Log in to amex's online website, then go to the travel tab -> book online travel. you should see the $200 credit on that page. I got my Plat in late May and already see my $200 credit there

It is not restricted preferred partners. It can be used on anything you can find from their website. Sometimes the rates arent the greatest, so do compare vs non-amex bookings. Many like to use it on the hotels in the FHR program

Thanks for the quick reply but what is the FHR program?

"Fine hotels&resorts" - if you stay at select properties you get special extea benefits (eg 100USD to use for food/etc at the resort during your stay), read up on all the benefits ;)

And the credit being usable once per CALENDAR year is sweet because it means it takes down the annual fee by 400 :) (if you plan on just having the card for 1 year)

OK Got it. Thanks.

And yes, exactly what we plan on doing - cancelling before renewal time.

I forgot to cancel my MBNA Alaska prior to my 2nd year's AF.

My 2nd year's $75 AF was posted a week ago.

If I cancel it now, will they be able to take off that $75? Or am I SOL and might as well keep it for another 11 months?

Every card I know of will give you some time after the fee posts (typically at least 30 days) to cancel the card and get the fee refunded.

Anyone has the screenshot of the recent TD Aeroplan promo ? I applied and was approved before the deadline but the letter in my card package doesn't mention anything about the extra 10000 bonus points.

I believe they (CIBC/TD) never do

i have it, the fine print does say after 90 days so i'm still waiting before i call. PM me with an email i can send to you.

You can also book any Cancellable Hotel at Amex.ca Travel. get the $ 200 Travel Credit , then later cancel the Hotel. I have done it before.

Sorry for misleading info , I saw that on Aeroplan website ,did not know they discontinued the transfers.:mad:

If you've held the card since 2013 or earlier you can still transfer.

I + family got a few when it first came out and the Priority Pass membership continued after cancellation. Not sure if it's still like that. I was a bit worried as I seem to recall the PP terms say that if your membership is cancelled/expired they will charge your card for visits.

Might be worth calling PP to "check how many free visits you have left" before using after cancellation..

Or just get an Amex Plat and have unlimited access!

Just as a data point - it seems the new "only one card rule" with Alaska via MBNA isn't a hard and fast one. I applied last week online, got the "pending review message", and yesterday there was the new (second) card in the mail.

Now I don't know if it made a difference, but I was in an online "chat" with a rep and had mentioned this was to be a second card for my business (it legitimately is) and I have not churned them in the past.

I will post back if/when bonus points still post.

That's what I thought but I was transferred to a woman who apparently is the "person" at BW who liaises with MBNA and she said it's been a known issue - points not transferring from MBNA. Finally after dealing with her, my points were posted 2.5 wks later.