The Chase Ultimate Rewards program has just launched its latest transfer bonus. Of the major transferable points currencies, Chase Ultimate Rewards has historically had the fewest transfer bonuses. However, in the past couple of years we’ve seen a significant increase in transfer bonuses, which is great. Here’s a new offer that will likely be quite popular.
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Chase offering 20% Air Canada Aeroplan transfer bonus
Between December 4, 2023, and January 15, 2024, you can receive a 20% bonus when you transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to Air Canada Aeroplan.
This promotion is being offered on Chase’s end (in the United States), and is hard coded into the transfer ratio, meaning you should see the bonus at the time that you make the transfer.
You can take advantage of this offer an unlimited number of times. Transfers from Chase to Air Canada Aeroplan are generally instant. This is the third time we’ve seen a transfer bonus from Chase Ultimate Rewards to Air Canada Aeroplan, as we previously saw one in late 2022 and then again in the middle of 2023.
There are several great cards earning Chase Ultimate Rewards points, and it’s easy to combine points between the cards.
Also keep in mind that those with the Aeroplan® Credit Card (review) get a further bonus when transferring Ultimate Rewards points to Aeroplan, and these two offers stack:
- This applies when transferring 50,000 or more Chase Ultimate Rewards points in one transaction
- You can get a maximum of 25,000 bonus points per year this way
- The 10% bonus points will post separately — the bonus points should post within 72 hours of the original transfer, but it can take up to seven days
Should you transfer Chase points to Aeroplan?
Air Canada Aeroplan is one of my favorite programs for redeeming points, thanks to the huge number of airline partners, plus the ability to book stopovers even on one-way awards for just 5,000 additional points.
Aeroplan has fair award pricing, and not only gets you access to redemptions on all Star Alliance airlines, but also gets you access to a variety of otherwise unaligned airlines, including Air Mauritius, Gulf Air, and many more.
Unfortunately at the moment, Aeroplan points aren’t quite as valuable as they used to be, given that Aeroplan doesn’t have access to any Oman Air awards, and doesn’t have access to Etihad premium awards.
While I usually prefer to transfer my Chase points to World of Hyatt and transfer my Amex points to Air Canada Aeroplan, with a 20% or more bonus, I think this could very well be worth switching up behavior over.
Bottom line
Through January 15, 2024, Chase Ultimate Rewards is offering a 20% bonus on points transfers to Air Canada Aeroplan. This is an excellent offer that could be worth taking advantage of, given just how useful the Aeroplan program is for Star Alliance and other partner redemptions. The bonus is even more lucrative if you have the Aeroplan Credit Card, so you can get an additional 10% bonus (with some limitations).
Do you plan on taking advantage of this Chase Aeroplan transfer bonus?
just transferred 180k from chase, both base points and bonus posted instantly.
Recent data point with outcome for those interested. On 12/16 I initiated a transfer from Chase. Had to do it over the phone since I kept getting an error message on the website saying I entered incomplete or invalid information while entering my aeroplan number. Base points posted 12/18. Bonus points posted separately on 12/20 - weird thing is my account balance went up but it doesn't show up on under activity on aeroplan. I...
Recent data point with outcome for those interested. On 12/16 I initiated a transfer from Chase. Had to do it over the phone since I kept getting an error message on the website saying I entered incomplete or invalid information while entering my aeroplan number. Base points posted 12/18. Bonus points posted separately on 12/20 - weird thing is my account balance went up but it doesn't show up on under activity on aeroplan. I only know they posted because I was at a near 0 balance. By the time my base points posted availability for my 1st 3 choices in dates disappeared so on 12/19 I initiated a transfer with amex for the bonus points I needed and those posted instantly.
My transfer of 70k points from Chase was instantaneous but no bonus. Chase tells me I have to contact AC. Currently waiting for their call back so we’ll see. Interstingly, AC doesn’t give you an estimated waiting time which is pretty poor.
Same, no 20% bonus but initial amount showed up instantaneously. Using for PYB so not a deal breaker, if I was trying to grab award space I would be P!SSED tf off though.
I was told by AC that the bonus amount will post within 7 days. Defo annoying if you need a specific amount. Fortunately I had surplus so didn’t impact my redemption.
I am seeing the same thing. Hoping the transfer post so I can book my flights! Let us know when you get it Dave!
Same, my first UR points arrived today but the 20% bonus points didn't, I tried a second transfer and this time even the base points didn't arrive, I don't know what's going on, the test MR also didn't arrive
my initial points posted immediately from UR just not the 20% bonus. I called chase and they said wait the 7 days as well. After the 7 days, call aeroplan and they'll escalate to chase. Sounds strange but will give it the 7 days before I start worrying.
I see the point transfer update under "Activity" but it doesn't reflect in my account. So when I go to book the flight, it says I don't have enough points. And yeah, no bonus either. I suppose I will just wait to see what happens. Quite scary.
Same here. In the activity tab, I can see that points and bonus posted almost immediately (30 mins), but the account keeps showing 0 points, so I can't book the ticket because "I don't have enough miles".
Why can't their sort their sh!t out???
Do not transfer your points through Chase! I transferred mine to Air Canada hours ago and the bonus points never arrived -- the flight I wanted to book is now gone. Absolutely no support from Air Canada or Chase. So sad over this waste of a transfer of my hard-earned Chase points.
UPstater reports that it took Chase 2 full days to transfer his points to Aeroplan. I experienced multi-day delays transferring Chase points to United. In both case the transfers usually complete immediately (although the fine print on Chase's form indicates it can take a day or in some cases up to a week)
Question to the members of this esteemed group. Have others experienced unexpected delays trying to transfer Chase points? And any idea why?
Thanks
In February I transferred 180K Chase Ink points to Aeroplan. It took 2 full days. I needed an additional 2000 points which I transferred from Amex and that was instantaneous. My June booking was canceled because of wildfires. There are now almost 300K Aeroplan points, but I see ZERO J availability on United from the US to Europe using Aeroplan. I can drive to YOW or YUL, but redemption rates on AC are very high...
In February I transferred 180K Chase Ink points to Aeroplan. It took 2 full days. I needed an additional 2000 points which I transferred from Amex and that was instantaneous. My June booking was canceled because of wildfires. There are now almost 300K Aeroplan points, but I see ZERO J availability on United from the US to Europe using Aeroplan. I can drive to YOW or YUL, but redemption rates on AC are very high and the fees are like BA's.
Aeroplan was one of my biggest points mistake. I'll try and burn the points on United domestic in Y.
Ben, I think the 10% bonus has now been made permanent. I checked
• the fine print in the email announcing the new 20% supplemental bonus,
• the details in my Chase account’s description of the Aeroplan card benefits, and
• the T&C for new card applications
and none of them mentions the benefit ending on 12/31, as used to be the case. The 25K/year cap remains in effect.
Title should say: Transfer points to a sinking ship at 20% bonus
If you're looking to find award availability, you can try some of the award search tools out there like Roame.travel or point.me
Lots of mileage deals but no award availability
Not accurate at all. Maybe for the specific flight you're looking for..
This is the sad reality of this bait-and-switch program they call Aeroplan.
Why??? In my case I have 2 50,000 mile certificates that I have yet to find a reasonable award:-(
Just booked New Zealand Air business class from IAH to AKL for only 75k each way. It's on the leased CX planes too, so nicer than your normal Air New Zealand business class. Also there was plenty of singapore business class from JFK to FRA. Also some decent awards in business class to south america. You just have to look for partners, not actual air Canada flights.
@Andrew I rarely see partner awards when I look for award travel. I must be doing something worng --I wish someone would explain the "trick" to seeing all these partner awards.
Air New Zealand should be still available. I believe you could even go in high season late january to early february for 9 or 11 nights (their summe). They also had a lot of availability in shoulder season in March or April. I check on United and then when I have dates I input it into aeroplan. It was available for up to 4 people when I last checked too.
Where are you trying to go? Do you have a specific place in mind or are you fairly open? First off I look for direct routes on partners I want to fly... then I do a calendar search on United to see if there is Star Alliance availability on that route. Then I'll look at dates that I find on Air Canada's website. If it's not a star alliance partner I'll look for space just on Air Canada site.
Where are you trying to go? Do you have a specific place in mind or are you fairly open? First off I look for direct routes on partners I want to fly... then I do a calendar search on United to see if there is Star Alliance availability on that route. Then I'll look at dates that I find on Air Canada's website. If it's not a star alliance partner I'll look for space just on Air Canada site.
Also I'm not sure how those 50k certs work. Can you top those off? If not there's not much going on for 50k points. Can you use both and get a 100k flight? Sounds rough....
You can top of 50 cents but you can’t combine them. I used both of mine for Etihad first from IAD to AUH then had a 2 day stopover then continued on to ICN in business class. This allowed me to combine two premium flights for two people. A lot of times you won’t be able to book something like this online but if you call they can piece it together. I’m aware Etihad has...
You can top of 50 cents but you can’t combine them. I used both of mine for Etihad first from IAD to AUH then had a 2 day stopover then continued on to ICN in business class. This allowed me to combine two premium flights for two people. A lot of times you won’t be able to book something like this online but if you call they can piece it together. I’m aware Etihad has been removed now but the same principle applies to say Turkish. You might not be able to find one flight to say Europe or Africa, but if you add a stopover of a few days in Istanbul, then you can make an all premium routing. Honestly, the more difficult these itineraries are to book, the longer they stay available. It’s why I was able to book ANA F for 2 people on Virgin Atlantic… it’s a horrible hassle to cal and wait on hold for an hour+.
The trick, @GBOAC, is to go back in time and put your points into a program that's actually worth a damn, and doesn't promise you the world only to leave you disappointed with their "highest number of partners available" nonsense. Means nothing if there are no award seats, and all that's available is booking Air Canada at insanely inflated prices.