Fairmont Black Friday Gift Card Sale Returns!
Nov 25, 19, 7:32 am
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Fairmont Black Friday Gift Card Sale Returns!
Friday, November 29, from 2-5 pm EST. 20% bonus as previously.
Last edited by rfrost; Nov 25, 19 at 7:45 am
Nov 27, 19, 7:15 pm
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Nov 27, 19, 7:22 pm
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Nov 27, 19, 7:24 pm
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Terms are the same as past promotions, and posted at the same site as usual:
e-GIFT CARD PROMOTION RULES & REGULATIONS: Fairmont Moments
Nov 27, 19, 8:10 pm
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Historically each person can only take advantage of the promotion once, though you can purchase up to $5,000 worth of gift cards under the offer, which would lead to a $1,000 bonus.
You can choose whether you want to buy gift cards in USD or CAD. While you can use the gift cards in currencies other than the ones theyre issued in, the conversion rates used for those purposes may be unfavorable.
For the past few years Fairmont has been offering bonuses on gift card purchases at least twice a year.
Nov 28, 19, 9:04 am
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Has there been an official notification of this sale taking place? I havent seen anything from Fairmont. I know it has happened in the past but things have changed a lot in the last year. The links noted in the posts above relate to 2018.
Nov 28, 19, 9:13 am
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...will take place on Friday November 29, 2019 between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Nov 28, 19, 12:59 pm
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No, I've never been able to prepay a deposit using a gift card. However, the hotel has always refunded any deposit back to my credit card upon check-out, so I could then pay by gift card instead. The only drawback is that if the hotel is in a different currency than your credit card, you will probably lose a few percentage points on the spread between the charge and refund. However, the 17% savings from the gift card discount should more than offset that exchange loss.
Nov 28, 19, 2:38 pm
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No, I've never been able to prepay a deposit using a gift card. However, the hotel has always refunded any deposit back to my credit card upon check-out, so I could then pay by gift card instead. The only drawback is that if the hotel is in a different currency than your credit card, you will probably lose a few percentage points on the spread between the charge and refund. However, the 17% savings from the gift card discount should more than offset that exchange loss.
