I started this page because I was receiving Aeroplan newsletters every couple of weeks and had to go through all of the letters to find out about different promotions. I tried using the Aeroplan website but found that it is not an easy place to find out about all active promotions.
So, this page is designed to be a one-stop-shop for Aeroplan promotions. You may want to bookmark this page because I update it frequently. If you see that I am missing any promotions please let me know.
This page was last updated on 24 August, 2008.
LIMITED TIME OFFERS
Until 01 September, 2008, earn 3,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for stays at Starwood Hotels. Register here.
Until 30 September, 2008, you can earn quadruple Aeroplan Miles when you stay at Barcelo hotels. More info here.
Until 30 September, 2008, you can earn up to 30,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you sign up for a new checking account and Aeroplan card at CIBC. More info here.
HOW CAN I COLLECT MORE AEROPLAN MILES?
Most people collect Aeroplan miles on flights. But how else can you get more Aeroplan miles to help you get you a free trip faster?
Credit Cards: This is the best way to collect additional miles because you can effectively collect miles whenever you pay for anything on a credit card. You have a few choices here.
- CIBC Aerogold. You can get 1 Aeroplan mile for every 1 dollar spent. In addition you collect 1.5 Aeroplan miles for every dollar spent at gas, grocery, and drug stores. Annual fee is $120.
- The CIBC Aventura credit cards gives you 1 Aventura point for every 1 dollar spent. These Aventura points can be converted for the same amount of Aeroplan miles, in increments of 10,000 points. Annual fee is $120.
- CIBC Aero Classic Visa card gives you 1 Aeroplan mile for every 2 dollars spent. Annual fee is $29.
- American Express Aeroplan Plus Card gives you 1 Aeroplan mile for every 1 dollar spent. Annual fee is $60.
- American Express Aeroplan Plus Gold Card gives you 1 Aeroplan mile for every 1 dollar spent. Also gives you 1.25 Aeroplan Miles for every $1 in purchases over $10,000 annually. Annual fee is $120.
- American Express Aeroplan Plus Platinum Card gives you 1 Aeroplan mile for every 1 dollar spent. Also gives you 1.25 Aeroplan Miles for every $1 in purchases over $10,000 annually and 1.50 Aeroplan Miles for every $1 in purchases over $25,000 annually. Annual fee is $499
Gas: at Esso you can get 1 Aeroplan mile for every 3 dollars you spend
Telephone/TV/Internet: If you are signed up for Bell Canada’s OneBill you can get 1 Aeroplan mile for every 1 dollar you spend every month. Sign up here
Pharmacy purchases: At Uniprix you can collect 1 Aeroplan mile for every 1 dollar you spend.
Renovations: At Home Hardware you can collect 1 Aeroplan mile for every 2 dollars you spend. Click here for more info
Insurance: At BelAir direct or at ING insurance you can collect 1 Aeroplan mile for every 2 dollars you spend. Click here for more info on Belair Direct or here for more info on ING.
Cruises: Earn one Aeroplan Mile for every two dollars you spend on a Royal Carribean or Celibrity cruise booked at Cruise Ship Centers. Click here for more info.
Wine: Join the Reserva Wine Club and you will receive 250 Bonus Aeroplan Miles when you join and 2.5 Aeroplan Miles for every dollar spent on wine.
NEW PARTNER Electronics: Earn one Aeroplan Mile for every dollar you spend at Dumoulin. Click here for more info.
HOW MANY MILES DO I NEED TO TRAVEL TO…..
Check the Reward Table on the Aeroplan Website.
WHAT IF I DON’T HAVE ENOUGH AEOPLAN MILES?
You really have 2 options:
- You can buy miles directly from Aeroplan. They cost 3 cents each. Just begin your booking on the Aeroplan website and it will calculate how much extra it will cost.
- If you have friends, you can get someone to transfer miles to you. This costs 2 cents per point. Click here for more info.
WHAT ELSE CAN I DO WITH AEROPLAN MILES?
Aside from using your Aeroplan Miles for Flights, they can also be used for Hotels, Car Rentals, and many other Activities and Merchandise. You can find all the options here.
DO MY AEROPLAN MILES EXPIRE?
YES! It is important to note that in order to keep your Aeroplan account active, you must make a transaction on the account every 12 months. This used to be every 36 months so make sure that you do something with miles at least once a year. For example, if you collected Aeroplan miles today, February 19th, you would have to do something else by February 18th of next year.
The second element of expiry is that now all Aeroplan miles expire after 7 years. The rules are slightly different from the rules regarding keeping the account active, as they are considered earned in a year of their accumulation. All miles that are collected in 2007, for example, will be removed from the account if they are not used by December 31st, 2014.
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December 24, 2006 at 8:37 pm
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October 1, 2007 at 2:28 pm
Carol Porter
It would be somewhat useful to have some way of knowing what your ticket is in dollar amounts as well.
November 28, 2007 at 6:45 pm
Patrick
If you are looking for Aeroplan promos you should check out
www.rewardscanada.ca/aeroplan.html for a complete list of what is available,
BTW you’ll need to fix your link on the side there from rewardscanada.com to rewardscanada.ca
Thanks!
March 1, 2008 at 12:30 pm
ben
Aeroplan - forget it, it sucks! It started as a passenger loyalty program and grew to a money making machine.
Here is my experience with Aeroplan: It is almost impossible to get a reward ticket at the basic published “cost”. The number of classic points required to fly to Tel Aviv from Canada is 75,000 points. I actively looking to get a ticket (Feb 2008) and was surprised that the earliest availability of “classic” seats (e.g. 75,000) is 8 months away (Oct 2008)!
Yes, sure there are available seats for 115 000 points and above in May 2008.
Let us compare the cost of issuing a ticket with aeroplan’s points with the cost of points collected with other cards available in the market.
With a TD bank’s card a group of 5,000 points = 75$. The current average price of a ticket to Tel Aviv is $1200. Thus you need 80,000 point to purchase a ticket (British airways, Air Canada (if the price is right), Air France, Olympic, etc). That’s it! You DO NOT pay additional fees (Like ~$ 250 airport fees etc) when issuing the ticket with Aeroplan. The cost of carrying the credit card ($120 / year) is assumed to be the same with the various financial institutes.
March 6, 2008 at 1:34 am
Dave Owers
Thanks for the comment ben…. I agree partially.
For me the advantage to Aeroplan is that you get to collect miles a bunch of different ways (gas stations, pharmacies, etc…) and of course from Air Canada or Star Alliance flights; in addition to making purchases on a credit card.
Recently I had the CIBC Aventura (which is probably similar to the TD bank card) and it was very easy to reserve a trip to Europe for 60,000 points. However, you can only collect the Aventura points from using the credit card.
March 22, 2008 at 3:08 am
Abcd
As good as it is to own an aeroplan card and i certainly don’t disagree owning one, since i have gotten at least 7 to 8 free flights through them. I beleive its better to have a TD or Royal bank points Visa card. This way, you get to double dip since you can use your royal or td points to book a ticket on star alliance network, while you get free points for the flights as well.
April 16, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Franco
Is it better (better value) to use your aeroplan miles on flights or merchandise?
April 19, 2008 at 9:06 am
Dave Owers
Franco, that really depends. I value my Aeroplan points at around one cent each- because I can use 6,000 miles to get a $50 gift card at Chapters. When I look at a flight I want to take I will take a look at the price of the flight compared to the number of miles required. If paying for the flight is less than the number of miles needed * 1 cent, then I use miles. I have done this a bunch of times and I have found that it is always better to use the miles.
If you want to travel business or first class you can get better value from your miles because the prices of those seats are typically much more than economy seats- so people with a lot of miles will often do that. I generally prefer to stay in economy and get another flight later.
April 28, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Dayna
I am looking forward to burning my aeroplan card as soon as I possibly can. I would not recommend Aeroplan to anyone, for any reason. If you are choosing between an aeroplan visa or avion I would recommend avion any day. With my aeroplan visa I pay a yearly fee of $120.00 plus high interest rate. For what? To wait 30 minutes on the phone to book a flight a year in advance and be told they have no classic seats, but do have business….when they just told my sister the opposite!
June 11, 2008 at 11:37 pm
ExAE Member
I agree 100 percent with Dayna, I the last thing they have in mind is their members, has anyone notices how much their we site just sucks? Always broken, search does not work, full of bugs and inconsistencies? It is not rocket science to build a proper Web site. and god knows they have enough money to make it great.
BTW this blog sounds and feels like a fake. Something aeroplan PR people would cook up.
June 12, 2008 at 1:02 pm
nadine
As of October 20, 2007, you can no longer add an Aeroplan number to your Bell account. Aeroplan and Bell have cancelled their agreement
June 13, 2008 at 8:00 am
Dave Owers
Ex-AE Member… thanks! I hope they find me and pay me