Aeroplan/CIBC has an interesting promotion where cardholders of CIBC Aeroplan Credit Cards earn 2x points on all retail purchases, on one day only: November 24. What this means is you can get 2x Aeroplan per dollar spent. If you’re shopping online you can combine this with the online offer of up to 4x points per…
Technical Updates…
For those returning, you may have noticed (actually you should have noticed… ;0) that there are several new updates to the interface of my site. First, in addition to the subscription on the top right of the screen, there is another subscription box in the sidebar. Note that these are different. The new subscription is an…
Why I’m buying AA miles…
AA is having another buy miles promotion until December 31. While View from the Wing isn’t buying any miles, I am. Why?  Primarily that I live in Canada and churning is not so easy. Furthermore, unlike Gary, I unfortunately don’t have a 7 figure AA mileage balance, only 6. I can burn that pretty quickly. If…
Do not use Aeroplan to book hotels + How to transfer AMEX to Hilton (Updated)
Update: Note that the T&C do prohibit miles from being transferred straight out of a third party program, but there have been multiple instances where it has been possible. Consider using the HA toolbar to rack up a few non third-party miles. YMMV. Update 2: Officially confirmed that transfers from third-parties NOT POSSIBLE: check…
Looks like another decent value for Aeroplan just evaporated…
Points.com is a very interesting site. Essentially, it allows you to either trade one type of miles (e.g. AA) to another type (e.g. Aeroplan) at either a horrible ratio or for 2 cents per mile, if you trade with other people at a 1:1 ratio. What further is interesting is that Aeroplan was a very…
British Airways 25% Discount on Long-Haul Redemptions
One Mile at a Time mentions that there is a 25% off sale on Long-Haul Redemptions. Pretty simple. 25% on all redemptions that’s between Zone 4-9. That’s anything beyond continental Europe. Originally, the terms were that the discounts were only on flights departing London, but it appears that all BA Long-Haul routes have the discount.…
Transferring AMEX Points to Hilton Points at favourable ratios
As rewardscanada mentions, American Express now transfers to Hilton HHonors at a new and improved 1:1 ratio. However, it’s important to know that indirect transfers sometimes give better ratios, and this is one case. First, note that AMEX transfers to SPG (in Canada) at a 2:1 ratio: Next, if you transfer to SPG, those points can…
A special event for SPG [Canada] Cardholders
Amex Canada has sent me an email here: It sounds pretty straightforward. Call Amex Canada, and get a free event just for being a cardholder! Has anyone else gotten the email? The rest of the email says that there are only 15 seats, so call now. Based in Vancouver, I can’t take advantage of this,…
The most intriguing mileage redemption so far…
So, as I was wasting my time reading up about more of our counterparts’ electoral process down south, I was also looking for cool redemptions. And look what I’ve stumbled upon! That’s right, only 27,500 [Amex] miles for Dom Champagne when you could hypothetically transfer just under 70,000 AMEX miles (post coming soon!) for a…
JAL Mileage Bank adds PG (Bangkok Airways) as member – so cheap tickets to Yangon!
Hi guys! A while back there was a mistake fare offered departing from Yangon in premium classes for just a few hundred dollars. For those whose tickets haven’t been cancelled, positioning to RGN was one of the hardest cities to position to, especially for Canadians. Oneworld (AA) doesn’t not fly to RGN yet, and Aeroplan…
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