A/P News - Changes to Flt Reward Charts
Apr 15, 2011, 10:16 am
#22
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: PHL, NYC, DC
Posts: 9,708
you forgot. 60000 to haiwaii + a lot of surcharges......
i can this a double whammmy, i mean..... high surcharges for AC flights + an increase in redemption award fees?!
i think i have my eyes on the 2% Dividend Cash Back credit card
i can this a double whammmy, i mean..... high surcharges for AC flights + an increase in redemption award fees?!
i think i have my eyes on the 2% Dividend Cash Back credit card
Apr 15, 2011, 10:18 am
#23
Join Date: May 2005
Location: YOW
Programs: AC-SE100K MM, BA-S HH-D, MB-G LT Sil, IHG-Plt, Nexus, Global Entry
Posts: 3,803
Apr 15, 2011, 10:19 am
#24
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: YOW
Programs: AC SE, SkyMiles, AAdvantage; Marriott Gold
Posts: 26
Aeroplan to hike travel points requirements
The Globe and Mail is reporting that Aeroplan will be raising the number of points for travel redemption (eg long-haul NA to be raised to 50K from 40K).
Full article: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/aeroplan-to-hike-travel-points-requirements/article1986906/
Another reduction to the value of membership. Having recently booked a reward ticket that required +$600 in fees I'm wondering when my breaking point will come...
Full article: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/aeroplan-to-hike-travel-points-requirements/article1986906/
Another reduction to the value of membership. Having recently booked a reward ticket that required +$600 in fees I'm wondering when my breaking point will come...
Apr 15, 2011, 10:30 am
#26
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Centre of the Universe
Posts: 502
Well.....it will be an easy decision now when my wife's Aeroplan Visa comes up for renewal in the summer. She'll be dumping it. I dumped my Aventura Visa last year when the renewal came up.
I'll wager CIBC is not too happy with these point increases. They will have customers like me who won't renew and there will be other customers who redirect their spending to other cards (TD Travel Visa in my case).
We'll use our accumulated Aeropeso points up and then just use the dollars accumulated in the TD Travel Visa to pay for flights (and car rentals, and hotels, and train tickets and hotels.....)
I'll wager CIBC is not too happy with these point increases. They will have customers like me who won't renew and there will be other customers who redirect their spending to other cards (TD Travel Visa in my case).
We'll use our accumulated Aeropeso points up and then just use the dollars accumulated in the TD Travel Visa to pay for flights (and car rentals, and hotels, and train tickets and hotels.....)
Apr 15, 2011, 10:30 am
#27
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Canada
Programs: UA*1K MM SK EBG LATAM BL
Posts: 23,309
The new fees for 1P Gold (50k) are reasonable
$25 change fee = great!, down from $150, and better than AE's $90.
Date/flight changes still free if routing is same
$100 cancel fee = $50 decrease
$25 close in fee <21 days, sucks, but not that big of a deal.
Add to that one-ways at half price, and an MPM15 routing allowance.
The only negative is that if you fly almost exclusively on Air Canada, you are a nobody beyond the published privilidges of Star Gold.
Apr 15, 2011, 10:36 am
#28
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: YUL
Programs: Various airline, hotel and credit card programs
Posts: 1,903
I have been expecting this ever since LH 'enhanced' their M&M redemptions several months ago.
It is unfortunate, that it comes at the time when pax have to absorb horrendous surcharges of all kinds as well.
It is unfortunate, that it comes at the time when pax have to absorb horrendous surcharges of all kinds as well.
Apr 15, 2011, 10:40 am
#29
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4,784
People, start cancelling your CIBC Aeroplan CC cards
Darn, should've used up my points way faster, now it's too late, with every mile expiring in 2013
and their math sucks
Darn, should've used up my points way faster, now it's too late, with every mile expiring in 2013
Groupe Aeroplan (TSX:AER), the loyalty points program operator behind the popular Aeroplan card, says it's boosting the required amount of points by an average of just under five per cent starting July 15.
The changes will include increasing the points needed for a long-haul business-class flight within North America to 50,000 points from the previous 40,000 points on Air Canada flights.
The required number of points to fly business class to both Middle Eastern and Australian destinations will rise by 20,000 points to 135,000 points.
There were smaller changes to economy class point requirements as well, with a flight to Mexico on Air Canada rising to 40,000 points from 35,000.
The changes will include increasing the points needed for a long-haul business-class flight within North America to 50,000 points from the previous 40,000 points on Air Canada flights.
The required number of points to fly business class to both Middle Eastern and Australian destinations will rise by 20,000 points to 135,000 points.
There were smaller changes to economy class point requirements as well, with a flight to Mexico on Air Canada rising to 40,000 points from 35,000.
Increasing the requirement from 40000 pts to 50000 pts is a 25% increase for the popular North American long-haul flights. The Australian and Middle East runs went up by 17%. So much for a reported just-under 5% average increase.