Aeroplan is one of the best loyalty programs in the industry.
The program's commitment to the award chart, lack of fuel surcharges and ability to add stopovers are some of the reasons why this is the case. All Star Alliance airlines and a few non-alliance partners can be booked with Aeroplan.
In September 2022, Air Canada will be able to book stops online. Customers had to call in order to add a stopover to their itinerary, which took hours.
A one-way ticket with Aeroplan costs 5000 points. You can save thousands of points if you book individual one-way tickets or a multicity itinerary with most other airline loyalty programs.
I used the online stopover tool to add a stopover to my Aeroplan booking. How did I do it?
Aeroplan's award chart is useful for international premium-cabin seats on partner airlines.
The world is broken into four regions by Aeroplan. It's important to know where you're going and how much you'll pay for your award ticket.
There are award charts that show distances between regions. You will pay more for your award redemption if you fly further. Paying more points for longer itineraries is what you can get creative with.
There is a complete guide to Aeroplan's rules.
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The rules for booking Aeroplan stopovers need to be discussed first.
One-way and round-trip tickets can have stopovers on them. Here are a few requirements that need to be considered.
Aeroplan can allow up to six segments on a one-way ticket.
You can add a stop to your Aeroplan award ticket for 5,000 points.
I want to talk about Aeroplan's stopover policy before I show you how I booked my trip.
It is possible to visit more than one destination. You might be left booking separate one-way tickets which require more points. It's a game-changer to be able to redeem 5000 additional points for a stop.
The stopover policy can be useful.
It's not necessary to fly business class to book a stop. For example, you can connect from a United flight to an Etihad flight on a single itinerary.
There is a way to plan a free stop on your next trip.
Break down the itinerary and find award availability for each leg.
Say you would like to go from Chicago to Cairo with a stop in Istanbul on Turkish Airlines.
If you want to search for award availability from O'Hare International Airport to Istanbul Airport, you need to start there. You wouldn't search for a flight from IST to CAI alone.
If you do this, you will be more likely to find flights with award availability. The flight numbers and times are important to you.
You can find the exact number of points needed to book flights by looking at the award chart. We are looking for the " Between North America and Atlantic zones" chart.
Air Canada has a distance-based award chart for travel within and between regions. Great Circle Mapper is the one I use for this.
The route from Chicago to Cairo is 6, 257 miles. This costs 95,000 Aeroplan points and is based on the award chart.
It's time to look for award space now that you know how many points you need.
I started searching for the Chicago-to-Istanbul segment. I narrowed down my search by using the search filters.
The Istanbul-to-Cairo segment was on my radar.
It costs thousands of points to book these award tickets separately. We don't want to do that We want to make sure we are using the option.
If you open a new tab, you can start a new search for Aeroplan stopovers. You should select the multi-city/stopover option and then select the book with points option.
Click the button if you want to add a stop in your destination. Go to the "Stopover city" box. Add how long you would like to stay before you head to your final destination.
The award ticket will cost 95,000 points and have no taxes or fees.
You can choose what tier of reward ticket you want to book after you have selected a flight.
You will be able to see the flights. Select how you will pay for your award ticket by looking at the dates and flight times.
You can call the Aeroplan contact center if you have any problems booking online or by phone.
If you were booking an award ticket from Chicago to Cairo without a stop, here is what you'd see. It would cost 100,000 points to get to Cairo. You can add a few days in Istanbul for 5000 more points.
Points and miles can be redeemed for Turkish Airlines business class.
If you don't have Aeroplan points, you can easily earn them by transferring points at a 3:1 ratio from other credit card companies. There is a 5,000 point bonus for every 60,000 Marriott points you transfer.
Here are some welcome bonuses if you want to increase your Aeroplan balance.
The Aeroplan® Credit Card is also a possibility. In the first three months of account opening, you will receive a welcome bonus of 70,000 bonus points.
There are a lot of things you need to know about Aeroplan.
You can add a second destination for 5000 Aeroplan points when you book an award ticket.
When compared to other loyalty programs, this can save you thousands of points.
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