nabeelj

Ensure that your Esso and Aeroplan details are correct, and both accounts' balances show up (and neither is stuck in "Updating" state, for example).

nabeelj

From my experience, Aeroplan -> Esso takes approximately 1-2 days to complete, whereas Esso takes 2-3 days. As such, I estimate the latest you can start this, assuming everything goes to plan, is Saturday.

Cphil1

Dave,

Worked for me... You must be doing something wrong. Check the account numbers to see if it matches. transferred 50k last night. Waiting to be credited on Esso. Then Esso rep will do it instantaneously over the phone to RBC. RBC will do it on the spot to AA. Shouldn't take many more days. The only waiting is from Points.com to validate the trade. Probably by tomorrow.

NavCan does has its' restrictions. Canada charges some of the highest YQ charges in nearly half the world. Imagine paying for the 6 and a half airports we have north of the border compared to about x1000 that in the US alone... And I'm not exagerating! I'm just appreciative of low YQ. AA does just that. YQ is an internal charge, within domestic barriers... CA is responsible for the rates, no one else. That and the increase in fuel, security and insurance.

Even domestic YQ charges here are considerably high.

Phil

nabeelj

Phil, YQ does not refer to general taxes (i.e. airport improvement fees, NAVCAN, etc.) but specifically to airline's fuel surcharges.

AA does not charge any YQ on awards on it's own metal.

thunder007

Thanks for the great tip - with the Aeroplan devaluations and the RBC Avion-->BA current 50% promo, I'll definitely be making a transfer.

Cphil1

Hope you made the cutoff date thunder...

Or is there a cutoff date??? I checked yesterday and the promo was still on. Was there some kind of extension?

thunder007

The 50% transfer bonus to BA is on till January 31st (minimum 10,000 points per conversion). With the BA change to Avios, the YQ can be pretty painful, but can be avoided by flying AA or LAN (with some good short-haul redemptions available).

nabeelj

Avion -> AA has a 1.25x promo through end of November 2012. That makes the same thing possible as earlier, but now at a ~100:86 ratio instead of ~100:90.

quank

Hey all - I'm thinking of moving about 200k Aeroplan to Avion but I'm not familiar with Points.com. Can you help me with a few things:

• Looks 50k AP converts to about 58k EssoExtra via Points.com. Assuming I'm okay with the conversion rate, is there any other fee I need to pay to make the transfer?
• Looks like 50k is the max transfer per transaction. Is it just a matter of doing it in 4 separate transactions or do I need to wait for X period of time?
• Once the new EssoExtra points are in my account, how do I do the transfer to Avion? I assume it's not via Points.com. Are there any fees related to this transfer?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Bluefan75

There's a thread in a forum where points.com is not looked upon too highly. It's not in this forum. I want to say Mileage Buzz. They charge some pretty hefty fees to do things. I would think long and hard about it. At least do the math. You could be looking at $100 or more for some transactions.

Just go tot he main forums page, search points.com in titles, and you'll see it. I was just looking into it the other day.

mkjr

Wrong answer. There is NO cost to convert AP miles via Esso (on point.com) and then from Esso to Avion.

quank, i did successive transactions and moved 120K AP out of another persons account into my avio. did not wait any time just did the transfers all at once.

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convert with points.com into Esso...once in Esso, you use the Esso site to convert to Avion. Just use your Credit Card number as the RBC Rewards Account Number. From AP to Avion takes about 2 days.

quank

Based on your message, it seems like I could do the following:

• Empty my wife's AP account to my EssoExtra # ~ 50k AP
• Empty my AP account to my EssoExtra # ~ 200k AP
• Then move the converted 250k AP to TBD# EssoExtra
• Then move the TBD# EssoExtra to my Avion account

If this is the case, this seems ideal. I want to book some Avion travel and short a few RBC points. I'm also considering the OP's suggestion to move them to AA points when there is a promo. Moved down south and won't have an opportunity to fly AC anymore.

mkjr

i think you have to go from wife's AP to wife's EE and then to your Avion. i do not think EE and Avion confirm names but I think AP to EE might....although you can just as easily have a combined EE account with many people, all of which have access to exchange the points...so add people to EE account so both your and your wife's name is on the same....

nabeelj

points.com will not allow you to associate the same Esso Extra account with two points.com accounts. Instead, open up an Esso Extra account for your wife, then link the Esso Extra accounts together (they can do it instantly over the phone) and your balances are pooled.

Quick tip, having a US address in your points.com account gives you a ~2.5% premium on AP -> Esso conversions.

(As I've posted elsewhere, also gives you a ~15% premium on AP -> US DM conversions).

nabeelj

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