Random Thought Thread v2

[Fuzz]

I use my points for flights, and it's basically a dollar value point trade, so you can use all your points and cash, and in the end it is just that points are worth less than cash. I think it's pretty transparent.

If you are on the RBC rewards site, a couple times I've been able to book the cheap outbound, upgraded return, and only had to pay the upgrade for the second flight but the first automatically gets the same perks and upgrade. That was with Westjet flights, and it may be fixed now but it worked for a few years.


Sometimes they have gift card deals, so things like Amazon are worth watching and chasing in on.

[Weitz]

Originally Posted by fotze2

I recently got an Avion points card. Had an aeroplan one for years but ditched it because they were constantly devaluing them and a "free trip" just became a 10% discout by the end.

Are Avion the same way where fees and surcharges are stupid?

It’s probably below average. There are better cards out there. I still have one but the points are pretty useless.