In the past such alternatives included shopping catalogs and
fee waivers often provide less value than free flights.
Not exact matches
But the premium bank chequing accounts
often come with extra benefits like free money orders, annual
fee waivers on premium credit cards, discounts on safe deposit box rentals etc. that Manulife One doesn't currently offer.
Airlines
often negotiate special contracts for large corporations that offer significant discounts,
fee waivers, or other special services in exchange for a large chunk of spend commitment.
Only you can decide if you fly
often enough and check bags
often enough that you need a
fee waiver.
With the miles itself being nearly worthless, the real value in airline credit cards are
often the perks and
fee -
waivers offered to offset all the new airline
fees.
When renting cars from car rental agencies, we are
often pressured to purchase extra protection like the Auto Collision Damage
Waiver (CDW), which is an extra daily
fee which can really increase the cost of your car rental.
But just how cheap they really are depends on whether there is a
fee waiver and how
often it is renewed.