Air Canada Elites will receive double Priority Rewards for the remainder of the year & a new targeted American Express Use Points for Purchases offer

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Air Canada sent an email out yesterday to elite members offering double Priority Rewards for the second half of 2022:

Finally, recognizing that most have already requalified for Status, we’re launching a special offer to reward Elite members for their travels through the end of this year. We’ll double every Priority Reward you earn between July 1st and December 31st, 20222. As a reminder, Priority Rewards give you 50% off every eligible Aeroplan flight reward on Air Canada and any of our airline partners

Limited time offer: Earn up to 3 Aeroplan Points per dollar spent on Air Canada Gift Cards

Air Canada has brought back a limited time offer where you can earn extra Aeroplan points for buying Air Canada gift cards. The offer is available until September 14th and will award 1 point/$ spent on gift cards up to $750 and 3 points/$ if you spend over $750. Do note these don't code as Air Canada purchases on your credit card as they are processed by Buyatab so you won't earn extra points on the Aeroplan suite of co-brand credit cards or any credit card that has a travel accelerator. 

Earn 50% bonus Aeroplan points on all Air Canada flights worldwide

A systemwide Aeroplan flight bonus from Air Canada is a rare event but we have one right now! Air Canada launched a worldwide seat sale and as part of that sale Aeroplan members can earn 50% bonus points on all eligible flights booked during the sale. The offer does require registration so be sure to register for it right away so you don't forget if you happen to not book flights immediately as well. 

Aeroplan stopovers now bookable online on Air Canada's website

A very popular redemption option for the Aeroplan program just became easier to book. The stopover option, where you can pay 5,000 points to stopover in an extra city on an itinerary outside of Canada and the U.S., has only been bookable by calling into Aeroplan but as of today Air Canada has launched a beta test for the stopover option for online bookings.

Aeroplan Availability Alert: Canada to Bangkok in economy class from 45,000 points each way

Air Canada has revealed a promotion that is guaranteeing a certain amount of reward seats on their new flight to Bangkok, Thailand. This promotion is available for bookings until September 6 for travel January 9 to April 17, 2023.

Aeroplan Availability Alert: Business Class awards from San Francisco to Tahiti on United (with connections from Canada)

As posted earlier this week by The Points Guy  there is quite a bit of availability this fall for award flights on United Airlines between San Francisco and Papeete. Since United is a Star Alliance member you can use your Aeroplan points to redeem for these flights. There is amazing availability in economy class between September and November and there is also some decent business class availability as well. For the SFO-PPT flights Aeroplan charges only 35,000 each way in economy class and 55,000 points each ways in business class. Since it is a partner flight it will be subject to the $39 partner award booking fee.

2x points for VIA Rail economy class travel, today only earn 37,500 bonus Be Well points & save 20% on Air Canada flights to/from Alberta and B.C.

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VIA Rail is offering double Preference points for all trips booked in Economy Class. This is valid for bookings made between August 25 and September 15 for travel between September 5 and October 30, 22. Click here for more details & to register for the offer (Registration is required)

IGA stores in Quebec to start accepting American Express cards and confirmation of Air Canada as part of the International Airline Program

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Great news being forwarded on to us from one our readers! Sam let us know that they received a letter from Scotiabank letting them know that their Scotiabank American Express Card will accepted at IGA stores in Quebec as of October 2022. Historically, most IGA stores in Quebec have not accepted American Express (some have though) and while the letter states acceptance of the Scotiabank Amex I would be led to believe this means all Amex cards will be accepted at IGA stores in Quebec. This of course means you'll soon be able to earn up to 6x points per dollar spent at Quebec IGA stores with the Scotia Amex Cards or 5x points on cards like the American Express Cobalt Card.

Aeroplan eStore Back to School event - earn up to 7x Aeroplan points

 

Wow time sure is flying by! It's already back to school season and to celebrate Aeroplan is offering up to 7X points for shopping at select retailers via the Aeroplan eStore.  The offer runs until August and includes retailers such as Sephora, The Bay, Simons and more. There is also a 7x points offer for the Apple store which only runs until August 7, 2022.

Aeroplan Availability Alert: Business Class on Austrian Airlines out of Montreal for up to 4 or more people for Winter 2022/2023 travel

 
Spencer at Straight to the Points sent out another alert about business class tickets for up to 4 people being available on Austrian Airlines and since the airline is a Star Alliance member you can use your Aeroplan points to redeem for these flights. Availability is showing from November 2022 through to March 2023 for flights to Vienna and beyond. Perfect timing to visit all the Christmas markets! Aeroplan charges 70,000 points each way for partner award flights in business class plus the $39 partner award booking fee.

Air Canada and WestJet are offering an additional 15% off flights in Canada & less than 48 hours left to enter our DragonPass contest!

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Air Canada and WestJet are both offering an additional 15% off flights within Canada that are booked today:

 

Air Canada is offering 15% off all Economy Basic, Standard, Flex, and Comfort fares for travel in Canada. Must book today (July 26) for travel August 4, 2022 – August 31, 2022 Click here to learn more.

WestJet is offering 15% off all Basic and Econo fares for travel in Canada. Must book today (July 26) for travel August 4, 2022 – August 31, 2022 Click here to learn more.

50% bonus qualifying spend on bookings with Air Canada for Business & posting issues with the BMO AIR MILES 3x partner multiplier

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If your business participates in the Air Canada for Business program now is the time to book flights with Air Canada. From today through to September 30th all companies that participate in the program will earn 1.5x the qualifying spend on bookings made during this period. For example if you purchase a $1,000 fare you will be credited with $1,500 in spend for your company. The only fares not eligible are flight pass purhcases and basic economy - all other fares qualify. Click here to learn more.

Air Canada and Emirates Form Strategic Partnership

 
Coming through the wire this morning was this surprising news from Air Canada! The airline will be forming a strategic partnership with UAE based Emirates. These are the same two airlines who have in the past, fought over how many flights Emirates could operate to Canada! It looks like those differences have been repaired.... or forgotten as the two will start working together later this year.

Aeroplan further updates reward flight change policy, we may see more Scotia card changes this fall & RBC BA Visa will not have the solo companion voucher option

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Aeroplan made several changes to their reward ticket change policy today. The first changes see them removing change fees on one more award ticket economy fare class:

• Aeroplan’s Economy Flex fare option now includes waived change fees alongside Economy Latitude, Premium Economy (flexible), Business Class (flexible) and First Class (flexible) fare options.

They have also simplified the structure of the change fee for the reward ticket fare classes that do have fees levied:

Amex Aeroplan cardmembers can receive up to 25% back in points on Aeroplan travel redemptions

 

Here's an awesome promotion from American Express and Air Canada for holders of their co-brand credit cards! Members who hold one of these eligible will receive up to 25% back in points when they make an Aeroplan flight, car rental, hotel or Air Canada Vacations redemption by July 5.

Air Canada to launch flights to Bangkok and Mumbai

Air Canada has announced a new four times per week flight to Bangkok, Thailand and the resumption of flights to Mumbai. Both routes will be winter seasonal with Toronto to Mumbai (via London) launching on October 29 and Vancouver to Bangkok starting up on December 1. 

Limited time offer: Earn up to 3 Aeroplan Points per dollar spent on Air Canada Gift Cards

Air Canada has brought back a limited time offer where you can earn extra Aeroplan points for buying Air Canada gift cards. The offer is available until June 19th and will award 1 point/$ spent on gift cards up to $750 and 3 points/$ if you spend over $750. Do note these don't code as Air Canada purchases on your credit card as they are processed by Buyatab so you won't earn extra points on the Aeroplan suite of co-brand credit cards or any credit card that has a travel accelerator. 

Earn up to 3x Aeroplan points on Air Canada flights within Canada

Air Canada has a new flight bonus offer for Aeroplan members travelling within Canada this summer and into early fall. This offer awards up to 3x Aeroplan points depending on which fare class you buy. You must register for this offer and book flights between June 8 and June 21 for travel until October 31, 2022

Aeroplan Availability Alert: Business Class on SWISS out of Montreal for up to 4 or more people for early 2023 travel

 
Here's our next Aeroplan availability alert! There is a bunch of business class availability showing in the first three months of 2023 for flights between Montreal and Zurich on SWISS. We learned of this offer via Spencer at Straight to the Points! The flights operate on all days of the week except Monday and Wednesday. Most of the days we checked they are showing at least 4 business class seats available per flight in both directions.

Updated review of the BMO AIR MILES World Elite Mastercard and CIBC AC Conversion Visa offering a chance to win Air Canada flights

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We updated our review of the BMO AIR MILES®† World Elite®* Mastercard®* this week. The card is the pride and joy of the co-brand partnership between BMO and AIR MILES and is considered the flagship credit card for the program. The review also includes details how Sobeys switching to Scene+ affects the card. Click here to read the entire review