January 29 Update: 8x Aeroplan Miles for Best Western stays, Flying Blue Promo Awards, IHG Reward Night Point Changes + MORE Jan 29th

The newest set of Air France KLM’s Promo Awards were released today but won’t be bookable until February 1st (well 6pm EST on the 31st) The discount ranges from 25 to 50% off the regular amount of miles required. As you can see just by the discount this can be a very good offer if you get 50% off for Business Class! However this month’s bookings are all at 25%, still decent if your planning to redeem anyways.Three Canadian cities are up for a discount in this latest offering. Edmonton, Montreal and Toronto are all available at 25% off for business class redemptions on KLM.Offer Details:Save up to 50% with Promo Awards Save 25% to 50% on the Award Miles usually required for award ticket. Destinations vary by each promotional period. Full Details Book between Feb 1 -29 for travel between Apr 1 – May 31, 16Here are the Canadian offers available for booking during February: Don’t have all the miles? You could always consider transferring Starpoints earned via the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express to Flying Blue…

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Seen throughout much of 2015, today we see the return of the Aeroplan bonus for stays at Best Western hotels. This is a really strong bonus for those needing a BW stay that don’t credit them to Best Western Rewards as there are only two other non-BW promos right now from Miles & More and our coalition program AIR MILES. Offer Details 1,750 Bonus Aeroplan Miles (8x) for each qualified stay at any Best Western® branded hotel in Canada, the United States, or the Caribbean Islands. Full details, Online Registration and Booking (Registration is required) Until Apr 2, 16

Last update of January! News, Tips & Tricks All of today’s news has already been posted to the RC blog, see the links below for the Aeroplan Best Western bonus, IHG’s Reward Night changes and of course AF KLM’s Promo Awards. Posts since our last update: Air Canada / Aeroplan – 8x Miles for Best Western stays in Canada, the U.S. and Caribbean Seen throughout much of 2015, today we see the return of the Aeroplan bonus for stays at Best Western…Air France KLM Flying Blue Promo Awards – Save 25% between YEG, YUL, YYZ & Europe in Business Class The newest set of Air France KLM’s Promo Awards were released today but won’t be bookable until February 1st…IHG Rewards Club Reward Night Point Changes: 11 Hotels in Canada affected and new high end categories introduced If you follow our global website, FrequentFlyerBonuses.com you’ll have seen that last night we gave you a heads up… Bonus Offers Air Canada / Aeroplan- 1,750 Bonus Aeroplan Miles (8x miles) for each qualified stay at any Best Western® branded hotel in Canada, the United States, or the Caribbean Islands…

For most of us, a definitive picture of retirement doesn’t really begin taking shape until that final stretch of years leading up to the moment we finally hang up our working hats for good. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have a rough sense of when you want to retire. Take some time to really think about it. Lock into a date (don’t worry, you can change it) and then figure out how much money you’ll need to make it happen. Keep in the mind that the amount you’ll need largely boils down to the lifestyle you want to lead in your post-working years. Below, we show you what you’ll typically need if you aspire to an “average middle class” retirement, in which you’ll be able to buy a new car and trade it in every seven to eight years and enjoy foreign holidays with average accommodations. We’ve also included an “upper middle class” retirement, in which you could buy a new car every five years, and travel internationally in greater style. (Note to singles: These scenarios will generally require more disciplined saving than for couples…