Originally Posted by
ml262
I book quite a fair amount of travel domestically and I always book direct on the airline's website.
Now that I think about it I can get much more by booking through portals like TDrewards Expedia page and still collect the status/award miles I would have received when booking direct.
How do you book your travel to maximize points? Thanks in advance.
Book on ExpediaForTD.com for 4.5% return (9X amount in TD points. 10K = $50).
For airline, you'd still get status. For hotel, it's YMMV, you can email/call hotel to add your FFP #
Originally Posted by
microcosm
those of you that are familiar with cc scores for churning in canada, tell me whats the impact of having like 10 newly added accounts (mostly cc's) added at once, worst case scenario to my understanding is it reduces avg age but even then how "bad" is it to have so many new accounts for say in consideration of future cc applications.
lastly im not worried about overstretching my credit, so how long should I keep these cc's before cancelling them, im thinking like 6 months because id like to do new apps after that period
I think I read that each application is -3 to -5 points? to 10 apps is -50 points max maybe?
and you should rest for a while to rebuild score after 10 CC apps
Originally Posted by
NotJustDreaming
Hey jerryhung,
I've had the TD Travel Infinite Visa for years when I finally discovered how to properly have travel insurance coverage.
.... With one of many cc's of course. But who knew?
It's no fee with my $5,000 minimum account. As well as a TD US Visa and a no fee US dollar account. And the free cheques. So I feel I get value.
But... Now that I've discovered the all the other cards that have great coverage, do you think right off the top that the TD First Class would be better then the Travel Infinite? We don't really use it for much anymore but keep it active since it's one of two we've had for years. More detail please?
Get both TD cards, since they're FREE
I've had TD FC since 2007/2008?
TD Aeroplan's free 15K and 2-for-1 is nice bonus
Originally Posted by
NotJustDreaming
I'm trying to max the 2-4-1 short hauls. But aside from coming up with 'new' travel that I wasn't really planning, I keep coming to the conclusion that I should let them expire.
I'm in Ontario with three three kids. Three short hauls in two adult accounts. Connections to hubs like Atlanta or Boston are just as or better with Avios.
I was considering a trip from YOW to Thunder Bay or maybe drive to YUL and head to the east coast. But those are the best new travels that I could come up with. AC doesn't go to to Nunavut anymore. The only Manitoba destination is Winnipeg. AC taxes just suck out all the initial enthusiasm for the 2-4-1. If I had domestic plans, they'd be great though.
What are your plans for TD 2-4-1? Or your opinion of the value? Thanks all!
I bought 3 tickets YYZ-ATL direct (so 30K + $600 total). It's the furthest point from YYZ
Yes, YQ sucks, but revenue flights were $2000 for 3 tickets!!!
and I've visited all the nearby cities (NYC, Chicago, Washington DC)
note: You'd find that Avios isn't that useful to non-AA cities. There are no DIRECT YYZ-ATL/BOS flights on AA, only YYZ-LGA/JFK/ORD/MIA/DFW/LAX