Air Miles’ Shell Go+
Everyone has complimentary membership for the remainder of 2020. Criteria for 2021 will be announced this fall.
Air Miles (Bank of Montreal)
Get up to 10,000 AIR MILES with All Purpose Realty
Air Miles has team up with All Purpose Realty (APR) to offer a referral bonus in the brokerage and real estate world.
APR is a Realtor referral service and national realty brokerage in Canada, working with all major real estate brands.
As part of the collaboration between APR and AIR MILES, Collectors can now:
Air Miles Teams up with Kids Help Phone and Food Banks Canada
If you have been looking for a way to give back but may not want to give away your hard earned cash, especially for anyone who is tight on money, there is an opportunity with Air Miles.
Earning rewards can be used on yourself, but they can also be a currency to use to donate to give back.
Air Miles Extends Elite Statuses and One-Time Change Fee Waiver
Air Miles announced that Air Miles Gold and Onyx members will receive an extension on their elite status. Furthermore, there is an extension the waiver period for travel change fees.
You may have received an email from Air Miles that looks like this:
Donate with Air Miles, Get a Tax Receipt!
Air Miles announced its commitment to support two leading Canadian charities, Kids Help Phone and Food Banks Canada, by providing a channel for its collectors to donate their miles.
Below are the highlights of the donation initiative:
AIR MILES Partners with Uber Eats and Door Dash
Effective today, March 31, 2020, Air Miles collectors can use their Cash Miles to redeem for Uber Eats and Door Dash eVouchers. The redemption rate is 190 Cash Miles for a $20 eVoucher code. This is pretty much the benchmark rate of return I would suggest for Air Miles redemptions. You are getting 10.5 cents per miles ($20 / 190 points). In other words, you are ahead of the game if you can get more than 11 cents per mile in value, but you do not want to dip below 10 cents per mile if you want to optimize your miles.
Air Canada (Aeroplan) | Air Miles (Bank of Montreal) | Air North | Alaska Airlines (Mileage Plan) | American Airlines (AAdvantage) | British Airways (Executive Club - Avios) | Canadian North (Aurora Rewards) | Cathay Pacific (Asia Miles) | Delta Air Lines (SkyMiles) | Hilton (Honors) | Hyatt (World of Hyatt) | Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG Rewards Club) | Marriott Hotels & Resorts (Marriott Bonvoy) | Porter Airlines (VIPorter) | Scene+ (Cineplex/Scotiabank) | Sunwing | United Airlines (MileagePlus) | VIA Rail (VIA Preference) | WestJet (WestJet Rewards) | Wyndham Rewards (Wyndham Hotels & Resorts)
Loyalty Program COVID-19 Updates
Loyalty programs across the board have implemented temporary solutions to deal with any COVID-19 related matters. Below is a list of hyperlinks to useful information. I also included a small blurb for each company that may be more commonly relevant.
I tried to include companies more relevant to Canadians, but please let us know in the comment section below if you see any other links that we can add to the list (in alphabetical order).
Air Miles Team Up with Samsung
AIR MILES is expanding its partnership with Samsung Canada. You can now earn miles on Samsung mobile technology, including the new Samsung Galaxy S20 5G series. This is an addition to the existing method of earning miles through the Samsung Pay app and on Samsung products through the Air Miles merchandise catalogue
You now earn 1 mile for every $20 spent on mobile devices including smartphones, tablets, wearables and accessories purchased online.
$25,000 in Flights with AIR MILES Flight-A-Day Giveaway
AIR MILES is doing a Flight-A-Day Giveaway. Below are the details of the contest.
Prize Details
There are two primary prizes that you can win:
1 of 30 $5,000 daily flight voucher prizes
Grand Prize of $25,000 flight voucher
There is a limit of 1 daily flight prize per member, but the good news is that winning one of the 30 winners of flight prizes will still allow you to win the Grand Prize.
Comparison of the AMEX Air Miles Reserve, Platinum and BMO Air Miles World Elite Cards
Quite a few changes were made to the American Express Air Miles Reserve Card and BMO Air Miles World Elite MasterCard since I wrote the comparison post, so I thought I’d give a proper update to both cards at the same time. But this time, I added the American Express Platinum Credit Card into the mix as improvements to the card made it a more viable option.