CAn anyone tell me if there is a first year free for the TD Aerogold Business as well?
thanks

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"Where do you see the FYF on this link? It says $120. "

Read under the section with the header "A good choice if you want"

First bullet.

The American Amex is getting all sorts of bonus transfers this week (SPG, Hilton, Virgin Atlantic). Not only does the Canadian component pale to all the airline partners the US version has - with 1:1 ratios no less - but we still haven't got the Avios bonus this year and Aeroplan has cut out MR points during their transfer bonus for some time now. When is Amex Canada going to start offering more value than just sign-up bonuses?

They added the referral program (which has given me many more points than the old transfer bonuses, and the Canadian dollar has dropped from parity to 13% below (without changing the transfer rates, effectively giving us a better than 1 USD per mile ratio).

I don't see transfer promos coming back

We had the TD Aeroplan Infinite card, and cancelled. I heard that if you get it again, you will not get the welcome bonus. Correct?

Terms say if you were a cardholder within last 6 months you're ineligible.

Aeroplan just sent an email to test drive a Volvo for 250 miles (last year was 2,500).

Um, no thanks.

i just got an email for 500 Aeroplan points for a test drive, not really that much more enticing :P

I just got the same for 1000 Aeroplan points. Getting a little better....

Just had a free Keg Baseball Steak, with some escargot to start. I know, I know: We play this game for long haul, first class flights--but I sure enjoyed that meal! Thank you, Amex Air Miles Plat...

How come cibc and TD aeroplan are not on this thread?

First off, I want to specify that I do not work for RBC or Avios... I'm spending too much time masterminding the biggest mileage heist off all time! ;)

So far no results...

So quoting tommy, a lil bird told me (yeah, I got kids) that RBC will have a 50% bonus for BA soon! So not only can you get 1.5x for each Avion, but it's a great time for you disgruntled AP guys to apply the hacking trick and convert AP to BA! (AP 50K = BA 52.5K when the bonus applies)

https://www.creditwalk.ca/aeroplan-h...n-cardholders/

FYI, this bonus applies only to infinite Avion cardholders. And correct tommy, there was a 50% bonus back in May 1st.

So suit up guys, it's bonus roundup time! You can all thank me later... :-D

Phil

I've been meaning to get the RBC Visa Infinite Avion as it's FYF if you have the CIBC or TD Aeroplan Infinite Card. I wonder if they'll let me swap out my RBC Visa Gold US card and avoid a credit hit. I was told yes over the phone but didn't do it as they wanted me to cancel my CIBC card but I'm not willing to do that. I won't both.

http://i.imgur.com/OX0UD5S.png

might work if you have a select service account and they might waive the fee for first year?

or if you have infinite card and see if they can transfer to this account?

TD Aeroplan Infinite Visa - FYF, 25,000 points and $50 cashback
 

Great Canadian Rebates is now offering the TD Aeroplan Infinite Visa FYF with 25,000 Aeroplan points when you spend $1,000 in the first three months, and $50 cashback.

Just search for TD in the merchants on GCR. Happy flying!

good stuff!

just throwing this out there for anyone who still has the TD Aeroplan VISA but was thinking of getting rid of it soon.

i cancelled my TD Aeroplan VISA a month ago after signing up for it in January, and it turns out they are giving me a pro-rated credit back for the annual fee, which i thought was interesting, since the offer back then was first year free (credit back after 2 months, which i did receive).

i had no idea they would do this and only noticed because i called in to check my balance, and there was a credit of $32 left on the gold card i converted the Aeroplan card to

Anybody know how often you can churn the TD card?

The T&Cs from this latest offer indicate you cannot have an account (e.g. an Infinite Visa card) with them for the last 6 months to be eligible for the offer.

So as it currently stands... 6 months (assuming it's worth churning after this offer expires). :confused:

GCR website has been updated to reflect the status of MBNA cards :-)

http://www.greatcanadianrebates.ca/display/MBNA/

Will be back in November!

What to do with my AIRmiles?
 

*Mods I'm not sure if this is where to post...

I have an AIRmiles (AIRmiles canada I guess???) card since 1996. I've accumulated points everytime I shop at IGA supertmarket, cleaners and Shell station.

130k$ later, I have 6500 points. What should I do with those miles? It's not worth trading them in for airfares because the value of points is tiny compared to all the other mileage programs. And you have to pay the taxes on top of that.

So is there some type of trade to get value out of them? Do I trade them in for gifts (again another burn!)? Gift cards? Movie passes?

I would honestly prefer airmiles, but I honestly think thats not gonna happen unless there's something out there that makes sense...

Help?

Phil

Is there any easy way someone living in the US can spend $1000 in Canada if I wanted those transactions to actually be in Canada?

You can get giftcard online. Some merchants can use their Cdn giftcard in US store too. But the exchange rate will not be good.

These? https://www.airmiles.ca/arrow/Home

I poked around, and they can be redeemed for flights. I saw round trip in "low season" YYZ-LHR for 5500 points. YYZ-EZE for 6000 points. I don't know if that's good or bad relative to other redemption options. But if those are the points you're talking about, play around on the site and see what you can find. Also, to note, redeeming them for flights might get mileage-earning flights.

The best deals are for flights to the territories, or for shorthaul flights to expensive domestic destinations.

Aeroplan bonus conversion back. No big surprise that Amex points can't be used again:

http://www4.aeroplan.com/promotions/...ebup1000259_AE

Depends on which province you live in as well.

Does it matter where you collect your Air Miles?
 

I fly sometimes with partners of the Star Alliance, but not 1 partner in particular.

Does it matter where I create an Air Miles account and retroactively collect my Air Miles?

Welcome to Flyertalk.
Yes it matters a lot, as different airlines even within * alliance have different rules for earning miles and status, how long status is valid, how the miles can be used for awards on that airline's flights or on other *alliance partner flights.
Which *alliance airline are you likely to travel the most on? How many miles do you think you will accumulate during the course of a year? May be if you give us some pointers, we will be able to help you decide

Yes it does. All programs are different, different earning rates for different airlines, different rates to redeem awards, and different status levels/benefits.

Also note that not all programs will allow retro-claims and may have limitations on how far back you can claim.

See also the replies in your previous thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/infor...alliances.html

So if I've got a Visa Infinite First Class (the black one, TD's own miles program), I'm ineligible for the signup bonus on the AP Infinite?

I don't see anything about this 40k aeroplan fyf deal with referral anywhere.... anyone know where I can see some more info to confirm its legit?

I think you are referring to the AMEX Membership Reward 40K sign-up bonus with FYF on the Business Gold Rewards card. 1 AMEX MR can be convert to 1 Aeroplan, so that the 40K Aeroplan.

yes thank you! would i get approved without owning a business? have people been successful?

many had successfully applied (including myself) using your name as the business name.

The other problem is I keep on getting the message every time I try to apply:

Unfortunately, we have encountered system issues and cannot complete processing your application at this time. Please save your application and we will notify you via e-mail when the system is available for you to resume the process. We apologize for the inconvenience.

If you already have a TD Profile and been signing in to it, try select the option where you will create a new profile. That is why I got it working for myself.

Hopefully someone can help me out with a CC dilemma. Just trying to see which will give me the most bang for my buck.

I have an AMEX Plat and since those points can be transferred to either Aeroplan or Skymiles at 1:1, that covers SkyTeam and *A.

I'm looking to cover ground with oneworld and can't decide whether to go for the RBC BA Visa or the RBC CX Visa:

http://www.rbcroyalbank.com/credit-c...edit-card.html
http://www.rbcroyalbank.com/credit-c...edit-card.html

I can spend $30k annually but that means giving up the AMEX Platinum. I'm only keeping the Plat because of the lounge access and the $200 annual travel perk; both have been great.

Apparently the Avion Infinite Privilege Visa has an income requirement of $200k? LOL.

AMEX transfer to Skymiles at 1:0.75.