Maximizing Your Loyalty Programs Summer 2015 Travel

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1 Maximizing Your Loyalty Programs Summer 2015 Travel by Boris Remes BCom 2010 Alumni Career Services Webinar Sauder School of Business May 6, 2015

2 Disloyally Loyal

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4 Short- Term Earn & Burn Strategy

5 Points WILL Depreciate

6 Luxury Summer Travel On Points May th 2015 Full day Universal Studios in LA 5 days in Fiji 3 days in Melbourne Full day in Perth Dinner with friends in New York

7 Flights 1. Vancouver - Los Angeles Fiji - Melbourne in Business Class using Alaska Airlines miles (Mileage Plus). 2. Melbourne - Perth in Business Class using American Airlines miles (AAdvantage). 3. Perth - Doha - New York in Business Class using GOL Airlines miles (Smiles). 4. New York - Vancouver in First Class using Bri]sh Airways miles (Avios).

8 Booking Flights Best Uses Of Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Miles: Fiji Airways to Australia with a free stopover in Fiji for 55k + tax in business Alaska Airlines credit card 25k bonus + 40% mileage sale ($20 for 1000 miles)

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10 American Airlines on Qantas (OW partner) One way business class: miles + tax Gedng miles: Frequent points sales (1000 miles for under $20) Starwood Preferred Guests (SPG) 20k converts to 25k AAdvantage miles

11 Qatar Business Class Perth - Doha - JFK

12 GOL Smiles (Qatar partner)

13 Cathay Pacific First Class JFK Vancouver

14 BA Avios or AAdvantage 35k BA Avios or AAdvantage for Cathay First Class Gedng miles: RBC Avion card to Avios or AAdvantage American Express Membership Rewards Starwood Preferred Guests (SPG) 20k converts to 25k Avios or AAdvantage miles

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16 Hotels Fiji 3 nights in Intercon]nental Hotel (30k or cer]ficates vs. $400 paid rate) 1 night in Radisson Hotel (44k points vs. $300 paid rate) Melbourne 1 night in Intercon]nental Hotel (40k or cer]ficates vs. $300 paid rate) 2 nights in Grand Hyaj (7500 points + $100 vs. $400 paid rate)

17 Booking Hotels SPG points sale with 25% bonus ($26 for 1000) or convert to airline miles ($20 for 1000) un]l May IHG points sale with 50% bonus ($7.7 for 1000) un]l May 8 th 2015 Hyaj olen sells points with 30-40% bonus ($18.5 for 1000)

18 Carlson Hotels Friends & Family Discount hjp://loyaltylobby.com/2012/08/09/carlson- hotels- friends- family- discount/

19 Las Vegas Getaway! Flights from Vancouver/Bellingham on Alaska or American using Avios (7500 each way) MGM Resorts with stay credit ($20- $200) and 2 free show ]ckets: hjp://mgmresorts.com/royaloffer2015 hjp:// kbid= More: hjp:// deals/ las- vegas- codes- promos.html

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21 Credit Cards Fast and easy way to earn miles and points The Credit Card Churn Avoiding Annual Fees Impact on Credit Credit U]liza]on Part I: Churning 101 Part II: Impact on Credit Part III: Dos and Don ts

22 Free Year of Credit Reports & Monitoring hjp://forums.redflagdeals.com/free- equifax- monitoring- 1- yr- result- home- depot- data- breach /

23 Invita]on Link: hjp://amex.co/19tbdfy

24 Best Credit Cards - Amex Amex Gold 25k MR bonus (i.e. $250 travel credit, 25k Aeroplan or BA Avios), 1-2 pt/$ $150 waived for the first year Membership Rewards (MR) transfer to Aeroplan, Avios, Alitalia, Asia Miles, Delta, E]had, Hilton, SPG Invita]on Link: hjp://amex.co/18mzxee Amex Pla,num 60k MR bonus, lounges, upgrades, SPG Gold, Club Carlson Gold, $200 airline credit annually, 1.25 pts/$, $699 Membership Rewards (MR) transfer partners Invita]on Link: hjp://amex.co/18mzxee

25 Best Credit Cards - Visa Alaska Airlines Milage Plan - 25k bonus $99 Companion Pass 1-3 pts/$ $75- $25=$50 applying trough TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite - 25k bonus aler $1000, 1-2 pts/$ $120 waived for the first year $650 cash back through

26 IHG Elite- status though credit card

27 Google Flights

28 Easy(er) Stat Alliance Gold Aegean Air s Miles + Bonus

29 Silver or Gold members may ac]vate a Together account and add up to 5 members redeemable miles

30 Tracks status, points balance and expira]on of airlines, hotels, credit cards, car rentals and shopping programs OneCard Travel Plans all i]neraries in chronological order Invita]on link: hjp://awardwallet.com/? refcode=frlnawjhml

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