November 20 Update: TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege Card changes, more new Air Canada transborder routes, 9 new bonuses

Your final update of the week!
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News, Tips & Tricks

One of our readers forwarded news about the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege Card, most of we have covered here except the change to the Maple Leaf lounge vouchers::

Hi Patrick…last month I  signed up for the above noted card $399
product as it offered 50,000 aeroplan with terms of spending $1000 in
90 days. Its arrived and so has all the small print. I was also a card
holder the first year this product launched and fumbled along with TD
as they saw benefits and features come and go on the Privileges end of
the product. The first year it launched I wrote you to advise HHonors
Diamond status was dropped. It still has not been replaced. Airport
Angel was initially provided and didn’t work at all for me in
Toronto—it has been replaced with Priority Pass. The strangest change
was with regards to 4 Aeroplan redemption only Maple Leaf Lounge
vouchers….these have been eliminated by a process where one swipe for
the card holder is permitted and is not transferrable to others even
travelling on the same aeroplan flight reward. I have written through
to their CSR team—I’ll keep you posted as to their reply. I’ve also
written the VISA Privileges concierge to stir things up from that
direction.

Nov 12th I wrote
—-“I’ve reviewed the recent change of eliminating the 4 maple leaf
lounge access paper vouchers and believe this has been a mistake in my
opinion. One of the best features of this card was the ability to treat
family to a lounge visit when travelling on an Aeroplan award. The
fact that it is restricted to one swipe only and for the card holder
only and is not transferable is a terrible change of process. The sheer
fact that it is not transferable is a mistake as now the other parties
travelling on the same reward ticket cannot benefit from a lounge
visit. A simple clarification and process improvement could be to amend
the terms and agreements that the swipe for entry is applicable per
person so long as the primary card holders account was that which
produced the Aeroplan redemption of the tickets and all tickets up to
four swipe entries may now have access to the lounge.”

After writing to them our reader let us know that  TD customer
service agreed to credit him a $150 fee reduction to compensate the
cost of purchasing three additional entries to a maple leaf lounge.

Do you have this card? Are you aware of this change to the Maple Leaf lounge access and if so has it affected you yet? Holders of this card should complain to TD about this change and perhaps like our reader you’ll receive some compensation back if you have paid for others to enter Maple Leaf lounges. Let us know by commenting below! 

More new Transborder routes from Air Canada to tell
you about. 2016 will see Toronto to Washington Dulles, Jacksonville,
Portland OR, and Salt Lake City. Vancouver will get San Diego and
Chicago while Calgary gets San Francisco. (Source Airlineroute.net)

We are speaking at the Canadian Points University in January! You can save $20 off the ticket price when you use promo code REWARD20 ! Visit the site here.

Posts since our last update:

Travel Deals

Save 15-25% when you book 3 or more nights at any participating IHG Hotels Canadian properties. Valid for stays until Dec 30. Find out more here.

Bonus Offers

Best Western Rewards

– 500 Bonus Rewards Points for stays on the Best Value rate at Best Western Hotels Worldwide. More… Nov 23 – Feb 7, 16

Carlson Hotels Club Carlson

– 2,500 Bonus Gold Points and up to 30% off when you book a stay at
Quorvus Collection, Radisson Blu, Park Inn by Radisson and Park Plaza
hotels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. More… Book by Nov 23 for stays Nov 30 – Feb 28, 16

Cathay Pacific Asia Miles

– 3,888 Bonus Asia Miles on your first Rocketmiles booking More… Book by Dec 31, 15

Hilton HHonors

– Earn 2,500 Bonus HHonors Points on every stay of two nights or more at any US hotel in the Hilton Portfolio. More… Dec 1 – 31, 15

South African Airways Voyager

– Double Voyager Miles for stays at the Radisson Blu Azuri Resort &
Spa, Mauritius or the Radisson Blu Poste Lafayette Resort & Spa,
Mauritius. More… Book by Dec 31, 15 for stays until Apr 30, 16

TAP Portugal Victoria

– Double Victoria Miles on all Gol flights systemwide. More… Until Feb 29, 16

– Triple Victoria Miles for stays at over 2,800 Accor Hotels Worldwide. More… Book by Dec 15 for stays until Jan 31, 16


Double Victoria Miles for stays at all Altis Hotels. More… Book by Dec 31 for stays until Feb 29, 16

– Double Victoria Miles on Europcar rentals of a compact category or higher in mainland Portugal and Madeira. More… Book by Dec 31 for rentals until Jan 30, 16

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