Buy Air Canada Aeroplan Points With up to a 30% Discount [Until January 3]

Updated: December 17, 2024, 2:24pm CST

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Air Canada’s Latest Buy Aeroplan Points Promotion
Why You May Want To Purchase Aeroplan Points
Final Thoughts

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Right now, Air Canada is running a limited-time promotion for buying Aeroplan points, offering up to a 30% discount through January 3, 2025.

Let’s take a look at how buying points could be a great deal for you, depending on your travel goals.

Air Canada’s Latest Buy Aeroplan Points Promotion

Whether you are topping up your account balance or have found a redemption that makes buying points cheaper than paying for the flight in cash, this promotion could be useful in the right situation.

Buy Aeroplan points 30 discount December 2024 — Image Credit: Aeroplan

Through January 3, Aeroplan has the following offer when buying Aeroplan points, available here:

Purchase 2,000 to 9,000 points without a discount
Purchase 10,000 to 19,000 points with a 15% discount
Purchase 20,000 to 75,000 points with a 20% discount
Purchase 80,000 to 95,000 points with a 25% discount
Purchase 100,000 to 250,000 points with a 30% discount (1.71 cents per point)

We value Air Canada Aeroplan points at 1.5 cents apiece, so buying them at 1.71 cents apiece won’t make sense for most people. And this price is disappointing when you consider Aeroplan was selling points at 1.39 cents apiece just a few weeks ago.

Additionally, there’s a limit of 1 million purchased points per year and 250,000 points per transaction.

Hot Tip:

Buying points from Aeroplan won’t count as an airfare purchase on your credit card, because sales are processed by Points.com. To maximize your earnings, use a good credit card for everyday purchases or a card where you’re working on a good welcome offer.

Why You May Want To Purchase Aeroplan Points

Here are the 2 main situations in which we think buying points and miles is valuable:

You don’t already have a large balance of these points and miles or don’t have enough transferable points (e.g., Amex Membership Rewards or Chase Ultimate Rewards)
Doing so will allow you to purchase a ticket for less than the ordinary cash cost

Lufthansa B747-8 First Class Seat 1A and 1K — You can book Lufthansa’s first class with Aeroplan points. Image Credit: Cherag Dubash

Consider this: Purchasing 210,000 Aeroplan points would set you back around $3,595 — certainly not a small sum of cash. However, you could redeem those 210,000 points to fly round-trip in Lufthansa first class between the U.S. and Europe.

These tickets usually cost about $7,000, so purchasing points would save you nearly 50% compared to the standard cash fare!

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Discover even more ways to redeem Aeroplan points for maximum value.

Final Thoughts

It doesn’t always make sense to purchase points or miles. Usually, using any miles you already have for your booking would make much more sense. However, if your mileage balance is looking bare and you have an immediate use for these Aeroplan points, purchasing during this promotion might make sense — and it could save you a lot of cash in the process if you have your eye on a flight in a premium cabin.

It also can make sense if you’re going to purchase an expensive ticket with cash, as you might be able to buy the required Aeroplan points at a lower cost. If you’re in that situation, you have until January 3 to make a purchase.