May 13, 2013, 10:15 pm
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CANADIAN REFERENCE ON FLYERTALK Canadian Credit Card Master List - Curated for Best Offer A complete listing of all the major credit cards in Canada along with their sign-up bonus, annual fee, CPM, and other pertinent information.
AMEX recent discussion American Express Canada application and reward strategies (2018) • Which credit card should I get? • Cards with good bonuses • List of Credit Cards with Great Welcome bonuses (RFD version)
BLOGS Canadian Kilometers • PointsNerd • Rewards Canada • Don't Call the Airline! • Pointshogger • Canadian Travel Hacking
CONFERENCE • PointsU conference (2018 & 2019 website)
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Apr 19, 2016, 12:43 am
#3166
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 821
that's so true, now so many Best western hotel is 32K/36K points now 
problem is in Canada there's no other Hotel CC available besides SPG and Marriott (both of them suppose to be no churn
), so I will just keep applied Best western card every 6 month
problem is in Canada there's no other Hotel CC available besides SPG and Marriott (both of them suppose to be no churn), so I will just keep applied Best western card every 6 monthI applied for 2 of those a few months apart last year and got the bonus both times, IIRC once at 20K and again at 40K. But it's kind of lame to the point of not being worth the credit hit and in hindsight I'm not sure I should have bothered. Two signups and barely enough points for three nights.
Last edited by ecgz88; Apr 20, 2016 at 7:32 pm
Apr 19, 2016, 4:09 am
#3167
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Toronto
Programs: UA 1K, AC MM E75, Marriott LT Ti, IHG Dia Amb, Hyatt Glob
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Has anyone held both USA and Canada credit cards at the same time tied to the same loyalty account? Just want to check the experience and see if there's any program that does not allow such combination?
Specifically, the AMEX SPG, Mastercard IHG/Alaska and Visa Aeroplan/Avios have both US and Canadian issuers.
Specifically, the AMEX SPG, Mastercard IHG/Alaska and Visa Aeroplan/Avios have both US and Canadian issuers.
Apr 19, 2016, 4:24 am
#3168
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 1,083
SPG (and Marriott card)can both be churned...
Apr 19, 2016, 12:50 pm
#3169
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Ottawa and Montreal
Programs: SPG Gold / IHG Spire / Emerald Executive Elite
Posts: 457
Has anyone held both USA and Canada credit cards at the same time tied to the same loyalty account? Just want to check the experience and see if there's any program that does not allow such combination?
Specifically, the AMEX SPG, Mastercard IHG/Alaska and Visa Aeroplan/Avios have both US and Canadian issuers.
Specifically, the AMEX SPG, Mastercard IHG/Alaska and Visa Aeroplan/Avios have both US and Canadian issuers.
First; the US Amex SPG while having a MBNA SPG (RIP), then a Cdn Amex SPG.
Also, a US Aeroplan CC (RIP) and a CIBC Aeroplan.
Apr 20, 2016, 7:01 pm
#3170
Join Date: Apr 2012
Programs: 25 million points to burn!
Posts: 1,522
Has anyone held both USA and Canada credit cards at the same time tied to the same loyalty account? Just want to check the experience and see if there's any program that does not allow such combination?
Specifically, the AMEX SPG, Mastercard IHG/Alaska and Visa Aeroplan/Avios have both US and Canadian issuers.
Specifically, the AMEX SPG, Mastercard IHG/Alaska and Visa Aeroplan/Avios have both US and Canadian issuers.
Apr 21, 2016, 7:47 am
#3171
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: YYZ, NYC
Programs: Marriott Gold, JGC, IHG Platinum, Hilton Gold, AC 25K
Posts: 1,025
The other question is, where to set the address for the loyalty program. Are US addresses more frequently targeted for promotions?
Yes you can
Apr 24, 2016, 11:43 am
#3174
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Apr 24, 2016, 12:17 pm
#3175
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Apr 24, 2016, 2:07 pm
#3178
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And he's asking why would you want that? Or in case you're not understanding his answer:
ALL canadian cards will refuse to refund
NONE will refund
Does that answer your question?
(I'm just translating what he said, not vouching for the truth of the statement)
Apr 24, 2016, 2:43 pm
#3179
Join Date: Aug 2013
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AMEX gold, but that's if you took the retention offer and then transferred points afterwards to other accounts where they cannot be brought back.