links from the web: air canada promo edition

1. CIBC aerogold/adventura card first year free promo. this one is churnable, i've heard. if you're into collecting aeroplan points, this may be a cheap way to do so. it comes with a 15,000 point bonus after spending $500 a month for the first three months. 15,000 free points is a great deal, although i would value this at $150-$300 in travel discounts.
2. air canada has a double status mile promotion going on from may 27-jul 31, new bookings only. this is available for rapidair flights (YYZ - YOW/YUL), and from canada to various eastern seaboard. learn more and register here. i think this is a very valuable promo as a round trip flight from YVR to EWR (via YYZ) would normally give you ~5200 status miles (assuming a 500 mile minimum). with the double status mile promotion, you get 10,400. it's a pretty decent dent in earning air canada altitude 50k (star gold) status.
   
3. i really like view from the wing's commentary on delta's decision to no longer award qualifying miles on korean airlines, a full member of their skyteam alliance.  

Lucky reports Delta’s absurd explanation.

We’d like you to understand that each airline determines its level of participation in partnership with us, so there are varying levels of customer rewards when flying with our partners.

Because, of course, “we would prefer that your customers not get recognized for travel with us” is what Korean Air said never.