Canadian Credit Cards

[Thingywingy]

Anybody know about the Avion card. I heard twice a year they have promo to transfer to BA w/50% bonus?

[dealvr]

Anybody know about the Avion card. I heard twice a year they have promo to transfer to BA w/50% bonus?

Just Avion or RBC points in general?

[dealvr]

Bump

Anyone know when they run this promo?

[PlatinumGuy]

Anybody know about the Avion card. I heard twice a year they have promo to transfer to BA w/50% bonus?

Dont they transfer 1:1 to AA? 1 AA is worth more than 1.5 BA.
Here are last years dates:
 RBC Avion promos: 1.25x to AA and 1.5x to BA
1.25x AA, 15/Oct to 30/Nov, per RBC Rewards holiday mailer.
1.5x BA, 26/Oct to 31/Dec, per www.ba.com/avion50


Don't see any indication they will run it again though.

[dealvr]

Dont they transfer 1:1 to AA? 1 AA is worth more than 1.5 BA.
Here are last years dates:
 RBC Avion promos: 1.25x to AA and 1.5x to BA
1.25x AA, 15/Oct to 30/Nov, per RBC Rewards holiday mailer.
1.5x BA, 26/Oct to 31/Dec, per www.ba.com/avion50


Don't see any indication they will run it again though.

Great info, thanks.
I'm going to speak to someone at RBC later today and try to get some info.

[shmiel]

RBC Avion has run 30% bonus to AA in  the past. That is good value

[Alexsei]

Amazon.ca Chase visa

The only card in Canada with no foreign transaction fees!

there is now one card in Canada that has no foreign transaction fees. The Amazon.ca Rewards Visa from Chase has broken the mold and I am predicting it won't be too long until we start seeing some other cards do away with these expensive fees. The card itself may not be that appealing to travel rewards crowd and outside of the no forex fee the card is quite weak.

https://www.chase.com/online/canada/amazon-ca-home.htm

[A3]

I found an existing post about Canadian cards but it was outdated.

So your saying the mods should delete that thread?

[Alexsei]

RBC is now offering a British Airways Visa with 50,000 avios sign up bonus (after $5000 in spending during 1st 3 months)

http://www.rbcroyalbank.com/credit-cards/travel-credit-cards/british-airways-credit-card.html

Take Advantage of Your Welcome Offer Today!
Receive 15,000 Avios upon approval and from March 1 to May 31, 2012, get an extra 35,000 Avios if a total of $5,000 in qualifying transactions is posted to your credit card account within the first three months**. That adds up to 50,000 Avios. Enough for a trip to London, England!

Receive a welcome bonus of 15,000 Avios upon approval**.
Earn 1 Avios for every $1 CAD you spend on the card†.
Earn double Avios for every $1 CAD you spend on British Airways purchases.
Receive a complimentary Companion Award Ticket~ when you spend $30,000 or more on your card in any calendar year*.
Enjoy Comprehensive Insurances including 31-day Out-of-Country/Province Emergency Medical Insurance.
Minimum credit limit of $5,000 (provided income requirements of $60k personal or $100k household are met).
 

[JEWDA]

Why start a new thread http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=5341.msg57757#msg57757

[canada]

I know this was sort of discussed.
I am looking for a canadian credit card for my business.
I do a lot of purchasing, around 1 million a year (not profit, I wish!) with it .

The sign up bonuses don't mean to much to me when accumulating so many points.
I have found that the canadian cards are more limited then the US cards.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! 

[AsherO]

I know this was sort of discussed.
I am looking for a canadian credit card for my business.
I do a lot of purchasing, around 1 million a year (not profit, I wish!) with it .

The sign up bonuses don't mean to much to me when accumulating so many points.
I have found that the canadian cards are more limited then the US cards.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! 

The Canadian SPG card is golden, at 1 point per $1 spent, that's like a 2% return.

[JEWDA]

The Canadian SPG card is golden, at 1 point per $1 spent, that's like a 2% return.

+1 I think thats the best right now

[Thingywingy]

RBC is now offering a British Airways Visa with 50,000 avios sign up bonus (after $5000 in spending during 1st 3 months)

http://www.rbcroyalbank.com/credit-cards/travel-credit-cards/british-airways-credit-card.html

Take Advantage of Your Welcome Offer Today!
Receive 15,000 Avios upon approval and from March 1 to May 31, 2012, get an extra 35,000 Avios if a total of $5,000 in qualifying transactions is posted to your credit card account within the first three months**. That adds up to 50,000 Avios. Enough for a trip to London, England!

Receive a welcome bonus of 15,000 Avios upon approval**.
Earn 1 Avios for every $1 CAD you spend on the card†.
Earn double Avios for every $1 CAD you spend on British Airways purchases.
Receive a complimentary Companion Award Ticket~ when you spend $30,000 or more on your card in any calendar year*.
Enjoy Comprehensive Insurances including 31-day Out-of-Country/Province Emergency Medical Insurance.
Minimum credit limit of $5,000 (provided income requirements of $60k personal or $100k household are met).

$165 Annual Fee!

[AsherO]

$165 Annual Fee!

For a million starpoints (worth over $20k), $165 is nothing. I'll also bet that the retention bonus they'll offer for someone spending $1M/annually is worth more than the $165.

[Thingywingy]

For a million starpoints (worth over $20k), $165 is nothing. I'll also bet that the retention bonus they'll offer for someone spending $1M/annually is worth more than the $165.

What are you talking about? A miilion starpoints?? The offer is 50k Avios if you spend $5000!

[JEWDA]

What are you talking about? A miilion starpoints?? The offer is 50k Avios if you spend $5000!

+1

[canada]

Thanks guys!

I travel a lot and looking to accumulate the best and most airline miles I can.
any ideas?

[dealvr]

Thanks guys!

I travel a lot and looking to accumulate the best and most airline miles I can.
any ideas?

Welcome to the forums.
You mustve missed @AsherO's post.

The Canadian SPG card is golden, at 1 point per $1 spent, that's like a 2% return.

[AsherO]

Welcome to the forums.
You mustve missed @AsherO's post.

Yup, threads were merged (by my request), but I didn't notice and thought the $165 AF was for the SPG Amex.ca card (I skimmed that post).

Even for 1mm BA, $165 AF isn't the end of the world.