Airmiles Sale

[Kat&Dom]

O.k.....just emailed Airmiles again and this was there response:

"For the Disneyland, CA Promotion, you always get 2 more days free, no matter how many days are selected for this Reward.

So, if you redeem for a 5 Day Base Ticket, it does expire on September 30, 2010.

Only the 5 Day-All Inclusive Ticket for Disney World, FL has no expiry date. This one costs more AIR MILES® reward miles too.

I hope this helps and I apologize for any confusion caused. Put simply, Disneyland, CA and Disney World, FL offer two very different Promotions."

NOW I'm thoroughly confused!

ETA: After sending several emails back and forth, it appears they thought I meant that Disney tickets in general never expire, which was not the question I was asking. He did say specifically that the Disneyland ticket would expire in Sept/10 but made no mention the Disney World one would. Geesh, that's all I was asking in the first place! Grrrrrr......

What I have noticed with AirMiles is that the Disneyland and SeaWorld tickets have an expiry date when you go into Terms and Conditions but the Disneyworld and Universal tickets do not have an expiry date.

It makes Disneyworld and Universal more attractive to redeem for because you don't have to worry about the tickets expiring before you use them. I wanted to order a SeaWorld ticket for my mom for our trip in November but the tickets available to get expire in October so I will have to wait to see if they get November tickets. It is very confusing and kind of frustrating so I share your pain.

And the information that they sent you correcting their original information is incorrect because it is a 5 day base ticket for Disneyworld that is on sale - not the 5 day all inclusive. The base ticket is good for 14 days from the first day of use so you can redeem for it and use it next year.

 

[disneyfreak89]

It is very confusing and kind of frustrating so I share your pain....And the information that they sent you correcting their original information is incorrect because it is a 5 day base ticket for Disneyworld that is on sale - not the 5 day all inclusive. The base ticket is good for 14 days from the first day of use so you can redeem for it and use it next year.

THANK YOU!!!!

 

[lee-annl]

Darn, wish I had enough.

 

[grover]

We used it to get into MK - did a morning full of rides then as we left the park at noon - we stopped by one of the ticket booths and upgraded the ticket then. It took about 5 minutes.

thanks for the info in both your posts!

 

[CrazyDisneyMommy1]

If I buy the promotion airmiles ticket 5 for 3 can I upgrade that ticket??? Or do I have to buy a reg 5 day ticket to upgrade????

 

[NancyK]

I ordered my WDW ticket last week and it came in the mail today.
It is a regular 5-day base ticket expiring 14 days from first use.

 

[sjsjbrook]

anyone want to donate me 400 airmiles to get one of the tickets?????

 

[petbren]

I ordered my WDW ticket last week and it came in the mail today.
It is a regular 5-day base ticket expiring 14 days from first use.

I got mine in the mail today too
Yes, it is a normal 5 day base ticket, it is totally up-gradable just like a regular ticket-we just did that last fall with tickets I ordered through airmiles. Trying to save up another 900 miles to get one more before the deal runs out....highly unlikely...maybe they'll run another special before we go in March

 

[My 2 princesses]

so glad it worked out. Was kinda worried there after I saw all these posts. Now to order mine when I'm back, cause I'm short for 2 tickets but with the spending going on here, sure gonna be closer by end July

 

[cdotla]

Word to the wise about this deal, particularly if you are in Atlantic Canada:

This is NOT as good as you would think!

The price of a 5 day base Adult ticket is $242 US, and with this promotion you would spend 1975 air miles to get it.

If you spent those 1975 air miles cashing in to get Sobeys gift certificates, you would receive $282 Cdn in Sobeys gift certificates. (Based on 140 air miles per $20 gift certificate).

Even factoring in exchange rates right now, you would be MUCH better off using those air miles to buy your groceries as opposed to your park tickets.

When talking the Child's 5 day ticket, (a value of $207 US), your 1750 air miles could get you a $250 Cdn Sobeys gift certificate. Once again, even factoring in exchange rates, you are much better off redeeming for Sobeys gift certificates.

 

[fan1080]

Word to the wise about this deal, particularly if you are in Atlantic Canada:

This is NOT as good as you would think!

The price of a 5 day base Adult ticket is $242 US, and with this promotion you would spend 1975 air miles to get it.

If you spent those 1975 air miles cashing in to get Sobeys gift certificates, you would receive $282 Cdn in Sobeys gift certificates. (Based on 140 air miles per $20 gift certificate).

Even factoring in exchange rates right now, you would be MUCH better off using those air miles to buy your groceries as opposed to your park tickets.

When talking the Child's 5 day ticket, (a value of $207 US), your 1750 air miles could get you a $250 Cdn Sobeys gift certificate. Once again, even factoring in exchange rates, you are much better off redeeming for Sobeys gift certificates.

Your numbers are a bit off.

The ticket price you mentioned doesn't inlcude tax or the exchange rate. You can get a better deal for tickets if you buy from undercover tourist, or other, but based on the Disney price, it would look like this:

Adult ticket: $242.82
With Tax (6% I believe): $257.37
With Yesterday's exchange rate: $270.19

Everything through airmiles runs at varying degrees of "good deals" if you were to look at the monetary value of your airmiles. Some airmiles items run extremely poor when compared to a monetary equivalent. Others run much better. This deal runs in the 13.2 - 13.7 cents per airmile range (factoring in FL 6% tax and the current exchange rates). The lower our dollar goes, the better this deal becomes.

Sobeys gift cards are in the 14.2 cent per airmile range. Yes, Sobeys gift cards are a better deal, but that's no different when comparing any airmile item purchase. And, it's not that big a difference, about 0.5 - 1.0 cents per airmile based on yesterday's exchange rates.

This is still a good deal based on the discount being offered when compared to the usual airmiles required - about 13% savings.

 

[cdotla]

Your numbers are a bit off.

The ticket price you mentioned doesn't inlcude tax or the exchange rate. You can get a better deal for tickets if you buy from undercover tourist, or other, but based on the Disney price, it would look like this:

Adult ticket: $242.82
With Tax (6% I believe): $257.37
With Yesterday's exchange rate: $270.19

Everything through airmiles runs at varying degrees of "good deals" if you were to look at the monetary value of your airmiles. Some airmiles items run extremely poor when compared to a monetary equivalent. Others run much better. This deal runs in the 13.2 - 13.7 cents per airmile range (factoring in FL 6% tax and the current exchange rates). The lower our dollar goes, the better this deal becomes.

Sobeys gift cards are in the 14.2 cent per airmile range. Yes, Sobeys gift cards are a better deal, but that's no different when comparing any airmile item purchase. And, it's not that big a difference, about 0.5 - 1.0 cents per airmile based on yesterday's exchange rates.

This is still a good deal based on the discount being offered when compared to the usual airmiles required - about 13% savings.

Actually, the numbers I quoted ARE INCLUSIVE of tax. Check out the All Ears site for confirmation: http://allears.net/pl/ticketchart.htm

Bottom line, as I mentioned before, it is a MUCH better deal to cash in air miles for Sobeys gift certificates, and use the money that you would have had to spend on the groceries to buy your park tickets!

Just want to put that out there for anyone who is looking for the BEST VALUE for their airmiles.

 

[fan1080]

Actually, the numbers I quoted ARE INCLUSIVE of tax. Check out the All Ears site for confirmation: http://allears.net/pl/ticketchart.htm

Bottom line, as I mentioned before, it is a MUCH better deal to cash in air miles for Sobeys gift certificates, and use the money that you would have had to spend on the groceries to buy your park tickets!

Just want to put that out there for anyone who is looking for the BEST VALUE for their airmiles.

Agreed, for those who know about the discount places to buy tickets, it is a good deal. For those who don't, and buy tickets from Disney, it's not a big savings.

However, it only looks good now because our dollar is doing well against the USD. The lower our dollar goes, the better this deal is.

Many people don't look at the monetary value of their airmiles. I do with just about everything I'm considering through airmiles. Some of the items are just terrible for the value per airmile.

 

[cdotla]

Agreed, for those who know about the discount places to buy tickets, it is a good deal. For those who don't, and buy tickets from Disney, it's not a big savings.

Again - I am not quite sure why you think I am quoting a discount ticket price?

The $242 I quoted for an Adult 5 day WDW base ticket is DISNEY's price. You can go to WDW's website to confirm if you wish.

If you buy your tickets from a discounted ticket outlet, it will be even BETTER value for you to purchase Sobeys gift certificates.

Just to be clear, WHERE EVER you buy your tickets (from Disney, or a discounted ticket outlet), you will get more value for your air miles buying Sobeys gift certificates and using the money you would have spent on groceries for your park tickets.

HERE IS THE MATH:

Disney's cost for a 5 day Base ticket is $242US. Using today's Bank of Canada's exchange rate (even though our dollar took a 3 cent dive in the past few days), this would work out to a cost of $254 Cdn.

The same amount of air miles converted into Sobeys gift certificates would give you $282 Cdn.

So you are $28 Cdn per ticket better off with the Sobey gift certificates.

Multiply this by 4 assuming you are buying tickets for a family of 4, and you would have an additional $112 in your pocket redeeming for Sobeys gift certificates.

You may state the savings difference as only a couple cents difference per air mile, but when you are redeeming 1975 air miles, those couple of cents can really add up!

If you buy through a discount ticket provider, your savings in getting Sobeys gift certificates would obviously be much higher!

 

[fan1080]

Again - I am not quite sure why you think I am quoting a discount ticket price?

The $242 I quoted for an Adult 5 day WDW base ticket is DISNEY's price. You can go to WDW's website to confirm if you wish.

If you buy your tickets from a discounted ticket outlet, it will be even BETTER value for you to purchase Sobeys gift certificates.

Just to be clear, WHERE EVER you buy your tickets (from Disney, or a discounted ticket outlet), you will get more value for your air miles buying Sobeys gift certificates and using the money you would have spent on groceries for your park tickets.

HERE IS THE MATH:

Disney's cost for a 5 day Base ticket is $242US. Using today's Bank of Canada's exchange rate (even though our dollar took a 3 cent dive in the past few days), this would work out to a cost of $254 Cdn.

The same amount of air miles converted into Sobeys gift certificates would give you $282 Cdn.

So you are $28 Cdn per ticket better off with the Sobey gift certificates.

Multiply this by 4 assuming you are buying tickets for a family of 4, and you would have an additional $112 in your pocket redeeming for Sobeys gift certificates.

You may state the savings difference as only a couple cents difference per air mile, but when you are redeeming 1975 air miles, those couple of cents can really add up!

If you buy through a discount ticket provider, your savings in getting Sobeys gift certificates would obviously be much higher!

Gotcha, I thought Disney prices didn't include tax. Must be a recent change, unless I misunderstood previous research.

But, when paying for an expensive trip to Disney, while it IS better to use the airmiles for items like Sobeys gift cards, the savings for the tickets is hard for some to ignore. That's pretty much a $1000 savings on a family vacation. While some may have plenty of expendible cash, others can only afford a trip to Disney by using these methods.

Everyone finds value in their own way.

 

[petbren]

Gotcha, I thought Disney prices didn't include tax. Must be a recent change, unless I misunderstood previous research.

But, when paying for an expensive trip to Disney, while it IS better to use the airmiles for items like Sobeys gift cards, the savings for the tickets is hard for some to ignore. That's pretty much a $1000 savings on a family vacation. While some may have plenty of expendible cash, others can only afford a trip to Disney by using these methods.

Everyone finds value in their own way.

Oh my goodness...........I am saving my airmiles so I think I am getting a good deal on Disney tickets--one less thing to pay for before the trip
I don't want groceries, I want Disney tickets, I save up my miles to buy Disney tickets, as many as I can before the next trip--to me, it's a good deal.....less miles to buy the tickets I was going to buy anyway

 

[disneyfreak89]

If I buy the promotion airmiles ticket 5 for 3 can I upgrade that ticket??? Or do I have to buy a reg 5 day ticket to upgrade????

To echo a pp, they are upgradable. We got tickets through AM a couple years ago and upgraded to Annual passes, worked like a charm.

Finally ordered one ticket today! Unfortunately, we won't accumulate enough by September for another one.....but we're not going again till next spring, so we have time to save.

 

[Kat&Dom]

Oh my goodness...........I am saving my airmiles so I think I am getting a good deal on Disney tickets--one less thing to pay for before the trip
I don't want groceries, I want Disney tickets, I save up my miles to buy Disney tickets, as many as I can before the next trip--to me, it's a good deal.....less miles to buy the tickets I was going to buy anyway

Me too. I love having the entertainment piece to my vacation covered. It makes taking a Disney vacation so affordable because the money I would have used for tickets - I can use elsewhere on vacation.

 

[Kat&Dom]

I did not check to see if it is for Gold Members only (I am Gold status), but anyone wanting to redeem miles for Disney World tickets, should do so now.

Run...........ok, you have time until July 31st

SUMMER PROMOTION ! 2 More Days FREE offer. Get a 5 day Walt Disney World Resort Magic Your Way Base Ticket for the price of 3. 1975 for Adult ticket.

Thanks so much for the heads up. I was able to get enough Airmiles collected and redeem for the Adult ticket. What an awesome deal and so glad that I could get in on it!

 

[My 2 princesses]

Reminder...........last 2 days of sale.