Hi Jerry! Thanks for the response I tried again today and it still did not work :( It is weird since I cann add the # to my Awardwallet but not points.com I hope they have not blocked new apps :( I will call them tomorrow

It used to be that your account had to be open for a couple weeks (not sure on the exact amount of days) before it would allow you to input it and transfer points. That could be the problem

^ yes it has to be open for 12days or something close to that before it will be activated on points.com

anyone know the minimum household/personal income required for the Marriott Rewards Visa?

Haven't seen anything firm in writing but I was able to get instant approval w $54,000 personal (January 2015). Declined last summer at $44,000 personal. Hope that helps!

TD now has a public offer of 25,000 Aeroplan Miles (15,000 after first purchase and 10,000 after 1000 $ in three months) for the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card (usually 15,000 after first purchase).

No first year free though.

Offer available until May 8th, 2015.

You can earn AA miles flying WS

RBC Rewards points convert to AA.

And Avios as well.

Special British Airways Executive Club offer for RBC Avion® cardholders+! Convert your RBC Rewards points into Avios and receive 50% more◊. Offer valid from November 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. Convert your points today!

Good for short haul, not much else. Still useful, but I wouldn't be converting too much to Avios anymore.

One should diversify if possible, I collect both (and even transfer Aeroplan to USDM 100:84 hoping to become AA miles after the merger)
Aeroplan (or specifically EVA Air [BR]) availability hasn't been favorable lately

My example
Looking for Aeroplan ticket YYZ-TPE was hopeless for June for 2 Y, since BR hasn't released seats, so instead, I used BA Avios to redeem CX YYZ-HKG-TPE instead

Aeroplan: 37500 miles + $55 (if on BR) or $300+ on YQ-carriers
Avios: 39500 Avios + $90 tax/fees << not a bad deal, considered I got these Avios during 50% offer years ago

I agree 100%. Unfortunately, value of Avios diversification goes down materially after April 28th.

My friend who books on CX in J YYZ-HKG is really upset that his award will now cost 105k instead of 70k one-way.

As an aside..it's unfortunate that BR availability is so restricted in advance. However, if you have the flexibility closer to the date is amazingly wide open. I've just done some "for fun" checks, and I've seen 6 seats available in J.

As per dcta.ca, MBNA Alaska Airlines Mastercard is back up on GCR so I updated the wiki to reflect the new $25 rebate.

Milesbuzz: Canada
 

Updated wiki
TD Aeroplan $50 GCR and $70 RFD offers on the $0 FYF, 25,000 promos, and updated link to TD discussion thread.

Updated link to Amex Churn 2015 discussion thread.

Removed Shop.ca blurb (had no info).

Sorry for the change of Topic.

Has anyone heard of a prepaid debit card which can be loaded through credit card (bill pay) without incurring cash advance fees on the cc? there is several options for this in US such as blue card (amex) or serve account (amex) and lately I have heard of RedCard (Target).