Instead of booking your flights online, aeroplan has a call center where you can construct more complex itineraries. How and when to book united awards through partners. Mileage accrual is determined by the operating airline, unless otherwise specified. From multi airline flight bookings to a complete travel offering, your miles will take you places, today and in the future. Book travel flights hotels cars packages activities insurance. Redeem around the world at any best western, fairmont and more. Aeroplan award chart the north american portion of the aeroplan award chart. But with any rewards program, getting the best value takes some research. Ive been trying to call in to add an infant to a booking. Aeroplan rewards round the world flights turnipseed travel. Aeroplan hacking when you cant find award availability. Cant book flights from canada to us on ac planes originally posted by hiaperture anyone tried calling in to see if the phone agents can still book awards on ac metal.
Book select flights on cathay pacific and cathay dragon. My advice for this is to search flights on and then simply call aeroplan to book give the agent the flight numbers and they should be able to book them. How to make the most of your miles skyscanner canada. Some routes are only serviced by air canada for example, flights within canada which is why you wont see other carriers listed there. For infants under two years old, please book your flight reward online, then call the aeroplan contact centre to include any infants to your booking. You now have the choice to use your miles to cover the taxes, fees and surcharges associated to your flight reward 1.
Uniteds site showed 20 or more for the exact same search parameters. Market fare flight rewards offer you greater availability on flights operated by air canada and under the air canada express and air canada rouge banners at variable mileage levels, which are derived from market fares at the time of booking and the conversion of these fares into mileage levels. This is the most common way to book flights with aeroplan miles and is available for all flights run by star alliance members. A beginners guide to redeem aeroplan miles for award flights. While aeroplan does offer an around the world rewards trip for 200,000 miles 5 stop overs and 1 open jaw, theres a mini around the world alternative for only 75,000 miles but its not exactly advertised as such. To book, choose your destination, indicate the number of passengers and click go to load our availability calendar, from which you can select your travel dates. In order to be eligible for the trips listed in the aeroplan rewards chart, members must have at least 50% of the miles listed below.
Itll cost 120,000 aeroplan miles to get four economy seats on our return journey to canada same as it was on the way to the u. And if i was transferring points from membership rewards valued at 1. We put more people in more reward seats than any other canadian loyalty program. Once you have accumulated enough aeroplan miles, you can redeem those miles to book flights, hotels, car rentals and more. While aeroplan offers fixed mileage flight rewards e.
Aeroplans terms and conditions contain a number of rules that are important to. The primary cardholder may access an air canada maple leaf lounge, where available, upon presentation of an active td aeroplan visa infinite card with a valid, sameday boarding pass for travel using an aeroplan flight reward, only, on a flight operated by air canada, air canada rouge or under the air canada express banner. Jun 11, 2017 with membership rewards, you can transfer to aeroplan at a 1. Trouble is, the aeroplan flight search tool will often display only the air canada flights. From years of research i know its best to redeem aeroplan miles for flight rewards, but where to go, and when. In order to use your miles, your aeroplan account must be active. Today, ill examine how you can book award flights with aeroplan. Members will no longer be able to qualify for aeroplan diamond, black and silver status as of march 1, 2020 inside aeroplan december 18, 2019. Overall, no tricks, no secrets just slow, steady growth. Jul 10, 2019 aeroplan flight rewards are known as roundtrip fixed mileage flight rewards formerly classicflight rewards.
The essential guide to aeroplan miles prince of travel. Flight rewards at these mileage levels may no longer be available at the time of booking. As one of the dominant canadian rewards programs, aeroplan makes it very easy to for members to earn miles. Redeeming aeroplan flight rewards for an epic trip to the u. Aeroplan market fares versus fixed mileage flight rewards. Redeem aeroplan miles use miles for travel, merchandise, gift. Aeroplan flight bookings not always dreamy the star. Hi julia, you cant book an aeroplan rewards flight on delta because its not part of star alliance only united. Oneway fixed mileage flight rewards require 50% of the miles listed below for roundtrip flight rewards. Around the world rewards will no longer be available for redemption effective september 1 st, 2019. The way you are rewarded is through aeroplan miles.
To reach them, call 18003615373 between 4am9pm everyday, pacific time. Redeem aeroplan miles use miles to book a flight reward. Redeem aeroplan miles use miles to book a flight reward online. Aeroplan points guide 2020 how many, how to redeem, and more.
Aeroplan rewards customers who are loyal shoppers with any of the companys 150 partners. How to use air canada aeroplan miles one mile at a time. Redeem aeroplan miles use miles for travel, merchandise. Aeroplan offers you roundtrip flight rewards to over 1,300 destinations worldwide, on air canada, the star alliance member airlines, the canadian domestic partners and our other worldwide partners. A savvy customer looking to maximize his or her points, while minimizing fees, will have to do some. Click here for full membership rewards terms and conditions or call 18006682639. This offer is only available for aeroplan members who hold distinction status at time of booking. Donate your miles to those less fortunate or towards environmental causes. Trip itineraries with multiple destinations are permitted for both aeroplan fixed mileage flight rewards and market fare flight rewards.
Come check out our aeroplan blog for exciting last minute vacation ideas. Secret tricks and tips for booking aeroplan rewards. There are changes coming to multicity trips and around the world flights. You can book a oneway flight for 50% of the miles shown in the award chart. The aeroplan site also offers far fewer options with connecting flights than uniteds site does. All rewards need to be booked through aeroplans website. Some routes are only serviced by air canada for example, flights within canada which.
Big mix up that first call to centre had few options. Nov 14, 2017 the only downside to aeroplan is that it does not display all possible connections when searching for flights online. Aeroplan loyalty program earn and redeem aeroplan miles. All of their agents are based in north america, and are mostly competent. How to book award flights with air canada aeroplan. For market fare flight rewards, you will have access to all available seats on all flights operated by air canada. What is the difference between fixed mileage flight reward and market fare flight rewards. With one way fixed mileage flight rewards formerly called classicflight rewards. Subject to the fare option purchased, a flat bonus of either 1,000, 3,000 or 7,500 bonus aeroplan miles will be awarded for eligible flights flown for new bookings only made between january 21, 2020 and february 4, 2020 by 19. The only downside to aeroplan is that it does not display all possible connections when searching for flights online. How to book award flights with air canada aeroplan air.
Aeroplan uses 1 award chart when flying on its own or its partners flights. Book a flight reward with air canada, air canada express, air canada rouge or another star alliance member airline opens in new window. Mileage levels are influenced by factors that fluctuate including destination, time of booking, time of travel, demand, and conversion of fares into miles. The best ways to maximize air canadas aeroplan program. This is a useful trick, because its not usually possible to book award flights on oneworld airlines using star alliance airline miles or vice versa. Non flight rewards you can also redeem your aeroplan miles for air canada products and services at the airport or on board, such as. In the event that aeroplan fixed mileage flight reward seats are completely booked, members have access to unsold seats in economy class and exclusive access to additional seats in signature class when redeeming their aeroplan miles. For unaccompanied children, infant travel on air china or groups of eight passengers or more, please contact us. Heres where you can update your account, get transaction info, sign up to receive great offers and more. Nov 23, 2015 hi julia, you cant book an aeroplan rewards flight on delta because its not part of star alliance only united.
For fixed mileage flight rewards, there will be a fixed number of seats which are offered exclusively to aeroplan members on both air canada and star alliance flights. Also, when you use aeroplan to book a flight, you choose between fixed. Ive earned a ton of aeroplan miles over the last 24 months from credit card signup bonuses and air canada flights. Distinction flight rewards on air canada destination flight numbers ac7006 to ac7009 are subject to aeroplan flight rewards terms and conditions except as otherwise specified below. An air canada maple leaf lounge guest pass, valid for flights within north america. As long as there is saverlevel award space available, you should be able to book unitedoperated award flights through any star alliance loyalty program, including fan favorites avianca lifemiles, air canada aeroplan and singapore krisflyer. Weve also had a few large purchases in the past 5 years, like when we bought all new appliances for our new house.
With upgrades starting as low as 7,500 aeroplan miles short haul available on air canada only per segment, you can afford to treat yourself to a little luxury. To book your infant flight reward or get more information, please call the. I will likely be booking some rewared travel yyzorl for next april. Jul 11, 2017 instead of booking your flights online, aeroplan has a call center where you can construct more complex itineraries. Perhaps aeroplan offers no more value than when you book a multicity trip. Redeem aeroplan for flights with fewer fees canadian kilometers. Important information for aeroplan members inside aeroplan november 14, 2019. Find great ways to earn miles for tons of great rewards.
Air canada aeroplan has recently partnered with cathay pacific and cathay dragon, airlines in the oneworld alliance based in hong kong. Apr 17, 2020 when booking flights with your aeroplan miles, youll have two options. With membership rewards, you can transfer to aeroplan at a 1. The good thing with aeroplan rewards is that they dont penalize you for booking a oneway ticket instead of a round trip. By far the fastest way to do so is to earn amex mr points and transfer them to aeroplan at a 1. Aeroplan miles will be credited to the aeroplan account of the traveller, regardless of who pays for the ticket. There are a number of ways to earn aeroplan miles easily, though one option worth considering would be crediting revenue flights on star alliance airlines to aeroplan. Every aeroplan member, including minors, needs to have a unique email associated with their aeroplan account. We want to book these using aeroplan miles and we want to keep the fees low, so we are going to try to avoid air canada where possible. Aug 28, 2018 trouble is, the aeroplan flight search tool will often display only the air canada flights. Oneway fixed mileage flight rewards require 50% of the miles.
You wont have to pay any fees on your rewards tickets. Up to 2 hours before departure changes to unused flights rewards i. The first is to book with the fixed mileage option. Membership rewards points transfers must be made in increments of 100 points, with a minimum redemption requirement of 1,000 points for each transfer. Earn aeroplan miles twice on the same transaction at aeroplan partners.
If youre short of miles, why not redeem for a oneway. Weve laid out all the best ways to redeem your miles, and the aeroplan credit cards your wallet needs to earn even more rewards in the meantime. To book, choose your destination, indicate the number of passengers. More flights means more points, especially when we book them with our visa. We will start with united hub cities first so we are more likely to find united operated flights so we can avoid the fuel surcharge. To book your infant flight reward or get more information, please call the aeroplan contact centre. Jan 22, 2019 while aeroplan offers fixed mileage flight rewards e. For example, on a sample search for flights from denver to toronto, it wasnt uncommon for aeroplan to offer less than five options with connecting flights. If youre an aeroplan rewards collector, you know you have a lot of great redemption options. Nov 27, 2019 you wont have to pay any fees on your rewards tickets. Aeroplan miles will be credited for qualifying travel flown by the aeroplan member on regular scheduled flights operated by the airline partner. Learning to redeem aeroplan miles for award flights could result in a significant return value from your travel rewards points. How to maximize the aeroplan program creditcardgenius. Redeem aeroplan miles use miles to book a vackage package.
Priority rewards for altitude super elite 100k members. When booking flights with your aeroplan miles, youll have two options. Aeroplan flight rewards are known as roundtrip fixed mileage flight rewards formerly classicflight rewards. This comprehensive aeroplan miles chart will give you a rough idea of how many points are needed to redeem flight reward. My only previous reward booking yyzfco a couple of years ago and i was encouraged at the time to book very early sept 2004 for an april 2005 flight. With my balance now hovering around 165,000 miles, im starting to ponder how to extract the most value from the loyalty program. Air canada aeroplan aeroplan reward booking how far in advance now. Use your miles to get upgrades on eligible flights to just about anywhere in the world. Choose from over 800 rewards in activities, merchandise and travel. Redeem miles to pay for your next vacation or cruise getaway. But, trying to understand airline award charts and figure out the best ways to use your miles and points can be so frustrating. Miles will be deducted from one aeroplan account for all passengers per upgrade request mileage levels required are per person, per flight segment mileage levels required vary by your flight origin, destination, and booking class. For all itineraries involving more than one 1 stopover, in addition to your destination for either fixed mileage flight rewards or market fare flight rewards, please call the aeroplan contact centre, where one of our highlyqualified agents will be happy to.
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