Originally Posted by
mikeycanuk
I'm a newbie at this game but i'm looking for 3 tickets from YYZ to Cancun at the end on Dec. I understand this is the busiest time of the year. When I search around Dec26,27,etc I get there are no classicflight rewards available. Does this mean they are already gone? But for 275k points I can get a flight (ouch). While I probably can get the 275k in time it seems like an awful waste, but it's still ~1% of purchases. Better than the CIBC/RBC gold rewards for gift cards like we used to do (.8%).
How far in advance does AP release seats?
PS when is CIBC going to release a 1.5 card!!! amex is usless for the business spending we do so their 1.5 card is out.
Don't get too excited about the "1.5 card" (which, by the way, they already have one - it's called CIBC Aerogold). The card you're probably referring to is the CIBC Aventura Visa Infinite card, which will also have the 1.5X feature, but, as for Aerogold, only for every dollar spent at
grocery, gas and drug
stores. I don't know about you, but my annual purchases at these types of establishments don't add up to a heck of a lot in a year, especially compared to my travel expenses, which are NOT subject to the multiplier.