City Bonus Highlight: Moscow (SVO, DME, VKO)

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 I take you to the capital of Russia: Moscow.

Route Bonuses for SVO, DME, VKO
A major hub for internal Russian flights and a crossroads for flights to many of the former CIS states Moscow has a healthy dose of airline route bonuses at this time:

From/To (or Vice Versa)		Bonus Offer	Airline Program	Validity	Details
to/from Moscow		30% Bonus Roubles	Ural Airlines Wings	Until Mar 31, 13	View
Moscow	Casablanca	Double Miles	Royal Air Maroc Safar Flyer	Feb 1 – 28, 13	View
Moscow	Dubai	up to 10,000 Miles	Emirates Skywards	Until Jan 31, 13	View
Moscow	Hong Kong	Up to 250% Bonus Miles	Cathay Pacific Asia Miles	Until Jun 30, 13	View
Moscow	Italy	up to 400 Bonus Miles	Alitalia MilleMiglia	Until Mar 31, 13	View
Moscow	Kiev	5,000 Bonus Miles	Aeroflot Bonus	Jan 1 – Dec 31, 13	View
Moscow	Riga	5,000 Bonus Miles	Aeroflot Bonus	Jan 1 – Dec 31, 13	View
Moscow	Samara	5,000 Bonus Miles	Aeroflot Bonus	Jan 1 – Dec 31, 13	View
Moscow	St. Petersburg	5,000 Bonus Miles	Aeroflot Bonus	Jan 1 – Dec 31, 13	View
Casablanca	Moscow	Double Miles	Royal Air Maroc Safar Flyer	Feb 1 – 28, 13	View
Dubai	Moscow	up to 10,000 Miles	Emirates Skywards	Until Jan 31, 13	View
Kiev	Moscow	5,000 Bonus Miles	Aeroflot Bonus	Jan 1 – Dec 31, 13	View
Italy	Moscow	up to 400 Bonus Miles	Alitalia MilleMiglia	Until Mar 31, 13	View
Mexico	Moscow	Up to 100,000+ Bonus Miles	American AAdvantage	Until Jan 31, 13	View
Riga	Moscow	5,000 Bonus Miles	Aeroflot Bonus	Jan 1 – Dec 31, 13	View
St. Petersburg	Moscow	5,000 Bonus Miles	Aeroflot Bonus	Jan 1 – Dec 31, 13	View
Samara	Moscow	5,000 Bonus Miles	Aeroflot Bonus	Jan 1 – Dec 31, 13	View
Singapore	Europe	5,000 Bonus Miles	Air France KLM Flying Blue	Jan 16 – May 31, 13	View
U.S.	Moscow	Up to 100,000+ Bonus Miles	American AAdvantage	Sep 25, 12 – Jan 31, 13	View
U.S.	Moscow	Up to 100,000+ Bonus Avios	British Airways Executive Club	Until Jan 31, 13	View
U.S.	Moscow	Up to 100,000+ Bonus Avios	Iberia Plus	Until Jan 31, 13	View

 

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

Best Western
250 Bonus Rewards Points for any qualified stays in Moscow that are booked on bestwestern.com . There is no limit to the number of bonuses that can be earned. Please include your Best Western Rewards® account number on the reservation to qualify Full details, Online Registration and Booking (Registration is required) Until Jun 30, 13

Carlson Hotels Club Carlson
Triple Gold Points for each eligible stay at any Carlson Rezidor hotels in Moscow. Register Online (Registration is required) Until Mar 15, 13

Hilton
Double HHonors Points or Double Airline Miles for every eligible stay at participating Hilton hotels and resorts in Moscow . 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 Jan 7 – Mar 31, 13
For a list of excluded properties please see here

Double Elite Status Stay credit & up to 40% off for eligible Any Weekend, Anywhere stays as of at least 2 nights at participating Hilton hotels and resorts in Moscow Full Details and online booking Book by Jan 31 for stays Nov 22, 12 – Dec 31, 13

InterContinental Hotels Group
5,000 Bonus Priority Club Points for stays at the InterContinental Moscow Tverskaya Full Details and Online Booking Until Apr 8, 13

1,000 Bonus Priority Club Points for stays at the
Holiday Inn Moscow-Lesnaya
Holiday Inn Moscow-Suschevsky
Holiday Inn Moscow-Simonovsky
Holiday Inn Moscow-Sokolniki
Holiday Inn Moscow-Vinogradovo
InterContinental Moscow – Tverskaya
Crowne Plaza Moscow-World Trade Centre
Full details and online booking Until Mar 31, 13

Double Priority Club Points or Airline Miles on your 2nd qualifying stay at any Holiday Inn®, Holiday Inn Express®, InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental Alliance® Resorts,
Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, Holiday Inn Resort®, or Holiday Inn Club Vacations® hotels Worldwide or on your 1st qualifying stay,at Staybridge Suites® or Candlewood Suites® hotels in Moscow
US/Canada residents can choose $50 Reward Choice gift card instead of Double Points or Miles.
UK Residents can choose to earn or £25 John Lewis gift voucher instead of Double Points or Miles.
US/Canada Residents: Full Details, Online Registration and Booking (Registration is required)
UK Residents: Full Details, Online Registration and Booking (Registration is required)
Africa, Middle East, Asia Residents: Full Details, Online Registration and Booking (Registration is required)
Until Apr 30, 13
* Valid for new Priority Club members only

Earn up to 20,000+ 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 in Moscow 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 2 Nights, Get 2,500, Stay another 2 nights, Get 2,500 more- Code 5521
Stay 3 Nights, Get 2,500, Stay another 3 nights, Get 2,500 more- Code 5528
Stay 4 Nights, Get 5,000, Stay another 4 nights, Get 5,000 more- Code 3411
Stay 5 Nights, Get 10,000, plus earn an additional 5,000 points for every 5 nights after – Code 3414
Stay 10 Nights, Get 15,000, plus earn an additional 5,000 points for every 5 nights after – Code 3415
Stay 15 Nights, Get 20,000, plus earn an additional 5,000 points for every 5 nights after – Code 3416
Register online with one of the codes from above.
Jan 27 – Apr 30, 13

Marriott
Marriott MegaBonus: Earn a Free Night or Bonus Rewards Points for stays at any participating Marriott Hotel in Moscow. Full Details, Online Registration and Booking Register by Mar 15 for stays Feb 1 – Apr 30, 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 a free night after every second qualifying stay A maximum of two free nights can be earned and then used at Category 1-5 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 MegaMiles: Double Airline Miles for stays at any participating Marriott Hotel in Moscow. starting with your second stay. Full Details, Online Registration and Booking Register by Apr 30 for stays Feb 1 – Apr 30, 13

Starwood Preferred Guest
SPG Power Up: Earn up to 18,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays at participating Starwood Hotels in Moscow
Bonuses as follows:
– Earn 2,000 bonus Starpoints® for every four eligible nights you stay (up to 8,000 bonus Starpoints and 16 nights)
– Earn an extra 10,000 bonus Starpoints when you hit 20 eligible nights.
Full Details, Online Registration and Booking. Register by Feb 28, ,13 for stays Jan 15 – Apr 15, 13

Earn up to 3,000 Bonus Starpoints for stays at participating Starwood Hotels in Moscow  Full Details & Online Booking Until Dec 31, 13
Typical bonuses are as follows:
3,000 Bonus Starpoint for Suites
Triple Starpoints for Club Rooms
Double Starpoints for Classic Rooms

Swissotel
Earn up to Triple Airline Miles for stay at the Swissotel Krasnye Holmy, Moscow. Extended New Year Saver offer of 20% off Best Available Rate and earn Triple Miles for Executive Club Room or Suite and Double Miles for all other room types. Full details at: Extended New Year Saver Miles Promotion Until Feb 25, 13