Link: Apply now for the Aeroplan® Credit Card
The Aeroplan® Credit Card is one of the most compelling co-branded airline credit cards. We’ve just seen the welcome offer on this card improved by 10,000 points, with no change to the minimum spending requirement. In this post I wanted to cover the details of this offer.
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Aeroplan Credit Card 70K points welcome bonus
The Aeroplan Credit Card is newly offering a welcome bonus of 70,000 Aeroplan bonus points after spending $3,000 within the first three months. Personally, I value Aeroplan points at 1.5 cents each, so to me, this offer is worth $1,050, which is an excellent bonus, especially given the reasonable spending requirement.
Note that this isn’t being marketed as a limited time offer, but rather seems to be the new standard offer, at least for now (of course that could change in the future).
Chase’s standard application rules apply. This card isn’t available to those who currently have the card or who have had the card in the past, but eligibility is otherwise independent of whether or not you have any other Chase cards.
Why the Aeroplan Credit Card is worth getting
The $95 annual fee Aeroplan Credit Card is one of the most well thought out co-branded airline credit cards we’ve seen. There are significant incentives for holding onto the card, and also significant incentives for spending money on the card.
Among other things, the Aeroplan Credit Card offers the following:
- The card offers 3x Aeroplan points on dining, grocery stores, and on Air Canada spending, which are some lucrative bonus categories
- The card offers 500 bonus Aeroplan points for every $2,000 spent in a calendar month, up to 1,500 bonus Aeroplan points per month
- The card offers priority reward vouchers for reaching certain spending thresholds; for example, if you spend a million dollars on the card in a calendar year, you’ll get a companion voucher (Global +1) that lets you take a companion with you on award tickets at no extra cost (the points redeemed for them will be reimbursed, and this even works on partner airlines)
- The card offers Aeroplan Elite 25K status for the remainder of the first calendar year in which you get the card, plus the following calendar year; you can maintain that status by spending $15,000 on the card per year in subsequent years
- If you spend $50,000 on the card in a calendar year you’ll get a one-tier Aeroplan status upgrade, which could even be used to earn top-tier status with Air Canada
- If you have the card, you can redeem your points for 1.25 cents each toward virtually any travel purchase using the Pay Yourself Back feature, for up to 50,000 points per year; you can even transfer points from Chase Ultimate Rewards and use them that way
- Those with the card receive an ongoing 10% transfer bonus when moving points from Ultimate Rewards to Aeroplan; this applies when transferring 50,000 or more points, and you can receive up to 25,000 bonus points per year this way
- The card offers a free first checked bag on Air Canada flights for the primary cardmember and up to eight other travelers on the same itinerary
- The card offers a credit toward Global Entry, TSA PreCheck, or NEXUS, once every four years
- The card offers World Elite Mastercard benefits, plus travel protection for flight delays, baggage, and more
This really is an incredibly valuable card, especially given that it has such a reasonable annual fee. The card is worth considering even if you don’t fly Air Canada often.
Not only does Air Canada belong to the Star Alliance, but Aeroplan has more airline partners than any other frequent flyer program, so there are so many options for redeeming Aeroplan points. Furthermore, the unique Pay Yourself Back feature on this card makes this lucrative even for those who don’t want to redeem points on Aeroplan partners.
Read a full review of the Aeroplan Credit Card.
Bottom line
The Aeroplan Credit Card has a new welcome bonus of 70,000 Aeroplan points upon completing minimum spending. This is a great offer for anyone who is eligible for the card but hasn’t yet applied. Those points can be redeemed on partner airlines for amazing first & business class redemptions, or you can redeem using the Pay Yourself Back feature.
This is probably the single credit card that I most want (that I don’t already have), so I plan on applying in the near future.
Do you plan on picking up the Aeroplan Credit Card, if you don’t have it already?
Those with the card receive an ongoing 10% transfer bonus when moving points from Ultimate Rewards to Aeroplan; this applies when transferring 50,000 or more points, and you can receive up to 25,000 bonus points per year this way
Is this true ?
Most of these require a ridiculous amount of spend given the alternative spending options. But this statement is interesting. "If you have the card, you can redeem your points for 1.25 cents each toward virtually any travel purchase using the Pay Yourself Back feature, for up to 50,000 points per year; you can even transfer points from Chase Ultimate Rewards and use them that way." But can you explain this more? I don't understand what...
Most of these require a ridiculous amount of spend given the alternative spending options. But this statement is interesting. "If you have the card, you can redeem your points for 1.25 cents each toward virtually any travel purchase using the Pay Yourself Back feature, for up to 50,000 points per year; you can even transfer points from Chase Ultimate Rewards and use them that way." But can you explain this more? I don't understand what what you're saying. For spending points or spending dollars?
The bonus is available to those who didn't get bonus for 24 month. past card holder not excluded.
Maybe I am looking at wrong times or destinations but I typically cannot find any compelling awards on aeorplan. I think flying blue is far superior
It's because you can't.
Blocked partners, broken website forcing (awful) AC metal at inflated prices.
But blogs are here to push cards, and not bother with such things as objectivity
I’ve found some good deals with Air India out of SFO in business (their former Delta 777-200LR Delta One suites!)