Air Canada Aeroplan program launched its latest buy points promotion which could be useful when redeeming flights on Aeroplan’s amazing lists of airline partners.
Air Canada Aeroplan Offering Up To 85% Bonus On Purchased Points
Through April 30, 2023 (April 30, 2 AM ET), Aeroplan is offering up to an 85% bonus when buying points. Some accounts are targeted with different minimum purchase limits and bonuses so it is best to check your account to find out your bonuses.
Here are the bonus based on points purchased (Based on an 85% bonus offer):
- Purchasing 4,000 – 19,000 points, there are no bonuses
- Buy 20,000+ points, and receive an 85% bonus
While the bonus is not tiered, my account is showing that I have to buy a minimum of 20,000 points in order to receive the 85% bonus.
How Many Air Canada Aeroplan Points Can You Buy
Generally, you can buy up to 1 million Aeroplan points per calendar year with a one-time purchase limit of up to 250,000 points. But during this promotion, Aeroplan has increased the limit to 500,000 points per purchase.
Air Canada Aeroplan Points Pricing
Aeroplan normally sells points for CAD$0.035 (2.6 cents) each and during this promotion, based on an 85% bonus, you could buy and receive up to 1.85 million points for CAD$35,000 (~$26,119) which gives you a rate of CA$0.0175 (1.3 cents) per point.
Redeeming Air Canada Aeroplan Points
Air Canada Aeroplan program is one of my favorite programs and it has a lot of airline partners to redeem points, even with non-Star Alliance members. Aeroplan has the most airline partners than any other program so it is worth buying points with extra bonuses.
There are also advantages to why Aeroplan is one of my favorites:
- Aeroplan does not charge fuel surcharges on award redemptions.
- A stopover is allowed on one-way booking for just 5,000 points additional.
- The redemption rate is based on a combination of zone and distance.
The program also does not charge a high number of points for redemptions. For example, a one-way first-class ticket on Lufthansa from Central America to Frankfurt costs only 100,000 points plus some taxes.
Aeroplan also partners with non-Star Alliance airlines such as Oman Air, Etihad, and recently the program partnered with Emirates.
Summary
Through April 30, 2023, Air Canada Aeroplan program is offering up to an 85% bonus on points purchased. While different members will get different bonuses, members can purchase points as low as 1.3 cents per point.
Although this promotion is not better than the best offer the program launched, I would still consider this promotion to be great as you are able to book business and first class at great rates.
