Daily Bonus Offers Highlight

Yesterday we started a feature on the blog portion of FFB where we will highlight a new bonus offer that was posted to the FFB sites that day. With upwards of 30 new offers added to the sites each day this bonus offer highlight feature will make it easier for our to readers find some of the best or most interesting offers out there without having to wade through all the individual pages or wait for our weekly newsletter.

I will post each highlight here in this thread but you will be able to find them on a daily basis on our blog at http://blog.frequentflyerbonuses.com/

Bonus Offer Highlight Apr 12: SWISS Airlines


The bonus offer highlight is a new feature on the FFB blog where we will highlight one of the new bonus offers that was posted onto the FFB sites that day. Typically these will be offers that should appeal to many of our readers from around the world but in some cases we may include some odd or really pathetic offers just to lighten the mood! With that being said, we'll kick off our first ever BOH with the following offer that was posted onto FFB today:

SWISS Airlines
Earn Double Miles & More Miles on scheduled Swiss flights between
- Basel and London Heathrow, Manchester, Hamburg or Rome
- Geneva and Madrid or Barcelona
- Zurich and Valencia
Full Details
Until Jun 30, 11

Bonus Offer Highlight April 13: British Airways

This offer is part of larger promotion called "The Miles Millionaire" contest where two lucky Executive Club members in the U.S. will win 1,000,000 BA Miles simply by booking a qualifying round-trip transatlantic flight on British Airways, American Airlines or Iberia now through June 17, 2011, and completing travel on or before June 30, 2011. Now to the bonus offer part:

British Airways:
Earn 20,000 Bonus BA Miles when you book a full-fare transatlantic round-trip ticket for travel originating in the US on flights marketing and/or operated by British Airways (H, B, Y, W, E, T, J, C, D, R, I, F, A), American Airlines (F, A, J, C, D, I, R, Y, B, H) or Iberia (J, C, D, R, I, Y). Full Details
Book by Jun 17 for travel until Jun 30, 11 * Residents of the U.S. only

Bonus Offer Highlight April 14: Miles & More


Now, it was not my intention to have two Miles & More offers come up so close together in the first week of Bonus Offer Highlights but I have to give this offer some attention as breaks from the mold of your typically route bonus offers. Rather then the airline or the FFP choosing which route(s) its members can earn bonuses on, Miles & More is letting their members choose one route within Europe to earn bonus miles on and they will earn that bonus each time they fly the route between May 1 and Dec 31, 2011.

Miles & More:
Earn up to Triple Miles & More Miles on your preferred route within Europe (including European domestic routes) operated by Adria Airways, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, Croatia Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Luxair and SWISS.
Valid on non-stop flights only. Only one route can be chosen; this is then binding for the entire promotional period.
On your preferred route you will earn double miles per flight in Economy Class or triple miles per flight in Business Class
Full Details
Register by Apr 29 for flights May 1 - Dec 31, 11

Bonus Offer Highlight April 15: Starwood Preferred Guest

I had another offer in mind to post as today's highlight but then Starwood decided to release their next system wide offer. This new offer is pretty decent as it offers a free night at over 200 category 1-6 Starwood Resort locations after completing 3 stays at any Starwood properties worldwide. This means you can stay at low-cost Four Points by Sheraton hotels for under $100 per night and then get a free night that could be worth upwards of $500+. There is no limit to the number of free nights you can earn and they must be used up by December 21, 2011. Let the hunt for cheap Starwood stays begin!

Starwood Preferred Guest
Earn a Free Resort Night Award when you stay three times at more than 1,000 Starwood hotels and resorts Worldwide. There is no limit to the number of free nights that can be earned. Free Night Awards can be redeemed at over 200 resorts seven days a week with no blackout dates through December 21, 2011. Full Details
Register by Jun 30 for stays between May 1 and July 31, 2011

Bonus Offer Highlight April 18: IHG Priority Club

The next major chain to come out with their second quarter promotion is InterContinental Hotels Group. A repeat of past system wide promotions they have run, you will earn double points or miles starting with your second stay:

InterContinental Hotels Group Priority Club
Double Priority Club points or Double Airline Miles on every qualifying stay, starting on your 2nd stay at participating InterContinental® , Crowne Plaza®, Hotel Indigo®, Holiday Inn®, Express by Holiday Inn™, Holiday Inn Express® and Holiday Inn Club Vacations® hotels worldwide. Stay at Staybridge Suites® or Candlewood Suites® and you’ll start earning double on your 1st qualifying stay.
Full Details (Registration is required) May 16 - Aug 15, 11

Bonus Offer Highlight April 19: Cathay Pacific


A few good offers posted today made this decision tough but we'll give it to our Canuck members as Cathay Pacific celebrates going double daily on their YYZ-HKG route

Cathay Pacific
Double Asia Miles for round-trip flights in First or Business Class between Toronto and Hong Kong. Full Details
Valid for flights May 1 - Jun 30, 11
* For residents of Canada Only

Bonus Offer Highlight April 20: American Airlines

Following in the footsteps of the British Airways Bonus Offer Highlight from last week, American Airlines is offering the same promotion except for it's AAdvantage members. Also like the BA offer, there is a chance for members to win 1 million AAdvantage miles :

American Airlines AAdvantage
20,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles when you book a full-fare transatlantic round-trip ticket for travel originating in the US on flights by American Airlines, British Airways or Iberia. Register online with promo code AAWND (Registration is required) Until Jun 30, 11
* Residents of the U.S. only

Bonus Offer Highlight April 26: Air Canada


Despite the recent news from Aeroplan regarding increased mileage requirements for certain reward tickets, the program continues to offer some decent flight bonuses and this one that we added today is a pretty good offer for those road warriors flying the eastern triangle:

Air Canada Aeroplan
Earn up to 25,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles including 5,000 Status Miles when you fly on Air Canada's Rapidair service between Toronto City Airport and Montreal or Toronto Pearson and Montreal or Ottawa.
- Fly 3 flight segments to earn 3,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles
- 5 flight segments:An Additional 5,000 Bonus Air Canada Status Miles qualifying for Air Canada Top Tier Status.
- 10 flight segments: An Additional 7,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles
- 20 flight segments: An Additional 10,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles
Register online (Registration is required)
May 1- Jul 31, 11

Bonus Offer Highlight April 28: Etihad Airways


A well known and very successful promotion from Etihad Airways Guest makes its return for the second time this year (and I believe 3rd or 4th time in the past 12 months) where the airline targets those members who have not flown in a premium class with Etihad in the past 12 months or have never flown with them but are thinking of doing so. The offer is targeted so it may not work for everyone. Your best bet is to check with Etihad Guest to see if you can qualify for the offer, unless you did get an email from them with the offer.

Etihad Airways Guest
Earn up to Triple Guest Miles on all Etihad flights worldwide if you have not flown with them in the past 12 months. Fly in Diamond First and receive triple the miles or fly Pearl Business Class and receive double the miles. Full Details Until Jun 6, 11

Bonus Offer Highlight April 29: Voila Hotel Rewards


Today's Bonus Offer Highlight is not a bonus point or mile offer but a bonus elite qualification offer from the independent hotel reward program Voila Hotel Rewards. The offer if taken advantage can help you reach elite status with the VHR program in half the time normally required.

Voila Hotel Rewards
Receive Double Elite Qualification Credit for every night you stay at all VOILÀ hotels Worldwide. Full Details (Registration is required) Until Jul 31, 11

Bonus Offer Highlight May 2: Saudi Arabian Airlines

Many airlines offer route bonuses to celebrate and promote the launch of a new route. Today's offer is one of those as Saudi celebrates service to Guangzhou, China.

Saudia Arabian Alfursan
Double Alfursan Miles on direct flights between Jeddah or Riyadh and Guangzhou. Full Details. Until Jun 30, 11

Bonus Offer Highlight May 3: US Airways

Today's Bonus Offer Highlight is a nice bonus for those who like to transfer their hotel points into Dividend Miles and is even better if you are an elite member and then gets even better if you hold a US Airways credit or debit card, check it out:

US Airways Dividend Miles
Earn up to 75% Bonus Dividend Miles when you convert hotel points into Dividend Miles. All conversions earn 25% bonus miles plus an extra 25% if you’re a Dividend Miles Preferred member and another 25% if you have a US Airways credit or debit card. Full Details Until May 31, 11

Bonus Offer Highlight May 4: Emirates

Today's highlight was initially going to go Starwood but when I found this offer posted over on FlyerTalk it quickly changed to Emirates. This offer is part of Emirates Skywards monthly Miles Accelerator feature where by opting in you can earn bonus miles on select routes and flights. There are many more offers then this but we are focusing on this one because of the sheer size of the bonus.

Emirates Skywards
Earn 70,000 Bonus Skywards Miles when you fly round trip between Los Angeles and Dubai in First Class. Valid only on flight numbers EK217 and EK 218. Full Details. Until May 31, 11

Bonus Offer Highlight May 5: Stash Hotel Rewards

As they approach their first birthday, Stash Hotel Rewards doles out some sweet bonus offers for stays at hotels participating in the program including a 1,000 bonus points at any of their hotels for stays between May 16 & 22 but that offer is not our highlight of the day, instead this large bonus offer from Affinia Hotels takes the cake:

Stash Hotel Rewards
5,000 Bonus Stash Rewards Points for Stash members who are first time guests of Affinia properties in New York or Chicago. Full Details. Book by May 31 for stays until Jul 31, 11

Bonus Offer Highlight May 6: Starwood Hotels

Tip of the hat to TM Travel World for the heads up on this offer. It is not very often that we get to see a booking bonus for a hotel loyalty program and that is why this is our Bonus Offer Highlight for May 6. I think this offer will be well received from the sizable traffic we get from China and I think it also shows the importance China plays in all loyalty programs and their marketing efforts.

Starwood Preferred Guest
500 Bonus Starpoints per stay at participating hotels in China for bookings made on the Chinese version of SPG.com. Full details. Until Jul 31, 11

Bonus Offer Highlight May 10: Marriott

Marriott Rewards MegaBonus is back for the summer season. No fancy changes, seems the offers are relatively the same as the past few MegaBonuses. Depending on the member you will be entitled to earning free nights or bonus points:

Marriott Rewards
Marriott Rewards MegaBonus - Bonus Points or Free nights for stays at Marriott locations Worldwide during the promotion period. Bonus offers depends on each member and will be revealed once you log in and register. Full Details
Register by Jun 30 for stays Jun 1 - Aug 31, 11
Here are some of the offer members are getting:
- 1 free night after 2 paid stays (up ot 2 free Categaory 1-4 nights awarded)
- Earn 20,000 bonus points after 15 paid nights + an extra 10,000 after 20 paid nights.
- Earn 25,000 bonus points after 20 paid nights + an extra 15,000 after 25 paid nights

Bonus Offer Highlight May 11: Ukraine International

We added many new bonus offers to FFB today but there were no huge, amazing, stand out ones. That being said, we are starting to see more and more offers from smaller airlines and hotel chains as the begin to realize the value a Bonus Offer adds to their loyalty program and to their business as a whole. Today's offer is one of those, this small airline has really embraced the 'Bonus Offer' movement and from the middle of 2010 to now the airline has been very proactive in its promotions for its frequent flyer program:

Ukraine International Panorama Club
Earn Triple Panorama Club Miles on UIA flights between Kiev and Samara. (3,000 miles total each way in economy, 4,500 in business class) Full details Valid May 18 - Jul 31, 11

This program has many more flight and hotel offers that can be viewed on our Panorama Club bonus opportunities page

Bonus Offer Highlight May 16: Chase Sapphire Preferred


Well, this is the first ever bonus offer highlight that is not directly from an airline or hotel program but this new sign up offer for the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card is ultimately a sign up bonus for numerous airline, hotel and rail programs. Previously this card offered a 25,000 point sign up bonus which as of today has been doubled to 50,000 and those points can then be converted to Continental, British Airways, Hyatt, Marriott, IHG or Amtrak on a 1:1 basis.

Chase Sapphire(SM) Preferred Card
* Earn 50,000 bonus points after you spend $3,000 in the first 3 months- that's worth $625 toward airfare or hotel accommodations!
* Points go 25% farther when you travel – For example, 50,000 points can be redeemed for two flights worth up to $312.50 each, which would usually cost 62,500 points. Just book your flight, cruise, or other travel through Ultimate RewardsSM
* Pay no foreign transaction fees when you use your card on purchases made outside of the United States.
* Earn a 7% annual points dividend - even on points already redeemed
* Redeem your points at leading airlines and hotels at a 1:1 value
* 2X points earned on airfare & hotel accommodations booked through Ultimate Rewards and 1 point for every dollar spent on all other purchases
* When you call us, our phones are answered by people, not prompts
* No Annual Fee for your first year - A $95 value
Full details

Bonus Offer Highlight May 18: Air China


Today was a much quieter day for adding new bonus offers to FFB with maybe a dozen new promotions added to 5 programs. It makes it much easier to pick a bonus offer to highlight and today's is for quite the long haul flight (with a stop in Madrid) from Air China

Air China Phoenix Miles
Earn up to 12,000 Bonus Phoenix Miles Kilometers for Air China flights between Beijing and Sao Paulo Register Online (registration is required) Until Jun 30, 11
Bonuses as follows
First (F,A,P ) 12,000 KM
Economy (Y B M H K) 5,000 KM

Bonus Offer Highlight May 19: JAL Hotels


Today's Bonus Offer Highlight comes from a hotel loyalty program that is less then one month old. It is not a bonus point or mile offer but a free status offer and while the status level awarded doesn't provide a whole boat load of benefits it nonetheless saves members from staying 5 nights to achieve the status.

JAL Hotels My JALHotels
Receive Instant Silver Elite Status when you join the My JALHotels Program. Full details. Until Dec 31, 11

Bonus Offer Highlight May 30: Vietnam Airlines

Monday's are always a slow day for adding new bonus offers to the FFB sites so out of the few we did get posted today we like this offer from Southeast Asia:

Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus Plus
Earn up to 1,500 Bonus Golden Lotus Points for flights between Hanoi and Kuala Lumpur. Earn 1,000 points when traveling in Economy class, 1,500 miles in Business class.Valid in booking classes: C, D, J, Y, K, W, S, B, H, L, T, M. Full details. Jun 16 - Jul 31, 11

Bonus Offer Highlight May 31: American Airlines


There were two offers that we really liked out of the dozen or so we added to FFB today, one was for hotel stays, the other for flights. This offer came down to a coin toss and American Airlines won out over Voila Hotel Rewards new systemwide offer, which you can view here.

American AAdvantage
Double AAdvantage Miles on British Airways operated and/or marketed nonstop flights between San Diego and London. Full details June 1 - Aug 31, 11
* Valid for members residing in the U.S., USVI, Puerto Rico or Canada only

Bonus Offer Highlight June 2: British Airways


Today we added two promotions that offered bonus miles when transferring American Express Membership Rewards points to the respective program. The other was BA's competitor Virgin Atlantic which has a 25% bonus but the offer for BA trumps that:


British Airways Executive Club
50% Bonus BA Miles when you transfer Membership Rewards points to the Executive Club Program. Full details. Until Jul 31, 11
* US Residents Only

Bonus Offer Highlight June 3: Starwood Hotels

We are starting to see a lot of bonus offer emerge for travel to and within Japan as programs try to encourage people to start traveling back to this beautiful country again. This offer is one of those, think of it as a stimulus package from Starwood:

Starwood Preferred Guest
Triple Starpoints on all your eligible room rates AND food and beverage charges at participating Starwood hotels and resorts in Japan. Full Details. Until Aug 31, 11
Participating Hotels
Sheraton Sapporo
The Westin Sendai
Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay
The Westin Tokyo
The Westin Nagoya Castle
The Westin Miyako Kyoto
The Westin Osaka
St. Regis Osaka
Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka
Kobe Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers
The Westin Awaji
Sheraton Hiroshima
Sheraton Grande Ocean Resort