Travelling to Vancouver? Receive a $125 gift card!

As part of Vancouver's "125 Years" celebration, you can receive a $125 gift card when booking a two night consecutive stay through Tourism Vancouver.

There are dozens of participating hotels. To see the full list, click here.

This is a great deal, whether you are interested in seeing the sights or doing a little shopping. Just remember to make your hotel booking through the Tourism Vancouver Website.

To be eligible for this offer, bookings must be made before December 31, 2011. Travel must be completed by March 31, 2012 (or while supplies last). This offer cannot be combined with other offers and/or packages. For additional details and restrictions, please see the Tourism Vancouver Website.

You receive your Tourism Vancouver $125 Gift Card upon check-in, which you then take to a Visitor's Centre to exchange for other gift cards, tickets and services.

What can you spend your $125 gift card on?

1. Exchange it for a $125 HBC gift card to be used at the downtown location of the Hudson's Bay Company.

2. Transit Passes

3. All of these attractions, activities and services:

• Accent Cruises
• Alfred Guest Services (A.E. Vancouver Private Tours)
• Aquabus Ferry
• Bayshore Bicycles
• BC Ferries
• BC Museum of Mining
• BC Sports Hall of Fame
• Big Bus
• Bill Reid Gallery
• Canadian Outback Adventure
• Canadian Adventure Rentals
• Canadian Snowmobile Adventures
• Cantrail Coach Lines
• Capilano Suspension Bridge
• Club ESL
• Cypress Mountain
• Deep Cove Kayak
• Ecomarine Ocean Kayak
• False Creek Ferries
• Greyhound Canada
• Greater Vancouver Zoo
• Grouse Mountain
• Gulf of Georgia Cannery
• Harbour Air
• Harbour Cruises
• Heading North Recreation
• Helijet International
• Hostelling International
• HR MacMillian Space Centre
• Key West Travel & Tours
• Landsea Tours
• Living Earth Eco Tours
• Lookout at Harbour Centre
• Moose Travel Network (Bigfoot Adventure Tours)
• Museum of Vancouver
• Pacific Coach Lines
• Prince of Whales
• Samesun Backpackers Lodges
• Seair Seaplanes
• Sewell's Marina
• Science World
• Sightline Tours
• Snowbus
• Spokes Bicycle Rentals
• Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre
• Stay & Tour
• Tofino Bus
• UBC Museum of Anthropology
• Vancouver Art Gallery
• Vancouver Aquarium
• Vancouver Maritime Museum
• Vancouver Police Museum
• Vancouver Trolley Company
• VanDusen Botanical Garden
• Vantage Whistler
• Vantoptours
• West Coast Sightseeing
• West Coast Air
• West Trek Tours
• Whistler Air
• Whistler Blackcomb
• Whistler Bungee
• Whistler Direct Shuttle
• Wild Play Whistler
• A Wok Around Chinatown

Happy Travels!

Check your mailbox for McCafe coupons

In all honesty, I'm not much of a fan of McDonald's food. That being said, their new-ish coffee line is actually quite good not to mention affordable. Check your mailboxes as you might have received a booklet of "McCafe" coupons. Valid from November 15 to December 19, 2011, here are some of the offers in the booklet:

Please note that all of the coupons are "valid only on Latte, Mocha, Cappuccino and Deluxe Hot Chocolate". See the back of coupons for additional limitations.

• "Get a free small hot McCafe specialty beverage"
• "Buy one, get one free" (second drink has to be of equal or lesser value) (3 coupons in booklet)
• "$1 off a hot McCafe specialty beverage" (2 coupons in booklet)
• "McCafe your breakfast meal for free" ("Buy a breakfast Extra Value Meal and substitute your small coffee with a small hot McCafe specialty beverage at no extra charge") (2 coupons in booklet)
• "Buy a hot McCafe specialty beverage and get a free baked pie"
• "Buy a hot McCafe specialty beverage and get a cinnamon melts for 49 cents"

Above is an image of what the outside of the booklet looks like. Keep an eye on your mailbox for yours.

$15 worth of coupons for chicken from Maple Leaf

I noticed a new product at my grocery store on the weekend: Maple Leaf Prime Portions. It consisted of four chicken breasts individually vacuum-wrapped inside a larger bag. It provides an easy solution to the problem of discarding unused meat due to expiry dates or freezer burn.

What I didn't notice was that the package came with $15 in coupons for Maple Leaf Chicken Products:

$5 off Maple Leaf Prime Portions

$5 off Maple Leaf Prime Marinates Boneless Skinless Breasts, Seasoned Flattened Chicken or Boneless Skinless Breasts

$5 off Maple Leaf Prime Stuffed Chicken Breasts, Chicken Scaloppini Folds or Chicken Tenderloins

All of the above coupons have an expiry date of June 30, 2012. Plenty of time to use them.

While it can be difficult to find coupons for meat and produce, it is not impossible if you know where to look. Enjoy.

$25 gift cards from the Bay for $75 purchase in store or online (ends today)

Source: thebay.com

Have a wedding gift which you need to purchase? Or a new kitchen gadget? How about some items from the recently released Olympic Clothing Line? Drop by the Bay today, Sunday November, 13th (in-store or online) and receive a $25 gift card with a $75 minimum purchase.

You can redeem the $25 gift card on any in-store purchase of $100 or more between November 21st and December 24, 2011.

Essentially, the way this deal works is that you have to be willing to spend $75 (first purchase ) + $75 (second purchase after gift certificate) for a total of $150 plus taxes.That being said, if you know of an upcoming expense... why not save $25 in the process?

Enjoy!

BOGO event at Starbucks (Safeway Locations) from Nov 17-20th 2011, 2-5 pm

Don't forget your Safeway Club Card when you are grocery shopping this week. You could get 2 Holiday Beverages for the price of one. I received the above advertisement in a Safeway e-mail direct flyer.

Air Miles Mail-Out Coupons

Guess what was in my mailbox this afternoon... more Air Miles Holiday Bonus Offers!!!

Here's is a listing of the coupons that was in the package:

100 Bonus Air Miles when you purchase $200 or more at IRIS (up to Feb 5, 2012)

50 Bonus Air Miles when you purchase Nikon lenses including the Nikon I-View (up to Feb 5, 2012)

10 Bonus Air Miles when you spend $30 or more on Sesame Street Plush (Nov 4- Dec 2) (No coupon required)

10 Bonus Air Miles when you spend $20 or more on Chuck & Friends toys (Nov 4- Dec 2) (No coupon required)

60 Bonus Air Miles when you spend $60 or more at Michael's. Valid Nov 18-20, 2011

250 Bonus Air Miles when you spend at least $250 on a repair at Craftsman Collision (Nov 7- Feb 24, 2012)

15 Bonus Air Miles when you spend $30 or more (before taxes and gratuities) at Boston Pizza before December 31, 2011

25 Bonus Air Miles when you spend $50 or more (before taxes and gratuities) at Boston Pizza before December 31, 2011.

See coupons for complete lists of restrictions.

The following offers apply to Gold Collectors:

• 40% off Random House titles when you spend $50 or more from Nov 7- Dec 31 (randomhouse.ca; PROMO CODE= AIRMILES)
• 15% off Delta Hotels from Oct 26 - Dec 30 (deltahotels.com; PROMO CODE= NAPN)
• Updated benefits for Gold Collectors:
• Double the amount of discounted merchandise
• 20% off reward miles on ski lift tickets (see Airmiles website for restrictions)

I think that the coupons differ depending on where you live in the country.

You might also have received an Air Miles magazine. I noticed a few coupons in the issue:

• Earn 5x the rewards miles at People's The Diamond Store on any purchase including at least one participating product as seen in the Air Miles Holiday Shopping Guide (Expiry Dec 31, 2011)
• Earn 5x the reward miles at Mappins Fine Jewellers on any purchase including at least one participating product as seen in the Air Miles Holiday Shopping Guide (Expiry Dec 31, 2011)
• Earn 50 reward miles with your choice of any two magazines with Rogers Magazine Service (Expiry Dec 31, 2011)
• Earn 5x the reward miles at The Shoe Company when total purchase is over $80 (Expiry Feb 29, 2012)
• Earn 7x the reward miles at The Shoe Company when total purchase is over $120 (Expiry Feb 29, 2012)
• Earn 10x the reward miles at The Shoe Company when total purchase is over $150 (Expiry Feb 29, 2012)
• Earn 50 bonus Air Miles at Budget Rental Car on rentals of 5 days or more (Expiry Feb 15, 2012)
• Earn 25 bonus Air Miles at Budget Rental Car on rentals of 3 or 4 days (Expiry Feb 15, 2012)
• Earn 10 bonus Air Miles at Toys R Us when you spend $50 or more on Barbie, Hot Wheels or Fisher Price Toys (Nov 4-17, 2011)

Again, see the magazine for full list of restrictions.

Gotta love this time of year!

2012 Canadian Olympic Clothing is here

Go Canada! Get ready for all of this summer's Olympic action with the recently released London 2012 line of Team Canada replica clothing from The Hudson Bay Company.

Find it here!

Makes for a great Christmas gift! I really hope my family gets me this red "patch" hoodie!

Holiday Offers on Airmilesshops.ca

Are you starting your holiday shopping soon? Visit Airmilesshops.ca and check out their holiday offers. By visiting their website and redirecting to the regular website for partnered retailers, you can earn a lot of bonus Air Miles. For frequent travelers, this is definitely a good way to shop.

Current holiday offers on Airmilesshops.ca:
Earn 25 Bonus Reward Miles when you spend over $100 on an American Express Air Miles Credit Card at any of the following stores:

• Toys R Us
• Amazon.ca
• Expedia
• Bose
• Dell
• Sears
• The Source
• Victoria's Secret
• Apple Store
• Indigo.ca

Expires December 31st, 2011

With an Air Miles Collector Card Number:

Earn 3x reward miles at Indigo.ca (Chapters)
Earn 2x reward miles at Dell
Earn 3x reward miles at Bose
Earn 2x reward miles at Expedia
Earn 2x reward miles at People's The Diamond Store
Earn 2x reward miles at the Source
Earn 2x reward miles at Beyond the Rack
Earn 3x reward miles at Land's End
Earn 2x reward miles at Toys R Us
Earn 2x reward miles at Banana Republic
Earn 2x reward miles at the Gap
Earn 2x reward miles at Old Navy
Earn 2x reward miles at Macy's
Earn 2x reward miles at Bloomingdale's
Earn 2x reward miles at TigerDirect.ca
Earn 3x reward miles at Roots
Earn 2x reward miles at Ebay.ca
Earn 2x reward miles at Nordstrom's
Earn 2x reward miles at Oconnorflorist.ca
Earn 30 reward miles per subscription at Rogers Magazine Service
Free shipping at Apple Store.ca
Free shipping at LL. Bean

Plus, there is a contest where you can win up to 25,000 Air Miles as well as online coupons for bonus Air Miles on purchases made within five days of your contest entry.

See website for full details and description of offers and limitations.

Happy shopping!

Porter 50% off sale extended until November 7th!

Fresh off the presses... I just received a fabulous notification in my e-mail inbox:

"50% off all Porter flights!"

In celebration of Porter's 5th anniversary, they are offering 50% off the base fare of any Porter flight. Travel must occur by March 31st, 2012.

The promo code you'll need is FIVE 50. Be sure to make your bookings by November 7th, 2011.

Also good to know that this deal can't be combined with other offers or programs.

Check out Porter Airlines on the web and on Youtube:

(Video courtesy of You Tube)

Where does Porter fly?

• Ottawa
• Toronto
• Montreal
• St. John's
• Halifax
• Quebec City
• Mont Tremblant
• Moncton
• Sudbury
• Sault Ste. Marie
• Thunder Bay
• Windsor
• Boston
• Chicago
• New York
• Myrtle Beach
• Timmins
• Burlington, Vermont

	Christmas shopping in NYC, anyone?