Airmiles Armchair Chatter

Ready for another year of airmiles collecting. I started part way through the year this last year, so I'm excited to see how many I can collect in a full year.

We returned from our Christmas Disney trip and are already planning our next big trip in 4 years. We plan to do WDW. Still figuring out the best way to use the miles we will collect. WDW passes? Flights? Car rental? Thoughts? We plan to do 8 days WDW, 4 days Universal and a week at the beach. We plan way in advance because we have a large family (6), so we don't vacation often.
 
I assume that the Shop the Block airmiles will count for last year, but does anyone know? I was 200 short of Onyx so I'm curious ;)
 
kristabelle13 said:
I assume that the Shop the Block airmiles will count for last year, but does anyone know? I was 200 short of Onyx so I'm curious ;)
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No, any bonus miles from the coupons *should* apply to 2018 status but the final 2000 miles will apply to your 2019 status. From the FAQs -- and i'm wondering if i can follow up on some of those outstanding offers per the first point, BUT not according to the MOST knowledgeable AM customer service Rep, Samantha -- she's been with AM for close to 15 years and knows her stuff! She says that there are several of them who are annoyed that the FAQs have been updated to say the miles will appear before the end of January since that doesn't allow for the timeframe of missing miles from the coupons! Wonder how she feels about the statement here .....
  • The Miles you get from using Partner offers will be deposited into your Collector Account by December 2017 and will count towards your 2018 Gold/Onyx™ status.
  • The Miles you get from using 3, 5 or 7 offers will be deposited into your Account within 120 days after the promotion, in 2018. These Miles will count towards your 2019 Gold/Onyx™ status.
 


Donald - my hero said:
No, any bonus miles from the coupons *should* apply to 2018 status but the final 2000 miles will apply to your 2019 status. From the FAQs -- and i'm wondering if i can follow up on some of those outstanding offers per the first point, BUT not according to the MOST knowledgeable AM customer service Rep, Samantha -- she's been with AM for close to 15 years and knows her stuff! She says that there are several of them who are annoyed that the FAQs have been updated to say the miles will appear before the end of January since that doesn't allow for the timeframe of missing miles from the coupons! Wonder how she feels about the statement here .....
  • The Miles you get from using Partner offers will be deposited into your Collector Account by December 2017 and will count towards your 2018 Gold/Onyx™ status.
  • The Miles you get from using 3, 5 or 7 offers will be deposited into your Account within 120 days after the promotion, in 2018. These Miles will count towards your 2019 Gold/Onyx™ status.
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Probably for the best then! Because then once you qualify for Onyx then you get it for the remainder of that year and the next year, correct? So now I'll just have it longer.
 
ilovetotravel1977 said:
Hmm, maybe we should all live chat with them about the missing 150 air miles shops bonus miles :)
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And for me the chocolate bar offer on BOTH cards, and about 9 of the online shopping transactions i completed during that time frame as well!! Samantha was able to see that i have enough offers on both cards to get the miles (once the online credits on the new card that is ) Side note, she also told me to be rather quiet about the fact that we have 2 accounts in our family and if questioned to say hubby's is a business account. They don't explicitly say you can't do this but would prefer there is only one account per household and some of the newer employees are slightly more than militant.
 


I just got off the Live Chat with Connie. I asked about the above date of December 2017 for the partner miles. She confirmed that the AM Shops falls under a "partner". But this was her reply when I asked about that timeline:

Connie: Thanks for waiting. What i found was that hopefully the system will update soon but the terms of 60 days for regular miles and 120 for the bonus. Keep an eye on your transactions on .ca. If you find that miles have not been posted there is a form you can fill out. The missing miles form on the transaction page.

Connie: I did the promo and just checked last nite and didn't not find anything posted. I kept all the receipts.

Um, that didn't even answer my question LOL

Edit to add: They LOVE congratulating me on being ONYX, and she was pushing the personal shopper experience too. Nope.
 
ilovetotravel1977 said:
I just got off the Live Chat with Connie. I asked about the above date of December 2017 for the partner miles. She confirmed that the AM Shops falls under a "partner". But this was her reply when I asked about that timeline:

Connie: Thanks for waiting. What i found was that hopefully the system will update soon but the terms of 60 days for regular miles and 120 for the bonus. Keep an eye on your transactions on .ca. If you find that miles have not been posted there is a form you can fill out. The missing miles form on the transaction page.

Connie: I did the promo and just checked last nite and didn't not find anything posted. I kept all the receipts.

Um, that didn't even answer my question LOL

Edit to add: They LOVE congratulating me on being ONYX, and she was pushing the personal shopper experience too. Nope.
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Heads up about the airmilesshop - the dates are different than other sponsors! You only need to wait 75 days, not 120, to chase down those bonus miles.

From those terms & conditions:
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blue888 said:
Ready for another year of airmiles collecting. I started part way through the year this last year, so I'm excited to see how many I can collect in a full year.

We returned from our Christmas Disney trip and are already planning our next big trip in 4 years. We plan to do WDW. Still figuring out the best way to use the miles we will collect. WDW passes? Flights? Car rental? Thoughts? We plan to do 8 days WDW, 4 days Universal and a week at the beach. We plan way in advance because we have a large family (6), so we don't vacation often.
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At this point I think tickets (Disney and Universal) and flights are your best bet. It you collected for four years you could really rack up the miles !
 
I'd be saving for tickets and flights. Actually that is my plan after my April trip. Save up for Disney (maybe Universal too?) tickets and flights. I want to go again for a full trip before kiddo turns 10 (Dec 2019, wait, that can't be right. but I think it is!) I am hoping for August or November in 2019, but it will depend on how fast I can get those miles :) I wish I could use AM for Disney hotels, or Universal ones. But sadly that won't happen. Still, should be able to save on tickets and that will be great! My only dilemma will be that I want to get park hoppers plus water parks, so will have to spend extra to bump them up (I assume). I wonder if two weeks in Florida is too much?

I really want the STB to post by early February, and hope the flights I want are still on "sale" on AM (they are currently 2240 instead of 2800 AM). Then I can use the AM for both of us instead of just me, which isn't really worth it. Any way.
 
I know this is asking everyone to totally speculate BUT what are your thoughts on AirMiles still having the 20% Canadian WDW tix for redemption on the site AFTER the Feb deadline?

I know they had the ones last year up long after the cut off to purchase them from Disney directly. I am sure it is because they buy a certain amount and then have them up for AM redemption until they are gone.

I am simply hoping they do because I will have enough after the Shop The Block promo (for which miles probably wont be posted till after the WDW promo ends) for one more adult ticket and want to see what you guys think or am I totally wishful thinking?

I am kind of Disney dream planning today and just want feedback, thanks!
 
alohamom said:
I know this is asking everyone to totally speculate BUT what are your thoughts on AirMiles still having the 20% Canadian WDW tix for redemption on the site AFTER the Feb deadline?

I know they had the ones last year up long after the cut off to purchase them from Disney directly. I am sure it is because they buy a certain amount and then have them up for AM redemption until they are gone.

I am simply hoping they do because I will have enough after the Shop The Block promo (for which miles probably wont be posted till after the WDW promo ends) for one more adult ticket and want to see what you guys think or am I totally wishful thinking?

I am kind of Disney dream planning today and just want feedback, thanks!
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Last years STB posted on Feb 5th. So... you might get lucky? As for how many will be available after the promo, I guess that's hard to say. I don't think they are as popular this year because of the expiry date, last year they didn't have that so people were "stocking up". That could be good in that they won't sell out of them as fast.
 
@hdrolfe good point about the expiry date, thanks!

I think what I am going to do is have a cut off date just before the WDW direct purchase date and if the STB AM dont post by then I will just buy them.
 
alohamom said:
@hdrolfe good point about the expiry date, thanks!

I think what I am going to do is have a cut off date just before the WDW direct purchase date and if the STB AM dont post by then I will just buy them.
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As per the Shop the Block website (you can still go on there to verify), the miles will be posted at the end of January. You should be fine to use your STB miles before the end of Feb.
 
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