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Air Canada’s new Hertz partnership is unusually rewarding: Aeroplan members can earn points, Hertz elite status, and even credits toward Air Canada elite status from car rentals. The odd twist is that most members now earn more Aeroplan points renting from Hertz than they do flying Air Canada.
Air Canada Aeroplan is changing its award chart again on June 1, and while a few prices go down, this is unmistakably a devaluation. The biggest pain hits long-haul premium cabins, where many of the most useful business and first class partner awards will cost meaningfully more.
Canadian and U.S. fighter jets were scrambled to escort two flights bound for Montreal after authorities realized one passenger was traveling under a false identity after using stolen Aeroplan points to book the trip.
Air Canada Aeroplan is making some pretty big changes to their frequent flyer program, going into effect January 1, 2026.
Airlines are at risk of killing their golden goose. Miles motivate customers, but customers need to be able to use their miles. Airlines have gotten better at selling their seats for cash, frequent flyer programs want to retain their margins, and so members get squeezed.
As a result, airline executives call for ‘revisiting the model’ of frequent flyer programs – the model that made them successful, multi-billion dollar enterprises.
Air Canada Aeroplan is updating its award chart effective March 25th, so there’s almost two months’ notice. And nothing is changing with their partner redemption chart prices. There’s good and bad here in my view for what they’re now calling the ‘Air Canada and Select Partners’ award table.
For a currency to continue to be attractive, it needs to deliver value – managers can’t just focus on sales to third parties, they have to focus on the customers who ultimately want the miles. And they want it because of the travel possibilities that it opens up, from redemptions to treatment with the airline. It’s important not to forget that the programs can actually create loyalty to the airline itself and not just to the in-wallet plastic; actually putting butts in seats and at a premium.
Air Canada Aeroplan now partners with Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings, adding connecting opportunities for award travel throughout Europe, the Mideast and North Africa.
Singapore Airlines business class between New York JFK and Frankfurt is wide open for awards using Air Canada Aeroplan. Up to 9 business class award seats per flight are available.
Bilt Rewards runs bigger points transfer bonuses than any other program. But they last only a day – when they come around, it’s for the first of the month, “Rent Day,” since Bilt makes rent more rewarding.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
