RBC VISA Infinite Avion Consumer Reviews

I purchased travel through RBC Avion which included features. Once flight sale processed they advised included features (that are listed as being included to the public) are not. Offered no compensation and advised I could not cancel trip, even though they misrepresented and mis-advertised what the package was.

It's farud. If you book directly from airline or get all-inclusive package directly from provider, you will save a lot more money. Also any change or cancellation will be a nightmare with Avion rewards even though you have paid extra for flexibility

I have had the Avion card for at least 10 years. Have paid my annual fees thinking that if there was an issue with a flight cancellation it would be covered. Was I wrong? RBC farmed out their insurance to Allianz and the customer service is less than zero. You cannot get ahold of a live person. The claims process takes months and they won't call you to discuss their reasoning if the claim is denied. They send you a letter in small print. There are better cards out there than this one. Going forward will buy trip cancellation at the time of purchase from a reputable insurance provider. Allianz has no intention of paying out a valid claim. They will wait you out until you just give up and move on, which is what I will be doing. Will cancel this useless card.

My flight was cancelled and since paid through Avion airlines won't do anything.
I need to speak to Avion. I was on hold for 2.5 hrs day 1 without talking to anyone.
The Morning of day 2 was on hold for 75 min finally got a person but they weren't able to make changes to an existing booking so sent me to the service department. Now on hold for another 75 min and no response. Our re-scheduled flight leaves in 2 hours (24 hours after the original flight was to leave) and I need to make changes to the return portion but no service. It's ridiculous to have this poor of service in a market that is fluid and answers and changes need to be dealt with in a timely fashion. Not everyone can sit on hold all day waiting, nor should they have to.

Booked pre covid in December 2019 for a vacation in May. Once lockdown was issued we followed their policy and filled out many forms and mailed it in. Followed up with them and customer service said we needed to do everything online. We then issued the claim online and they said it could take 15 weeks for them to process it. We waited patiently after the 15 weeks was up didn't hear anything. Called again and they said they were backlogged and will be calling us back in 10 business days. Nobody called, we then tried calling back to find out the claims department is not taking any more calls, had to speak to a sales representative who said he escalated it and we will hear from management in 48 hours. Has been 5 days and no one has reached out. Very frustrating to deal with, my advice is to avoid dealing with RBC, there are many other options to choose from with much better customer service. I understand that they are dealing with a lot of claims but have the common courtesy to call and update.

Trip cancellation insurance is useless, they have no intention of ever reimbursing anyone. Especially frustrating as they make you send them tons of paperwork and wait for months only to decline for some reason written in the very small print. Don’t even know why they even say they have this coverage.

We've had flights booked for this morning and due to the current situation with COVID-19, our family decided to stay home. We've been calling Avion's Customer Service since 12:30 PM yesterday to cancel our flights. No one picking up, "the person you are calling is unavailable". If you look at their website, calling is the ONLY way to contact their customer service. I went online to see if they've posted a message indicating that they weren't able to handle the volume of calls, etc.. NOTHING. You are left on your own. Tried to call the airline directly, but says to call travel provider (i.e. Avion) to cancel, not the airline. We are here this morning trying to call again. NOTHING. Here is what we were expecting: we understand that there are probably challenges answering every call coming their way lately, but they should leave a message on their phone line. Currently, no one picks up. Or as an option, put a message on social media outlining your issues. We are so mad right now with this lack of common sense... my wife and I seriously considering switching to another reward card.