Benefit of booking on Air Canada!
Apr 2, 2018, 8:12 pm
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Apr 2, 2018, 8:16 pm
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However the additional $200 gives you 8,000 points. Which is a better rate than buying them from AP direct.
Apr 2, 2018, 8:21 pm
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Are you claiming that those 8,000 points are worth enough to cover the price differences of CAD$368 versus CAD$167 or CAD$194 versus CAD$108 for about 4,000 points?
Apr 2, 2018, 8:28 pm
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If I had 102,000 points and wanted 8,000 it might be worth $200 mind. If the alternative was paying AP $360 or not flying J
Apr 2, 2018, 8:43 pm
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It looks like American Express has taken over their pricing/benefits strategy, lol. I love the $70 statement credit, for paying $100 more than hotels.com, as an added bonus, you lose the credit towards a free night. Great deal.
You should tweet this to AC. See what the response is, it is like a mistake fare in reverse, but I am guessing they will honor that mistake 100% of the time.
You should tweet this to AC. See what the response is, it is like a mistake fare in reverse, but I am guessing they will honor that mistake 100% of the time.
Apr 3, 2018, 2:07 am
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Or obviously someone who submits their travel expenses to a client or employer (booking everything via the airline would probably raise fewer red flags than using a site such as Rocketmiles).
Apr 3, 2018, 5:49 am
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It would certainly be worth it for an employee who gets the employer to reimburse his expenses (while using the points privately).
If one of my employees pulled this one, they'd only get to do it once.
If one of my employees pulled this one, they'd only get to do it once.
Apr 3, 2018, 6:04 am
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Even if it is AC's intent is to charge a premium for the room because they believe the majority of travellers will pay more to receive the extra miles (and I don't actually believe this was their intent), they might consider changing the ad to show only their price, the miles earned, and leave out the direct side-by-side comparison proudly showing their price to be higher. I would argue these advertised "deals" are best classed as a fail rather than intentional on the part of AC.
