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Jun 30, 2014, 3:53 pm
#707
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Canada
Programs: *void
Posts: 2,408
I'm trying to max the 2-4-1 short hauls. But aside from coming up with 'new' travel that I wasn't really planning, I keep coming to the conclusion that I should let them expire.
I'm in Ontario with three three kids. Three short hauls in two adult accounts. Connections to hubs like Atlanta or Boston are just as or better with Avios.
I was considering a trip from YOW to Thunder Bay or maybe drive to YUL and head to the east coast. But those are the best new travels that I could come up with. AC doesn't go to to Nunavut anymore. The only Manitoba destination is Winnipeg. AC taxes just suck out all the initial enthusiasm for the 2-4-1. If I had domestic plans, they'd be great though.
What are your plans for TD 2-4-1? Or your opinion of the value? Thanks all!
I'm in Ontario with three three kids. Three short hauls in two adult accounts. Connections to hubs like Atlanta or Boston are just as or better with Avios.
I was considering a trip from YOW to Thunder Bay or maybe drive to YUL and head to the east coast. But those are the best new travels that I could come up with. AC doesn't go to to Nunavut anymore. The only Manitoba destination is Winnipeg. AC taxes just suck out all the initial enthusiasm for the 2-4-1. If I had domestic plans, they'd be great though.
What are your plans for TD 2-4-1? Or your opinion of the value? Thanks all!
http://www.creditwalk.ca/aeroplan-sh...l-suckers-bet/
Not easy to justify this type of redemption, unless you want to get somewhere REALLY out of the ordinary (yes JerryHung, ATL is REALLY out of the ordinary!
)Hmmm, I thought that Nunavut was still possible from YOW/YUL, but not with AC metal, but rather with First Air? Non?
Anyway, remember, you have until Dec 31st to redeem the 2-for-1 voucher, to book travel into the latter months of 2015, so don't give up on them too soon! Maybe something will come up, like 24hr daylight adventures!
Jun 30, 2014, 8:49 pm
#708
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Toronto, Canada
Programs: Aeroplan Airmiles AMEX-MR Alaska Airlines
Posts: 692
Jun 30, 2014, 9:26 pm
#709
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Canadia
Programs: A loyal Amerisuites customer... oh wait
Posts: 2,033
Sounds like a plan... I've edited the wiki above.
60,000 IHG points:
Capital One IHG® Rewards Club World MasterCard®
If you time it right, this card's signup bonus could be worth 12 nights.
See IHG PointBreaks thread here.
Jul 1, 2014, 6:13 am
#710
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4,784
The difficulty in redeeming good value for the 2-for-1 has been discussed before...
http://www.creditwalk.ca/aeroplan-sh...l-suckers-bet/
Not easy to justify this type of redemption, unless you want to get somewhere REALLY out of the ordinary (yes JerryHung, ATL is REALLY out of the ordinary!)
http://www.creditwalk.ca/aeroplan-sh...l-suckers-bet/
Not easy to justify this type of redemption, unless you want to get somewhere REALLY out of the ordinary (yes JerryHung, ATL is REALLY out of the ordinary!
)People should come and visit
Get a cheap car rental (3 day $90 CAD)
Cheap hotel ($60 CAD/night) near ATL
City Pass ($75 pp) for 5 attractions
Jul 1, 2014, 6:26 am
#711
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4,784
I book quite a fair amount of travel domestically and I always book direct on the airline's website.
Now that I think about it I can get much more by booking through portals like TDrewards Expedia page and still collect the status/award miles I would have received when booking direct.
How do you book your travel to maximize points? Thanks in advance.
Now that I think about it I can get much more by booking through portals like TDrewards Expedia page and still collect the status/award miles I would have received when booking direct.
How do you book your travel to maximize points? Thanks in advance.
For airline, you'd still get status. For hotel, it's YMMV, you can email/call hotel to add your FFP #
those of you that are familiar with cc scores for churning in canada, tell me whats the impact of having like 10 newly added accounts (mostly cc's) added at once, worst case scenario to my understanding is it reduces avg age but even then how "bad" is it to have so many new accounts for say in consideration of future cc applications.
lastly im not worried about overstretching my credit, so how long should I keep these cc's before cancelling them, im thinking like 6 months because id like to do new apps after that period
lastly im not worried about overstretching my credit, so how long should I keep these cc's before cancelling them, im thinking like 6 months because id like to do new apps after that period
and you should rest for a while to rebuild score after 10 CC apps
Hey jerryhung,
I've had the TD Travel Infinite Visa for years when I finally discovered how to properly have travel insurance coverage..... With one of many cc's of course. But who knew?
It's no fee with my $5,000 minimum account. As well as a TD US Visa and a no fee US dollar account. And the free cheques. So I feel I get value.
But... Now that I've discovered the all the other cards that have great coverage, do you think right off the top that the TD First Class would be better then the Travel Infinite? We don't really use it for much anymore but keep it active since it's one of two we've had for years. More detail please?
I've had the TD Travel Infinite Visa for years when I finally discovered how to properly have travel insurance coverage.
.... With one of many cc's of course. But who knew?It's no fee with my $5,000 minimum account. As well as a TD US Visa and a no fee US dollar account. And the free cheques. So I feel I get value.
But... Now that I've discovered the all the other cards that have great coverage, do you think right off the top that the TD First Class would be better then the Travel Infinite? We don't really use it for much anymore but keep it active since it's one of two we've had for years. More detail please?
I've had TD FC since 2007/2008?
TD Aeroplan's free 15K and 2-for-1 is nice bonus
I'm trying to max the 2-4-1 short hauls. But aside from coming up with 'new' travel that I wasn't really planning, I keep coming to the conclusion that I should let them expire.
I'm in Ontario with three three kids. Three short hauls in two adult accounts. Connections to hubs like Atlanta or Boston are just as or better with Avios.
I was considering a trip from YOW to Thunder Bay or maybe drive to YUL and head to the east coast. But those are the best new travels that I could come up with. AC doesn't go to to Nunavut anymore. The only Manitoba destination is Winnipeg. AC taxes just suck out all the initial enthusiasm for the 2-4-1. If I had domestic plans, they'd be great though.
What are your plans for TD 2-4-1? Or your opinion of the value? Thanks all!
I'm in Ontario with three three kids. Three short hauls in two adult accounts. Connections to hubs like Atlanta or Boston are just as or better with Avios.
I was considering a trip from YOW to Thunder Bay or maybe drive to YUL and head to the east coast. But those are the best new travels that I could come up with. AC doesn't go to to Nunavut anymore. The only Manitoba destination is Winnipeg. AC taxes just suck out all the initial enthusiasm for the 2-4-1. If I had domestic plans, they'd be great though.
What are your plans for TD 2-4-1? Or your opinion of the value? Thanks all!
Yes, YQ sucks, but revenue flights were $2000 for 3 tickets!!!
and I've visited all the nearby cities (NYC, Chicago, Washington DC)
note: You'd find that Avios isn't that useful to non-AA cities. There are no DIRECT YYZ-ATL/BOS flights on AA, only YYZ-LGA/JFK/ORD/MIA/DFW/LAX
Jul 1, 2014, 9:01 am
#712
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Toronto, Canada
Programs: BA,Aeroplan,Delta, SPG, Marriot, IHG
Posts: 78
I agree with Jerry and I used Aeroplan miles to buy ticket to ATL for May long weekend. Hubby had to book a ticket last minute to go for conference and I joined him. Cheapest ticket was $650. So I paid 15K+Tax. I was there for 3.5 days and enjoyed it.
Jul 1, 2014, 11:22 am
#713
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Toronto, Canada
Programs: Aeroplan Airmiles AMEX-MR Alaska Airlines
Posts: 692
Is Priority Club points different from IHG Reward Club points? I applied for the Cap One IHG for my parents and put their IHG membership number where it asked for PC #. Hope it's the same.
Jul 1, 2014, 12:05 pm
#714
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: YYZ
Programs: Aeroplan, Alaska, Marriott
Posts: 435
my card says Priority Club Rewards on it, and C1 online login says Priority Club points, but the C1 website where i applied calls it IHG Rewards Club
Jul 1, 2014, 12:15 pm
#715
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: AC SE100K, AA EXP, SPG Plt, HH Dmnd
Posts: 1,507
The difficulty in redeeming good value for the 2-for-1 has been discussed before...
http://www.creditwalk.ca/aeroplan-sh...l-suckers-bet/
Not easy to justify this type of redemption, unless you want to get somewhere REALLY out of the ordinary (yes JerryHung, ATL is REALLY out of the ordinary!)
Hmmm, I thought that Nunavut was still possible from YOW/YUL, but not with AC metal, but rather with First Air? Non?
Anyway, remember, you have until Dec 31st to redeem the 2-for-1 voucher, to book travel into the latter months of 2015, so don't give up on them too soon! Maybe something will come up, like 24hr daylight adventures!
http://www.creditwalk.ca/aeroplan-sh...l-suckers-bet/
Not easy to justify this type of redemption, unless you want to get somewhere REALLY out of the ordinary (yes JerryHung, ATL is REALLY out of the ordinary!
)Hmmm, I thought that Nunavut was still possible from YOW/YUL, but not with AC metal, but rather with First Air? Non?
Anyway, remember, you have until Dec 31st to redeem the 2-for-1 voucher, to book travel into the latter months of 2015, so don't give up on them too soon! Maybe something will come up, like 24hr daylight adventures!
Edit: I also recall short-haul being applicable to some random islands in eastern Quebec, no? And that being a fantastic redemption given the very high flight cost.
/ Ontario-centric
Jul 1, 2014, 5:43 pm
#716
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: YVR
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy, Aeroplan, Best Western, IHG Rewards, AAdvantage, Executive Club
Posts: 166
Jul 2, 2014, 2:14 pm
#717
Join Date: Apr 2014
Programs: Avios, AMEX, AeroPlan, BMO, AS, WestJet
Posts: 104
Sounds like a plan... I've edited the wiki above.
60,000 IHG points:
Capital One IHG® Rewards Club World MasterCard®
If you time it right, this card's signup bonus could be worth 12 nights.
See IHG PointBreaks thread here.
also theyre credit inquiry sensitive, dont have any in past 3 months, something that doesnt work well with churners (like me) schedule, no inquiries on either EQ or TU for 3 months, LOL
Jul 2, 2014, 4:19 pm
#718
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: YVR
Posts: 1,847
ATL is one crazy airport. I recommend NEVER checking a bag when you go. One of mine got lost there (but I did get it back several days later).
Jul 2, 2014, 4:22 pm
#719
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: YVR
Posts: 1,847
Jul 2, 2014, 4:41 pm
#720
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: YVR
Posts: 1,847
im going to look through thread you linked but 60k points gets you 3 or 4 nights as it says on the website, and the annual fee is $120 and not waived. Secondly this is fricken loser capital 1, they will hit your equifax and transunion, especially since i value each hit to be absolutely minimum $200, i refuse to let these banksters have at me
also theyre credit inquiry sensitive, dont have any in past 3 months, something that doesnt work well with churners (like me) schedule, no inquiries on either EQ or TU for 3 months, LOL
also theyre credit inquiry sensitive, dont have any in past 3 months, something that doesnt work well with churners (like me) schedule, no inquiries on either EQ or TU for 3 months, LOL