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The AIR MILES program will transition to the new Blue Rewards program in summer 2026. Members’ Miles will be converted to Blue points at an equivalent value. For full details on these changes, read our article on Blue Rewards.
This popular promotion among AIR MILES collectors in recent years is back again this year, just in time for the holidays. It’s the perfect time to plan your strategy to rack up AIR MILES!
With the Shop the Block promotion, AIR MILES is offering bonus miles when you use offers from multiple partners between December 8 and 22, 2025:
Additionally, holders of the BMO AIR MILES World Elite Mastercard or the BMO AIR MILES Mastercard will get an additional 50 bonus miles when they use their card for an eligible purchase.
So, you can earn up to 825 bonus miles with the Shop the Block event.
Remember, redeeming miles counts as an “offer” at a partner!
First, don’t forget to register for the Shop the Block offer, as it’s required to earn your valuable miles. Click the Activate Offer button.
Here are the partners:
As a reminder, here’s what counts as a partner for this promotion:
Note that a mile can be earned as a base mile or a bonus mile.
This is in addition to the bonus miles earned with offers and with BMO credit cards affiliated with the AIR MILES program. To earn even more miles, even faster, combine all of this with a card:
With fewer AIR MILES partners than a few years ago, you might think it would be hard to get that famous 775 miles. However, it’s easy enough to take advantage of this promotion.
Here is an effective strategy to maximize your purchases and your mile collection:
*** Please note that the above table is an example of how to optimize the promotion. You can just as easily replace the $5 purchase at Shell with a full tank of gasoline (20 liters of Bronze and Silver gasoline for 1 AM or 10 liters of Premium gasoline for 1 AM).
You can now use your AIR MILES miles to purchase Disney gift cards! Take advantage of this, as it hasn’t been possible for years.
So, for purchases you were already going to make, you can receive all 775 AIR MILES. This has a value of $80.
If you earn them as Cash miles, use those miles to:
The 775 promotional miles will be deposited by January 19, 2026.
As a reminder, your Dream and Cash miles will be merged into a single account on January 25, 2026.
Reminders for those wishing to take part in this event:
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