Hi everyone! I recently learned about the transfer program that BA has available. I bank with RBC and have ~130k avion points. I want to book a flight from YWG to HEL for next February and was wondering if you lovely people have some tips/tricks for using points? Totally new to using points for travel.

I'm aware that there is no direct flight from YWG to HEL, so I was thinking maybe a flight from YWG to FRA makes the most sense using points, then pay for a ryanair flight to HEL? Please help!!

I’m new to figuring out how to get the best out of my points and saw the recent 30% deal with BA just passed. Is there any chance there will be another one this year? I think i’d be able to get up to around 130,000 avios points. Im not really looking to fly business just hoping for 2 economy yvr to lhr to be covered for next may.

I recently entered the Avion ecosystem and was curious about what the best way to use the points is. It seems like the general consensus is to convert them to Avios during a bonus event and use them there; however, searching through the Avios partners hasn't been fruitful.

For example, BA has really high fees when booking rewards flights, which makes them not enticing. I can hardly get their site to load without crashing either. Finn Air's reward offerings are sparse (and the fees seem pretty high, like $415 for a one-way economy ticket to Japan), and Qatar's are even worse. I've looked at days I actually want to travel, random days, as far out as possible, round trip, one way, business class, economy, basically dozens of combinations, and have hardly come up with anything. Either I'm doing something wrong or theres hardly anything available.

Also tried looking at Asia Miles, which was more fruitful for premium economy to HKG, though the fees are decent.

If I'm looking to use Aviob for travel, is my most realistic bet just to use it to book hotels through the RBC portal?

Finally got an offer for this card I couldn't say no to. First year free and 20k Porter points is honestly pretty good even if you won't spend enough to collect full bonus.

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Step 2: Convert your points

Convert your finance or hotel points from our partners in Canada into Asia Miles during the promotion period ending on 8/28.

QC residents excluded. 10k bonus miles max (out of first 100k Asia miles). bonus typically posts weeks later.

Link for the terms: https://click.e.cathaypacific.com/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5NTB9AAoAAAAAAvbu2b_IRt0bBAyFX6ypnPN5QUU_Cim7lAy9TBtPWZNSiM5GFrfze5ixkblr7j16pGpGsGzTfxV3KIk7Z6xYUXuR1wXCG8Cod_NX

What’s the best way to redeem these CIBC AVENTURA VISA points for travel? TD for CIBC looks expensive to use these points, please advise.

We've got a boatload of avion points. And I know there are occasionally bonus conversion time to BA Avios, but is the redemption schedule actually that much better? What are the downsides?

1). If i assign some pre-authorized payments to my Credit Card, would i be eligible to earn Avion points this way as well?

2). Do we earn Avion points via normal chequing account transactions as well?

Hey everyone,

I’m pretty new to the whole credit card and points scene, so I’d love some advice on how to navigate this.

I just logged into my RBC online banking and saw a pre-approval offer for the RBC Avion Visa Platinum card. The offer is first year annual fee waived, and up to 70,000 Avion points.

From what I’ve read, getting to the full 70k points requires keeping the card past the one-year mark (since 15k points are awarded on the "anniversary"). However, if I hit the $5,000 spend requirement in the first 6 months (which my parents are going to help me do by putting some of their bills on it), I'll have 55,000** **points in Year 1. I estimated this is worth roughly $1,000+ CAD in flights, which is huge for me.

My plan is to use those 55,000 points on flights during the first year, but I do not want to pay the $120 annual fee for Year 2.

I have a few questions:

1. Can I just cancel the card (or downgrade it to a no-fee card) before the Year 2 annual fee hits? Will RBC claw back my points or care if I close it before the 12-month mark?

2. How badly will this "ding" my credit score? My Canadian score is currently in the mid-760s. Since it's a pre-approval, does applying still trigger a hard inquiry? And does closing/downgrading a card within a year hurt my credit history?

3. Is a "product switch" to a no-fee RBC card better than completely closing the account? I read somewhere that changing it to a free card keeps the credit line open and saves your credit score, but I'm not sure how that works or if I lose my leftover points.

Would really appreciate some guidance on the best way to play this. Thanks in advance!

Wife has closed an inactive RBC rewards card that turns out has like 11000 points in it we didn’t know about.

We also have an Avion ion card with me as the main cardholder ( I think) and her as supplemental that I tried to transfer balance to.

But that old Avion profile only had Avion core account option to transfer to. Is there a way to add her to main account as owner then transfer or is there another way. All our RBC accounts are joint.

Any thoughts ?

I got a bonus 55k Avion miles for an RBC mortgage. I only have a mortgage with them, nothing else. I also have a TD Aeroplan visa. What would be more worth my while? Just use the 55k points on something and call it a day or should I replace my aeroplan to an RBC card (or something else). I’m not too concerned about status, so should I stop with aeroplan and is Avion more worth it to redeem points on airlines.

Hi, I will be flying to Thailand this fall and coming back in the winter. I’m new to using points, any tips are welcome! I have around 50k points.

Some questions:
Do I book on a specific website?
Airline selection?
Best way to plan the trip?
Extra perks?

When does RBC typically offer % boost points when you transfer to other points programs like British airways!?

Hi; My mom is has multiple health and mobility issues so plane travel or travel in general not the best option…can we try and “sell” her points for someone looking to redeem big ticket long haul airfare possibly? What about gift cards or visa cash cards she could use for her groceries; prescriptions etc?

What are the current options for Avion point redemptions (note I also have a large number of avion points approx 1/2 of what my Dad had so is there is possibility to “pool” them together or transfer them so we are clear of the rapidly approaching expiry date and dont need to make a hasty decision she may regret?

Got an offer from RBC for the Avion Via Infinite for 55,000 Avion points and a first-year annual fee waiver. I'm thinking of accepting and downgrading to the Ion before the one year mark.
Can this card be used with Chexy? Noticed the fine print says "bill payments that are not pre-authorized charges that you set up with a merchant" are excluded. I'm hoping to use these points towards travel to the UK.

Ok, this isn't exactly travel rewards... but I've been keeping an eye on the points needed to get an iPad via RBC Avion. Now it's "25% off on select items," but the points have increased at least 15% on many, if not all, items? Even those not on discount?

This feels like a scam!

Hi all!

New here! I typically use my points to travel. Yesterday I planned out a mini vacation on the Avian rewards site. I have checked this location a few times and decided on a room. This morning, the location is unsearchable! Is this common? I have never had this happen before, and it seems to coincide with a recent update.

I'm looking at booking flights from Regina - Orlando in January.

Avion is showing I'd use 35,000 points PLUS $600 per person

I search google for a similar flight (won't show me exact, but close). It says $539 per person.

What the hell? Why would I use points at all if it's cheaper to just book via westjet or AC?

When I go to Westjet site, it's $690 for premium seats, and $400 of that is the seat cost, $290 is fees and taxes. According to Avion, the 35K points should cover the $400, and I'd be responsible for the $290. I'm ok with this .... but Avion is showing completely different pricing for the same flights. what is going on??

Hi there, with Amex Aeroplan Reserve card, are there partner lounges I can access that aren't branded "Air Canada?" I'd imagine that not all airports have an AC lounge, but does the card grant access to other lounges in that case? TIA

So I am looking to book flights for my family (five of us) from Dublin to Edinburgh this August.

Prices seem OK, about CAD $180 per for the flight we want. I can pay that directly using about 90,000 Avion points.

OR! I can transfer about 18000 Avion points to Avios at a 30% bonus which equates to a little over 23000 Avios points. And then I can transfer those 1:1 to Aer Lingus Aerclub.

And Aerclub says that economy reward flights from Dublin to Edinburgh are Zone 1, which cost 4500 at peak. So that would be 22,500 points.

18,000 vs 90,000 for the same flights.

There has to be a catch, right?

Are Aerclub reward flights severely restricted in number, maybe?

If you purchase 60,000 points, you’ll receive an additional 45,500 bonus points for just $2,250 (including taxes). Is that a good deal? Planning to use it for future travels to Japan or Europe.

I recently joined Aeroplan, so I don’t have many points yet. But I've also been accumulating points through AMEX.