20% Bonus on Fairmont Gift Cards - Fri Nov 27 - 1 to 4 PM EST
Nov 27, 2015, 11:51 am
#31
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: YUL
Programs: Various airline, hotel and credit card programs
Posts: 1,903
At 1 pm, I bought on fairmont.com 5 x $100 and got already 6 x $100 gift cards. I am done for now.
Nov 27, 2015, 12:35 pm
#32
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: YYZ
Programs: Accor ALL Diamond, AC Aeroplan 25K, Nexus/GE
Posts: 2,745
All done. Purchased $2,000 x 4 and $1,000 x 2. Half with my credit card and half with my wife's to get around the per person limit. Cards came through by e-mail almost instantly, along with the bonus card.
Last time, I had to wait a bit for all to come through, and triggered fraud alerts on my credit card twice. Thankfully, no problems this round!
Thanks Fairmont!
Last time, I had to wait a bit for all to come through, and triggered fraud alerts on my credit card twice. Thankfully, no problems this round!
Thanks Fairmont!
Nov 27, 2015, 1:11 pm
#33
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 297
The current rate is only a bargain if it doesn't drop further. And, really, do any of us know which direction it's going to go? If we did, we'd be making millions just trading currencies all day long.
So you want to buy in CAD to lock in the current low rate, while Yul_voyageur is doing the opposite by locking in the conversion to USD. One of you will be right!
I would look at such a decision from the perspective of having certainty of what your forex rate will be now for a stay booked in the future, not that it will necessarily give you the best rate by buying now.
So you want to buy in CAD to lock in the current low rate, while Yul_voyageur is doing the opposite by locking in the conversion to USD. One of you will be right!
I would look at such a decision from the perspective of having certainty of what your forex rate will be now for a stay booked in the future, not that it will necessarily give you the best rate by buying now.
Nov 27, 2015, 3:07 pm
#34
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: (SJC)
Posts: 2,198
Bought 1x$1000. Got both 1000 and 200 bonus quickly.
Nov 27, 2015, 4:11 pm
#35
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: FRA / YEG
Programs: AC Super Elite, Radisson Platinum, Accor Platinum
Posts: 11,874
I'm very impressed this year!^ The website was working and I received both the GCs and the bonus GC within a few minutes this time.
Nov 27, 2015, 4:37 pm
#36
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: (SJC)
Posts: 2,198
Just a FYI for current or past FM Gift card purchasers.
Check out FairmontGiftCard.com for an easy way to track balances of plastic and egiftcards.
This has saved me on numerous occasions from forgetting about unused cards.
This site currently does NOT allow one to merge balances, which is a missing feature in my mind.
Check out FairmontGiftCard.com for an easy way to track balances of plastic and egiftcards.
This has saved me on numerous occasions from forgetting about unused cards.
This site currently does NOT allow one to merge balances, which is a missing feature in my mind.
Nov 27, 2015, 7:19 pm
#37
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 473
I tried to purchase but got an email sometime later that said my order could not be verified and confirmed and therefore had been cancelled.
By the time I realized, the promotional period had ended.
Any hope to still get the bonus? I did purchase a second time in the same amount of the first one that went through after a chase fraud alert.
By the time I realized, the promotional period had ended.
Any hope to still get the bonus? I did purchase a second time in the same amount of the first one that went through after a chase fraud alert.
Nov 27, 2015, 7:47 pm
#38
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: YYZ
Programs: Accor ALL Diamond, AC Aeroplan 25K, Nexus/GE
Posts: 2,745
I tried to purchase but got an email sometime later that said my order could not be verified and confirmed and therefore had been cancelled.
By the time I realized, the promotional period had ended.
Any hope to still get the bonus? I did purchase a second time in the same amount of the first one that went through after a chase fraud alert.
By the time I realized, the promotional period had ended.
Any hope to still get the bonus? I did purchase a second time in the same amount of the first one that went through after a chase fraud alert.
Nov 28, 2015, 8:10 am
#39
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 28
For the life experiences GC's can anyone confirm if you can use them for reservations already booked. I bought a bunch yesterday and received them immediately. On the GC's it says the following in order to redeem them:
Call Fairmont Hotels & Resorts at 1-800-257-7544. Quote the number printed on this certificate. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will book your reservation. Be sure to bring this certificate to present to your Fairmont Hotels & Resorts destination upon arrival.
I have a non cancellable reservation that was an online only promotion. I had assumed I could use these GC's to pay the bill but this language would suggest otherwise. I did call the fairmont and the agents i spoke with weren't familiar with thsee specific type of GC's. Are the life experiences GC's treated any different than the fairmont GC's at the front desk?
Call Fairmont Hotels & Resorts at 1-800-257-7544. Quote the number printed on this certificate. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will book your reservation. Be sure to bring this certificate to present to your Fairmont Hotels & Resorts destination upon arrival.
I have a non cancellable reservation that was an online only promotion. I had assumed I could use these GC's to pay the bill but this language would suggest otherwise. I did call the fairmont and the agents i spoke with weren't familiar with thsee specific type of GC's. Are the life experiences GC's treated any different than the fairmont GC's at the front desk?
Nov 28, 2015, 10:39 am
#40
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: YYZ
Programs: Accor ALL Diamond, AC Aeroplan 25K, Nexus/GE
Posts: 2,745
For the life experiences GC's can anyone confirm if you can use them for reservations already booked. I bought a bunch yesterday and received them immediately. On the GC's it says the following in order to redeem them:
Call Fairmont Hotels & Resorts at 1-800-257-7544. Quote the number printed on this certificate. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will book your reservation. Be sure to bring this certificate to present to your Fairmont Hotels & Resorts destination upon arrival.
I have a non cancellable reservation that was an online only promotion. I had assumed I could use these GC's to pay the bill but this language would suggest otherwise. I did call the fairmont and the agents i spoke with weren't familiar with thsee specific type of GC's. Are the life experiences GC's treated any different than the fairmont GC's at the front desk?
Call Fairmont Hotels & Resorts at 1-800-257-7544. Quote the number printed on this certificate. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will book your reservation. Be sure to bring this certificate to present to your Fairmont Hotels & Resorts destination upon arrival.
I have a non cancellable reservation that was an online only promotion. I had assumed I could use these GC's to pay the bill but this language would suggest otherwise. I did call the fairmont and the agents i spoke with weren't familiar with thsee specific type of GC's. Are the life experiences GC's treated any different than the fairmont GC's at the front desk?
Nov 28, 2015, 10:41 am
#41
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Join Date: Apr 2004
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Nov 30, 2015, 1:32 pm
#42
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 473
Just following up to say that Fairmont social media team made me whole on the bonus cert. Very pleased.
Nov 30, 2015, 8:06 pm
#43
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 130
Is the Life Experiences offer over? It still shows on the front page, but it won't let me add the coupon.
Then again I already bought close to ~$2K worth through buyatab on Friday unaware of the LE promotion..
Then again I already bought close to ~$2K worth through buyatab on Friday unaware of the LE promotion..
Nov 30, 2015, 8:47 pm
#44
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: YYZ
Programs: Accor ALL Diamond, AC Aeroplan 25K, Nexus/GE
Posts: 2,745
Promotion e-mail I received said "Sale ends Monday Nov 30th", so it should be good until midnight. I'm guessing EST, since they're based in Toronto.
Nov 30, 2015, 10:17 pm
#45
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 130
This is not a valid coupon code or the coupon code you are trying to use has expired: cybersale