Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[ottawamom]

Start looking 12 months before your trip. Some flights will be available right away. Book those you see for AM when you can. The flight out of Ottawa was there for a while then disappeared for a few months. I was looking on the weekend for 2AM flights and 1 cash companion flight. The system wanted me to go through Philadelphia. I then look for just 2AM flights and the Ottawa option popped up again. When we go in 2018 I may have to book 2 tickets then 2 more and pay for 1. Will have to wait and see if that will work. Right now I can't get back on the flights part of the website to see if I could book more flights using AM. Day of the week doesn't seem to matter. Just check obsessively.

If someone could check and see if there is any availability for 1 AM ticket Ottawa-Orlando on May 6 returning May 13 I would be interested in knowing. It's purely an academic exercise as I have the tickets I need for this year. But I'm always thinking and planning.

 

[ottawamom]

That's fabulous and I think you will have a wonderful time!
I have a very dear friend in her 50's who will pass away soon. I am strongly feeling the logic behind enjoying life while you can these days, and I think if your MIL and her friend are healthy enough to travel that a May trip sounds like a great idea .

Thanks, I agree you've got to seize the moment when you can. Life can be too short! Here's hoping I'll still be on these boards going to Disney well into my 80"s.

 

[tinkerone]

If someone could check and see if there is any availability for 1 AM ticket Ottawa-Orlando on May 6 returning May 13 I would be interested in knowing. It's purely an academic exercise as I have the tickets I need for this year. But I'm always thinking and planning.

Yes, there is a flight for that time with your specifications. It is as you had said, 2100 airmiles and $152.98 fees.
I'll start looking for me now.

 

[ottawamom]

Great to know, tinkerone. When you go to look for flights look for 1 person then two. When I tried 3 it wouldn't let me see the flight. You may find that it requires separate bookings depending on how many seats you're looking for.

 

[Pumpkin1172]

I just got back from a cruise and myself and dd trip to Disney World and Universal. Our boys asked for wands from Universal for a souvenir, and have been talking endlessly about us taking them. So I will need to collect our AM as much as I can, and then use our bank point card to pay for those said airmiles. Hopefully I can get the 4 of us there in a little over a year. That is my goal. I already have one Disney ticket purchased with AM. I had used most of our points for the flights for dd and I. I will keep plugging away at it. When I have a goal, I seem to do much better. Thanks to all of you here...I'm collecting even more AM! Thanks

 

[Donald - my hero]

Here's this week's coupon for Rexall
Spend $40.00 get 60 AM valid Dec 19 - 22

 

[ngm]

Thanks all in advance!
Another question about gift cards: Do you get AM when buying gift cards at Shell?

Yes!

 

[Donald - my hero]

Try to have some ounce of faith. What the ugly Donald says is and hopefully will be different then what gets done. As he has already back on a few things. I can fully understand your position, but if not going for a few years might let you save up. For Disney Hong Kong,,,hmmm, or Paris. There is other options if you have a year or two to save. The other option is Calif, as they will never cave to the Donald.
Enjoy the upcoming trip, and remember those first few nights have a special Canadian touch..

So true, and since i just now got my ME luggage tags it must be really happening!
You have no idea how excited hubby and I are to be able to say "we're going to Disney NEXT MONTH"

And you know what, I've always wanted to go to Paris ....

 

[AngelDisney]

So true, and since i just now got my ME luggage tags it must be really happening!
You have no idea how excited hubby and I are to be able to say "we're going to Disney NEXT MONTH"

And you know what, I've always wanted to go to Paris ....

Have a magical trip!

 

[bababear_50]

Hudson Bay /Home Outfitters Gift Card deal
Use some of those cash miles to redeem for online ecards and earn airmiles
95 cash airmiles = $10.00
Get up to 50 Bonus Miles
Offer validDec 19,2016 - Dec 26,2016




Get up to 50 AIR MILES® Bonus Miles when you use your Cash Miles to get a Hudson's Bay eGift Card.*
Get 10 Bonus Miles for a $10 eGift Card.
Get 20 Bonus Miles for a $20 eGift Card.
Get 50 Bonus Miles for a $50 eGift Card.

 

[candielips]

I have just started following this thread and have a question. With some serious dedication, how long did some of you find it took to save enough AM for a WDW ticket?

 

[dancin Disney style]

I have just started following this thread and have a question. With some serious dedication, how long did some of you find it took to save enough AM for a WDW ticket?

For me, I go though spurts where I'm totally into hunting down the bonus miles and other periods where I do nothing other than use my AM credit card. When I'm in the do nothing thing I earn about 3000+ miles per year. If I have had some actual effort I earn 6000+ per year. IMO, having an AM credit card it critical. I use my card to pay bills, any big ticket purchases, tuition and other everyday things like gas and groceries.

 

[bababear_50]

AIRMILES EMAIL UPDATE

Hudson Bay /Home Outfitters Gift Card deal
Use some of those cash miles to redeem for online ecards and earn airmiles
95 cash airmiles = $10.00
Get up to 50 Bonus Miles
Offer validDec 19,2016 - Dec 26,2016




Get up to 50 AIR MILES® Bonus Miles when you use your Cash Miles to get a Hudson's Bay eGift Card.*
Get 10 Bonus Miles for a $10 eGift Card.
Get 20 Bonus Miles for a $20 eGift Card.
Get 50 Bonus Miles for a $50 eGift Card.

EDITED: To add
They are now saying you get 50 Bonus Cash miles?
Just got an email about it.

 

[bababear_50]

I have just started following this thread and have a question. With some serious dedication, how long did some of you find it took to save enough AM for a WDW ticket?

I decided about a month ago to get son #3 a WDW pass (trip in March)
I had 200 airmiles banked
I have 2200 right now
over 1250 were from the costa coffee promotion.


So 2950 cost of 5 day base ticket - 2200 banked airmiles =750 airmiles to go.
This is my 3rd WDW pass and one 2 day pass to Universal Orlando through airmiles this year.
Hugs Mel

 

[Donald - my hero]

I have just started following this thread and have a question. With some serious dedication, how long did some of you find it took to save enough AM for a WDW ticket?

Welcome to the Airmiles hunt!
I just glanced at my account and discovered that we earned 14,277 in the last 12 months even I'm surprised by that total.
Both of our credit cards earn Airmiles and we use our AMEX by choice because it earns more.
We NEVER buy anything soley based on bonus miles but do study fliers carefully and stock up on non-perishables when on *sale*
We use the 1:1 ratio as a signpost --- we won't pick up something strictly based on miles unless it earns at least that
I prefer to do a lot of my shopping on-line and i always check the Airmiles shop site first to "sling shot" thru to stores that offer miles.

We treat it like a game and are nowhere near as dedicated as some of the other regulars in this thread, don't use Airmiles Math with the same ease
I started this thread but find that the comments here help me more than i think i'm helping others! Join in the chatter because you might mention something that others have missed.

 

[pigletto]

I have just started following this thread and have a question. With some serious dedication, how long did some of you find it took to save enough AM for a WDW ticket?

For me I didn't want another credit card, so I am limited to shopping the bonus offers. I earned enough for a 5 day ticket every 3 to 4 months.

 

[candielips]

Thanks for all the tips. The hunt is on to get enough air miles for passes. Being a dvc member helps on our accommodations so if I can save on the tickets, even better!!!

 

[Mickey&JoshNut]

I'm really bummed right now...I got an email from Air Miles at the beginning of the month that said if I earned 400 AM between December 1 and 31, I would be upgraded to Onyx status from March 2017 to March 2019....so I have poured over the ads and shopped Rexall, Metro and Shell during the month....and so far I have earned 600 AM this month, mostly through bonus offers. Today I got another email from Air Miles that said I am on my way to Onyx status and I thought "What"...I have over 600 AM this month....so I kept reading the email and now it says that I need to earn 400 "base" air miles in the month of December to earn my Onyx status....has anyone had this happen to them that AM changed the promotion? I can't find my original email....I am bummed because most of my miles are bonus miles....so I guess I am out of luck for my Onyx status....

 

[tinkerone]

I'm really bummed right now...I got an email from Air Miles at the beginning of the month that said if I earned 400 AM between December 1 and 31, I would be upgraded to Onyx status from March 2017 to March 2019....so I have poured over the ads and shopped Rexall, Metro and Shell during the month....and so far I have earned 600 AM this month, mostly through bonus offers. Today I got another email from Air Miles that said I am on my way to Onyx status and I thought "What"...I have over 600 AM this month....so I kept reading the email and now it says that I need to earn 400 "base" air miles in the month of December to earn my Onyx status....has anyone had this happen to them that AM changed the promotion? I can't find my original email....I am bummed because most of my miles are bonus miles....so I guess I am out of luck for my Onyx status....

Hmmm, I missed that. Of course it would have helped if I had read the terms and conditions I suppose. My offer was to get 675 air miles to become Onyx. There is no way I could get 675 base miles in a month if they need to be base points. I've got 423 but I don't see getting any more as the majority of my air miles come from mastercard and that is what most of the 423 is from. I have plenty of bonus miles. Oh well, it is what it is.

 

[Donald - my hero]

I'm really bummed right now...I got an email from Air Miles at the beginning of the month that said if I earned 400 AM between December 1 and 31, I would be upgraded to Onyx status from March 2017 to March 2019....so I have poured over the ads and shopped Rexall, Metro and Shell during the month....and so far I have earned 600 AM this month, mostly through bonus offers. Today I got another email from Air Miles that said I am on my way to Onyx status and I thought "What"...I have over 600 AM this month....so I kept reading the email and now it says that I need to earn 400 "base" air miles in the month of December to earn my Onyx status....has anyone had this happen to them that AM changed the promotion? I can't find my original email....I am bummed because most of my miles are bonus miles....so I guess I am out of luck for my Onyx status....

Hmmm, I missed that. Of course it would have helped if I had read the terms and conditions I suppose. My offer was to get 675 air miles to become Onyx. There is no way I could get 675 base miles in a month if they need to be base points. I've got 423 but I don't see getting any more as the majority of my air miles come from mastercard and that is what most of the 423 is from. I have plenty of bonus miles. Oh well, it is what it is.

That's odd --- i just checked my account and this past month i earned 1343 miles but ONLY 191 of those are BASE miles and they mostly came from our AMEX and MC, the base miles from stores are piddly! I wonder if they are only referring to the *extra bonus* bonus miles that don't appear on receipts are later appear on the account from (in metro's case) "head office" I hope your original thought process is correct, that's how i would interpret it!