4 Hotel Free Weekend Night Certificate…

We’ve already brought you the details of the new Accelerate promotions for those people who like to earn IHG Rewards Club points.  But what happens though if you don’t stay at IHG hotels very often and prefer to credit those stays to your favorite airline program? Well credit those stays to Aeroplan as members of this coalition program can once again earn Triple Miles on stays. Remember to earn the bonus you must be an IHG Rewards Club member and set your earning preference to Aeroplan miles. Offer DetailsTriple Aeroplan Miles when you stay at IHG Hotels Worldwide. (InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental® Alliance Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, EVEN® Hotels, Holiday Inn®, Holiday Inn Express®, Holiday Inn Resort®, Holiday Inn Club Vacations® hotels, Staybridge Suites® or Candlewood Suites® hotels)  Maximum bonus award is 7,500 bonus miles during this campaign. Full details, online registration and booking (Registration is required) Until Apr 15, 17Find many more Aeroplan Bonus Miles offers here!