Black Friday promo 2022
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2021
Location: Vancouver
Programs: Aeroplan 75K
Posts: 133
Black Friday promo 2022
Somewhat disappointing Black Friday offers for Air Canada. Seems no discounts on flights - yet. Link here: https://www.aircanada.com/en-ca/black-friday
Looks like:
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Looks like:
- The option of one of the three:
- 50% Bonus Aeroplan Points for economy class flights and vacation packages
- 100% Bonus Aeroplan Points for Business and Premium Economy class flights and vacation packages
- 5% Aeroplan Points back
- Some discounts for vacation packages
- Bonus points per dollar spent on AC GC
- Points back for hotel stays at certain spots.=
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#3
Join Date: Oct 2022
Location: Ottawa, Canada + Edinburgh, Scotland
Programs: AC SE, Star Alliance Gold
Posts: 974
Suppose someone buys $10k of gift cards. It looks like they would get 750 AP points for the first $750, and 27750 AP points on the next $9250. Does anyone know (i) whether one would also get AP credit card bonus points, e.g., 2x or 3x the 10,000, depending on which card they hold?, and (ii) if I use the $10k of gift cards on AC flights, do I get SQD for that?
Trying to figure out advantages/disadvantages of buying $20k of gift cards, on assumption I'll spend $20k on AC flights in the next year anyway. One big con is I wouldn't have travel insurance on the flights through a cc, as I would if I pushed them directly. But not aware of others (especially SQD question).
The 5% AP points back offer is especially ho-hum. Imagine a company advertising a 5% off Black Friday sale. Nobody would do that because it just draws attention to the fact that you are not really having a Black Friday sale.
Trying to figure out advantages/disadvantages of buying $20k of gift cards, on assumption I'll spend $20k on AC flights in the next year anyway. One big con is I wouldn't have travel insurance on the flights through a cc, as I would if I pushed them directly. But not aware of others (especially SQD question).
The 5% AP points back offer is especially ho-hum. Imagine a company advertising a 5% off Black Friday sale. Nobody would do that because it just draws attention to the fact that you are not really having a Black Friday sale.
#4
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC SEMM / HH Diamond
Posts: 3,224
No real surprises in the T&C's ... but I suppose they get credit for clarity:
- Offer cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion, including for certainty, points earned in conjunction with the Aeroplan Elite Status bonus which are expressly excluded from this Offer.
- Bonus Aeroplan points awarded through this promotion will count towards Everyday Status Qualification.
- Bonus Aeroplan points awarded are not Status Qualifying Miles (SQM).
- Offer cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion.
Last edited by canopus27; Nov 17, 2022 at 8:07 am
#5
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: YVR
Programs: AC 75K, BA Gold, Marriott Platinum, National EE, Sixt Platinum, Hertz PC, AVIS PC
Posts: 1,963
These offers are pathetic. And.. why make you choose? They're so low value and different, with a limited window to book, why not make them all available?
Ron.
Ron.
#9
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 25
I checked the four lattitude / biz flex rewards I have coming up between now and June 30, surprise surprise all of them are now just about 5% more then when i booked, pretty lame showing. Thought not like they need any help filling planes these days so maybe I was expecting too much (by expecting anything).
#10
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Join Date: Jul 2021
Location: Vancouver
Programs: Aeroplan 75K
Posts: 133
I'm thinking the potential for 20x points through the erewards store will yield better value...
#11
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AC SE MM, BA Gold, SQ Silver, Bonvoy Tit LTG, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond
Posts: 45,024
No real surprises in the T&C's ... but I suppose they get credit for clarity:
- Offer cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion, including for certainty, points earned in conjunction with the Aeroplan Elite Status bonus which are expressly excluded from this Offer.
- Bonus Aeroplan points awarded through this promotion will count towards Everyday Status Qualification.
- Bonus Aeroplan points awarded are not Status Qualifying Miles (SQM).
- Offer cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion.
I ended up cancelling a UA-ticketed AC-operated flight (receiving a FFC) and immediately rebooking it for the same price. So now I get an extra 3252 points. Yay.
#12
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: YVR - MILLS Waypoint (It's the third house on the left)
Programs: AC*SE100K, wood level status in various other programs
Posts: 6,394
#13
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 3,640
I think there's a theory in marketing circles that making people choose gets them to be committed to the offer. It's all about "engagement" after all...
#14
Join Date: Oct 2022
Location: Ottawa, Canada + Edinburgh, Scotland
Programs: AC SE, Star Alliance Gold
Posts: 974
No real surprises in the T&C's ... but I suppose they get credit for clarity:
- Offer cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion, including for certainty, points earned in conjunction with the Aeroplan Elite Status bonus which are expressly excluded from this Offer.
Yeah, does that mean:
(A) if I'm SE and already get a 100 percent bonus, then I can't get his 100 percent bonus as well, such that if I book a flex fare that earns 1000 AP points, I can get the SE bonus of 1000 AP, OR this Black Friday bonus, but either way I'm only getting 2000 AP points, not 3000 AP points.
Or
(B) If I'm SE and already get a 100 percent bonus, then this promotion will give me a 100% uplift on the AP points I earned independently of the AP status uplift. So if I get 1000 AP points on that flex booking, and SE gives me 1000 more, then this bonus gives me 2 x 1000 + the SE 1000, so 3000 in total. It doesn't give me 2 x 2000.
Both A and B are reading of 'this offer cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion'.