This information does not apply to other airline codeshare. Refer to the Airpoints terms and conditions for more information. Air Canada. Earning Status Points As an Airpoints member, subject to your booking class being eligible, you will earn Status Points as per the Partner tab on our Airpoints Calculator.
Spending Airpoints Dollars Airpoints members can use their Airpoints Dollars to redeem flights via our Star Alliance reward flight portal. More Info. Language en fr. Corporate News. How It Works Starting September 27, , frequent travellers who reside in the US and hold status on eligible major US airlines can apply to have their status matched by Air Canada for free, courtesy of Destination Canada.
We believe the benefits of this program provide a great incentive to choose Canada for their next trip. Visits from Americans fell from 15M in to 1. One of the most exciting and leverage-worthy aspects of the new Aeroplan award charts is that you can add stopovers for a mere 5, points each. You can add one stopover per one-way itinerary two on round trips.
Your final itinerary would cost only 5, more points than if you transited Singapore without spending any real time there, effectively letting you plan two trips for a few more points than the cost of one. Depending where you want to fly, there are bound to be other interesting options using Aeroplan points.
Three popular Chase cards earn transferable Ultimate Rewards points, including two that have just increased the rates at which they earn points on everyday purchases. Cardholders also receive a 10 percent bonus on their spending each account year. It also offers some of the best travel and purchase protections of any rewards card around, as well as a few other under-the-radar perks. This card skews to a more premium market , with a higher price tag to match.
Cardholders can also enroll in Priority Pass Select for airport lounge access around the world. It earns one point per dollar on other purchases. Although Chase Ultimate Rewards already boasted some top airline transfer partners, the addition of Air Canada Aeroplan to its ranks is a very positive development. Now, Chase cardholders have even more options for redeeming their points on award flights.
While the offers mentioned above are accurate at the time of publication, they are subject to change at any time, and may have changed or may no longer be available. Reopens to International Travel. Sign up for the Daily Wander newsletter for expert travel inspiration and tips. Read our privacy policy. AFAR Advisor. In response, Air Canada announced that it would end its relationship with Aeroplan and would launch a new in-house loyalty program in That announcement caused the stock of the parent company of Aeroplan to crash.
Shortly later, Air Canada launched a bid to buy Aeroplan back. After a dramatic back-and-forth, Air Canada completed its acquisition of Aeroplan in Despite the acquisition, Air Canada stuck to its commitment to launching a new loyalty program in Currently, Aeroplan points are earned based on the flight miles and booking class for a particular flight. Aeroplan currently awards points based on the flight distance, booking class of the ticket, and—in some cases—even the destination of the flight.
This is the same as before the new Aeroplan program launched. Points are earned according to this chart. That rate is based on the fare type and elite status of the traveler. Eligible spending for the sake of earning Aeroplan points includes the base airfare and any carrier-imposed surcharges. Alternatively, you can take the total cost of the flight and subtract government-imposed taxes, fees and other third-party charges.
General Aeroplan members will earn 2 Aeroplan points per Canadian dollar for basic economy flights. All other fare types—from standard economy to business class—will earn 3 Aeroplan points per Canadian dollar.
The switch to a revenue-based program will have winners and losers. High spenders will be rewarded with more earnings, regardless of which cabin they fly. However, flyers will earn fewer points on cheap, long-haul flights on Air Canada. Interestingly, some budget travelers may come out ahead in the switch.
Basic economy fares will continue to earn points after the switch to a revenue-based program. Currently, Air Canada Altitude elite members must use a Select Privilege to earn bonus miles from flying. Altitude members that choose this Select Privilege will earn the following bonuses on eligible flights:. Currently, Aeroplan members earn points based on the distance and the fare class on partner flights.
And each partner airline has a different earning chart. As with many distance-based partner award charts, the sweet spot is premium economy. Currently, only Canadians can sign up for Aeroplan-branded credit cards. Until then, Americans can still easily generate Aeroplan points for the great redemptions we cover below. That means there are plenty of ways to earn Aeroplan points through U.
This means you can effectively earn 5 Aeroplan points per dollar when you leverage the 5 points per dollar category. Earn 3 points per dollar on other travel and dining and 1 point per dollar spent on all other purchases. Those rewards can be transferred to Aeroplan points at a ratio.
Alternatively, you can earn at least 2 Aeroplan points per dollar spent on all purchases through the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card. Or, you can effectively earn 2 Aeroplan points per dollar spent at Marriott hotels and 1 Aeroplan point per dollar spent on purchases at U. And you can boost this rate by transferring Marriott Bonvoy points to Aeroplan points in increments of 60, points to earn 5, bonus points on your transfer. As mentioned above, U. Aeroplan is teaming up with Chase to issue a new Aeroplan-branded card in late You can register now for a waitlist for the Chase Aeroplan Card.
By doing so, you can get 10, additional bonus points on top of the to-be-announced welcome bonus. In addition to these benefits, top-tier cards offer the ability to spend toward a companion pass, rollover elite earnings, rollover upgrade credits and elite-like benefits including lounge access, priority airport services, priority standby and priority upgrades. One of the frustrating aspects of loyalty programs is not being able to earn enough points or miles to be able to make a redemption.
If you only travel periodically, you may only have a few miles in your account. Aeroplan is making it easier for families and friends to get enough points for an award with Family Sharing. Up to eight friends or family members can voluntarily pool their points. Other members can be designated as either a contributor or a contributor and redeemer by the Family Lead.
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