Fuel Surcharge Archive

  • I've never been a fan of travel points programs which are not owned by the airlines. In the past I was a dedicated Air Canada Aeroplan member but we switched to the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan a few years ago. I dislike bank based programs like Avion by Royal Bank of Canada because you get more flight options but you pay through the nose in taxes and fees. This distinction has been somewhat blurred to me now.

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    I've never been a fan of travel points programs which are not owned by the airlines. In the past I was a dedicated Air Canada Aeroplan member but we switched to the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan a few years ago. I dislike bank based programs like Avion by Royal Bank of Canada because you get more flight options but you pay through the nose in taxes and fees. This distinction has been somewhat blurred to me now.

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