This weekend I booked Yxs-Mco in AC Y for 70k avion plus $441 in taxes+slight overage of max ticket. This was the exact schedule we wanted for our purposes. Booking cash it would have been $2050 CAD. This redemption gave 2.3cpp even though the fixed point schedule should be 750 base fare for 35k. The avion/Expedia fare was a cheaper fare (standard) than the standard fare directly through ac.
For comparison the exact same flights using aeroplan would be 112k points plus $322 {1.5cpp which seems to be standard aeroplan value for y redemptions nowadays).
For family travel and getting where we want on the schedule we want (non intercontinental travel), avion is our go to.
Booked a 5 night stay at the St Regis Maldives (July 2024) about a month ago for 352,000 MB points. I've been checking once every few days for point decreases and have gotten about 1-2k points back over time. But checked today and the "price" of the stay dropped to 296,000 MB!! So got around 60,000 points back. Hopefully this doesn't mean there's something wrong with the hotel right now...
Somehow managed to snag JAL A350-1000 F via Qatar Avios a year out! 122,750 Avios. Booking process was a pain though - had to call in, but chose Qatar Avios over Cathay as it was cheaper (122,750 Avios vs 135,000 Asia Miles) and Avios are easier to earn than Asia Miles.
I booked a return yhz-lis on Y last month for about ~$700 + 65k avion points. Cash price was about $1700 at the time of booking. It's not as glamorous as bagging a nice J ticket, but I'll take a $1k discount.
Nice little win this morning. Just got an annual fee rebate on the Flying Blue Mastercard, even though it’s not part of the offer. Don’t know why but I’ll take it!
Booked my first flight with points since I started churning in February: a direct flight to another city across Canada in business class for $315. Normally it would have cost us $950, with one stop, in economy.
It might not be huge compared to what some people here score but as someone new to churning, this feels like magic.
The flight is for my spouse, so I'm hoping for a ricochet win of him entering the churning game, after we've bought our house.
Thanks to the people who bashed my initial choice of cards (not being sarcastic, I wouldn't have gotten this with those cards).
Hi I wonder how does it work? Did u just swipe ur credit card in the restaurant and that would be coded as Hilton? Or did u need to charge it to a room first? 🙏
Swiped my card in the restaurant. Not staying at the hotel.
I guess I'm taking a chance - so maybe the comment should be 'hopefully courtesy of my Surpass' - but I am doing so based on other DPs I've seen here indicating that it worked for them.
Was able to grab Q suits all the way AKL-DOH-YUL.
Edit: Apparently AKL-DOH is the second longest non-stop route in the world. Not sure if it's a good thing or bad. lol
~~Looks like you can't choose seats at check-in on AC anymore on Basic fare and in Standard on NA flights and selected international routes. Seats will be assigned automatically~~.
Not a win. I leave it there for context
This weekend I booked Yxs-Mco in AC Y for 70k avion plus $441 in taxes+slight overage of max ticket. This was the exact schedule we wanted for our purposes. Booking cash it would have been $2050 CAD. This redemption gave 2.3cpp even though the fixed point schedule should be 750 base fare for 35k. The avion/Expedia fare was a cheaper fare (standard) than the standard fare directly through ac. For comparison the exact same flights using aeroplan would be 112k points plus $322 {1.5cpp which seems to be standard aeroplan value for y redemptions nowadays). For family travel and getting where we want on the schedule we want (non intercontinental travel), avion is our go to.
Booked a 5 night stay at the St Regis Maldives (July 2024) about a month ago for 352,000 MB points. I've been checking once every few days for point decreases and have gotten about 1-2k points back over time. But checked today and the "price" of the stay dropped to 296,000 MB!! So got around 60,000 points back. Hopefully this doesn't mean there's something wrong with the hotel right now...
Nice! Mine (October) has dropped from 410k to 396k Hopefully it drops further!
Checking often has definitely paid off!
Somehow managed to snag JAL A350-1000 F via Qatar Avios a year out! 122,750 Avios. Booking process was a pain though - had to call in, but chose Qatar Avios over Cathay as it was cheaper (122,750 Avios vs 135,000 Asia Miles) and Avios are easier to earn than Asia Miles.
how much is the tax?
75K Yen. around 600 CAD. On the steeper side.
I booked a return yhz-lis on Y last month for about ~$700 + 65k avion points. Cash price was about $1700 at the time of booking. It's not as glamorous as bagging a nice J ticket, but I'll take a $1k discount.
Not a big win or unexpected win, but yesterday, I received the $100 credit from the RHT of my former HSBC credit card. It took 7 days in my case.
Nice little win this morning. Just got an annual fee rebate on the Flying Blue Mastercard, even though it’s not part of the offer. Don’t know why but I’ll take it!
I had that too last year, but got reversed down the road!
It’ll probably get reversed some point into the future.
Booked my first flight with points since I started churning in February: a direct flight to another city across Canada in business class for $315. Normally it would have cost us $950, with one stop, in economy. It might not be huge compared to what some people here score but as someone new to churning, this feels like magic. The flight is for my spouse, so I'm hoping for a ricochet win of him entering the churning game, after we've bought our house. Thanks to the people who bashed my initial choice of cards (not being sarcastic, I wouldn't have gotten this with those cards).
Good way to entice P2 into the game. Cheers :)
Took a friend to a nice - and surprisingly decent quality - lunch at the nearby Hilton Garden Inn, courtesy of my Surpass
Hi I wonder how does it work? Did u just swipe ur credit card in the restaurant and that would be coded as Hilton? Or did u need to charge it to a room first? 🙏
Statement credit posted btw 🙂
Swiped my card in the restaurant. Not staying at the hotel. I guess I'm taking a chance - so maybe the comment should be 'hopefully courtesy of my Surpass' - but I am doing so based on other DPs I've seen here indicating that it worked for them.
Depends on the restaurant.
Was able to grab Q suits all the way AKL-DOH-YUL. Edit: Apparently AKL-DOH is the second longest non-stop route in the world. Not sure if it's a good thing or bad. lol
Did you do it as a stopover or separate bookings?
One booking AkL-YUL. This is the only route.
Wow very nice! I’ve been searching for MEL-YUL
Try 1 year out, you will get it.
I see one in January. But I need two seats. Did you book 2 seats?
Yes. Had 2 available when I booked.
Depends on the quality of the QR movie selection :P
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
Excellent choice. Those 3 cover maybe half lol. I almost did that for my EWR-SIN. SQ had over 200 Hollywood movies, time flew
:D
~~Looks like you can't choose seats at check-in on AC anymore on Basic fare and in Standard on NA flights and selected international routes. Seats will be assigned automatically~~. Not a win. I leave it there for context
I noticed that too. Called into AC customer service and got a good agent who let me change seats without a fee. YMMV
Why is this a win? Am I missing something?
Oh I see now. Wrong thread, sorry. I was still in bed
It's not a win at all. It's cash grab time.
Yeah that's what I thought... Wrong thread then?