Air Canada (Aeroplan)

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Aeroplan Teams up with Porter Airlines

I was interviewed by Global News today about the Aeroplan and Porter Airlines team up (Use points or keep saving? What Canadians should know about the Aeroplan-Porter deal). 

In addition to this announcement, Aimia (owner of Aeroplan) has rejected the offer by the Air Canada, TD, CIBC and Visa Canada consortium to purchase the Aeroplan program. 

Get your Air Canada / Aeroplan Questions Answered!

In light of the new changes coming to Aeroplan, along with the new twist of a potential Air Canada buyout of Aimia, we are being given an opportunity to interview Aimia’s CEO Jeremy Rabe.

Please submit your questions in the comment section below and we will get as many of them answered as possible.

Below is a summary of the changes to Aeroplan that was going to come into effect in June 2020. 

Earn 5x the Aeroplan with Amazon

Amazon.ca is one of the more valuable Aeroplan partners that was added in 2018. In celebration of Amazon Prime Day, you can earn 5x the Aeroplan miles from July 16-18, 2018. Note that this offer is exclusive to Amazon Prime members only. In addition, CIBC Aeroplan cardholders can earn an extra 3 miles for every $1 spent throughout July. That is a total of 8x the miles. 

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[INTERVIEW] Aeroplan’s General Manager of Marketing, Chris Willoughby – Beyond June 2020

On April 26, 2018, Aeroplan released a statement outlining its commitment to redefine its travel rewards and a preview of what to expect beyond June 2020. Today, I am interviewing Chris Willoughby, General Manager of Marketing of Aeroplan to get more insights about this announcement.

Please tell us about yourself. What is your role with Aeroplan? 

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Aeroplan Renews Rocketmiles Partnership

Let’s face it, after a slew of bad news for Aeroplan, they could use some good news. Aeroplan announced the renewal of a multi-year agreement with Rocketmiles. Rocketmiles is a third party hotel booking that allows you to earn miles for bookings. This partnership means that Aeroplan members can continue to earn a minimum of 1,000 miles and up to 10,000 miles per night. Note that Rocketmiles has more than 400,000 hotels in their portfolio to choose from.