It has been announced that American Express and Air Canada will be renewing their partnership for a further 10 years, which should be good news.
Continue reading: Air Canada & Amex Strengthen Ties With New 10 Year Contract
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For big spenders, the Aeroplan platinum amex is still a great value with 1.5 aeropland miles per $ spent (over a certain minimum).
Good news- Aeroplan miles are very useful and nice to have as a Star Alliance Amex transfer partner.
Thanks Lucky - Very happy to see you edging into some Canadian content for your northern readers! Keep it up!
Could this be the reason I couldn't link my Aeroplan account to Membership Rewards today?
Maybe the deal will be exclusive and Air Canada will have to drop other credit card partners in Canada? That seems to be the way things are going (at least in the U.S.).
It's sure odd that there's no Air Canada credit card in the US. There's a Korean Air, ANA, BA. I bet there are a lot who go to Canada/see value in the program.
Sounds like good new to me. The majority of my Amex points are transferred out to Aeroplan.
Would love comment on where you see transferability going with Aeroplan given their tie-up with Kaligo, Barclay Arrival, CapitalOne, etc
@Daniel the other partners (CIBC and TD) are unlikely to be dropped anytime soon as they were a big part of the deal.
Loving that 5x MR points for air fare on the Platinum Amex. In Canada it's 2x MR points.
Thank you Ben!
Also love the blog, it’s one of the best out there, even for Canadians!
@Cedric what is the "Aeroplan Platinum Amex"? Does it have an actual marketing name? Is it issued in USA or Canada?
I really doubt Aeroplan will retain it's value after the acquisition. Makes me glad I used all my points before this ended (and before I lost my super elite status too, damn taxes).