➡️ Further details on the upcoming American Express Aeroplan Reserve Card enhanced lounge access benefits

Earlier this week we brought you the details of the Major Air Canada Aeroplan Credit Card refresh where all the Aeroplan co-brand credit cards will have new benefits and perks added as of January 12, 2027. American Express went one step further to provide even more benefits on their Aeroplan Reserve Cards including expanded airport lounge benefits. Those benefits include up to 6x Priority Pass lounge passes annually and 8 Aspire American Express Lounge Passes.

When I prepared the article I had wondered about the “up to” wording for the Priority Passes but didn’t have the details. Now, thanks to u/pumpupthepoints over on the Rewards Canada Hub we know what the “up to” refers to.

Essentially cardmembers will not get an automatic 6x passes for Priority Pass each and every year. They will get 2 passes automatically every year and then if they spend $25,000 or more in a calendar year they will unlock four (4) additional passes for that current calendar year and four (4) more for the following year.

The Aspire Amex passes on the other hand do get issued as 8 visits per year so at a minimum the lounge access benefits provides 10 visits per year regardless of spend but can be boosted to 14 by reaching the $25,000 spend requirement.

➡️ Choice Privileges points sharing is now live

The last major portion of the Choice Privileges revamp that went live earlier this year is now here.

Members of Choice Privileges can now share points with family and friends. There is no cost to sharing points but there is a 5,000 point minimum requirement for transfers. There is 100,000 points limit for individual transfers and members are allowed to transfer up to 200,000 points per calendar year.

Good to know: The sending or receiving of transferred points is not considered a Qualifying Activity and therefore does not impact a member’s point forfeiture date, Elite Status progression, or Milestone Rewards progression. If points are transferred into an account before the account’s point forfeiture date, these points will be forfeit if the recipient does not complete a separate Qualifying Activity before their point forfeiture date.

➡️ Rewards Canada on The Informed Traveler Podcast

Listen in to my recurring monthly segment on Randy Sharman’s The Informed Traveler Podcast. In this episode we discuss airport lounges and howe to access them!

Be sure to give it a listen and subscribe to it for some great travel news, trends and destination ideas. If you love traveling as much as we do – whether it’s within Canada or internationally The Informed Traveler Podcast is a must listen.

Click here to listen to the Informed Traveler Podcast

Posts since our last update:

• Earn up to 6,000 bonus Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles miles on Hilton stays (on top of Hilton Honors points earning!)
• Receive a 15% bonus when you convert Marriott Bonvoy points to Aeroplan points
• Weekly Shopping Bonus Offers Round Up: Scene+, PC Optimum, Blue Rewards, Triangle & more
• Air France KLM Promo Rewards: 25% off Economy Class out of Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa & Toronto (+Vancouver for Flying Blue Extra subscribers)
• Up to 40% back in Blue Points on travel redemptions for Gold & Onyx members + Last chance to enter our contest! (RWRDS Daily Update September 30)

Canadian Bonus Offers

Air Canada Aeroplan
– Marriott Bonvoy Receive 15% bonus Aeroplan points when you convert Marriott Bonvoy points to Air Canada Aeroplan points. Offer valid to Oct 31, 26. More…

Air France KLM Flying Blue
– Save 25% on the Flying Blue Miles usually required for a reward ticket. This month includes Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto (Economy),plus Vancouver (Economy for Flying Blue Extra members). Book by Oct 31, 26 for travel until Mar 31, 27. More…

Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
– Hilton Earn up to 6,000 bonus Miles&Smiles Miles for stays at Hilton hotels Worldwide over and above your Hilton Honors points earning. Register & book by Nov 30 for stays until Dec 31, 26. More…

Other Bonus Offers

TIP: Reading this from outside of Canada? Find even more bonus offers from around the world on Frequent Flyer Bonuses

ALL Accor Live Limitless
–  Earn 3,000 bonus ALL Rewards Points when you purchase an ALL Accor+ Explorer membership by Oct 30, 26. More…

Miles & More
– Receive 50% Bonus Miles & More Miles when you purchase a Miles&More Bundle&Go package. Valid until Oct 31, 26 More…

Check out today's points & miles updates here: https://blog.rewardscanada.ca/daily-update/october-1-2026/

The transfer bonus from Marriott Bonvoy to Air Canada Aeroplan is back for 2026! This offer provides 15% more points when you convert Marriott Bonvoy points to Air Canada Aeroplan. This offer is available until October 31 and is open to all Aeroplan members.

The bonus is based on the entire conversion amount, that is, it is applied to the points total on the standard 3 to 1 transfer ratio and is also applied to the 5,000 bonus points that Marriott kicks in when you convert 60,000 Bonvoy points at a time.

Click here to convert your points

The newest set of Air France KLM’s Promo Rewards are now available. This month there are 54 cities in total, all of which are 25% off their standard minimum redemption amount for economy, premium economy and business class redemptions (fare class varies by route).

For this set of Promo Rewards, 16 of the 54 options require a Flying Blue Extra subscription. See below for more details

What is interesting this month is that there some routes that are not the typical to or from Europe like we always see with Promo Rewards like flights between the U.S. and Beijing.

Business Class options not requiring Flying Blue Extra:

• Paris <> Rome
• Paris <> Venice
• Amsterdam <> Budapest
• Amsterdam <> Lisbon
• Beijing <> Europe
• Mexico City <> Europe
• Seattle <> Europe
• Orlando <> Europe
• Cancun <> Europe
• Bogota <> Europe
• Cape Town <> Europe
• Chicago <> Shanghai

The routes available for October:

Short & Medium Haul

• Paris–Casablanca 6,000 Economy Air France standard
• Paris–Oslo 6,000 Economy Air France standard
• Paris–Copenhagen 6,000 Economy Air France standard
• Amsterdam–Dublin 6,000 Economy KLM standard
• Amsterdam–Geneva 6,000 Economy KLM standard
• Amsterdam–Vienna 6,000 Economy KLM standard
• Paris–Rome 15,000 Business Air France standard
• Paris–Venice 15,000 Business Air France standard
• Amsterdam–Budapest 15,000 Business KLM standard
• Amsterdam–Lisbon 15,000 Business KLM standard

Flying Blue Extra Required

• Paris–Milan 6,000 Economy Air France extra
• Paris–Helsinki 6,000 Economy Air France extra
• Paris–Porto 6,000 Economy Air France extra
• Amsterdam–Edinburgh 6,000 Economy KLM extra
• Amsterdam–Nice 15,000 Business KLM extra

Other Promo Rewards

• New York–Mauritius 30,000 Economy Air France standard
• Atlanta–Beijing 30,000 Economy Air France standard
• Houston–Beijing 48,750 Premium Air France standard
• New York–Nairobi 48,750 Premium Air France standard
• Chicago–Shanghai 86,250 Business Air France standard

Long Haul

Long Haul – Standard

• Europe–Raleigh/Durham 18,750 Miles Economy – Air France
• Europe–Miami 18,750 Miles Economy – Air France
• Europe–Miami 30,000 Miles Premium – Air France
• Europe–Houston 18,750 Miles Economy – Air France
• Europe–Montreal 18,750 Miles Economy – Air France
• Europe–Ottawa 18,750 Miles Economy – Air France
• Europe–Chicago 18,750 Miles Economy – KLM
• Europe–Chicago 30,000 Miles Premium – KLM
• Europe–Boston 18,750 Miles Economy – KLM
• Europe–Calgary 18,750 Miles Economy – KLM
• Europe–Toronto 18,750 Miles Economy – KLM
• Europe–St Martin 22,500 Miles Economy – KLM/Air France
• Europe–Singapore 22,500 Miles Economy – Air France
• Europe–Shanghai 22,500 Miles Economy – KLM
• Europe–Hong Kong 22,500 Miles Economy – KLM
• Europe–Beijing 22,500 Miles Economy – KLM
• Europe–Beijing 37,500 Miles Premium – KLM
• Europe–Beijing 63,750 Miles Business – KLM
• Europe–Las Vegas 30,000 Miles Premium – Air France
• Europe–Austin 30,000 Miles Premium – KLM
• Europe–Mexico City 30,000 Miles Premium – KLM
• Europe–Mexico City 45,000 Miles Business – KLM
• Europe–Papeete 37,500 Miles Economy – Air France
• Europe–Rio de Janeiro 37,500 Miles Premium – Air France
• Europe–Bangalore 37,500 Miles Premium – KLM
• Europe–Seattle 45,000 Miles Business – Air France
• Europe–Bogota 63,750 Miles Business – Air France
• Europe–Cape Town 63,750 Miles Business – KLM

Long Haul – Flying Blue Extra Required

• Europe–Vancouver 18,750 Miles Economy – KLM
• Europe–Fort de France 22,500 Miles Economy – Air France
• Europe–Antananarivo 22,500 Miles Economy – Air France
• Europe–Antananarivo 37,500 Miles Premium – Air France
• Europe–Fortaleza 22,500 Miles Economy – Air France
• Europe–Nairobi 22,500 Miles Economy – Air France
• Europe–Lima 37,500 Miles Premium – KLM
• Europe–Orlando 45,000 Miles Business – Air France
• Europe–Cancun 45,000 Miles Business – Air France
• Europe–New York 30,000 Miles Premium – Air France
• Europe–Panama City 63,750 Miles Business – Air France
• Europe–Libreville 63,750 Miles Business – Air France

Earn 3,000 bonus World of Hyatt Points for every 3 nights completed (do not have to be consecutive) at participating Hyatt hotels and resorts in Canada & worldwide, participating Mr & Mrs Smith hotels, the Venetian Resort, and Homes & Hideaways by World of Hyatt. Maximum of 36,000 bonus points per member. Register & book now for stays until Dec 15, 26. Click here to register for this offer and to book stays with Hyatt

The great thing with Hyatt’s promos of late is that free nights also count towards the bonus, not just paid stays.

The bonus works out to 1,000 points per night but does not kick in until you have completed your third night and won’t be earned again until you hit 6 nights and so on.

Here are some more Hyatt offers to check out:

• Earn 2x World of Hyatt points on qualifying stays completed at Thompson Hotels worldwide. Members must register and book in the World of Hyatt app to earn the bonus. Register & book now for stays until Nov 10, 26 Click here for more details
• Earn 5,000 bonus World of Hyatt points on each qualifying stay of 5+ nights at Hyatt House or Hyatt Studios locations Worldwide. Bonus can be earned up to 10 times per member. Register and book now for stays until Dec 31, 26. Click here to register for this offer (Registration is required)
• Receive a 20% discount when you buy 3,000 or more World of Hyatt points. Offer valid until Oct 5, 26   Click here to buy World of Hyatt Points

Paying for your Hyatt stays

The World of Hyatt program does not have their own co-brand credit card in Canada but you can earn extra World of Hyatt points when using an Aeroplan co-brand card to pay for Hyatt stays (You must link your Hyatt and Aeroplan accounts to do so)

Aeroplan co-brand Credit Cardholders who link their account to World of Hyatt will earn World of Hyatt Bonus Points and additional Aeroplan points on stays at participating Hyatt hotels and resorts as follows:

Aeroplan Premium Credit Cardholders:

Earn 2 World of Hyatt Bonus Points + 2 Aeroplan points per eligible C$1 spent at participating Hyatt hotels and resorts with the following cards:

• American Express® Aeroplan®* Reserve Card
• CIBC Aeroplan® Visa Infinite Privilege* Card
• TD® Aeroplan® Visa Infinite Privilege* Card

Aeroplan Premium Business Credit Cardholders: 

Earn 2 World of Hyatt Bonus Points + 2.5 Aeroplan points per eligible C$1 spent at participating Hyatt hotels and resorts with the following cards:

• American Express® Aeroplan®* Business Reserve Card

Aeroplan Core Cardholders

Earn 1 World of Hyatt Bonus Point + 1.5 Aeroplan points per eligible C$1 spent at participating Hyatt hotels and resorts with the following cards:

• American Express® Aeroplan®* Card
• CIBC Aeroplan® Visa Infinite* Card
• TD® Aeroplan® Visa Infinite* Card

Aeroplan Core Business Cardholders:

Earn 1 World of Hyatt Bonus Point + 2 Aeroplan points per eligible C$1 spent at participating Hyatt hotels and resorts with the following cards:

• CIBC Aeroplan® Visa* Business Card
• TD® Aeroplan® Visa* Business Card

➡️ New increased welcome bonus of $120 cash back on the Tangerine World Money-Back Credit Card

Tangerine have come out with a new bonus in their premium cash back card the Tangerine Money-Back World Mastercard®. As of today when you apply for and are approved for the card you can earn $120 cash back when you spend $1,500 in your first 3 months.

This is bonus is awarded over and above earning 2% cash back in up to three categories that you can selet and 0.5% on all other spending.

Card details:

• Personalized categories and unlimited money-back rewards monthly
• Automatic earning: Money-Back Rewards are earned automatically on everyday purchases and paid monthly. These can be applied to your Credit Card balance or redeemed into your Savings Account.
• No annual fee
• Earn 2% cashback on your choice of up to 3 categories, 0.5% money back on all other purchases
• Change your 2% Money-back categories to suit your spending from your choice of 13 categories
• 1.95% on Balance Transfers for six months
• Rental Car Collision/Loss Damage Insurance**: Damage and theft protection for your car rental when you rent for up to 31 consecutive days and charge the full cost of your rental to your Card.
• Mobile Device Insurance**: Protection on new cell phones, smartphones or tablets when you charge the full cost to your Card, or when you purchase it through a plan and charge all of your wireless bill payments to your Card. Covers up to $1,000 if your mobile device is lost, stolen, accidentally damaged or experiences mechanical failure.
• Mastercard® Travel Pass Provided By DragonPass‡ Make the most of your travel with Mastercard® Travel Pass Provided by DragonPass. Your complimentary membership gives you exclusive dining, retail and spa offers in over 650 airports worldwide, along with access to over 1,300 airport lounges at $32 USD per visit.
• Click here to apply for Tangerine Money-Back World Mastercard®
• 2% cash back in two to three categories that you select from:
  • Grocery
  • Furniture
  • Restaurants
  • Hotel-Motel
  • Gas
  • Recurring Bill Payments
  • Drug Store
  • Home Improvement
  • Entertainment
  • Public Transportation & Parking
  • E-Games
  • Fitness/Sports Clubs
  • Foreign Currency Spend

➡️ Save up to 15% Avios on Iberia Club award tickets out of Toronto

Avios users take heed if you are looking to fly on Iberia’s route between Toronto and Madrid! Right now you can save up to 15% in the number of Avios required on award tickets on this route. There are also many other routes on offer worldwide where you can save 10%, 15% or 20%.

The offer for Toronto and Madrid is good for both economy (15% off) and business class (10% off) award tickets booked via Iberia Club. To take advantage of this offer you can transfer points from Amex Membership Rewards (this is the most valuable option especially if you are earning on the Cobalt Card) or RBC Avion Rewards to The British Airways Club and then move them to Iberia Club.

This offer must be booked by September 23 and is good for travel until March 18, 2027.

Click here for more details & to book this offer

➡️ Catch up on This Week in RWRDS

This week we look at the best travel rewards points that Canadians can collect and use, we give you a first look at the new YYC Aspire Amex Lounge and discuss how you’ll be able to earn WestJet points at Tim Hortons. You’ll find all this and more in our weekly loyalty rewards and credit card newscast for Canadians:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo5yiP6cGHM

Check out today's points & miles updates here: https://blog.rewardscanada.ca/daily-update/september-21-2026/

Avianca LifeMiles
- Receive up to a 145% bonus when you buy LifeMiles. Offer valid until Sep 27, 26. More...

Copa ConnectMiles
- Receive up to an 80% bonus when you buy Copa Airlines ConnectMiles. Offer valid to Oct 2, 26 More...

Etihad Guest
- JetBlue Earn 2x Guest Miles on all JetBlue operated flights, network-wide across all cabins. Book now for travel until Nov 30, 26. More...

Iberia Club
- Save up to 20% in Avios when redeeming for award flights on select Iberia routes worldwide across all fare classes. Book by Sep 23, 26 for travel completed by Mar 18, 27. More...

Southwest Rapid Rewards
- Receive up to a 50% discount when you buy 7,000 or more Rapid Rewards points. Offer valid to Oct 2, 26 More...