Master Thread American Express Aeroplan cards
#346
Join Date: Apr 2023
Posts: 14
Has anyone have problem receiving the 5,000 aeroplan bonus for having met the monthly spend of $1,000? It has been posting regularly every month and shown separately as "bonus' on every statement. But all that stopped beginning in March statement. Just got my April statement and the 5,000 failed to show up. Contact C/S and they mentioned that there is a delay in posting the bonus and asked to wait for 2-3 billing cycle for the bonus to be posted.
#347
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Calgary,AB
Programs: Aeroplan 25K , UA ,WJ, HA, AMEX AP Reserve
Posts: 1,311
Definitely noticing inconsistent processing times on this one as well as the SQM/SQS bonus. First statement my SQM/SQS posted same day as threshold hit but 5000 AP point bonus took statement + 5 days. Next SQM/SQS bonus took threshold + 3 days. Seems there must be some manual processing/approval going on in the background.
back in Dec stmt. Odd though- the bonuses from my TD Aeroplan Infinite always post the day after the statement. When I talked to the agent at AP on my missing bonus (and also to AMEX) there was a lot of
finger pointing between the two. See my post up-thread for the details.
#348
Join Date: Nov 2021
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC SE100K
Posts: 227
i was able to register for the Avis status perk after 24 hours. Any idea when Credit Card Holder will show up in the bottom right corner of my aeroplan card in the app? Not an issue, just curious.
First flight with the card is Monday, but my upgrade bid was accepted so wont be using the card benefits until the return flight.
#349
Join Date: Feb 2023
Location: YYJ
Programs: AC SE : Bonvoy Ambassador Elite : 47 Park Street Fractional Owner
Posts: 234
I didnt know that this was a thing but my electronic AP card on the app does not show anything related to my card.
My card does show up on all future bookings when viewed in the PNR Viewer in Cowtool.
#351
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC SE MM, Bonvoy Plat, Hilton G,Nexus, Amex MR Plat,IHG Plat
Posts: 4,498
On the very off occasion (maybe 2-3 times a year), I have used a Centurion or Priority Pass lounge.
Obviously I also earn points on the card. I put all my meals, hotel and car rentals incl my business travel on the card so that gets me a ton of points.
#352
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: YWG
Programs: AC SE100, SPG Plat, Visa Inf Priv
Posts: 509
After many years I cancelled the AMEX Plat MR. Changed to Visa Infinite privilege last year. Hard to justify both especially with difficulty finding retailers who accept AMEX.
I may miss Priority Pass, but the benefits have diminished over the past decade and the annual fee at $699 is steep.
I may miss Priority Pass, but the benefits have diminished over the past decade and the annual fee at $699 is steep.
#353
Join Date: Dec 2022
Location: Vancouver BC, CA
Programs: AC 50K, CX SL, UA Silver, Marriott Gold
Posts: 38
- you fly a few round trips in North America a year but not enough to reach 50K: lounge access (only 50K or CC holders get this) + priority boarding and baggage (depending on your level, might not be an incremental benefit) come in handy
- your SQM balance is usually stuck between two levels by end of year: rollover SQM makes it much easier to requalify the next year
but yes again, I can see how in some scenarios it wont be super valuable without welcome bonuses, but it also still has a value prop that would make sense to some people.
as an example - I personally am new to Aeroplan this year and got it to start getting some benefits before I had any status. Almost gonna hit 50K and I feel that some of those things that I initially cared about (priority boarding, baggage etc) probably dont matter as much anymore, but now I do want to be able to rollover SQM and eUp credits. I also buy flights on the credit card so I get a multiplier on points. It works for me, so I dont see myself closing the account any time soon unless anything changes significantly.
#355
Join Date: Jul 2021
Programs: AP AS BA
Posts: 387
I have heard (and experienced it first hand) that the number of Offers is directly proportional to the amount of spending on your card. How much have you spent on the Reserve?
#356
Join Date: Nov 2022
Posts: 8
#357
Join Date: Dec 2022
Location: Vancouver BC, CA
Programs: AC 50K, CX SL, UA Silver, Marriott Gold
Posts: 38
is that per month? I feel like Amex is making the criteria quite mysterious but in my experience it does feel like its related to spend (I have multiple cards that get very different offers)
I usually spend somewhere between 3-4K a month on my AP Reserve, and slowly started receiving offers after holding the card for 2-3 months:
I usually spend somewhere between 3-4K a month on my AP Reserve, and slowly started receiving offers after holding the card for 2-3 months:
#360
Join Date: Apr 2023
Posts: 10
Has anyone in the GTA received the "Cookin" offer & used it successfully? Spend $50 and earn a $50 credit? (on the Cobalt btw)
Seemed like a pretty sweet deal, and I've never heard or tried Cookin so wanted to give it a go. After downloading the app and searching my address for pretty much any available date for weeks out, kept saying "no available chefs in the area for that date"...
For reference this is what Cookin is about:
"Cookin makes it easy for people to order fresh homemade food from local cooks and for home cooks to share their meals with their neighbourhood."
Seemed like a pretty sweet deal, and I've never heard or tried Cookin so wanted to give it a go. After downloading the app and searching my address for pretty much any available date for weeks out, kept saying "no available chefs in the area for that date"...
For reference this is what Cookin is about:
"Cookin makes it easy for people to order fresh homemade food from local cooks and for home cooks to share their meals with their neighbourhood."