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After hanging out in the premium deal forum more, I honestly can't value a Europe trip at more than 2k USD and an Asian business class trip at more than 3.5k USD.
Occasional fare sales with limited availability isn't all that different from award tickets with limited availability, except one is limited time frame and the other is limited seats The BA deal the last two days for 1200 USD after aarp or 500 after spending an extra 30k Avios really devalue award tickets |
Originally Posted by pokee
(Post 25542188)
I second this. I've booked two CX YVR-JFK flights (one in Y and one in W) and when doing searches in prep/research for these flights, I always seemed to find space easily 3-6 months out, even during busy times. Although, it seems like only W has been coming up lately for availability, which is weird, but maybe it's just my dates...
Y in BA and AM is the same 60k. But redeeming CX PEY, it's something like 90k Avios instead of the 72k Asia Miles. |
Originally Posted by claurianta2
(Post 25578115)
CapitalOne's redemption system is very easy. Every point is worth 1 cent (so the return is 2 cents on the dollar), and you can claim it against pretty much any travel purchase you make with the card, anywhere. The way it works is you buy your travel first, and as soon as it posts on your card, you can redeem points against that purchase to reduce the amount of the purchase. There are no minimums and you can make partial redemptions.
Originally Posted by Bonaventure
(Post 25579158)
A combination of cards is a good choice. TD First Class Visa Infinite gives 4.5% CB on hotels AND flights. Downside is having to deal with Expedia CS and book through the Expedia portal, but I do that with >100 flights per year and it's been worth it for the savings. Good insurance coverage as well.
And then an Amex of your choosing. Either Plat for it's many associated perks, or the SPG for earning. The numbers only you can crunch. I miss my Platinum card but I can't swallow the $699/year. :( I know the $200 credit is awesome and the Priority Pass is worth it, but it's just too much money right now.
Originally Posted by mikeycanuk
(Post 25579537)
Why dismiss Aeroplan so quickly? Sure it's far from perfect but it's easy to rack up a few hundred thousand miles with card churns. I've got some redemptions that are 8-10c a mile for J and F. You can also rack up MR miles even easier and instant transfer to AP if needed. I think using MR against travel is like a measly 1%?
I used the Aspire card when I needed to divert spend from AP cards, it's good at 2%. |
Originally Posted by mikeycanuk
(Post 25579812)
Same here, I have a LOT of MR thanks to the BizGold 55,000 per card. I have to admit they will probably end up at AP at some point. Avios isn't great for the long hauls we are doing lately. But plans might change.
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Originally Posted by Bonaventure
(Post 25580929)
55,000 per card?
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Originally Posted by alexisonsmith
(Post 25577517)
Came up this morning. I purchased the items when the deal went live (3rd Sept)
Nov 1, 2015 Still waiting for my 3K to post from shop.ca! It has almost been a month! |
Originally Posted by grandgourmand
(Post 25581094)
Including 15k referral bonus
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I just applied for the MasterCard from Rogers Bank. Gives 1.75% cash back that you can apply towards your Rogers or Fido bill. So since it's more of a pure cash-back than a travel bonus (assuming your Rogers bill is high enough), it may not be applicable to discuss in the "milesbuzz" forum, BUT it is the only Canadian card that I know of other than the Chase cards that has no foreign transaction fees. (And with the possible eventual demise of the Chase cards, I figured it was a good card to get for non-Canadian spend -- not to mention that the 1.75% return does beat the return on the Marriott and Amazon cards for most spends).
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Originally Posted by Toronto1970
(Post 25582473)
......it's may not be applicable to discuss in the "milesbuzz" forum, BUT it is the only Canadian card that I know of other than the Chase cards that has no foreign transaction fees. (And with the possible eventual demise of the Chase cards, I figured it was a good card to get for non-Canadian spend -- not to mention that the 1.75% return does beat the return on the Marriott and Amazon cards for most spends).
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Originally Posted by alc
(Post 25584195)
Thanks for posting it here as I had no idea there is another issuer with no FX in Canada.
I prefer the Marriott card because it gives 2 points per dollar on many categories, and my redemptions routinely exceed 1cpm. |
Originally Posted by keitherson
(Post 25584221)
Be careful because although it's no FX, it's slightly worse because all foreign currencies other than USD are converted to USD first, THEN to CAD. You take a double hit on the Mastercard spreads, even if they don't put a 2.5% FX commission.
I prefer the Marriott card because it gives 2 points per dollar on many categories, and my redemptions routinely exceed 1cpm. Tying yourself to Rogers on the other hand, that's a bigger issue to me. |
Originally Posted by crimsona
(Post 25586826)
Tying yourself to Rogers on the other hand, that's a bigger issue to me. |
http://blog.rewardscanada.ca/ Mentions only the Sears card was bought by Scotia from Chase.
We are safe. For now. How on earth is Sears still in business??? I've been expecting for years to hear a news blurb that states "Today Sear's Canada files for bankruptcy citing tough market conditions etc etc" I'm still waiting. |
Originally Posted by mikeycanuk
(Post 25590325)
How on earth is Sears still in business??? I've been expecting for years to hear a news blurb that states "Today Sear's Canada files for bankruptcy citing tough market conditions etc etc" I'm still waiting. LOL! I've thought the same thing, but they still seem to be hanging on. Maybe it was the death of Target that gave them a second wind. |
from last week I find out can't search for FHR hotel ? used to log in http://www.americanexpress.ca/travel with platinum user name/pwd, FHR hotel will show up in first page with benefits, but not anymore, even I go to last page with the highest price it won't show up anything
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