Points Miles and Bling

Host of What’s the Point?, #PMBMEETUP Part time blogger, full time points talker. @boardingarea

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Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Iceland 🇮🇸 TD Rewards, Scene+, and a healthy amount of booking chaos

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What I Booked: Qatar Qsuites, an African Safari, and Emirates First https://t.co/Zl13ORRSJq via @blingSINGH

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📍 Monte-Carlo 🇲🇨
🛏️ Columbus Hotel Monte-Carlo, Curio Collection
💳 ~76k Hilton points
💭 Good views, decent stay, but a 6/10 overall given the check-out experience

https://t.co/lVXgQMuyg0

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Review: Columbus Hotel Monte-Carlo, the Curio Collection by Hilton https://t.co/x5ol5V5Bmf via @blingSINGH

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🇪🇺 It’s not too late to book your family holiday for Euro Summer 2026! Some dates have 5–8 seats available 👀

✈ Montreal–Zurich: 60k Aeroplan points
✈ Toronto–Dublin: 60k Avios
✈ Paris from 🇨🇦 cities: 60k Flying Blue miles
✈ Amsterdam from 🇨🇦 cities: 60k Flying Blue miles

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🤿 From scuba diving to island hopping, the Philippines has it all
🏝️ Now easily accessible with Qatar Avios!

https://t.co/2yTpzRo8Me

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Scuba Diving and Island Hopping in the Philippines https://t.co/SBX7DuUXxH via @blingSINGH

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🇲🇽 World-class beaches, incredible food, and rich culture without crossing an ocean
💰 Often cheaper than many domestic vacations
✈️ Why Mexico should be at the top of your travel list this year

https://t.co/xcEy4vQEKj

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5 Reasons Why Mexico Should Be Your Next Vacation https://t.co/23kWI47xvN via @blingSINGH

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🇵🇭 Use Qatar Avios to fly Philippine Airlines
🇨🇦 YVR-MNL 110k Avios, YYZ-MNL 154k Avios
🪄 YYZ-DOH-MNL on QR + PR for 100k Avios

https://t.co/6Wlu3i3DPC

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Use Avios to Book Philippine Airlines Business Class https://t.co/u72tHGmuG0 via @blingSINGH

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😬 New rules for Qatar Avios redemptions
📋Before you can use your Avios for others, you must credit a paid flight to Qatar
🧰 No perfect solution, but here's what you can do in the meantime...

https://t.co/kugQp3DlDE

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Qatar Airways Restricts Who You Can Redeem Avios For https://t.co/kWy4nqAhEs via @blingSINGH

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🇫🇮 Until **tomorrow, June 18** buy Finnair Avios for 1.3 CPP
⬇️ Lowest we’ve seen Avios being sold across all its flavours

https://t.co/QjuTNZB30l

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🤔 Have you noticed extremely high fees flying out of London (LHR) even when not on BA?
🧾 UK APD is a high tax, but there's a few ways to avoid or at least minimize it

https://t.co/BBdrPRhvl5

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Avoiding the UK Air Passenger Duty (APD) https://t.co/SoXPS6X25G via @blingSINGH

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🚨 Matching the previous all-time-high, RBC brings back the 70,000 point on the WestJet RBC World Elite Mastercard

https://t.co/v7qIkZgkGH

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The summer of RBC continues;

After dropping record 70k and 100k bonuses on the Avion cards, today we see new all-time-highs:

‼️ Up to 14k on RBC Ion Visa

‼️ Up to 28k on RBC Ion+ Visa

https://t.co/InOcxPfz6S

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Another All Time High: Up to 28,000 bonus on RBC Ion+ Visa https://t.co/EzUEhD0mDs via @blingSINGH

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✨ Now Open - Air Canada Café at Québec City YQB
🤝 97-seat Café operated in partnership with Plaza Premium
👏 Seventh Air Canada Café in Canada. Two each at YUL, YYZ, YVR

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📍 Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto 🇯🇵
💳 106k Bonvoy points/nt
💭 RC Kyoto felt like a downgrade after staying at WA Osaka.

https://t.co/7tuWlqOegQ

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Review: Ritz-Carlton Kyoto fell short of expectations https://t.co/uSKF5mWUNd via @blingSINGH

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🚙 Marriott Gold, Hilton Gold = National Executive Elite
🟰 National Executive Elite = Avis Preferred Plus = Hertz President's Circle
✈️ OR, start with Avis President's Club and Hertz President's Circle with Aeroplan, then match to National

https://t.co/TVePUZxCNm

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Easy Win: Car Rental Status Match https://t.co/VxQ9jOJ1Ce via @blingSINGH

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🎧 What’s The Point? #202

00:00:40 Airlines locking their best award seats
00:11:50 Amex Platinum Card - Lounge Access Strategy
00:24:50 RBC Fixed Award Chart - No SQC?
00:29:00 WestJet Upgrade Bidding

https://t.co/evBXyTHDWf

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🔒 Trend is business and first class seats only available through an airline's own loyalty program
🧰 We must adapt our strategy accordingly

https://t.co/b0TRVuNJs8

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Airlines Are Locking Up Their Best Award Seats https://t.co/cS4ei95jtt via @blingSINGH

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✅ Free YYC stopover on Int’l flights, up to 7 days
👏 up to 5 o/w segments, open-jaw, and mixed fare bundles
👌🏽 Use points and/or Companion pass

https://t.co/umMq38Whoj

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WestJet Calgary Stopover Program – Add a Free Stopover on Europe and Asia Flights https://t.co/ewA1drBCbT via @blingSINGH

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🧐 You probably have more lounge access than you think... do you still need the Amex Platinum 🇨🇦?

https://t.co/oKnGO3b3HD

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Amex Platinum Lounge Changes Are Almost Here—What’s Your Strategy? https://t.co/fXn7QkX1vE via @blingSINGH

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💳 Supplementary cards are actually underutilized: many offer the most important benefits of the primary card, with a much lower fee
‼️Note the primary cardholder is responsible for all purchases

https://t.co/cGgHfR6oHR

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How Supplementary Credit Cards Actually Work https://t.co/qRfMGIBhe0 via @blingSINGH

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Airbus A321XLR: AC413 YUL✈️YYZ
👌🏽 Preferred+ Seat, Economy Cabin
😍 IFE: Front+Down cam views, Cockpit and Pilot’s HUD views
🚽 3 in the back, only 1 up front

https://t.co/WryNzew6xK

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Review: Inaugural Air Canada A321XLR flight from YUL to YYZ https://t.co/6hxnz5MLZA via @blingSINGH