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Jan 2, 2014 | 2:28 pm

#346

crimsona

Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: YVR to SEA

Posts: 2,685

Also declare lower income to get the plat, I got the free upgrade invite to World Elite for 10k miles a month after application and restating income after getting the card (although I dropped like 2.5k on the card in the first month if that triggered anything)

$15 first year net fee, used the companion ticket YVR to LAX, 35k AS miles... pretty happy with it!

Jan 2, 2014 | 2:32 pm

#347

Pseudo Nim

Join Date: Jan 2006

Location: In the air

Programs: Occasional RTW club

Posts: 7,008

Quote:

Originally Posted by crimsona

All I want is the 25K miles urgently so I can book my EK F redemption, and let there be floods after

Jan 2, 2014 | 3:02 pm

#348

JJonahJ

Join Date: Dec 2011

Location: Canada

Programs: *void

Posts: 2,409

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pseudo Nim

Shame on me. I forgot GCR. DOHHHHHHHHH

Yikes! You forgot to use GCR for all/most MBNA cards? I haven't booked any MBNA cards without going through GCR, except for one time, the Best Western was offered for a higher promo 60K outside of GCR. This includes SmartCash, Best Western, Choice Privs and Alaska Air...all MCs, of course.

Oh well, only $60 rebate (was $75 during July 2013).

Jan 2, 2014 | 3:03 pm

#349

Pseudo Nim

Join Date: Jan 2006

Location: In the air

Programs: Occasional RTW club

Posts: 7,008

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJonahJ

Ah, I hold no MBNA cards. I wasn't even going to get this one, but just needed those 25K miles and didn't want to transfer from SPG.

Jan 3, 2014 | 6:02 am

#350

peacestar

Join Date: Apr 2006

Location: Toronto, Canada

Programs: BA,Aeroplan,Delta, SPG, Marriot, IHG

Posts: 78

New CIBC aerogold visa offer:

https://www.cibc.com/ca/visa/aerogol...ldVisaInfinite
Earn up to 20,000 Aeroplan® Miles

Plus, we’ll cover the 1st year’s annual fee. Conditions apply*.

Offer ends March 31, 2014

Jan 3, 2014 | 6:37 am

#351

yerffej201

Join Date: Nov 2011

Posts: 6,458

Quote:

Originally Posted by peacestar

I like the bonus going up ^^

Jan 3, 2014 | 9:45 pm

#352

28roses

Join Date: Jan 2014

Programs: Aeroplan, Marriott, BW, MR, SPG

Posts: 1

Quote:

Originally Posted by peacestar

Great- thank you for the heads up.

Jan 6, 2014 | 4:14 am

#353

uzzet

Join Date: Nov 2013

Posts: 42

Quote:

Originally Posted by peacestar

Can people in the US apply and get these cards? Any benefit to them?

Jan 6, 2014 | 6:14 am

#354

mech11

Join Date: Jan 2009

Posts: 409

Quote:

Originally Posted by uzzet

Can people in the US apply and get these cards? Any benefit to them?

NO, no card for you !

Jan 6, 2014 | 12:04 pm

#355

superdawg

Join Date: Oct 2001

Location: YYC

Posts: 1,876

CIBC Aventura Flight Redemption Offers:

The offers based on the banner from the CIBC Rewards website states that you can fly on Porter between Toronto and New York for only 8,500 points as well as Chicago, Mont Tremblant and Burlington, VT for 10,000 points. Now, I am not a CIBC Aventura cardholder so I cannot tell you whether that is one way or round trip although I'm guessing round trip based on the Aventura award chart nor do I know the dates of the offer

https://rewards.cibcrewards.com/Home.aspx

Here is an update posted by a Rewards Canada reader over on my blog:
Terms are you have to travel with Porter Airlines by March 31, 2014. The travel date has to be at least 21 days from the date of booking and you have to book through the call center. You are unable to book it online. The 8500 and 10000 points are for round trips.

Last edited by superdawg; Jan 8, 2014 at 5:58 am Reason: Terms added

Jan 8, 2014 | 2:20 pm

#356

pokee

Join Date: Sep 2012

Location: YVR

Posts: 1,853

It picks me when I see promos like this for people who live out east, but there isn't an equivalent or similar promo for cardholders living out west. It makes me feel good that I cancelled my Aventura card after I got my welcome bonus....

Jan 9, 2014 | 1:55 pm

#357

heraclitus

Join Date: Aug 2010

Location: YWG

Programs: Aeroplan, MileagePlus, Marriott Rewards

Posts: 2,208

Quote:

Originally Posted by pokee

It is annoying. Aventura has done this with Porter before... nice for the people in S. Ontario, but what about everyone else?

And Aeroplan? Check out the 15K short-haul destinations from YYZ: pretty much half the US eastern seaboard. Meanwhile, from YWG: Toronto... and Saskatoon.