The bonus offer you are looking at is the "Partner Bonus." You get 2000 bonus miles for flying with a CP partner, plus you also get 1000 each for a hotel night, car rental, specialty, and credit card. With parking and Amex, I do all these pretty much every trip, so it looks like an easy 7000 points for me.

I was also surprised to find 1500 bonus miles for my flight to Toronto last week. Not that I'm complaining, I just lose track of all the deals.

The Gold Challenge is something completely aside from the Partner Bonus, and is you are allowed, you should be able to do both at the same time. Bonus points will not count for tier qualification though.

Regards,

Ken Hamer