Originally Posted by
heraclitus
Yeah, I've been alternating back and forth with the Amex Air Miles Plat/Gold for the last year or so.
The nice thing about the BMO World AM MC is that you also get a 25% discount off redemptions in addition to the 2000 AMs for signing up, so for a family redemption it makes quite a difference. Although I do recall reading that the card was recently "enhanced" so as to make the 25% discount apply only to NA redemptions... obviously a huge hit to any hardcore AM collectors who were planning family trips overseas.
I don't know how many of these actually exist. The big issue with AM is that they charge fuel surcharges on every ticket not just specific carriers like Aeroplan. Doesn't make much sense to burn through a huge chunk of miles to save ~150-200$/ticket to Europe, while you might actually save more than that using less miles with NA redemptions.
(I know, YQ is lower on NA-Asia flights, but still.)