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Jun 6, 2013, 3:50 pm
#46
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: YVR, HNL
Programs: AS 75k, UA peon, BA Bronze, AC E50k, Marriott Plat, HH Diamond, Fairmont Plat (RIP)
Posts: 7,833
Yes, same-ish but this one goes until August 31, not June 28th as that one does. And that one has a $500 minimum spend to get the 15,000 whereas mine only says 'on your first purchase'. Not that $500 is a big deal but...
Anyway, here is the link: https://www.cibc.com/cc/en/agioffer/?tid=2013384
Anyway, here is the link: https://www.cibc.com/cc/en/agioffer/?tid=2013384
Jun 6, 2013, 3:59 pm
#47
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 6,385
Yes, same-ish but this one goes until August 31, not June 28th as that one does. And that one has a $500 minimum spend to get the 15,000 whereas mine only says 'on your first purchase'. Not that $500 is a big deal but...
Anyway, here is the link: https://www.cibc.com/cc/en/agioffer/?tid=2013384
Anyway, here is the link: https://www.cibc.com/cc/en/agioffer/?tid=2013384
Jun 6, 2013, 4:02 pm
#48
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: YVR, HNL
Programs: AS 75k, UA peon, BA Bronze, AC E50k, Marriott Plat, HH Diamond, Fairmont Plat (RIP)
Posts: 7,833
Oh well, I do all the spending anyway
Jun 7, 2013, 9:58 am
#49
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Programs: Starbucks Gold
Posts: 877
Wagjag deal for Plaza Premium Lounge in YEG, YVR and YYZ
http://wagjag.com/?wagjag=100970&city=9
$28.25 for a 2-Hour Plaza Premium VIP Airport Lounge Pass (a $39.55 Value)
Purchase by June 14
If your a Telus customer signup for a a monthly $10 off $40 of Wagjags
https://www.wagjag.com/telus/
*Hope this is the right place to post!*
http://wagjag.com/?wagjag=100970&city=9
$28.25 for a 2-Hour Plaza Premium VIP Airport Lounge Pass (a $39.55 Value)
Purchase by June 14
If your a Telus customer signup for a a monthly $10 off $40 of Wagjags
https://www.wagjag.com/telus/
*Hope this is the right place to post!*
Jun 10, 2013, 8:31 am
#50
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: South Florida
Programs: SPG,Marriott,Hilton,Delta,US airways,Hyatt,Fairmont,American A,Priority Cub,Discovery,etc
Posts: 255
can't find Business app
Both my wife and I have 2 Alaska Airlines credit cards each. We waited about 3 years from the first application to the second application and collected 50,000 miles each. You do have to pay the yearly fee on each card but we have 4 companion ticket.
A great deal is using your Alaska Airlines miles on American Airlines. They discount mileage to Europe Oct. 15 - March 15th for 40,000 miles instead of the usual 60,000 miles
You can also obtain both a personal Choice Privileges credit card
and business Choice Privileges credit card. This is currently worth 24,000 points plus 24,000 points for a total of 48,000 points. Choice usually has a promotion going where you earn 8,000 points after staying at a Choice hotel twice. Check their website for specific details.
The real value is using these points for hotel stays in Europe. A 225 euro rate for a hotel room in Rome can be reserved for 10,000 points. Thats 1 Euro equals about $1.40 Canadian.
Aeroplan miles are very difficult to redeem so I only use it when collecting points at Esso, Home Hardware, etc.
A great deal is using your Alaska Airlines miles on American Airlines. They discount mileage to Europe Oct. 15 - March 15th for 40,000 miles instead of the usual 60,000 miles
You can also obtain both a personal Choice Privileges credit card
and business Choice Privileges credit card. This is currently worth 24,000 points plus 24,000 points for a total of 48,000 points. Choice usually has a promotion going where you earn 8,000 points after staying at a Choice hotel twice. Check their website for specific details.
The real value is using these points for hotel stays in Europe. A 225 euro rate for a hotel room in Rome can be reserved for 10,000 points. Thats 1 Euro equals about $1.40 Canadian.
Aeroplan miles are very difficult to redeem so I only use it when collecting points at Esso, Home Hardware, etc.
Jun 10, 2013, 1:42 pm
#51
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Canadia
Programs: A loyal Amerisuites customer... oh wait
Posts: 2,033
sailingman22 had posted about successfully obtaining 2 Choice cards, one for personal and one for business. I believe it's the same card. It would not be unheard of for MBNA to consent to issuing 2 of the same card to a cardholder.
Jun 10, 2013, 2:05 pm
#52
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 72
Choice Privileges busines credit card
There is no application that I know of for a business card. I called MBNA and requested a second Choice Priveleges Credit Card saying I was going to use it for business rather than personal. They took part of the credit limit from my first Choice CC and used it for my new "business" card. I think both now have $4,000 limits which is fine with me since I only use them for booking Choice branded hotels.
I did not see any spending or pay for staying requirements on their new promotion but I still did a purchase and paid for a stay just in case. The 24,000 miles are waiting to be posted later this month.
My wife applied for her second Choice cc and was accepted. She is now waiting to receive the card and use it to get 24,000 points.
I did not see any spending or pay for staying requirements on their new promotion but I still did a purchase and paid for a stay just in case. The 24,000 miles are waiting to be posted later this month.
My wife applied for her second Choice cc and was accepted. She is now waiting to receive the card and use it to get 24,000 points.
Last edited by sailingman22; Jun 10, 2013 at 2:23 pm Reason: more info
Jun 10, 2013, 2:15 pm
#53
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 6,385
Last edited by yerffej201; Jun 10, 2013 at 3:31 pm
Jun 10, 2013, 2:39 pm
#54
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: YYZ
Programs: AA LT Plat, AC 25K, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,137
It’s also worth $225 in Wal-Mart GCs, which is not a bad option either (especially for those mile rich, cash poor, like me).
EDIT: Further, affiliate links may come out for this offer, like they did for the 50K offer, after a few days. If that's the case, GCR should have the offer in addition to their normal $60 rebate.
EDIT 2: My response was to the analysis in the blog entry linked to in the earlier post, that mia rightfully removed. In summary, 60K BW points could be worth 12K miles, or $225 Wal-Mart GCs - the latter would be my preference.
EDIT: Further, affiliate links may come out for this offer, like they did for the 50K offer, after a few days. If that's the case, GCR should have the offer in addition to their normal $60 rebate.
EDIT 2: My response was to the analysis in the blog entry linked to in the earlier post, that mia rightfully removed. In summary, 60K BW points could be worth 12K miles, or $225 Wal-Mart GCs - the latter would be my preference.
Last edited by nabeelj; Jun 10, 2013 at 2:45 pm
Jun 10, 2013, 3:06 pm
#55
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: YYZ
Programs: AA LT Plat, AC 25K, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,137
Yes, same-ish but this one goes until August 31, not June 28th as that one does. And that one has a $500 minimum spend to get the 15,000 whereas mine only says 'on your first purchase'. Not that $500 is a big deal but...
Anyway, here is the link: https://www.cibc.com/cc/en/agioffer/?tid=2013384
Anyway, here is the link: https://www.cibc.com/cc/en/agioffer/?tid=2013384
Ah, I didn't read it that carefully. Like I said, $500 isn't really a big deal anyway but if you don't plan to really use it, one small purchase is even better. I applied and will cancel before the annual fee is due next year. I just read that the fee for the additional user is waived too if you add them at the time of application. I didn't add my husband in but wish I had. The fee isn't waived if you add a user later
Oh well, I do all the spending anyway
Oh well, I do all the spending anyway
BTW the equivalent link (i.e. no minimum spend, Aug expiry) for the AeroGold (non-Infinite) is https://www.cibc.com/cc/en/agoffer/?tid=2013383# and for AeroGold biz is https://www.cibc.com/cc/en/asboffer/ (need to figure out the relevant "tid").
Last edited by nabeelj; Jun 10, 2013 at 7:04 pm
Jun 10, 2013, 3:31 pm
#56
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Canadia
Programs: A loyal Amerisuites customer... oh wait
Posts: 2,033
The link that Finkface posted says nothing about minimum spend. It says annual fee rebate and 15K miles on first purchase. Am I missing something?
BTW the equivalent link (i.e. no minimum spend, Aug expiry) for the AeroGold (non-Infinite) is https://www.cibc.com/cc/en/agoffer/ and for AeroGold biz is https://www.cibc.com/cc/en/asboffer/.
BTW the equivalent link (i.e. no minimum spend, Aug expiry) for the AeroGold (non-Infinite) is https://www.cibc.com/cc/en/agoffer/ and for AeroGold biz is https://www.cibc.com/cc/en/asboffer/.
I don't see anything in the small print about minimum spend. The $120 fee is rebated back, rather than refunded, so you'd need to apply the rebate to your spending. I read that to be the minimum spend is $120.
Jun 10, 2013, 3:35 pm
#57
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 6,385
It’s also worth $225 in Wal-Mart GCs, which is not a bad option either (especially for those mile rich, cash poor, like me).
EDIT: Further, affiliate links may come out for this offer, like they did for the 50K offer, after a few days. If that's the case, GCR should have the offer in addition to their normal $60 rebate.
EDIT 2: My response was to the analysis in the blog entry linked to in the earlier post, that mia rightfully removed. In summary, 60K BW points could be worth 12K miles, or $225 Wal-Mart GCs - the latter would be my preference.
EDIT: Further, affiliate links may come out for this offer, like they did for the 50K offer, after a few days. If that's the case, GCR should have the offer in addition to their normal $60 rebate.
EDIT 2: My response was to the analysis in the blog entry linked to in the earlier post, that mia rightfully removed. In summary, 60K BW points could be worth 12K miles, or $225 Wal-Mart GCs - the latter would be my preference.
Jun 10, 2013, 6:07 pm
#58
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Canadia
Programs: A loyal Amerisuites customer... oh wait
Posts: 2,033
60,000 Best Western points is worth...
It’s also worth $225 in Wal-Mart GCs, which is not a bad option either (especially for those mile rich, cash poor, like me).
EDIT: Further, affiliate links may come out for this offer, like they did for the 50K offer, after a few days. If that's the case, GCR should have the offer in addition to their normal $60 rebate.
EDIT 2: My response was to the analysis in the blog entry linked to in the earlier post, that mia rightfully removed. In summary, 60K BW points could be worth 12K miles, or $225 Wal-Mart GCs - the latter would be my preference.
EDIT: Further, affiliate links may come out for this offer, like they did for the 50K offer, after a few days. If that's the case, GCR should have the offer in addition to their normal $60 rebate.
EDIT 2: My response was to the analysis in the blog entry linked to in the earlier post, that mia rightfully removed. In summary, 60K BW points could be worth 12K miles, or $225 Wal-Mart GCs - the latter would be my preference.
To sum up, here are the alternatives:
60,000 Best Western points
=
• 2 to 3, maybe 4 Best Western hotel nights, OR
• $225 in gift cards (with 1,500 Best Western points left over), OR
• 12,000 Aeroplan miles now, OR
• 14,000 Aeroplan miles if you can wait... and if Aeroplan runs another top-up offer in the future.
Important:
$2,000 minimum spend required, within about 2 months tops, to get all 60,000 BW points
Link to application: https://www.applyonlinenow.com/CACCa...=CPOX&lc=en_CA
More discussion about points alternatives in this forum:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-c...cc-no-fee.html
Last edited by jerry305; Jun 11, 2013 at 7:40 am Reason: Added "$2,000 minimum spend"
Jun 10, 2013, 10:16 pm
#59
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 6
To sum up, here are the alternatives:
60,000 Best Western points
=
• 2 to 3, maybe 4 Best Western hotel nights, OR
• $225 in gift cards (with 1,500 Best Western points left over), OR
• 12,000 Aeroplan miles now, OR
• 14,000 Aeroplan miles if you can wait... and if Aeroplan runs another top-up offer in the future.
Link to application: https://www.applyonlinenow.com/CACCa...=CPOX&lc=en_CA
More discussion about points alternatives in this forum:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-c...cc-no-fee.html
60,000 Best Western points
=
• 2 to 3, maybe 4 Best Western hotel nights, OR
• $225 in gift cards (with 1,500 Best Western points left over), OR
• 12,000 Aeroplan miles now, OR
• 14,000 Aeroplan miles if you can wait... and if Aeroplan runs another top-up offer in the future.
Link to application: https://www.applyonlinenow.com/CACCa...=CPOX&lc=en_CA
More discussion about points alternatives in this forum:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-c...cc-no-fee.html
Jun 10, 2013, 10:18 pm
#60
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 6
The link that Finkface posted says nothing about minimum spend. It says annual fee rebate and 15K miles on first purchase. Am I missing something?
BTW the equivalent link (i.e. no minimum spend, Aug expiry) for the AeroGold (non-Infinite) is https://www.cibc.com/cc/en/agoffer/?tid=2013383# and for AeroGold biz is https://www.cibc.com/cc/en/asboffer/ (need to figure out the relevant "tid").
BTW the equivalent link (i.e. no minimum spend, Aug expiry) for the AeroGold (non-Infinite) is https://www.cibc.com/cc/en/agoffer/?tid=2013383# and for AeroGold biz is https://www.cibc.com/cc/en/asboffer/ (need to figure out the relevant "tid").