I also share the outrage of what AMEX Canada is doing. How can they charge their best customers 3500 miles as a fee to transfer miles? It's a bloody joke considering Canadian Airlines is defunct and we are left with redeeming miles on Continental!! Not exactly a huge range out of flights out of Canada and in my case none out of H.K. (if you don't consider the bomb 727 they use on the Guam Route).

AMEX programs worldwide seem to offer only what the local market can stand. In Canada, we pay $100 fee for Gold Charge and an extra $50 for membership rewards points accelerator. Not exactly a cheap program to be part of.
My suggestion is email and complain. CIBC VISA is starting to look good again.

[This message has been edited by davistev (edited 03-10-2000).]