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May 18, 2014 | 8:53 pm
#601
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4,795
www.rocketmiles.com/aeroplan-3k-bonus
https://www.rocketmiles.com/promo-te...oplan-3k-bonus
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Aeroplan 3,000 First Purchase Bonus Terms and Conditions
Qualifying Activity: To be eligible, the hotel reservation MUST BE BOOKED USING THIS PROMOTIONAL LINK (www.rocketmiles.com/aeroplan-3k-bonus) by 11:59PM CT on 31 July 2014 and travel by 31 December 2015 (a yellow banner at the top of the search results page will clearly show if search criteria qualify for the bonus). Limited to first time customers and subject to investigation post-purchase. Limit one per customer. Limit one per stay. Promotional offer can not be applied to existing bookings or retroactively applied to bookings not made using the link above. Promotional offer can not be combined with any other bonuses or offers. Rocketmiles reserves the right to retract a bonus at any time if it detects fraud, stacking of bonuses, technical errors, cancel/rebooking activity (defined by identical search criteria), or any deceptive behavior attempted to circumvent the limits expressed above, including multiple accounts. Rocketmiles reserves the right to change the terms of a promotion, or end a promotion, at any time. Rewards that can not be posted due to incorrect or incomplete information may become ineligible after 12 months of attempts with no customer response. See www.rocketmiles.com/terms for full terms, or call our friendly concierges at 1-855-355-7625 with questions of eligibility or for any other assistance. Aeroplan is a registered trademark of Aimia Canada Inc.
Qualifying Activity: To be eligible, the hotel reservation MUST BE BOOKED USING THIS PROMOTIONAL LINK (www.rocketmiles.com/aeroplan-3k-bonus) by 11:59PM CT on 31 July 2014 and travel by 31 December 2015 (a yellow banner at the top of the search results page will clearly show if search criteria qualify for the bonus). Limited to first time customers and subject to investigation post-purchase. Limit one per customer. Limit one per stay. Promotional offer can not be applied to existing bookings or retroactively applied to bookings not made using the link above. Promotional offer can not be combined with any other bonuses or offers. Rocketmiles reserves the right to retract a bonus at any time if it detects fraud, stacking of bonuses, technical errors, cancel/rebooking activity (defined by identical search criteria), or any deceptive behavior attempted to circumvent the limits expressed above, including multiple accounts. Rocketmiles reserves the right to change the terms of a promotion, or end a promotion, at any time. Rewards that can not be posted due to incorrect or incomplete information may become ineligible after 12 months of attempts with no customer response. See www.rocketmiles.com/terms for full terms, or call our friendly concierges at 1-855-355-7625 with questions of eligibility or for any other assistance. Aeroplan is a registered trademark of Aimia Canada Inc.
May 19, 2014 | 12:52 pm
#602
Join Date: Oct 2009
Programs: ,BW Rewards, Skymiles, Aeroplan, SPG, IHG, Marriott, Club Carlson, Alaska Airlines
Posts: 273
Maybe you can consider Amex Aeroplan Gold Card
30000 Pts on a Referral , FYF. Spend 500 in 3 months.
Last edited by MileageAddict; May 19, 2014 at 2:12 pm Reason: referral plea removed
May 20, 2014 | 10:33 am
#603
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: YVR, HNL
Programs: AS MVPG, UA peon, BA Bronze, Marriott Plat, HH Diamond, Fairmont Plat (RIP)
Posts: 8,434
Has anyone who had trouble getting the 15,000 Marriott points via the Chase credit card supplementary user bonus received them yet?
I seem to have been playing a "he said, she said" game between Marriott rewards and Chase. Both say they have sent messages to each other and they "are on it." But they still haven't posted and both said once it is figured out they will post. I guess I will see once the upcoming cycle ends if anything happens but I have a bad feeling about it.
Anyone with success have any advice how to deal with these two companies?
I seem to have been playing a "he said, she said" game between Marriott rewards and Chase. Both say they have sent messages to each other and they "are on it." But they still haven't posted and both said once it is figured out they will post. I guess I will see once the upcoming cycle ends if anything happens but I have a bad feeling about it.
Anyone with success have any advice how to deal with these two companies?
Nope, still waiting for mine and Mr. Fink's too, depsite both Chase and Marriott say they are 'on it' and it would 'for sure post by the end of this (2weeks ago) week'. I have given up and am just waiting for the May statement to post before I start the next round of phone calls. I had wanted to use them for a stay May 1st so I lost that opportunity 
to both Chase and Marriott.
May 20, 2014 | 10:40 am
#604
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 1
AMEX Membership Rewards Transfer to Aeroplan
Can't seem to find any info on this - has there ever been any promotions for transferring AMEX Membership Rewards to Aeroplan i.e. get 5000 bonus points if you convert X Membership Rewards by May 31?? Thinking of transferring some over for a trip I want to take but want to maximize if I can. Thoughts?
May 20, 2014 | 11:32 am
#606
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 6,458
Can't seem to find any info on this - has there ever been any promotions for transferring AMEX Membership Rewards to Aeroplan i.e. get 5000 bonus points if you convert X Membership Rewards by May 31?? Thinking of transferring some over for a trip I want to take but want to maximize if I can. Thoughts?
May 21, 2014 | 1:10 am
#607
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: YYZ, Canada
Posts: 120
And just to follow up one more time, still no points posted after this months' closing. Another round of calls to Chase and to Marriott again this morning with the same result. Yes we are eligible for the points, yes we were on the list Chase sent over, yes Marriott got it but no, the points didn't post and we can't figure out why. And again, we will have this taken care of by the end of the week. Yeah, sure, that's what they have told me the last 4 calls. I am giving up and am going to cancel the Chase card. 15,000 lousy Marriott points per person isn't worth the more than 2 hours (with more undoubtedly to come) on the phone trying to sort this out. Big to both Chase and Marriott.
to both Chase and Marriott.
May 21, 2014 | 11:59 am
#608
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: YVR
Posts: 1,853
May 21, 2014 | 1:09 pm
#609
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 1,098
May 22, 2014 | 7:59 am
#610
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Canada
Programs: *void
Posts: 2,409
Don't cancel too soon.
Anyway, keep in mind that the current "Special offer" of 25K cold signup of the AeroPlan Plus Gold is expiring on July 14th (as per the standard Amex product page). As you've probably noticed, something usually 'happens' when a promo expires, so I would not be surprised if Amex removed all promos for the AeroPlus cards, and went back down to the standard 20K welcome level that we've seen them offer for this card for the past 2 years, till they started the campaign last Sept 2013, to pick up the Aeroplan customer 'scraps' while CIBC and TD waged their war over Aeroplan CC-affiliation.
Good luck.
JJJ
May 22, 2014 | 8:09 am
#611
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: YYZ
Programs: Aeroplan, Alaska, Marriott
Posts: 435
fwiw, i did pulled my credit file on Feb 27, 2014, and i had applied for two (2) AMEX cards (Platinum & Aeroplus) on Dec 25, 2013, and Jan 2, 2014, and both were R1 already. i also had a previous AMEX (Gold) that was opened on Sept 25, 2013, that was also showing R1.
so im not really sure how that works...
i still go with the at least 6 month before consolidating AMEX and use everything else for the full first year, just to not raise too many yellow flags.
so im not really sure how that works...
i still go with the at least 6 month before consolidating AMEX and use everything else for the full first year, just to not raise too many yellow flags.
May 22, 2014 | 12:21 pm
#612
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: YVR
Posts: 1,853
pokee, saw your post above. Why did you cancel so soon? Or did you already carry the AeroPlus Gold for more than 6 months already? General rule is to not cancel any CC until it moves to a good R1 status in your credit profile, which generally requires about 6 months of card ownership (so I've been told).
Thanks for the info on the expiry date of the promo. I'll try to re-apply before then!
May 22, 2014 | 3:28 pm
#613
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Canada
Programs: *void
Posts: 2,409
One recent exception is the Amex Gold MR Rewards card...I don't think anyone saw that one coming; removing any signup benefit from a referral, and up'ing the standard/non-referral welcome points from 15K to 25K. They decided to roll it out in Sep 2013, at the same time that they introduced the current AeroPlus Gold 30K promo. So, there ya go, watch for the Gold MR Rewards promo to get right-sized too, back down to 15K! You can take that to the BANK!!
May 23, 2014 | 7:42 am
#614
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Toronto, Canada
Programs: Aeroplan, Bonvoy, Alaska, Avios
Posts: 1,295
I'm just hoping that the one bonus per card lifetime cap like in the US doesn't happen. That would not be nice!!! Probably would ditch Amex in that case. Along with the gold cards I'm planning on rotating the Plat cards. Most of my Aeroplan redemption are 2.5-5.0cpm so even the Aeroplat with the .8cpm cost is keeping me ahead. Will cancel the Plat in Feb as it's useless in Australia as far as lounges/FHR goes and reapply later in the year and finally get to use the lounges/FHR and PTS for a rather adventurous indo-pacific dive trip.
May 23, 2014 | 1:13 pm
#615
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: YVR
Posts: 1,853
I'm just hoping that the one bonus per card lifetime cap like in the US doesn't happen. That would not be nice!!! Probably would ditch Amex in that case. Along with the gold cards I'm planning on rotating the Plat cards. Most of my Aeroplan redemption are 2.5-5.0cpm so even the Aeroplat with the .8cpm cost is keeping me ahead. Will cancel the Plat in Feb as it's useless in Australia as far as lounges/FHR goes and reapply later in the year and finally get to use the lounges/FHR and PTS for a rather adventurous indo-pacific dive trip.