The Air Miles Red Tag partnership is going strong. The new partnership between loyalty program Air Miles and Red Tag began in January and offers travellers opportunities to collect and redeem miles for vacations. Keep reading to learn more about the benefits of this new travel collaboration.
Last November, Air Miles announced a brand-new partnership with retail travel agency www.redtag.ca. This Air Miles Red Tag Canada collaboration provides point collectors with more options to get and use miles when booking package vacations through Red Tag. There are thousands of vacation packages and Red Tag deals available through the travel site, as well as Air Canada Vacations, Porter Escapes, Transat, WestJet Vacations, and Sunwing Vacations. Keep reading to learn more about the Air Miles Red Tag connection and how your next vacation can benefit.
Air Miles Red Tag Partnership
What’s Air Miles?
Air Miles is Canada’s most recognized loyalty program. Points can be earned at major spending destinations such as gas stations, liquor stores, and grocery stores. According to Air Miles, the company has 11 million active Collector Accounts in Canada, which represents about two-thirds of households in the country. Points earned with Air Miles can be redeemed for purchases at participating merchants. They can also be put towards flights with select airlines and Air Miles vacation packages. For all the info on how to redeem your Air Miles for travel, check out our guide here.
What does this new partnership mean?
This new partnership offers point collectors more options for both earning and using their Air Miles. Air Miles points collectors are eligible to gain and use miles towards package vacations, such as resort packages, when booking through redtag.ca. Air Miles collectors will also have access to Red Tag’s travel experts and customer service agents. Not only that, but the Canadian travel site offers excellent last minute specials. Look for Red Tag deals for travel within Canada and beyond.
Air Miles Red Tag highlights
- Cardholders can earn 1 mile for every $20 spent on package vacations booked through redtag.ca.
- Get $100 towards any Red Tag vacations package for every 909 Dream Miles redeemed.
- They offer the flexibility to both get and use miles. For example, use Dream Miles towards discounts for online bookings, and earn miles towards the total value of booking with redtag.ca.
Air Miles Red Tag cruise bookings
For those looking to use their Air Miles towards cruise bookings through redtag.ca, this will also be possible in late 2019 (the exact date hasn’t been released yet). In the meantime, look for Air Miles travel packages that are available now.
Air Miles changes for 2019
As a result of the Air Miles Red Tag partnership, Air Miles also announced another change. Starting January 1, 2019, collectors no longer have the option to gain miles directly from Club Voyages, Travel Plus, Marlin Travel, tripcentral.ca or Voyages Transat. If you didn’t use your cash miles for Transat EVouchers before December 31, 2018, sadly, you’ve missed out.
Making changes to your Air Miles booking
Once you’ve booked your flight or vacation through the Air Miles Reward Program, it’s a done deal as you cannot get a refund, nor can you make changes without penalty. The good news is that you may be able to make changes, but there are costs involved. It’s always good practice to read the terms and conditions before booking flights with any rewards program so you know what the restrictions are. As always, consider purchasing travel insurance at the time of booking.
Save more money on travel
Want the best tips on saving money for travel? Skyscanner Canada’s got you covered with guides on the best travel credit cards, money-saving tips and how to get cheap flights. Check out our articles below and plan your next trip with Skyscanner!
- Get Discount Flights Using Flexible Travel Rewards
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- Keep Your Money Safe While Travelling
