May 13, 2013, 10:15 pm
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CANADIAN REFERENCE ON FLYERTALK Canadian Credit Card Master List - Curated for Best Offer A complete listing of all the major credit cards in Canada along with their sign-up bonus, annual fee, CPM, and other pertinent information.
AMEX recent discussion American Express Canada application and reward strategies (2018) • Which credit card should I get? • Cards with good bonuses • List of Credit Cards with Great Welcome bonuses (RFD version)
BLOGS Canadian Kilometers • PointsNerd • Rewards Canada • Don't Call the Airline! • Pointshogger • Canadian Travel Hacking
CONFERENCE • PointsU conference (2018 & 2019 website)
MilesBuzz: Canada
Feb 15, 2019, 8:35 pm
#4846
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Canada
Programs: *void
Posts: 2,408
Looks like the FFP wars are heating up. RBC have a 2 week promotional offer for their Avion Infinite Visa, with 25K points and FYF, with a minimum spending requirement of $1000 in the first 90 days:
Get 25,000 Welcome Points Upon Approval? plus get the 1st year annual fee waived? - RBC Royal Bank
Get 25,000 Welcome Points Upon Approval? plus get the 1st year annual fee waived? - RBC Royal Bank
- Get 15,000 Welcome Points & The 1st Year Annual Fee Waived Upon Approval* Plus earn 10,000 extra RBC Rewards Points with a Minimum Spend*
- Offer ends February 28, 2019
- *To be exempt from the annual fee for one year (the “annual fee waiver offer”) and to receive 15,000 RBC Rewards points (or “welcome points”), your application must be received by the date indicated on the communication you received from us for this offer, and it must be approved by us. Upon enrolment, 15,000 welcome points will appear on your first monthly statement. To receive the additional 10,000 RBC Rewards points (“bonus points”) when you spend $1,000 or more within 3 months of account opening
Feb 18, 2019, 6:50 pm
#4847
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: YVR
Programs: SE 100K
Posts: 933
Anyone found a solution yet?
Feb 19, 2019, 9:07 am
#4849
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Newfoundland & Labrador
Programs: SPG, Marriott, Avion, Alaska
Posts: 7
Not sure how I feel about doing the app over the phone. I don't want problems down the road because it does say that the offer is online only. I've asked when the problem might be resolved and they don't have an ETA.
Feb 19, 2019, 3:02 pm
#4850
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 311
When I started applying on line, I got preapproved, and the rest worked the first time, even got an acknowledgement that I'll get the new card in a few business days.WW
Feb 19, 2019, 8:03 pm
#4851
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Canada
Posts: 822
I applied today,directly from the TD website.No problems submitting the application.I received a "pending approval" response....phoned in,answered a few identification questions and approved.
Feb 19, 2019, 8:14 pm
#4852
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Canadia
Programs: A loyal Amerisuites customer... oh wait
Posts: 2,033
Which browser did you use?
Feb 21, 2019, 3:15 pm
#4855
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: YUL
Posts: 965
I used Safari ad got stuck at 90% of my application. I used the chat, 15 minutes, got the info that the credit inquiry might have already been done, and that a telephone call would be necessary to "complete" the application. Over the phone I had to start fro the beginning though, after having been suggested to go at the branch instead for the application. One hour and a half later on the phone, and the promise that I will get the 30000 miles, I was congratulated (!) for having won the privilege of being a Visa TD customer. No confirmation number available, no employee number, only a first name provided (Emmanuel). Plus I have to pick my card at the branch. Hi JJJ !
Feb 23, 2019, 5:15 am
#4856
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: YYZish
Posts: 299
DH’s Aeroplan points were set to expire 19 Feb. It was such a small balance I wasn’t too troubled about them. But I did make a token purchase through the Aeroplan e-store (it’s hard to let these things go). That purchase has still not posted. However...
Of interest,
That TD Aeroplan Visa (applied 15 Feb) appears to have saved those Aeroplan points. Zero transactions for the year. Clear expiration. Points are still there. We do not have the Visa card yet so it hasn’t been activated. Certainly nothing has been transferred to Aeroplan as a statement credit or welcome from the card. We can see the Visa card account in our TD web banking accounts.
Cool. Good to know that IT happens quickly somewhere in there. And the no expiration benefit of the TD Aeroplan Visa can happen before the card is even in my hot little hand.
I know it’s very easy to keep Aeroplan points from expiring with the e-store. Still good to know.
Of interest,
That TD Aeroplan Visa (applied 15 Feb) appears to have saved those Aeroplan points. Zero transactions for the year. Clear expiration. Points are still there. We do not have the Visa card yet so it hasn’t been activated. Certainly nothing has been transferred to Aeroplan as a statement credit or welcome from the card. We can see the Visa card account in our TD web banking accounts.
Cool. Good to know that IT happens quickly somewhere in there. And the no expiration benefit of the TD Aeroplan Visa can happen before the card is even in my hot little hand.
I know it’s very easy to keep Aeroplan points from expiring with the e-store. Still good to know.
Feb 24, 2019, 4:25 pm
#4857
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 311
DH’s Aeroplan points were set to expire 19 Feb. It was such a small balance I wasn’t too troubled about them. But I did make a token purchase through the Aeroplan e-store (it’s hard to let these things go). That purchase has still not posted. However...
Of interest,
That TD Aeroplan Visa (applied 15 Feb) appears to have saved those Aeroplan points. Zero transactions for the year. Clear expiration. Points are still there. We do not have the Visa card yet so it hasn’t been activated. Certainly nothing has been transferred to Aeroplan as a statement credit or welcome from the card. We can see the Visa card account in our TD web banking accounts.
Cool. Good to know that IT happens quickly somewhere in there. And the no expiration benefit of the TD Aeroplan Visa can happen before the card is even in my hot little hand.
I know it’s very easy to keep Aeroplan points from expiring with the e-store. Still good to know.
Of interest,
That TD Aeroplan Visa (applied 15 Feb) appears to have saved those Aeroplan points. Zero transactions for the year. Clear expiration. Points are still there. We do not have the Visa card yet so it hasn’t been activated. Certainly nothing has been transferred to Aeroplan as a statement credit or welcome from the card. We can see the Visa card account in our TD web banking accounts.
Cool. Good to know that IT happens quickly somewhere in there. And the no expiration benefit of the TD Aeroplan Visa can happen before the card is even in my hot little hand.
I know it’s very easy to keep Aeroplan points from expiring with the e-store. Still good to know.
Feb 25, 2019, 4:21 pm
#4858
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Canadia
Programs: A loyal Amerisuites customer... oh wait
Posts: 2,033
There's a new batch of PointBreaks hotel room specials from IHG / Holiday Inn hotels, for now till May 31, 2019.
PointBreaks are reward stays available starting at 5,000 points.
There are offers for 5,000, 10,000 or 15,000 points... I'd consider 10,000 or 15,000 as "not bad", but 5,000 can be a really fantastic deal.
If you don't have points, you can purchase points from the IHG website.
Better yet, (I believe) there is a way that IHG members who already have at least 5,000 points can buy 5,000 points for US $40, or buy 10,000 points (2 nights' worth) for US $70. This workaround is discussed in other threads. PM me if you have questions.
Other methods are discussed starting around post 3925 of this thread...
MilesBuzz: Canada
Full list of PointBreaks hotels in Canada, US & overseas:
https://www.ihg.com/rewardsclub/content/us/en/redeem-rewards/pointbreaks
Hotels in Canada available for
for 5,000 points:
None
for 10,000 points:
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Regina Downtown
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Saskatoon Centre
Staybridge Suites Saskatoon - University
for 15,000 points:
Staybridge Suites Niagara-On-The-Lake
Last edited by jerry305; Apr 5, 2019 at 12:11 am
Feb 27, 2019, 10:56 am
#4859
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Toronto, Canada
Programs: Aeroplan Airmiles AMEX-MR Alaska Airlines
Posts: 692
anyone apply for the new amex bonvoy card after having had the spg card? want to find out if the lifetime bonus limitation still applies. i logged onto my amex account and noticed the cancelled spg cards were changed to bonvoy cards.
Feb 28, 2019, 7:47 pm
#4860
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2015
Location: BOS, YVR, ZRH
Programs: *G
Posts: 17,376
Read news today that AC has signed a new ten-year agreement with AMEX that'll cover their new program in Canada. Totally not unexpected of course, but still nice to see confirmation.
