Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[hdrolfe]

For the AirMileshops spend $100 get 100AM, can we do the same store more than once? I did Petsmart already and was wondering if I did them again would I get another 100 AM?

I did OldNavy twice and it worked both times

 

[mkmommy]

Looking at hotels now that bookings are with Expedia.

Did the value of the Air Miles go down?

I thought before that $200CAD was 1900Airmiles same as if redeeming for e-vouchers. (95 Am for $10 voucher) But my searches were showing 2000 Airmiles was needed for a $200 hotel credit.

 

[bababear_50]

My exploration of the Expedia website for hotels was definitely higher $ than when I last checked on RedTag.
It's like the "we are going to cover taxes and fees" is just a way of now increasing the costs and devaluing the Airmile ratio.
Just my thoughts.

Mel

 

[ottawamom]

Looks like things have changed. My flight was $594. I was charged 5954AM or $626 (95AM=$10). I guess the difference is their booking fee. I hadn't really given it much thought at the time. I'm going to have to look into this more to see if it's consistent across other types of reservations.

 

[ottawamom]

I just checked the hotel I had booked recently in Fort Lauderdale. Room per Expedia $226 or 2262AM, room per hotel website $222 converts to 2109AM (both before taxes). Difference is 153AM or $16. Definitely what they used to charge on the Airmiles site as a booking fee. Some more expensive reservations would end up paying a slightly higher fee with Expedia's new method of simplifying the conversion.

As with all redemptions (travel or merchandise) using Airmiles, you've got to do your math to see what the best option is before proceeding.