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Originally Posted by mahasamatman
(Post 31525494)
Do you know if those gift cards can be used to pay for taxes on award tickets?
EDIT: Thank you to transportprof and yerffej201 for interpreting the wording. Gift Cards and eGift cards are only redeemable at Air Canada in Canada and the U.S. toward the purchase of air travel offered by Air Canada and operated by Air Canada, Air Canada Rouge, and Air Canada Express carriers (i.e., Air Georgian, Sky Regional, Exploits Valley Air Services, and Jazz Aviation LP) and/or the purchase of ancillary services offered by Air Canada in conjunction with an Air Canada, Air Canada Express or Air Canada Rouge flight. Air travel and ancillary services offered by Air Canada are limited to air transportation costs, change fees, last-minute upgrades, additional checked baggage fees, pet-handling fees, unaccompanied minor fees, and applicable taxes or any other similar fee that applies to the purchase. Also redeemable for flight-inclusive vacation packages to Mexico and the Caribbean at Air Canada Vacations, excluding group reservations. Gift Cards and eGift Cards cannot be used for payment of air travel wholly over the services of any other airline, or for the payment of a ticket which is part of a group booking. Gift Cards and eGift Cards are not redeemable toward the purchase of Air Canada Flight Passes, group travel, Air Canada Cargo products and services, Air Canada Maple Leaf Club membership fees, or for the purchase of third-party products/services such as duty-free, Air Canada Bistro (e.g., food and beverages), hotel bookings, car rentals and/or travel insurance. https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/...ift-cards.html |
Originally Posted by jerry305
(Post 31525505)
I think so...
Gift Cards and eGift cards are only redeemable at Air Canada in Canada and the U.S. toward the purchase of air travel offered by Air Canada and operated by Air Canada, Air Canada Rouge, and Air Canada Express carriers (i.e., Air Georgian, Sky Regional, Exploits Valley Air Services, and Jazz Aviation LP) and/or the purchase of ancillary services offered by Air Canada in conjunction with an Air Canada, Air Canada Express or Air Canada Rouge flight. Air travel and ancillary services offered by Air Canada are limited to air transportation costs, change fees, last-minute upgrades, additional checked baggage fees, pet-handling fees, unaccompanied minor fees, and applicable taxes or any other similar fee that applies to the purchase. Also redeemable for flight-inclusive vacation packages to Mexico and the Caribbean at Air Canada Vacations, excluding group reservations. Gift Cards and eGift Cards cannot be used for payment of air travel wholly over the services of any other airline, or for the payment of a ticket which is part of a group booking. Gift Cards and eGift Cards are not redeemable toward the purchase of Air Canada Flight Passes, group travel, Air Canada Cargo products and services, Air Canada Maple Leaf Club membership fees, or for the purchase of third-party products/services such as duty-free, Air Canada Bistro (e.g., food and beverages), hotel bookings, car rentals and/or travel insurance. https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/...ift-cards.html A $120 Air Canada eGift Card within 6-8 weeks of account opening by email or direct mail based on your Aeroplan loyalty account information. Your eGift Card will be ready to use right away. If you do not receive your eGift Card details within 6-8 weeks, please call Aeroplan at 1-800-361-5373. The Air Canada eGift Card can be redeemed on either the Canadian or U.S. edition of aircanada.com, via phone through Air Canada Reservations at 1-888-247-2262 (within Canada and the United States only), through a travel agent if the booking is made at aircanada.com/agents, and at aircanadavacations.com or through the Air Canada Vacations’ Reservations department at 1-866-529-2079. It cannot be used for Aeroplan or other reward travel tickets. eGift Cards cannot be redeemed at airport locations. By using the eGift Card, you are consenting to the Air Canada eGift Card terms and conditions. For complete Terms & Conditions of the Air Canada eGift Card, visit www.aircanada.com/giftcard. Your Air Canada eGift Card can be used more than once, and if the value of your purchase is less than $120, you will not forfeit the balance of your eGift Card. Once the eGift Card reaches a zero balance, it is deactivated and no further usage will be permitted. The stored value loaded on an eGift Card does not expire and your eGift Cards are fully transferable. You can check the balance of your eGift Card online at www.aircanada.com/giftcard or by calling 1-855-281-1761. eGift Cards are not refundable or redeemable for cash or cheque. Air Canada eGift Cards is a product owned by Air Canada and are subject to change at any time without notice. CIBC and its affiliates are not responsible for any changes associated with the Air Canada eGift Cards. CIBC, Aeroplan and Air Canada are not responsible for any stored value balance if the eGift Card is lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed. If you are having a problem with your eGift Card usage, please call the Air Canada Gift Card Service Centre at 1-855-281-1761 or email at [email protected]. |
Originally Posted by mahasamatman
(Post 31525494)
Do you know if those gift cards can be used to pay for taxes on award tickets?
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I applied for the business version. Filled out the app, zero questions on the business and I was denied. Weird system.
I'll be calling in. But that'll probably involve going into a branch. |
Im looking to see if anyone has any DP on Scotia Gold Amex regarding the terms below:
I normally dont do Scotia but I saw GRB of $100 until Sept 30. I had this card back in Oct 2017 and I currently have Scotia Passport Visa. Do they police this term below? Bonus Offer Eligibility and Exclusions: The following individuals are not eligible for the Bonus Offers:
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Originally Posted by Chris101
(Post 31568511)
Im looking to see if anyone has any DP on Scotia Gold Amex regarding the terms below:
I normally dont do Scotia but I saw GRB of $100 until Sept 30. I had this card back in Oct 2017 and I currently have Scotia Passport Visa. Do they police this term below? Bonus Offer Eligibility and Exclusions: The following individuals are not eligible for the Bonus Offers:
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Any datapoints on receiving bonvoy night certificate on spouses account? I.e. all of our bonvoy cards are linked to my bonvoy account. After 1 year and renewal, will I get 4 night certs for 2 personal and 2 business cards?
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Originally Posted by cennis
(Post 31598643)
I.e. all of our bonvoy cards are linked to my bonvoy account.
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Originally Posted by mahasamatman
(Post 31609369)
I believe that's against their terms, so you should start by hoping they don't close your account.
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AMEX Business Edge is available through GCR with $100 cashback, making it FYF: https://www.greatcanadianrebates.ca/...Business-Edge/
Up to 42k bonus points. |
My wife and I both got the $60 off $300 Marriott on our Canadian Amex cards. Does anyone know of Marriott properties in the Vancouver area that sell gift cards?
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Originally Posted by mahasamatman
(Post 31660424)
My wife and I both got the $60 off $300 Marriott on our Canadian Amex cards. Does anyone know of Marriott properties in the Vancouver area that sell gift cards?
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Originally Posted by sxc234
(Post 31660607)
per the offer T&C "Offer only valid on room rate and room charges" so i am also curious if gift cards would work despite this.
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Applied for the RBC BA Visa Infinite. Approved Sept 20th but didn't receive the card for a month so wasn't activated until Oct 20th.
Never had such a delay but anyways. Question is; does the $5000 min in "first 3 months" have to be within the first 3 months of card approval or activation? Really don't want to miss the bonus... |
I have called to determine what date they record in their system. They've told me the date by which my minimum spend must be complete.
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Originally Posted by taylor
(Post 31084913)
I have been unable to locate this. When i click on the link, i just get a booking page. Any ideas?
I was under the impression cobalt didn’t have a fixed chart only the direct credit to spend 1000=$10 off Amex travel |
Originally Posted by tessy143
(Post 31731167)
I was under the impression cobalt didn’t have a fixed chart only the direct credit to spend 1000=$10 off Amex travel
On multiple occasions, I have booked fixed point fares, on Amex Travel, using my Cobalt account, and received much better than 1000=$10 value. ^ |
Originally Posted by tessy143
(Post 31731167)
I was under the impression cobalt didn’t have a fixed chart only the direct credit to spend 1000=$10 off Amex travel
https://www.americanexpress.com/cana...ards_mr_travel |
Any thoughts on the current TD VISA promotions - up to 40K AP miles, First year fees waived,
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Originally Posted by flying chef
(Post 31772640)
Any thoughts on the current TD VISA promotions - up to 40K AP miles, First year fees waived,
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Aye. I'm treating it like its really just a 15k + FYF. The requirements to get the remaining pts are awful
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Agree. You guys think they will change this promo in the future?
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New TD Aeroplan VI offer is up:
TD® Aeroplan® Visa Infinite* Card | TD Aeroplan Apply online by March 2, 2020 to get an Annual Fee Rebate† for the Primary Cardholder for the first year and earn up to 30,000 Aeroplan Miles (equivalent to to 2 economy short-haul roundtrip flight rewards)† as follows: Welcome Bonus of 15,000 Aeroplan Miles when you make your first Purchase with your Card†. + Earn 5 additional Aeroplan Miles on all Purchases, for the first 3 months up to a total spend of $1000 per month, up to a total of 15,000 Aeroplan Miles†. |
Originally Posted by I came to fly
(Post 31793617)
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Originally Posted by transportprof
(Post 31794337)
Does the five additional miles per dollar during the first three months up to 15k miles mean that one gets six miles per dollar spent in total?
If the 5 bonus miles spend was supposed to include the regular earning, some of which could be 1.5 miles, then those wouldn't be bonus miles. Something like that. I'm very tired. |
Originally Posted by I came to fly
(Post 31793617)
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2x questions;
Currently hold TDAVI. Is it possible to apply for and also hold the TD Aeroplan Visa Platinum? What about the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege? (possible to hold all 3... ?) Second question; Also have the TD FCT Visa Infinite. Have 80,000+ points. Is the best redemption value by booking through Expedia for TD? |
Originally Posted by CanadianMike
(Post 31797478)
2x questions;
Currently hold TDAVI. Is it possible to apply for and also hold the TD Aeroplan Visa Platinum? What about the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege? (possible to hold all 3... ?) Second question; Also have the TD FCT Visa Infinite. Have 80,000+ points. Is the best redemption value by booking through Expedia for TD? To answer your second question: Yes, the best redemption rate is, alas, through Expedia for TD. You'll get $1 in value for each 200 points... so 80,000 points = $400. I believe the redemption rate for other travel spend is $1 for each 250 points... so 80,000 points = $320. You could use some combo of that, for example, book an Expedia product approaching $400 in value, then burn off the rest of the points for some other travel spend. Other than a note that "points must be redeemed in increments of 200 or 250", I don't see where TD actually states the redemption rate for other travel spend. |
Question about cards / insurance policies.
TADVI; Say I make a booking (either cash or award) for a trip say April 10th - May 5th and use the TDAVI to pay for it or pay for the taxes / fees on an AE award. If I then cancel the card prior to my trip (to avoid the annual fee), am I still covered by the insurance policies of the card? ie) trip delay / interruption, etc. Thanks! |
Originally Posted by CanadianMike
(Post 31901846)
Question about cards / insurance policies.
TADVI; Say I make a booking (either cash or award) for a trip say April 10th - May 5th and use the TDAVI to pay for it or pay for the taxes / fees on an AE award. If I then cancel the card prior to my trip (to avoid the annual fee), am I still covered by the insurance policies of the card? ie) trip delay / interruption, etc. Thanks! So obviously your coverage will be void. You’re not insuring the purchase of the trip - you’re insuring _the_ trip - and you won’t have a card when the trip is imminent. |
I learned the hard way over the holidays that trip interruption insurance is useless.
I was in Paris with a train ride to Frankfurt but the labor strikes canceled my trip and was forced to find emergency trips ASAP. Alternate trips to Frankfurt were full, but thankfully I was able to do a two-leg journey via Brussels which costs more than the initial trip and the CC won't cover it. Basically, someone needed to be injured or dead for it to be a trip interruption. |
Originally Posted by flipstah
(Post 31904902)
I learned the hard way over the holidays that trip interruption insurance is useless.
I was in Paris with a train ride to Frankfurt but the labor strikes canceled my trip and was forced to find emergency trips ASAP. Alternate trips to Frankfurt were full, but thankfully I was able to do a two-leg journey via Brussels which costs more than the initial trip and the CC won't cover it. Basically, someone needed to be injured or dead for it to be a trip interruption. You are not the only one who's French labour action trip interruption expenses were denied. Since this is the Canada subforum, care to guess which province have the highest number of labour actions incidents? |
Originally Posted by tentseller
(Post 31905580)
Since this is the Canada subforum, care to guess which province have the highest number of labour actions incidents?
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Originally Posted by Low Roller
(Post 31905592)
I'll play - my first instinct is Quebec, but I lived in Ontario for several years and there was always someone on strike.
In the old days Air Canada is very clear in the CoC that they are not responsible to trip delay interruptions due to labour actions. I was victim twice, both times some minor locale went on strike. |
Originally Posted by tentseller
(Post 31905580)
Most insurance excludes labour actions, conflicts and acts of God.
You are not the only one who's French labour action trip interruption expenses were denied. Since this is the Canada subforum, care to guess which province have the highest number of labour actions incidents? EDIT: Oh dang, already answered. Quebec? Not surprised haha. |
CIBC Aerogold Offer
Aerogold for Business, 35K miles, FYF, $3K spend within 4 months. The online application asks for your business CRA account #. Don’t know when offer ends. Similar offers for Aventura cards.
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The non-business personal version of CIBC Aerogold Visa Infinite is FYF / 35K (20K after first purchase + 15K after spending $10K at card anniversary). I'm going to open it for the 20K and not even bother with that huge spend, and then you have to wait a YEAR to get the additonal bonus? I opened a card like this with TD Aeroplan in the past. It was awful having to wait for the year-end bonus.
https://www.cibc.com/en/personal-ban...nite-card.html |
Originally Posted by WKnight
(Post 32008468)
The non-business personal version of CIBC Aerogold Visa Infinite is FYF / 35K (20K after first purchase + 15K after spending $10K at card anniversary). I'm going to open it for the 20K and not even bother with that huge spend, and then you have to wait a YEAR to get the additonal bonus? I opened a card like this with TD Aeroplan in the past. It was awful having to wait for the year-end bonus.
https://www.cibc.com/en/personal-ban...nite-card.html |
Originally Posted by pointshogger
(Post 32012293)
Feels like it's been a while since we last saw a public offer by CIBC to waive first year fee on an Aeroplan card. So I would say, go for it!
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In the past I've been able to get more than 1 cibc visa card of the same type. The biz gold offer a few years back I had 2 cards and got approved online for a 3rd! However it never showed up and I wasn't calling lol. Between me and my wife it was 4 x 25,000.
I will try for a biz card again but I got denied with the in-branch FYF offer last year. I never get denied! Only issue might be I've got 3 new cards in January (CIBC, RBC, Alaka MBNA) |
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