Well, this was peculiar. I received an email telling me that “as a valued member”, I will receive 10,000 Aeroplan points … for nothing. I generally do not believe in free stuff, so I figured this must be either a…
More Hertz madness
I wrote before about how Hertz and Aeroplan have messed up my 5,000 mile bonus for car rental. It appears the story does not end there. I called Hertz about another rental which went to the useless Hertz Gold Reward…
Don’t miss out on the RBC BA Visa!
The deadline to apply for the Royal Bank British Airways Visa is fast approaching – don’t miss it. 50,000 Avios points after an admittedly hefty $5K minimum spend in 3 months – but it’s definitely worthwhile. Although BA gutted the…
Hertz and Aeroplan madness
I discovered something interesting. This is only useful for those who rent a lot, but it would paper Aeroplan people don’t read their own promotions (or phrase them wrong). There are currently two conflicting promos running on the Aeroplan site…
Aeroplan Hotel Transfer promo
Just in time for the holidays is the recurrent mile transfer promo. Sadly, this one is not as good as the one from a few months ago, where Amex was included, but it’s still a good time to ash out…
Booked a mini-RTW for a friend
With Aeroplan being so RTW-friendly on their return redemptions, it is only natural that the savvies, when booking a trip to East Asia, tend to route over different oceans. The reason for this is that besides having legitimate claim to…
American AAdvantage purchased point bonus
Although I am not a rabid collector of AA miles, I have recently been paying attention to them as good value for short-haul one ways in random locations. For instance, otherwise expensive intra-Russia tickets on S7, a oneworld partner. Current…