I have had them both at the same time previously and have receive the promo.

I have had them both at the same time previously and have receive the promo.

I applied nearly three weeks ago, I received the first letter with the PIN early last week at the same time that I received the RBC card - for which I applied on the same day as the TD card. I might drop by the local branch to see if it went there instead.

Likely a backlog in the system due to the uptick in interest with the latest promo.....not to mention we're relying on Canada Post :rolleyes: which is less than reliable at the best of times....

Did you apply for and receive the RBC Avion card? i've had it for several years due mainly to being a very long time RBC client and truth be told i'm looking at burning the miles i've got and moving auto-pays to other cards as the one good thing about the card is the marketing and little else....unless of course you want to take advantage of the transfer bonus to BA Avios when they offer it...

That's exactly what I'm planning to do, yes. I've had the card before and while it's nice it's not worth the annual fee IMHO. But Avios have some very sweet redemption spots and it's definitely worth having a few of them in the bank.

15k OW Tokyo-Seoul in JAL J for me this summer

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...5910bda29.jpeg


Here's the link for the latest Air Miles Mega Miles promo:
https://airmilesmegamiles.ca/en/

If you shop at 5 sponsors, you get 1000 Air Miles ($100 value).
Last year: 1250 Air Miles ($125 value).

Here are the merchants I’ll attempt for the cards I manage.

These first 4 I should be able to do easily...
SHELL • Buy 25 L gas.
SAFEWAY: $50+ spend (also 5x Air Miles)
BMO AIR MILES MASTERCARD • I still have this card from my last churn. Need to spend $250. Earn 100 Air Miles for doing so. So that’s alright. Must opt in.
LIQUOR MARTS: Buy a selected product.

SOBEYS: $50+ spend (also 5x Air Miles)
IGA: $50+ spend (also 5x Air Miles)
REXALL: $40 spend (also 20x Air Miles) April 1 – 7.
HUDSON BAY: Register to auto-convert Hudson's Bay Rewards points to Miles (also +30 Air Miles)... I don't shop at The Bay, so, sure, why not?
LOWE’s: +50 Miles for $100+ spend

(These are based on Manitoba options; your options may differ.)

Rewards Canada blog has a review of the SCENE program devaluation.
LINK: https://www.scene.ca/en-ca/updates
LINK: Rewards Canada: Cineplex's SCENE program changing earn and burn rates on April 17 - significantly devalues current balances and the SCENE Visa Card


SCENE's dining offers, however, don't appear to be changing.
But I don't think it would be possible for SCENE to devalue the dining redemptions offer any further.

1000 points earns a $10 off voucher.
With an earn rate of 1 point per $3 in spend, to reach 1000 points will take at least $3,000 in spend.
That $3000+ spend earns you... a $10 off voucher???

Please correct me if I'm missing something.

The offer as I read it is... buy 300 $10 meals, get the 301st meal free.
Can anyone find a worse reward program, for anything, anywhere, ever?

Starbucks Rewards just got a HUGE devaluation announced where everything will cost TWICE as much to redeem for (and NO changes to earnings) than it used to... So there's that!

Are you collecting cash or dream miles? Furthermore, is it possible to earn elite status or airline miles by booking flights with dream miles?

AirMiles reward flights do not earn anything. They are treated as award travel.

Oh? I think I read somewhere that some people got credit with AA and maybe even DL? YMMV?

On my past AirMiles reward flights with AC, nothing was credited to Aeroplan. I do have an upcoming AirMiles Delta redemption, and will post any mileage earnings. As an aside, on said DL flights, I was able to upgrade to Comfort+ and request complimentary First class upgrades on these flights due to my Medallion Platinum status.

What sort of flights do you find of good value, because from my (fairly quick) scan and reading on the subject, the taxes were exorbitant (Aeroplan looks like a deal in comparison).

I thought the hotels gave someone the same sort of valuation as cash miles, so unless I see some good bookings, I'm inclined so spend on a couple of nights of a hotel at some point in the near future.

Thx.

I regard AirMiles as a loyalty program of last resort. Their redemption table is disingenuous as they are actually dynamic, meaning they fluctuate upwards, similar to DL and HH. That being said, I have had success in using them on short haul flights from YUL when other options have been less financially appealing. The flight for which I have used AirMiles was redeemed at the standard redemption rate + $160 CAD in additional fees/taxes. DL redemptions were 32,500 SkyMiles + $84.50 CAD in fees/taxes. Cash fares on DL in the main cabin were $508.65 CAD, or $415.20 CAD in Basic Economy. Bear in mind that my AirMiles booking was for the main cabin, not basic economy. I effectively saved $348.65 CAD using the AirMiles redemption. The value of these AirMiles would effectively be ~.0.19 CAD/AirMile. Comparing the AirMiles redemption to that of the DL is a bit more complicated. I recently redeemed 30,000 SkyMiles for a flight from YUL-PVG in main cabin economy, making a short haul redemption value of 32,500 on a 90 minute flight seem exorbitant. As far as receiving credit for AirMiles redemption flights, I have yet to see that happen. However, this will be my first DL redemption, so I will reserve judgement until they have been flown.

I only use it for cash miles. "Dream Miles" are really "Nightmare Miles" and I find them practically worthless.

At 95 Cash Miles for $10, that's almost equivalent. I redeemed 1,800 AirMiles, so my value, given the cash fare, was almost twice that. So yes, a good Dream Miles redemption can be nightmarish to find, but there are some values out there. I don't go out of my way to collect them, but just showing your AirMiles card and paying with your favourite CC, is an easy double dipping situation.

Not so.
 

From having taken many AC AirMiles redemption flights and never having earned anything on Aeroplan, this has been my anecdotal experience. As I mentioned upthread, I will soon be testing my first DL redemption. On what airline(s) have you received credit?

With Air Miles redemptions you generally won't earn in the operating airlines program (for the most part). So flying AC will not earn you miles on Aeroplan but it might on LH Miles & More. Same with Delta - it might earn with Flying Blue.

Question re: CC's + PP Membership...

Had an AMEX Plat w/ the PP membership. Just cancelled the Platinum.
Does the PP Membership assoc. w/ this card continue for the full year or does PP know when I cancel the Amex card?


Presuming PP does get cancelled simultaneously with the AMEX, I do have a Scotia Passport Visa Infinite w/ 6x PP visits but not sure how I go about linking that or if it's a separate account?

I had AMEX plat last year and PP was cancelled with it.
You should be able to check your PP membership when you login on their website.

Each Priority Pass membership requires a separate UserID.

For those of you who've applied for the RBC Avion - how long after hitting the spend requirement did you get the extra points? Next statement?

yes me and my wife both got the pts next statement, she just used hers pts to get $350 westjet gift card ,

I agree that the base offer is beyond useless but they almost always have offers for 20x points or spend $40, get 300 points, etc. So, if I'm going to Swiss Chalet or Montanas, I'll log onto Scene to load any offers. So, I usually get $10 off after every 3-4 visits.

Scotiabank Gold American Express

Reportedly, this card will see some reward multiple changes starting August 1, 2019, most notably dining moves from 4x to 5x.
Discussion here...
https://forums.redflagdeals.com/upcoming-changes-scotiabank-gold-amex-momentum-visa-infinite-aug-1st-2280399/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app#&gid=1&pid=1

Image here...
https://m.dam-img.rfdcontent.com/cms..._smart_fit.jpg

The wiki is very outtdated. Is this thread being updated anymore?

The thread is still active. The Wikipost was last edited on April 15, 2018.

This thread has more up-to-date content than the wiki.
I've archived the wiki for now.

The wiki contents as it was on April 15, 2018, are in the wiki archive.
Or, it can be found added onto an older post in this thread...
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/20796611-post36.html

$300 signup bonus:
ScotiaOne chequing account
Expires June 30, 2019

Open a new ScotiaOne account by June 30th.
Must complete 2 of these 3 tasks to get the $300 bonus:
Complete 3 direct deposits, two PADs and/or pay one $50 bill payment.

https://www.scotiabank.com/ca/en/per...g-account.html

Monthly fee: $13.95 per month.
Or, hold a balance of at least $4,000 in the account to waive the monthly fee.

Must hold this account for a minimum of 5 months (minimum of 3 months to complete the tasks + 2 months wait time to receive the bonus.)

Must not have been a Scotiabank banking customer in the last 2 years.

I don't think it's been discussed here, but I mentioned it in the Amex forum. Amex Canada is now offering personalized offers like the US cards. The app has also been updated, so you can see your offers by clicking on the link in the bottom right corner of the screen.

AE Canada finally Getting AE Offers?
 

Just received this in my inbox:

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...59b6934bf8.png

For the uninitiated AE offers provides discounts/statement credits for participating vendors when you use your AE card with them. Members need to enrol in the offers they want to use individually with there often being a quota on the number of people who can take advantage of the offer. These offers tend to have expiry dates, with some offers lasting longer than others. This programme has already been rolled out in other countries, namely the US and UK. Some offers I've applied from my UK AE Gold card include a 50 quid statement credit after spending 300 quid with AE Travel, 10% off every purchase at Cafe Nero and Morrisons (grocery store).

I haven't checked out the AE Canada Offers portal yet as I need to get my authentication information sorted there.

Hope this provides marginal value!

Safe Travels,

James

Amex cobalt fixed redemption chart
 

I have been unable to locate this. When i click on the link, i just get a booking page. Any ideas?

Here's what I've got in mine (AMEX Cobalt). I assume the offers are standard across the board.

https://i.ibb.co/RYT6qrh/Screen-Shot...6-51-23-PM.png

Amex Travel's fixed points redemption offer, despite the name, can offer different point redemption values.
I've received 1x value for some bookings; 1.6x or higher for others.
Typically longer flights have given me better value.

For example, I was able to use 50,000 points for $800 in value.
But a flight worth $343.27 would cost 34327 points.
Try a few test bookings to see some valuations.

Not the case at all. Here's what I found (finally) signing in to my AE account:

AE Gold Card
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...fcb7ab9bd3.png

AE SPG Card
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...0a0730ce18.png

Even for me, the offers vary by card even for the same company! SPG card has $100 credit on purchase of $750 or more whereas Gold just gets me 1 bonus MR per $1 spent at Dell.

Would be interested in hearing from Platinum card members what offers they get. Perhaps that will tempt me enough to upgrade my card over to the Platinum one.

Safe Travels,

James

Correct! It should bring you to the AE travel booking page. You should notice that you're logged in to AE Travel:
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...5d5a21befa.png

Enter the flight details as normal, then you should see the fixed point price appear in the search results like so:

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...d6e145228e.png
IMHO the price here aren't always so hot (likely because the fare portion is already so low). Once you select the flights, you should have the option to use fixed flight travel programme as way to pay.

Hope that helps!

Safe Travels,

James