FFB’s City Bonus Highlight looks at route bonuses to/from a
particular city as well as select bonuses for staying in hotels in or
around that city. This week we feature the largest city in the U.S., also known as the Big Apple: New York City!
Past City Bonus Highlights: Bangkok | Frankfurt | Hong Kong | London | Los Angeles | Tokyo | Toronto
Route Bonuses for EWR, JFK, LGA
With three airports serving the NYC area it is no wonder there are a decent amount of route bonuses for flying to or from EWR, JFK or LGA:
From/To (or Vice Versa) | Bonus Offer | Airline Program | Validity | Details | |
Systemwide | Double Miles |
Emirates Skywards | Book by Jun 30, 12 | ||
Systemwide | Double Avios |
Iberia Plus | Jul 1 – Aug 31, 12 | ||
Systemwide on Royal Air Maroc |
2,000 Bonus Miles |
Etihad Guest | Until Jun 30, 12 | ||
Systemwide on Etihad | 2,000 Bonus Miles |
Royal Air Maroc Safar Flyer | Until Jun 30, 12 | ||
To/From Atlanta | 3,000 Bonus Points |
Southwest Rapid Rewards | Until Jun 30, 12 | ||
Bangkok | North America | 2,000 Bonus Miles |
Emirates Skywards | Until Jun 30, 12 | |
Barcelona | New York | Double Avios |
Iberia Plus | Until Jun 30, 12 | |
Brussels | New York | 25% Bonus Miles |
Miles & More (SN) | Jun 1 – Aug 31, 12 | |
Buenos Aires | Newark | Double Miles |
United Mileage Plus | Apr 9 – Jul 31, 12 | |
To/From Denver | 3,000 Bonus Points |
Southwest Rapid Rewards | Until Jun 30, 12 | ||
Hanoi | New York | Double Miles |
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | Until Jun 30, 12 | |
Ho Chi Minh | New York | Double Miles |
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | Until Jun 30, 12 | |
Hong Kong | New York | Double Miles |
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | Until Jun 30, 12 | |
Istanbul | Newark | Double Miles |
United Mileage Plus | Jul 1 – Sep 30, 12 | |
Madrid | New York | Double Avios |
Iberia Plus | Until Jun 30, 12 | |
Montreal | New York | Up to 7,500 Bonus Miles |
Air Canada Aeroplan | Until Aug 31, 12 | |
Montreal | New York | Triple WestJet Dollars |
WestJet Rewards | Jun 4 – Sep 3, 12 | |
Montreal | Newark | Up to 7,500 Bonus Miles |
Air Canada Aeroplan | Until Aug 31, 12 | |
New York | Barcelona | Double Avios |
Iberia Plus | Until Jun 30, 12 | |
New York | Brussels | 25% Bonus Miles |
Miles & More (SN) | Jun 1 – Aug 31, 12 | |
New York | Hong Kong | Up to 10,000 Bonus Miles |
American AAdvantage | Until Aug 15, 12 | |
New York | Hong Kong | Up to 20,000 Bonus Miles |
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | Jun 15 – Aug 15, 12 | |
New York | Hong Kong | Double Miles |
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | Until Jun 30, 12 | |
New York | Madrid | Double Avios |
Iberia Plus | Until Jun 30, 12 | |
New York | Montreal | Up to 7,500 Bonus Miles |
Air Canada Aeroplan | Until Aug 31, 12 | |
New York | Montreal | Triple WestJet Dollars |
WestJet Rewards | Jun 4 – Sep 3, 12 | |
New York | Ottawa | Up to 7,500 Bonus Miles |
Air Canada Aeroplan | Until Aug 31, 12 | |
New York | Ottawa | Triple WestJet Dollars |
WestJet Rewards | Jun 4 – Sep 3, 12 | |
New York | Toronto | Up to 7,500 Bonus Miles |
Air Canada Aeroplan | Until Aug 31, 12 | |
New York | Toronto | Triple WestJet Dollars |
WestJet Rewards | Jun 4 – Sep 3, 12 | |
Newark | Buenos Aires | Double Miles |
United Mileage Plus | Apr 9 – Jul 31, 12 | |
Newark | Istanbul | Double Miles |
United Mileage Plus | Jul 1 – Sep 30, 12 | |
Newark | Montreal | Up to 7,500 Bonus Miles |
Air Canada Aeroplan | Until Aug 31, 12 | |
Newark | Stuttgart | Double Miles |
United Mileage Plus | Until Jul 31, 12 | |
Newark | Toronto | Up to 7,500 Bonus Miles |
Air Canada Aeroplan | Until Aug 31, 12 | |
Ottawa | New York | Up to 7,500 Bonus Miles |
Air Canada Aeroplan | Until Aug 31, 12 | |
Ottawa | New York | Triple WestJet Dollars |
WestJet Rewards | Jun 4 – Sep 3, 12 | |
connecting through Panama | Double Miles |
United Mileage Plus (COPA) | Jul 15 – Sep 15, 12 | ||
Stuttgart | Newark | Double Miles |
United Mileage Plus | Until Jul 31, 12 | |
Toronto | New York | Up to 7,500 Bonus Miles |
Air Canada Aeroplan | Until Aug 31, 12 | |
Toronto | New York | Triple WestJet Dollars |
WestJet Rewards | Jun 4 – Sep 3, 12 | |
Toronto | Newark | Up to 7,500 Bonus Miles |
Air Canada Aeroplan | Until Aug 31, 12 |
Hotel Bonuses for the New York area
Here are some bonus offers for hotel stays in the New York area:
Accor
Triple
Le Club Accorhotels Points
plus 25% off on your stay of 3
nights or more and a$25 Voucher for Lunch or Dinner to use within
the hotel restaurant at the Novotel New
York Times Square .Full
Details & Online Booking
The following Airline Mileage offers are available:Triple British Airways Avios Points for all eligible Accor Hotel stays Worldwide Book online at Accor Hotels Until Jun 30, 12
1,000 Bonus Miles & More Miles for stays fo 2+ nights at over 1,100 Mercure and Novotel Hotels Worldwide. Book online at Accor Hotels Until Jun 30, 12
Best Western
Earn
a Free Night Voucher when you complete
3 separate qualified stays at participating Best Western hotels
Worldwide. Maximum
of 1 free night voucher per member. Voucher must be used by January
31, 13.
Bonus Offer: Use your Best Western Rewards MasterCard® to pay
for each of your three (3) qualified
stays and receive 1,000 Best Western Rewards bonus points. Maximum
one (1) Bonus reward per
Member during the Promotion Period.
Full
details, Online Registration and Booking (Registration is required)
Jun 17 – Aug 19, 12
Restrictions
* For residents of U.S., Canada, Bahamas and US Virgin Islands only
1,750
Bonus Aeroplan Miles per stay at
participating Best Western hotels Worldwide.
Bonus can be earned on a maximum
of 3 stays.. Full
details, Online Registration and Booking (Registration is required)
Jun 17 – Aug 19, 12
Restrictions
* For residents of U.S., Canada, Bahamas and US Virgin Islands only
Carlson Hotels
15,000 Bonus Gold Points when you complete 1 eligible stay at any Radisson or Radisson Blu location Worldwide. Register Online (registration is required) then reserve a room online at Radisson May 15 – Jul 15, 12
15,000 Bonus
Gold Points when you complete 1
eligible stay at any Country Inns & Suites location Worldwide. Register Online
(registration is required) then reserve a room online at Country
Inns & Suites Until Jul 15, 12
1,000 Bonus Gold Points for a booking a Radisson Business Class room in North and South America and the Asia Pacific region. Full Details.
2,000 Bonus Gold
Points for stays on the Bed &
Breakfast Package for Two in North
and South
America. Full Details Until Dec 31, 12
Choice Hotels
Receive
a $50 Gift Card (aka enough bonus points to take to you the 8,000
point redemption level) after you
complete two qualifying stays at Choice Hotels Worldwide.
Full
Details, Online Registration and Booking Until Aug 15, 12
Restrictions:
Valid for Residents of the U.S. and Canada only
1,000 Bonus Points for stays at various Choice hotels locations across New York Full Details, and online booking Ongoing
Double Choice Privileges Points
for every qualifying stay at Choice Hotels Worldwide.
Full
Details and Online Booking Until Aug 15, 12
Restrictions:
Valid for Residents of the U.K. and Europe (excluding Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden) only
Hilton
Earn up to Triple HHonors Points when
you stay at any participating hotel and resort in the Hilton
Worldwide portfolio. Earn Triple
points for stays on Friday, Saturday or Sunday nights, Double points for stays on Monday through Thursday nights. Full Details, Online Registration and Booking Jul 1 – Sep 30, 12
For a list of excluded properties please
see here
Double HHonors
Points or Double Airline Miles when
you stay at any participating hotel and resort in the Hilton
Worldwide portfolio. Full Details, Online Registration and Booking Until Jun 30, 12
For a list of excluded properties please
see here
Save up to 40% on stays at Hilton Hotels Worldwide. Full non-refundable prepayment required at time of booking unless otherwise indicated by local law. Must book at least seven (7) days in advance of arrival, except from 27 July through 30 August when only three (3) days are required in advance of arrival. Discounts vary and range from 15% – 40% off select rates Full Details and Online Booking Book by Jul 23 for stays until Sep 30, 12
Earn up to 1,000 Bonus HHonors Points when you dine at any participating DoubleTree by Hilton restaurant. Full Details. Earn 500 Bonus Points when you spend at least US$25 in eligible dining purchases, or earn 1,000 Bonus Points when you spend at least US$50 in eligible dining purchases. Full Details
Double Miles&Smiles Miles when you book and stay at any participating DoubleTree by Hilton™ Hotel or resort worldwide. Full Details, Online Registration and Booking Until Sep 30, 12
Hyatt
There are no bonus points offers for the Gold Passport program but there is an up to 5X bonus miles offer for all of Hyatt’s
airline program partners. View those offers here.
InterContinental Hotels Group
1,000
Bonus Priority Club Points or 200 Bonus Airline Miles per
night at participating InterContinental® , Crowne Plaza®,
Hotel Indigo®, Holiday Inn®, Express by Holiday Inn™,
Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites and
Holiday Inn Club Vacations® hotels worldwide.Priority
Club will add another 250 Bonus Points if the customer books through
an IHG brand website (including our co-branded
page or the link below) Maximum bonus is 20,000 points ro 4,000
miles.
Full
Details, Registration and Online Booking
(Registration is required) Jun 1 – Sep 3, 12
Receive a $75
Vacation Pay Prepaid MasterCard®
when you stay two consecutive weekend nights (Friday, Saturday or
Sunday) at any of the IHG Family of Brands’ hotels (Up to $300).
Full
Details, Registration and Online Booking
(Registration is required) Until Sep 3, 12
Restrictions: Residents of the
US Only
Receive a $50
Travel Bonus Prepaid MasterCard®
when you Stay two consecutive weekday nights at any of the IHG Family
of Brands’ hotels (Up to $200).
Full
Details, Registration and Online Booking
(Registration is required) Until Aug 6, 12
Restrictions: Residents of the
US Only
Marriott
Marriott Summer Bonus: Earn a Free Night or Bonus Rewards Points for stays at any participating Marriott Hotel Worldwide. Full Details, online registration and booking (Registration is required) Register by June 30 for stays Jun 1 – Aug 31, 12
Offer Variations
– Earn a free night after every second qualifying stay A maximum of three free nights can be earned and then used at Category 1-4 hotels.
– Stay 15 paid nights earn 20,000 bonus points, plus an additional 10,000 points after 20 paid nights, and another 10,000 points after 25 paid nights (up to 40,000 points)
Marriott MegaBonus: Triple Airline Miles for
all stays starting with your second stay at any participating Marriott
Hotel Worldwide.
Full
Details, online registration and booking
(Registration is required) Jul 1 – Aug 31, 12
Preferred Hotel Group
Double Airline Miles for stays of 2 or more consecutive nights at participating Preferred Hotel Group properties Worldwide. Full Details Until Dec 31, 12
Ritz-Carlton
Earn 30,000 Bonus Rewards Points
after completing a paid stay of four
or more consecutive nights at a participating Ritz-Carlton hotel
Worldwide. Register Online (Registration is required) Jul 15 – Oct 15, 12
Restrictions
Promotion excludes The Ritz-Carlton Millennia, Singapore, Ritz-Carlton
Montreal, Phulay Bay, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, The Ritz-Carlton Destination
Club®, The Ritz-Carlton Residences, and Partner Hotels. Members
of The Ritz-Carlton Rewards program as of June 14, 2012 and new
members who were not previously members of the Marriott Rewards®
program are eligible to receive this offer.
Starwood
SPG Nice Choice: Various Bonus Offers/Free Nights
for stays at any Starwood Hotels Worldwide.
SPG members picks the ‘bonus’ and the timeframe they want to have
their stays count. Full
Details, Registration & Online Booking (Registration is
required) Register by Jun 30 for stays: May 1 – Jul 31, 12 or Jun 1 – Aug 31, 12 or Jul 1 – Sep 30, 12
Earn up to 3,000 Bonus Starpoints for
stays at the Element New York Times Square West. Full Details & Online Booking Until Dec 31, 12
Bonuses are as follows:
3,000 Bonus Starpoints on Suites
Triple Starpoints on Studios
Stash Hotel Rewards
Double Stash Rewards Points
for all stays at Afffinia Hotels in New
York and Washington
DC. Full details Until Sep 3, 121,000 Stash
Rewards Points for stays that you
redeem Stash Rewards points on at The Strand Hotel New
York. Full details Until Sep 3, 12Double Stash
Rewards Points for stays that include
a Sunday night at The Strand Hotel New
York, Full details Until Sep 3, 12Double Stash
Rewards Points when you dine at
Misdemeanor during your stay at the NU Hotel Brooklyn.
Full details Until Aug 31, 12
Wyndham Rewards
Double Wyndham
Rewards Points or Double Airline Miles
starting with your 1st stay after you regsiter (see link below)
at participating hotels in the Wyndham Rewards program Worldwide
that are booked online at wyndhamrewards.com,
daysinn.com,
ramada.com,
wyndham.com, wingatehotels.com,
hawthorn.com,
super8.com,
baymontinns.com,
microtelinn.com,
hojo.com,
travelodge.com,
or knightsinn.com.
Offer is valid for up to 4 separate qualified stays.
Register Online
(Registration is required) Until Jul 8, 12
10,000 Bonus
Wyndham Rewards Points for every
two Qualified Stays completed at participating hotels in the Wyndham
Rewards program Worldwide. Maximum
bonus of 30,000 Wyndham Rewards Points.
Register Online
(Registration is required) then book online at wyndhamrewards.com,
daysinn.com,
ramada.com,
wyndham.com, wingatehotels.com,
hawthorn.com,
super8.com,
baymontinns.com,
microtelinn.com,
hojo.com,
travelodge.com,
or knightsinn.com.
Until Jul 8, 12
* Valid for residents Worldwide
execpt those who live in U.S., Canada and Mexico.
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