if travel is the goal then yes cobalt to accumulate, aeroplan so the points don't expire but i would have a mastercard if you shop at costco which you should
@@Volfas get the rogers mastercard world elite card, if you are a rogers/fido/shaw customer, you get 2% cashback on all purchases including costco, and you can redeem for 1.5x against your cellphone/cable bill, for a no fee card, i think it's a no brainer
The Amex Platinum is not that great here in canada, FX fees and mediocore earning multiples honestly. If you travel a lot internationaly even just to the US, you are going to lose 2.5% on FX fees every time which definitley adds up. Amex lounges are great but only really available in north america with a few exceptions in London and HK, which means priority pass is really what you are going to be using. I think getting Scotiabank Passport Infinite is a great option becasue you get free passes for lounges and no fx fees. The US amex platinum is way better.
Food basics takes amex in my experience. Also if you want to put the bill on your card when eating out, offer your friends to cover the tip. Good luck all.
Airport lounges seem to be hit and miss. For me rhey seem to be closed when I fly, or under contraction with a temporary lounge that sucks. Or they are jam packed as it’s so easy to get access.
most big grocery chains do not accept amex tho edit: as concluded from this thread, Walmart does accept amex but they are not considered "grocery" so no 5x and it seems that "only Loblaws and Costco" do not accept amex, so Metro / Sobeys DO accept it so it could work for you. some hacker in the thread suggested buying a "Costco" gift card from metro as a way of getting the multiplier before going to Costco side rant: why can't RBC have a good aeroplan card or a card that can turn into aeroplan points ?
@@DZB331 idk about Costco but loblaws and Walmart don't, if Costco too idk where u buying groceries. I know Sobeys with Scotia idk if they accept Amex there. And if you're shopping at metro you're not saving any money even with the 5x points
@@AnzorKhawaj the Walmart where I live accepts Amex and is 5x. I do 90% of my grocery shopping at Safeway, save on, nesters where it is all 5x and accept Amex. 10% at loblways where I use td aeroplan infinite
What is your opinion on the Amex gold vs cobalt. I primary want to rake in points for travel. I already have an TD aeroplan card but need a secondary card. Confused between gold vs cobalt. While the cobalt gives more points the welcome bonus on gold is better. Thoughts?
Hello there! As this comparison can get very in-depth, I highly recommend you to have a read of an article I have written before: princeoftravel.pulse.ly/55htru3nj3 Hope this helps!
So if you're not a renter then just stick with the cobalt and platinum? I'd also throw in a mastercard for Costco. Too bad the HSBC world elite mastercard is not available currently.
You should have added the Scotiabank visa infinite passport card since it also includes points that can be redeemed for travel and does not have foreign exchange fees and includes lounges even if limited. Otherwise the cobalt is the best option for most people watching this video.
The travel perks for the VI Passport are great but it earn way less points than the Amex, e.g. 2X in groceries/restaurants vs 5X on Amex. The Scotia Amex Gold is a great option as well, the earns rates are similar to the Cobalt and it doesn’t have FX fees, no lounges access tho.
I have the card and the perks are amazing, but I wouldn't put my daily spend on it. I get it and the soctia amex gold for free so I put my spend on there primarily and the combo of the two is awesome!
What your opinion about Travel Credit Card for Amex Aeroplan Reserve Card instead of the Platinum Card? I’m considering getting either one of Aeroplan Reserve or Platinum. So pls give your opinion.
Both are excellent cards. Choosing one over the other would depend on whether you mainly travel with Air Canada and Star Alliance partners, or if you don’t. The Aeroplan Reserve is great for perks with Air Canada, but doesn’t offer you many benefits when travelling with other airlines. The Platinum card gives you strong lounge access around the world, as well as other benefits like mid-tier status with some hotel loyalty programs.
Hey Ricky Zhang how is the platinum Amex better than the Visa CIBC/TD Aeroplane infinite privilege? 1. You get free first bag check in for you and up to 8 others boarding with you 2. Priority Check-in, Priority Boarding and Priority Baggage Handling, again for 8 others boarding with you 3. Unlimited Maple leaf lounge access within Canada 4. Nexus credit 5. Preferred pricing and Aeroplan redemption when booking with Air Canada I dunno how you could possibly think the platinum card is better????!!!
if ur only concern is cashback in costco, get the rogers mastercard and switch to rogers mobile or internet or somesort, then u can get 3% cashback. It's very underrated card in canada actually
I have the Tangerine World MasterCard with one 2% cashback set as Groceries. Costco doesn't count as groceries so you're only going to get 0.5% cashback.
We have written an article about this. Feel free to have a read. If the link doesn't work now, try later, we have some technical glitches at the moment: princeoftravel.com/uncategorized/head-to-head-amex-cobalt-vs-scotia-gold-amex/
Hi everyone-I was sad to hear that the HSBC World Elite MC has been suspended as I loved the extended out of Canada travel insurance - is there any current card that has coverage similar to the HSBC card?
Unfortunately, none of the current no-FX cards in Canada earn points that are transferable to airline partners like HSBC did. Here is our most recent article on the subject: princeoftravel.com/best-credit-cards/no-fx-fee/
Just Cancelled my Low interest HSBC rewards plus Mastercard (11.9% interest) after receiving a letter from RBC confirming my card will be replaced with their bottom ION card and interest will increase to 18% once I migrated end of March. I would recon run before RBC takes over your accounts. Too bad Feds sign off on this merger. HSBC has the best mortgage rates. Best travel card. All gone.
I’m super unimpressed with Aeroplan - I just had my acronyms reset down to almost nothing - and the program is so complicated to understand and maximize
On the contrary, if it's too easy to understand for everyone, then everyone could redeem points easily. Would there still be seats left? Just a thought
Ooo I can’t wait to try out #2!! I’d love to know the best way to benefit from spending at Costco which doesn’t accept Amex since that’s where I spend the most monthly.
@@minglim12 Safeway and elsewhere. And there is a $10 activation charge. You'll have to do the math to determine if the points are worth more than $10 for you. Gotta pay to play.
@@PrinceofTravel thanks for the reply, I just got a long letter in the mail addressing “changes” to aeroplan a few weeks ago. Maybe they were reiterating the same rules as before or they haven’t changed significantly enough, Prince of Travel is my go to for updates, you put out the best stuff on aspirational travel.
Flight rules are essentially unchanged, it's only those who apply multiple cards get affected more. If they make some significant flight rules change, we will for sure update our content to reflect that
@@PrinceofTraveldid you make a video on these update to multiple cards? Is it lifetime points, like the US or once a lifetime for card level? Thats what I’m unsure about. Maybe you have a link of a video where you covered this already.
Aeroplan cards appear to be "Once in a lifetime" now according to aeroplan. Meaning, you can only apply for ONE aeroplan card only in your lifetime. Again, according to Aeroplan T&C. Nobody has tested this yet, as it wont go into effect yet.
many major and big youtubers, all have sponsored ads in their video, not even talking about random ads generated by youtube. You will have to unsubscribe many channels then if a channel have ads partnership or somesort lol
@@el_chilango2953 Nah, I would say the the Scotiabank cards are the best bang for buck. I combine the Visa Infinite with the Amex and it covers almost everything
Amex Cobalt + an Aeroplan Card (CIBC or TD) is an elite combination!
Why? I rarely get my amex declined. And they're both visa, Mastercard would be better for costco.
@@VolfasBecause with aeroplan visa infinite you get a free checked bag + discount on booking flights with aeroplan points (5-15%)
if travel is the goal then yes cobalt to accumulate, aeroplan so the points don't expire but i would have a mastercard if you shop at costco which you should
@@Volfas get the rogers mastercard world elite card, if you are a rogers/fido/shaw customer, you get 2% cashback on all purchases including costco, and you can redeem for 1.5x against your cellphone/cable bill, for a no fee card, i think it's a no brainer
I think you meant to say that Amex Cobalt + Rogers MC is an elite combination!
The Amex Platinum is not that great here in canada, FX fees and mediocore earning multiples honestly. If you travel a lot internationaly even just to the US, you are going to lose 2.5% on FX fees every time which definitley adds up. Amex lounges are great but only really available in north america with a few exceptions in London and HK, which means priority pass is really what you are going to be using. I think getting Scotiabank Passport Infinite is a great option becasue you get free passes for lounges and no fx fees. The US amex platinum is way better.
All Amex are awful in Canada.... very few business accept it.
that is false, I rarely find places that don't accept it. I guess it really depends where you live.
Amex is widely accepted if you live in the city. If you live in small suburbs, get a Mastercard.
Amex is pretty much accepted everywhere except super small stories or loblaws, costco
Food basics takes amex in my experience. Also if you want to put the bill on your card when eating out, offer your friends to cover the tip. Good luck all.
We have all 3. Couldn't agree more!
Airport lounges seem to be hit and miss. For me rhey seem to be closed when I fly, or under contraction with a temporary lounge that sucks. Or they are jam packed as it’s so easy to get access.
They're smelly and the food is cold lol
Great to see you post videos again King!
most big grocery chains do not accept amex tho
edit: as concluded from this thread, Walmart does accept amex but they are not considered "grocery" so no 5x
and it seems that "only Loblaws and Costco" do not accept amex, so Metro / Sobeys DO accept it
so it could work for you.
some hacker in the thread suggested buying a "Costco" gift card from metro as a way of getting the multiplier before going to Costco
side rant: why can't RBC have a good aeroplan card or a card that can turn into aeroplan points ?
Yeah, that makes this card kind of useless for me. A big chunk of my monthly spend is at stores that don't accept AmEx.
Only Costco and loblaws
@@DZB331 idk about Costco but loblaws and Walmart don't, if Costco too idk where u buying groceries. I know Sobeys with Scotia idk if they accept Amex there. And if you're shopping at metro you're not saving any money even with the 5x points
If you shop online and do pickup it’s good
@@AnzorKhawaj the Walmart where I live accepts Amex and is 5x. I do 90% of my grocery shopping at Safeway, save on, nesters where it is all 5x and accept Amex. 10% at loblways where I use td aeroplan infinite
My issue with Amex and the groceries and dinning is that in Canada is not accepted everywhere, so I rarely ever use it.
I think the hack is to buy gift cards for grocery stores from outlets that do accept AmEx.
Try the ion+ it’s what I use then they don’t take amex
Shop at stores that accept Amex…
Its more rare for me to find places that don't accept it now.
Food basics, sobeys, metro, freshco all accept amex
C'on. TWO Amex cards? Why didn't you include a no FX fee card?
What is your opinion on the Amex gold vs cobalt. I primary want to rake in points for travel. I already have an TD aeroplan card but need a secondary card. Confused between gold vs cobalt. While the cobalt gives more points the welcome bonus on gold is better. Thoughts?
Hello there! As this comparison can get very in-depth, I highly recommend you to have a read of an article I have written before:
princeoftravel.pulse.ly/55htru3nj3
Hope this helps!
So if you're not a renter then just stick with the cobalt and platinum? I'd also throw in a mastercard for Costco. Too bad the HSBC world elite mastercard is not available currently.
What do u mean? I just checked it's available
@@Volfas Not anymore, its dead now.
You should have added the Scotiabank visa infinite passport card since it also includes points that can be redeemed for travel and does not have foreign exchange fees and includes lounges even if limited. Otherwise the cobalt is the best option for most people watching this video.
The travel perks for the VI Passport are great but it earn way less points than the Amex, e.g. 2X in groceries/restaurants vs 5X on Amex.
The Scotia Amex Gold is a great option as well, the earns rates are similar to the Cobalt and it doesn’t have FX fees, no lounges access tho.
I have the card and the perks are amazing, but I wouldn't put my daily spend on it. I get it and the soctia amex gold for free so I put my spend on there primarily and the combo of the two is awesome!
Is there a list somewhere that shows what stores are classified as what type of point category? Ie: Costco is "this", Walmart is "that".
Can you pay car payments to get 4 percent back?
Under appreciated video 🙌🙌
What is the card your talking about at the end? There's no video to go see that?
KLM/Flying Blue card.
Isn’t the cobalt Amex at Al time low bonus offer
You’re not getting the cobalt for the bonus. It’s for the points earning. Churn the rest imo
Can you transfer MR points from Amex Plat to Aeroplan like the Cobalt as 1:1?
Yes you can
What your opinion about Travel Credit Card for Amex Aeroplan Reserve Card instead of the Platinum Card? I’m considering getting either one of Aeroplan Reserve or Platinum. So pls give your opinion.
Both are excellent cards. Choosing one over the other would depend on whether you mainly travel with Air Canada and Star Alliance partners, or if you don’t. The Aeroplan Reserve is great for perks with Air Canada, but doesn’t offer you many benefits when travelling with other airlines. The Platinum card gives you strong lounge access around the world, as well as other benefits like mid-tier status with some hotel loyalty programs.
Hey Ricky Zhang how is the platinum Amex better than the Visa CIBC/TD Aeroplane infinite privilege?
1. You get free first bag check in for you and up to 8 others boarding with you
2. Priority Check-in, Priority Boarding and Priority Baggage Handling, again for 8 others boarding with you
3. Unlimited Maple leaf lounge access within Canada
4. Nexus credit
5. Preferred pricing and Aeroplan redemption when booking with Air Canada
I dunno how you could possibly think the platinum card is better????!!!
higher sign up bonus, non MLL lounge access around the world, hotel benefits
@@PrinceofTravel the mbna rewards world elite mastercard earns more than the scotia momentum visa infinite card
Does Chexy work for mortgage payments?
no yet
How about car payments? Is there also a rent max ? How about rent for a building?
What’s your opinion about tangerine master card? I wanted something that i can use at costco as well.
if ur only concern is cashback in costco, get the rogers mastercard and switch to rogers mobile or internet or somesort, then u can get 3% cashback. It's very underrated card in canada actually
I have the Tangerine World MasterCard with one 2% cashback set as Groceries. Costco doesn't count as groceries so you're only going to get 0.5% cashback.
Costco is not considered groceries so your point multiplier is very lower
What are your thoughts on Scotiabank Amex Gold compared to Amex Cobalt?
We have written an article about this. Feel free to have a read. If the link doesn't work now, try later, we have some technical glitches at the moment:
princeoftravel.com/uncategorized/head-to-head-amex-cobalt-vs-scotia-gold-amex/
Hi everyone-I was sad to hear that the HSBC World Elite MC has been suspended as I loved the extended out of Canada travel insurance - is there any current card that has coverage similar to the HSBC card?
Unfortunately, none of the current no-FX cards in Canada earn points that are transferable to airline partners like HSBC did. Here is our most recent article on the subject: princeoftravel.com/best-credit-cards/no-fx-fee/
I've seen on some Reddit posts that RBC is thinking about Grandfathering the HSBC credit cards into its business...... maybe
Just Cancelled my Low interest HSBC rewards plus Mastercard (11.9% interest) after receiving a letter from RBC confirming my card will be replaced with their bottom ION card and interest will increase to 18% once I migrated end of March. I would recon run before RBC takes over your accounts. Too bad Feds sign off on this merger. HSBC has the best mortgage rates. Best travel card. All gone.
You still live in the past !! How come you missed the capital one venture x?
I’m super unimpressed with Aeroplan - I just had my acronyms reset down to almost nothing - and the program is so complicated to understand and maximize
On the contrary, if it's too easy to understand for everyone, then everyone could redeem points easily. Would there still be seats left? Just a thought
Ooo I can’t wait to try out #2!! I’d love to know the best way to benefit from spending at Costco which doesn’t accept Amex since that’s where I spend the most monthly.
@@TheNewGreenIsBlue Oh thanks! Will do :)
@@TheNewGreenIsBlue Where do you find the $500 cards? Most I've found is $200 and they all have a $7 activation charge.
@@minglim12 Safeway and elsewhere. And there is a $10 activation charge. You'll have to do the math to determine if the points are worth more than $10 for you.
Gotta pay to play.
That’s if you can get approved for the infinite card because of income reasons
It's based on 'stated income'. Rarely do they actually verify it.
Where’s the video on the new Aeroplan changes?
Will make one when there are enough significant changes to it :)
@@PrinceofTravel thanks for the reply, I just got a long letter in the mail addressing “changes” to aeroplan a few weeks ago. Maybe they were reiterating the same rules as before or they haven’t changed significantly enough, Prince of Travel is my go to for updates, you put out the best stuff on aspirational travel.
Flight rules are essentially unchanged, it's only those who apply multiple cards get affected more. If they make some significant flight rules change, we will for sure update our content to reflect that
@@PrinceofTraveldid you make a video on these update to multiple cards? Is it lifetime points, like the US or once a lifetime for card level? Thats what I’m unsure about. Maybe you have a link of a video where you covered this already.
Aeroplan cards appear to be "Once in a lifetime" now according to aeroplan. Meaning, you can only apply for ONE aeroplan card only in your lifetime. Again, according to Aeroplan T&C. Nobody has tested this yet, as it wont go into effect yet.
❤ u bro
Which Canadian Credit Card gives you restaurant access with Priority Pass?
None, unfortunately.
Wish i could use Chexy for Mortgage!
Does Cobalt card food and eats include groceries?
Yes
It sure does! Groceries, restaurants, and food delivery - even some convenience stores.
Those examples really help to analyze the point system and learn about the advantages of certain cards. Great Video.
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This channel is now simply a ads channel, unsubscribed
many major and big youtubers, all have sponsored ads in their video, not even talking about random ads generated by youtube. You will have to unsubscribe many channels then if a channel have ads partnership or somesort lol
False information
Which part?
Lmao. Let me guess, you got a denied credit card application 😂 that’s ok bro. Wait 6 months and apply again
@@el_chilango2953 Nah, I would say the the Scotiabank cards are the best bang for buck. I combine the Visa Infinite with the Amex and it covers almost everything
@@PrinceofTravel the card choices