City Bonus Highlight: Vancouver (YVR)

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 look at a city that always ranks high in ‘Best cities to live in’ rankings: Vancouver

Past City Bonus Highlights: Amsterdam |  Bangkok | Brussels |  Denver | Frankfurt | Ho Chi Minh City |  Hong Kong | Kuala Lumpur | London |  Los Angeles | New York | Paris | San Diego | Singapore |  Sydney | Tokyo | Toronto | Washington D.C.

Route Bonuses for YVR
The Western Canadian hub for Air Canada and a major gateway for Transpacific flights, Vancouver currently has a good selection of flight bonus offers:

From/To (or Vice Versa)		Bonus Offer	Airline Program	Validity	Details
Vancouver	Chicago	500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Vancouver	Denver	500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Vancouver	Edmonton	500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Vancouver	Europe	Up to 100,000+ Bonus Miles	American AAdvantage	Sep 25, 12 – Jan 31, 13	View
Vancouver	Europe	Up to 100,000+ Bonus Avios	British Airways Executive Club	Until Jan 31, 13	View
Vancouver	Europe	Up to 100,000+ Bonus Avios	Iberia Plus	Until Jan 31, 13	View
Vancouver	Hong Kong	1,500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Vancouver	Hong Kong	Up to 10,000 Bonus Miles	American AAdvantage	Oct 1 – Nov 15, 12	View
Vancouver	Hong Kong	Up to 20,000 Bonus Miles	Cathay Pacific Asia Miles	Oct 1 – Nov 15, 12	View
Vancouver	Honolulu	500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Vancouver	Honolulu	up to Triple Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 16, 12	View
Vancouver	India	Up to 15,000 Bonus Avios	British Airways Executive Club	Until Dec 31, 13	View
Vancouver	London	5,000 Bonus Miles	Aegean Miles & Bonus	Aug 1 – Oct 31, 12	View
Vancouver	London	1,500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Vancouver	Newark	500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Vancouver	Phoenix	Double Miles	US Airways Dividend Miles	Register & book by Oct 31 for travel until Dec 31, 12	View
Vancouver	Regina	500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Vancouver	San Francisco	500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Vancouver	Saskatoon	500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Vancouver	Seattle	500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Vancouver	Sydney	up to Triple Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Dec 14, 12 – Jan 31, 13	View
Vancouver	Sydney	1,500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Vancouver	Tokyo	1,500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Vancouver	Winnipeg	500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Busan	Vancouver	Double Miles	Cathay Pacific Asia Miles	Oct 1 – Dec 31, 12	View
Cebu	Vancouver	66% Bonus Miles	Cathay Pacific Asia Miles	Sep 1 – Dec 31, 12	View
Chicago	Vancouver	500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Clark	Vancouver	66% Bonus Miles	Cathay Pacific Asia Miles	Sep 1 – Dec 31, 12	View
Denver	Vancouver	500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Edmonton	Vancouver	500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Europe	Vancouver	up to 180,000 AAdvantage Miles	American AAdvantage	Sep 1 – Dec 16, 12	View
Europe	Vancouver	up to 230,000 Bonus Avios	British Airways Executive Club	Sep 1 – Dec 16, 12	View
Hong Kong	Vancouver	1,500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Honolulu	Vancouver	500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Honolulu	Vancouver	up to Triple Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 16, 12	View
London	Vancouver	5,000 Bonus Miles	Aegean Miles & Bonus	Aug 1 – Oct 31, 12	View
London	Vancouver	1,500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Newark	Vancouver	500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Phoenix	Vancouver	Double Miles	US Airways Dividend Miles	Register & book by Oct 31 for travel until Dec 31, 12	View
Regina	Vancouver	500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Saskatoon	Vancouver	500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Seattle	Vancouver	500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Seoul	Vancouver	Double Miles	Cathay Pacific Asia Miles	Oct 1 – Dec 31, 12	View
Sydney	Vancouver	1,500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Sydney	Vancouver	up to Triple Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Dec 14, 12 – Jan 31, 13	View
Tokyo	Vancouver	1,500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View
Winnipeg	Vancouver	500 Bonus Miles	Air Canada Aeroplan	Until Dec 31, 12	View

 

 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Hotel Bonuses for the Vancouver area
Here are some bonus offers for hotel stays in the Vancouver area:

Best Western Rewards 
Earn up to Triple Rewards Points starting
on every 2nd qualifying stay* at participating Best Western hotels
Worldwide. Earn
double points on every 2nd qualified stay or triple points* if the
reservations were booked through bestwestern.com

Bonus Offer: Use your Best Western Rewards® MasterCard®
credit card to pay for your first two (2) qualified stays and earn
1,000 bonus Best Western Rewards points. Maximum of one (1) credit
card bonus reward per Member during the Promotion Period.
Full
details, Online Registration and Booking (Registration is required) 
Sep 23 – Nov 18, 12
* Restrictions
Non-Elite members may earn up to two (2) double and/or triple point
bonuses (on completion of their 2nd and 4th qualifying stays only).
Elite members may earn up to four (4) double and/or triple point
bonuses (on completion of their 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th qualified
stays only). 

Earn
up to 4,000 Bonus Rewards Points when
you join Best Western Rewards and stay at any Best Western hotel
Worldwide. Bonuses
awarded as follows
2,000 Bonus Best Western Rewards® points instantly when you
join Best Western Rewards!
2,000 Bonus Best Western Rewards® points for your next stay
(Booking must be made online at bestwestern.com and stay much be
completed by December 31st, 2012)
Full
details, Online Registration and Booking (Registration is required)
Until Dec 31, 12
Restrictions
* For residents of Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia,
East Timor, Hong Kong, India, Indian Ocean Islands, Indonesia, Iraq,
Iran, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Macau, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mauritius, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United
Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Yemen only

Double Aeroplan Miles
on every qualifying stay at participating Best Western hotels Worldwide.

Full
details, Online Registration and Booking (Registration is required) Until Dec 31, 12

* Restrictions
Valid for Residents of U.S., Canada, the Bahamas or the U.S. Virgin
Islands only

Carlson Hotels Club Carlson
Earn up to 6,000 Bonus Gold Points PER NIGHT for eligible nights at Carlson Rezidor hotels in Vancouver Bonus points will be awarded for the total number of nights you stay between October 1 and December 31, 2012:
2,000 bonus points per night when you stay one to five nights
4,000 bonus points per night when you stay six to nine nights
6,000 bonus points per night when you stay 10 to 20 nights
Register Online (Registration is required) Until Dec 31, 12
Maximum award of 120,000 Bonus Points per member  

Receive a Free Night Award for
stays at any Radisson Blu or Radisson hotel in the US,
Canada or Caribbean.
Valid for the first 50,000 Club Carlson members to register. Free
Night Award will be available through your Club Carlson account
and will be valid for online reservations at Radisson
hotels in Vancouver through December 31, 2013.
Full
Details, Registration and Online Booking Book by Oct 31 for stays until Dec 31, 12

Free
Night Fall Offer. Stay with Country Inns & Suites two or more eligible
nights, Oct. 1 – Nov. 29, 2012, and enjoy a free night later.

Triple Gold Points
+ 2,000 Bonus Gold Points for stays
on the Bed & Breakfast Package for Two at participating Radisson hotels in Vancouver
Full Details. Until Dec 31, 12
1,000 Bonus Gold Points for a booking a Radisson Business Class room in Vancouver. Full Details.

Earn up to 5,000 Bonus Aeroplan
Miles for stays of 2+ nights at
participating Radisson® hotels in Vancouver.
Bonuses as follows
Double miles on your first stay
Triple miles on your second stay
Five times the miles on your third stay
Full
Details and Online Booking  Until Dec 20, 12

Triple AAdvantage Miles for
stays at Radisson hotels and resorts in Vancouver. Full
Details and Online Booking 
Until Dec 20, 12


Earn up to 3,000 Avios
when you stay at Radisson Blu, Radisson
Blu Edwardian, Radisson and Park Plaza hotels in Vancouver
Mileage earned as follows
First stay 500 Avios
Second stay 1,000 Avios
Third stay 1,500 Avios
Park Plaza: Full
Details and Online Booking

Radisson: Full
Details and Online Booking

Radisson Blu: Full
Details and Online Booking
Until Nov 30, 12

Choice Hotels Privileges
Earn a
Free Night (aka enough bonus points to take to you the 8,000 point
redemption level) after you complete
two qualifying stays at Choice Hotels Worldwide.
Stays must be booked at ChoiceHotels.com
or 800.4CHOICE. Elite Diamond and Elite Platinum members can
book through ChoiceHotels.com
800.4CHOICE, direct at a hotel, or a travel management company,
however if booked through ChoiceHotels.com,
these members will receive 100 additional Choice Privileges points
with every qualifying stay Full
Details, Online Registration and Booking Until Nov 14, 12
Restrictions:
Valid for Residents of the U.S. and Canada only

1,000 Bonus Points for stays at various Choice hotels locations in Vancouver Full Details, and online booking

Double Rapid Rewards Points with every qualifying stay at all participating Choice Hotels locations Worldwide. Full Details and Online Booking Until Nov 15, 12


Double Mileage Plus Miles with
every qualifying stay at all participating Choice Hotels locations
Worldwide  Full Details and Online Booking Until Nov 15, 12

Coast Hotels Coast Rewards


Triple Aeroplan Miles for stays
at any participating Coast Hotels in the Vancouver area. Full Details. Until Dec 31, 12

Fairmont Hotels
Double Airiline Miles when you book an Everyone’s an Original winter rate at participating Fairmont Hotels Worldwide. Full Details and Online Booking Until Apr 30, 13
Participating Airlines:
Air Canada Aeroplan
American AAdvantage
United Mileage Plus


Hilton
Earn 1,000 Bonus HHonors Points PER NIGHT for every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday night you stay at participating hotels and resorts in the Hilton Worldwide portfolio. There is no limit to the total amount of Bonus Points that may be earned during the Promotion Period Full Details, Online Registration and Booking Nov 1 – Dec 31, 12
For a list of excluded properties please
see here
(PDF)

Earn up to 3,000 Bonus Avios when
you join Hilton HHonors and stay once within the Hilton HHonors
portfolio of brands before the end of 2013. Bonus Avios based on
your Executive Club tier status at the time. 1,000 Avios for Blue
members, 1,500 for Bronze, 2,000 for Silver and 3,000 for Gold members.
Full
Details, Online Registration and Booking Register by Nov 30, 12 for stays until Dec 31, 13

Earn 250 Medallion Qualification Miles (MQM’s) + Double SkyMiles
to get to reward travel faster
when you book and complete a two-night stay between October 1 and
December 15, 2012 at any participating hotel or resort within the
Hilton Worldwide portfolio.
Full
Details, Online Registration and Booking Until Dec 31, 12

5,000 Bonus Skywards Miles when you complete your second qualifying stay at any participating hotel or resort within the Hilton Worldwide portfolio. Additionally, new Hilton HHonors members that sign up whilst registering for the promotion will instantly receive 1,000 Hilton HHonors bonus points
Full Details, Online Registration and Booking Until Dec 31, 12

Earn up to Quadruple Miles & More Miles for
stays at any participating hotel or resort within the Hilton Worldwide
portfolio. Earn double miles for
your second stay, triple miles with your third stay and quadruple
miles with four stays or more Full
Details, Online Registration and Booking  Until Dec 31, 12

Triple Fortune Wings Kilometers when
you stay at any participating hotel and resort in the Hilton
Worldwide portfolio. Full
Details, Online Registration and Booking  Until Nov 30, 12

Earn up to 15,000
Bonus Flying Club Miles for stays
at any participating hotel within the Hilton Worldwide portfolio.
Bonuses awarded as follows:
• 1st stay: 1,000 bonus miles
• 2nd stay: 2,000 bonus miles
• 3rd stay: 3,000 bonus miles
• 4th stay: 4,000 bonus miles
• 5th stay: 5,000 bonus miles
Bonus miles are awarded for both Fixed Miles and Variable Miles
options within the HHonors program
Full
Details, Online Registration and Booking Until Dec 31, 12
 
Hyatt
Earn
up to 65,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points
for stays at Hyatt properties Worldwide. Earn 5,000 Hyatt Gold
Passport bonus points after your first five eligible nights and
10,000 more for every five nights after that.
Stay Earn Total Bonus Points Earned
5 Nights + 5,000 bonus points = 5,000
10 Nights + 10,000 bonus points = 15,000
15 Nights + 10,000 bonus points = 25,000
20 Nights + 10,000 bonus points = 35,000
25 Nights + 10,000 bonus points = 45,000
30 Nights + 10,000 bonus points = 55,000
35 Nights + 10,000 bonus points = 65,000
Plus, if you’re a Hyatt Credit Card member, you’ll earn
20% more bonus points – an additional 1,000 after your first
five nights and 2,000 additional for every five nights after that.

Register Online
(Registration is required) Register by Oct 31 for stays Sep 1 – Nov 30,
12

InterContinental Hotels Group
Earn up to 15,000 Bonus Priority Club Points for
a certain amount of nights or completing a certain amount of stays
at participating InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne
Plaza®, Hotel Indigo™, Holiday Inn®, Express by Holiday
Inn™ and Holiday Inn Express® hotels worldwide,
Do not sign up until the previous quarter is over. Use the following
codes to register online

(use the smallest amount first and then go on to the next if you
do not qualify, however once you do qualify for one you cannot sign
up for any others):
Stay 3 Nights, Get 5,000 – Code 5502
Stay 4 Nights, Get 5,000 – Code 5503
Stay 7 Nights Get 10,000 – Code 5504
Stay 8 Nights Get 10,000 – Code 5505
Stay 10 Nights, Get 10,000 – Code 5506
Stay 12 Nights, Get 10,000 – Code 5507
Stay 15 Nights, Get 15,000 – Code 5508
Stay 18 Nights, Get 15,000 – Code 5509
Register online
with one of the codes from above.  Oct 1 – Dec 31, 12

Marriott
Marriott MegaBonus: 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 Oct 31 for stays Sep 15, 12 – Jan
15, 13

Some of the 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.
– Earn 35,000 points after 20 paid nights + 15,000 points after
25 paid nights—up to 50,000 bonus points
– Earn 25,000 points after 15 paid nights + 15,000 points after
20 paid nights—up to 40,000 bonus 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) Until Oct 31, 12
 

Starwood
SPG Better by the Night: Earn up to Triple Starpoints + an online booking bonus for stays at more than 1,000 participating Starwood Hotels Worldwide.
Bonuses as follows:
– Double Starpoints® on eligible stays of 1 or 2 nights
– Triple Starpoints on eligible stays of 3 or more nights
– 250 Starpoints for eligible stays booked at spg.com
– 500 Starpoints for eligible stays booked through the SPG app for iPhone®
Full Details, Online Registration and Booking or simply book online at SPG.com after you register to ensure you get your online booking bonus.
Click here for a list of hotels not participating in the up to Triple Starpoints bonus
Online booking bonus is available for all Starwood Hotels worldwide.
Register by Nov 30 for stays Oct 1 – Dec 20, 12

Earn up to 5,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for stays at any of 1,100+ Starwood Hotels Worldwide.
Bonuses as follows:
– Stay a total of 3 nights to earn 3,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles (nights do not have to be consecutive)
– Stay a total of 5 nights to earn 5,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles (nights do not have to be consecutive)
plus if a minimum of 3 of your nights are at any Canadian Starwood Hotel or Resort you will earn an additional 3,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles.
– This offer can be combined with other Starwood promotions including Better by the Night and you do not have to set your earning preference to Aeroplan (ie you can still earn Starpoints for all these stays)
Full Details, Online Registration and Booking. Until Dec 8, 12

Double Asia Miles for stays at any Starwood Hotels Worldwide. . Full Details, Registration & Online Booking (Registration is required) Register by Dec 31, 12 for stays Jul 15, 12- Jan 31, 13

Double Eastern Miles Points for stays at any Starwood Hotels Worldwide. . Full Details, Registration & Online Booking (Registration is required) Register by Dec 31, 12 for stays until Jan 31, 13

Double Phoenix Miles Kilometers for stays at any Starwood Hotels Worldwide.. Full Details, Registration & Online Booking (Registration is required) Register by Dec 31, 12 for stays Jul 15, 12- Jan 31, 13

Double SkyPearl Kilometers for stays at any Starwood Hotels Worldwide. Full Details, Registration & Online Booking (Registration is required) Register by Dec 31, 12 for stays Jul 15, 12- Jan 31, 13
  
 
Wyndham Rewards
5,500 Bonus Wyndham Rewards Points or 1,000 Bonus Airline Miles starting with your 2nd stay at participating hotels in the Wyndham Rewards program Worldwide. Offer is valid for up to 2 separate qualified stays (11,000 Bonus Points/2,000 Airline Miles max) Until Nov 26, 12
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.

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