Business Platinum Card from American Express
130,000 MR points
Are the Visa Infinite Privilege Cards Worth It?
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Business Platinum Card from American Express
- Earn 90,000 MR points upon spending $15,000 in the first three months
- Plus, earn 40,000 MR points upon making a purchase in months 14–17 as a cardholder
- And, earn 1.25x MR points on all purchases
- Also, receive a $200 annual travel credit
- Transfer MR points to Aeroplan and other frequent flyer programs for premium flights
- Unlimited airport lounge access for you and one guest at Priority Pass, Plaza Premium, Centurion, and other lounges
- Credits and rebates for business expenses throughout the year with Amex Offers
- Bonus MR points for referring family and friends
- Qualify for the card as a sole proprietor
- Annual fee: $799
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Hi,
Does anyone know if you can bring companions on the same itinerary through the VISA Infinite Privilege priority security lanes at the airport?
Hey Ricky. Great post. I have the Desjardins version and all things considered think it’s very competitive: $100 off if a Desjardins account holder, free supplementary card, fantastic insurance, and 2.4% cash back on first $25k spend and 2% thereafter. One question: Dave mentioned supp card can be used to get another Priority Pass membership (6 passes). Is this correct?
I can confirm that it is indeed the case, one of my family members is an authorized user and was able to use their card for a PP membership. Although, I am not aware of the 2.4% Cashback rate.
The only benefit I find on the RBC version is the extra .25 points per dollar but the amex pat is superior in every way. I use t for business spend and manage Touareg a few hundred k per year on it . With avios BA transfer bonus I can get 500k avios out of it. Coupled with the RBC BA card I put the minimum 30k spend on for the 2 for 1 pass and it’s quite a handy combo. I would definitely prefer the Amex business plat but suppliers avoid it like the plague especially for large purchases so I’m mostly stuck with Visa. RBC in my case definitely did an in branch income verification.
A few comments on RFD suggest TD and CIBC VIP Aeroplan cardholders are given Altitude 25k status just for holding the card. Do you know if this is the case? Might be an alternative to transferring 50k miles.
Ricky, there is a VIP card that issued by Desjardins
And one by Vancity as well. Can I be forgiven for overlooking these, which don’t really offer compelling travel rewards? I don’t know, I suppose they’re worth at least mentioning in the article, which I’ll do right now.
Desjardins offers the best insurance policies in Canada ,free additional cards which could be used to register another PP
You forgot to mention that the free additional card is only available for members, which means only people in Ontario and Quebec can take advantage of it.
I hold both the RBC and CIBC versions. IIRC The MLL passes are only valid if travelling on an Aeroplan booking. A cash Y fare would not allow you to use the passes. Although I have been "mistakenly" granted access on occasion.
The fast track security at YYZ, YOW, and YVR are also great perks along with 20% off airport parking
Do both offer fast track at YVR? are there other cards that do? I think amex only offers YYZ fast track.
Curious as to why you hold both and what value you find in them?
I use the RBC as primary non bonused spend to due transferrable Avion pts, CIBC hads a decent 50k signup and the 4 lounge passes, plus best earning for non bonused Aeroplan earnings should i need to. Tried cancelling the CIBC after 1st yr but they gave me 10k AP and reduced annual fee to keep it.
The RBC Avion VIP fee can actually be reduced by $165 (at minimum) with an RBC VIP chequing account (also free for medical professionals, dentists, lawyers, etc).
It’s $120 rebate for the VIP account.
Thanks for the correction guys.
Ricky, if I purchase an Air Canada ticket by redeeming Aventura points before June 30 (say, 20,000 points for a YYZ↔YQB ticket), cancel the ticket afterwards, will the full fare be refunded as voucher or Aeroplan miles + 65% bonus?
You’ll be able to choose between the two options.
Hi Ricky. Do you have any confirmation of this working ? Think I’d like yo try it
I assume the same holds true when I book thru Amex Travel, right? Thanks for the thoughtful suggestion.
We’ll find out for sure soon enough!