my bad, 20. still better give this is the only way to get aa through spend in canada.

True...but...isn't it still better to collect and do bonus transfers to Avios and then book AA through BA? I thought it was a better deal? It is for AA flights I want, anyway...

short haul direct y is better with ba. but as you know i like international first class so I like aa a lot more. The thing is, amex transfers to ba with 50% anyways, and i have plenty enough amex mr and ba already in my account.
i hope i didn't just jinx the promo next march, haha.

Just for information sake, RBC Avion also has a 25% transfer bonus to WestJet Rewards going on right now. I would still pick BA or AA over this one though!

Hi yerffej, is amex canada currently running this promotion? (I couldn't find it) If not, do you know how often does this promotion occur? When can we expect it ?

This year, the Amex MR to BA Avios 50% bonus came up in March and May (if I recall correctly). I was hoping to see one come up this fall, but.... :td:

They didn't have on at this time last year I think. don't think htere will be one this year.

Here is THE history thread on RFD, thanks to crimsona for the hard work

Avion/American Express/Other partners to Aeroplan/BA/AA point transfer promo history
http://forums.redflagdeals.com/avion...story-1138250/

Only AMEX MR > Avios at 150% is March 2013

IHG / Holiday Inns Pointbreaks
 

There's a new batch of PointBreak hotel room specials from IHG / Holiday Inns.

PointBreaks are reward stays available for only 5,000 points. There's a method, explained elsewhere, where IHG members who already have at least 5,000 points can buy 5,000 points for US $40, or buy 10,000 points for US $70.

Hotels in Canada:
ONTARIO
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES TIMMINS
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS PEMBROKE
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES WOODSTOCK SOUTH
HOLIDAY INN GUELPH HOTEL & CONFERENCE CTR
HOLIDAY INN KITCHENER-WATERLOO CONF. CTR.
HOLIDAY INN TORONTO-MISSISSAUGA

US & OVERSEAS:
See their website

Thank you for this! ^

Huh. It turns out that the 10,000 points "and up" for short haul rewards really means "not really".

YWG to YYZ is 17,000 to 20,000 points. The number of points changes for every possible flight. The chart works out to approximately 2 Aventura points for every dollar of round trip fare. So instead of 30,000 points being 3 short haul flights, it's going to be 1, with points leftover.

My plan is to (try to) just convert all my Aventura points to Aeroplan, before December 31. Since points have to be converted in increments of 10,000, rather than just a minimum of 10,000, it makes sense for me to just convert all 30,000 now.
https://www.cibcaventura.com/eng/faq.aspx

Aeroplan: 20% conversion bonus (Nov 11-Dec 9)
 

http://www3.aeroplan.com/static/gfx/...7_step3_en.jpg

Aeroplan's 20% conversion bonus promotion is back on.
Promotion starts today, November 11, until December 9.

Includes most hotel & car partners. Excludes American Express Membership Rewards and CIBC Aventura.

More details at:
http://www3.aeroplan.com/promotions/..._webup3867a_AE

Great. I guess we can permanently discount Amex as a 25% bonus partner from hereon forward.

I'm tempted to convert my Wyndham rewards... but it seems like a poor idea given hotels often provide more value than Aeroplan these days, heh.

Looks like Esso->Club Sobeys conversion is ending (good times when they had a 5X point bonus coupled with Sobeys 5X bonus...... that was a LOT of Aeroplans in a short window, hehe).

The email I received states that they will match the # of Esso Points collected and deposit the same amount into my Esso account. Anybody know whether this means I should retain my Sobeys auto-conversion, OR whether I should turn it off and collect Esso which they will then double up? Very confusing.

This is bad news. Where did you hear Sobeys is going to be not transferable to Aeromiles. and when ?