Getting the most out of Aeroplan

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 06 September 2013

HOW MANY MILES WILL I GET IF I FLY FROM AAA TO BBB?

Check this calculator to get an idea- it may not be exact but will give you a good idea of how many miles you should be receiving.

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:

  1. 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.
  2. If you have friends, you can get someone to transfer miles to you. This costs 2 cents per point. Click here for more info.



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? In all Aeroplan has over 150 partners who can help you earn more miles. You can look around here, but first I suggest you check out

LIMITED TIME PROMOTIONS

  1. Right now as a Costo member you can earn 1 mile for every 1 dollar spent at Costco or online at costco.ca on select Samsung, Toshiba, Panasonic, LG, Sony, Sharp, Lorex, HP Products and more. Click here for details
  2. Until September 30, 2013 you can earn up to 3X the miles if you rent a car at Avis for 5 or more weekdays or 2 or more weekends, plus you can save up to 25% when you use coupon code C682300. Full details here. 
  3. Until October 31, 2013 you can earn up to 75,000 miles with the purchase or lease of a new Volvo. If you dont buy you can get 250 miles just for doing a test drive. Click here for details.
  4. Until October 31st you can earn 3,000 bonus miles for booking a vacation with Air Canada vacations, for travel between November 2013 and April 2014. Full info here
  5. Until December 15, 2013 you can earn up to 9,000 points from staying at starwood hotels. Click here for more.
  6. Until December 31, 2013 you can earn a welcome bonue of 15,000 miles by signing up for a CIBC Aerogold or Aerogold infinite card. Info is here
  7. Until December 31, 2013 you can earn 150 bonus miles on your first transaction at the UPS store. Info is here
  8. Until December 31, 2012, you can earn 1 mile for every 1 dollar spent on costco.ca and at your local Costco store on select products. Click here for more
  9. Until March 31, 2014 if you are dBlack or dDiamond you can get 10,000 or 15,000 miles just for having an Active Aeroplan financial card on 31 March 2014. This is part of the new distrinction program and info on this promotion is here (I registered for this because I use an Aerogold infinite card and the Aeroplan website says that I am dBlack already!



OTHER EASY WAYS TO EARN MILES
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.

  1. CIBC Aerogold/Aerogold Infinite. 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 Aerogold card is now being replaced with the Aerogold Infinite Visa card.
  2. The CIBC Aventura/Aventura Infinite 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.
  3. CIBC Aero Classic Visa card gives you 1 Aeroplan mile for every 2 dollars spent. Annual fee is $29.
  4. American Express Aeroplan Plus Card gives you 1 Aeroplan mile for every 1 dollar spent. Annual fee is $60.
  5. 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.
  6. 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 on regular gas, 2 points for every 3 dollars you spend on Extra gas, and 3 points for every 3 dollars you spend on Supreme gas.  You can also get 400 Aeroplan miles from linking your Aeroplan number to a Speedpass account. More infohere

Pharmacy purchases: At Uniprix you can collect 1 Aeroplan mile for every 1 dollar you spend.

Air Canada eStore: You can earn one Aeroplan Mile for every dollar spent in the Air Canada estore. They have partnered with a bunch of retailers and offers a range of extra miles and discounts for shopping on this website. The full list of their offers is here

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? NO!

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.

It used to be that Aeroplan miles would expire after 7 years however that rule has been changed and the miles DO NOT EXPIRE on an active account.